Chapter 25
He walked out of her room sadly. She hadn't even given him chance to apologise she had just asked him to leave. She hated him right now and why she shouldn't she. He was the embodiment of everything he didn't want to be. All the positive changes that had come out of being with her had been erased.
"Go back in" Gillian appeared behind him.
"She asked me to leave"
"She will be asleep in a minute and when she wakes up the only person she will want to see is you."
"I nearly killed her"
"But you didn't. She loves you Godric. She is mad at you yes but she wouldn't be so mad at you if she didn't love you as much as she did. Be there when she wakes up and she will forgive you."
Godric looked unconvinced.
"Kathryn may not be my daughter but I love her just the same and I know that although she is mad at you right now she would be heartbroken if you hadn't come. Go back in Godric"
Reluctantly he went back in and he stayed with her drifting off in the chair as the sun rose. Kathryn woke about midday to find Godric asleep in the chair. She smiled to herself as some part of her had known he would not have left her no matter how angry she was. She got up and got dressed. Gently she floated him off the chair using her telekenisis and onto the bed and tucked him in like a child and went out of the bedroom leaving him to rest. So it was no surprise that when he woke up at sunset and found she wasn't there he panicked. He could hear raised voices from downstairs and could tell the voices were female. Following the noise he found Kathryn and Felicity in the kitchen arguing.
"Kathryn he came and told Dad exactly what he had done. He admitted everything and Dad forgave him why won't you?"
"Because he promised that he would never do that again"
"So Kathryn he screwed up. I have to deal with much worse on a regular basis from Conor."
"He refused to talk to me and then tried to drain me Felicity and he won't admit that anything is wrong. The last time he did this he met the sun. "
"Maybe nothing is wrong sis."
"Do you know something?"
Felicity looked distinctly uncomfortable.
"Spill" she ordered her sister
"Why are you out of bed?"
"Go away Godric"
"Why are you out of bed?" he kept his voice even
"Because I am feeling fine and I am hungry hence why I am in the kitchen"
"Felicity will you leave us please" Godric asked her.
Felicity didn't need to be told twice she left the room immediately after mouthing sorry to Godric. Kathryn turned to Godric with hands on hips
"What exactly does my sister know that I am not party to?"
"That is none of your concern at the moment. I would like you to concentrate on getting better."
"Well I feel fine and I wouldn't have to be concentrating on anything if you had not decided to try and drain me".
"Kathryn I am sorry…please forgive me"
"No Godric the draining I can forgive but the secrets I cannot. What is it that everyone knows except me?"
"Kathryn I need you to trust me with this. Everything is fine but I had to tell Felicity and I had to ask your fathers permission"
"For what?"
"I am not going to tell you Kathryn so don't ask. "
"Godric I will rescind the invitation for you to be in this house if you do NOT tell me what is going on"
"No Kathryn please don't"
Kathryn started crying "I rescind…" Tom appeared and put his hand over his sisters mouth
"Kathryn shut up. No one is throwing anyone out of this house. Kathryn you have to trust Godric if he asks you to. You trusted Edward didn't you" She nodded. "Well you need to trust me now and I am asking you to cut Godric some slack and let him do what he needs to do."
"Do you know too?"
Tom nodded to her.
"Oh for god's sake" and she stormed out of the kitchen and stopping in the doorway. She turned round in the doorway. "One last chance Godric".
He remained silent.
"Screw you then" and she stomped up the stairs and slammed the door to her room. Kathryn refused to come out while Godric was in the house and Gillian sighed. Kathryn would feel so silly when she found out what he was up to.
While Kathryn had been yelling at Godric Felicity had taken his phone and scrolling through his contacts she called Pam, Eric, Connor and Vincent.
"Godric needs your help. Meet at Erics asap" was all she said to any of them and as soon as Kathryn had slammed her bedroom door. Felicity and Tom had dragged Godric out the house and taken him to Eric's house.
Pam appeared first "what is the 911 emergency?"
Felicity took complete charge of the situation. She handed Pam her diary and she looked up at Godric.
"You schmuck Godric"
"That may be Pam but he needs your help."
"What can you possible want me to do that I would actually want to do?"
"Go shopping" Felicity replied
" Whose paying?"
"I am" Godric replied
"Keep talking"
" I need you to get everything on this list" Felicity ordered handing her a list. Godric handed Pamela a piece of paper.
"This should help"
"Do I wanted to know how you know this Godric? Oh I remember Kathryn said you had a thing about tape measures. I will be back for sunrise."
By then Eric and Vincent arrived.
Eric went to Godric and said "Godric what is wrong?"
"Nothing I want to ask Kathryn to marry me.
Eric's face fell ever so slightly something that did not go unnoticed by his maker. "You are not happy for me Eric? Would you prefer that I meet the sun instead?"
"No Godric I am very happy for you." He thought about what Kathryn said about showing Godric he was happy for him. "Would you like my help with anything?"
"There was a little incident last night"
"and now she won't speak to him" Felicity added.
"What happened?"
"Well I wouldn't tell her what I was doing and she got mad and I nearly drained her"
"Godric that is unlike you"
"Let us just say my child that my emotions took over. I still plan to ask her but must wait until she has calmed down"
Vincent looked at him when are you planning to get married?
"Before the winter solstice"
"Why the rush?"
"I want to try for a baby on the winter solstice using the ritual that David will do to make me human."
"Why don't you get married on the solstice and then try you both would have amazing energy it would make conception more likely?"
"I hadn't thought of that"?
"By the way you know Kathryn won't want a big fuss about your wedding the smaller the better. Family and friends only."
"Who is getting married?" Conor walked in.
"I am ." Godric replied
"Oh you are going to marry Kathryn. She didn't say anything."
"She doesn't know I have not asked her. I needed to plan to ask her. I just needed to get rid of her"
"Why didn't you just ask Felicity to come fetch her?"
"I didn't think of that"
"When are you going to ask her? Conor asked.
"As soon as everything is arranged and she will speak to me" Godric replied
"When are you getting married?" Conor was excited.
"Well providing she says Yes. On the winter solstice" Godric sighed
"What kind of marriage are you having?"
"I don't know yet"
"Well Godric" Felicity said coming to sit next to him. " Why don't you have a druid marriage ceremony. What happens is you and Katy stand in the middle of a circle. This circle is formed by your family and friends. They hold hands and seal you in effect in this circle and their love and energy flows into you as you say your vows to each other. Katy took me to one when she was apart from you. It's a beautiful ceremony.
"Are there standard vows?"
"No I don't think so. You can write your own or David can write some for you. The couple we saw wrote their own. You could be hand fasted as well if you want?"
"That is a very old tradition"
"Well neither of you is squeamish"
"I like that idea. Would Kathryn do it though?
"Godric you and I both know the answer to that."
"What if there is someone in the circle who doesn't want us married?"he asked pointedly looking at Eric
"Godric I will never come between you and Kathryn"
"You already have"
"If you feel that way I will not be present at this ceremony"
"It's a marriage Eric and you are my child and providing there are no adverse negative energy effects I require you to attend" This would at least hammer home once and for all that Kathryn was his and his alone.
"It wouldn't really matter about Eric it would more be hate and anger in the circle and there isn't any of that around with your friends and family there and even if Eric did have a negative effect there would be enough people there for it to not be a problem."
"OK thanks Fliss. Eric here is a list of some thing's that I would like you to purchase.
"Now no one is to say a word to Kathryn. Not that she is talking to anyone as it is. Right everyone out! Its impossible to think with all you people around. " Godric ordered.
Pam returned just before sunrise with a dress bag and an Armani Tuxedo.
"Pamela I did not ask you to buy anything for me"
"Godric you are proposing you will wear Armani and nothing else. No arguments!"
Godric sighed and waved her away. He had worked out what he was going to say to Kathryn. The big problem he had now was that he had to get Kathryn to speak to him and then to meet him.
A/N: Yes I know after all this drama all Godric wanted to do was propose to her. He just totally screwed up doing it so I think we can say that organizing surprises is not Godric's forte. I just hope she says Yes .
Also the marriage ceremony is not a standard druid one. I just created it to fit the story so its by no means meant to offend anyone.