A Picnic

[Mirielle Bellamont]

"When I was very young," I said, smiling softly. "But I didn't mean that so much as having to take care of everything... fetching water, hunting for food, washing dishes and the such."

I paused, then flashing him a brighter grin. "Then again, being nobility does have a few perks..."

[Damien Hughes (D)]

I chuckled.
"Just think about all you'll get when you marry a prince and a sovereign." I teased with a wink.

[Mirielle Bellamont]

I grinned. "Jewels and riches, you mean?" I asked, looking at him curiously.

[Damien Hughes (D)]

"Sure," I said smiling. "And a big heap of responsibility." I added with another chuckle.

[Mirielle Bellamont]

"As long as there is love," I said softly, giving a small shrug. I watched the clouds roll past us and idly picked up the bread he'd thrown at me, tossing it back at him and aiming for his head, trying to hide a growing grin.

[Damien Hughes (D)]

I felt something hit my head and looked down to see the chunk of bread I had thrown first.
"Meh," I said with a shrug. "I suppose." I looked at her and gave her a grin in exchange for the one she gave me.

[Mirielle Bellamont]

"You don't think so?" I asked, tearing my gaze from the sky to curiously look at him. "Not growing cynical in your old age, are you Damien?" I smiled at him, gentle and soft.

[Damien Hughes (D)]

I chuckled again.
"No, not cynical." I said softly. "I just meant that August position in life is a dificult one, he's a sovereign and cousin to the Queen. That means fetes, court, gossip and a constent string of missives and servants." I chuckled.
"Seems like a lot of work to me, I'm glad I'm not in your position."

[Mirielle Bellamont]

I nodded, understanding what he was trying to say. "I understand what it entails... I watched his parents deal with it while I was fostered with them, and I've seen August have to handle it too." I smiled softly; the last time I'd seen him I couldn't have lingered because he had meetings to keep.

"We can't choose who we love, though. And if we could, it wouldn't be true."

[Damien Hughes (D)]

I looked at her at stared for a moment.
"How very true." I said softly and not breaking her gaze.

[Mirielle Bellamont]

I held his gaze for a moment, wondering what he was thinking. Suddenly, and for reasons I didn't really understand, I blushed and looked away again, my gaze rolling past the treeline and to the clouds again. I didn't know what to say, so I merely watched the clouds, idly trying to pick shapes out as I lay.

[Damien Hughes (D)]

She looked away and I smiled still watching her as she looked at Azza knew what. After a moment I sighed and took up a piece of meat before throwing a piece of cheese at Mirielle's hair.

[Mirielle Bellamont]

I felt something hit my locks and I reached up, slowly extracting a piece of cheese. "I'm going to look like a buffet table if you keep that up," I said, smiling wryly at him.

[Damien Hughes (D)]

I picked another piece of cheese, this one a bit bigger then the last. Wordlessly I tossed the piece at her, again aiming for her head.

[Mirielle Bellamont]

A small, high pitched noise came from me when he thumped me in the nose with it. "You'd better watch it," I said, popping the cheese in my mouth and eating it. "I might seem nice, but I'm really mean."

Wrinkling my nose, I tried my hardest to make a stern face. My mouth didn't even twitch with a smile - that part I was rather proud of.

[Damien Hughes (D)]

"I think I'd like to see that." I threw another piece, this one I aimed for her forehead.

[Mirielle Bellamont]

At the third piece of cheese landed on me, I reached out, playfully punching his thigh. "How's that?"

[Damien Hughes (D)]

I jerked as she pinched me and furrowed my brow. I took up a large piece of bread and threw that at her too.
"How's that?" I teased raising a brow.

[Mirielle Bellamont]

I narrowed my eye and tossed it back then grabbed a handful of grass and threw it on his lap for good measure. I didn't say anything, just flashed him a full fledged smile, large enough that my teeth showed and it caused my eyes to wrinkle up some.

[Damien Hughes (D)]

I jumped across the distance between us, my hands going to her waist and tickling her as I held her down.

[Mirielle Bellamont]

I cried out in surprise and tried rolling out of the way, but he caught me before I could get very far. Laughing, I tried to squirm away, my hands coming to try to cover my waist and fend his fingers off.

[Damien Hughes (D)]

I laughed as well, my giddy fingers finding any inch of her waist I could find and wriggled firmly.
"Give up." I boomed happily.

[Mirielle Bellamont]

I gasped as I laughed, my stomach tensing as I tried to sit up under his tickling and all the while finding I couldn't. At first I rebelled against his words, but the longer it went on the quicker that wall crumbled.

"Alright!" I cried out at last, my cheeks aching from laughing, "Gods alright, stop!"

[Damien Hughes (D)]

"Say uncle!" I teased still tickling her but lessing a bit. "Say uncle!"

[Mirielle Bellamont]

I gasped again, focusing as much energy as I could on escaping his fingers. Finally I managed to sit, and I curled my knees up to my chest, hugging them and burying my face in my skirts at the same time. "Never!" I shouted out, though it was muffled by all the fabric. I was grinning still into my skirts, my body shaking a little with laughter.

[Damien Hughes (D)]

I fought harder as she curled up trying to get my fingers into any nook and cranny I could. My fingers found her neck and tickled her there.
"Say uncle!"

[Mirielle Bellamont]

I gasped and laughed, crunching in on myself more until I realized the more I moved the more trapped his fingers were. Forcing myself to relax enough to let his fingers free again, I turned and looked up at him, my face flush with laughter. "Never!" I shot back again, glee on my face as well as in my voice.

[Damien Hughes (D)]

I laughed and reached down rolling Mirielle like the ball she was mimicing.
"Alright, time for a ride." I teased trying to roll her down the slight incline near by.

[Mirielle Bellamont]

Immediatly I gasped and let my legs down, my hands springing out to brace myself from falling further. "Damien you demon!" I gasped out, followed immediately by a laugh as I caught myself. Turning, I tried to fend him off, my face caught somewhere between trying to frown and grinning.

[Damien Hughes (D)]

I laughed happily and released her deciding I had had my fun.
"I win." I said smiling devilishly. I was about to speak when I heard a distant crack and looked to the sky to see a black cloud heading our way.

"Oh dear," I said tsking and shaking my head. "Looks like we're about to get rained on." I looked back to Mirielle and stood offering my hand to her.