AUTHOR NOTE: I really don't own any of these characters and they might have different personality than the book... but this is a fanfiction. Please remember that.

ENJOY,

Cherry-BLUE

"SPEACH"

'THOUGHTS'

'TALK THROUGH THE MAGIC CONNECTION'


TENDER MOMENTS

A soft tune drifted within the wind as Tris tried to find the current location of a person that her and Niko was quested to look for. However the familiar voice who sang this tune, sweep through her vision making her loose her concentration and sigh deeply. Slowly drifting away from her current location in her magic, she pushed her specs properly onto the bridge of her nose as she called out to Niko.

"Niko" she called while stepping away from the ledge of the lighthouse to look at a man who was somewhere in his forties. "Lend me your strength," she muttered as she felt his hand upon her shoulder telling her that he has her attention.

Tris hated to borrow people's help but when it's needed she would ask.

"Sandry is singing that tune again. Once again on mourning..." she sighed once more. Niko smiled as he noticed the soft side that tris was now showing. "You know she doesn't mean to interrupt you, Tris" he muttered in her ear before grabbing her hand in a gesture that made her blush.

"You know that I didn't mean it in that way... Oh... come on old man and lets get this over and done with."

~x~

"23" Sandry spoke as she stopped near the ending of the song. She slouched a bit against the fig tree before pushing a strand of hair back into her bun and finishing the tune. For Sandry, she couldn't just forget the people that died but for her it was better to just remember them, which lessen the pain of mourning for them at the time of the year. Now she's happy as ever but something was weighing on her shoulder.

"Marriage... 23 years old..." she muttered before standing up and dusting the dirt of her skirts and untying the horse from the tree. She sighed before galloping off to the palace. '5 years of getting out of marriage proposals but now, this is my last chance...'

As she was a quarter back to her home she collided into a sudden storm, which making a quick decision of heading towards her foster sibling's house and the man she liked.

"Come on, let's get there faster," she cooed the horse as it dodged the people that were running for shelter. It was only by minutes when she found herself in front of the house.

'Briar' she called out within the connection they had. 'Yeah?' she heard a replied and felt her cheeks for red as she felt his presence flowing into her brain and checking out the location she is in. As she got off her horse and leading it to the stables at the back she heard a chuckle, 'Hurry up and come inside' he muttered before returning back to his body.

Sandry shivered a bit feeling as if he was just behind her whispering into her ear but shook it off. She took her time in unbuckling the buckles and saddles and brushing the rain and sweat off her mount before covering it with a spare blanket that she found in the cover of the stable. She softly patted its nose and gave her the last apple from her lunch before heading off to the house.

As she walked on the stepping stone, the corner of her eyes she could see the rose garden blooming up to reach for the rain that fallen upon it. All the flowers and trees were doing that in fact. But suddenly they all reached towards the door of the house, she watched as the door open and there stood the owner of the garden that she was currently walking past, Briar Moss. She could see the smile on his face as he watch her walking towards him wearing clothes that were soaked through. Sandry couldn't help but smile in greeting as she was standing in front of him. "Afternoon mi lady" he greeted after having Sandry crushing him into a hug.

"You know that I don't like that." She muttered into his chest feeling him chuckle as she started to soak his clothes as well. She felt his warm hand underneath her chin and making her look up into his eyes. "Oh come on and let's get you inside" he muttered as he brushed away her locks that were covering her eyes.

She let him guide through the house as they both try to ignore the fact that Sandry was leaving wet footprints from the back door to the fireplace in the main room. Briar threw a towel at Sandry as she took as seat on the floor in front of the fireplace.

"Sandry?" she heard Briar call.

"Yes?" answering as she wiped her face and hair into the towel.

"The bath is ready, go get yourself warmed up"

"..."

"Sandry?" he called out, as he didn't get any reply from her. Briar walked in and noticed Sandry collapsed, "Oh shit" he yelled and run towards her, he noticed her slight off tempo breathing and a hot forehead as he placed his hand upon it. He swore as he lifted her up and took her into the bathroom, he blushed a bit as he sat her up on table and took off her wet gowns and hanging it up somewhere around the house. He left her wearing only a breast band and loincloth. He could feel his gaze falling across to her shoulders and to her chest but he hastily shook it off and went to grab a wet cloth and soaked it in warm water.

He gently rubbed off all the sweat and cold dampness following into her body. His hand shook as he went closer between her legs and her breast before hastily running back to her hands or feet. After all that effort, he threw a towel onto her before running into his room and placing her into the bed then running into the kitchen to make some herbal tea to warm up her body.

5 minutes Later:

Sandry groaned in her sleep as she tried to struggle out of the blanket Briar had placed upon her. Throwing the blanket to one side in her sleep, she placed one leg upon the blanket and one above her head and the other on her stomach. Briar stood at the doorway grinning at Sandry's performance of the unlady-like manner.

He shook her awake and forced her to drink the tea. She mumbled as she drank and laid down onto the bed once more, yawning... Seeing her yawn Briar could feel a yawn forming out of his mouth, he got up and was about to head off into another room but Sandry's hand pulled him back. "I'm sorry... I didn't mean to be a bother for you" she muttered as she started to get up. But Briar pushed her down back onto the bed and sighed.

In a gruff voice, "You're not a bother... just go back to sleep." Sandry opened to disagree but stoped as she saw that Briar to strip to his breeches. She blushed and looked away but her attention was soon received as Briar threw one of his shirts at her. "Here wear this... and move over" one thing she didn't notice was the stumble in his words.

Sandry blushed even more as she realized her current situation. "Oh..." she quickly placed the shirt over her head before moving across the bed to make room for Briar. After blowing out all the light sources in the room, Briar slipped in having the sheets for himself and the blanket for Sandry.

"Night Sandry," he muttered before closing his eyes. He could feel Sandry shiver next to him, which got him to open his eyes. There was nothing but darkness around him and a small whimper next to him... 'STUPID' he swore, he had forgotten that she was afraid of the dark. Even if the curtains were open the light hardly came through.

He tugged Sandry into his arms, only a thin sheet was in between them, he could feel Sandry slowly relaxing into his grip and her head leaning against his chest. He hoped that she couldn't hear how fast his heart was beating.... "Thankyou..." she whispered before both of them fell into their slumber.

~x~

Sandry didn't realize that she snuggled up to Briar and didn't realize how far her hand were lowering past his belly button she heard a soft groan that made her wake up and looking up at the person next to her. Unconsciously she brought it back up to his stomach. "ummm, morning Briar" she mumbled.

"Morning. Are you feeling better?" he asked trying to forget the feeling that lingers on his skin. He received Sandry just looking up at him with her best smile before nodding into his chest.

'It was now or never...' Sandry thought as she laid on his chest again, 'just hope Sandry.... Just say it...'

'Briar?' he heard her ask through their connection or was it just his imagination? BA-DUMP

'Yeah?' he gulped feeling both hers and his heart beat fast in their connection BA-DUMP

'I have something to tell you...' he felt her clenching tightly on the blanket around them. 'I...' she started slowly before pressing her forehead closer to his heart. "I like you"

BA-DUMP

She waited to be rejected but it never happened. He waited for the time where this dream would end but it never did, he was utterly speechless.

BA-DUMP

"Are you serious...? You can't like a street rat like me. No one would allow it..." he continued to mumble on and on but Sandry cut him off with a finger to his lips. "You're not a street rat anymore and you know that. You're the most respectable person here and the finest green mage." She stopped and her cheeks started to crimson, "even if you're not what everyone wants you to be. That's fine but you just need to know that I... I like you Briar"

"..."

Embarrassed like hell at the silence, Sandry started to get up from bed but Briar's hand grabbed onto her wrist and pulled her back down on to his chest. "Are you okay with a man like me escorting you...? Would you have any regrets?" he asked in a bare whisper as he wrapped his arms around Sandry. He wasn't going to let Sandry leave him anymore for another guy...

He grinned as he felt her nod slowly into his chest and a ticklish mumble of 'no regrets.' His grinned turned into a smile like a maniac after he lifted her chin up towards him and sneaked in a small kiss on the lips and a quick but soft 'I love you' into her ear before dashing off to get change, leaving Sandry in a daze.

"YES~!" she heard him call out, which made Sandry chuckle in response. 'I love you Briar'

'I know'


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