Fic: Distance and Destiny
Title: Distance and Destiny
Author: majorrogue
Pairing, Character(s): Brittany/Santana
Word Count : 1,816
Rating: PG
Spoilers: None
Summary: The King speaks with Brittany and Santana is at war
Royals and Destiny | The Villager and Destiny | The Princess, The Villager and Destiny
Questioning
Brittany walked into one of her father’s many rooms. A large fire was roaring in the fireplace and her father and mother were sitting together in front of it.
“You asked to see me father” She said
The king looked at her and stood “Yes, I’ll cut to the chase, Brittany. I have heard rumours that you are consorting with one of the trainee guards, is this true?” he asked sternly putting his hands behind his back and walking to the window.
Brittany hated it when he was like this with her, treating her like one of his courtiers or servants. “Yes father”
“And you have been leaving the Castle with this trainee?”
“Yes Father”
“And you think this is appropriate?” he said turning towards her
Before Brittany could answer he spoke again “You will stop seeing her”
Brittany was shocked; he couldn’t tell her to do that. “I will not” she said bravely. Her mother looked at her surprised. The king was rarely spoken to like that.
“You will.” Her father shouted “she is not only a trainee guard, she is from the village”
“Why does that matter?” Brittany asked defensively
“Why? Because YOU are a Princess and the heir to the throne and you will marry royalty or nobility, not some villager” her father shouted.
“I will not marry anyone I do not love” Brittany held her ground
Her father laughed slightly “and you love this peasant?”
“I do love her, and she is not a peasant, she saved my life”
“That is her job” he shouted
“She makes me happy”
“My horses make me happy”
“And your wife does not?” Brittany thought she may have crossed the line as her father turned to look at her. “You picked your horses over mother” Brittany said before he could respond
“You dare question my love for your mother?” he shouted, getting red with anger
“No father, I don’t, but you question mine for Santana, why am I more likely to love a royal or noble over her?” Brittany held her ground again, determine not to let him win.
“This is not up for discussion” he said after a moment
“No, it is not” Brittany stated. Before the king could continue she turned and walked out of the room.
Intruder
Santana’s temper flared when the door to her room swung open without so much as a knock on it. But it disappeared just as quickly when she saw Brittany quickly walk in. she began to greet her but became worried when she noticed her crying
“Brittany, what’s wrong? What’s happened?” she raced off her bed and threw her arms around the princess who sobbed into her shoulder.
They stood like that for a while; Santana running her hands up and down Brittany’s back to sooth her, until she had to know why she was so upset.
“Brittany, tell me what’s happened, who’s upset you? I swear I’ll …”
“NO” Brittany said quickly seeing that Santana was getting angry “You can’t do anything..”
“I will, I’ll..”
“It was my father”
“What?”
“He.. He said I had to stop seeing you, I refused and he shouted at me…….”
“Oh..”
“I walked out and came here, I didn’t know where else to go… he’s so angry”
There was silence for a while, Santana hugged Brittany again while she took it in. The king wanted Brittany to stop seeing her.
“You refused the king, for me?” Santana asked
“Of course I did” Brittany sniffed looking at Santana “I…I love you”
Santana smiled “and I love you, I always have”
Brittany moved to sit on Santana’s bed “really?”
She nodded looking into Brittany’s red eyes “I remember I couldn’t stop thinking about you after I saw you in that white dress when we were children, I’d never seen anyone like you before. My parents thought I was mad” Santana laughed a little at the memory.
“I joined the guards because of you, so that I could see you again, speak to you …..and protect you” Santana smiled, a little embarrassed. She moved and sat next to Brittany
“Well, that certainly worked out pretty well” Brittany smiled
“It did, better than I could have imagined” she put her arm around Brittany and she leaned against Santana’s shoulder.
“Did you know I once ran away because of you?” Brittany asked
“No” Santana said surprised
“My father was angry then as well” Brittany said sadly “I managed to get hold of boys clothes from the laundry and snuck out of the castle to try to find you…..the guards got in so much trouble for that…..the day you asked me to play changed my life” she lifted her head and looked at Santana then leaned in and kissed her.
The kiss lasted a lot longer than any they had shared before and they ended up laying on Santana’s bed. When the kiss eventually ended they laid on the bed and simply looked at each other for what felt like hours.
“You can stay here for as long as you want” Santana said lightly moving a strand of hair from Brittany’s face
“Thank you”
They stayed where they were just talking for hours, later they ended up with Brittany laying on her side facing away from the door with Santana laying behind her with one hand under her pillow and the other draped over Brittany’s body. As the bed was only a single this meant they were pressed close together. Brittany enjoyed the feeling, she could feel the warmth of Santana’s body against her and she never wanted it to end. She fell asleep to the feeling of Santana’s arm holding her closer.
They laid there like that for a while until Santana was woken from her semi-slumber by the sound of her door opening. She opened her eyes, pulled her hand out from under her pillow and span off the bed until she was standing next to it. She stood with her arm out stretched with a knife pointing at the intruder.
She kept the knife under her pillow for safety, but this was the first time she’d had to use it.
The intruder stopped in her tracks, but it took a second or two for Santana to realise who it was.
“You can put the knife down Ms Lopez” The Queen said, Santana didn’t move
“Ms Lopez….”
Brittany started to wake when Santana moved off the bed, but the sound of her mother’s voice made her roll over “Santana..?” She said seeing her pointing a knife at her mother.
“What do you want, my Lady?” Santana asked, she was worried the queen was just as angry with Brittany as the king.
Brittany raised from the bed and stood behind Santana “You can put the knife down now Santana” She said moving her hand down Santana’s out stretched arm, as her hand moved down her arm Santana let it fall. Nothing was said for what seemed like minutes.
“I admire you wanting to protect my daughter Ms Lopez, but you don’t need to protect her from me” The Queen said but Santana still stood between Brittany and her mother. “It took us a while to find you Brittany”
“Is father still angry?” Brittany asked speaking over Santana’s shoulder and holding onto her arm still.
“Yes, you know how he is” Brittany nodded “But you should know, little one, that I do not share your fathers opinion in this matter”
Both Santana and Brittany looked shocked “Truly?” Brittany asked
“Yes, your father can only think of the crown in matters like this, not of the heart. He worries what the people will think of the heir to the throne being…. involved with a member of the guard. But I am not your father, I came from nobility, but I loved your father from the first time we met and I know that if I didn’t love him I could never have been happy with him. It is important that you do what you believe is right and follow your heart” The queen explained.
She looked directly at Santana “You seem very important to my daughter Ms Lopez and because of that I would like to know you better. Please attend lunch with us tomorrow”
Personal
“Are you alright, little one?”
“Mother, you shouldn’t call me that, I’m the queen” Brittany said solemnly
“Don’t be silly, you will always be my little one no matter how old you are or what position you hold” Her mother smiled from across the table.
“You miss Santana don’t you?” Her sister asked between mouthfuls of biscuit
Brittany looked up from her plate sadly “Of course I miss her”
“I used to miss your father terribly too when he went away to fight, but she’ll be home soon, dear”
“I know…..it’s just that I haven’t received any letters from her….. she’s sent battle reports but….”
“Oh, honey” her mother said getting up and walking up to her and hugging her “At least you know she is well”
“Yes, I know” Brittany said sadly, she did know that Santana was okay, she had been sending weekly reports, but she wanted more, she wanted something personal.
Brittany and three of her aides stood around a large table with a map of her kingdom covering it. The map also showed where her lands had borders with the surrounding kingdoms. Placed on the large map were small figures of people and castles. Many of these pieces were different colours that represented the different troops from different kingdoms.
Her aides were showing Brittany the new troop movements and explaining what had been happening in the last few days. It had been nearly an hour of discussions when they were interrupted by a young servant at the door.
She bowed to Brittany “Majesty, I am sorry to interrupt, I was told to bring this to you immediately by the queen mother” She held out something for Brittany to take
“Thank you” Brittany said taking the item. The young girl bowed again and left the room.
Brittany saw it was a letter and immediately recognised the writing on the front
“Please excuse me gentlemen” she said to her aides, the men bowed, collected some papers and left the room.
Brittany quickly turned the letter over to see Santana’s seal on the back, her heart raced. She opened the letter and unfolded it
My Dearest Brittany
I am sorry I haven’t written to you sooner, the battles here are intense and it has been hard to find time to sit quietly.
You are in my thoughts always, even though we are miles apart. The thought of your smile or the touch of your hand has helped me through many hard times in the last few months.
Know that my heart aches without you, but also that I am safe and well and will return to your side triumphant soon.
All of my love
Santana
Brittany read the letter over and over and held it to her chest. She longed for the day Santana returned.
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Author: majorrogue
Pairing, Character(s): Brittany/Santana
Word Count : 1,816
Rating: PG
Spoilers: None
Summary: The King speaks with Brittany and Santana is at war
Royals and Destiny | The Villager and Destiny | The Princess, The Villager and Destiny
Questioning
Brittany walked into one of her father’s many rooms. A large fire was roaring in the fireplace and her father and mother were sitting together in front of it.
“You asked to see me father” She said
The king looked at her and stood “Yes, I’ll cut to the chase, Brittany. I have heard rumours that you are consorting with one of the trainee guards, is this true?” he asked sternly putting his hands behind his back and walking to the window.
Brittany hated it when he was like this with her, treating her like one of his courtiers or servants. “Yes father”
“And you have been leaving the Castle with this trainee?”
“Yes Father”
“And you think this is appropriate?” he said turning towards her
Before Brittany could answer he spoke again “You will stop seeing her”
Brittany was shocked; he couldn’t tell her to do that. “I will not” she said bravely. Her mother looked at her surprised. The king was rarely spoken to like that.
“You will.” Her father shouted “she is not only a trainee guard, she is from the village”
“Why does that matter?” Brittany asked defensively
“Why? Because YOU are a Princess and the heir to the throne and you will marry royalty or nobility, not some villager” her father shouted.
“I will not marry anyone I do not love” Brittany held her ground
Her father laughed slightly “and you love this peasant?”
“I do love her, and she is not a peasant, she saved my life”
“That is her job” he shouted
“She makes me happy”
“My horses make me happy”
“And your wife does not?” Brittany thought she may have crossed the line as her father turned to look at her. “You picked your horses over mother” Brittany said before he could respond
“You dare question my love for your mother?” he shouted, getting red with anger
“No father, I don’t, but you question mine for Santana, why am I more likely to love a royal or noble over her?” Brittany held her ground again, determine not to let him win.
“This is not up for discussion” he said after a moment
“No, it is not” Brittany stated. Before the king could continue she turned and walked out of the room.
Intruder
Santana’s temper flared when the door to her room swung open without so much as a knock on it. But it disappeared just as quickly when she saw Brittany quickly walk in. she began to greet her but became worried when she noticed her crying
“Brittany, what’s wrong? What’s happened?” she raced off her bed and threw her arms around the princess who sobbed into her shoulder.
They stood like that for a while; Santana running her hands up and down Brittany’s back to sooth her, until she had to know why she was so upset.
“Brittany, tell me what’s happened, who’s upset you? I swear I’ll …”
“NO” Brittany said quickly seeing that Santana was getting angry “You can’t do anything..”
“I will, I’ll..”
“It was my father”
“What?”
“He.. He said I had to stop seeing you, I refused and he shouted at me…….”
“Oh..”
“I walked out and came here, I didn’t know where else to go… he’s so angry”
There was silence for a while, Santana hugged Brittany again while she took it in. The king wanted Brittany to stop seeing her.
“You refused the king, for me?” Santana asked
“Of course I did” Brittany sniffed looking at Santana “I…I love you”
Santana smiled “and I love you, I always have”
Brittany moved to sit on Santana’s bed “really?”
She nodded looking into Brittany’s red eyes “I remember I couldn’t stop thinking about you after I saw you in that white dress when we were children, I’d never seen anyone like you before. My parents thought I was mad” Santana laughed a little at the memory.
“I joined the guards because of you, so that I could see you again, speak to you …..and protect you” Santana smiled, a little embarrassed. She moved and sat next to Brittany
“Well, that certainly worked out pretty well” Brittany smiled
“It did, better than I could have imagined” she put her arm around Brittany and she leaned against Santana’s shoulder.
“Did you know I once ran away because of you?” Brittany asked
“No” Santana said surprised
“My father was angry then as well” Brittany said sadly “I managed to get hold of boys clothes from the laundry and snuck out of the castle to try to find you…..the guards got in so much trouble for that…..the day you asked me to play changed my life” she lifted her head and looked at Santana then leaned in and kissed her.
The kiss lasted a lot longer than any they had shared before and they ended up laying on Santana’s bed. When the kiss eventually ended they laid on the bed and simply looked at each other for what felt like hours.
“You can stay here for as long as you want” Santana said lightly moving a strand of hair from Brittany’s face
“Thank you”
They stayed where they were just talking for hours, later they ended up with Brittany laying on her side facing away from the door with Santana laying behind her with one hand under her pillow and the other draped over Brittany’s body. As the bed was only a single this meant they were pressed close together. Brittany enjoyed the feeling, she could feel the warmth of Santana’s body against her and she never wanted it to end. She fell asleep to the feeling of Santana’s arm holding her closer.
They laid there like that for a while until Santana was woken from her semi-slumber by the sound of her door opening. She opened her eyes, pulled her hand out from under her pillow and span off the bed until she was standing next to it. She stood with her arm out stretched with a knife pointing at the intruder.
She kept the knife under her pillow for safety, but this was the first time she’d had to use it.
The intruder stopped in her tracks, but it took a second or two for Santana to realise who it was.
“You can put the knife down Ms Lopez” The Queen said, Santana didn’t move
“Ms Lopez….”
Brittany started to wake when Santana moved off the bed, but the sound of her mother’s voice made her roll over “Santana..?” She said seeing her pointing a knife at her mother.
“What do you want, my Lady?” Santana asked, she was worried the queen was just as angry with Brittany as the king.
Brittany raised from the bed and stood behind Santana “You can put the knife down now Santana” She said moving her hand down Santana’s out stretched arm, as her hand moved down her arm Santana let it fall. Nothing was said for what seemed like minutes.
“I admire you wanting to protect my daughter Ms Lopez, but you don’t need to protect her from me” The Queen said but Santana still stood between Brittany and her mother. “It took us a while to find you Brittany”
“Is father still angry?” Brittany asked speaking over Santana’s shoulder and holding onto her arm still.
“Yes, you know how he is” Brittany nodded “But you should know, little one, that I do not share your fathers opinion in this matter”
Both Santana and Brittany looked shocked “Truly?” Brittany asked
“Yes, your father can only think of the crown in matters like this, not of the heart. He worries what the people will think of the heir to the throne being…. involved with a member of the guard. But I am not your father, I came from nobility, but I loved your father from the first time we met and I know that if I didn’t love him I could never have been happy with him. It is important that you do what you believe is right and follow your heart” The queen explained.
She looked directly at Santana “You seem very important to my daughter Ms Lopez and because of that I would like to know you better. Please attend lunch with us tomorrow”
Personal
“Are you alright, little one?”
“Mother, you shouldn’t call me that, I’m the queen” Brittany said solemnly
“Don’t be silly, you will always be my little one no matter how old you are or what position you hold” Her mother smiled from across the table.
“You miss Santana don’t you?” Her sister asked between mouthfuls of biscuit
Brittany looked up from her plate sadly “Of course I miss her”
“I used to miss your father terribly too when he went away to fight, but she’ll be home soon, dear”
“I know…..it’s just that I haven’t received any letters from her….. she’s sent battle reports but….”
“Oh, honey” her mother said getting up and walking up to her and hugging her “At least you know she is well”
“Yes, I know” Brittany said sadly, she did know that Santana was okay, she had been sending weekly reports, but she wanted more, she wanted something personal.
Brittany and three of her aides stood around a large table with a map of her kingdom covering it. The map also showed where her lands had borders with the surrounding kingdoms. Placed on the large map were small figures of people and castles. Many of these pieces were different colours that represented the different troops from different kingdoms.
Her aides were showing Brittany the new troop movements and explaining what had been happening in the last few days. It had been nearly an hour of discussions when they were interrupted by a young servant at the door.
She bowed to Brittany “Majesty, I am sorry to interrupt, I was told to bring this to you immediately by the queen mother” She held out something for Brittany to take
“Thank you” Brittany said taking the item. The young girl bowed again and left the room.
Brittany saw it was a letter and immediately recognised the writing on the front
“Please excuse me gentlemen” she said to her aides, the men bowed, collected some papers and left the room.
Brittany quickly turned the letter over to see Santana’s seal on the back, her heart raced. She opened the letter and unfolded it
My Dearest Brittany
I am sorry I haven’t written to you sooner, the battles here are intense and it has been hard to find time to sit quietly.
You are in my thoughts always, even though we are miles apart. The thought of your smile or the touch of your hand has helped me through many hard times in the last few months.
Know that my heart aches without you, but also that I am safe and well and will return to your side triumphant soon.
All of my love
Santana
Brittany read the letter over and over and held it to her chest. She longed for the day Santana returned.
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