Author: Revan Sama.
Game: Dragon age origins.
Pairing: Younger Cousland x younger Leliana.
Summary: There was a time where everything was pure white, innocent time, no betrayal of the person you admired so much or no family betrayed and slaughtered.
They both met at Lothering during the blight...but what if they met before such dark time?.
Disclaimer: doctorwho173 own the character Ryan Cousland.
Author's note: Someone asked about Ryand and Leliana's age...hmm...I'll would have say something like 10 years old or something like that...At any rate, they aren't teen yet.
And if it doesn't make any sense then...Do as if it make sense lol.
Darkness...
A cold place with no comfort nor warm.
Alone in such place...the guards had their fun with her and let her perish in this cell.
No...No Marjolaine to come for help this time.
No tease, no roguish smile nor delightful laugh.
Only remain the bitterness, only remain her cheeks wet with tears.
Only remain revenge!
...
The only home he knew was gone.
Everyone died.
Killed by the men of his father's best friend.
No father to tell him how proud he is of his youngest son.
No mother to tell him to behave himself or that he should find himself a bride soon.
No elder brother to train with or to tease him.
Only remain the disgusting taste of hate.
Only remain revenge!
Yet...Even though their innocence was gone, a precious memory still wandered inside their heart.
A precious memory of innocent first love.
-The Youth of the lord and the bard :Chapter 2-
"You're alright Leliana?"
"Y-yeah...A bit..." Why did Ryan's older brother, Fergus Cousland had to tell them that horrible story?
Why did she had to hear it again?
The tale of the witch Flemeth.
That was one of the rare stories that Leliana disliked the most.
It was already evening, how was she suppose to sleep after that?
"Come on it wasn't so scary, was it?" Ryan tried to cheer up his special friend.
"..." And failed miserably.
All sudden, Leliana's depressing face was replaced with a big smile that covered her entire face.
"I know! How about you sleep in my room this night? I'll feel much better if you stay..."
"Eeeeeeh? B-But Leliana, that's just..."
"? What's wrong? You don't want to sleep by my side?" asked sadly the red haired girl.
Ryan was still blushing and embarrassed but he didn't wanted to hurt Leliana's feelings.
It was much easier to train with a sword with his friends or his brother than dealing with a girl.
"That's not what I meant but-"
"Then there is no problem, right? It's decided! you'll sleep here!" said Leliana while giggling.
(You decided that on your own...) Thought the young cousland. But he didn't protest anymore and gave up.
...
Seconds were overflowing.
Minutes were passing.
Hours were arriving.
And young lord Ryan Cousland just couldn't sleep.
Just when they got on the bed, Leliana has fallen asleep faster than he thought it was possible.
He felt a bit nervous, it was the first time he had to sleep in a girl's room.
Sure he did sleep with his mother when he was little but he was three years old!
This wasn't the same.
"Ryan..." Suddenly Leliana called his name.
"Hmm? What is it Leliana?" but she didn't answer.
Apparently she was talking in her sleep.
Since he thought it was nothing, Ryan decided to try sleeping.
"I like you..."
The young Cousland froze. His blue eyes widen.
What?
He stared at Leliana's sleeping form, she was smiling in her sleep.
If he was already embarrassed or nervous now it was worst.
He decided to try to get some sleep.
(One Mabari, Two Mabari, Three Maba-)
"Ryan..." Again she called his name while sleeping but this time she was much closer.
"Wh-" Before he could say anything, she was hugging him and he was now her pillow.
Ryan could felt his heart beating faster and faster. Leliana was getting closer and...
"...?"
She kissed him on the cheek and remain asleep. Leliana's face was peaceful and if she was afraid or concerned about the terrifying tale Fergus Cousland had told them before, it was now gone.
The next morning, the young girl with red hair was in a very good mood.
Ryan Cousland had messy hair and still had a very red face.
Which his elder brother notice and teased him the whole day about it.
His mother and his father wasn't any better when they told him that he had their permission to take Leliana to their castle in Highever as his future bride.
END
Bonus:
"Did you sleep well dear?" asked lady Cecillie.
"Yes my lady! Very well!" answered a cheerful Leliana.
"Oh...And you seem in good mood too. Anything special happened?"
The only answer she gave to Lady Cecillie was a big grin and a small blush.