Merida's Perspective

She'd been laying down, hoping that a bit of sky watching would help clear her head. She let out a frustrated sigh when it didn't help. Her mind kept traveling back to her suitors, well one suitor in particular…Young Macguffin. He was special to her whether she wanted to admit it or not. A small part of her wanted to admit it but the other part wasn't ready.

For admitting that she found him special would be like signing away her freedom. She was sure that if anyone found out about her feelings she'd be forced to marry and the thought scared her.

She felt a blade of grass tickling her forehead, she soon found it tickling her nose when a light breeze blew through. She sneezed and sat up.

She heard a light rustling sound and turned to look at Angus. She had thought he might have been rolling around again what she hadn't expected was another horse greeting him. Not just any horse, Merida recognized the mare to be Lord Macguffin's horse. That couldn't be right! There was no chance of anyone being around the area she thought. She looked around before spotting Young Macguffin. Her heart gave a jump before she reminded herself to breathe.

She saw the lad give her a timid wave. She waved back and also motioned him to come to where she was. He made his way towards her, and sat next to her.

Merida wanted to say something but didn't know exactly what. She found herself playing with a curl to distract herself from his presence.

"Crakin' day. Isnae it? (Nice day. Isn't it?)" Young Macguffin said.

Merida nodded agreeing with him. This felt awkward and she didn't understand why. A few days ago she had enjoyed his company and now she felt like she couldn't breathe properly around him.

"Ah'ament bothering ye? (I'm not bothering you?)" asked Young Macguffin. He rubbed the back of his neck and said rather quietly "fur if ah am... i cuid lea (Because if I am... I could leave)"

Merida whipped her head to look at him and said rather quickly "No! uh you're not bothering me." She twisted her fingers nervously before adding "I'd prefer if you'd stay."

Macguffin's Perspective

He had not been expecting that answer but he couldn't help the grin that broke out on his face.

"So what are you doing here?" Merida asked him all the while avoiding eye contact.

"Mah faither tellt me tae tak' a break, sae ah decided tae keek aroond th' land (My father told me to take a break, so I decided to look around the land)"

Upon hearing that Merida turned to face him. She excitedly asked him "It's beautiful right?"

"Tis a'richt (it's alright)" He responded. He noticed she made a face at him. It was cute.

"Just alright?" She asked. "Let me guess, I suppose you think your land is better?"

He should have said no but something inside him felt like teasing the princess. "Aye (yes)" he replied smugly.

She "hmphed" and turned her back on him, all the while saying "And here I thought you had the most sense out of the three."

He couldn't help it, he laughed. "Ye didn't let me finish" he said.

He hugged her from behind and buried his face in her hair. He felt her jump a bit at the action. He chuckled and said "Mah land kin be prettier bit it lacks something yers haes (My land may be prettier but it lacks something yours has)"

"Oh? And what's that?" She asked him trying to sound mad.

"Ye (You)" He said before kissing the top of her head.

Merida's Perspective

Me? His land is missing me? She thought.

Merida felt her face color. She was beginning to feel that around him that would become a common occurrence. She didn't really seem to mind though. She leaned back against him.

"You don't mean that." She told him.
"Aye ah dae (Yes I do)"

She shook her head "You don't even know me!" she said to him. She made to move away from him but he simply tightened his hold on her.

"Yer merida, foremaist born descendent o' clan dunbroch (You are Merida, first born descendent of Clan Dunbroch)" he said to her.

She grinned at that and laughed "You remember that?"

"Aye (yes)" he said to her. "That's th' moment ah realized ye wur someone special (that's the moment I realized you were someone special)."

"I'm special to you?"

"Aye, gey special (Yes, very special)" he said to her.

She was thankful she hadn't braided her hair today; she was using her curls as a curtain to hide her embarrassment. She didn't know what to say but at least now she knew what she meant to him. She felt her face grow even warmer and began to wonder if her face would melt from embarrassment.

She felt him press a kiss upon her cheek. She turned her head and leaned in for another kiss. One kiss became two, two kisses went from quick pecks to lasting kisses. Soft kisses became passionate ones until they broke apart for air.

She felt a little silly for what she was about to say but if she didn't say it she felt like it might eat her alive.

"Macguffin" she said. He smiled at her, she looked away. "I want you to know that…. you're also special to me." She said very timidly. She felt a rumbling in his chest before she heard him laughing.

"A'm glad tae hear it! (I'm glad to hear it!)" he said before beginning a whole new round of kisses.