Galahad and I
By: SarmatianKnight13
Chapter Thirteen
Rhoslyn's POV
I was really happy the next morning when I woke up. I had slept for as long as I could and no one had come to wake me up. I even took my leisure time getting ready.
First, I went down to the kitchens to grab a quick breakfast. While I was down there I thought to warn the cook never to let Guinevere into the kitchens alone. Then, not knowing whether Galahad had eaten or not, I made him a tray of food.
When I reached Galahad's door, I knocked. There was no answer. So I knocked louder. When there still wasn't an answer, I walked right in. Galahad was not there. Worry and panic welled up in me. The bed was still turned down and his sword, which was normally leaning up against the side of his bed, was gone. Anger then pushed away the panic and worry. He should be in bed, I thought. I set down the tray of food upon his bed and stormed out of the room.
The sky outside was gray and dark, and it threatened rain. This made my worry grow. If he got caught outside in the rain, he could get sick. It did not surprise me to see him out on the training field, hobbling about, and practicing his archery. I fumed. How could he be out here so soon after his… injury? So, the mother hen in me reared up and I stomped over to him. When he saw me approaching he dropped his bow and flashed and innocent smile.
"Good morn…" but I did not let him finish.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING OUT OF BED?" I yelled.
"I uh… I uh…" Galahad stuttered.
"YOU WHAT? YOU SHOULD NOT BE UP! YOU COULD INJURE YOURSELF WORSE!"
"Uh…" He stuttered again, looking around sheepishly.
"WHAT?" I yelled.
"Well, I… I could not stand staying in bed another day. I needed to be outside, in the sunshine."
I softened. Well, he has a point even if there was no sunshine. But I decided not to mention that. He looked so handsome with what little morning light there was glinting off of his hair, and there was a twinkle in his eyes that had not been there last night.
"Alright, Galahad. You may remain outside, but NO strenuous activity." I sighed.
"Yes! Thank you!" Galahad exclaimed, and for a moment he looked like a young boy. This made me grin.
"What?" He asked upon seeing my smile.
"Nothing." I simply said.
"Well, then if nothing is the matter, will you go on a walk with me through the gardens?" He asked. My heart jumped.
"Yes, I will walk with you. We will not be able to walk for long; it looks like it is about to rain." I said.
"So? A little rain will not hurt! Let me put this away." He said, motioning to the bow and quiver of arrows. He grabbed them and placed them back in the little shed, and he then grabbed my hand (which made my skin tingle) and we were off. Well, actually, we were off rather slowly.
When we had reached the gardens, the sky had darkened and unfortunately he had let go of my hand. We walked side by side in an awkward silence. It was a deafening silence at that!
Soon, we had reached the tree that earlier yesterday I had found shelter in. Ok, I was actually hiding in it. Right next to the tree was a simple stone bench. Galahad sat down, wincing, and then motioned for me to join him. A faint roll of thunder sounded in the distance.
"I think we should go back to the castle." I said, getting up.
"No." Galahad said grabbing my wrist and pulling me back down. "Stay with me."
"But it is going to rain soon!" I protested.
"Have you never wanted to get caught in the rain?" He asked.
"I have been caught in the rain before. It is not that exciting."
"Yes, but did you have the right company?" He asked in a half whisper.
I smiled. "No I did not."
And then, there was more silence between us except for the rolls of thunder that sounded as if they were getting closer.
"I remember one moment, long ago," Galahad said, reminiscing, "It was raining, and we had gotten into an awful skirmish with a band of Woads. Lancelot was hurt badly, and we did not know whether he would pull through. He had been shot with an arrow in the shoulder and he had had some bad slashes. He had grabbed my hand and he told me that if he did not make it through, then I have to promise to take very good care of you and to treat you right. And if I did not then he would come back to haunt me. My heart had torn apart. I wanted him to live partly because he was a very good friend and because he meant so much to you and you would be broken up over his passing. And I felt that you would be disappointed that I had not saved him." Tears began to form in my eyes. Lancelot. No matter how much I put him out of my mind, he always comes back. Oh, how I miss him, my brother.
"Thank the Gods he had pulled through. But…" He trailed off. He did not need to finish his statement for me to know what he was talking about. The image of the arrow protruding from Lancelot's chest flashed across my mind. The tears then began to spill down my cheeks.
A loud clap of thunder rolled over head and lightening streaked across the sky.
"Have I taken good care of you Rhoslyn?" Galahad asked me with a worried look. The tears came faster now.
"Yes Galahad." I sobbed. "You have taken great care of me." Another clap of thunder sounded and the sky opened up. The rain began to pound down on us, but I did not notice, the memory of Lancelot's death caused too much pain.
"I am so sorry Rhoslyn. I should not have said anything. I should have known that you were still hurting."
I did not answer. I just cried some more. I paid no mind to my wet hair clinging to my head and face, and I did not feel conscious that my gown was plastered to my body.
When I look back on that moment I realize that I was not just crying over Lancelot. I was crying for all of the knights that were lost on this island. I should have already cried for them, but there I was crying more.
Galahad reached up with his hand to wipe away the tears. But it was no use. They were mixed with the rain.
"Rhoslyn… I…" But he never finished the sentence because he had, ever so slowly, lowered his mouth onto mine. His lips were so soft and the kiss was so gentle and sweet. I cried more for the sheer happiness of the moment. The man that I had loved for so long was kissing me! And I kissed him back. He deepened the kiss and it became more passionate. I felt that my heart would burst with joy!
We soon pulled away much to my disappointment, but air was a much needed thing. I looked up into his eyes and nearly fell off the bench. They had darkened to a rich blue, and they were glazed over.
"Rhoslyn…" He said again, but I did not let him finish this time. I grabbed the back of his head and brought his lips to mine again. I kissed him with all the years of pent up love, and it was more passionate and sweet then the first. Galahad began to squirm and I could feel his face scrunching up in pain, and then all of a sudden we fell off of the back of the bench and into a mud puddle.
I groaned. It seemed really typical of me to lose my balance off of the bench and fall into a mud puddle. And I had to drag Galahad with me!
"I am so sorry." I groaned again. "I always seem to ruin the good moments."
"It is alright, nothing could ruin this moment." Galahad said with a huge grin. I blushed, and stood up. The whole back of my gown was covered in mud and it caked in my hair.
"Wonderful." I said. Galahad quickly stood, and another crash of thunder rumbled. I jumped and Galahad caught me in his arms.
"Well, as I was saying before, Rhoslyn… I… I love you."
I could not believe my ears! The man that I had loved for years first kissed me, and now he was professing his love for me! I felt so light-headed and happy that I felt I could fly.
"I love you too, Galahad. I always have."
And then he smiled again and brought me into another kiss. He was such a great kisser! There was nothing more wonderful and romantic then kissing in the rain. Guinevere will have to wait for awhile.
A/N: Whew. Sorry it was short, but there you go, they have finally kissed, but I promise that this story is not over! It hasn't even begun yet! Ok, it has but they'll be more stuff coming up. I hope you liked this chapter. I was feeling in a semi-mushy mood, and I could have done better with the kissing scene but I felt I owed it to all of my readers that I just hurry up and make them kiss already! Now, on to the reviews!
nidriel: I am glad that you liked the puking part, and poor Gawain, he gets no respect. LOL. Thank you so much for reviewing and I hope that you like this update!
Jynessea Greenleaf: Yeah, I'm sorry that that chapter wasn't very eventful. I guess it was just a sort of filler chapter. Anyway, I am glad that you liked the end. I thought it was sweet as well. And I know what you mean about writer's block being a bitch and a half. It freaking sucks. Yeah, I went to the video store and rented the Theater version because I have the Director's cut, and it was cool. Galahad is so hot and could definitely think of some ideas! LOL just kidding! Thank you so much for reviewing again, and I hope you like this chapter.
Dazzler420: Yes, I think you should write something. I would love to read it! Hehe, I liked Gawain in that last chapter. hehe. LOL, about the triplets, and I know that Guinevere never had children in the legend, but I thought that I would just add that just because I like it. I mean this is a fan fiction, and it is the fans own thing. It just annoys me when people are all up in your face and saying "Your story sucks because of this, this, this, and this." I say ptwooy on them! hehe. Thank you so much for reviewing again and I hope you liked this chapter.
HGandRHrForever: Yeppers, Guinevere is pregnant and there will be more on that later. I am glad that you laughed. I aim to please, and I really like to make people laugh. Sometimes it doesn't work though because I have lame jokes. Anyway, thank you about the comment on how my writing has improved. If you ever look at my other stories which I wrote in seventh grade I think and now I am in tenth, I see a big improvement. Yes, torture IS nice to SOME extent. Thank you for reviewing and I hope you like this update.
elvenstar5: Thank you, I am glad that you liked Chapter 12. I hope you liked this one as well. And I am serious when I say I have never reached 50 reviews before. It's because any other thing I have written before this has been really sucky. This is my 'break out story' so to speak. hehe. And yep, Guinevere is pregnant and there will be more on that later. Thank you so much for reviewing and I hope you liked the update!
dw: I am glad you liked the puking and then the sweet part at the end. I guess since you think that chapter 12 was ok then I can't complain. I got about ten reviews for it I think. Ten or less. I hope you liked this chapter and thank you for reviewing!
PhoenixFyre: I know it is love when a man holds back your hair while you vomit! It's so sweet! LOL about Gawain being a manwhore. I think all of the knights were manwhores at least for some of them, a little bit. Thank you for the review and I hope you liked this chapter!
starnat: I am combining comments from your review of chapter 11 and 12. I am glad that you liked Galahad getting shot in the ass. And that WOULD be funny if it had been Gawain, Arthur or even Bors. LOL about the Guinevere's cooking comment. Thank you for reviewing and I hope you liked this update!
Hunter-The-Potatolover: I am so very glad that you like my story! Thank you for reading it! And if I can I will try to put more Gawain in it. Thank you for the review and I hope you liked this chapter!
A.K. Anomynous: Well, there you have it. They kissed. I hope you are happy! LOL. Guinevere is scary when she cooks! I am glad you like the Ioan Gruffudd site because I just think he is hot and I love his sexy voice. Hehe. Thank you for the review and I hope you liked this chapter!
Andromahke: I am glad you liked the end of the chapter. It was sweet that Rhoslyn was watching over Galahad. And poor Gawain, he pukes and doesn't get any! I am glad you liked the chapter and I hope you liked this one. Thanks for the review. P.S: PATRIOTS ROCK!
Haylz: It's alright that you didn't update. I understand about the switching schools etc. I mean it's not like I'm going to yell at you for not reviewing. Uh, no, that's not me. I am very thankful that you do review though and I thank you bunches for that! Thank you for the comment that every chapter is beautifully written, and I know that sometimes my chapters aren't that nice, and I apologize for that. Thank you again for the review and I hope you like this chapter!
talk show host: Thank you for the review and I am glad that you like this story. It's alright that you haven't reviewed. I don't mind it. And no, sorry, Galahad was not awake during that scene. Sorry! Thank you for the review and I hope you liked this update!