Hidden Majesty, 2/? P.9 - And of Lovers, P.1
Hidden Majesty
Ch.2, P.9 (And of Lovers, P.1)
*still in flashback*
And of Lovers, P.1
Being friends with Vala came a lot easier than he expected. It wasn't what Daniel wanted deep within - he wanted Vala body, heart, and soul, but having her as a witty companion was all he was going to get, and he could happily live with that.
He'd rather have her in some way rather than in no way at all.
And the way he had her was quite spectacular in its own right. Daniel had learned that Vala, when not burdened down with the ceremony of being a Queen all the time, loved to learn and laugh and have fun. She gladly faced any task he put to her, whether it be learning Latin or hunting game, or even sword fighting.
Vala loved to live - something he would never have known had he not been order to Grover with her.
Daniel thought over this with a smile as they galloped through the countryside that surrounded Grover. He watched her before him, laughing and shouting in a way no one in court had ever seen, and he loved every moment of it.
When Vala pulled on the reins, bringing her horse to a walking pace, Daniel followed suit. They walked along a mossy path.
"I must admit, when I first learned I was coming to Grover, I wasn't expecting to enjoy myself." Vala said, looking at the stream that flowed just past some trees on her right. She brought her grey eyes to look at Daniel. "Ever."
He laughed gently, looking up the path before them. "Yes well, I was warned it would be a very difficult post." His eyes now turned back to her. "That my charge was rather tough and stubborn."
Vala grinned, flipping her hair a little. "And? Am I such a task to handle?"
"Well..." Daniel said, laughing as she gasped. "No, no you're not." He smiled softly. "I think it was a great assistance to me that we saw past out differences."
She smirked. "I would call them more misunderstandings."
Daniel smiled impishly. "You are a very wise Queen, Majesty."
A comfortable silence fell around them as they continued. Before long, the path turned and continued to the left. To the right, through a gap in the trees, was a clearing. Vala pulled her horse out into it, and Daniel happily followed.
Now cast in the full sunlight, he took in her beauty. Daniel could not deny himself the love he felt for her, but he had learned to just live with watching her and not holding her. It was what she had asked for, and it was the lesser of the two evils between what was happening with them.
She turned her head to look back at him, her hair flying in the breeze. "Can we stop here and eat?"
Daniel smiled and nodded, not being able to speak.
They dismounted from their horses, and began to set up the picnic lunch they had packed. Throughout their meal, Daniel was certain Vala kept throwing him looks he was trying hard not to give her. She giggled at his words as he spoke, and practically shied away from him as their hands accidentally touched.
Now he watched her stroll next to him through the trees, walking towards another clearing not far from the one where they'd shared lunch.
"What catches your fancy, young Knight?" Vala asked with a curious smile, hands fiddling with a twig she'd pulled off of a tree.
Daniel looked down at the ground, his own hands clasped gently behind his back. "A beautiful creature who I would swear was a nymph, if not for the royal attire."
She laughed, continuing to play with the stick. "Have you seen many nymphs before?"
Shrugging, Daniel brought his attention up as they made it clear of the trees and out into the open. "There were a few magnificent candidates, but it was just hopeless magic that bewitched a young mind."
"How elegantly you speak." Vala mocked lightly, and he grinned.
"If elegance it is, then I credit the company." Daniel looked at her, stopping. Vala did as well, once more glancing at him curiously. He reached out and took one of her hands with his. "You are a dear friend, Vala. I care for you, and I will always pledge my services to you before all else."
She sighed, looking at their joined hands. "Don't make promises duty will not allow you to keep." Vala looked up with a sad smile. "You are pledged to the King, first and foremost."
"A Queen is just an extension of a King."
Vala quirked an eyebrow. "So if I ran right now, you'd be under obligation to chase me?"
Daniel stepped closer, giving her a daring look. "I would be, to maintain your safety, of course."
"Of course." Vala said haughtily. Then with a wild, carefree laugh, she took off at a run, lifting her skirts as she went.
Growling playfully, Daniel went after her. They ran through the clearing, going one way, then another. They dashed between the trees, and doubled back. Vala hopped over a brook, and Daniel just splashed right through it.
Finally, breathless and tired, Vala threw herself down into the long grass. She squealed slightly as Daniel came down a top her, knees straddling her waist and arms propped up by her head. Both laughed as they stared into each other's eyes.
"That...was very...unqueen like." Daniel said through his breathlessness.
Vala pulled in deep breaths rapidly, her busty chest rising and falling dramatically. "I have not been feeling like a Queen of late." She reached up and placed her hand against the side of his neck. "It's hard to be a Queen when there's been no sign of a King for half the year."
Daniel licked his lips as her fingers stroked his flesh tenderly. Just as he moved to lean in, however, a loud crash above their heads had him jumping slightly. Two pairs of eyes looked to the sky.
"Wow, the sky got rather dark." Vala said, noticing the black clouds hovering.
He nodded. "I think it might rain..." As Daniel said the word, the heavens unleashed the water it held. Water plopped around them, coming faster and faster with every passing moment. "Soon."
Vala laughed and allowed Daniel to pull her up.
"We need to find shelter!" She shouted over the sudden downpour, her clothes already becoming heavy with water.
Daniel looked around, spotting the outline of a structure through the curtain of rain. "There." He pointed, and grabbed Vala by the wrist. They dashed towards the structure, laughing and screaming the whole way.
By the time they reached the covered porch of the building, a rather small watermill, both Daniel and Vala were drenched. Still, their laughing did not cease even as they came under the stone overhang.
Hand on her heaving chest, Vala tried to get her breathing under control. "Well...that was...unexpected."
"Nature always is." Daniel smiled in that way, and Vala found it was the most handsome thing in the world. She decided to take in the condition of her clothes to distract herself from the thought.
Daniel noticed her inspection and laughed breathlessly. "Gods, you're soaked through." He patted his tunic pocket, intending to find the handkerchief he'd had earlier. All he got, however, was a stream of water shooting out from it. Vala laughed and he pouted indignantly at her.
"Oh yes, so funny..." He muttered, looking around their rather confined space. His blue eyes landed on a cloth hanging over the edge of the door that led inside the tiny millhouse. Daniel pulled it down. "Here we go."
Taking it gratefully, Vala smiled at him then set to work at least drying the parts of her skin that were exposed - starting with her chest area. Daniel could not stop from staring as her hand slowly botched at the water with the cloth, just above her partially exposed breasts.
Banishing the thoughts, he looked out at the rain. It cast the world around in an eerie, shadowy glow. The world was grey, as if a curtain had been cast around them.
"We're going to have to wait this out." Daniel said, trying to keep his mind off her body. "This storm looks to last a good while."
Vala looked up, watching how he put his hands on his hips and got the rest of his breathing under control. Soaking wet, eyes shining in the grey light, Daniel now appeared more handsome than ever. He didn't look like that friend she'd been forcing herself to see, but a man trying not to see her as the woman she knew she was.
As he smiled, some remark ready to come past his lips, and turned to look at her once more, Vala could not hold back any longer. She threw down the now damp cloth and crashed her lips against his in a heated kiss.
Daniel stumbled back against the wall, hand lightly resting against her cheek as she kissed him. Hers fisted in his drenched tunic, ringing water all over the floor at their feet. After the initial shock of her lips against his wore off, he placed his other hand gently against her chest and pushed her away.
"No..." He said reluctantly as Vala’s lips broke away from his.
Vala stared wide-eyed at him, breathless again. Daniel would not meet her gaze, backed up against the wall. She shook her head, feeling guilty. Here she was, the one who had kissed him like she was mad, when she'd asked him to just be friends. Stepping back, her own back collided with the wall opposite his.
"I'm sorry." Vala looked down. "I shouldn't have done that."
Daniel nodded. "You're right - you shouldn't have." There was a pause, and then suddenly Vala found herself pinned against the wall by his body, his arms propped up straight against the wall. "Just like I shouldn't be doing this."
He leaned in and took her mouth greedily, and what little resolve Vala had tried to rebuild melted away. She began kissing him back with an equal passion, her arms snaking around his neck and hands threading through his wet hair.
Daniel hands, meanwhile, moved down to her hips. Gripping them tightly, he pushed Vala up the wall. She groaned into his mouth, her legs instantly wrapping around his waist. Her fingers scraped his scalp, and he thrust her against the wall, squeezing her body even tighter against his.
Even through the cold, wet material of her skirts, Daniel could feel the heat between her legs burning against his abdomen. His pants got tighter as she rubbed into him, moaning into his mouth as his fingers scratched hard up her back and into her hair. He brought one hand to rest at the back of her neck, and pulled her mouth in closer with it.
Vala finally pulled her mouth from his, her lips hovering just inches from his. The hazy gaze of too much reigned in need and passion in his eyes matched her own. She gave him a short, fierce kiss again.
"I want you." Her voice was rough with lust and dominance.
Daniel simply pushed his lips to hers in response, splintering open the fragile wooden door with a swift kick as he turned to carry her inside.
He made it to the middle of the small shack before bringing Vala down to lay back against the hay-covered floor. Her legs remained wrapped around him, sliding down towards his hips, as they continued to plunder each other's mouths with their own.
Finally, the tightness in his pants was becoming too much. Daniel pulled his lips away from Vala's with a strangled groan, sitting up on his knees. She stared up at him, panting, her legs hooked around him. Watching her watch him, Daniel pulled off his tunic. After tossing it someplace, he reached down to his belt and began to unbuckle it.
"Let me." Vala purred, her legs sliding down around his as she sat up. Her lips came to his as her hands moved to start unlatching the complicated buckle. While she was busy there, Daniel brought his own hands around her, fingers fumbling with the strings of her corset.
Her task was soon finished, the sound of a belt pulling through wet belt loops signifying she was done. Daniel, however, still couldn't get the strings to loosen. He kissed her deeper and deeper, grunting and groaning with every passing moment that his fingers failed to work. He was too impatient and needy to bother with it anymore.
"Screw it." Daniel mumbled against her mouth, pulling with all his strength. A harsh tearing sound soon came and Vala pulled back from the kiss with a gasp. She panted at him, one hand on his chest and the other at his pants, as he pulled the busted corset off her and tossed it aside. He gave her that rogue grin, bringing his hand to the back of her neck again, pulling her in once more.
Daniel laid both of them down again, Vala now using both hands to unfasten his pants. He used his free hand to push aside the material of her skirts, sneaking his fingers up until he connected with her intimately. She gasped, her hands jerking just enough to bust the final clasp on his pants.
Sitting up again, Daniel slid his pants down just enough. He lay back down, settling in against her as comfortable as he could. They stared at one another. Everything they had done up until this point was nothing compared to what they were getting ready to do.
Vala looked at Daniel. Daniel looked at Vala. In that moment on the verge of everything dangerous, they shared something between them.
Smiling softly, Vala reached up and pulled Daniel down by the back of his neck. Then she kissed him, and it wasn't sex-driven or mad with lust. It was soft and tender, wanting him and not his body. Knowing this was it, Daniel slowly moved into her. As she gasped, Daniel stared into her grey eyes.
Vala pulled his head down even more, her lips pressed close to his ear. "Love me." She demanded on a desperate whisper.
Daniel obeyed, the sounds of a love unleashing being swallowed by the storm.
*END FLASHBACK*
CH. 2 finishes in And of Lovers, P.2
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Ch.2, P.9 (And of Lovers, P.1)
*still in flashback*
And of Lovers, P.1
Being friends with Vala came a lot easier than he expected. It wasn't what Daniel wanted deep within - he wanted Vala body, heart, and soul, but having her as a witty companion was all he was going to get, and he could happily live with that.
He'd rather have her in some way rather than in no way at all.
And the way he had her was quite spectacular in its own right. Daniel had learned that Vala, when not burdened down with the ceremony of being a Queen all the time, loved to learn and laugh and have fun. She gladly faced any task he put to her, whether it be learning Latin or hunting game, or even sword fighting.
Vala loved to live - something he would never have known had he not been order to Grover with her.
Daniel thought over this with a smile as they galloped through the countryside that surrounded Grover. He watched her before him, laughing and shouting in a way no one in court had ever seen, and he loved every moment of it.
When Vala pulled on the reins, bringing her horse to a walking pace, Daniel followed suit. They walked along a mossy path.
"I must admit, when I first learned I was coming to Grover, I wasn't expecting to enjoy myself." Vala said, looking at the stream that flowed just past some trees on her right. She brought her grey eyes to look at Daniel. "Ever."
He laughed gently, looking up the path before them. "Yes well, I was warned it would be a very difficult post." His eyes now turned back to her. "That my charge was rather tough and stubborn."
Vala grinned, flipping her hair a little. "And? Am I such a task to handle?"
"Well..." Daniel said, laughing as she gasped. "No, no you're not." He smiled softly. "I think it was a great assistance to me that we saw past out differences."
She smirked. "I would call them more misunderstandings."
Daniel smiled impishly. "You are a very wise Queen, Majesty."
A comfortable silence fell around them as they continued. Before long, the path turned and continued to the left. To the right, through a gap in the trees, was a clearing. Vala pulled her horse out into it, and Daniel happily followed.
Now cast in the full sunlight, he took in her beauty. Daniel could not deny himself the love he felt for her, but he had learned to just live with watching her and not holding her. It was what she had asked for, and it was the lesser of the two evils between what was happening with them.
She turned her head to look back at him, her hair flying in the breeze. "Can we stop here and eat?"
Daniel smiled and nodded, not being able to speak.
They dismounted from their horses, and began to set up the picnic lunch they had packed. Throughout their meal, Daniel was certain Vala kept throwing him looks he was trying hard not to give her. She giggled at his words as he spoke, and practically shied away from him as their hands accidentally touched.
Now he watched her stroll next to him through the trees, walking towards another clearing not far from the one where they'd shared lunch.
"What catches your fancy, young Knight?" Vala asked with a curious smile, hands fiddling with a twig she'd pulled off of a tree.
Daniel looked down at the ground, his own hands clasped gently behind his back. "A beautiful creature who I would swear was a nymph, if not for the royal attire."
She laughed, continuing to play with the stick. "Have you seen many nymphs before?"
Shrugging, Daniel brought his attention up as they made it clear of the trees and out into the open. "There were a few magnificent candidates, but it was just hopeless magic that bewitched a young mind."
"How elegantly you speak." Vala mocked lightly, and he grinned.
"If elegance it is, then I credit the company." Daniel looked at her, stopping. Vala did as well, once more glancing at him curiously. He reached out and took one of her hands with his. "You are a dear friend, Vala. I care for you, and I will always pledge my services to you before all else."
She sighed, looking at their joined hands. "Don't make promises duty will not allow you to keep." Vala looked up with a sad smile. "You are pledged to the King, first and foremost."
"A Queen is just an extension of a King."
Vala quirked an eyebrow. "So if I ran right now, you'd be under obligation to chase me?"
Daniel stepped closer, giving her a daring look. "I would be, to maintain your safety, of course."
"Of course." Vala said haughtily. Then with a wild, carefree laugh, she took off at a run, lifting her skirts as she went.
Growling playfully, Daniel went after her. They ran through the clearing, going one way, then another. They dashed between the trees, and doubled back. Vala hopped over a brook, and Daniel just splashed right through it.
Finally, breathless and tired, Vala threw herself down into the long grass. She squealed slightly as Daniel came down a top her, knees straddling her waist and arms propped up by her head. Both laughed as they stared into each other's eyes.
"That...was very...unqueen like." Daniel said through his breathlessness.
Vala pulled in deep breaths rapidly, her busty chest rising and falling dramatically. "I have not been feeling like a Queen of late." She reached up and placed her hand against the side of his neck. "It's hard to be a Queen when there's been no sign of a King for half the year."
Daniel licked his lips as her fingers stroked his flesh tenderly. Just as he moved to lean in, however, a loud crash above their heads had him jumping slightly. Two pairs of eyes looked to the sky.
"Wow, the sky got rather dark." Vala said, noticing the black clouds hovering.
He nodded. "I think it might rain..." As Daniel said the word, the heavens unleashed the water it held. Water plopped around them, coming faster and faster with every passing moment. "Soon."
Vala laughed and allowed Daniel to pull her up.
"We need to find shelter!" She shouted over the sudden downpour, her clothes already becoming heavy with water.
Daniel looked around, spotting the outline of a structure through the curtain of rain. "There." He pointed, and grabbed Vala by the wrist. They dashed towards the structure, laughing and screaming the whole way.
By the time they reached the covered porch of the building, a rather small watermill, both Daniel and Vala were drenched. Still, their laughing did not cease even as they came under the stone overhang.
Hand on her heaving chest, Vala tried to get her breathing under control. "Well...that was...unexpected."
"Nature always is." Daniel smiled in that way, and Vala found it was the most handsome thing in the world. She decided to take in the condition of her clothes to distract herself from the thought.
Daniel noticed her inspection and laughed breathlessly. "Gods, you're soaked through." He patted his tunic pocket, intending to find the handkerchief he'd had earlier. All he got, however, was a stream of water shooting out from it. Vala laughed and he pouted indignantly at her.
"Oh yes, so funny..." He muttered, looking around their rather confined space. His blue eyes landed on a cloth hanging over the edge of the door that led inside the tiny millhouse. Daniel pulled it down. "Here we go."
Taking it gratefully, Vala smiled at him then set to work at least drying the parts of her skin that were exposed - starting with her chest area. Daniel could not stop from staring as her hand slowly botched at the water with the cloth, just above her partially exposed breasts.
Banishing the thoughts, he looked out at the rain. It cast the world around in an eerie, shadowy glow. The world was grey, as if a curtain had been cast around them.
"We're going to have to wait this out." Daniel said, trying to keep his mind off her body. "This storm looks to last a good while."
Vala looked up, watching how he put his hands on his hips and got the rest of his breathing under control. Soaking wet, eyes shining in the grey light, Daniel now appeared more handsome than ever. He didn't look like that friend she'd been forcing herself to see, but a man trying not to see her as the woman she knew she was.
As he smiled, some remark ready to come past his lips, and turned to look at her once more, Vala could not hold back any longer. She threw down the now damp cloth and crashed her lips against his in a heated kiss.
Daniel stumbled back against the wall, hand lightly resting against her cheek as she kissed him. Hers fisted in his drenched tunic, ringing water all over the floor at their feet. After the initial shock of her lips against his wore off, he placed his other hand gently against her chest and pushed her away.
"No..." He said reluctantly as Vala’s lips broke away from his.
Vala stared wide-eyed at him, breathless again. Daniel would not meet her gaze, backed up against the wall. She shook her head, feeling guilty. Here she was, the one who had kissed him like she was mad, when she'd asked him to just be friends. Stepping back, her own back collided with the wall opposite his.
"I'm sorry." Vala looked down. "I shouldn't have done that."
Daniel nodded. "You're right - you shouldn't have." There was a pause, and then suddenly Vala found herself pinned against the wall by his body, his arms propped up straight against the wall. "Just like I shouldn't be doing this."
He leaned in and took her mouth greedily, and what little resolve Vala had tried to rebuild melted away. She began kissing him back with an equal passion, her arms snaking around his neck and hands threading through his wet hair.
Daniel hands, meanwhile, moved down to her hips. Gripping them tightly, he pushed Vala up the wall. She groaned into his mouth, her legs instantly wrapping around his waist. Her fingers scraped his scalp, and he thrust her against the wall, squeezing her body even tighter against his.
Even through the cold, wet material of her skirts, Daniel could feel the heat between her legs burning against his abdomen. His pants got tighter as she rubbed into him, moaning into his mouth as his fingers scratched hard up her back and into her hair. He brought one hand to rest at the back of her neck, and pulled her mouth in closer with it.
Vala finally pulled her mouth from his, her lips hovering just inches from his. The hazy gaze of too much reigned in need and passion in his eyes matched her own. She gave him a short, fierce kiss again.
"I want you." Her voice was rough with lust and dominance.
Daniel simply pushed his lips to hers in response, splintering open the fragile wooden door with a swift kick as he turned to carry her inside.
He made it to the middle of the small shack before bringing Vala down to lay back against the hay-covered floor. Her legs remained wrapped around him, sliding down towards his hips, as they continued to plunder each other's mouths with their own.
Finally, the tightness in his pants was becoming too much. Daniel pulled his lips away from Vala's with a strangled groan, sitting up on his knees. She stared up at him, panting, her legs hooked around him. Watching her watch him, Daniel pulled off his tunic. After tossing it someplace, he reached down to his belt and began to unbuckle it.
"Let me." Vala purred, her legs sliding down around his as she sat up. Her lips came to his as her hands moved to start unlatching the complicated buckle. While she was busy there, Daniel brought his own hands around her, fingers fumbling with the strings of her corset.
Her task was soon finished, the sound of a belt pulling through wet belt loops signifying she was done. Daniel, however, still couldn't get the strings to loosen. He kissed her deeper and deeper, grunting and groaning with every passing moment that his fingers failed to work. He was too impatient and needy to bother with it anymore.
"Screw it." Daniel mumbled against her mouth, pulling with all his strength. A harsh tearing sound soon came and Vala pulled back from the kiss with a gasp. She panted at him, one hand on his chest and the other at his pants, as he pulled the busted corset off her and tossed it aside. He gave her that rogue grin, bringing his hand to the back of her neck again, pulling her in once more.
Daniel laid both of them down again, Vala now using both hands to unfasten his pants. He used his free hand to push aside the material of her skirts, sneaking his fingers up until he connected with her intimately. She gasped, her hands jerking just enough to bust the final clasp on his pants.
Sitting up again, Daniel slid his pants down just enough. He lay back down, settling in against her as comfortable as he could. They stared at one another. Everything they had done up until this point was nothing compared to what they were getting ready to do.
Vala looked at Daniel. Daniel looked at Vala. In that moment on the verge of everything dangerous, they shared something between them.
Smiling softly, Vala reached up and pulled Daniel down by the back of his neck. Then she kissed him, and it wasn't sex-driven or mad with lust. It was soft and tender, wanting him and not his body. Knowing this was it, Daniel slowly moved into her. As she gasped, Daniel stared into her grey eyes.
Vala pulled his head down even more, her lips pressed close to his ear. "Love me." She demanded on a desperate whisper.
Daniel obeyed, the sounds of a love unleashing being swallowed by the storm.
*END FLASHBACK*
CH. 2 finishes in And of Lovers, P.2
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