Matthias and Cornflower: A Romance Story
A/N: Hi everyone!!!! This is basically the story of Matthias and Cornflower's romance (hence the title). It takes place after REDWALL, but before MATTIMEO. The only difference is that Abbot Mortimer didn't die, and therefore Matthias and Cornflower aren't married. PLEASE READ AND REVIEW!!
Disclaimer: I own nothing. It's all Brian Jacques'. Well, except for Joey, Lia and Ben. They are of my own creation.
Part 1- Chuck You in the Pond!
It was after lunch in mid-summer at Redwall Abbey. Cornflower was putting away dishes in the kitchens. She wasn't fully aware of what was going on around her, and because of this she failed to notice that Matthias, the abbey warrior, had sidled up and was helping himself to some preserved fruits. When she finally did notice, she flicked water at him.
"You little thief," she joked.
"Hello to you too. I'm sorry, but these preserved fruits are too good to be left out," he replied. " Do you need any help?"
"Umm .. no thanks. I've got it."
"Someone such as yourself shouldn't be expected to lift those heavy plates. Please, let me take them off your paws."
"Matthias, really, I've got it. And don't even try to offer again, because I'm warning you, I'm armed," she said, holding up a mixing spoon playfully.
A false look of horror spread across his face. "Please, miss, spare me. I'll just go and sit over on that flour sack and guard those preserved fruits until you're done," he replied, still trying to maintain his "innocent" look.
"Aye, you'll guard them. With the walls of your stomach, I'm sure."
Friar Hugo walked in to the sound of Matthias' laughter. Matthias knew that every time he was with Cornflower, he always wound up feeling warm and happy. She was the sweetest, prettiest mouse he had ever seen in his life. The voice of the fat friar brought Matthias out of his daydream. "Thank you so much, but you know you didn't have to. Go now. I'm sure Matthias is here to see you and I'm sure you don't want to keep him waiting. I'll finish up in here. "
She hastily wiped off her paws and thanked the friar. Then she headed out with Matthias. They wandered around the grounds and eventually wound up at the pond.
"Soooo...." she started.
"So what?" he joked.
"Was there any specific reason you wanted to talk to me?"
"Not really. I just wanted to tell you that the pasties you made for dinner were delicious. I've never had a tastier pastie in my entire life."
Cornflower blushed at the praise. "Oh, ummm, thank you."
"You're welcome," he replied, beaming at her. "Are you going to the shrew camp this weekend?"
"I was thinking about it. I'll probably go, as long as I'm not needed here. What's it like there?"
"It's great fun! We dance, sing, play games, have contests, everything fun like that. And the reason I asked was because I wanted to know if you could sing a song for me when we're there."
"Oh. I guess so. What kind of dancing do they do there??"
"Pretty much what we do here, you know, reels, jigs, hornpipes, and ceili dances."
"Ooh, that sounds wonderful. Do you dance?"
"I can't dance to save my life. I trip over my own feet, I don't do any of the right steps, I'm just not a dancer. I'll stick to swords any day." When he finished, he saw that Cornflower was shaking with laughter. "What?? What's so funny?"
"You should have seen the look on your face!! It was.. Hahahahahaha... so funny!!! Heeheehee.. I've never seen you like that before."
"Oh, so I look funny, do I," he asked in a joking manner.
"What if I were to say yes," she asked playfully.
"I think I may have to chuck you in the pond!!" With this, he picked up Cornflower and made as if to throw her in the water. Luckily for Cornflower, he tripped and fell. They were both uninjured, so they got up quickly. Cornflower knew Matthias was going to chase her, so she began running. Matthias wasn't far behind her. She raced around the pond, through the orchard, up the north wall steps, on the walltop around to the east wallsteps and went back down, around the strawberry patches, and then she went over to the sand area where the dibbuns usually played. She stopped briefly to see how far behind Matthias was, and she didn't see him, so she sat down for a break.
Little did she know, but Matthias was sneaking up on her, hiding behind bushes and trees. When he got close enough, he pounced on her, being careful not to hurt her, and picked her up. He held her like a mother would hold a baby and began walking back to the pond. Cornflower was laughing and begging him to put her down. She finally gave up when she realized that it wasn't working. She then decided to change her approach and go for the innocent act.
"Please, Matthias put me down. I was only joking around when I said you looked funny. You did, but in a good way," she pleaded, a mischievous smile playing round her lips.
"No, no. It's too late. Never before have I been cut so deep. I'm afraid the only condolence for me will be to chuck you into the pond, as originally said," he said with a wounded look on his face.
"But Matthias, NO!! Please don't!!! AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!" With a scream, she landed in the middle of the pond with a loud "kersploosh". Matthias was surprised to see her swim up to the edge. He held out his paw to help her out. She made as if to take it, but instead she pulled him in. He resurfaced with a splutter and looked up to see her laughing.
"You know, even the best plans backfire on you," she said, still chuckling.
They got out, shook off, and went inside to clean up.
A/N: Hi everyone!!!! This is basically the story of Matthias and Cornflower's romance (hence the title). It takes place after REDWALL, but before MATTIMEO. The only difference is that Abbot Mortimer didn't die, and therefore Matthias and Cornflower aren't married. PLEASE READ AND REVIEW!!
Disclaimer: I own nothing. It's all Brian Jacques'. Well, except for Joey, Lia and Ben. They are of my own creation.
Part 1- Chuck You in the Pond!
It was after lunch in mid-summer at Redwall Abbey. Cornflower was putting away dishes in the kitchens. She wasn't fully aware of what was going on around her, and because of this she failed to notice that Matthias, the abbey warrior, had sidled up and was helping himself to some preserved fruits. When she finally did notice, she flicked water at him.
"You little thief," she joked.
"Hello to you too. I'm sorry, but these preserved fruits are too good to be left out," he replied. " Do you need any help?"
"Umm .. no thanks. I've got it."
"Someone such as yourself shouldn't be expected to lift those heavy plates. Please, let me take them off your paws."
"Matthias, really, I've got it. And don't even try to offer again, because I'm warning you, I'm armed," she said, holding up a mixing spoon playfully.
A false look of horror spread across his face. "Please, miss, spare me. I'll just go and sit over on that flour sack and guard those preserved fruits until you're done," he replied, still trying to maintain his "innocent" look.
"Aye, you'll guard them. With the walls of your stomach, I'm sure."
Friar Hugo walked in to the sound of Matthias' laughter. Matthias knew that every time he was with Cornflower, he always wound up feeling warm and happy. She was the sweetest, prettiest mouse he had ever seen in his life. The voice of the fat friar brought Matthias out of his daydream. "Thank you so much, but you know you didn't have to. Go now. I'm sure Matthias is here to see you and I'm sure you don't want to keep him waiting. I'll finish up in here. "
She hastily wiped off her paws and thanked the friar. Then she headed out with Matthias. They wandered around the grounds and eventually wound up at the pond.
"Soooo...." she started.
"So what?" he joked.
"Was there any specific reason you wanted to talk to me?"
"Not really. I just wanted to tell you that the pasties you made for dinner were delicious. I've never had a tastier pastie in my entire life."
Cornflower blushed at the praise. "Oh, ummm, thank you."
"You're welcome," he replied, beaming at her. "Are you going to the shrew camp this weekend?"
"I was thinking about it. I'll probably go, as long as I'm not needed here. What's it like there?"
"It's great fun! We dance, sing, play games, have contests, everything fun like that. And the reason I asked was because I wanted to know if you could sing a song for me when we're there."
"Oh. I guess so. What kind of dancing do they do there??"
"Pretty much what we do here, you know, reels, jigs, hornpipes, and ceili dances."
"Ooh, that sounds wonderful. Do you dance?"
"I can't dance to save my life. I trip over my own feet, I don't do any of the right steps, I'm just not a dancer. I'll stick to swords any day." When he finished, he saw that Cornflower was shaking with laughter. "What?? What's so funny?"
"You should have seen the look on your face!! It was.. Hahahahahaha... so funny!!! Heeheehee.. I've never seen you like that before."
"Oh, so I look funny, do I," he asked in a joking manner.
"What if I were to say yes," she asked playfully.
"I think I may have to chuck you in the pond!!" With this, he picked up Cornflower and made as if to throw her in the water. Luckily for Cornflower, he tripped and fell. They were both uninjured, so they got up quickly. Cornflower knew Matthias was going to chase her, so she began running. Matthias wasn't far behind her. She raced around the pond, through the orchard, up the north wall steps, on the walltop around to the east wallsteps and went back down, around the strawberry patches, and then she went over to the sand area where the dibbuns usually played. She stopped briefly to see how far behind Matthias was, and she didn't see him, so she sat down for a break.
Little did she know, but Matthias was sneaking up on her, hiding behind bushes and trees. When he got close enough, he pounced on her, being careful not to hurt her, and picked her up. He held her like a mother would hold a baby and began walking back to the pond. Cornflower was laughing and begging him to put her down. She finally gave up when she realized that it wasn't working. She then decided to change her approach and go for the innocent act.
"Please, Matthias put me down. I was only joking around when I said you looked funny. You did, but in a good way," she pleaded, a mischievous smile playing round her lips.
"No, no. It's too late. Never before have I been cut so deep. I'm afraid the only condolence for me will be to chuck you into the pond, as originally said," he said with a wounded look on his face.
"But Matthias, NO!! Please don't!!! AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!" With a scream, she landed in the middle of the pond with a loud "kersploosh". Matthias was surprised to see her swim up to the edge. He held out his paw to help her out. She made as if to take it, but instead she pulled him in. He resurfaced with a splutter and looked up to see her laughing.
"You know, even the best plans backfire on you," she said, still chuckling.
They got out, shook off, and went inside to clean up.