" Cole! Come here, I have something to show you."
The inquisitor took his hand and laughed as she pulled him after her, he followed after stumbling
Cole watched how she radiated happiness and how her hair bounced on her back as she was skipping. The left the loud tavern and crossed the courtyard in silence. When they reached the door leading to the garden she turned around and covered his eyes.
" Don't look, this is a surprise." She said and did her best to carefully lead the way while she covered his eyes.
He did his best to follow her lead, but with each step he took it got harder. The skin that her hands were touching felt warm, the soft feeling of her hair brushing against him. The sweet scent of her, like spring rain falling down on a meadow full with flowers.
The warm breath on his neck made him lose balance and he stumbled over his own feet and fell. The inquisitor let out a surprised sound and landed on him. He opened his eyes and tried to apologise but no words left his lips, she was so close.
Her face was just inches away from him. Her hair was falling down like drapes, shielding them from the rest of the world. He felt his hand twitch in some strange desire to reach out and touch her.
Suddenly she sat up in a straddling position; there was a small smile on her lips.
" Well, it did not go as I planned but look Cole."
She pointed beside him and he turned his head to look at what she was pointing on.
Small blue flowers, gathered in a cluster on each stems. The flowers varied in different shades of blue but the shape was the same. Five petals surrounding a white and yellow sun shaped centre.
His eyes widened when he recognised the flowers.
"Forget-me-not." he whispered.
The inquisitor plucked one of the flowers and put it in his hair with a smile. His face got warmed when her hand brushed against his cheek and he remembered what kind of position they were in. There was this strange feeling in his stomach and chest and it was hard to breathe. At first he wondered if it was because she sat on him, but strangely it was that not really the reason.
Before he was able to think about it any more the Inquisitor stood up and reached out a hand to help him up. He took it slowly and took his time with standing up; knowing that when he did her hand would leave his.
And he was right; when he was standing on his feet did her hand leave his to the cold air. There was a strange feeling of emptiness and missing over the hand she had let go of.
" So what do you think? I convinced the chantry people to let me use this patch to plant some forget-me not. I thought it would make you happy. " She said with a smile and gestured towards the patch of flowers.
All the flowers and the different shades of blue made it look like a small pond.
Cole noticed a stone in the middle of the blue. Golden letters were carved into it.
- Dedicated to Cole-
" I .. I … I like it. Did you do this for me?" He hastily asked as he noticed how her smile started to change to worry.
She gave him a small nod and oddly that small gesture made his chest feel warm.
Before he was able to thank her did someone called for the Inquisitor and she had to leave. She waved and gave him an apologising smile as she left. As he watched her leave he thought that as long as she remembered him everything would be okay, even if the world stood in flames. The thought surprised him and frightened him a bit. He shook his head and made a mental note that he had to ask Varric about the strange feelings he had felt.