Aftermath

Writers: Cali, Draconafin
Date Posted: 25th March 2007

Characters: Az'uka, S'rak
Description: After an encounter with X'amor Az'uka seeks out the company of a friend.
Location: Dragonsfall Weyr
Date: month 2, day 1 of Turn 4
Notes: Follows 'Fishing for love' (parts 1-4)

Az'uka was still a little wound up after is encounter with X'amor; a bluerider at Dolphin Cove Weyr. While he hadn't let all that anger out at the time he was now; pacing back and forth across his Weyr, still dressed in his riding gear.

}: Would you stop pacing you're making me dizzy just watching you :{ Nilzuth stated plaintively at his rider.

The dragonrider stopped his pacing long enough to un-equip the riding gear from his dragon and began to put it all away. **He just got under my skin is all, I mean normally another rider's feelings and attitudes wouldn't bother me in the least it's just that...** he paused trying to think of the best words **Just that it was my sister, I mean I didn't want to see her hurt. She deservers to be happy.**

}:I don't want to see you hurt :{ the dragon intoned referring to the rage that Az'uka had worked himself into. }:You deserve to be happy too:{ Az'uka paused and scratched his dragon on the eye ride **How is it you can be so logical sometimes?* the rider questioned. **As for happy ... I'll calm down soon enough**

}: You should see S'rak, he makes you happy when you are mad, he makes you laugh a lot:{ Nilzuth added to his pervious statements.

The rider smiled; yes, S'rak did. Although more often than not the pair of them where at least partially intoxicated at the time. Thinking about it though, it sounded like a good idea right about now. **I might just do that** Az'uka told his dragon. As the blue lifted himself off the ledge the dragonrider got changed and grabbing a pair of wine bottles headed in search of S'rak at the bronzerider's weyr.

"Hey Az'uka, come on in." S'rak greeted the bluerider and closed the door behind him. "What's up?"

Az'uka raised an eyebrow at his fellow dragonrider, "Are you trying to tell me that a friend can't turn up with bottles of wine unless something is wrong?" He questioned.

}: Unlike you Az'uka, S'rak is not stupid :{ Nilzuth added his two marks worth leaving Az'uka to deal with the rest.

"Put it this way, I saw fit to pay you in advance for our next bet, whatever that maybe" the bluerider joked, he nearly always lost to S'rak. He wasn't sure though how forth coming he should be with his real motives, after all it hadn't been _that_ bad it was just that he'd spent too long thinking about it afterwards.

S'rak didn't buy the excuse, but he took the said bottles and after examining the labels gave his friend a grin, "Fair enough, they are a good vintage."

**What am I doing...** He questioned himself, he wasn't sure if he was going to live this down, X'amor and he had hardly even exchanged words lead alone blows yet for some reason it annoyed him. The message he'd gotten from Jenasie had proved everything was fine, and she was to be his Weyrmate now. He should be happy for her, why was he so annoyed.

}: Making a fool out of yourself :{ The blue suggested.

"Ever get the feeling that you should be acting one way and not the other?" He asked his friend rhetorically, warming to the reason he was here "On occasion." S'rak admitted with a smile as he opened one of the bottles. "Care to join in the spoils?" he added as he poured his own glass. A cup or two of wine would relax Az'uka bit, it he obviously wound up.

"Of course," He replied with a smile. **Maybe it's because...** He let the thought trail off knowing where it ended already, was it really because that X'amor was a bluerider and he knew the reputation of blueriders personally? "Well it would seem I'm having one of those occasions" Az'uka mulled over his words.

"Want to talk about it?" It was obvious the bluerider did, but he didn't want to push the matter.

Az'uka stared at the glass for the moment, mulling over his thoughts trying as hard as he could to pick the right words for what was annoying him. However eloquence eluded him. "I'm more than likely to be getting carried away," he muttered in a low tone, "I mean..." He struggled for words "She's my sister after all..."

S'rak shrugged, hoping he could pull a bit more out of his friend. "It's okay to worry about family, sisters especially."

The bluerider raised an eyebrow and knew his friend was fishing for information. Taking an almost staged breath he scrambled for words again. "I went and saw her this morning and managed to step into something more dangerous than fighting Thread," He elaborated, "An angry dragon rider." He cast a side glance at the glass again, "Turns out he's in love with Jenasie and she with him, so I reasoned with the man and set things straight, after a rather colourful misinterpretation." Az'uka paused, "I don't know why it annoys me so..."

"A little jealous maybe your sis has found somebody she loves more than you?" He didn't have any close siblings himself, but he knew the bond could be strong "If ... " The bluerider trailed off before he'd even fully begun, he'd been about to get all defensive but S'rak's point sunk in fast and he stood there thinking it over for a moment. "You know, you might be right"

S'rak barked with laughter, "Well you don't have to act like it would be the first time!"

The comment and S'rak's bark of laughter brought a smile to Az'uka's face, "So it would seem you're always right" he joked back, Nilzuth had been right S'rak did make him happy. Or, in the very least; less annoyed.

Last updated on the March 25th 2007

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