Okay. This is my very, very first fanfic. So i decided to write about Leliana's aftermath post-Inquisition-tresspasser ending. Pardon my bad writing and grammar, gonna be much much to learn. Btw idk if i decided to make this one-shot or series, but that can be decided later, maybe better one-shot for my first fanfic.
DISCLAIMER: DRAGON AGE Belongs to BioWare, i'm just borrowing them. *SPOILERS FOR TRESSPASSER ENDING*
Prologue: Leliana continued her romantic affair with Warden-commander Aedan Cousland a.k.a the Hero of Ferelden, even though their respective responsibilities often kept them. Whenever she could spare the time, Leliana would join her love at a villa on the Waking Sea - the house from Leliana's childhood. Those days were deeply cherished, for both saw the troubles that were to come.
Leliana observe the beautiful scenery from her villa, she waited for her lover, Aedan. They've promised to meet at this place. It seems like a long time ago, when they first met in lothering when they encounter Loghain's henchmen.
Leliana mused all the moments with him, every kiss and talks in the road, and she toughts of morrigan's banter who always disgusted when they make out.
After the Inqisition going deep to regain power against Solas's force, leliana remain to become the spymaster, Cullen, Josephine, and Cassandra along with Inquisitor Adaar of course, still move underground to gather power.
But today, she's relieved her duty, and make time for herself, for her lover, literally. Warden-commander Aedan Cousland has travels across continent of thedas to find the cure of his calling, he also upset about Grey Warden's exile from thedas, the reason of the banishment is the wardens itself who vulnerable to corruption, according Corypheus's immense power of demons.
That's why after the event of the breach, he wants to cure it. He have to, for his sake. But today, he must stop his quest for a while to meet his lover.
Leliana patiently waiting, she knew when he comes, she has eyes and ears everywhere. not long after, he arrived and approach slowly to her.
"Leliana, you've changed a lot, you're not a bard whom i've met 10 years ago"
She replied, "and you're not the warden whom i've met 10 years ago"
He approach leliana and embrace her, she doesn't resist, only with him she can let her guard down, with him she can feel like a little girl again, not the shadowy and dangerous sister nightigale she used to be.
She poured tears from her worn eye, knowing that, the warden try to comfort her,
"ssshhh, don't cry, my little spymaster, everything is fine, you can see me now, well here i am"
She can't hide it anymore, many years she in long distance relationship with him, and finally she can feels the warmth of his body in battered heavy plate of warden-commander armor. his armor maybe like another warden-commander, but he IS the hero of ferelden, the savior of the fifth blight, King Alistair's best friend, and Nightigale's soulmate.
Finally, she cracked a word between the sobbed voices, "i, i missed you, missed you so much, the pain of being far away from you, i've drowning myself in countless work just to distracted myself from missing you, now, now, i can feel you, i, i..."
Just before she able to finish her sentence, he kissed her, deep passionate kiss, just like the first kiss in the camp. they come in to the villa's porch, and fall down to the front of fireplace, they lay down there, cuddling, kissing, tasting each other. After a long kiss, their lips departed from each other along with heavy breathing, and staring to each other.
he broke the silence, "you just cute as always, leliana, i'm glad i've loved you, i wish i could accompany me on my journey, just like in the blight"
she replied him, "i wish i could, Aedan, i'll be very happy to join by your side again, but the Inqisition needs me, i can't just leave them alone, it is my duty"
she was right, she can't just leave inquisition, she is the spymaster, she has duty, but he is not a selfish man, he can make leliana go with and convince her to accompany him. But he isn't that man, he is the last line of Cousland bloodline, he is the noble, he can't be do such a thing like that, it's so lowlife. His parents would be shame of his action if he do that.
he says,"well okay, i can understand that, i can't keep you, if i wanted to, but tonight, let this be our moment, together"
she replied, while try to hide her blushing cheeks, she rarely blushing, well if the woman as hard as Cassandra can be blushing with Varric's sword and shield roman, and the serenade of Inquisitior Adaar. Leliana can melt too, Aedan know how to make a cold nightingale blush, he knows what makes her tick and she can't resist that.
That face, that scent, that stare, that build, that scar, she wants him, she wants piece of him, no, all of him. She wants him so bad.
she stiffly replied,"w-what happens after you cured your calling?"
he replied,"we settle down, Leliana, i wanna have kids with you, what do you say?"
she try to process what words that her lover let out,"you want to have kids? with me? you mean, marriage?"
he counter"yes, of course we...", before the warden finished his reply, she interrupted, "but you already have a son with Morrigan"
judging by her statement, he added"well yeah Kieran is my son, and i cared for him, and Morrigan too, but they are necessary, Alistair would'nt do it can he? so i volunteered to do that, you know the stake, is me or Morrigan's child as vessel, if i refused that damned ritual, i could be died, and we can't be together"
Kieran indeed his son, Aedan wants to see him, he visited the child sometimes, along with Morrigan, Leliana knows that after the Witch's arrival at skyhold. The Warden is a kind and resposible father, he looks after Kieran and Morrigan all the time, sort of with Morrigan's strict and tight permission of course.
But what about his true love? his soulmate, Leliana? can he have a children with her? he don't know if the left hand of the divine can be married, but the one thing for sure is his love is pure to her.
she finally answered, "i'd love to, but i don't think that chantry would allow marriage in its members"
moral battle rose in Leliana's heart, just like her heart being played by Marjolaine, it's similar circumstances but, a little bit more painless, but still it is worth a thought and feeling.
but, that is what she wanted all the time? this moment, this very moment, just like the first night in the camp, when they give it up to each other, yes that night after confrontation with Marjolaine in City of Denerim, ten years ago, in the middle of blight.
Aedan observe his love's frown, she's been thinking, or worrying, wild guess appeared, is he wrong to ask that? or she's really confused and don't know how to answer that, he reassures leliana by calling her.
he said "Leliana? my love? are you okay? i'm waiting your answer"
she replied "hmm? well frankly i don't know Aedan, i'm glad to have you by my side right now, and i'm not sure if they allowed me to conceive a child, don't get me wrong, love
i'd like to have a children with you, that could be lovely indeed, no?"
Leliana feels a little uneasy about what she said to the Hero of Ferelden, in fact she feels like she's holding something back from him, in addition to her concern, the Warden speak "What's the matter leliana, you look like you're have much to thing about, what wrong? if you don't want to have a child with me that's fine if that relieve you"
She said "it's not like that Aedan, there is a lot to think about, if i want to be a mother, i will retire from my spymaster job, i don't want our children knows what i'm doing in the past, i've done terrible things then and now, i, i..."
and again, tears drop from leliana's pretty eyes, she can't hide it from her love, with him she feels safe and sound, with him she can let it out all of her burden in her chest and mind. Aedan slowly embrace her and whisper, "now now, we're done terrible things after all, Leliana, so don't feels like you're done alone, sometimes the terrible thig we've done is the only way around"
The right thing to do right now is comfort her, Leliana in the field probably the cold one, and the mysterious one, but now she is changed 180 degree, she's like a early maiden who knows love for the first time.
Tonight they are together, in the Villa, catching up, and embrace each other. 'till the dawn emerge.
Well, that's one way to put it. I Know I know, my writings is rather dull , but there's the catch for the beginner, well pardon my grammar, i'm open to suggestions, even critique, coz critique is encouraging, and i'm still much to learn, so lend me your expertise and your networks. thanks for reading, and btw i'm planned to created to make next chapter, so if you like my fanfic, well u know what to do, suggestions, critiques, and reviews. see ya!