A Rose Can't Be Beautiful Alone...

[alaryalexiajones]

"A rose without it's thorns is defenseless... And a thorn without a rose is hideous... What makes it beautiful?"

The youth couldn't help but murmur meaningless words, not at all caring if they made sense or not. Many of the things that escaped his lips while he was deep in thought never made sense to anyone but himself.

He twirled the rose in his fingers idly, wincing as a thorn pricked his finger an drew blood. The rose fell to the ground at he pulled away from it, sticking the offended finger in his mouth the make the pain go away as fast as possible. Staring at the short distance between himself and the flower, as he had been sitting down in the middle of the walk-way for those who hand intentions of taking a tour of the gardens, he pouted. He didn't much care. If they really wanted around him, they'd find a way.

Today, young Alary was dressed quite normally for a young man. He wore a semi-loose black cotton long sleeved top, a golden vest button tightly over it and showing off his small form. A pair of black slacks fit his legs a little too nicely, the ends tucked into his black boots formally. He hadn't been in the mood to dress like his parents would have preferred, so he chose to dress like the man he really was... even if he didn't act it a good bit of the time.

"Hum. Where has the day gone? I'm dreadfully bored."

[aiden]

Aiden finished his meal and finding the indoors stuffy he stepped outside in the gardens, the flowers filled the air with a almost overpowering scent of perfume. He rather the small of grass in a field then this, but shoving his hands in his pockets, he began to stroll around the beds that were laid out in colorful decorative blooms. But before his stroll could go very far he stopped and looked down at the guy sitting on the pathway. Aiden glanced around and then sighed as the guy spoke, to seemingly the flowers cause Aiden was behind him and they were alone here.

"Hum. Where has the day gone? I'm dreadfully bored."

"Your bored cause your sitting on the ground in a garden that is deserted, perhaps you would not be so if you were inside with all the other guests?" he told the guy and waited for some sort of reaction.

[alaryalexiajones]

The sudden voice caused the boy to jump, and he nearly let out a small yelp in his surprise. It wasn't everyday someone appeared behind him and quite randomly answered one of his many questions to inanimate objects. For a moment, he looked around as if it was a flower that had answered him, but he did turn around eventually. The man before him was rather pleasing the the eye, he had to admit, but no! He musn't be having those thoughts already, he wasn't even properly dressed for stuff like that!

"Because going inside is far too stuffy for my liking. People will think of me as weird."
He huffed, crossing his arms over his chest and pouting slightly as he looked up at the other male.

[aiden]

"Because going inside is far too stuffy for my liking. People will think of me as weird." The guy told Aiden as he crossed his arms across his chest in a definite way.
Aiden bent at the waist slightly looking at the boy, he nodded suddenly and straighten, "Sorry I was just checking if you had eyes, doesn't that hair blind you slightly?" he asked the boy as he walked over to stand beside him, not looking at the boy but rather looking around the gardens.

"Others only think your weird if you are in fact weird, how you dress or look should be the least of your worrys, in a place such as this you should have a nice little filly tucked in your bed." he told him, a grin upon his lips.

"Well this is quite boring, are you old enough to drink, I hear there is a interesting tavern in town." he said without looking at the boy still.
"Interested in drinking with a guy who almost tripped over you a moment ago?" he asked him, finally turning his head to look at the boy, the urge to brush his hair out of his eyes was tough to contain, he hoped the ale would stop that urge.

[alaryalexiajones]

His... hair? Awh! And Alary had put the thought into his head that the handsome taller man was going to kiss him or something. What a mood killer. He sighed a bit then shook his head, causing his hair to fly about slightly.

"No, it doesn't blind me at all. I hate my eyes. People stare at them so much so now I've cut my hair to avoid that uncomfortable situation. Simple as that." Plus... it looks devine when I'm in my dresses... He giggled softly, moving his once injured hand back to his mouth to muffle the soft sound further.

"A nice little... filly?" He paused in thought. Had the man meant a woman? Ew... how dare he mention Alary of all people wanting a woman to warm his bed. "No, no, you've got me all wrong. I don't want a woman to warm my bed." He didn't say what he wanted, not wanting to make this an awkward situation.

"I'm plenty old enough to drink. It's not like they'll stop me. I'm a soon to be Duke!" He boasted, then his expression fell in realization, "I'm Alary Alexia Jones, son of the Duke of Vondain. Pleased to meet you...?" He trailed off, expecting the other to fill in the blank for a name.

[aiden]

"No, it doesn't blind me at all. I hate my eyes. People stare at them so much so now I've cut my hair to avoid that uncomfortable situation. Simple as that."He told Aiden who nodded, he believed all men should have their own style

."A nice little... filly?" He paused in thought. "No, no, you've got me all wrong. I don't want a woman to warm my bed." Aiden laughed at this and nodded, "Fair enough, leaves more for me to sample." he told him with a chuckle

."I'm plenty old enough to drink. It's not like they'll stop me. I'm a soon to be Duke!" He boasted, then his expression fell in realization, "I'm Alary Alexia Jones, son of the Duke of Vondain. Pleased to meet you...?"

Aiden had started to walk down the path when the boy announced a title that stopped him, Aiden turned and looked at the boy, his eyes roaming his form and finally landed upon his face.

"A Duke, I am impressed and I am about to disappoint you, for I am nothing but a Rancher, and my name is Aiden." Aiden told him stepping closer and holding out his hand in greeting.
"Well I am assuming your richer then me, care to pay the first round, I am choking for a drink." he told the boy with a grin to show he was joking.
"But tell me, how does a Duke find himself alone in a place like this, I would think a Duke would be a well sought after guy." Aiden told him, glancing down at the hand that was still held out in greeting.

[alaryalexiajones]

Alary blinked a bit before cracking a wide grin.This man was completely straight, wasn't he? It almost made the small man giggle when he thought of how he'd react to see a man he had gone drinking with come out one day looking almost the exactly replica of a woman. Minus the chest. He wasn't well-endowed in that area like most woman were, and instead had his own slight build like any man. His was just a bit smaller, as his parents didn't want him engaging in too many activities that a man would.

"Only a mere Rancher, eh? That's okay. I think you're nice, and that's all that matters." He stated with a wide grin, giggling some now as he stuck his hand out and gently grasped the others man hand to shake it. If it was up to Alary, he wouldn't have let go, but it was only polite to avoid such an awkward situation.
"And, of course I'll get the first round. Get whatever you want, I don't mind. My father sent me with more money than I know what to do with." He'd probably end up spotting a new dress he liked and he'd end up purchasing it..

"But tell me, how does a Duke find himself alone in a place like this, I would think a Duke would be a well sought after guy."
"Well, there are a lot of woman here..." That would feel intimidated by my beauty... "And.. I don't know. I guess I just don't much feel like mingling with a bunch of bitchy girls." He answered honestly, shrugging.

[aiden]

Aiden openly laughed as he walked beside the guy, he was starting to like him more and more, for he had something to say rather then just st udder around being poker straight and polite.
"I couldn't agree more, one bitchy girl is enough, a castle full is more then a guy can take sometimes." he told him
"So you been here long, I arrived yesterday. Took a sample of one of the lovely females and now find myself wanting to get out of those stone walls." Aiden explained as to his reasons for being out in the garden.

"Do not get me wrong, I enjoyed myself so far, but I am use to being outside for 18 hours a day." he told him, chuckling, "I guess you wouldn't understand working on a ranch and then coming here where everything seems perfect?" He asked him.

[alaryalexiajones]

Alary grinned broadly, giggling again as the other laughed. He'd said something funny, right? Must have been the statement about all those bitchy girls... Yes, that could be funny, he could see where that came from.

"Exactly what I'm saying! I think the most I can deal with is my mother, otherwise I'll go completely nuts. They're always so... there, you know what I mean? It's like they never go away. And once one likes you, they seem to always pop up!" Sure, he wasn't into girls, but that didn't mean he didn't have a few admirers in his time. They all got pretty creepy in his eyes, but whatever. They were dealt with in the proper manner. No... not beheading. Alary just smacked them one good.

"I barely arrived today, not long ago. I was lead up to my room, my stuff was put away and I came out to the rose garden." Aiden had merely been here for one day and already got something from a girl? Oh, he was quite the ladies man, was he not?

"No... I wouldn't understand that at all. My parents forbade me from doing anything a normal boy would." He stated, kind of disappointed, but all the same quite content with that bit. He didn't have to get all dirty and sweaty. "But this is a nice change for me, I must admit. I don't have my parents nagging me to dress up everyday as if I was going to be married.."

[aiden]

Aiden listened to him as he spoke about arriving here and his parents. "I take it you want or do not want to be married, although if you do not like girls, perhaps you should marry one that will not care." he told him, "I am sure there are plenty of females who would take your side and sleep alone in a different room. The title is enough for some females who have nothing better in life."

Aiden fell silent thinking of this for a moment, the boy had a lot on his shoulders and he felt bad for him when he spoke of never doing guy stuff growing up. "IF you could do one thing right now, without question or consequences, what would it be?" Aiden asked him, stopping and reaching out to touch his arm to stop him as well. "Alary, anything in the world, what would it be?"

[alaryalexiajones]

Alary giggled a bit, shrugging his shoulders. He did want that title pretty badly so he would have keep introducing himself as the son of the Duke of Vondain. It was such a pain sometimes. "Yes... I suppose. But then people would start demanding an heir, and I don't think I could produce one with a woman that I just kind of live with... It would be too much like using my best friend for a child, you know?"

"IF you could do one thing right now, without question or consequences, what would it be?"
Alary shook his head, giggling a bit. He couldn't do whatever he wanted right now, because there was something he would get even without that special pass. "I couldn't possibly do it or tell you, Aiden." He stated with a bit of a blush, shaking his head before giggling nervously now. "What would you do?"

[aiden]

Aiden smiled as he giggled, it was stranged to hear a man giggle but then Aiden was fairly isolated on the ranch back home.
"I see what you mean about chosing a wife, I am sure you will figure out how to have a marrage and child and still find pleasure in your life." Aiden told him.

He glanced around the small street they stood on, thinking about what he would want if given the chance. "I am curious about yours Alary, but I won't push for a answer. What I want, I have already gotten. " he told him,
"I worked my ass off for this trip, and I plan to make the most of it, experiance everything this castle offers and then some." Aiden told him,

"For now, I am planning to get you and me drunk enough to stagger home, are you ready to go to the tavern and buy me that drink?" he asked. Turning Aiden looked off in the distance, "Do you know why your not allowed to swim in the ocean, its a great night for a swim." Aiden asked him turning back to look at him, Alary's bangs concealed his eyes, it was hard to know what the boy was thinking.

[alaryalexiajones]

"I'll have to learn, now won't I?" He shrugged his shoulders before running a hand through his hair, finally pulling the long bangs away for a second before they obediantly fell back into place. "I guess I could also adopt or something if worse comes to worse at the woman I chose can't bare children. Now that would be kind of disappointing though." He laughed again, shrugging his shoulders at it. Either way he wouldn't let it bother him.

"Perhaps you'll find out one day. Try again when I'm drunk, you'll get a lot more out of me when I can't control myself." Alary stated simply with a shrug, grinning a bit and shaking his head now. "I sometimes feel bad for those who have to work so hard for luxuries when there are people like me who merely have to ask their fathers and get whatever they want. Makes me feel kind of... I don't know, spoiled and ungrateful." Of course he was ungrateful, and he didn't really mind, but sometimes he did. Right now was one of those times.

"Hmm. I say we should go now before I run off without you, because I'm quite eager to drink. It's been a good bit of time since I've actually been allowed to have enough to drink to get me drunk." It wasn't proper for a lady to get drunk off her ass, remember? And even though he wasn't a lady his parents enforced it. He loved it and hated it. "No, I do not know why. It does look like a nice night for a swim, perhaps we could go after getting drunk and blame it on that."

[aiden]

**moved to village pub thread***