For The Love Of Magic
By: TracyCook
Disclaimer: I own nothing. These characters belong to the creator of Dragon Age 2.
Couple: Merrill/Bethany
Rating: M
Chapter 4
Sweet Kisses
"Are you avoiding kissing me?" Merrill asked softly as she trudged along behind Bethany, watching her closely, inspecting each and every move in hopes to understand what had happened to change her feelings. She did not understand what she had done to upset the human. She seemed embarrassed or something of the sort.
"No Merrill." Bethany stated in a hushed tone laced in agitation, as she focused on throwing another fireball at one of the giant spiders that were threatening to eat them for supper. Apparently, the innocent elf found little concern in their impending doom; for all that she had talked about for the entire adventure toward the center of the cave, was how badly she wanted to kiss her.
She was fairly certain that the other woman had a death wish. She did not seem scared at all, in fact half of the time she did not seem to notice the spiders at all and Bethany had to save her.
Worst of all though, was not the extra monsters that she had to kill, but instead that Merrill insisted upon talking loudly about wanting to kiss her. It was embarrassing and she was almost certain that Varric and her sister already knew about their feelings for one another. Bethany knew that it should not matter to her, but it did. She did not know if she wanted to be with a female elf. As if she did not have enough problems being a mage.
Merrill skipped along beside her, watching as she defeated another spider. "It seems to me that you are. Though, I am no expert on human mating, I do believe that exchanging of kisses is a common practice, is it not?" She asked her voice high and a smile spreading across her face at the simple thought of sharing a kiss with her beloved.
The elven female had never experienced love before, she had never even kissed anyone before, and so she was fully convinced that what she was feeling had to be love. It felt amazing. At least it had, before Bethany had started to avoid her.
Bethany was growing more and more frustrated, as she lunged another fireball at one of the attacking spiders, watching it burn and curl up as it died.
Once they seemed to be out of harm's way, she cast her hazel eyes in the direction of the slender woman and her breath caught in her throat at the sight. What she saw was possibly, and probably, the cutest sight in the entire world. There stood Merrill looking up at her with large hopeful eyes and a pout on her lips. She looked so innocent and it was apparent that she was truly feeling neglected. 'She is so naïve… does she not understand how difficult this situation is, not to mention that we are being attacked!?'
"Merrill, we have much we need to discuss before jumping into a relationship." She informed.
"Like what?" Merrill asked cocking her head to the side and looking up at her with large confused green eyes. "I like you, you like me, what more is there that we need to discuss?"
"I may be mistaken Daisy, but I think that you two need to discuss letting the dwarf watch you two kiss, so that he can tell everyone at The Hanged Man, because that would be quite the story to tell." Varric said, laughing. His laughter only intensifying as he witnessed the glare that Bethany shot his direction.
Merrill glanced down at Varric and then back at Bethany, surprise evidently written across her face. That was not something that she wanted to do. She did not wish to share her love with other people's eyes, even if they were nice eyes such as the dwarf's.
"Oh my! That isn't what we need to speak about, is it Bethany? Because, I don't know how comfortable I would be with that situation. Though, if it means that I get to kiss you then I suppose I—"
"—No, Merrill." The human mage stated with a slight grin as she shook her head at the adorable elf. "That is not what we need to discuss."
"Oh thank goodness, because I do not really feel up to sharing my lover with prying eyes." Merrill stated, glaring at the dwarf who continued to laugh at the conflict that he had caused. It was entertaining to mess around with the two innocent women.
"Don't worry Daisy, she's all yours." He said with a grin.
"Good." She nodded. Turning her attention back to the woman of her affections she spoke. "Now, what did we need to discuss? Is it about my snoring? Because I swear that I can stop that, I know how it must irritate you so."
"Your snoring?" Bethany questioned, she could not even begin to comprehend how Merrill had thought that was what they needed to discuss. It was completely off-topic.
Honestly, at times it was difficult to talk with the elf about things, because she always assumed that it was something else. Usually she thought that it was something very far off from what you were actually thinking; something that she thought that she had done wrong, which, in this case, she had done nothing wrong. Bethany simply was having worrisome thoughts.
"Yes, I was afraid after sleeping next to me the other night you might have found it annoying, but I swear that I can stop!" She stated with conviction. "I've devised a plan. I am going to stuff something up my nose and that should stop it, or it might stop my breathing." She seemed to take a moment to ponder something as she rambled on to herself. "Oh gosh, I am rambling again aren't I?"
Laughing softly under her breath, Bethany reached out placing comforting hands on Merrill's arms, holding her still and halting her rambling. As cute as she found it, they did actually need to talk about some things. Still, she thought it best that they waited until they were out of danger.
Merrill stared up into hazel eyes and blushed brightly as she was forced to stand still by the other woman. "Oh my, are you going to kiss me now? Because I would very much appreciate it if you did." Her voice was practically pleading.
Bethany sighed. "Merrill, I hardly think that this is the place for our first kiss. It is not romantic in the slightest, not to mention we could be killed any moment."
"Please, just a tiny kiss?"
"Merrill—"
"Please?"
Finally, Bethany decided to stop being stubborn and to give in to what they both wanted. She doubted that they would die if it were only a tiny kiss. Leaning in she moved to press her lips against the elven woman's soft lips, taking in their texture and their taste as she did so.
It was intoxicating and she could not help but blush brightly as she felt the eyes of the others watching the two of them. Her heart was pounding loudly in her ears as she felt slender fingers twist in her brown locks. Bethany moved to wrap a hand around the back of Merrill's thin neck, dragging her body closer to her own as she teased the sensitive skin of her neck. Both girls found themselves letting out soft moans into the kiss as their bodies started to react.
Bethany had no intention of pulling away, and she wouldn't have, if she had not heard Varric whistling in the background. She grew flush with embarrassment and pulled back, pressing her head against the other's tattoo covered forehead, smiling and staring down into dazed and sparkling green eyes.
Merrill wore the most adorable and satisfied grin that spread completely across her face, nearly consuming her as she swayed back and forth and purred out against the human's lips. She wanted more. She wanted to kiss her forever, she loved kissing her.
"Ooh, gosh that was amazing." She stretched the words excitedly. "Now, what did you want to discuss?" Her mood seemed to change immediately after being kissed. She no longer seemed preoccupied with it.
Bethany shook her head and laughed as she pulled away and stared back through the cave, her sister and Varric both still staring at the two of them in shock. She knew that she would not only have to speak with Merrill about where their relationship stood, but she would also have to speak with her sister about things now. It was going to be a long conversation.
"We can talk about it after we rescue this child."
Skipping behind the other woman, Merrill insisted upon talking about it now. "After you made such a fuss about it, don't be silly, let's talk about it now. If it isn't my snoring than—" She paused to think about what else it could possibly be. "—Is it my purring? Or perhaps it's the drool?"
"Merrill, I promise it is not something that you did wrong."
"Oh." She paused and glanced down at her toes, wiggling them as she walked and thought about what it could be. "Then, was it something that I did right? Or possibly something that you did wrong? Oh, where would I even begin?" She sighed.
"I beg your pardon, what do you mean by that?" Bethany asked, raising an eyebrow at the elf that was now wearing the most devious and all-knowing grin that the human had ever seen. Usually she looked so innocent and naïve, but currently, she looked absolutely diabolical. 'Is she implying that I have done something wrong?'
"Well, there are just so many things that you do wrong Bethany, right Varric?" She asked playfully, giggling like a child playing a prank on someone. It was obvious that she was joking, but it still served to worry Bethany who was now staring between the two of them.
"Right, Daisy." He agreed.
"Such as?" Bethany asked, catching playful green eyes with serious hazel.
"Oh, I don't know." Merrill grinned before wrapping her thin arms around the other woman's waist, kissing her gently on her exposed shoulder. Smiling, she whispered against her neck in a very sensual uncharacteristic manner. "Deny the woman who loves her those sweet lips of hers, for a start. Can I have another kiss?"
It seemed that she had not given up her pleading after all.
Bethany found that she did not mind.
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Authors Note:
Another chapter for y'all! I hope that you all enjoy it. Please do tell me what you think!
Thank you for reading!
-Tracy Cook