Sage huffed out a playful breath and gave her a grin. "Cause I'm stupid," he told her, as if that was the reason he did the exact opposite of what he should be doing ninety nine percent of the time. "And youre pretty and actually a decent person." That was actually a compliment, not a joke...but he could throw it in there anyway. He cackled when she said his response was uncalled for, though he only got a moment of triumph before she shut him down, like she always did. Not that he minded ...it was the exactly opposite. Though, as soon as he felt the heavy blush spread across his cheeks, he knew he was fine for ....no doubt the girl would turn the tables and get him either in the ground, flustered so that he couldn't think to sputter out a response, or both. He'd walked into this one ....just as he always did. Oops. Whatever, he enjoyed teasing the girl, even if every time he did it he got himself beat. He didn't mind being beat by Anya....she was one person he was comfortable letting be in charge, no matter the context.

Anya chuckled as she watched him turn red, her smile only growing. She had only thrown back at him what he'd given her, but it seemed he was a little more flustered by it than she was. "For a big hardy tavern boy, you're so sensitive." She noted with a small laugh leaning forward and pressing a kiss to the tip of his nose before flopping her head back on the ground. She quite liked that he'd made the effort to tease her back, though. Normally, people would just give up with her and let her win. Which, she supposed Sage did do, but he always gave it a go. She'd have to let him have one of these at some point, so that he wouldn't stop. She knew Sage kind of let her be in charge... of a lot of things... but she also knew if he ever wanted to take over, she'd let him without a seconds hesitation, and he'd me more than capable of it. She supposed she was rather lucky for him. There weren't that many guys that would let her get away with the way she was with Sage.

Sage huffed out a breath and crawled over next to her so he could lay down next to her and poke her in the side, almost in a ticklish manner. "I just let you get me flustered," he grumbled, still in a somewhat playfull manner though....he wasn't actually upset by anything she'd said. Then he grinned over at her. "You just like to play with me and see how flustered you can get me, I don't stand a chance," he giggled, pressing a light kiss to her cheek. he was fine with the way she got him flustered though...he really kind of enjoyed it...he couldn't deny that.

Anya gave a slight chuckle before having to become slightly quicker to move."Oh, I love to play to you... not just with words," she purred gently at him, her eyes gazinf up at him in an almost dreamy fasion. She leaned forwards and let out a short grunt before wandering back to the carpet by the fire. "You know... you're always welcome to play with me whenever. I'm not as reactive as you but feel free to try and get me as flustered as you can. It might take a tad bit longer, but you'll get there." She murmured in an almost jokey tone... though, she was all serious. She definitely took over a hell of a lot when she was with Sage... she wanted him to know he could always do the same.

Sage chuckled and nodded, following her and sitting down near her. "I know. I could boss you around all I want," he laughed, even though he could tell his blush had deepened quite a bit. The mere thought of her playing with him like that sent his heart fluttering....boy, he really needed to gain control of his emotions. He normally could, but not when it came to Anya, to these feelings. Those apparently had no boundaries. He shrugged and looked over at her, eyes shining up at her. "But it's just nice to be under someone who actually loves me and treats me right," he admitted softly. That was probably why he let her boss him around...his was willing to let her. He didn't mind the bossing at all, not with Anya. Really, he liked it...she was almost like a mom in that sense. He shrugged lightly and then grinned. "I've gotten you to make a few noises," he giggled, slightly teasing the girl.

(Sorry I jus read through my last post and it made absolutely no sense. Not sure what happened there lol)

Anya gave a small chuckle when he went even redder, if that was possible. It was sweet. She had only made a little joke - which is what that was - but even that had seemed to get him a little flustered. "You could boss be about, I suppose. But from... the past... it's never lasted too long." She chuckled softly. It was true. She had tried once or twice to get him a little more in control or whatever, and he did, but it never lasted all that long. Though, none of them seemed to really mind all that much. She understood where he was coming from... kind of... with the whole being under someone to loved him. He'd probably been fed up of being in that same position in the tavern, always trying to keep his important points guarded... he didn't need to do that with her. She supposed that must have been refreshing for him. She was always careful with Sage, that she wasn't being too much or doing anything that would send him back to the tavern, which was probably quite nice too. She gave a gentle smile before shuffling forwards and wrapping him in a hug. "Aw, does the tavern boy just need someone to love him?" She asked with a gentle chuckle before kissing the top of his head. A light blush painted her cheeks when he mentioned getting a few noises out of her, to which she just kind of grinned dumbly. "Barely!" She scoffed, knowing that if she wasn't trying to hold anything back from him, they probably would have been a hell of a lot louder. She then gave a smile. "And you nearly fell on top of me, so there is that." She giggled childishly.

Sage turned even redder, however that was possible. "Maybe the tavern boy just knows who's gonna treat him right," he giggled. Then he gave her a pout when she mentioned him almost falling on top of her."I most certainly did not, I merely yelped," he huffed, though still in an amused tone of voice. It wasn't exactly true...he did almost fall over...but ho way he'd admit that to the girl. "And I'm blaming that on you. You're the one who went searching for that spot," he snorted crossing his arms childishly even as he leaned into her embrace with a grin splitting his face.

(Lol it's all good, I made sense of it XD)

The girl cackled slightly, shaking her head. "Yelped," she scoffed, "you nearly yelled! I'm surprised no one heard!" She joke sarcastically, letting herself hold onto him a bit tighter in their hug before flopping sideways, dragging him with her. "Hm, I'm not sure he does," she replied lightly, "I think you got lucky it was me out exploring and not some other royal. They wouldn't have liked you enough to help you clean." She noted jokingly. She found it a little amusing that he was denying falling on her - they both knew he damn near collapsed on the girl. "Please, I was holding you up! And do you want me to apologize wanting you to enjoy yourself?" She asked with a small chuckle. "Personally, I think it was your fault... you should have said something, I don't know, before folding?" She asked jokingly, pressing a gentle kiss to his forehead before looking towards the fire, which was still going strong.

Sage huffed out a breath and felt the heat across his cheeks flare up, though he couldn't say he didn't like the teasing. "Whatever," he grumbled playfully, amused but not quite willingness to admit she was holding him up. It was all he could think of to say in response to her teasing....his brain was pretty well scrambled, but he cuddled in anyway, determined to have the best night possible.

Anya smiled softly when he cuddled in, knowing she had sort of won that round. Well, she always did. They both knew it, so she wasn't overly sure why they still did it. She let out a content sigh, taking in the warmth of the still-blazing fire and Sage, who she was comfortably wrapped around. She let her fingers trail lightly from his back and up his spine to where his hair started and back down again in a soothing motion. "I love you," she purred gently, a very slight tease still in her voice to end their little round of mockery in a more loving way. She pressed a soft kiss to the top of his head before resting her head on the carpet gently as she gazed at down at him, a small smile still lingering on her face