AN: TO ALL MY REVIEWERS!
..I got bored :p This epilogue is a product of that boredom, but I hope that it satisfies some of your requests for one! Thank you so much for sticking with me through the end, even if it did get really long and convoluted through the journey. Rose was fun to write, and I hope I portrayed the other characters inasmuch as they deserve.
Frowning lightly at Van, Rose poked his arm as he hovered around her, walking through the gardens.
" You remind me of my father, you know. He did the exact same thing to my mother when she was pregnant. I'm not going to crumble, you know." Van just laughed lightly.
" It's my job to worry. I have that right as a husband." Rose just smiled and shook her head. Suddenly, she winced, bringing a hand up to her slightly extended stomach. Instantly, Van was there again.
" It's ok, Van, relax. Our child has deemed us worthy to let us know that it's alive and kicking..hard." She tacked on the last bit wryly, sinking to a stone bench. Van sat beside her, cradling her in her arms.
" I love you, Rose."
" And I you."
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Smoak and Van were twins, both pacing nervously on practically the same spot. Folken watched them with amusement coloring his eyes, trying to suppress a smirk.
" Van, Naria, Merle, AND Millerna are in there, as well as the palace healers. She'll be fine." The man in question sighed, running a hand through his hair.
" I know, I know. It doesn't make it any easier though." Just then, the door creaked open, and Merle stuck her head out.
" Lord Van, Lady Rose wants to see yo-" The rest of her sentence was cut off by a wail.
" I TOLD you to stop CALLING me that!!!! AND GET HIM IN HERE!!!!" Folken nearly burst out into laughter as Van, looking torn between wishing to stay safely in the waiting room or disobeying his wife, decided the latter was worse, and went into the room.
Rose lay on the bed, panting, and glaring at Van as he inched his way into the room.
" Yes, Rose?"
" IF YOU EVER COME NEAR ME AGAIN I'LL DROP YOU WITH A DEER HUNTING RIFLE!!!!!!" Wincing, Van decided against asking what a 'deer hunting rifle' was, exactly.
" Yes'm." Rose just sighed in exasperation, settling for glaring at him as another wave of pain hit.
" C'mere." Van went to the side of the bed and sat, taking one of her hands in his. Stifling a startled yelp as a fair amount of pressure was applied, she grunted.
" You're part of this problem. If I have to suffer, then so should you." This was said lightly, however, and soon the hand eased up...a little.
A few tense hours later, a wail filled the room. Breathing a sigh of relief, Rose lay back on the pillow. Then, something happened that she did not expect. Another wave of pain hit, and she instinctively repeated her earlier actions. A second wail joined the first one, forcing Merle to clamp her hands over her ears, though she was grinning and almost to the point of tears. Millerna delivered the two babies to Rose, smiling happily.
" Two healthy babies, Rose. Congratulations." Smiling tiredly, Rose made sure that her babies...HER babies..were safe and fed before she let herself drop off to sleep. Before darkness claimed her, a faint whisper drifted by her ears.
' I told you I'd be here to see the result of your trouble. Sleep well, princess..'
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" Maaammmmaaaaaaa!!!!!" Muffling a tired groan, Rose cracked an eye open to see shining amber eyes looking back at her. Soon, it was joined by a pair of bright green eyes, and cat-like ones. Forcing herself up out of the warm, snuggly covers, she absently reached over and bopped Van lightly over the head.
" Dear...our children have something to say." The young boy and girl giggled as their father grunted, mumbling something. Rose raised an eyebrow.
" So they're MY children when they wake you up early, hmm?" This caused another fit of giggling from the children. Grinning at her son and daughter, Rose winked and slowly levitated a glass of water to her waiting hand, crawled out of bed, and then dumped the contents onto his head. Starting, he jumped, got tangled in the sheets, and fell out of bed. Staring at him for a moment, Rose burst into laughter. Shaking his head at the lack of sympathy from his family, Van sorted himself out and stood, looking at his children.
" Alright Hitomi, Lancelot, and Smoak? What's the emergency?" (yes, Lancelot as in the knight.Rose read lots of those stories when she was a kid, remember :P) Smoak grinned...sort of....up at Rose as Hitomi and Lancelot held up a plate of food, beaming.
" We made you breakfast!" Rose glanced at the food as she congratulated her children, mentally steeling herself. What looked like eggs covered in piscus fruit and cheese, and meat.
' I got them to put the cheese on it.' Smoak added, flashing his teeth. Rose smiled again.
" It looks delicious." Using a discreet wave of her hand, Rose switched the food to a more palatable selection, all the while keeping up the appearance of the original food. A little mean, yes, but...
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" And the young King rode after the screaming girl, not knowing that she was trying to trick him all along. He couldn't control the rapid pace his heart or his horse had set, and let instinct guide him as they dashed around trees and logs, flying like the wind. When she was safely stopped, the King was torn between wanting to scold her for being so careless, and so sneaky, and holding her and never letting go. However, the young maiden gave him a blistering lecture about following people, and he started to plan for revenge..." A polite cough alerted Van to a presence other than his kids in their beds. Rose was leaning against the door frame, an amused look on her face.
" However...he apologized immediately, common sense overriding his urge to trick her, and begged her forgiveness." Hitomi giggled tiredly.
" What happened then, daddy?" Rose stepped into the room, kissing them goodnight, then stepping by Van's side.
" She forgave the young, handsome King, and they got married." With a satisfied sigh, the young girl snuggled deeper under her covers as her parents exited the room.
Once they closed the door, Rose found herself trapped between two arms, chocolate brown eyes gazing into hers.
" Do they live happily ever after?" Giggling, she wound her arms around his neck, pulling him close.
" Definitely."
AN: Short, I know, but...^^" Enjoy!
..I got bored :p This epilogue is a product of that boredom, but I hope that it satisfies some of your requests for one! Thank you so much for sticking with me through the end, even if it did get really long and convoluted through the journey. Rose was fun to write, and I hope I portrayed the other characters inasmuch as they deserve.
Frowning lightly at Van, Rose poked his arm as he hovered around her, walking through the gardens.
" You remind me of my father, you know. He did the exact same thing to my mother when she was pregnant. I'm not going to crumble, you know." Van just laughed lightly.
" It's my job to worry. I have that right as a husband." Rose just smiled and shook her head. Suddenly, she winced, bringing a hand up to her slightly extended stomach. Instantly, Van was there again.
" It's ok, Van, relax. Our child has deemed us worthy to let us know that it's alive and kicking..hard." She tacked on the last bit wryly, sinking to a stone bench. Van sat beside her, cradling her in her arms.
" I love you, Rose."
" And I you."
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Smoak and Van were twins, both pacing nervously on practically the same spot. Folken watched them with amusement coloring his eyes, trying to suppress a smirk.
" Van, Naria, Merle, AND Millerna are in there, as well as the palace healers. She'll be fine." The man in question sighed, running a hand through his hair.
" I know, I know. It doesn't make it any easier though." Just then, the door creaked open, and Merle stuck her head out.
" Lord Van, Lady Rose wants to see yo-" The rest of her sentence was cut off by a wail.
" I TOLD you to stop CALLING me that!!!! AND GET HIM IN HERE!!!!" Folken nearly burst out into laughter as Van, looking torn between wishing to stay safely in the waiting room or disobeying his wife, decided the latter was worse, and went into the room.
Rose lay on the bed, panting, and glaring at Van as he inched his way into the room.
" Yes, Rose?"
" IF YOU EVER COME NEAR ME AGAIN I'LL DROP YOU WITH A DEER HUNTING RIFLE!!!!!!" Wincing, Van decided against asking what a 'deer hunting rifle' was, exactly.
" Yes'm." Rose just sighed in exasperation, settling for glaring at him as another wave of pain hit.
" C'mere." Van went to the side of the bed and sat, taking one of her hands in his. Stifling a startled yelp as a fair amount of pressure was applied, she grunted.
" You're part of this problem. If I have to suffer, then so should you." This was said lightly, however, and soon the hand eased up...a little.
A few tense hours later, a wail filled the room. Breathing a sigh of relief, Rose lay back on the pillow. Then, something happened that she did not expect. Another wave of pain hit, and she instinctively repeated her earlier actions. A second wail joined the first one, forcing Merle to clamp her hands over her ears, though she was grinning and almost to the point of tears. Millerna delivered the two babies to Rose, smiling happily.
" Two healthy babies, Rose. Congratulations." Smiling tiredly, Rose made sure that her babies...HER babies..were safe and fed before she let herself drop off to sleep. Before darkness claimed her, a faint whisper drifted by her ears.
' I told you I'd be here to see the result of your trouble. Sleep well, princess..'
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" Maaammmmaaaaaaa!!!!!" Muffling a tired groan, Rose cracked an eye open to see shining amber eyes looking back at her. Soon, it was joined by a pair of bright green eyes, and cat-like ones. Forcing herself up out of the warm, snuggly covers, she absently reached over and bopped Van lightly over the head.
" Dear...our children have something to say." The young boy and girl giggled as their father grunted, mumbling something. Rose raised an eyebrow.
" So they're MY children when they wake you up early, hmm?" This caused another fit of giggling from the children. Grinning at her son and daughter, Rose winked and slowly levitated a glass of water to her waiting hand, crawled out of bed, and then dumped the contents onto his head. Starting, he jumped, got tangled in the sheets, and fell out of bed. Staring at him for a moment, Rose burst into laughter. Shaking his head at the lack of sympathy from his family, Van sorted himself out and stood, looking at his children.
" Alright Hitomi, Lancelot, and Smoak? What's the emergency?" (yes, Lancelot as in the knight.Rose read lots of those stories when she was a kid, remember :P) Smoak grinned...sort of....up at Rose as Hitomi and Lancelot held up a plate of food, beaming.
" We made you breakfast!" Rose glanced at the food as she congratulated her children, mentally steeling herself. What looked like eggs covered in piscus fruit and cheese, and meat.
' I got them to put the cheese on it.' Smoak added, flashing his teeth. Rose smiled again.
" It looks delicious." Using a discreet wave of her hand, Rose switched the food to a more palatable selection, all the while keeping up the appearance of the original food. A little mean, yes, but...
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" And the young King rode after the screaming girl, not knowing that she was trying to trick him all along. He couldn't control the rapid pace his heart or his horse had set, and let instinct guide him as they dashed around trees and logs, flying like the wind. When she was safely stopped, the King was torn between wanting to scold her for being so careless, and so sneaky, and holding her and never letting go. However, the young maiden gave him a blistering lecture about following people, and he started to plan for revenge..." A polite cough alerted Van to a presence other than his kids in their beds. Rose was leaning against the door frame, an amused look on her face.
" However...he apologized immediately, common sense overriding his urge to trick her, and begged her forgiveness." Hitomi giggled tiredly.
" What happened then, daddy?" Rose stepped into the room, kissing them goodnight, then stepping by Van's side.
" She forgave the young, handsome King, and they got married." With a satisfied sigh, the young girl snuggled deeper under her covers as her parents exited the room.
Once they closed the door, Rose found herself trapped between two arms, chocolate brown eyes gazing into hers.
" Do they live happily ever after?" Giggling, she wound her arms around his neck, pulling him close.
" Definitely."
AN: Short, I know, but...^^" Enjoy!