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Rikash walked into his small home, something that was dirty everywhere, except in some places. It was small, an just big enough for one person, and Rikash liked it. IT was just for him, ad him alone. But as he walked into his house, his hand was around the Copper Islands Princess, Ama. Her hand aws small in Rik's large one, but he didn't care. He tugged on her arm as he grinned slightly.

He shut the door wtih a slam behing her as he then kissed her softly on the lpis, he didn't do much more besides bring his free hand up to brush her cheek softly, not even believeing himself that he had actually broughten someone home. It had been months since he had brought some lady home.

Ama smiled at him, not one of the temptress she usually was and could be but a genuine one. She leaned her cheek into his hand and gazed over at him with her vibrant green eyes. " A girl could get awefully spoiled around you.." She said teasingly, the bracelets on her wrists making a soft tinkling sound as she shifted the position of her arms to slide up around his neck.

Riksah smirked a bit as he moved closer, causing her to get closer to the wall. He brushed his thumb over her cheek, softly as he then shook his head. She had no idea how many he had spoiled with even just his preasence. He smiled and bent down to kiss her on the lips. 'You have no idea, My Princess." He told her as he looked into her eyes and smiled big.

" Oh really now.. should I feel special to be commanding your attention right now or am I just the flavor of the moment?" She asked teasingly, sliding her fingers across his chest before leaning up againt him. She resisted the urge to smirk but the smile on her face was a real one. He had no idea what he was doing to her and probably wouldn't until she could sort it out in her head later.

Rikash smirked a bit, if you couldn't tell, smirking was his thing when he had a women such as Ama in his grasps. It was just a thing he did. Smirk, usually he wouldn't, usually he'd give you a goofy grin and be done with it, but Ama was just doing those things to him. He then leaned in to kiss her softly on the lips as he came out he just smiled into her eyes.

"Well, m'dear, you are certainly more then just a 'flavor of the moment'.." He muttered to her softly as he then brought his other hand to caress the back of her head, running his hands through her silky dark hair. Her hair was much better then his own, his felt all shaggy, but her's was soft, and easy to comb his hands through.

Ama returned the kiss, snaking her arms around his neck. After pulling away, she let her fingers stroke the back of his neck. " Good to know that... I'd hate to jsut be the boring old flavor of the moment.. I'd want myself to be more... merorable." She stated, pushing her body up as close as she could to his own. She closed her eyes for a moment as he seemed to be occipied with running his figers through her hair and she was amazed the mass of curls didn't tangle from the petting. ' mm.. now where were we..." She said, pretending like she was actually trying to remember for a moment then smirked. " Oh I remember..." She replied teasinglya nd kissed him passionately, deciding to not really play games at the moemnt.

Rikash was loving this, it was the most action he had gotten in ages, and to say he wasn't liking it would be a lie, a lie to himself. For he was enjoying it all the better. He stopped running his hands through herh air as he lips connected with his, and instead used his hand to push her head further up and closer to his mouth. He smirked a bit as he pulled away and just shook his head at th Princess.

"Trust me, Love, you shall be a memory hard to forget.." He told her as he smirked and went to return the kiss she had just given him.

Ama grinned contently. he was saying all the things she wanted to hear but she was not letting herself think any futher than in the current moment. Her heart fluttered slightly when he addressed her as 'Love'. She didn't think of it anything more than perhaps a pet name, reminding herself he was quite the ladies man and she was not the first nor would she probably be the last woman he canoodled or flirted with.

" Love... well never been addressed as that before..." Ama offered as she grinned and stroked his cheek with her palm. " I don't intend to be a memory..... You might find yourself hard pressed to keep me away... maybe.... depends on you and how I feel after this... but consider yourself in a league of your own with me... you are the first man I have ever let get this close to me."

She replied then as he went in to kiss her, she met him halfway and with her free hand, she unclasped her cloak and shrugged it off, leaving her shoulders and most of her back bare. The top she was wearing did not have much to it, being little more than a fancy breastband by all appearences.

Rikash was a bit surprised and taken back by her last bit of words, that was somethign Rik had never thought to be true, but he felt it all the more special. He had been this close to a women before, probably even closer. He was a ladies man, and always seemed to be around them. He loved women, that was osmething Rikash could never deny to anyone, if he did, well they would know he was lying right then and there.

Rikash heard something fall to the ground and pulled away from the kiss and saw that her cloak was now shed away and it seemed as though she only had a breastband on, making Rikash's eyes go a bit wide as he looked at her, he knew he could not dishoner her, that would be rude, for a princess of her status, but he could play around, could he not? "I hope you don't turn out to be just a memory.." Rikash said as he kissed her on the cheek this time and then smiled up in her eyes.

Ama noticed the subtle change in his demenor for a moment then sighed inwardly. She figured, like most would, that he might fear the wrath of an angry parent if she was deflowered, well little did he know he never had to worry about that. Her uncle had seen to that little fiasco years earlier. She wondered briefly if she should tell him and yet seemed to hesitate in doing so, for fear of rejection and being cast away. " I won't let myself become a mere memory..." She replied then swallowed softly a couple of times, summoning up the courage to speak of the event that haunted her since its occurance years earlier.

" Something you should know about me though... I am not pure.. haven't been for years." She stated, holding in the sigh. He would be the first person outside of family she had shared this with. " If you ever want the story behind that.. all you have to do is ask.." She added softly then looked back up at him. There... it was out in the open now.

A small smirk came from Rikash at her frist comment, for he knew she wouldn't. He had a feeling she wouldn't. It was just something he knew, becasue he was just so bloody brilliant, well that is what he thinks, most think he just needs to shut up and stop being soo full of himself. Rikash then stepped back a bit at her second comment, dropping his hands and running one through his hair, he had a feeling something was on her mind. "Let's get some tea, and talk about it?" He half asked half stated. "I don't want you to be jittery.." A small smirk formed on his lips as he held out his hand for her to take so he could lead her to his small kitchen.

Rikash diddn't care if she was pure or not, she was pretty, and closer to his age then Fin, even though he still had a few feelings for her, he wanted to know if he could work out a relationship, like his sister and Fin. But he would take it nice and slow, maybe.

" You think I'd be over it by now.. in some ways I am still such a child." Ama replied, raking a hand through her hair for a moment. THe Raka watched the Mage make the tea, her own thoughts dancing about in her mind. The story was not really a pleasent one but if anything was to come between herself and Rik, he needed to know about it, as she still had the occational nightmare about it.

Rikash found his pot and two cups as he set to work, he wished her emembered what Fin had told him about something that you put in tea to help you relax, but he forgot, of coarse, so instead he just threw the kettle over the small fire and let the tea go as he turned around to look at Ama. He swipped some yucky sweat off the top of his brow, as if looking for a pot and two cups had killed him.

"You don't look like one.." The man commented before shutting his mouth for saying such things.

Ama laughed as he commented. " I'd certainly hope not.. I am nearly twenty-seven." The Princess replied, looking at the battle Mage. She streched out langidly then smiled at him. " You'd think you just ran the Gauntlet, the way you started sweating over the tiniest of tasks." She replied teasingly and moved to him and pulled her kerchief from her small pouch on her belt and offered it to him.

A smile formed upon the man's lips, he had fainlly found himself a lass who wasn't younger then 20. He smirked a bit, but let it fall as he took the offered cloth and whipped his brow before putting it on the counter. "I'll wash it for you," He told her as the tea seemed to be done. He grabbed it and poured it intot he two cups, he looked around for his sugar as he dumped a spoonfull in his then looked over at the girl, wondering how much she wanted.

Ama shook her head. " No sugar... I put something else in my tea but thank you just the same." The Princess replied, twisting a curl around her finger as she smirked at Rik. " I like a bit of arak in mine.. makes yer belly warm it does." She replied, pulling the small bottle from her beltpouch.

Rikash shrugged his shoulders as he put his sugar away, not wanting to attrack insects. He grabbed her tea and walked it over to her, setting ti down on the table that was set up in the middle of his kitchen, with a miss matching chair. Nothing more. Tehre was a stool that he grabbed for himself as he brought his tea on over. "Take the seat." He said nodding to the only chair as he settled himself down on the stool.

HIm being so tall it seemed thtat he was in a chair as he sipped lightly on his tea. "YOu would've liked my sister's tea better. or even Fin's! They make excellent tea to die for.." Rik told her, it pained a bit to speak of Fin, since all eh could imagine was the little Sai growing inside her, it made him sick to think of such things.

Ama chuckled as she sat down. " Tea is okay and all.. but I am much more an ale and arak kind of woman. Arak goes good with a game of dice..." She replied thoughtfully, having played her share of gambling games. Her brother was hopelessly addicted to them after all. She then poured a touch of arak into the tea, the alcohol smelling much like spiced rum. " Though a good spiced rum is always nice.. oh by the Gods.. you'd think I was an alcoholic the way I talk..."

Rikash liked his dice. He loved to play it, especially with Kissa, actually any gambling was fun wtih Kissa. She was fun to play and it made him smile all the time. Especially with a belly full of nice warm ale. He nodded his head, getting her meaning. "I know. Ale is my love.." He told the princess, grinning. "Naw, you just have a good taste for good breverages."

" Perhaps we can play a round sometime.. though I warn you.. I lose very rarely and still am undefeated in poker... we play the naughty variety though." Ama replied with a laugh. She liked the face she did not have to cheat to win.. she just had a great poker face and bluffed with deadly persion. " Ale be your love eh.. perhaps you can find a new love..." She replied, batting her lashes at him again before poking the taller mage in the chest playfully as she leaned towards him.

A face was made by the Mage as he rolled his eyes. It wasn't likeh e lost that often, only once and awhile. But as he thought on it, he'd probably loose to this girl, not that he wasn't use to loosing to women, seeing in how he looses to Kissa more then he can count on both hands. But,t hat was besides the point in the man's eyes. he just like the whole point of actually playing all that kind of stuff. An eyebrow raised as Rikash looked over at the word naughty and then chuckled a bit as he took another sip of his tea, savoring the taste, but wishing he had ale instead. He was sure he had a bottle somewhere.

A smirk slide across the man's face at her last words. He took them into his mind, but he really didn't care at the moment. Love for women wasn't a thing that came easy for a man like Rikash. He was different the most. A ladies man, one who would rather be flirting then kept to one lady. But, if he found a good enough women he had considered settling down, if that would ever happen. But it might, if Rikash let it. He almost had with Fin, but then he gone and screwed up, now, He could never have Fin back again, but Rikash was going to make sure he didn't screw up again.

"That is a possiblity.." He told her as he tipped his cup up to his mouth for another gulp of the hot tea down his throat.

" You know how boring it can be up at the Palace.. I actually enjoyed kicking around a few Knights with my spear.... they told me a Princess couldn't fight, only look pretty.. by Mithros that burnt my toast." She replied, standing up and pacing for a moment. " I know it was childish of me.. but hell.. I had to prove them wrong." She added then sighed softly as she sat down again. Ama was not one who liked to sit when she was telling a story that was not of her past. Speaking of that... " I suppose I could share the story of what causes me occational nightmares.. if you still want to know that is.. tis not pleasent though... at all."

The mage was taken aback a bit by her sudden ouburst with a story, but he nodded hsi head as he watched her stand up, lettin ghis eyes go to her buttox, because he is just a man like that. When she returned to his seat, he adverted his eyes to her face and nodded his head. "I believe a girl can be pretty and fight, hell look at Ruvelia, Mithros knows Ru could fight, and boy was she a pretty little Yamani. But enough of that.

Rikash looked back over at the Princess as he smiled a bit, not knowing nightmares were involved as well, must have been pretty intense. "I do, You can trust me, I am Numiar son after all..' Came Rikash's reply.

Taking a deep breath and letting it out slowly, Ama began her story. " I was thirteen the year it happened. My uncle, the only on my father's side.. his wife had died a week earlier and he began to drink heavily after that. I had a close bond with him most of my young life and naturally I felt upset over my aunt's death and wanted to make my uncle happy again. So I sat down and let him talk for several hours, being stupid and drinking a bit of arak with him. It didn't take much to get me loopy and giggling at that point in my life...." Ama shared, her nails starting to dig into her palms slightly as her hands balled into fists.

" He started muttering things that made no sense and I figured that it was getting late and I knew I was expected home shortly. As I got up to leave, he grabbed my wrist and asked me why I was leaving him. I was confused at first, my mind a tad hazy still from the alcohol but when I looked him in the eyes, I began to grow uneasy... something was off in his eyes, something that made me really want to leave. So I pried my wrist from his grasp and stumbled to the door." She said, her fists tightly clenched now as she got up and walked towards a window in the room and looked out of it.

She paused for a breath before she continued. " He then got angry and yanked me back towards him... and kept calling me by my aunt's name, telling me I couldn't leave. I kept fighting him off.. but it did no good and in the end... he raped me...." She finsihed, looking over at Rikash and then back at the floor as she went silent for the moment.

Rikash watched her with big eyes as she went on to tell her story, he hadn't heard of one before, he heard of rapes, but from her own uncle. It made him sick just thinking of it. He scrunched up his nose a bit before looking back over at her and bringing one of his hands up and took one of her hands in his own and giving her a small smile. "Your brave for telling a mere stranger such story..." He told her. "And a very pretty brave sweetling at that.. 'He told her, grinning slightly but letting it fall as he did so.

"I'm sorry. I couldn't imagine such a treatment, and I feel for you..'

" The most baffling thing was that it took so many people to hold my father back but I didn't want him to hurt my uncle.. I didn't want to be the cause of blood being spilt between brothers... and my mother agreed... and he's been locked away ever since then... but I actually was able to make amends and forgive him just before he passed on himself... I don't know why.. but I pitied him." Ama replied, then looked over at Rik. " But it does come back to haunt me at times and it is why I never married yet or really let any man very close to me.. but oddly enough... you make me relaxed and I feel like I can trust my safety in your company."

Rikash nodded his head a bit and then looked out the window, a few people were passing by, for Rikash was close to many families, he often found younglings outside his doorstep, he'd through them a little show with his gift, then went on his way. they were good kids, that Rikash couldn't help but think bad things would come to. Rikash then looked back over at Ama. "Forgivness it the greatest gift.." He told her, knowing how many times he had begged forgiveness from his sisters many a times.

A snort came from Rikash, for many said that, and he wasn't sure why. Rik found himself not relaxing. He was far from it, but he sighed all the same. "Glad to hear it.." He told her. smiling.

" Why the sigh handsome.. something eating at ya?" Ama replied, smirking over at him, but there was a slight seriousness in her eyes. She wondered honestly why he never married yet, assuming he had not as she had not seen any ring on his finger and he didn't seem the type to settle down all that easily if ever at all. Ama could relate, she was the same way but for her own reasons. " So... what do you do for entertainment when not blasting things to bits?"

Rikash gave her a smile. "That sigh.. was a sign of Rikash getting very sleepy," He told her, as he noticed the sun coming down a bit, and Rikash was one to favor sleep when he wanted to. Others he found it a waste of times, but tonight he had af eeling he would fall right asleep, unlike other times. It usually took hi awhile to sleep, but he had a feeling tonight he was sleep like a baby.

"Looking a pretty girls.." He said simply. "Oh, and helping Leo with the whole 'Put out Fires' thing. Its fun from time to time.." Rikash said shrugging.

" Aww.. would you like me to leave so you can get some sleepy. I'd hate to keep a master mage from his slumber." She said teasing him lightly. She was in truth a bit sleepy herself but tended to keep herself up because she dreaded the nightmares.

"Oooh, so I'm a master now? " He asked, not knowing he had moved up on the food chain. Go him. He looked over at Ama and smiled a bit. "Naw, you don't have to leave if you don't want to." He said as he stood up and looked down at her and stretched his arms over his head. "I just know, my bed is calling my name" He told her laughing a bit.

Ama smirked. " But of course.. You wear a black robe and only Master mages do that." She replied, moving to him and snuggling against him. " So.. do you prefer to sleep alone or do you mind a bit of company?" Ama asked, running her fingers through her hair for a moment.

Rikash didn't see it that way, but it was true. He liked his black robes and wouldn't trade 'em for the world, well unless his mother was nagging about them, but that is about it, other then that, the robes were staying right whwere they were, not leaving, ever. Ever is for a very long time, in Rik's mind. "Ahh, I see, and I never looked at it that way," He told her smiling a bit as she snuggled against him. His arms snaked around her as he shook his head. "Company sounds so lovely," He muttered into her ear as he then kissed right below it.

" Mmm good.. then lead the way. Ama is a very tired Princess and she knows a certain Mage that seems rather tired himself." She replied with a smirk, letting her fingers slid across his chest as she spoke, looking up at the mage with her dark green eyes. She was rather liking being around Rikash but choose to keep that one quiet for the time being.

An eyebrow raised Rikash looked at her and then a small smirk formed upon her lips as he took his hand and grabbed the one that was sliding down his chest and and then lifted it up and kissed it. "A tired mage? I hope he is sexy, " he told her as he then turned on his heel and began to walk, his hand still connected to Ama's. He made hsi way through his home, knowing where everything was, and stopped short of a door. He then slowly opened it to show off a bed that wasn't made, a shelf covered with many books, that Rik was trying to get through, but failing, of coarse, and a dresser, where he actually kept everything nice and tidy.

A hand came out to show off the room, He smiled as he looked over to her. "Like it. It has that homy touch, don't you think?" He asked smiling wide over at Ama.

Ama grinned aws she looked at him. " I agree... its got a very homy and.. magish look to it. Reminds me of my room after a stressful week." She replied teasingly, stepping in and looking around, her green eyes focused on the shelf and the books there, curious for a moment as to what he was reading but decided to let that go as she turned around and kissed Rikash softly.

Rikash nodded, happy with himself for he thought so as well, even though Arvil and Marua liked to disagree. They told him over adn over how big of a mess he is, and how he needs to just stop being an obesessed pig. Him, pig? No. Not Rikash. Okay, so mabye he could clean up a bit, but like he would. What point would that make? It just prove his sisters were right, once again. Like Sarra tends to point out more then often that she is, infact, better then him, or anyone else for that matter.

Rikash watched her eyes wonder over to his books, and after he kissed her back, he lead her to the wall where the shelf is. They all sported something about adventers or about early experiments. the books about experiments were helping him come up with his own,a nd he always did enjoy a good adventure book. They were his favorite. He pointed to one of the books, it was about the Lioness, even though Rik knew her personally, he still had the book. 'This is the book I'm reading," he informed her.

Ama looke dover at it and nodded, smiling gently. " I think I read that myself. I never met her though but I know of the Lioness." The Raka replied, then nuzzled against Rik. " You like reading much?" She asked, making conversation and trying to calm her body down out of its sexually oriented mentality.

The Lioness wasn't the best thing to meet. She reminded him of Thom, a bit. See Thom always got an attitude with Rikash, and even Leon, and the lioness seemed to be the same way towards Rik, reason number one why he doesn't go around the old fart, seeing no use whatsoever in doing so, or even acting llike doing so, it wasn't like he was fond of her, he blamed his father for the way she treated him, thinking he was just like his father. Yah right, he was way more educated in the feild of women, unlike his father.

Rikash shrugged as she snuggled clost to him, and he took a step back so she could fall upon his bed, brining Ama with him as he did so. "Eh, sometimes. Others I don't care for ti," He told her. "What of you?" he asked of her giving her a small smirk as he looked down upon her. "Like reading?" He repeated her question.