Girls, Teasing and Speeches

"Darien..." a soft voice echos out as you hear knocking and the door creaking open, "You almost ready..." her voice trails off. "What the heck, Darien?"

You bring a hand up to your head and rub your eyes. You must have fallen asleep in the hot spring and lost track of time, "Hey Lexie, what's up?" you don't move anymore as you stay floating back with your neck and above being the only thing out of the water.

"Uhh, you going to get ready? The warriors are starting to gather." she steps inside completely, closing the door behind her as a hand goes to her hip and she pivots in her step.

"Ready? That's not til sunset, I've got a few hours still?" you finally move in the spring, sitting yourself up.

"Umm..." your fiance stutters, "No, that's happening now, the sun is setting and the crowds are already gathering. Did you...did you fall asleep?" you smirks.

"Stop your lies, Lexie!" you roll your eyes at the Sunrider, assuming she's messing with you, "I haven't even thought about the speech at all or what I'm going to say, I just wanted to relax for a few hours and then think about it. Although if you want to help me, I'd appreciate it." you give a toothy smile at her.

Lexie's mouth opens as she wants to start talking but then she stops, catching the words in her mouth before her hand goes to her chin and she rubs it, "Darien...I love you but you must have fallen asleep because yes, it's about time for the speech."

You swim up in the hot spring and bring your arms up to the edge and lean forward, looking at the beautiful women before you, "Okay Lexie, no way I passed out for six hours. Come on, join me." you give her a wink, "I'd enjoy the company."

Lexie just sighs, turns around and pulls the door open, to your surprise Ashe is standing there waiting, dressed up in her battle armor and ready to go. "He coming?" Ashe replies and Lexie opens the door completely, allowing Ashe to step inside, "What the fuck Darien? You aren't even dressed?"

Your eyes go wide with shock as the realization of the situation finally crashes through, "Holy shit you're serious?!" you exclaim out and immediately jump yourself up. You totally forgot or more then likely didn't care about parading yourself around because you leap out of the hot spring, naked as the day you were born, warm hot water splashing all around the floor. The drips cascading down your well formed body. "Shit! I'm sorry you guys!" you step forward towards your fiance and high commander. You notice both of them are not saying any words as the two of them appear to be looking over your wet naked body. Their eyes just glancing up and down as if you are a piece of meat. With an exhale, "Okay ladies, gawk later, I gotta get changed!" you turn to the side, towards the dresser to throw on some light cloth garments.

"And this is our leader?" Ashe eventually turns to Lexie and nudges her arm.

"Yeah, tell me about it..." Lexie grumbles out, "apparently he hasn't even thought about the speech at all, so that'll be interesting."

"Oh please," you retort back as you throw a cloth shirt over your head, "I've made speeches up on the fly before, I'll do it again. I mean hell, say some shit about Rathkin sucking ass, say some shit about the Syndicate being awesome, tell our warriors to have fun fucking the next two nights away, blah blah blah, perfect speech." you give a little shrug and grin at the two girls before you turn to your mannequin and start to work on getting your armor on.

"It's a good thing he's got you and me in his life." Ashe throws an arm around Lexie's shoulder, "You handle his personal life, I handle his armies life and yet he gets all the credit, love and respect!"

"Yeah, true that..." Lexie replies back as the two stand there watching you get your armor on, "I mean, has he ever had a well-thought out plan before that didn't come from one of us?"

"Truth be told, not really? He generally barges in, actions first, consequences later, ya know?"

"Typical man, eh?" your fiance laughs.

"Typical man." Ashe agrees.

"You guys know I'm standing right here, yeah?" you're pulling up your pants, one leg at a time.

"Wow." Lexie looks at Ashe, "And now he thinks we're stupid and doesn't know he's here?"

"How rude." Ashe replies.

"That's not..." you try to cut in only to be interrupted by your fiance again.

"And to think, he would have slept through this announcement for war if once again we didn't come bail him out. Although then maybe you could have done it, Ashe?"

"I wouldn't mind." Ashe nods in approval, "I would have even spent some time preparing a well thought out speech too, because unlike Darien, I actually care about Sicilian and I would want to spend time working on a speech that really showcases how much this place means to me. It makes me feel a little uneasy that Darien is just going to wing it and hope for the best. It's like, does he even care about his people?"

"Pretty sad eh?" Lexie nods her head, "Goes to show how little respect he has for us. I mean hell, look what he took away from me? I want to train, fight, drink and fuck but nope, he was so selfish he had to put a baby inside me."

"And trust me," Ashe shrugs at Lexie, "If I didn't take precautions he'd probably try to put one in me as well. All he wants to do is shove his cock in any hole that is offered."

"Oh I bet! With my luck there are probably dozens of little Darien's running around the world as we speak. I was hoping that I would be all he needs but apparently my body isn't enough for him and it's why he goes around and sleeps with anything that moves."

"He does sleep with a lot of things..." Ashe trails off.

"Are you two finished?" you groan out to the two women in your life who are continually bashing you over and over again. Through out their entire conversation you were able to get your armor on and be ready to go.

With a burst of laughter from both of them they step forward and each wrap their arms around your own, "Love you Darien!" both ladies sing in perfect harmony.

"Yeah well, maybe I don't love either of you." you grumble out, "Maybe I'll go find some other Sunrider to hang out with because they would at least care about me."

"Is he serious?!" Lexie's mouth drops open as she looks straight at Ashe, "Already planning his night on finding another women to lay with. Tsk tsk tsk..." she shakes her head.

"Oh hush up!" you groan again, stepping forward and breaking the embrace from your High Commanders, "I hate you both." As much as you get angry when the women in your life team up and poke fun at you, it was always going to be something you'd cherish. You knew they meant no harm at all and it was only playful teasing on their part. You were happy to have Ashe back in your life because her and Lexie really share such a close bonded friendship and it was nice to see Lexie able to joke, laugh and have a good time with that red headed girl again, even though it'll only be for a few more days before you're heading south and leaving your dearly beloved fiance here in the Syndicate.

"Whelp," you turn around at the door, looking at the two ladies, "Let's go make a speech!" you smile before bringing your hands up behind your head, pulling your fur and fangs over your face, causing your entire armor to really come to life.

"God I love it when he pulls that hood up..." Lexie grumbles out, her thighs squeeze together as the sight of you in your full get up arouses her.

With that, you turn around, open the door and step into the carved section of mountain, Lexie and Ashe on your heels as you make your way towards the Training Grounds. There were so many people in the hallways, warriors, Sunriders, civilians, royalty, everybody was showing up down here in the mountain. It was pretty hectic and crowded to make it to the Training Grounds but it was a sight to see when you eventually do.

As you step outside that final hole in the wall and the entire place opens up to the giant flat plateau of the grounds, nearly every single piece of land has bodies on it. You imagine the entire population of the Syndicate is down here on the plateau. You come to a halt and look around, scanning the horizon from left to right and you can't help but smile under your hood at how quickly this entire kingdom has come together. At the middle, you see that smaller plateau where you already have given a speech from, the same plateau where you became the leader of the Sunriders when you beat Tianna and most important, the same plateau where you reunited with your sister so very long ago.

Right at the edge of that little walkway out to the plateau you see a black haired girl dressed in her battle armor standing around. "Zoe..." you mumble out before turning your head to the left, "You ever talk with Zoe yet, Lexie?" you ask.

"Mhmm..." she mumbles out, barely audible, "I'll tell you about it later." the sound of her voice doesn't sound very reassuring.

With a nod and a deep breath, you continue your march down into the Training Grounds, ready to make your way through the sea of Sicilian's and do your best to exhilarate the Syndicate and prepare them for the oncoming war.