AU – Here's chapter 3, this time you might possibly get the answers to your questions about the last chapter...or not XD

Disclaimer - None of the characters belong to me, I take no credit for it, Showtime & Michael Hurst are the rightful owners, basically its not mine!

Charles marched as quickly as he could without attracting attention, to Henry's rooms, Henry had sent a messenger to him, asking to see him.

Charles hoped it wouldn't be about Anne but half of him wanted as much news about Anne as possible, he tried to block all images of Anne from his thoughts as he entered Henry's rooms.

When he looked around he saw Henry pacing impatiently about the room, Charles coughed to get his attention until Henry addressed him.

"Charles, I have some news, you might have heard it by now, but I'm going to tell you anyway," began Henry, staring into Charles eyes, trying to catch his expression.

Charles felt nervous, and hoped he didn't show it, Henry continued, "Yesterday afternoon, a terrible thing happened, I came to the Tower courtyard to check on the proceedings of the execution, when I got there I found that the weaponry had been trashed and wrecked, everything was missing or broken!!" Henry had started raising his voice and was now bellowing, Charles swallowed maybe Henry had already guessed...

Henry found himself shouting now, he hoped Charles wouldn't think he was shouting at him, he was just very angry, all his weaponry had been destroyed, all his precious pieces, swords, axes, knifes, everything needed for a good execution and more, thought Henry sadly.

Not that he was particularly bloodthirsty but he did love a good execution, Henry's speech was suddenly diverted, he stopped shouting or even talking, much to Charles puzzlement, he thought of Anne alone and scared in her cell at the Tower, then he thought of her impending execution, he saw her walking towards the stage, then her beautiful head being cut from her slender neck... It was all too much, Henry grabbed the sword, that was displayed on the wall, and brought it down on the table in the center of the room, he hacked at it for a while, before it got stuck, then he broke down in tears.

Anne continued looking at the wreckage of the courtyard from her window, it had become a habit now, like a tiny piece of hope she could still cling to. She was interrupted from her thoughts by one of the three ladies she had been given to attend on her in her final days...her final days, thought Anne with a sad grin on her face.

"Yes, Mabel?" Anne addressed the second oldest of the three, Mabel Horcroft, who had come from one of the high family's in court but had been disinherited when she had married a man her family despised. Mabel curtsied to the Queen, as she was still technically the Queen and deserved some respect, thought Mabel as she caught her sad grin. "Your Majesty, there has been some news, His Majesty has called your execution off for now!" Mabel smiled happily at the Queen as she stared at Mabel with an shocked expression.

Anne couldn't believe what she had just heard, Henry had called off her execution? Anne wondered about his reasons for doing so, but not for long as she broke into a huge smile and grabbed Mabel's hand and started dancing round the Tower room with her.

She spun past the other ladies and grabbed their hands to join in her merry dance too, afterwards when they were all too exhausted to dance anymore, they collapsed onto some chairs and caught their breath.

Anne smiled again and looked at each of her loyal ladies, "My ladies, you have all been so devoted and kind to me, when you have had no reason to do so, I would like you all to be happy not just for me but for yourselves, as I believe I would have gone quite mad, had you not all been here to comfort me!" The ladies smiled at Anne and muttered a solemn thanks to her.

She only wished she could give them a much better reward than her compliments.

Just as Anne was thinking this, there was a loud knock on the door, she stood up and waited for someone to enter.

Master Kingston entered and nodded his head to Anne, "There's someone to see you, Your Majesty..." Anne frowned, a visitor, she was never allowed visitors...

Charles Brandon entered Anne's Tower room, and nodded his head to her, he would have liked to have gone down on his knees for her, but it would have looked too suspicious with Master Kingston and Anne's ladies present.

Anne was shocked to find Charles standing there, but she hid it easily, Charles nodded to Master Kingston, "Your Majesty, His Grace, Charles Brandon would like to have a word with you...in private, if you please." Anne's ladies, Mabel, Charlotte and Elizabeth exited the room with Master Kingston.

Anne waited until they had left and the door was shut and bolted, before rushing towards Charles and into his warm and safe arms. " Charles, how I've missed you and longed to be in your arms once more!" exclaimed Anne, she needn't have worried about anyone hearing them as the door was made from the hardest and strongest steel, Master Kingston had told her that himself. Charles closed his eyes and embraced her tenderly, "Anne, I was afraid of never being able to touch you again, my darling." Anne melted against him, murmuring softly, "I'll never ever leave you, my love!" Charles looked down at her beautiful, angelic face and caressed her chin, bringing her lips towards his, his whole body trembled with desire, it had seemed like months since he had last kissed her full red lips. Anne smiled playfully and brought her lips upon his, kissing him before he had kissed her. They seemed to feel electricity course up through their entwined bodies, Anne threw her arms around Charles neck and kissed him with as much passion as she could muster, whilst Charles placed his hands at the small of her back, letting Anne kiss him passionately but also contributing to their reunion kiss with as much vigour as she was.

When they reluctantly broke apart, Anne looked questionably up at Charles, now she was wondering why he had come here and how too.

Before she could say anything, Charles put a finger to her lips and smiled before explaining himself, "Anne, Henry called me to his rooms this morning he told me about the destruction of the weaponry, then he seemed to go mad and hacked away at a table with a sword, after wards he broke down in tears and confided in me, a great many things..." Charles paused to see if Anne had taken that in, when she nodded he continued. "He said he felt guilty about sentencing you to death, when he knew full well you were innocent, then he confessed to me that a part of him still loved you, I decided then that if I was going to try and save you, I would suggest that he perhaps release you but in steps, firstly calling off your execution, then releasing you from the Tower, I told him that from then on, whatever happened to you, whether you remained as Queen or not, was up to him." Anne looked up at Charles thankfully, "And he agreed?" Charles nodded happily, Henry may be cruel sometimes, but underneath that cold exterior he did have a heart.

Anne smiled and was about to kiss Charles before another question entered her head. "And the men that were accused?" Charles smiled wider, "Their to be released too." Anne threw her arms around Charles neck again, as he swung her around, everything she had prayed and hoped for in the last few days was finally becoming true.

AU – So far, a happy chapter, but will all stay happy? I wonder if Henry will change his mind? The Seymour's, Boleyns and some other characters being introduced next chapter! :)