Such a Handsome Rider!

Writers: Anna, April
Date Posted: 27th October 2005

Characters: Kirranna, Z'al
Description: Kirra delivers a message to someone in the infirmary and meets Z'al. He is attracted to her as much as she is to him and invites her on a picnic...once he can get out of bed that is.
Location: Dolphin Cove Weyr
Date: month 8, day 8 of Turn 3

Kirra walked through the infirmary with the message for one of the many riders ill in it. She had been told to diliver it straight to the rider and not to wake him up. Taking her time she passed by the bed of a young rider whom she had seen once before but only for a split second. She couldn't take her eyes off his handsome features. He looked about her age, and though he was pale from being indoors he looked well enough. She came to the bed beside his and set the message on the other person's bedside table. She was trying to be quiet but she hit her foot against the leg of the little table and let out a tiny yelp of pain. She sat down next to the handsome rider and winced as she held her toe.

Z'al opened his unpatched eye and smiled. He smiled and moved to sit up. He was still a bit sore but had finally started to move toward recovery. He watched a moment as she held her foot and had to hide a smile, "So this is what they have all the pretty girls doing."

Kirra's face lit up with an amused smile, "You're cute _and_ funny." She smiled again at him still nurins her toe.

"Hmmm... I've been told that. My healer friend would would certianly agree," He gave a long suffering sigh. "My name is Z'al, my dear lady and I ride the handsome brown Nyinth. What should I have the pleasure of calling you?"

"Kirra, good rider." She sat down once again, all to grateful for the distractions of this handsome rider, "And might I say that if your dragon is as handsome and charming as his rider, well then I shall have to admit that he must be the envy of the Weyr." "Don't let him here you say that. Then he would be preening himself as much as a green." He smiled, "So, what brings such a beautiful young lady as yourself to this place. It couldn't be for the food the've been sending us." He grimaced as he watched a rider a few beds down being given a meal.

"Oh, just delivering a message. It's also a great place to meet handsome riders who seem more attracted to some one with a gentle voice and deft hands than a young candidate who is bumbling through her lessons." "What if I were to say I liked both?"

Kirra blushed not having expected that response. "Well then, my good Z'al, I would have to say that I'm glad that you do." She looked into the young rider's good eye wondering if he was just playing like she had been. "Now, is your pillow in need of fluffing?" She stood up and leaned to get his pillow out from behind him. She could feel his breath, soft on her cheek as she tried to get the pillow with out jostling him about too much. He was very handsome and she couldn't help turning her head to look more closely at this increasingly more attractive rider.

Z'al moved his head a bit to allow her to have the pillow as he managed to get himself sat up a bit more. His eye twinkled with merriment and he smiled as best he could. Just as he was about to say something a warm brown body intruded on them and chirruped a curious greeting. "Dis!"

Kirra let out an exclamation of surprise at the flit's sudden appearance. "Is this your flit?" It was obvious that it was but she was so befuddled by the interruption in her thoughts about the rider that she didn't know what else to say. Z'al pushed at the annoying beast and tried not to look upset. He had been enjoying the flirtation and was beginning to feel better about his scorings. He looked at his beast and then just started laughing. "Yes he is...His name...is Distraction..." He said in between bouts of laughter.

Kirra, realizing the joke, began laughing with him, it felt good. She wiped tears of merriment from her eyes as she began to compose herself. "I will have to make sure I come to the infirmary more often if I get this good of a laugh every time." She smiled at the rider, and her eyes hinted that she might choose to come for more reasons than that. "I have a bronze flit, he's probably out at the lake or something. I told him specifically not to bother me while I was in here, mostly because I didn't want him harassing people, but your Dis seems harmless enough." she smiled at the brown firelizard and scratched at his little eye ridges. "That's only because there is a pretty girl present. He is a bigger flirt then I am. Though I enjoy all the more." He smiled a truly good smile and it seemed to light his eyes. He was really starting to like this girl. Dis was sprawled across his bed enjoying the attention. "Perhaps when they let me out of here we could...ummm...go...a...have a...picnic...or something...you know...get to...know each other." He blushed a bit. He always got tongue tied when he was starting to like a girl.

Kirra blushed as well, but her cheeks were glowing with the pleasure that he would want to spend time with her, get to "know" her. "I would love that," She looked down at her hands shyly, "I have always liked watching the wings practice over the bowl. It's not as thrilling as being the actual riders practicing, I'm sure, but It makes for a nice time to have a picnic." She looked up at the rider with her sky-blue eyes. This was always where she ran from the serious relationships. No, she liked this rider, Z'al. She stood up and smiled at Z'al. "I can't wait till you are free to roam the Weyr again. Send Dis with a message or just have him give me a visit and we can plan it out." She smiled down at him again seeing his initial anxiety about the invitation, she wanted to reassure him, she liked him a lot. He smiled, "I will. I can't wait." he was happy enough to jump from his bed, if he were allowed.

Last updated on the October 27th 2005

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