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Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

I love them xD Penelope forgot she was suppose to be mad at Olivia too lol

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

"Hey!" Penelope giggled as Crow held her tightly and nuzzled his cheek against hers. She smiled up at the thief until she heard Gavin clear his throat. Her gaze shifted over to the male knight and her smile faded as she noticed the look he was giving Crow. She frowned slightly, confused why Gavin had such a problem with the thief. In her opinion, Crow was great so she didn't understand. She was about to say something but was quickly distracted as it was time to leave.

She looked up at Crow as he teased her. "They were strong drinks" She said with a roll of her eyes. However, she didn't protest as they began to leave the tavern. Penelope followed along at Crow's side, having to lean against him to keep herself from stumbling. However, the knight suddenly recalled his weariness from the lack of sleep and long day of travel. Realizing she was likely burdening him, she tried to take a bit of her weight off of him as they walked. It caused her to stumble slightly but she still remained close to him so she didn't lose her balance.

Looking back ahead at Olivia and Gavin, she tuned curiously into their conversation as she noticed Gavin shooting her friend and annoyed look.

"So are you going to explain what happened?" He asked, crossing his arms.

"Just a drinking game." Olivia shrugged innocently.

Gavin snorted. "I doubt Penelope just decided to get drunk on her own accord."

"Well perhaps you don't know her as well as you thought." Olivia said with a sly smirk as she glanced over her shoulder at Crow and Penelope. "Right, Penelope?"

Penelope stared at her with a confused expression before shrugging. "I dunno... but I'm pretty sure this is your faul'" she replied innocently.

"Of course it is." Gavin grumbled with an accusing look at Olivia.

"Gods, stop being sssuch a jerk Gavin." Penelope sighed as she looked over at the male knight. Her words seemed to catch him by surprise and left Olivia laughing. In her drunken state, she didn't understand what was so funny to her friend but determined to get her point across to Gavin, she ignored it and continued on, "I don' remember you always being like this... I thought you were cool before...Now you're just like... like..." The female knight pursed her lips together for a moment, racking her brain as she tried to figure out who she was trying to compare him to. She eventually let out a sigh of defeat. "Never mind.. But you get the point! You're being as moody as my brother almost."

"Oof.. Harsh comparison." Olivia smirked at Gavin

Gavin blinked and quickly focused his gaze back ahead. "She's drunk, she barely knows what she's saying.." he muttered. "Let's just focus on finding a place to stay tonight please."

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

Penelope's kind of a spacy drunk xD

Nice lol

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

Penelope stood besides Olivia, leaning heavily into her as they waited for the other two to arrive at the meeting spot. It wasn't long before she spotted Crow and Gavin approaching them. Fixating her drunken gaze on Crow, the knight smiled and waved at him, feeling glad to see him. She didn't think they had been separated for too long but then again, it was all a big foggy at the moment. Olivia looked at her and gave a small laugh before turning back to the men.

"Ah there you guys are, finally!" Olivia sighed. She let go of Penelope and gave her a small shove over to Crow. "Here you go, you can take care of her now, my shoulder's starting to ache with how much she's been leaning on me."

Penelope stumbled, trying to catch herself but just ended up sinking into Crow anyways. She shrugged and leaned contentedly into the thief, finding his chest to be a rather perfect spot to rest her head. "Thanks 'Livia." she mumbled gratefully.

"No problem." Olivia grinned.

"Penelope how much did you have to drink?" Gavin frowned.

Penelope glanced over at the male knight as he looked at her with a worried expression. She was confused why he was so worried. It wasn't like they were in danger or had somewhere to be, surely her getting drunk was not the end of the world. Although, part of her still wished she hadn't even though she couldn't fully remember the reasoning. "Duunno.. A couple? 'Livia started some 'ame..Iss fine."

"Of course she did." Gavin groaned and shot a glare at Olivia. "Couldn't just stick to getting yourself drunk huh?"

Olivia held up her hands. "Hey it's not like I forced her.. Anyways she's such a lightweight it only took two mugs."

"Did you even remember to question the peasants?"

"Well duh."

While the other two knights bickered, Penelope found her gaze wandering back up to Crow, quickly distracted by his face. She reached up and lightly trailed her hand back and forth along his jawline. "Sooo scratchy now... I 'ike it though." she mused, referring to his facial hair. "I 'on't thin' I mentioned it before..but it was a good change."

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

Probably xD

Ok! No worries c: I just barely got home anyways lol

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

Olivia and Penelope didn't have much success either xD
And Penelope may have gotten wasted in the process lol

Ok! c: I probably won't be on much most of today anyways. I have work from 3-10 tonight

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

Penelope glanced helplessly over her shoulder as Olivia dragged her over to a nearby table. Since she was now forced to work with Olivia, that meant that Gavin and Crow would be stuck working together, something that was not ideal for anyone. However, it was too late to turn back as they reached the group Olivia had selected. Her friend wasted no time in sitting down and ordering two drinks. Letting out a soft sigh of defeat, Penelope sat down in the empty seat besides her and gave a polite smile to the villagers who were now eying them curiously.

"Sorry to pop in unannounced. My friend and I here were just hoping to find some company to drink with." Olivia grinned.

One man shrugged his shoulders and stared down at his drink. "I'm guessing you two are travelers." he sighed.

"Yeah, we just got here." Penelope nodded and took a small sip of her drink.

"We're just passing through." Olivia said dismissively. She eyed the peasants for a moment before raising her mug up. "How about we play a game? I like to call it the adult version of hide and seek. First we chug our drinks then we hide under the table. Those who managed to make it up from the ground continue to the next round and those who can't get up, well, they're out." She paused before pulling out her coin purse. "I'll even make it interesting."

Penelope looked over at Olivia with a small sigh. She hoped the female knight didn't intend to get drunk again but it seemed that she was. However, she also noticed that it likely wasn't too bad of an idea. The peasants at the table had only been drinking a small amount, certainly not enough to make them loose lipped. A drinking game would definitely help that. They seemed reluctant to participate though, likely not in the mood. She shifted and pulled out her own coin purse from her boot as well. "I'm willing to put in some money on that as well." she offered, making Olivia grin wildly. Surely it would be fine as long as she didn't actually drink, right?

With more money on the table, the peasants quickly joined in and became a bit more lively than before. Olivia raised her mug to begin the game and glanced over at Penelope, smirking mischievously. "And remember, no cheating~! Especially you!" she warned. Penelope's eyes widened slightly, realizing a little too late the trap she had fallen into. With Olivia's words, more eyes would be on her, making it difficult to merely pour out her drink to pretend she had chugged it. The female knight eyed her mug with reservation. She didn't want to get drunk but she had already agreed to the game.

Well.. it's too late to back out of this round... she thought with a long sigh. As Olivia announced for them to begin, she lifted the drink to her lips and downed it alongside the other players. After one drink, she already began to feel the effects of the alcohol hitting her system, especially after drinking it so fast. With the others, she ducked down under the table, nearly feeling a bit sick with the fast motion. However, she knew she could handle it. It wasn't her first time playing this game with Olivia. Back in the inner kingdom, they had played such games within the tavern multiple times and though she usually never won, she at least made it through a few rounds.

Without thinking it through, she made it back up from the ground with most of the others. A couple peasants struggled a bit with getting back to their seats and one even stayed on the ground, deciding it was better to quit early. Something that she should have done. She let out a quiet groan as they order more drinks. She should have just let herself lost so that she would only have to go through one round. "On second thought, I think I'll give up." she said waving her hand as Olivia passed her another mug.

"Too late! You already got back up so you're in this again." Olivia declared.

"Rules are rules!" a woman grinned.

"Yeah! I'll feel guilty for taking your coin if you're giving up that easy!" chuckled one man.

Penelope sighed and gave a reluctant nod, raising the mug up again. There was a small cheer before Olivia quickly began the next round. Lifting the mug up, she drank down the ale with the others. It seemed stronger this time as it hit her, making her feel fuzzy. She hurried under the table and leaned back against one of the legs. This time she stayed down as the others hurried back up, gladly accepting defeat. I shouldn't have drank that much... she leaned her head back and listened as Olivia continued on with the rounds.

It went on for a little bit longer and Olivia soon joined Penelope under the table, however, the other female knight wasn't drunk. Olivia smirked at Penelope and shrugged her shoulders. "Don't worry.. I didn't drink this time. I figured it would be more fun to get you drunk this time.. Plus less pain for me in the morning." she whispered.

"You'rre an-aass." Penelope slurred.

Olivia laughed. "What? I just wanted to lighten the mood a bit. Now shh.. they're almost done."

Penelope glared at her silently and listened as the group finished their game. Olivia helped get her back up as they joined the now drunken group at the table yet again. "Well that was fun~~" Olivia purred as she leaned back in her seat. There was a murmur of agreement and the man that won was grinning proudly.

"Don' forget the..." Penelope paused. What was she trying to remember again? It seemed important. "the mission thing.." Now she recalled it. They were there on a mission of some sorts. She couldn't think of the details though and merely hoped Olivia did.

"Mission?" echoed one man.

"Oh right." Olivia chuckled and leaned heavily onto the table. "We're looking for an old friend of ours.. That's why we're traveling you see.. Maybe you've seen him?"

"Whats he look like?"

"Ah.." Olivia paused and ran a hand through her hair. "You know... I can't really remember now." Her words caused for a laugh to cross over the group. She smiled sheepishly and shrugged her shoulders. "He would have been traveling with a group though! A big one.. Any big groups pass through here lately?"

"Hmmm..." One man drawled, exchanging looks with the others. "I think... think there was one.. But it was a while ago.."

"How long?"

"A week? Maybe?" he shrugged. "I dunno. It was a while ago and I don't remember much about them..There was like five or six of 'em.. "

Olivia pursed her lips together before letting out a sigh. "I see.. Oh well.. Thanks! I think we better get going now though." she chuckled and stood up slowly before offering her hand to Penelope. "Come on, let's get your drunkass back to the other two." she snickered. Penelope glared at her and slowly stood up, reluctantly taking her friend's hand after noticing how wobbly she was on her legs.

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

Makes sense xD

Olivia decided to make it a girls night lol

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

Penelope was glad that the rest of the walk to Aramoor was relatively peaceful. The few other patrols that they did encounter seemed to think Crow was just another knight so she was able to relax a little as they continued on their way. Once they finally reached the village, she watched as Crow moved to sit down underneath a nearby tree. Knowing that he was likely worn out from the traveling and poor sleep, she slowed to a stop, prepared to let the thief rest for a moment. However, Gavin wasn't as merciful.

She shot an annoyed glare at the male knight as he insisted on getting to the tavern as quickly as possible. She would have argued to rest for a moment but she doubted Gavin would listen to her anyways. He was far too suspicious of Crow to hear her out if she was merely trying to defend the thief. Penelope shook her head and moved to follow the others as Crow led them towards the tavern.

As they walked, her gaze wandered over the village curiously as it was her first time seeing it. The effect of the war were much more present in Aramoor than they had been in Whitebridge. Though the villagers seemed to be going on with life as normal, it was evident in the damaged buildings and gravesite that she occasionally caught sight of as they walked that the war had taken its toll on them. Penelope frowned to herself, feeling a tug of sympathy for the people of Aramoor. Her gaze flickered towards Gavin, suddenly feeling renewed hope that he would take over her plans for her after the war. Aramoor would certainly need the additional help and it was likely the other outer villages would need it just as much once the war reached its end.

Focusing back ahead, she noticed they had reached the tavern and that she had fallen behind a bit. Picking up her pace, she entered the building after Olivia and swept her gaze over the inside. Unlike Whitebridge, it was a lot less busy and quieter. A few small groups sat around drinking and chatting quietly.

"It's dull here.." Olivia sighed disappointedly as she crossed her arms over her chest.

"They probably don't feel like they have much to celebrate here." Penelope mumbled with a small frown.

Gavin lowered his gaze for a moment, seeming to share in her sympathy for the villagers, before turning to the others. "Well, regardless, there's enough people here to find the information we're looking for."

"Right." Olivia muttered calculatingly. She smirked and suddenly linked arms with Penelope. "I think I'll be taking Penelope with me tonight. Sorry boys." she winked at them.

"Hold on." Penelope protested, narrowing her gaze at Olivia. "Don't I get a say in this?"

"Nope!" Olivia snickered as she began to drag her away.

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

It's about time someone did lol
Penelope ships it xD

I'm good with that!