Beiste's Bingo Blitz - Fic: Royals and Destiny + Icons
Title: Royals and destiny
Author: majorrogue
Pairing,Character(s): Brittany/Santana
Rating: PG? Ok for all i think!
Spoilers: none, medieval-ish AU
Summary: When a young villager meets a young princess everything changes
Author's Note: This was written for the 'Beiste's bingo blitz' challenge over at gleeverse and is split into drabbles and goes from 1st person to 3rd(?) person half way through!! Oops!! There are also a couple of icons at the bottom!
Squares:
Home - 177 words
Beautiful - 244 words
Someday - 259 words
Time - 334 words
Light - 621 words
Glory - 319 words
Blue - 163 words
Always - 303 words
Home
The first time I saw her I was just a child and so was she.
I'd been playing with boys from my street in the fields outside the village for most of the day. It was getting too hot and i was hungry, so I decided to go home, get some food and get clean.
When I got to the main street in the village there were crowds of people everywhere. I was small enough then that i could get through all the people and see what the fuss was about. When i got to the front of the crowd I saw the king on his white steed surrounded by guards on horseback, i wasn't all that bothered about seeing him, he was always riding through town to show off, but this time turned out to be different. This time he was being followed by his daughter. I'd never seen her before, there had been rumours that she had died as a baby, because she was never seen, but there she was following her father on horseback.
Beautiful
I'll admit that even as a child i was mesmerised by her and her beauty.
We were the same age and I remember my mother telling me stories about the celebrations when the king had his first child, my mother was just about to give birth to me, but still celebrated like everyone else.
She still had to be the most beautiful thing I’d ever seen. She looked so pretty in her long white dress, she had small flowers in her long blonde hair and she was holding a small bouquet.
As they rode down the main village street I followed, walking quickly along the front of the cheering crowd just staring at her. As I watched her I thought she looked nervous. If it was the first time she’d been in the village then all these people must have been scary. She was looking around a lot, looking at all the people cheering her and her father. Then my life changed forever, she turned and looked down at me. I smiled widely at her and she returned the smile and she waved at me, ME, no one else just me, I waved back. Unfortunately, I was so distracted by her and her smile that I didn’t notice the loose cobble stones in the road and I tripped and fell unceremoniously to the ground. Just before she rode out of sight I looked up from the ground through the guards to see her giggling.
Someday
Like a moth to a flame, I scrambled to my feet and ran after the royal convoy. I ran straight up to the castle gates just as they closed. Through them I could see the King and the Princess dismounting. I shouted at her and she turned to look at me. I didn’t really know what to do so I just waved again. Then an idea came to me
“Do you want to come and play?” I shout through the iron gate. She smiled and turned towards me more, but her father took her hand and pulled her towards the castle. She pointed towards me but her father shook his head.
I heard laughing and a large hand grabbed my shoulder.
“Do you really think a princess is going to play with a dirty street kid?” one of the guards laughed. He pushed me away from the gate
“Go on, go home and play with your pet rat” another guard laughed.
“Get off me, you big lump!” I shouted kicking at him, but missing.
“You’ll be lucky if you ever see her again, let alone play with her. Now scram!” he pointed his lance at me and I turned and walked back to the street.
I turned to face the large intimidating castle, it had always been there, dominating the village and surrounding countryside, but I’d never really thought about it before. But right there and then I decided that someday I would be on the other side of those walls, and I would definitely see the princess again.
Time
“How do you get inside the castle?” I asked my father
“Inside? I’d have thought the gates would be a good starting point!”
“No, I mean…… like…… to work there”
“I don’t think you’re maid material, do you?” He said
“She most definitely is not maid material” My mother added smiling while cooking dinner
“There must be loads of different people who work in the castle?” I asked
“Yes, there are hundreds, servants, cooks, nobles, guards, stable boys….” My mother answered
“Why do you ask, little one?” Father asked
“I’ve decided I’m going to work in there”
“You are better than that, Santana” Father said seriously
“What’s better than working for the King and Queen?” I asked
They both paused to think “You’re right, there isn’t much better I suppose, but if that’s what you truly want at least use the skills you have naturally”
“What are they?” I asked
“You are very physical; you enjoy running and fighting with your brothers….”
“I’m going to be Captain of the guard!” I shouted interrupting my father. If I was captain of the guard I’d have to protect her and see her all the time. It would be perfect!
They both looked at me, my mother shrugged and turned back to the food she was preparing
“Things like that take time, little one” My father said and he was right. You had to be at least 16 before you could sign up to be in the guards and then you had years more training.
If I had to wait 7 years before I could join I was going to use those 7 years to be the best recruit they had ever seen.
Next to the fields where we played there was a high wall that the guards would train behind. I decided I would climb that wall every day and watch them train. If I could do all of what they did before I even joined, I would be captain of her guard in no time.
Light
She hadn’t noticed the sounds of a sword fight until she watched the sun set over the village from her room. It was too late in the day for sword practice she thought, how could they see what they were doing? She decided go and find out.
It didn’t take her long to walk to the training ground from her rooms and she didn’t rush. She enjoyed slowly walking around the castle and its ground watching as people went about their business, it was even better when they didn’t notice her. She could watch them act normally when they were unaware of her, but as soon as she was noticed they would bow and be on guard, careful of what they said and did.
The training ground was a large square covered in sand; the outsides were a little elevated from the sand and were surrounded by a covered walk way where people could watch what was happening. This late in the evening it had 5 or 6 large braziers to light the ground. In the middle she saw two figures fighting, both had swords and shields and were both wearing some sort of protective clothing.
“Princess”
“Sergeant Beiste” Brittany greeted “it’s a little late for practice isn’t it?”
“Not for these two, princess, they’re determined”
“Oh?”
“EVANS! LOPEZ!” The sergeant called and pointed in front of where they were standing. They both stopped mid fight.
Brittany wasn’t expecting the shout and cringed a little at the sudden sound, but she quickly forgot about it when she saw who was jogging towards her.
Brittany recognised her instantly, she hadn’t changed much since that day in the village. Brittany had thought about her many times since she had seen the mysterious girl in the crowd.
She didn’t realise she was staring as the two fighters approached, both of them realising at the same time that the Princess was standing next to their sergeant. The blonde lowered his eyes as he knelt before her, but the dark haired woman seemed to falter and stared a little before also kneeling. They both laid their swords and shields on the ground and stood when Beiste started to introduce them.
“This is Samuel Evans and Santana Lopez, my Lady, they are the best recruits I think we’ve ever had”
“Really?” Brittany said absent mindedly as she stared at Santana
“Yes, they practice far too often and all that training has made them both hard to beat”
“Will you both be entering the upcoming Royal tournament then?”
“Yes, My Lady” they both answered in unison
There was silence for a moment
“I should hope so…” beiste started but instantly stopped talking as the princess addressed Santana
“You always seem to be covered in dirt when I see you” she said softly and smiled, there was silence, the words seemed intimate and neither Beiste nor Sam knew what was meant by it.
“Yes, majesty” Santana replied never taking her eyes off the princess
Brittany reached out her hand and softly touched Santana’s chin moving her face to the left
“And you also seem to have hurt yourself again” she said after observing the black eye Santana was sporting.
“It is nothing majesty, just a minor distraction” Santana said, amazed that she could actually speak after being this close to the princess and now also being touched by her. She hoped it didn’t show in her eyes.
Brittany smiled, released her hand and turned and walked away, they all watched her in amazement. As she walked away she turned “maybe you should be more careful” her face bright with a cheeky smile. She knew it wasn’t proper royal etiquette to touch subjects, but she found she couldn’t help herself.
Glory
People would come from across the country to attend the royal tournament. It was a time of celebration for the village. Santana had always looked forward to watching it as a child, she could never actually get in and sit in the stands but you could see most of what was going on from the hill to the side of where the tournament was held.
But now here she was getting ready for her first match. As she walked towards the royal box she found the cheering crowd almost overwhelming. They could see that she was a local girl from her tunic which covered her chain mail and they let everyone know it.
She stood in front of the royal box next to her opponent, a man about her age but taller and with a tribal Mohawk. In front of her stood the King with the Queen sitting to the right of his throne and the two princesses sitting to the left. She made eye contact with Brittany and smiled, the princess returned the gesture with a shy smile of her own.
The King lifted his arms to quiet the crowd. The crowd went silent and the two combatants bowed
“Tell us who you are and what you fight for” he commanded
“My name is Puckerman and I fight in the name of my tribe” The man said pumping his fist in the air and a small cheer came from the crowd
“I am Santana Lopez and I fight for the glory of the King and his family” she looked at Brittany when she said the last part. A roar erupted from the crowd, but she wasn’t finished “and for the favour of Princess Brittany” she looked directly at her again. The king turned to his daughter, somewhat surprised by this. Brittany looked at her father smiling and nodded
“So be it” The king announced “combatants take your positions”
Blue
Before she moved to the centre of the arena Santana moved closer to the Royal box. Brittany had come to the edge and leant over the barrier, in her hand she had a long piece of blue material. Santana reached up to take the favour but before she could, Brittany brought it to her lips and kissed it.
Santana’s heart skipped a beat, she thought Brittany would be mad at her for such a public show of her affection, but to have Brittany repay it was more than she was expecting. She reached up and instead of just taking the favour she took Brittany’s hand and slowly took the ribbon from it.
“My Lady” Santana said and bowed
“My champion” Brittany said lowering her head and then returning to her seat to watch the fight.
Santana took the blue ribbon and tied it around her arm as she made her way to the centre of the arena and stood opposite her tribal opponent.
Always
Santana woke to the feeling of fingers softly running over the skin of her rib cage, she opened her eyes to see Brittany lying next to her. She was watching her own fingers slowly trailing over a long scar on Santana’s body.
“Hey, that tickles” she said quietly
Brittany looked up at her and smiled from her lower position on the bed
“I hate the thought of you getting hurt” Brittany said looking back at the scar
Santana put her hand over Brittany’s “It’s my job to get hurt so that you don’t and that’s how it will always be” she looked down at Brittany who wouldn’t make eye contact, instead she leant closer to Santana and rested her body against her.
“You don’t have to be nervous, you’ll do fine”
“How can I not be nervous? Everything is going to change after today”
“Yes, but for the better, think of all the things you will achieve”
There was silence for a while, then Brittany gripped Santana tighter
“I miss him” She said quietly
“I know” Santana put her arms around her and hugged her tightly, pulling their naked bodies as close as she could and kissed the top of her head.
They stayed like that for quite a while, silently preparing themselves for the day. Their silence was suddenly interrupted as Brittany’s mother stormed into the room.
“Oh my goodness! What on earth do you think you are doing?” She practically screamed
Brittany quickly grabbed the sheets to cover them both
“Mother! Do you mind?”
“Do I mind?” she rolled her eyes “I’m assuming you know what day it is, yes?” she asked with her hands on her hips
“Yes, of course I do”
“Then I suggest you get out of bed and get ready. For goodness sake, you get crowned Queen today”
More: The Villager and Destiny
Co-Op
I completed my Co-Op square with defyxgravityx we decided on Icons of Coach Beiste. And here they are:
defyxgravityx's
and mine
I think we both did wonderfully!! :D
~~~~~~~~~~~
Comments are lovely!!
Author: majorrogue
Pairing,Character(s): Brittany/Santana
Rating: PG? Ok for all i think!
Spoilers: none, medieval-ish AU
Summary: When a young villager meets a young princess everything changes
Author's Note: This was written for the 'Beiste's bingo blitz' challenge over at gleeverse and is split into drabbles and goes from 1st person to 3rd(?) person half way through!! Oops!! There are also a couple of icons at the bottom!
Squares:
Home - 177 words
Beautiful - 244 words
Someday - 259 words
Time - 334 words
Light - 621 words
Glory - 319 words
Blue - 163 words
Always - 303 words
Home
The first time I saw her I was just a child and so was she.
I'd been playing with boys from my street in the fields outside the village for most of the day. It was getting too hot and i was hungry, so I decided to go home, get some food and get clean.
When I got to the main street in the village there were crowds of people everywhere. I was small enough then that i could get through all the people and see what the fuss was about. When i got to the front of the crowd I saw the king on his white steed surrounded by guards on horseback, i wasn't all that bothered about seeing him, he was always riding through town to show off, but this time turned out to be different. This time he was being followed by his daughter. I'd never seen her before, there had been rumours that she had died as a baby, because she was never seen, but there she was following her father on horseback.
Beautiful
I'll admit that even as a child i was mesmerised by her and her beauty.
We were the same age and I remember my mother telling me stories about the celebrations when the king had his first child, my mother was just about to give birth to me, but still celebrated like everyone else.
She still had to be the most beautiful thing I’d ever seen. She looked so pretty in her long white dress, she had small flowers in her long blonde hair and she was holding a small bouquet.
As they rode down the main village street I followed, walking quickly along the front of the cheering crowd just staring at her. As I watched her I thought she looked nervous. If it was the first time she’d been in the village then all these people must have been scary. She was looking around a lot, looking at all the people cheering her and her father. Then my life changed forever, she turned and looked down at me. I smiled widely at her and she returned the smile and she waved at me, ME, no one else just me, I waved back. Unfortunately, I was so distracted by her and her smile that I didn’t notice the loose cobble stones in the road and I tripped and fell unceremoniously to the ground. Just before she rode out of sight I looked up from the ground through the guards to see her giggling.
Someday
Like a moth to a flame, I scrambled to my feet and ran after the royal convoy. I ran straight up to the castle gates just as they closed. Through them I could see the King and the Princess dismounting. I shouted at her and she turned to look at me. I didn’t really know what to do so I just waved again. Then an idea came to me
“Do you want to come and play?” I shout through the iron gate. She smiled and turned towards me more, but her father took her hand and pulled her towards the castle. She pointed towards me but her father shook his head.
I heard laughing and a large hand grabbed my shoulder.
“Do you really think a princess is going to play with a dirty street kid?” one of the guards laughed. He pushed me away from the gate
“Go on, go home and play with your pet rat” another guard laughed.
“Get off me, you big lump!” I shouted kicking at him, but missing.
“You’ll be lucky if you ever see her again, let alone play with her. Now scram!” he pointed his lance at me and I turned and walked back to the street.
I turned to face the large intimidating castle, it had always been there, dominating the village and surrounding countryside, but I’d never really thought about it before. But right there and then I decided that someday I would be on the other side of those walls, and I would definitely see the princess again.
Time
“How do you get inside the castle?” I asked my father
“Inside? I’d have thought the gates would be a good starting point!”
“No, I mean…… like…… to work there”
“I don’t think you’re maid material, do you?” He said
“She most definitely is not maid material” My mother added smiling while cooking dinner
“There must be loads of different people who work in the castle?” I asked
“Yes, there are hundreds, servants, cooks, nobles, guards, stable boys….” My mother answered
“Why do you ask, little one?” Father asked
“I’ve decided I’m going to work in there”
“You are better than that, Santana” Father said seriously
“What’s better than working for the King and Queen?” I asked
They both paused to think “You’re right, there isn’t much better I suppose, but if that’s what you truly want at least use the skills you have naturally”
“What are they?” I asked
“You are very physical; you enjoy running and fighting with your brothers….”
“I’m going to be Captain of the guard!” I shouted interrupting my father. If I was captain of the guard I’d have to protect her and see her all the time. It would be perfect!
They both looked at me, my mother shrugged and turned back to the food she was preparing
“Things like that take time, little one” My father said and he was right. You had to be at least 16 before you could sign up to be in the guards and then you had years more training.
If I had to wait 7 years before I could join I was going to use those 7 years to be the best recruit they had ever seen.
Next to the fields where we played there was a high wall that the guards would train behind. I decided I would climb that wall every day and watch them train. If I could do all of what they did before I even joined, I would be captain of her guard in no time.
Light
She hadn’t noticed the sounds of a sword fight until she watched the sun set over the village from her room. It was too late in the day for sword practice she thought, how could they see what they were doing? She decided go and find out.
It didn’t take her long to walk to the training ground from her rooms and she didn’t rush. She enjoyed slowly walking around the castle and its ground watching as people went about their business, it was even better when they didn’t notice her. She could watch them act normally when they were unaware of her, but as soon as she was noticed they would bow and be on guard, careful of what they said and did.
The training ground was a large square covered in sand; the outsides were a little elevated from the sand and were surrounded by a covered walk way where people could watch what was happening. This late in the evening it had 5 or 6 large braziers to light the ground. In the middle she saw two figures fighting, both had swords and shields and were both wearing some sort of protective clothing.
“Princess”
“Sergeant Beiste” Brittany greeted “it’s a little late for practice isn’t it?”
“Not for these two, princess, they’re determined”
“Oh?”
“EVANS! LOPEZ!” The sergeant called and pointed in front of where they were standing. They both stopped mid fight.
Brittany wasn’t expecting the shout and cringed a little at the sudden sound, but she quickly forgot about it when she saw who was jogging towards her.
Brittany recognised her instantly, she hadn’t changed much since that day in the village. Brittany had thought about her many times since she had seen the mysterious girl in the crowd.
She didn’t realise she was staring as the two fighters approached, both of them realising at the same time that the Princess was standing next to their sergeant. The blonde lowered his eyes as he knelt before her, but the dark haired woman seemed to falter and stared a little before also kneeling. They both laid their swords and shields on the ground and stood when Beiste started to introduce them.
“This is Samuel Evans and Santana Lopez, my Lady, they are the best recruits I think we’ve ever had”
“Really?” Brittany said absent mindedly as she stared at Santana
“Yes, they practice far too often and all that training has made them both hard to beat”
“Will you both be entering the upcoming Royal tournament then?”
“Yes, My Lady” they both answered in unison
There was silence for a moment
“I should hope so…” beiste started but instantly stopped talking as the princess addressed Santana
“You always seem to be covered in dirt when I see you” she said softly and smiled, there was silence, the words seemed intimate and neither Beiste nor Sam knew what was meant by it.
“Yes, majesty” Santana replied never taking her eyes off the princess
Brittany reached out her hand and softly touched Santana’s chin moving her face to the left
“And you also seem to have hurt yourself again” she said after observing the black eye Santana was sporting.
“It is nothing majesty, just a minor distraction” Santana said, amazed that she could actually speak after being this close to the princess and now also being touched by her. She hoped it didn’t show in her eyes.
Brittany smiled, released her hand and turned and walked away, they all watched her in amazement. As she walked away she turned “maybe you should be more careful” her face bright with a cheeky smile. She knew it wasn’t proper royal etiquette to touch subjects, but she found she couldn’t help herself.
Glory
People would come from across the country to attend the royal tournament. It was a time of celebration for the village. Santana had always looked forward to watching it as a child, she could never actually get in and sit in the stands but you could see most of what was going on from the hill to the side of where the tournament was held.
But now here she was getting ready for her first match. As she walked towards the royal box she found the cheering crowd almost overwhelming. They could see that she was a local girl from her tunic which covered her chain mail and they let everyone know it.
She stood in front of the royal box next to her opponent, a man about her age but taller and with a tribal Mohawk. In front of her stood the King with the Queen sitting to the right of his throne and the two princesses sitting to the left. She made eye contact with Brittany and smiled, the princess returned the gesture with a shy smile of her own.
The King lifted his arms to quiet the crowd. The crowd went silent and the two combatants bowed
“Tell us who you are and what you fight for” he commanded
“My name is Puckerman and I fight in the name of my tribe” The man said pumping his fist in the air and a small cheer came from the crowd
“I am Santana Lopez and I fight for the glory of the King and his family” she looked at Brittany when she said the last part. A roar erupted from the crowd, but she wasn’t finished “and for the favour of Princess Brittany” she looked directly at her again. The king turned to his daughter, somewhat surprised by this. Brittany looked at her father smiling and nodded
“So be it” The king announced “combatants take your positions”
Blue
Before she moved to the centre of the arena Santana moved closer to the Royal box. Brittany had come to the edge and leant over the barrier, in her hand she had a long piece of blue material. Santana reached up to take the favour but before she could, Brittany brought it to her lips and kissed it.
Santana’s heart skipped a beat, she thought Brittany would be mad at her for such a public show of her affection, but to have Brittany repay it was more than she was expecting. She reached up and instead of just taking the favour she took Brittany’s hand and slowly took the ribbon from it.
“My Lady” Santana said and bowed
“My champion” Brittany said lowering her head and then returning to her seat to watch the fight.
Santana took the blue ribbon and tied it around her arm as she made her way to the centre of the arena and stood opposite her tribal opponent.
Always
Santana woke to the feeling of fingers softly running over the skin of her rib cage, she opened her eyes to see Brittany lying next to her. She was watching her own fingers slowly trailing over a long scar on Santana’s body.
“Hey, that tickles” she said quietly
Brittany looked up at her and smiled from her lower position on the bed
“I hate the thought of you getting hurt” Brittany said looking back at the scar
Santana put her hand over Brittany’s “It’s my job to get hurt so that you don’t and that’s how it will always be” she looked down at Brittany who wouldn’t make eye contact, instead she leant closer to Santana and rested her body against her.
“You don’t have to be nervous, you’ll do fine”
“How can I not be nervous? Everything is going to change after today”
“Yes, but for the better, think of all the things you will achieve”
There was silence for a while, then Brittany gripped Santana tighter
“I miss him” She said quietly
“I know” Santana put her arms around her and hugged her tightly, pulling their naked bodies as close as she could and kissed the top of her head.
They stayed like that for quite a while, silently preparing themselves for the day. Their silence was suddenly interrupted as Brittany’s mother stormed into the room.
“Oh my goodness! What on earth do you think you are doing?” She practically screamed
Brittany quickly grabbed the sheets to cover them both
“Mother! Do you mind?”
“Do I mind?” she rolled her eyes “I’m assuming you know what day it is, yes?” she asked with her hands on her hips
“Yes, of course I do”
“Then I suggest you get out of bed and get ready. For goodness sake, you get crowned Queen today”
More: The Villager and Destiny
Co-Op
I completed my Co-Op square with defyxgravityx we decided on Icons of Coach Beiste. And here they are:
defyxgravityx's
and mine
I think we both did wonderfully!! :D
~~~~~~~~~~~
Comments are lovely!!