#23 Meeting on a train ride AU? Idk what ship so you can pick :)
Thank you for the prompt Nonny! This one almost immediately gave me some Meg x Forte vibes from Rune Factory 4.
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Meg x Forte, Meeting on the train airship
Forte gripped her satchel a little tighter as she wove carefully among the bodies on the crowded airship platform. Her steps were light, despite the heavy armor she was still getting used to wearing. She almost felt like bursting into song as she hurried towards her airship, but now was not the time to be careless. She’d spent enough time in training patrolling these very same airship docks, she knew how many pickpockets were milling about, looking for an easy target. But now she wasn’t on patrol, she wasn’t on duty, she was on her way home, finally, a fully-fledged Knight of Norad.
She missed Selphia so much, she missed Kiel. And she was certain it wasn’t a coincidence that her knightly assignment had sent her back to her hometown – she must remember to write a thank-you letter to her mentor for swaying assignments in her favor. She had been gone for so long, the time away had done nothing but trouble Forte, and if it weren’t for the fact that Kiel was being taken care of by family friends in her absence, she never would have gone through with her training.
Technically speaking, as her father’s eldest child, she was capable of legally inheriting his title on his will alone after he died, but he had insisted on doing things properly. So when Forte was old enough she was sent off to the capital to train properly as a Knight of the Realm. And now, after four long years, she was returning home for good to take up her post as Dragon Knight, to serve Ventuswill.
A strange mixture of nerves and joy and excitement churned in Forte’s gut. She couldn’t wait to see Kiel again, to go home for good, to begin her new job and serve the Divine Dragon, even if Ventuswill was more than a little intimidating. Forte hoped she wouldn’t be a disappointment to the ancient god. In just a couple hours, she would be home for good.
Distant strains of music reached Forte’s ears as she headed for her airship dock, she recognized the song, she loved that song. Instinctively, Forte sought out the source and found it slightly off her path. She had plenty of time before her ship departed, Forte could afford a detour. There was a small crowd gathered around a busker, all of them enjoying the music for a moment or two before moving on with their day.
The musician finished her song, a few people clapped appreciatively, dropped some coin in the open case on the ground and moved on. Forte was able to get to the front of the crowd and see the musician. She was an elf maiden, tall and slender with silvery blonde hair and the voice of an angel. She cradled a small harp in her arms and plucked out a lively melody as she began another song, another popular one that had the crowd around her echoing her call. She smiled and danced, laughing and playing with the crowd, pulling a young man forward to do a call-and-echo verse with her before sending him back to his laughing friends.
Forte was far too shy to open her mouth and sing along, but she enjoyed the show none the less and when the elf was done singing, bowing to the crowd and thanking people dropping coins into her harp case. Forte fished out a handful of coins and dropped them into the case before moving on, giving the elf a shy smile and trying not to think about those sparkling blue eyes as she hurried on towards her airship.
“Thank you, my knight in shining armor!” the elf maiden called after Forte before strumming up her next song.
Forte could feel her cheeks burning bright red as she hurried away. She had almost calmed down by the time the airship conductor called all passengers aboard and she found a seat. The pretty elf maiden was almost forgotten until someone walked over to Forte and asked in a quiet, polite voice, “Is that seat taken?”
“It’s all yours,” Forte said with a smile, looking up at her new travel companion. Her heart gave a funny kind of lurch and her cheeks went warm again as the same elf maiden settled into the seat across from her. She took a moment to arrange her own knapsack and harp case in the empty seat next to her before giving Forte a proper look.
“I recognize you, my knight in shining armor.”
“Oh, um, yeah, I-I’m Forte.”
“Margaret.” She smiled, a small, sweet thing.
Forte gestured to the harp case. “You play that beautifully.”
“Oh, thank you. It’s my pride and joy, you know.” Margaret absently reached over to brush some dirt off the instrument case.
There was a beat of silence. Forte was certain that Margaret could see how red her face was, hear how loudly her heart was pounding. How was it she could face down monsters without breaking a sweat, but one pretty girl had her falling all to pieces? She should say something, she’d let the silence go on for too long, and now things were awkward.
“So,” the elf said, turning those bright blue eyes back for Forte, “What brings you to Selphia?”
“Oh, work I guess, I’m the new Dragon Knight. But I grew up there.”
“Did you? I’ve visited a couple times, Selphia would be a nice place to grow up, I think.”
“What brings you there?”
“Work too,” Margaret laughed lightly. “I’ve been hired on as musician for a restaurant in town.”
“Yep, he’s an old friend of mine. And I’m looking forward to spending some time in a place like Selphia.”
“How long will you be staying?”
“You know, I’m not sure. Porcoline’s hired me for the summer, and he’s gotten me lodgings, but I have nothing else planned beyond that, so I might stay on for a little longer.”
Forte felt a nervous kind of warmth bloom in her chest and across her face. “I guess we’ll be seeing each other a lot then. At least for this summer.”
“Yeah, I think we will.” Margaret smiled again, leaning closer to Forte. “Maybe, after we’re both settled in, you can show me around town. You should know where all the best sights are, since you grew up there.”
Forte smiled back, her heart pounded, and her palms went sweaty, but she spoke with an even voice. “I’d love to. Selphia has so much to offer. I think you’ll love it there.”
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