Hello everyone, thanks the reviews last chapter. I hope you all like this new chapter. I'm planning on writing at least one more chapter in this story maybe more.
"Santiago!" Brittany shouts, unconsciously placing her hand on her baby bump.
Santiago drops his sword that he had been cleaning to run to see what is wrong with his wife.
"Is everything okay?" he asks short of breath from his run.
"You've declared war on Berryland, we just signed a peace pact with Puckerland." Brittany sternly says staring him down. "Not only that, but your arm isn't even fully healed yet."
Santiago sucks in his lips wondering where are his kids when he needs them to distract their mom.
"But that awful princess said she was more talented than you and that you're stupid. I had to do something." Santiago mumbles.
"And I love that about you, but another war is not what we need. I can't lose you." Brittany sniffles.
"It won't honey." Santiago says kissing her on the cheek. "You know I'd never leave you and the kids alone."
"Just promise me you'll stay off the front lines so you won't be injured again. I don't want you injured when I give birth." Brittany tells him.
She's five months along and knows that this war will most likely be finished before she gives birth. They go to war a lot, but they hardly ever last more than two months. Her husband is always ready to settle for peace after his first battle feeling like he's gotten his point across. Every war they've fought has been because in his eyes someone has slighted her or their family.
"How about we take this into the bedroom and I can show you how much I love you and that I will come back." Santiago says.
"I have a much better idea." Brittany says smirking.
"Why do I get the feeling that I'm not going to like this as much." Santiago grumbles following his wife.
"Oh trust me you'll like it." Brittany says as they stop outside their kids room.
"What do you have planned honey?" Santiago asks starting to smile.
"Since you'll have to go with your troops in the next few days I thought we could have a family day. Maybe go for a picnic or something like that." Brittany says laying her head on his chest.
"Okay love," Santiago whispers opening the doors. "Kids, do you want to come outside with us!" he shouts.
"We're having a picnic." Brittany says shaking her head at her husband.
Ava comes out first yawning having just woken up from her nap and pulls on her dad's legs. He bends down and picks her up.
"How's my baby girl." Santiago says lifting her up more securely in his arms.
"Play?" Ava softly asks.
"Yes we're going to play outside with Santi and mommy." Santiago tells her.
"Yay," Ava happily says wrapping her arms tightly around her dad's neck.
"Where is Santi?" Brittany asks surprised he's not here too.
"Uncle Mikey," Ava says happy to be in her dad's arms.
"I asked Mike to start training him." Santiago tells her hoping that she won't be mad at him.
"Training?" Brittany asks raising an eyebrow as they walk down the hall.
"He's at the age where he wants to be able to protect you and Ava by fighting if need be. Plus to be king he's going to have to learn." Santiago says trying to convince her it's okay.
"I don't like it." Brittany says before she starts walking down to the training field.
"Mommy's mad at daddy." Santiago softly says.
"Flowers?" Ava suggests. "She likes them."
"That's a good idea honey." Santiago says. "We'll pick mommy some flowers." he says heading down the hall.
Instead of following his wife out to the training field, he takes a right and goes to the gardens. Putting Ava down, he followers her over to the sunflowers. They spend twenty minutes walking around the huge garden looking for all of Brittany's favorite flowers for her.
"Are you two ready for our picnic?" Brittany asks standing at the entrance to the garden with her hard on her belly.
"Yes," Ava says. "We're going to have fun." she happily says grabbing her brother's arm and making him skip with her.
"Ava let go," Santi says even though he doesn't really try to get out of her grasp.
"So am I forgiven?" Santiago asks holding out the flowers Ava picked.
"You know I could never be mad at you for very long." Brittany says taking the flowers and sniffing them. "I get that Santi has to start training and Mike is a very good teacher."
"Britt you know I'd never let anything bad happen to him and I won't let him come to a battle until after he's sixteen or eighteen." Santiago promises her.
"He's just growing up so fast." Brittany sighs leaning into her husband as they follow their kids out to a lovely grass meadow.
"He maybe, but soon we'll have another little one running around." Santiago says.
"I know," Brittany softly says. "And I can't wait until we can have sex again." she says holding her belly.
"God I miss you so much honey." Santiago moans as he starts to get hard just thinking of his wife like that.
He keeps his arm around her shoulder once they reach the meadow which already has a picnic set up. Santi and Ava are already rifling through the food, grabbing things they like to eat.
"Santi you need to eat your veggies too." Brittany sternly says when she reaches them.
"But mom," Santi whines eating as quickly as he can.
"Listen to your mother." Santiago says helping his wife sit down on the blanket.
Ava curls into her mom and chews on a piece of chicken. The little girl loves her mommy so much and isn't sure of having a baby around. She doesn't want to share her mommy with anyone else. Sharing with her brother is bad enough.
"Baby girl you want to play tag with your brother and me?" Santiago asks getting up.
"No, I stay with mommy." Ava says curling more into her side.
Santiago has a sad look on his face when his daughter rejects him, but quickly changes it back to a smile before he goes to play tag with his son. Brittany had noticed the sadness and looked down at her daughter curiously. Normally her daughter is more of a daddy's girl always wanting to do everything her dad and brother are doing.
"Honey don't you want to go play with your dad and brother?" Brittany asks.
"I stay with mommy and baby." Ava says placing her little hand on Brittany's baby bump.
"You'll always be my baby girl Ava." Brittany says knowing exactly what her daughter is thinking.
Santi was exactly like Ava when she was pregnant with Ava.
"Go play with your dad and brother." Brittany tells her in a stern of a voice as she can.
With that Ava gets up and runs after her dad. Brittany smiles watching her family play tag, it's a peaceful afternoon until Mike arrives by her side.
"It's time isn't it?" Brittany says so used to this.
"I'm sorry your majesty, but the Berry's didn't take kindly to our attack of their boarder villages and have called their whole army to attack. We need to leave now to make it to the boarder before the Berry's, they have more land to cover." Mike tells her.
"I get it." Brittany says placing her hand back on her belly. "I hate that you're all going to war, but it's San."
"He sure loves to defend you against all sort of slights that he thinks exist." Mike says chuckling.
"He just loves me, I can't fault him for that." Brittany says smiling.
"You certainly can't, I remember when he first met you. He told me he would marry you and only you no matter what anyone else said." Mike says.
Flashback
"Santiago we need to keep training." Mike tells his best friend and crown prince.
"She's so beautiful." Santiago sighs.
"Who?" Mike asks now curious.
At the age of ten they're both starting to be interested in girls now.
"Her," Santiago says pointing at a very pretty blonde. "Go get her to come over here." he orders.
"How am I supposed to do that?" Mike asks always nervous around girls.
"I don't know that's why you're going to do it for me." Santiago says his eyes never leaving her.
Luckily for the boys the blonde walked over to them having noticed the crown prince staring at her.
"Hi," Brittany softly says.
"Hi," Santiago says waving at her blushing.
"Well I have to go now, but I'll see you around your majesty." the blonde says curtsying.
"Wait," Santiago says grabbing her arm. "I don't know your name."
"Brittany, Brittany Pierce," she says before leaving.
"Brittany," Santana repeats dreamily.
"Your majesty?" Mike says unsure of what to do.
"I'm going to marry her one day." Santiago says.
End Flashback
"Go get him," Brittany says understanding completely.
"Your majesty, the Berry army is on the move we need to go now!" Mike shouts to get the King's attention.
Santiago stops with Ava on this back and Santi wrapped around is left leg. He sighs walking over to his wife and royal advisor. He had known this was coming, but hadn't expected it so soon.
"I guess we need to get ready to leave tonight." Santiago says putting Ava on the ground and helping his wife to her feet. "Have you already put word out for the army to muster?" he asks Mike.
"Yes your majesty," Mike says before bowing and leaving the royal family.
"Well here we go again." Santiago sighs rolling his injured shoulder to try and shake off the stiffness.
"Will your shoulder hold up?" Brittany asks brushing her fingers over the now mostly healed injury.
"It has to; I have to be there for the army." Santiago says thinking she's going to try and talk him into staying.
"I know you do, but please take it easy. The last thing the kingdom needs is you reinjured." Brittany whispers as they start walking back to the palace.
"For you I will." Santiago promises.
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Mike and Santiago ride at the head of the main army as they head north to their border with Berryland. Even though they just fought a war with the Puckerman's army, the people in general are in good spirits about having another war so soon. Somehow in peace agreements Santiago always comes out on top and the people reap the benefits as well, which is why they put up with so much war. Their King always gets the other side to pay for it so they don't have to.
"Your majesty!" a scout shouts galloping back to them. "The Berry Army is five miles up the road camped."
"Shit they made amazing time." Santiago says shocked their main army could have made it this far already it's only been three days since they had left.
"Are you sure it's their main army and not their border guard?" Mike asks the scout.
"I got as close as I dare without letting them know I was there and I'm honestly not sure. My guess would be the border guard though it's huge." the scout says.
"Okay," Santiago says nodding his head. "We're going to attack them and push them back across the border." he says slinging his shield onto his arm and pulling his sword out.
"Prepare for battle!" Mike shouts and the word spreads fast that they're going to be fighting in mere minutes.
"We need to take them by surprise and quickly to insure we don't lose a lot of men." Santiago says to Mike and his three generals who are next to him.
"That's a great plan your majesty." Cam the general of the southern army says.
"Your majesty, you should hang back. The last thing we need is you injured again." John, the general of the main army and advisor to the king says.
"You did promise the Queen to stay off of the main lines." Mike reminds the King.
"Fine lead the men I'll stay back." Santiago sighs knowing it's the thing he has to do.
He and his personal body guards are off on the side as the army marches by them. Most of the soldiers have never seen the King up close and enjoy seeing him as they pass him. Upon seeing how his troops are looking at him, he decides to wave at them which goes over very well.
"They love you." Mike says having rode over.
"I feel awful that I'm not fighting with them." Santiago sighs. "I always fight with them."
"They just need to know you're here and everyone knows you fought in the last war on the front lines with them and every other war. Now what they need from you is to be their leader and let them do the fighting." Mike tells him.
"If that's what we need to do then that's what will happen." Santiago agrees even though he wants to go fight.
The first day they manage to push the Berry force back to the border and literally set up camp on the border. Santiago joins the army ordering a trench dug and lookouts posted all along their encampment. He has his tent set up in the center of the camp. It isn't until they've been there for five days when the main Berry army arrives. LeRoy sent a currier to talk about a peaceful solution which Santiago is tempted to send back in a body bag but doesn't. Instead he has Mike tell the currier that until Princess Rachel apologize he won't let them have peace. The whole camp cheers at this.
"I don't get why they're so happy." Santiago says walking into his tent with Mike on his heels.
"Because they all hate the Berry Princess for teasing our Quinn. You know the people adore your wife." Mike reminds him.
"Of course they do." Santiago happily says.
"Come on we need to plan our next attack." Mike says pulling out the maps.
"I hate doing this, can't I just fight instead." Santiago whines.
"Yes your majesty we have to." John another general says.
Santiago begrudenly goes over the battle strategy with his generals. Honestly he'd rather be doing anything, but this. He's more of a fighter than a thinker, Mike does the thinking and then gets his wife to make him agree. Thinking of his wife makes him miss her and the kids even more. So he stops paying attention and starts writing a little to his wife.
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"I hate this stage of pregnancy." Brittany complains to Quinn who has just brought her food since she's been confided to her room.
"It won't be long now." Quinn reassures her.
"I know, I just wish Sanny was here. This war has been going on for longer than normal." Brittany pouts.
"That's because the troops voted to not sign a peace treaty until the Berry Princess apologizes for insulting you." Quinn tells her. "Mike told me."
"Of course Sanny would get them all to agree to that." Brittany says smiling in spite of herself.
"Everyone in the kingdom loves you." Quinn says not surprised at all that the army would go along with it.
"Mommy!" Santi shouts running in with Ava right behind him. "Letter from daddy!" he shouts waving a letter.
Brittany pats the spot next to her for Santi to sit and Quinn helps Ava on to her other side. With that Quinn takes her leave.
"Mommy what's it say?" Santi asks.
"Daddy," Ava pouts. "I want daddy."
"I know baby girl, we all want him back." Brittany softly says kissing her forehead.
She opens the letter carefully and unfolds it. Every time she gets a letter she feels literally every feeling known to man. She starts reading the letter.
My loves,
I have missed you all so much. Santi, Ava have you been behaving for your mom? I know you are since you're both my good kids. Help your mom out as you know that she's not allowed out of her room now. Daddy's working on coming home as soon as possible.
Love dad
Brittany stops reading smiling down at her adorable kids. There's more to the letter, but it's to her and she's not going to read it aloud to her kids. So instead she reads it quietly.
My lovely Queen,
I hope your pregnancy is going well still. I'm hoping to be home in time for the birth. Nothing bad has happened to me and I'm staying off the front lines. Take it easy and have Quinn get you whatever you need slash want. I love you so fucking much.
Love your husband
"I miss you so much love." Brittany whispers since both her kids are sound asleep.
She winces praying that it's just gas. After enduring the pain for almost an hour she's sure she's in labor right now.
"Quinn!" Brittany shouts startling her kids awake.
"Mommy?" Santi groans.
"Santi," Brittany seriously says causing him to sit up and wake up. "I need you to go get Auntie Quinn now."
"But-"
"Go," Brittany says more harshly than she anticipated.
Santi runs out to look for Quinn and Ava who is now awake snuggles more into her mom.
"Honey you're going to have to move, mommy's going to have the baby." Brittany says.
Quinn comes running in with Santi. The first thing she does is have a guard and nanny take the kids into another room.
"I want San." Brittany growls when another contraction hits.
"I've sent the guard for him." Quinn says.
"What if he doesn't get here in time?" Brittany grumbles.
"You know that the king will move heaven and earth to get back to you in time." Quinn says hoping against hope that the king will get back in time.
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Santiago is putting his armor on when Mike comes in with a very tired looking messenger.
"Mike what is this?" Santiago asks narrowing his eyes at the messenger.
"Your majesty," the messenger says bowing. "The Queen has gone into labor and requests you by her side."
"Shit," Santiago says torn between wanting to stay with the army and needing to be there for his wife.
"Santiago you need to go, the men will understand." Mike says actually calling him by his first name.
"Get my saddle and tell my guard, we're riding hard back to the palace." Santiago says chucking his armor off.
He walks quickly out of his tent and mounts his horse.
"The Queen has gone into labor!" Santiago shouts so his troops know he's not abandoning them. "She needs me so I'm counting on you all to thrash the Berry army!" he shouts before riding off.
He pushes his horse hard leaving his guard behind. Even though he wants to get back to his wife like now, he slows down after an hour to let his horse rest and his guard catch back up. It won't do him any good to have his horse give out on him.
"Your majesty we need to rest." One of his guard's says having caught up to him.
"You rest I'll ride ahead." Santiago says. "I need to get back."
"And we will after we all get a ten minute break." his one guard says.
It takes them over a day to get back to the palace after only stopping for an hour to sleep.
"Brittany!" Santiago shouts running up the palace steps.
He's exhausted from the ride, but he's also excited to see his new baby who most likely is born already. He bounds all the way to their room and stops at the foot of the bed. Laying their bed is his wife and new born baby in her arms.
"Oh Britt," Santiago sighs falling onto his knees at the end of the bed.
"We have another son." Brittany says opening her eyes.
"A son."