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This one is out of order. There is at least two between it and "Truce".
Is it okay... I'm worried that I didn't have her react enough. Opinion... please. Aserene, you like Queen Selenity.. did she react alright?
Title: I will protect you
Author: Ree
Theme: Family -burden
Genre: Drama
Version: Silver Millennium - Fates/Sihde storyline
Rating: G/PG(?)
Most of these characters belong to Takeuchi Naoko. The ones that don't are my creations.
I will protect you
Part IV: Clinging to hope
Princess Selenity looked out the window as the doctor left the room. Looking out into the courtyard, she tried to spot Brendan. Not seeing his blond head amongst the wagons, she tried to think of where he would be. 'He should be between our old suite and the courtyard. So, I'll try and intercept him.' Heading out the door, she felt an added bounce in her step.
Everything was going to be alright now. Selenity had been worried ever since Brendan had been crowned king last week. There had been ugly rumors and nasty threats. The Milesians did not want her as their ruler. 'Not that I have any power over them. I was just given the title of Princess Consort. That was what the treaty said. I can not rule them, and Bren can't rule the Sihde. He would be the Prince Consort. Only our children would be able to rule both.' Selenity's hand strayed to her stomach and brushed over it lightly.
Stepping over to the side of the hallway, Selenity watched as the servants moved all hers and Brendan's belongings out of the suite. 'No more flipping countries. No more constant moving. We will finally have a home, and just in time.' She understood the reasons for the shifting, it gave both countries a chance to get used to them, to accept them as their rulers, but the time had come to settle down.
Skirting around the constant steam of packers, she spotted Brendan in the next room. It had been her solar, a bright sunny round room. The walls were made of white marble. They made the sunlight that streamed though the skylights seem even brighter. Stepping quietly into the room, she studied him. The sunlight was reflecting off his golden hair and the dark shirt he was wearing stood out against the pale walls, making him seem larger than he was.
He turned slightly, and smiled at her. "We are almost done."
Crossing the room, Selenity smiled shyly up at him. She had to tell him. Looking up into his sky blue eyes, she knew that he would be as happy as she was. "I'm glad that we will be able to settle down. We are going to need a steady household soon." She rested her hand protectively over her stomach.
Brendan's eyes widened as understanding flooded through them. "Selene... when...?" He staggered a bit and hunched over slightly. Fear cut through the happiness that was shining in his face. Dragging her up against him, Brendan wrapped his arms around her before he staggered again. "Selene... assassins... I...I... " As he fell to the ground, he made sure to cushion her fall, but still cover her completely. "Don't... let them ...kill you... I will... protect...you."
Selenity watched as his eyes dulled. His slumped on top of her. "Bren... Bren...Br-r-ren!" Her terror echoed through the room as she screamed his name.
Gasping for her next breath as her husband's dead weight settled onto her, she tried to deny what she knew was happening. 'I've got to get him help. He needs a doctor. He can't die... he can't. Not now.' When she tried to shift his body, she discovered that her arms were pinned.
Squirming desperately, Selenity tried to get him to move. 'He won't budge.' "Guards! Help! The King... The King needs a doctor quick!" The words came out thick with tears.
The guards came running. Shocked by the sight that greeted them, they fanned out into the room. Most of them searched for the assassin while the king's and princess' body guards hovered around King Brendan and Princess Selenity. The captain rested his fingers against the king's neck. He couldn't detect a pulse.
Selenity looked into Brendan's sightless eyes, and knew that he was dead before the captain could speak. Closing her eyes, she waited for the tears that had threatened earlier, but they wouldn't come. They were locked behind the burden of responsibility and duty that was settling upon her. 'I have to be the regent for our people. The baby must be born. It must rule both countries. For the sake of our people, I have to live.'
Quietly, he alerted the other guards that the king was dead. The princess' silence let the captain know that she was in shock. Laying a comforting hand on the only place he could reach, the top of her head, he waited.
The guards signaled an all clear, and the body guards started to shift the king's body. Opening her eyes, Selenity gazed at her beloveds face once more as he was moved off of her. 'I will keep our promise. I...I...'
Shifting her gaze to the captain, Selenity fought against the threatening scream of denial that was trying force its way out. When she had herself under control, she began issuing orders. "Take the king to the doctor. He will have to determine the type of poison used. Also alert my Mother of what has occurred. We need to search the entire palace grounds for the assassin."
The captain nodded, and, with a few motions, sent two guards scurrying.
As another group approached the king's body, Selenity's attention was pulled back to him. She stared down at Brendan, silent tears streaming down her face. She reached out towards the needles protruding out of his back, and his left shoulder. The captain's touch stopped her before she touched them. Her fingers hovered over the weapon that destroyed the happiest day of her life.
The captain whispered softly, trying not to startle her. "Your Highness, we need to move you to a safe place. There are too many entrances here."
Wiping her tears away, Selenity shouldered the invisible mantle of responsibility and duty, nodded, and climbed carefully to her feet. Surrounded by the body guards, she followed them out of the room.
Part VI: Everything falls apart
Is it okay... I'm worried that I didn't have her react enough. Opinion... please. Aserene, you like Queen Selenity.. did she react alright?
Title: I will protect you
Author: Ree
Theme: Family -burden
Genre: Drama
Version: Silver Millennium - Fates/Sihde storyline
Rating: G/PG(?)
Most of these characters belong to Takeuchi Naoko. The ones that don't are my creations.
I will protect you
Part IV: Clinging to hope
Princess Selenity looked out the window as the doctor left the room. Looking out into the courtyard, she tried to spot Brendan. Not seeing his blond head amongst the wagons, she tried to think of where he would be. 'He should be between our old suite and the courtyard. So, I'll try and intercept him.' Heading out the door, she felt an added bounce in her step.
Everything was going to be alright now. Selenity had been worried ever since Brendan had been crowned king last week. There had been ugly rumors and nasty threats. The Milesians did not want her as their ruler. 'Not that I have any power over them. I was just given the title of Princess Consort. That was what the treaty said. I can not rule them, and Bren can't rule the Sihde. He would be the Prince Consort. Only our children would be able to rule both.' Selenity's hand strayed to her stomach and brushed over it lightly.
Stepping over to the side of the hallway, Selenity watched as the servants moved all hers and Brendan's belongings out of the suite. 'No more flipping countries. No more constant moving. We will finally have a home, and just in time.' She understood the reasons for the shifting, it gave both countries a chance to get used to them, to accept them as their rulers, but the time had come to settle down.
Skirting around the constant steam of packers, she spotted Brendan in the next room. It had been her solar, a bright sunny round room. The walls were made of white marble. They made the sunlight that streamed though the skylights seem even brighter. Stepping quietly into the room, she studied him. The sunlight was reflecting off his golden hair and the dark shirt he was wearing stood out against the pale walls, making him seem larger than he was.
He turned slightly, and smiled at her. "We are almost done."
Crossing the room, Selenity smiled shyly up at him. She had to tell him. Looking up into his sky blue eyes, she knew that he would be as happy as she was. "I'm glad that we will be able to settle down. We are going to need a steady household soon." She rested her hand protectively over her stomach.
Brendan's eyes widened as understanding flooded through them. "Selene... when...?" He staggered a bit and hunched over slightly. Fear cut through the happiness that was shining in his face. Dragging her up against him, Brendan wrapped his arms around her before he staggered again. "Selene... assassins... I...I... " As he fell to the ground, he made sure to cushion her fall, but still cover her completely. "Don't... let them ...kill you... I will... protect...you."
Selenity watched as his eyes dulled. His slumped on top of her. "Bren... Bren...Br-r-ren!" Her terror echoed through the room as she screamed his name.
Gasping for her next breath as her husband's dead weight settled onto her, she tried to deny what she knew was happening. 'I've got to get him help. He needs a doctor. He can't die... he can't. Not now.' When she tried to shift his body, she discovered that her arms were pinned.
Squirming desperately, Selenity tried to get him to move. 'He won't budge.' "Guards! Help! The King... The King needs a doctor quick!" The words came out thick with tears.
The guards came running. Shocked by the sight that greeted them, they fanned out into the room. Most of them searched for the assassin while the king's and princess' body guards hovered around King Brendan and Princess Selenity. The captain rested his fingers against the king's neck. He couldn't detect a pulse.
Selenity looked into Brendan's sightless eyes, and knew that he was dead before the captain could speak. Closing her eyes, she waited for the tears that had threatened earlier, but they wouldn't come. They were locked behind the burden of responsibility and duty that was settling upon her. 'I have to be the regent for our people. The baby must be born. It must rule both countries. For the sake of our people, I have to live.'
Quietly, he alerted the other guards that the king was dead. The princess' silence let the captain know that she was in shock. Laying a comforting hand on the only place he could reach, the top of her head, he waited.
The guards signaled an all clear, and the body guards started to shift the king's body. Opening her eyes, Selenity gazed at her beloveds face once more as he was moved off of her. 'I will keep our promise. I...I...'
Shifting her gaze to the captain, Selenity fought against the threatening scream of denial that was trying force its way out. When she had herself under control, she began issuing orders. "Take the king to the doctor. He will have to determine the type of poison used. Also alert my Mother of what has occurred. We need to search the entire palace grounds for the assassin."
The captain nodded, and, with a few motions, sent two guards scurrying.
As another group approached the king's body, Selenity's attention was pulled back to him. She stared down at Brendan, silent tears streaming down her face. She reached out towards the needles protruding out of his back, and his left shoulder. The captain's touch stopped her before she touched them. Her fingers hovered over the weapon that destroyed the happiest day of her life.
The captain whispered softly, trying not to startle her. "Your Highness, we need to move you to a safe place. There are too many entrances here."
Wiping her tears away, Selenity shouldered the invisible mantle of responsibility and duty, nodded, and climbed carefully to her feet. Surrounded by the body guards, she followed them out of the room.
Part VI: Everything falls apart