Thread: I Always Wanted You (how_is_you x N7Biotic)

For the most part, Fayeth let the house be as it was since their parent's passing. Naturally, she changed a few decorations to fit more with their style of art or interests instead of just their parent's interests, but otherwise she left everything in its place. It just felt so right to have all the furniture as it was. She didn't know if it was simply because she was comfortable and nostalgic with it as it was or if she genuinely thought the furniture looked the best it could be as it was. Maybe she simply wanted Rydel to be there when she made a change to see if he liked it too since it was his home too. Whatever the case may be, it still gave their home a safe and welcoming atmosphere. The only room that she truly messed with was her own room. When Rydel left to go to school, the neighbors and other elves who knew her would occasionally give her something new to decorate her room with. Normally, the gifts were intended for the house itself and not just her room, most of them ended up there anyway until she knew that Rydel would like it too. She hadn't even touched her parent's old room or her brother's room since he had left outside of cleaning them. However, when Rydel left her for college, Fayeth did lay down on his bed every now and then just to feel like he was nearby. She had been lonely in the house all by herself and sometimes, laying there where her brother once slept gave her enough comfort to last her for awhile. Sometimes she would be so peaceful while she laid there that she would fall asleep on his bed just like she use to when she was a little girl scared of the dark or the thunderstorms raging outside. It made Fayeth smile to remember how she would sneak into his bed, shaking and sometimes crying in fear only to be comforted by his warmth and the strength of his arms around her. A part of her yearned for that again, but knew that this was the wrong time to ask for him to hold her just one more time. As Fayeth busied herself with preparing for dinner, she was lost in her thoughts for a moment. Rydel had only been home for a few moments and it already felt like home again. For some reason, while Rydel was away, she felt like a part of her was missing, like he took a part of her home with him to college. Yet, now that he was back, she felt whole again. She still kept up a happy smile and sweet demure when she was out, but when she got home, her smile was rarely used. Fayeth would try to distract the hole she felt inside of her with books, music, anything really if it meant the hole could go away for just a few moments, but now with Rydel here, she can finally feel like herself again. Her hands were working skillfully at peeling each potato after washing it off that by the time Rydel came to her, she had already done a good couple and only needed a few more before she had to dice them up to put into a pot. She had decided to make one of Rydel's favorite stews. The idea of giving him something warm and comforting to welcome him home sounded like a lovely idea. Luckily, she had everything she needed to make it, even meat to give it extra flavor and something other vegetables to put inside of it. It was normally a bit tricky for a female in the village to catch her own meat since it was typically the male of the house's job to hunt, but luckily, her skills with a bow had come in handy to catch a young buck with the help of a experienced hunter to help her learn how to skin it properly without ruining the kill. Elves were very careful with these things since Beasts were close to them, if she had ruined the meat in someway, she would be especially awful since she was the one to take his life in the first place, but luckily, she seemed to be a natural hunter according to the hunter who taught her everything she needed to know. Fayeth was a bit surprised to see that Rydel had picked up a potato himself and started to help her with peeling them. Oh, Rydel you don't need to do that. She chuckled a bit nervously, But...thank you. She smiled a bit sweetly to him. She wasn't going to argue with her brother over his participation in helping her with dinner despite not wanting him to think he needed to help since he was home now. If anything he should be relaxing, but she would be lying if she said she didn't like him helping her with things. Fayeth realized he noticed her skills with a dagger now, seeing how skillfully and effectively getting the potatoes peeled and set aside to be sliced up some more. Well...a little. She admitted to him. Vulen taught me a few things. She confessed a bit shyly. Vulen had been the more persistent of her suitors, even when Rydel was around. He often explained how he would protect her and take care of her, but she always denied him. Vulen wasn't a bad man, if anything he was the one every women in the village dreamed to have, but Fayeth already had her eyes on someone else, even if it wasn't the most smiled upon. He offered to stay with her while her brother was away to help pick up the pace, but when she denied him again, he requested if he could at least teach her a thing or two. He didn't like the idea of me staying alone, so he wanted to at least teach me a few things in case I got attacked. I didn't think it would actually happen in our village, but I still thought it was useful to learn. Oh, and I'm getting pretty handy with a bow too! I took down a buck the other day and our neighbor taught me how to properly skin it. She explained with a bit of excitement as she reached within their pantry to grab a few carrots to start working on once the potatoes were done.