Ha, that's fine, post whenever you feel like it. ^^'

<<Not in a writing mood right now, but I will post later... Just letting you know I'm not dead.
'Shrugs and smiles'>

Rizz shook her head. "Nope, I should be fine, considering I was with you." She replied, leaning in the doorway. She glanced at the large grandfather clock standing near the doorway to the dining room. It wasn't that late, only around 9pm. She smiled. "Cover would be helpful if anyone asks." She said with a smirk, before stretching again. "Well, thanks for the lovely walk." She said with a small curtsy, getting up form leaning on the doorway and closing the doors.

"Are you going to get in trouble for being out late?" He whispers. He really had no clue what the rules were about that, but he thought that as long as the servants weren't on duty, they should be able to go wherever they wanted. He realized that that probably wasn't the case though. "Tell me if you need me to cover for you." He winks.

Rizz nodded. "Yeah, it's getting a bit late." She said with a smile, leading him back up the high street they had wandered down. It was now almost completely dark. She smiled as they entered the mansion gates. She walked up to the grand double doors and opened one, holding it open for James, awaiting him to enter the house. She wondered what time it was, as she could just about see the moon by now.

He blinks at her question. "Oh, of course I will." He had all their e-mail adresses and such, though he hadn't given it much thought. He admired the view of the water and the setting sun. He shakes his head in response to Rizz's question. "No, but it looks like we should be heading back doesn't it?"

Rizz nodded. "Are you still going to keep in contact with them?" She asked, looking up at him and smiling, before turning and looking out over the water. The sky was growing darker, the moon starting to glow, reflecting off the still water. You couldn't see how mucky it was at night, it just looked deep blue, a reflection of the sky. She ran her hand through her hair and thought for a moment. She looked back at him. "Do you have the time?" She asked, biting her lower lip, she couldn't be back too late...

As they walk, he admires the quiet town. The warm friendly glow from the windows contrasts nicely with the calm street. It was peaceful. "For fun? Well... I had some friends." No really close friends though. "I guess I studied a lot. And read. It wasn't too bad." He smiles, glancing at her. "Not too exciting either though." He chuckles a bit to himself.

Rizz rolled her eyes before smiling and looking up at him. "Well, the 'town' isn't that interesting." She said, leading him down the main street, the lights from the shops beginning to glow, restaurants and bars beginning to prepare for the night rush. She sighed and continued on walking to the docks, where the boats usually set sail from. This was her favorite part of town, the lights from the shops reflected off the water and it wasn't busy, but wasn't silent. She stared into the water momentarily, then looked back up to James. "So, what did you do for fun in Uni then?" She asked with a smile.

"Oh," He let himself be propelled out of the gate. "Here, this is better." He sticks his elbow out, and places her hand in the crook of his arm. "Now we can take a leisurely stroll. 'bout the town." He says half mockingly. He took in a breath, savouring the cool evening air. It was such a nice night, and Rizz's arm was a comfortable weight on his forearm

Rizz blushed slightly. "Well, there was no one to look after, y'know." She said awkwardly, before shaking her head and smiling. "Well, what to do now, I don't have to work for the rest of the evening after all." She said, tilting her head and thinking for a moment. "Lets go for a wander, eh?" She said, grabbing his wrist and giving him a tug, before walking down the main path towards the main gates, the exit to the large mansion home.

"Ah, no they weren't." He smiled, remembering the scolding he'd gotten.


"Was it?" He had missed the mansion and everyone in it, but he'd adjusted quickly enough. He wondered how much Rizz had missed him, and felt a little guilty that he hadn't written or anything. He watched her get up and stretch, noticing the curve of her back. Did she really miss me? I hadn't thought she would.

Rizz laughed. "Yeah, your parents weren't too happy about that..." She said, smiling. "It's been weird not having you around you know." She added, before looking away, around the grand garden. She had lived here practically her whole life, it was as good a home as anyone could ever have, they provided her with food, clothes. She shook her head, looking at the sky. It was about sunset now, and the sky was orange. Her favorite time of day, work was over. She stood up and stretched.

"What about me?"


"Um, I don't know..." He said. What about her, well, he didn't recognize her when he first saw her, but that was as much because of his lack of attention as anything. Was she any different in personality? She seemed a little... more mature. But even before he'd left, she'd been quite a grown up attitude. "I guess not." He said. "That's for the best though, I think." He smiled. "Remember how we'd run around this place when we were younger? Or that time I fell in the fountain!"

Rizz thought for a moment. "I'm not considering it as an order, just in case anyone asks really." She said with a smile, walking down the staircase and opening the front door, stepping out into the grounds, a massive lawn with a fountain centered, trees flowing in lines to the left, and the right, and a new seating area that had only been installed in the last few weeks. Do you think I've changed... She thought for a moment, before looking up at him and replying. "No, not really, just quite allot taller." She said, with another smile, before looking at him again. "What about me?" She asked, going to the fountain and sitting down on the edge of it. She felt self conscious around him, probably because they were older, she pushed this thought to the back of her mind, alongside the others.

"Well, I hope you don't consider it an order, because it wasn't." He smiles and exits, "Well, Rizz," He says, walking next to her on their way to the garden. "Do you think I've changed at all these past three years?" He didn't think he'd changed much at all, but he also had thought that Rizz had changed a lot, when really she hadn't, only his thoughts about her had changed.

Rizz nodded and smiled. "Seeing as it's you asking me, I can consider it as work." she replied, heading for his bedroom door and holding it open for him, adjusting the lacey headband that settled itself in her messy blonde hair, brushing a few strands off her pale cheek, before looking at James, waiting for him to exit.

"Oh, I see, something you're not supposed to tell me then, huh?" He smiles. "Just joking. But I suppose that unless you have more work to do, would you like to take a walk outside with me? It's not quite dark yet, and I want to see if the place still looks the same on the outside too."

Rizz stepped out of the wardrobe, closing it behind her. "Depends, sometimes we go out to the center of town, but not until your parents and brothers are asleep. Or we just go hang out in the kitchen drinking and such, but that doesn't happen very often." She said with a shrug. Usually her and the other servants saved such events for the holidays, or special occasions, if they got caught, they would most likely be fired, or something along those lines.

"Ok, then let me do those since I can reach more easily." He began working, putting the shirts up and they were soon finished. He looked around the room and sighs. Well, welcome back home. Feels like its been more than just three years. Now that I'm all settled in, now what? It was only just getting dark and yet he was quite tired. He sat down on the bed and turns to Rizz. "I'm thinking of reading a bit before bed, but. Well, what do you and the other servents do for fun around here?" He wondered out loud.