A Brother's Rescue (tag: Nita)

Nita clung to him, "Don't joke like that...it felt like I was back to that day with David and-" She broke off and clung to him even tighter. "I'm just glad he's dead." She said in a quiet tone as she pulled back and smiled sadly up at him. "So thank you again for everything, really I don't deserve it." She said, not noticing how the sleeve of her shirt had fallen down her shoulder revealing her dusky skin underneath. The laces from the front of her dress were still slightly undone from when the sorcerer had pulled at them earlier, and Nita's hair had come undone from it's braid during the struggle her hair now tumbling down her shoulders in loose waves. All in all she painted a very tempting image at that moment, even though she seemed hardly aware of it. She pulled back and glanced over her shoulder at the sorcerer, "I don't even know how to pay you back for this...with him." She stated as she bit down on her bottom lip before she looked up at Naveen. "I suppose you can take his treasure...such as it is." She said with a sweep of her arm to showcase the cave which had all sorts of magical items.

Nita smiled at him as he pulled her up onto her feet, she had felt his eyes on her as he had talked and she felt slightly self-conscious. It felt different then all the times that the sorcerer would look at her, he was always mentally undressing her unless she already was naked. Thinking of him made her feel sick to her stomach and she forced her thoughts elsewhere as Naveen shifted into his dragon form, she was careful as she climbed on his back. The last thing Nita wanted to do was to cause Naveen pain especially since he was injured. The journey home was quiet as she stared up at the brightening sky it was hard to believe that only hours ago she had still been the sorcerer's captive. Now she was free and she felt a real smile reach her as she thought of it, it had been so long since she had even dared to hope of the possibility. Once they landed, Nita slid off and watched as Naveen shifted back into his human form, the wound had reopened and Nita bit down on her lip as she watched him nervously. What if the wound was worse then it had first seemed? She'd never forgive herself if that was the case, she numbly allowed him to lead her back inside the house. "Naveen? What happened? My servants told me that-" Another man had arrived on the scene and Nita looked over her shoulder to see Eric arrive. This surely had to be Eric, he was a handsome man she would have had to be blind not to see that. Yet his eyes were only on Naveen, "Who's that?" Eric asked as he finally glanced down at Nita who blushed and shifted in place.

Nita's eyes widened when Naveen suddenly stumbled to the side, "Naveen!" She cried and hurried towards his side but was stopped by Eric blocking her. "He may say you're his sister but frankly I don't trust you and right now if I were you I'd leave." He hissed, his eyes turning a venomous green. Nita backed up but then glared up at Eric, "Listen Eric I don't give a shit if you trust me not but that is my brother and I haven't seen him in years so you are going to step aside and grow a pair." She snapped with her hands on her hips. Eric growled low in his throat but paused when he saw how much blood Naveen was losing, "Fine." He bit out and watched as Nita hurried to Naveen's side, "You're such an idiot sometimes Naveen...why didn't you say something?" She demanded quietly as tears started to fall down her face. Eric looked a little abashed when he saw how affected Nita was by Naveen's injury and backed up a little bit. "I can't lose you again Naveen....not like this." Nita whispered as one of the maids hurried in with a bowl of steaming water, a cloth and some bandages. "This is going to sting." She said apologetically as she soaked the cloth with the steaming water and squeezed out the excess before lightly cleaning the wound. Eric's jaw tightened and he moved to sit next to Naveen, helping to keep him steady "That's a lot deeper then just a scratch." Eric commented, his eyes dark with anger as he stared down Naveen's arm.

Nita frowned, her eyes turning black yet again as she studied the wound on Naveen's arm. The bleeding slowly stopped and Nita's eyes slowly turned back to their normal color. She let out a shaky breath before she started to wrap the bandage, making sure to tighten it and make it more secure. "I can't heal the wound completely, but that should make the bleeding stop." Nita said quietly as she studied her handiwork. Eric whistled under his breath, "Ok your sister is scary." He said after a little pause. Nita looked up at Naveen, "You should rest and allow yourself time to heal. Eric, do you have any medicinal potions?" She asked as she turned her attention to Eric who nodded. "I yeah...Matilda!" He waved one of the servants towards him and she scurried off to get the potion. Nita slowly stood up, "I know I'm important to you Naveen, but you're just as important to me. I wouldn't be able to handle it if I lost you." She admitted before she leaned over and brushed a kiss against Naveen's forehead. "He'll also need something to keep a fever at bay, we don't want that injury to get infected." She said as she glanced over at Eric who nodded. "I'll be sure to give him something." He said as he rested a hand on Naveen's leg.

Nita sighed, "I never would have had the courage to take him down if you hadn't been there." She pointed out. Her expression softened though as he took his hand in hers, "I know." She said quietly as she lightly squeezed his hand with hers. Eric looked between the two of them with an unreadable look on his face, "I'm sorry I got mad at you earlier Nita." He said eventually. Nita looked surprised and glanced over at him with a small smile, "And I'm sorry for snapping at you, let's start over with the introductions shall we? I'm Nita, Naveen's sister." She said and held out her hand for Eric to shake. Eric smiled and bowed before planting a kiss on the back of her hand, "Eric Stormborn at your service Nita and I'm honored to meet you." He said before he moved to sit next to Naveen. "Believe me Naveen, no one here thinks of you as a child but I don't want you to get even worse." Eric said as he wrapped an arm around Naveen. Nita bit down on her bottom lip as she remembered just what she was wearing, "Let me know if anything changes, I just need to get out of this dress." She said with a look down at what she wore with a look of extreme distaste. Eric frowned, "Well I'm having a bath being drawn in my rooms, don't worry about anyone walking in on you. I'll keep an eye on Naveen while you're gone." He said in a placating tone. Nita nodded and leaned forward to kiss Naveen gently on the cheek, "At least try and get some rest." She said quietly as she pulled back to smile at him fondly.