Chapter 10 Changing Love

A/N: Sorry it took a while to update. I would have updated sooner, but I've been busy with school, lots of homework in Chemistry and other subjects. I couldn't update Saturday because well I was busy...watching Netflix and writing this, but I couldn't finish writing because I had to go to my band concert and I usually don't wake up until 10 on weekends and today I spent four hours doing my homework that I didn't do Friday and Saturday starting after I had breakfast at 10. Yeah, procrastination is If you haven't realize, I have no life besides school and Fanfiction, then now you do, congratulations. Oh, and Netflix can't forget about that :)

By the way I'll be updating Surprises of Life next, I'll probably do two or three chapters before updating Changing Love again, sorry if you guys don't want to wait, but that's what I'm going to do.

Now, to the story!

-ChaoChao42

Many hours later...and many more cannonballs later...

"Olivia, take a break and eat something" Walter yelled down by the fire pit.

"Fine..." I sighed letting go of the mortar.

"I'm coming, Walter" I yelled skipping down the steps, leaving Ben with Private Jammy.

"Wow..." Ben sighed staring off in her direction.

"She is one special girl" Jammy stated.

"Indeed..."

"Now, get your ass down there" Jammy said pushing me towards the stairs.

"Shit...why did you do that for" I pouted tripping over my own feet almost falling down the stairs in the process.

"I know the way you've been staring at her all day..."

"What is that suppose to mean" I asked.

"It means...it was the same look you gave Rena when you first met her...and before you knew she was engaged to another man. What I'm trying to say is that you are in love with her and you haven't given any girl that same look until now with Olivia...so get your magic working, man" Jammy explained.

"Whatever, I'm not in 'love' with anyone and not especially any one girl, I'm Benjamin Finn the scoundrel/whore which does not fall in 'LOVE' with anyone" I said.

"Just get down there, Ben...you give me such a headache sometimes" Jammy said walking back to the mortar for lookout duty.

I smirked to myself. Maybe Jammy's right I was in love with Rena, but she's engaged to Swift and this is the first time in months that I haven't been depressed. I think I'm in love with Olivia...but that is impossible I just met her...it has to be just lust...yeah that's it lust.

"Ben, what the hell's wrong with your face" Walter said sitting next to Olivia which made her giggle.

"Hum, what..." I said deep in thought.

"Ben, you were deep in thought..." Swift said sitting across from Walter and Olivia before getting interrupted.

"Yeah, and when you are your face is all scrunched up" Walter chuckled before it turned into a hearty laugh which made Swift chuckle and Olivia giggle.

"Shut up, Walter" I said blushing.

Olivia's giggle is beautiful and when she giggles her grayish blue eyes sparkle, her lips are a soft pink and everytime those lips form into a smile I can't help, but think what it would be like to feel those lips on my own. I should just stop that thought there...I'm just a soldier anyway she's too perfect for me just like Rena...Rena where are you...why can't you be mine?

"Ok, that's enough Walter, Ben sit down and eat some lunch" Swift said pointing to the seat next to him which just happens to be across from Olivia.

"Fine..." I sighed plopping down next to Swiftie.

"Anyway, hopefully Ben kept his hands to himself while teaching you about the mortar" Walter said giving Ben a glare.

"Nope, I saw him all over her while he was helping her" Riley said making Walter get angry about Ben's behavior.

"Shut up, Morrison" Ben said.

"Olivia, you should have told me..."

"Walter, there's nothing to tell, Ben just helped me with positioning the mortar so I wouldn't get maimed" I said.

"You sure..."

"Yes, that was it, nothing more" I said.

"Riley, you shouldn't be causing trouble like that" Swift said with a frown.

"I'm sorry about that Walter, Olivia" Swift said glaring at Morrison.

Walter humphed, "It's alright, no harm done" I said with a smile "They just wanted some entertainment"

"Yeah, entertainment" the whole Swift Brigade said.

"Let's not have entertainment at the expense of someone else" Swift instructed.

"Fine..." everyone sighed.

"Let us tell you our stories" someone said.

"Yeah" some soldiers said before each soldier started telling their story about joining the army.

"Ok, Ben your turn" Riley said.

"Everyone's heard my story before" Ben said.

"Olivia hasn't" Riley said.

"Fine..." Ben sighed.

"Ben, you don't have to tell me it's fine" I said with a smile.

"No, it's not a problem whatsoever" Ben said.

"I grew up in a small village called Gunk. My parents had trouble keeping food on the table for me and my three brothers so my brothers got money from pick pocketing people, but since I had small hands and knew that it was wrong, I became a street performer to earn legitimate money. My brother's on the other hand robbed the audience blind. They knew I didn't like what they did so to make it up to me they bought me a pellet gun. Which I found out my second talent and used it to earn money. When the old Hero Queen died my life went down hill from there. My oldest brother, Jason, was killed in a duel with his latest conquest's husband, my second oldest brother, William, did a con game on the wrong person and was carted off to Bowerstone never to be seen again, and my third oldest brother, Quentin, died before my very eyes because his gambling debts got so high they put a bounty on his head and was killed by bounty hunters even though I tried to stop them. After that my mother died of grief and my father well he died a drunk, after I paid all the funerals and other things I left to go for adventure like the old heroes. Eventually, I got tired of all of the adventures and selling things on the black market so I left that behind me and met Swift who turned my life around for the better and got me to join the army which I'm still in to this very day and I'm bloody damn glad I am" Ben said.

"I'm so sorry" I said.

"It's fine, life is great now" Ben smirked which made me smile.

"How do you and Walter know each other" Riley asked.

"Yeah" all of the other soldiers asked.

"Don't be forcing them to tell a story, that isn't polite" Swift instructed.

"Swift's right you guys don't need to know" Walter said nervously while I grabbed a marshmallow from a bag and started heating it on a stick, but soon got tired of waiting and took it off the stick.

I held the marshmallow above my gauntlet clad hand and made a small flame to brown my marshmallow instantly which I put it in my mouth right away.

"Olivia, don't do that" Walter said hitting my arm not too hard, but enough to surprise me and get my marshmallow stuck in my throat.

I coughed until it got out, "What the hell was that for" I said.

"How can you do that" all of the soldiers said in awe.

Ben and Swift were staring at me in shock.

"Sorry...um I was taught by my teacher when I was growing up, it's nothing special.

"That was weird, why were you acting that way for Walter" Ben asked.

"I'm not acting weird" Walter said nervously.

"I figured it out..." Riley said.

"What" all of the soldiers asked.

During all of this I grabbed two more marshmallows one for me and the other for Walter and secretly browned them and gave him one which he nodded his thanks before we both stuffed the marshmallows in our mouth.

"Olivia is Walter's lover" Riley said with a smirk making everyone quiet and staring at us in shock and realization making Walter and I start choking on our marshmallows.

"WHAT" Walter and I yelled our faces beet red from embarrassment after we stopped coughing from the marshmallows.

"WE ARE NOT LOVERS" I yelled blushing profusely so did Walter.

"Yes, you guys are, you both are blushing" Riley accused. "I didn't know you liked older men and such a pretty young girl like you"

"That's it I'm done with your stupidity Riley" Walter said jumping up.

"Walter, sit down" I instructed grabbing his arm and pulling it back down which he followed sitting back down next to me.

"See look what I mean she can control you just like a woman can" Riley said.

"Man, your right" all of the soldiers were saying to Swiftie and my surprise.

Olivia is Walter's lover...how can a beautiful woman just like Rena be in love with someone who is old enough to be her father?

"That is it, SHUT THE HELL UP..." I yelled standing up which Walter pulled me back down onto his lap to whisper calming words in my ear.

Everyone is staring at us, thinking the same thing...that Walter is going to get some tonight.

After my breathing calmed I thanked Walter for stopping me from beating the shit out of them and especially that bloody idiot Riley.

"Now, if you'll all just shut up and sit your asses down, I'll explain" I said getting off of Walter to sit next to him once more, frustrated as hell with these soldiers' stupidity.

"We might as well tell them the truth" Walter said which I nodded too. "Listen up and don't say or assume anything until she finishes" he warned.

Everyone nodded and sat down waiting for me to start.

"First off there is no way in hell am I Walter's lover. Now to my story, Walter was the new knight and friend of the Queen of Albion when he met my mother, she fell in love with him and had a one night stand and after a couple of months she realised she was pregnant so she went to go tell Walter that she was and how she wanted to leave Albion with him, but he didn't give her a chance to say anything before saying he would talk to her later. She thought he didn't want anything to do with her anymore so she went home and packed and left Albion without him to go live in Samarkand. They never saw each other again, my mother died when I was only two. She told me about my father on her death bed. After she was gone, I wanted to go find my father, but the Academy wouldn't let me. I grew up there and learned everything I could about swordsmanship from the best swordsman in Samarkand. When I turned fifteen I went searching for my father and just a few months ago I came here to Albion to find him. I told Walter the truth, but he didn't believe me" I explained.

"She proved to me that she was and I took her in with open arms" Walter finished.

"Oh..." all of the soldiers said ashamed of themselves.

"You guys should be ashamed of yourselves" Swift said. "Sorry about their stupidity"

"It's ok, old friend anyone probably would have assumed too" Walter said.

"They really shouldn't have, mom would have killed me if that was true" I stated.

"No, she would have come back to haunt me and torture me until I died" Walter said chuckling, making me giggle.

"Wow, look at the time" Swift said, nobody noticed that it was dark out.

"No hollowmen tonight, they should have come out by now" Riley said.

"Everyone get some well deserved sleep, remember we rarely get a break" Swift ordered standing, heading inside his tent while everyone scurried to their sleeping mats for some sleep.

"Here's where you'll sleep Olivia" Ben said showing me to a mat.

"Um...thanks" I said.

I slept for a couple hours before waking up. I quietly got up to not wake anyone, I decided to walk over to Swift's tent because I haven't talked to him privately in months.

"Um...Major Swift are you awake" I whispered peeking into the tent.

"Ah Olivia, what are you doing up" Swift said looking up from his paperwork. "Come in"

"Um...thank you...am I interrupting something important"

"No not at all, please sit"

"Um...ok"

"Now, what can I do for you"

"Um...I just wanted...um...to..." I trailed off.

"Are you alright, Olivia" Swift asked.

I sat there twiddling my hand nervously in my lap.

"Olivia...Olivia" Swift said coming around his desk to put his hand on my shoulder shaking me out of my thoughts.

"Hum..." I said looking up into his chocolate brown eyes.

"I asked if you were alright"

"I'm fine...I was just...thinking"

"Olivia, what's wrong, please, you can trust me"

"I do trust you..."

"Then, what the hell is going on with you, hum, I would really like an explanation" Swift said sitting down on his desk in front of me.

"Nothing...I have to go..." I said getting up to leave.

Swift grabbed my arm and pulled me back to stand in front of him, "Your not leaving until you tell me" he said pulling me even closer.

We just stared at each other for what seemed like an eternity. I couldn't look away from his liquidity chocolate gaze, I was being pulled into it.

I couldn't take it any more.

I stepped forward so I was standing in between his legs and kissed him on his lips.

It has been forever since I've kissed him and it felt great to do it again.

Swift's POV

I was in total shock...Olivia is kissing me.

I just sat there dumbfounded letting her kiss me. I'm old enough to be her father and plus her father is WALTER my best friend. This CAN NOT be happening...yeah I'm just asleep drooling on my desk, well maybe not drooling that's too much of a mess to clean up. She forced my mouth open so her tongue could slip in...

Ok, maybe this is real after all.

I pushed Olivia off of me, "Olivia, what are you doing, I'm your father's best friend...he would KILL me..."

"I don't care" Olivia said kissing me again hungrily, she started to unbutton my jacket.

I pushed her away again, "I care what Walter would do to me, plus Olivia...I'm engaged to a beautiful, kind, and amazing woman...I won't cheat on her with you.

"Ok...um...sorry for bothering you" Olivia hurriedly said backing away to exit of the tent.

She pulled open the flap to leave, but then turned back to me, "Pretend that this didn't happen" she instructed before leaving.

What the hell is wrong with me, I've spent too much time away from Rena and then she goes missing and no matter how much I try I can't find her. Then a beautiful blond with dazzling blue eyes comes here to my fort, we learn that she's Walter's daughter and she is attracted to me and...I to her. Dammit, Rena wherever you are please be careful, I'll be waiting for you...

I love you.

Olivia's POV (Rena)

I can't believe I forced myself on him.

"Dammit..." I said louder then I should have.

"What's wrong Olivia" someone said behind me.

I spun around to see Ben, "Um...nothing...just can't sleep"

"If you say so..." Ben said letting me head back to the mat that I slept on, but before I could get even close to it, "I heard you and Swiftie" he stated.

"We were just talking...nothing else"

"Sure you were 'talking' to each other" he smirked.

"Yep, that's it we talked"

"Then why are you crying" he demanded.

"Shh, you'll wake everyone, come on" I whispered going up the steps to the battlements.

"Ok, tell me now"

"There's nothing to tell" I said.

"You wouldn't be crying, then if there was nothing to tell"

I turned my back to him, looking out across the field where hollowmen would spawn.

I started to quietly sob.

"I'm sorry, it's none of my business" Ben said turning to walk back down into the fort.

When he was about to go down the steps I spoke up, "I forced myself on Swift and got rejected"

"Oh...well...um...are you alright"

"Yeah, I'm fine...just a little disappointed that's all"

"Well, you should get some sleep, remember tomorrow's a busy day"

"I think I'll stay up here"

"There's no place to sleep up here"

"The ground, Ben"

"Well, that'll be really uncomfortable"

"Like sleeping in a chair isn't"

"I never said it wasn't. Goodnight, Olivia" Ben said going down the steps.

"Ben, wait"

"Hum"

"Will you stay with me"

"Um...sure" Ben said walking back up to me.

We sat down against one of the walls and talked for a few hours.

"You almost went to sleep" Ben stated.

"Really, that's surprising, the ground is so hard"

"I can fix that" Ben said lifting me up on his lap.

"Ben..."

"What?"

"Thanks"

"For what?"

"For comforting me" I said snuggling into his chest.

"Your welcome, Olivia...Olivia"

"Wow, you fell asleep fast" Ben stated.

"Night, sleeping beauty" Ben whispered kissing me on my head before wrapping his arms around me.

We both quickly fell asleep in each other's arms.