I huffed angrily, I've never been so frustrated in my ten years of life. I've been trying for days to know everything about how my dad met my mom, and especially how they fell in love. But I wasn't satisfied with the answers I received, not even after asking: grandpa Uther, daddy, aunt Morgana, uncle Lancelot, mommy, uncle Gwaine, uncle Elyan, uncle Percival, grand-uncle Gaius and aunt Morgause. The worst is that I know that they didn't tell me everything, that they kept information because they think I am too little to know about that yet.
But I want to know it all! I pouted in my head.
Luckily there's still one person left who I can ask: grandma Hunit!
"What brings you to my house sweetheart?" grandma Hunit asked when she opened the door and saw who was behind it "Could it be your curiosity little one?" she smiled fondly at me, chuckling when I nodded my head excitedly "Then why don't we go inside and I serve us some cookies and milk? You can come as well Steven" she offered to my bodyguard|chauffer. Daddy contracted him so he could protect me, mommy said it was because some people might want to hurt me to get to daddy because of all the power he has now that grandpa retired from running Camelot's Enterprise "What was the last thing that they told you?" she asked me, when we were finally sitting at the table in the garden having our milk with cookies.
"Aunt Morgause finished with how she cured my mom from her depression and was invited to her wedding. Did my parents get married soon afterwards?!" I asked excitedly, wanting to know.
My parents are the perfect couple, always happy and they never fight... if you don't count their bickering. But that's just part of their relationship, and makes it even better. For it shows that they are comfortable enough with each other to bicker like that and not feel hurt at the end, cause they know that they don't meant what they say. Dad always looks at mom as if she was the only thing pure and good in this world, very possessive and protective of her. Like a knight ready to defend his lady's honor. Mom, on the other hand, looks at that as if he had hung the moon, stars and sun. I know that mommy would follow dad to end of the world and back. There's nothing they wouldn't do for each other. I wanted a love like that, but I knew that it is very difficult to find. That's why I wanted to know how it all began, so I would know how to find the love of my life.
"Well... first of all, aunt Morgause didn't cure Merlin. She still gets sad, not as often as before and not as bad, but she still needs help. What's different now, is that she isn't afraid of asking" she corrected me.
I wasn't angry at it because I knew she was right. There's still times that mom doesn't want to leave the bed or I find her staring at space without moving, I get very scared at those moments and always get daddy. He makes thing better, every time. But I know that he gets scared as well, it hurts him to see mommy like that.
"But yes, as soon as she got out of the... hospital your parents got married. And not even a year after they had you, their most precious treasure" she continued, making me smile and forget all about mommy's sickness "Things were very good after that, your dad took a more active role in his family's company, your mom turned her chain of cafes into the next Starbucks, I got healthier and moved here when Merlin bought me the house as a birthday gift. Morgana finally moved past her jealousy and bonded with Melrin, they became as close as sisters. Everything was... perfect. Until, we found out that Balinor left because he lost his restaurant at the hands of Uther" she revealed, making me gasp.
"No... grandpa Uther?" I asked, not believing what I was hearing.
"Yes, sweetie grandpa Uther. But that was the old Uther, the new one wasn't like that. But the discovery shook us all. It divided the family into two, it was a long fight. You surely don't remember it, for you were very small at the time. At the end we finally forgave your grandfather, realizing that he wasn't that man anymore and that he never wanted to hurt us directly. However, it had passed almost two years for that to happen."
"But everything is fine now, isn't it?" I asked fearfully, not liking the idea of family fighting or not being able to see grandpa because of that.
"Yes, you don't have to worry about that anymore sweetie. The fight was over six years ago, and there's no chance of something so big of happening again" she assured me.
"Good" I sighed relived, but then frowned "But I still don't have an answer for my question" I complained.
"What question?" grandma asked me confused.
"How do I find the love of my life?" I told her.
"Oh, sweetie" she laughed amused at my answer "You don't have to worry about that yet, you are young for that. Also, there's no answer for that. Love finds you, and it is never rational. It just happens. Now eat your cookies and drink your milk" she ordered me, before turning to Steven and starting a conversation.
I was angry at not having my answer, but I also knew I couldn't do anything. So I decided to wait until I got older before asking before. After all, I am a Pendragon.
And Pendragons always get what they want!
