Anubia & Raz: Chapter 1
#1 of Anubia & Raz
(This is my first attempt at writing a story, so any input you could offer would be welcome)
Anubia woke up, stretching luxuriously in the sheets as she opened her eyes and yawned widely, exposing her teeth and long pink and purple tongue. She sat up in the bed and grabbed a towel, then headed off to the bathhouse where she was looking forward to a quick wash and soak before her morning training. She hoped that some of the new recruits would prove tobe up to the tasks of being guards in the palace. As she slipped into the hot waters in one of the private baths, she tossed her towel off to the side and reached for a nearby washcloth and some soap that was in a nearby dish and began to lather up the cloth before beginning to wash her deep black furred body. As she continued to wash herself she began to mentally recallsome of the recruits names and faces in her head, wondering if she would be able to take any from this group for the Elite Guard that were just being formed by the order of the new king and queen. Being one of the guard captains was a rough job, and this new assignment seemed that much more daunting. But far be it for her to turn up her nose at a challenge. Much like how to catch the eye of that new Lieutenant that was in the 3rd Regiment. Ah the possibilities, she thought with a sigh as she rinsed off and began to head back to her quarters. She was in the hallway when she thought she heard something, yet when she turned around, she couldn't see anyone. 'Hmmph,' she snorted as she continued on to her room. 'Time to get ready' she said to herself as she began to don her armor and choose her weapons for training that day. Perhaps a test was in order for that new Lieutenant........
Raziel was proud that he was finally given a chance to prove himself as a good leader. Being half dragon and half elf, he was worried if he was to be stuck in the enlisted ranks for his entire career, seeing his skill with weapons was pretty high standard,
though he was nowhere near as good as the Weapon Master, who just happened to be one of the guard captains as well as one of the more beautiful females in the guards. He was surprised to catch a glimpse of Captain Anubia exiting the bathhouse and let out a startled
'eh?,' then throwing himself quickly behind the corner he had just rounded, controlling his breathing and trying to not make a sound. He heard her snort, and when he poked his snout around the corner he was surprised to see no one there anymore. He marveled at her
quickness. Shaking his head, he took a quick bath and headed back to his room. As he was putting on his new uniform, he couldn't help sighing as he remembered the glimpse of the good captain's shapely backside. If only he had a chance, he thought, he would really enjoy
having her company. At least, he reminded himself, that wouldn't be the only time he would see her that day, seeing as he was to report to her for extra weapons practice that day.
They met with a loud clunk of the wooden blades, and parted quickly, both coming back to their respective guard positions. 'Enough,' Anubia said 'you may rest your blade now, Lieutenant Raziel, I think that's enough for today' noting the sun receding into the horizon, marvelling at way the afternoon had sped past during their training. The young Lieutenant had definitely made some progress while moving up in the ranks, she thought, and would make for an interesting bed partner if it came to be that way. She thanked the gods that he had not been placed in her regiment, as then there would have been no chance whatsoever for any romantic relations between them as it was frowned upon for those in the same regiment to have relations if one was senior to another. Such as it was, she had recently had to reassign one of her former regiments' soldiers to an adjoining regiment so that one of her better sargeants would not be demoted, which would have been the most fortuitous punishment had any other official noticed the relations between the sargeant and one of the newer soldiers in the regiment. Ah well, she thought, back to the tasks at hand. She had determined that the young lieutenant was definitely worthy of her attentions seeing as he had performed well, not to mention had nearly broken through her guard on a couple occasios. And he was certainly pleasing on the eye, there was no doubt of that.
His body was well toned, as was she, though she wasn't quite as muscled. Though she had seen him in the ranks for a few years and spoke with him from time to time, she still wasn't used to his striking azure blue eyes and jade hair that he had tied back into a ponytail just prior to their training, though prior to this session she had never seen the tattoo that was on his back. A vivid blue in color, it looked like some old rune or sigil, and though it tickled her memory from a lecture she had dropped in on from one of the magic professors that had been held in one of the courtyards. 'Shall we adjourn to the bathhouse for the evening? I know you could use it Lieutenant.' Anubia said with a mock grimace, which he laughed at. 'Very well,' He said, 'But I think I'm going to be sore for a week, thanks to you, Captain.' 'Well, maybe I can make it up to you as i know a couple of decent massagers in the public area of the bathhouses that should be on duty right about now.' She said with a playful smile. 'I think i could accept that from you, and maybe i could return the favor in some way in the future' He said, thinking 'They have massagers in the officers bathhouses? One more reason to be glad i got this promotion!' Anubia smiled as she planned her moves for the evening, thinking to herself 'You have no idea, Raziel.' 'I'll see you there in about a half hour's time then Lieutenant?' she said, setting the stage for the night activities. 'That should be enough time, yes. I'll see you there then, Captain' Raziel said as he broke off to his quarters. The two parted ways at the entrance of the officers' quarters and headed to their rooms. Anubia went off to her room, then quickly set off to make sure that the massage room staff knew to have a separate room set off for her and her 'guest' the young lieutenant, and that it was certain that they would not be disturbed. She went to the supply area and began to choose lotions and oils for the night's activities.
Raziel arrived on time and was escorted to the room, where he noticed that the Captain had not arrived yet. He decided to lie down on the table and wait for someone to come. He started to get impatient, when he smelt the oils and felt someone begin to massage him, and soon relaxed nearly to the point of dozing off when he looked over his shoulder at the staff member. What greeted his eyes left him nearly speechless, as he was only able to utter one word. 'Captain!?'
To Be Continued.......
Well what do you think? I'll probably work on the yiff scene next, but i wanted to set up the characters and set the premise for the story first. Again i appreciate any input and i hope to complete the next part soon. Thanks, Raz