Suikoden III - Jacques and Aila
Aug. 30th, 2010 03:43 amI went hunting for some of my earliest LJ drabbles. This was first posted in September 2003.
Title: Joining the Team
Fandom: Suikoden III
Characters: Jacques and Aila
Length: 100 words
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After the battle, she asked again. "So am I joining up?"
"...sure."
"Jacques!" She hadn’t missed the hesitation, and she bristled, hands on hips. He dropped back half a step as she leaned in. "You didn't ask, did you?"
"Uh..."
"You didn’t! I can't believe you didn’t even ask."
"...I meant to..."
"Uh huh." She glared at him a moment longer, then squared her shoulders. "I'll just join anyway and say you said I could."
"...okay."
Faced with agreement, all she could do was grunt irritably and brush past him. He didn't smile until the door slammed. She was joining.
Title: Joining the Team
Fandom: Suikoden III
Characters: Jacques and Aila
Length: 100 words
*****
After the battle, she asked again. "So am I joining up?"
"...sure."
"Jacques!" She hadn’t missed the hesitation, and she bristled, hands on hips. He dropped back half a step as she leaned in. "You didn't ask, did you?"
"Uh..."
"You didn’t! I can't believe you didn’t even ask."
"...I meant to..."
"Uh huh." She glared at him a moment longer, then squared her shoulders. "I'll just join anyway and say you said I could."
"...okay."
Faced with agreement, all she could do was grunt irritably and brush past him. He didn't smile until the door slammed. She was joining.