Chapter 1: Our Memories Together

It was a wonderful day that the sunshine drifted into each room at the castle o fDunbroch. Merida woke up slowly with a smile on her face. 3 weeks have passed since the Mor'du incident happened. Merida still can't believe that everything is now fixed especially her relationship with her mother. She gets her weapons and went to the dining hall.

"Hi Mum!,Dad!" Merida happily kisses the forehead of her parents and placed her weapon behind her chair.

"whooow! Is that really you lass? You seemed different today"

"Different? Wot dae ye mean dad?"

"You've never placed yer weapons anymore on the table. Are ye sick Merida?" Fergus smiled and teases her daughter.

"haha!Dad! I just want to have a little changed ye know." The two grins at each other and the royal family started to enjoy their meal. The wee devils still keeps on playing their haggis and of course the queen still scolded them.

"Boys! stop playing yer haggis! Its just a sheeps stomach its delicious!"

"Ah Mum?"

"Aye dear?"

" Can I and Angus go for a ride today?"

The king and queen stared at each other and was a little bit shocked because their daughter never ask permission from them to go for a ride before.

"Of course ye can dear besides ye don't have any lessons today."

"Thanks mum but ahh- I want ye to come with me?"

"Come with ye? Why?"

"Well I just want to hang out with ye an—d But! if yer busy its okay! I know ye have alot of things to do." Merida smiled at her mother and she returned her attention to herfood.

" NO! No! darling I don't have much work today dear. Maybe after we eat how's that?"

"Really! Thanks mum!" Merida rose from her chair and gave the queen a motherly kissand embraced her.

"Ohhh look at my lovely wife and daughter! I'm so happy that yer getting along well now." Fergus teases his two love ones and the wee devils just stared at their sister andsmiled at her. Merida just rolled her eyes and Queen Elinor asked to prepare one horse for her.

After Meal

"Okay dear, I'm just going to fix myself and we'll get going okay?"

"Aye mum! I'll just wait for ye outside!"

Merida went outside and waited for her mother. Her parents went to their bedroom andhave a little conversation about their daughter.

Queen Elinor was seated in front of the mirror. She placed her crown on the table,removes her braids and combs her long, brown hair while Fergus was standing with crossed arms at the door.

"Look at that Eli! Our Merida really changed! "

"Aye yer right dear. She really changed a lot now and I;m happy about it.."

Then suddenly Queen Elinor sighed and put her comb down. Fergus noticed her sadness so he went beside his queen.

"Eli, wot's the matter?"

"Do ye think tha—t och! Do ye think Merida already forgave me? Do ye think she still hates me?"

Fergus felt the guilt and pain of his beloved wife. Until now she still can't forgive her self the way she treated their daughter before. He placed his right hand on the queen's shoulder and his left hand at her chin.

"Eli look at me. Merida will never ever hated ye because ye are her mother and she loves ye very much. She will do anything for ye Eli. And if she hated ye she won't asked ye to go for a ride with her right? Everything changed now love. " Fergus smiled at her queen to cheer her up and planted a kiss on her lips.

"Do ye really think so?

"Aye love. So don't think that she hat—" Their conversation interrupted when Merida knocks at her parents room and calling her mom.

"Mum!"

"Except for that. She still doesn't have patience in waiting. Now fix yerself and enjoy yer ride with her." Fergus chuckled and open the door. He saw her daughter was pouting and glaring at him with cross arms.

"Dad! Where's mum? Wot's taking her so long?"

"yer too excited aren't ye?"

"Of course I am! This will be the first time I'm going to have a ride with her! "

Elinor heard all Merida said to her father and small tears fall down from her eyes.

"I'm coming Merida! Just a wee bit moment darling."

"Mum! We're not going to a party! A simple dress will be okay!"

Elinor wore her violet dress and her hair was unbraided. She went out of her room and Merida noticed that her mother didn't wear her crown.

"Dear? Is their any problem with my dress?"

"No! No! Nothing at all but Mum where's yer crown? And why yer hair is loose?

"Oh! Well I decided to just leave it on my table and about my hair well. I just want to be as simple as I can be." Elinor just smiled at her daughter.

"Merida darling? Ye okay?

" oh yes! I am mum! I was just a bit of surprise I guess? Can we go now?"

"Aye of course dear."

Merida happily held her mother's hand and rushing to leave the corridor .

"Hey! Be careful alright! take care of yer mum Merida!"

"I will dad!"

The two rode their own horses. Angus for Merida and the guards prepared Lyka for the queen. They decided to have a race with each other. The first one who will be able to reach the peak of the mountain will be the winner. And so Queen Elinor went first. Merida pouted and crosses her arms while Elinor just chuckled because of her daughter's cute reaction.

"I won dear." Elinor teasingly smiled at her daughter.

"Och! Okay fine! But on our next race I will beat ye mum! I swear!"

"Will see darling. C'mmon let's have a seat here. I never thought that this is beautiful spot out here sweetheart. I can see the magnificent view of our land. "

"Yes it is mum. I'm glad ye really liked it here."

The two dismounted from their horses and enjoyed the fresh air of nature. Merida sat beside her mother and laid her head on her mother's shoulder.

"ye know mum, I'm happy that the Mor'du incident happened."

"So ye enjoyed turning yer mother into a bear?"

Merida suddenly stood up, her eyes narrowed and waves her hands in distress explaining her statement to her mom.

"Of course not mum! When ye turned into a bear I was so afraid that I'm going to lose ye. I mean I dunno wot to do if ye stay as a bear forever. I dunno wot will happen to my life without ye."

Merida fall from her knees put her hands on her face and started to cry. The queen was a little bit surprised because she didn't mean to hurt her daughter. Seeing her daughter crying in front of her makes her weak. The queen approached and pulled her daughter towards her.

"I'm sorry dear, I was just teasing ye. I—"

"No I should be the one tae say that tae ye. I'm sorry mum for being such a fool. I'm sorry for turning ye into a bear. I was just really desperate tae have my freedom that I hurt my own blood. I don't hate ye mum and I will never be. I always love ye."

Train of thoughts ran down from the queen's mind. Her husband was right. Merida will never hate her own mother and she was happy for it.

"Shhhh. everything is okay now dear so don't cry anymore. That was all in the past matters tae me is that our relationship has already fixed. We now get along and wenow listen and understand our differences. That's wot important right now and not our past. I love ye Merida. Always remember that."

"I love ye to mum. I love ye so much."

They spent the rest of the day with laughter and joy. Elinor watched her daughter as she shared her moments with Angus at the forest. Elinor can't explain the happiness she feels. She only just wished that this moment would last forever. Then suddenly she felt a stung on her chest and Merida noticed it.

"Mother? Are ye alright?"

Her hands were placed on her chest and she feels like she is being hit by an arrow with fire on it. She looked at Merida but her vision was kind of blurry. She doesn't want her daughter to worry so she lied.

"Aye darling, I'm fine don't worry about me."

"Are ye sure? Ye need tae get some rest now mum."

In spite of the pain she feels she tried to give her daughter a smile so that she won't be able to notice her pain.

Merida fixed the saddle on Angus and approached her mum who was still seated on the ground. The princess assists her mother to stand up and Merida decided that her mom should stay at her back while riding with Angus.

"Darling! Wot are ye doing?"

"yer gonna ride with me. Stay on my back and I'll control Angus."

"But I do have a horse and I'm fine."

"Yer sweating mum, Yer not fine at all. C'mmon let's get back now and besides it's getting dark. I don't want tae encounter bears here again." Merida smirked at her mother and Elinor forcibly smiled.

They headed back to the castle. The queen's hand was on Merida's waist and her chin was on her daughter's shoulder. Merida dismounted first and she held her mother's hand to assists the queen from dismounting from the black horse.. The guards open the door and the princess and the queen were surprise that the clans were inside of the throne hall. Fergus walked towards them and give them a massive embraced.

"Oh! Yer back! How was yer ride Elinor?"

"Fine."

King Fergus noticed the paleness of his wife and she was sweating. The queen wanted to share to his husband the moments she spends her time with her daughter but she can't. The pain was taking all over her body. She can't explain the severe pain she feels. All she knows is that she wanted to get some rest.

"Elinor wot happened to ye? Are ye alright?"

"Just exhausted dear."

"Merida?"

"I dunno dad we we're just sitting together at the peak of the mountain and then suddenly she felt some pain."

"ye better get some rest now. Merida accompany yer mother in our room."

"Aye dad. But why were the clans are here?"

"Oh! Well I just invited them tae have a little celebration."

"Celebration for wot dear?" Elinor asked with eyebrows raised.

"Celebrate that ye two are now getting along well." Fergus smirked at his daughter and Merida just rolled her eyes while Elinor just gave them a smile."

"C'mon mum we better get going before those Lord's sons approached us." Fergus just laughed and planted a kiss on his wife and daughter. Merida opened the door and Elinor lied on her bed. She was not really feeling well. She can't breath and she feels like her heart was going to split apart.=

"Mum, dae ye want me tae call Maudie and tell her tae go find Fiona?"

"no, no dear I'm fine.. This will just take some a wee bit rest."

"Are ye sure mum? ye have a fever? And yer sweating"

" I'm fine. Just go and see the lord's son."

"but mum! I don't want tae have a talk tae them."

"Merida no arguments. Just be friends with them that's all."

"Aye but first I need tae go and get ye some cold towel tae reduce yer fever."

"Okay thank ye sweetheart." Merida was about to reach and open the door but she turn around and went beside her mother.

"Mum"

"Aye dear?"

"Don't leave us. Promise me."

"Merida, wot are ye saying?"

"Just promise me mother."

"I promise."

"I love ye mum."

"I love ye too sweetheart."

Merida planted a kiss on Elinor's cheeks and forehead and left the room. The queen felt joy and pain. She never imagined that her Merida would be able to say those words again to her.

"BOOOOOOOOMMMM!"

Merida suddenly awoke by a strong sound of thunder. She rubs her forehead and felt sad because she thought that it was all real. That her mother is with them but it wasn't. Then a knock on her door came.

"Maybe it wasn't a dream at all?! Maybe mum is okay now!"

She happily put her slippers then hurriedly opens the door thinking that it might be here mother.

But…

"Mu—maudie?"

"Good morning Princess. Breakfast is ready. Yer father and the princes are waiting for ye tae come down."

"okay tell them I'll just fix myself."

Maudie was about to open her mouth and say "yes princess" but she wasn't able to do it because Merida already shut the door. She felt pity to her. She knew that until now she still can't accept what happened to her mother. She was still hoping for a miracle.

"Poor little girl." She sighed and went downstairs.

So that's chapter 1! I hope you like it! Reviews are welcome and again sorry if my grammar sucks. Still practicing mg English! Hugs to all of you!=)))