Longshanks and the Blue Maiden
Author's Note: Long chapter!!! =D I hope you guys like it, 25 reviews! Wow! I'm so happy that you guys like my fic. It rocks, and I'm sorry for not addressing the fact before that Sir William Thacter (Chapter 1) is a name from 'A Knight's Tale'. Thanks for pointing that out to me, Midnight Raven! ^^ Thanks, and read on!!
Chapter 9: Goodbye
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Vegeta sighed, walking down the lonely and winding halls of his family's fortress. He would be leaving in the morning, and he didn't WANT to leave. It was so damn frustrating, just being shipped off to Castile so a man that he had never even met before. He just listened to the silence of the night, feeling utterly depressed as his mind wandered back to that night. It had been amazing, and he had often recalled it on his walks through the castle. He was a very shadowy and mysterious man, not knowing where to look for anything. He was a 'wandering loner', as someone had once described him.
"At least I have Richard..." he mumbled to himself, turning and going down the hallway to his younger sister's room. He walked down the hallway, then heard mysterious noises coming from Margaret's room. He slowed his pace down, becoming more and more intrigued by the unfamiliar voice coming from her room.
"Mmm...Margaret..." a man said, and Vegeta could very well depict what was happening in that room. He started to hear panting, more and more so...it was actually rather disturbing. His little sister was having sex, or about to. He didn't know who it was, and he just continued his pace down the hall, not even wanting to know.
He walked down some stairs slowly, knowing that it must've been probably 1 o'clock in the morning. He was still very disturbed about the noises that were coming from his sister's room, but he just chose to ignore them. There wasn't any use trying to ponder on them. They were stupid and young, but yet again, hormones raged when you were that age.
He stepped off of the last stair, going down the hallway to the kitchen. He didn't want to do anything right now, besides eat. He was quite a pig when he was under great stress, and he wasn't really proud of that. But he worked out so much, it didn't really even matter. Vegeta walked into the kitchen, sighing and going over to the counter. He smiled, Alice had left a batch of cookies and a glass of water on it. His siblings, and though he didn't admit it to anyone, and himself came down here often in the night. They were very wandering people, and couldn't fall asleep easily.
Vegeta was startled by a voice coming from the opposite side of the room.
"Vegeta?" A small voice said, gleaming in the light and he sighed a breath of relief. It was only his little brother.
"Yeah, I'm here Johnny." Vegeta smiled, grabbing a cookie and taking a bite of it.
"Oh, good. I was scared that you were Father, you know how he gets when one of us is found by him in here at night." John said, walking over to where Vegeta had been previously standing, grabbing a cookie and munching on it himself. Johnny was a mirror image to Vegeta, all the men in this family seemed to look alike. He shook his head lightly, wondering why ever man in this clan of English men had the curse of stone cold eyes.
"What is it, big brother?" Johnny said, looking up at his role model. He loved his big brother, and he always looked up to him. He strived to be just like him.
"Nothing, Johnny boy. Now you can go to sleep now, and don't stay up too late, alright? You know how mother gets if you get cranky." Vegeta said, smiling at his younger sibling and walking over to him, ruffling his hair lightly with his hand. He walked out of the kitchen, going down the long and winding hallways of stone. He needed to get a good night's sleep, he was leaving the next day at dawn for the Cinque Ports, where he would be boarding a ship to Castile.
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Vegeta yawned, blinking as he felt sunlight streaming into his room. He took his covers and put them over his head, moaning as someone snatched them away from his hands. He shivered at the rush of cold air.
"Up Vegeta boy! It is time for you to leave!" A familiar servant said, moving quickly around the room, assembling odds and ends as she did.
"Mmm...Sybil...it's too early..." Vegeta moaned, putting his head back on his pillow.
"VEGETA! If you do not get up this INSTANT, your mother will not be happy when I tell her that she has a lazy man of a son! Now, up!" Sybil yelled, moving through his chest of clothes and laying out a dark green tunic and robes that matched in a fitting black.
Vegeta snapped to attention, moving hurriedly out of his bed and snatching his robes, going into the make-shift dressing area that he had (think like something like a little walk in closet, about that size). He pulled them over his head, moving as fast as he could. His mother had a worse temper than his father, and he hated being yelled at by her. He grabbed a pair of black, basic boots and pulled them on, moving out of the dressing room and moving hurriedly around his room, snatching his basic items.
"Now, just to let you know, Alice and Henry will be going with you for your own personal servants. Any time you need anything, they will tend to your every need." Sybil said, rushing out of the room and down the hall. She most likely was going to see Henry one last time, he had became an orphan and Sybil had sort of became a mother figure to the poor man.
Vegeta moved to the doorway, then stopped suddenly, thinking. He moved over quickly and snatched the letter from the Blue Maiden, and snatched it. He then dashed out of the room, running down the corridors. The worst thing to infuriate his Father with was being late to an important event, and he dashed down the hallways to the dinning room. It was about breakfast time, and the King loved to have a glass of freshly milked milk(doesn't that sound weird?) in the morning.
He entered the room, looking at his Father and stating very calmly and professionally, "Good morning, Father."
"Good Morning, Vegeta." His father said, not even looking up from what he was doing.
"I expect that you'll be leaving in an hour, is that correct, my son?" The old but not wise kind said, looking over a letter from some noblemen somewhere.
"Yes, Father, it is." Vegeta said, looking at his father and trying to read his expressions. He didn't seem to be late, or if he was, his father didn't really seem to mind.
"Well, if that is the case, I suggest that you go down to the stables and make sure that your horse is ready to ride. You know that it's about a day ride from here to Cheshire, so I suggest you go check on your horse." He waved him away, and Vegeta glared at his father. He was being treated as a common servant, and he was just damn getting pissed off!
He gritted his teeth, and just mumble, "Yes, Father." and walked out of the dinning room, down the hall and down the stairs to the end of the castle.
He sighed, looking out at the tiny little town that surrounded the castle. He'd say that there was about 30-50 people living inside the walls of the castle, but his father hadn't ever complained. They always provided great fresh foods for their royal cooks, and to keep his father as fat as he wanted.
He walked across the road, moving through the crowd and going to the stable. The guard at the door nodded and bowed in respect. He rolled his eyes, looking around for Henry. He felt his heart drop a little as he saw Henry, then smiled lightly.
"Matilda, I'll be okay. We're not going away to war...I'll come back to you. Please, please promise me that you will still love me when I return to you." Henry said softly, his arms going around Matilda, holding her tight. Vegeta just let them embrace each other for a moment, just gazing into each other's glazed and wet eyes. Matilda was fighting with all her strength not to break down, and saying sweetly, Vegeta had to strain his ears to hear her...
"I'll love you until the end of time, my love." She said, one single tear spilling down her cheek. Henry cracked a small smile, leaning down and kissing that tear away. He looked up and saw Vegeta standing there, his eyes widened and instantly launched into an explanation.
"Your Highness! I am so terribly sorry, I was to prepare the horses and I already did so, and I just wanted to say goodbye to my fiancé. I am so terribly, terribly sorry about this." He said, moving away from Matilda a little.
"Henry, it's fine. You guys are so cute together, I'm very happy for you guys." Vegeta said, moving a few steps closer. Matilda and Henry smiled, looking at each other one more time and Henry took her into her into his arms, leaning his lips down and kissing her one last time before he left, tasting her affectionatly. He pulled away, whispering something into her ear and Matilda smiled, moving away from his embrace and then walking out of the stable.
"God, she's perfect. I love her so much, Vegeta." Henry said, sighing to himself dreamily, then going back and feeding the horses some more.
"Yeah." Vegeta said, trying to hide the envy he had for Henry and Matilda, he wanted that kind of love. He sighed, then smiled a little to cover up his real emotions, "Hey, how's Shadow doing this morning?" He said, moving over to his own horse's stall.
"He's doing fine, feed him about an hour ago. You can brush him, if you want." He said, looking at Vegeta. Vegeta turned and Henry tossed the curry comb to him, grabbing it and opening the door to Shadow Cray's stall. Shadow was perfectly calm when Vegeta appeared next to his body, just looking back at him with his huge black eyes.
Vegeta smiled, brushing Shadow's coat with the comb, humming lightly. "I heard that you're coming with me to Castile, is that right?" Vegeta said, not moving his eyes up but still conversing with his best friend.
"Yeah, I am. How long do you think that we'll be there?" Henry said, cleaning Shadow Cray's saddle again.
"I'd say anywhere from about 6 months to a year, maybe longer, I don't know." Vegeta said honestly, combing Shadow's mane.
"Hmm...should be an adventure. I've never been to France, hell, I've never been to Boredaux!" He said, laughing lightly to himself. He was a servant, what did he really expect?
"Yeah, it's not really a big deal. You know how to ride Bristol, so you'll be fine." Vegeta said, trying to calm his nerves.
"Yeah, but still." He sighed, applying more pressure. Vegeta stepped out of the stall, going into the tact room and getting a bridle. He moved into the open stall, placing it over his horse's head, then leading him out.
"Are all of horses ready to ride?" Vegeta asked, pausing for a moment and looking at Henry.
"Yeah, everything's ready besides Shadow and yourself, Vegeta." Henry said, looking at his friend.
"Wow, I AM a lazy ass, aren't I, Henry?" Vegeta said, laughing at himself, Henry joining in.
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Vegeta slowed down the horse a little, then going to a complete stop. They had arrived in the Cinque Ports, and he had been on his ass all day, riding. He had gotten used to the arms wrapped around his waist, Alice was holding on tight. He had volunteered for her to ride with him, and that wasn't a problem for anyone. He jumped off of his horse, then having his hand up to assist her down. Alice placed her feet on the ground as the rest of them men with Vegeta had gotten off of their horses.
A man came up to Vegeta, asking suspiciously, "Are you Prince Vegeta, son and heir of the grand King of England, Henry the III?" Vegeta rolled his eyes, showing his royal rings, basically his ID card and key to anywhere he wanted to go in his Father's country. The man bowed gracefully, and then stated in a much less harsh tone, "Sir, would you like to board the ship now?" Vegeta nodded, and instantly a few men came and lead the horses into the ship, following the group.
The man refused to get off of Vegeta's arm, and kept asking bothersome questions, "Would you like to retire now, my Prince? Where would you like to stay, the captain's quarters or the Royal Quarters? Are you allergic to satin?" Vegeta rolled his eyes, responding quickly, "Yes, Royal, and no. And my companions will be comfortable as well, even the servants, and their rooms will be near mine, understood?" The servant nodded, and then Vegeta sighed, walking onto the ship's deck.
"Nice ship." Henry stated to one of the other servants, obviously lower than himself now. Vegeta nodded in approval, moving and stated quickly, "I will be lead to my quarters right now, and I will be awoken before launch tomorrow, is that understood?" He rose an eyebrow at the servant, and he nodded.
"Yes, sir, it is."
"Good." Vegeta followed a man down some hallways, and into the royal quarters. He always liked living large, and he always liked being on a boat.
But it damn, it was going to a long 6 weeks.
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Author's Note: Woah! Long friggin' chapter. oo; I told you it'd be good. =D Any ways, thanks for the reviews ^_^ and I'm gonna be updating soon, I hope. =D Thanks again, and please, please, PLEASE, keep the reviews coming!
Author's Note: Long chapter!!! =D I hope you guys like it, 25 reviews! Wow! I'm so happy that you guys like my fic. It rocks, and I'm sorry for not addressing the fact before that Sir William Thacter (Chapter 1) is a name from 'A Knight's Tale'. Thanks for pointing that out to me, Midnight Raven! ^^ Thanks, and read on!!
Chapter 9: Goodbye
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Vegeta sighed, walking down the lonely and winding halls of his family's fortress. He would be leaving in the morning, and he didn't WANT to leave. It was so damn frustrating, just being shipped off to Castile so a man that he had never even met before. He just listened to the silence of the night, feeling utterly depressed as his mind wandered back to that night. It had been amazing, and he had often recalled it on his walks through the castle. He was a very shadowy and mysterious man, not knowing where to look for anything. He was a 'wandering loner', as someone had once described him.
"At least I have Richard..." he mumbled to himself, turning and going down the hallway to his younger sister's room. He walked down the hallway, then heard mysterious noises coming from Margaret's room. He slowed his pace down, becoming more and more intrigued by the unfamiliar voice coming from her room.
"Mmm...Margaret..." a man said, and Vegeta could very well depict what was happening in that room. He started to hear panting, more and more so...it was actually rather disturbing. His little sister was having sex, or about to. He didn't know who it was, and he just continued his pace down the hall, not even wanting to know.
He walked down some stairs slowly, knowing that it must've been probably 1 o'clock in the morning. He was still very disturbed about the noises that were coming from his sister's room, but he just chose to ignore them. There wasn't any use trying to ponder on them. They were stupid and young, but yet again, hormones raged when you were that age.
He stepped off of the last stair, going down the hallway to the kitchen. He didn't want to do anything right now, besides eat. He was quite a pig when he was under great stress, and he wasn't really proud of that. But he worked out so much, it didn't really even matter. Vegeta walked into the kitchen, sighing and going over to the counter. He smiled, Alice had left a batch of cookies and a glass of water on it. His siblings, and though he didn't admit it to anyone, and himself came down here often in the night. They were very wandering people, and couldn't fall asleep easily.
Vegeta was startled by a voice coming from the opposite side of the room.
"Vegeta?" A small voice said, gleaming in the light and he sighed a breath of relief. It was only his little brother.
"Yeah, I'm here Johnny." Vegeta smiled, grabbing a cookie and taking a bite of it.
"Oh, good. I was scared that you were Father, you know how he gets when one of us is found by him in here at night." John said, walking over to where Vegeta had been previously standing, grabbing a cookie and munching on it himself. Johnny was a mirror image to Vegeta, all the men in this family seemed to look alike. He shook his head lightly, wondering why ever man in this clan of English men had the curse of stone cold eyes.
"What is it, big brother?" Johnny said, looking up at his role model. He loved his big brother, and he always looked up to him. He strived to be just like him.
"Nothing, Johnny boy. Now you can go to sleep now, and don't stay up too late, alright? You know how mother gets if you get cranky." Vegeta said, smiling at his younger sibling and walking over to him, ruffling his hair lightly with his hand. He walked out of the kitchen, going down the long and winding hallways of stone. He needed to get a good night's sleep, he was leaving the next day at dawn for the Cinque Ports, where he would be boarding a ship to Castile.
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Vegeta yawned, blinking as he felt sunlight streaming into his room. He took his covers and put them over his head, moaning as someone snatched them away from his hands. He shivered at the rush of cold air.
"Up Vegeta boy! It is time for you to leave!" A familiar servant said, moving quickly around the room, assembling odds and ends as she did.
"Mmm...Sybil...it's too early..." Vegeta moaned, putting his head back on his pillow.
"VEGETA! If you do not get up this INSTANT, your mother will not be happy when I tell her that she has a lazy man of a son! Now, up!" Sybil yelled, moving through his chest of clothes and laying out a dark green tunic and robes that matched in a fitting black.
Vegeta snapped to attention, moving hurriedly out of his bed and snatching his robes, going into the make-shift dressing area that he had (think like something like a little walk in closet, about that size). He pulled them over his head, moving as fast as he could. His mother had a worse temper than his father, and he hated being yelled at by her. He grabbed a pair of black, basic boots and pulled them on, moving out of the dressing room and moving hurriedly around his room, snatching his basic items.
"Now, just to let you know, Alice and Henry will be going with you for your own personal servants. Any time you need anything, they will tend to your every need." Sybil said, rushing out of the room and down the hall. She most likely was going to see Henry one last time, he had became an orphan and Sybil had sort of became a mother figure to the poor man.
Vegeta moved to the doorway, then stopped suddenly, thinking. He moved over quickly and snatched the letter from the Blue Maiden, and snatched it. He then dashed out of the room, running down the corridors. The worst thing to infuriate his Father with was being late to an important event, and he dashed down the hallways to the dinning room. It was about breakfast time, and the King loved to have a glass of freshly milked milk(doesn't that sound weird?) in the morning.
He entered the room, looking at his Father and stating very calmly and professionally, "Good morning, Father."
"Good Morning, Vegeta." His father said, not even looking up from what he was doing.
"I expect that you'll be leaving in an hour, is that correct, my son?" The old but not wise kind said, looking over a letter from some noblemen somewhere.
"Yes, Father, it is." Vegeta said, looking at his father and trying to read his expressions. He didn't seem to be late, or if he was, his father didn't really seem to mind.
"Well, if that is the case, I suggest that you go down to the stables and make sure that your horse is ready to ride. You know that it's about a day ride from here to Cheshire, so I suggest you go check on your horse." He waved him away, and Vegeta glared at his father. He was being treated as a common servant, and he was just damn getting pissed off!
He gritted his teeth, and just mumble, "Yes, Father." and walked out of the dinning room, down the hall and down the stairs to the end of the castle.
He sighed, looking out at the tiny little town that surrounded the castle. He'd say that there was about 30-50 people living inside the walls of the castle, but his father hadn't ever complained. They always provided great fresh foods for their royal cooks, and to keep his father as fat as he wanted.
He walked across the road, moving through the crowd and going to the stable. The guard at the door nodded and bowed in respect. He rolled his eyes, looking around for Henry. He felt his heart drop a little as he saw Henry, then smiled lightly.
"Matilda, I'll be okay. We're not going away to war...I'll come back to you. Please, please promise me that you will still love me when I return to you." Henry said softly, his arms going around Matilda, holding her tight. Vegeta just let them embrace each other for a moment, just gazing into each other's glazed and wet eyes. Matilda was fighting with all her strength not to break down, and saying sweetly, Vegeta had to strain his ears to hear her...
"I'll love you until the end of time, my love." She said, one single tear spilling down her cheek. Henry cracked a small smile, leaning down and kissing that tear away. He looked up and saw Vegeta standing there, his eyes widened and instantly launched into an explanation.
"Your Highness! I am so terribly sorry, I was to prepare the horses and I already did so, and I just wanted to say goodbye to my fiancé. I am so terribly, terribly sorry about this." He said, moving away from Matilda a little.
"Henry, it's fine. You guys are so cute together, I'm very happy for you guys." Vegeta said, moving a few steps closer. Matilda and Henry smiled, looking at each other one more time and Henry took her into her into his arms, leaning his lips down and kissing her one last time before he left, tasting her affectionatly. He pulled away, whispering something into her ear and Matilda smiled, moving away from his embrace and then walking out of the stable.
"God, she's perfect. I love her so much, Vegeta." Henry said, sighing to himself dreamily, then going back and feeding the horses some more.
"Yeah." Vegeta said, trying to hide the envy he had for Henry and Matilda, he wanted that kind of love. He sighed, then smiled a little to cover up his real emotions, "Hey, how's Shadow doing this morning?" He said, moving over to his own horse's stall.
"He's doing fine, feed him about an hour ago. You can brush him, if you want." He said, looking at Vegeta. Vegeta turned and Henry tossed the curry comb to him, grabbing it and opening the door to Shadow Cray's stall. Shadow was perfectly calm when Vegeta appeared next to his body, just looking back at him with his huge black eyes.
Vegeta smiled, brushing Shadow's coat with the comb, humming lightly. "I heard that you're coming with me to Castile, is that right?" Vegeta said, not moving his eyes up but still conversing with his best friend.
"Yeah, I am. How long do you think that we'll be there?" Henry said, cleaning Shadow Cray's saddle again.
"I'd say anywhere from about 6 months to a year, maybe longer, I don't know." Vegeta said honestly, combing Shadow's mane.
"Hmm...should be an adventure. I've never been to France, hell, I've never been to Boredaux!" He said, laughing lightly to himself. He was a servant, what did he really expect?
"Yeah, it's not really a big deal. You know how to ride Bristol, so you'll be fine." Vegeta said, trying to calm his nerves.
"Yeah, but still." He sighed, applying more pressure. Vegeta stepped out of the stall, going into the tact room and getting a bridle. He moved into the open stall, placing it over his horse's head, then leading him out.
"Are all of horses ready to ride?" Vegeta asked, pausing for a moment and looking at Henry.
"Yeah, everything's ready besides Shadow and yourself, Vegeta." Henry said, looking at his friend.
"Wow, I AM a lazy ass, aren't I, Henry?" Vegeta said, laughing at himself, Henry joining in.
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Vegeta slowed down the horse a little, then going to a complete stop. They had arrived in the Cinque Ports, and he had been on his ass all day, riding. He had gotten used to the arms wrapped around his waist, Alice was holding on tight. He had volunteered for her to ride with him, and that wasn't a problem for anyone. He jumped off of his horse, then having his hand up to assist her down. Alice placed her feet on the ground as the rest of them men with Vegeta had gotten off of their horses.
A man came up to Vegeta, asking suspiciously, "Are you Prince Vegeta, son and heir of the grand King of England, Henry the III?" Vegeta rolled his eyes, showing his royal rings, basically his ID card and key to anywhere he wanted to go in his Father's country. The man bowed gracefully, and then stated in a much less harsh tone, "Sir, would you like to board the ship now?" Vegeta nodded, and instantly a few men came and lead the horses into the ship, following the group.
The man refused to get off of Vegeta's arm, and kept asking bothersome questions, "Would you like to retire now, my Prince? Where would you like to stay, the captain's quarters or the Royal Quarters? Are you allergic to satin?" Vegeta rolled his eyes, responding quickly, "Yes, Royal, and no. And my companions will be comfortable as well, even the servants, and their rooms will be near mine, understood?" The servant nodded, and then Vegeta sighed, walking onto the ship's deck.
"Nice ship." Henry stated to one of the other servants, obviously lower than himself now. Vegeta nodded in approval, moving and stated quickly, "I will be lead to my quarters right now, and I will be awoken before launch tomorrow, is that understood?" He rose an eyebrow at the servant, and he nodded.
"Yes, sir, it is."
"Good." Vegeta followed a man down some hallways, and into the royal quarters. He always liked living large, and he always liked being on a boat.
But it damn, it was going to a long 6 weeks.
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Author's Note: Woah! Long friggin' chapter. oo; I told you it'd be good. =D Any ways, thanks for the reviews ^_^ and I'm gonna be updating soon, I hope. =D Thanks again, and please, please, PLEASE, keep the reviews coming!