Hello everyone sorry for the wait, but this part took longer to write than I thought as I keep adding more to this story. Thanks for all your wonderful reviews some of which I used as ideas in this part to just tie up some loose ends. I just started working on the last chapter of this story and I don't think it will be done for at least three weeks as I have to write a couple of chapters for This Can't Be Happening and the Super Bowl is almost here! And as I'm a huge fan of the Patriots and the Hawks this weekend is shot for getting much writing done. Also for those of you who are fans of my Game Show pieces I'm working on the next one with will be...Wipe Out (coming soon to a computer near you) and I plan to write several more that have been requested (family feud being one of them) after I finish up all the stories I'm currently working on.
Santana POV
Brittany is pacing in front of me. Frankly it's getting really annoying.
"Britt, can you please sit down." I ask patting the spot next to me.
She doesn't though instead she heads over to where Ingrid is crawling around trying to hit her tittering brother. Nik just starts to stand and take small steps before falling flat on his face. It seems to bother Ingrid that he's doing this and she can't yet. They're only six months old and yet they're so active. Britt's mom says that they're just like she was when she was their age trying to walk around and get into everything. Ingrid frowns when Brittany picks up her brother until she too is picked up and brought over to me.
"We're getting really low on meat." she says handing me Nik.
"Okay," I softly say holding Nik tightly to my chest as he's trying to wiggle out of my grasp to get to his mama.
Nik is obsessed with Brittany and always wants to be in her arms. I'm really glad that she often gives him to me so she can pay attention to Ingrid too. According to Quinn it's not normal as males are seen as stronger more capable warriors so men tend to spend much more time with their sons and the daughters are left with the women. So the fact that she treats them as equals makes me love her even more.
"I have to tell you something San," she whispers bouncing Ingrid lightly on her leg.
"What?" I ask getting nervous about what she's going to say.
"Well…..I have to go on a hunting trip with the guys." she says.
"For how long?" I ask not looking at her.
"Three days, four tops." she tells me.
I can't look at her right now or I might lose it. The last time she left me she nearly died. I couldn't survive if I lost her.
"Baby, I wouldn't go if I didn't have to, but like I said earlier we're low on meat and if I don't go hunting we won't get any." she softly says handing me Ingrid and pulling us all in her lap.
"What if something bad happens to you?" I whimper curling as much as I can into her while still holding the babies.
"Nothing will happen to me. I have a reason to come back." she whispers running her fingers along the babies' cheeks.
"You better," I growl kissing her hard. "I'm not raising these two rugrats without you."
Brittany POV
"Harold are you sure that the herd went this way?" I ask.
We've already been gone for two days and we haven't run into the elk herd that Harold saw the day before we left. I'm the only one that thinks we should have run into at least some sign of them, but the "men" don't seem to agree.
"If we follow Harold like we normally do we'll find the herd and get enough meat to last until after the next raid." Ulf says.
"I don't know Britt does make a point that we should have seen some signs of an elk herd it's not like they can hide their tracks." Ivar points out always the first to side with me.
I smirk as Ivar is our best tracker so if our idiot friends don't listen to him then we're never going to find meat especially since I promised to be home soon.
"That may be true, but these are men tracks." Toki says pointing at some boot prints.
"Someone's trespassing on our land." Erick angrily says.
"Well I guess we have to follow them and take care of them before we get back to hunting." I sigh knowing that Santana is going to kill me when we get back.
"Worried about the wife?" Harold asks wrapping an arm around my shoulder.
"Probably not in the way that you think." I whisper shaking my head.
"Really cause I think you're worried about her safety and that with you gone that Puck's parents might try something to get Nik." Harold says giving me a worried smile.
The other four who had been listening in scampered away and I can only assume that they're scared of my reaction. Honestly I'm not sure how to feel about what Harold just told me.
"I wasn't worried about that until you just mentioned it. I was more considered about San being pissed at me." I say sighing as we follow the other four.
"Well don't worry about anything, but finding whoever these intruders are and hunting down the elk." Harold says slapping my back.
"You didn't see a herd of elk did you? You saw boats right?" I ask.
Harold doesn't say anything, but I know it's true. Oh well I guess we'll have to track something else after we find whoever these intruders are as he's right we need to deal with them to protect our families. I'm really happy that I just so happened to bring my battle axe and sword with me.
Santana POV
"Nik god damn it I'm not feeding you again." I harshly say trying not to yell.
"Yelling at your son because your upset that Brittany isn't back isn't going to make her come back any sooner." Quinn says walking in.
"How
did you get pass all the traps?" I ask frowning as I pick up Ingrid to feed her.
"Britt showed me before she left in case she didn't come back in a few days to look in on you." Quinn says laughing as Nik tries to climb on me.
"Shut up," I growl.
I hate that she's right. Brittany promised that she'd be back in two or three days, but it's already been four and no sign of them yet. I know that any number of things could have slowed them down. Thankfully for the twins who have been distracting me with their constant need of attention from the fact that Britt's not here. It's affecting them too. Neither one of them will go to sleep easy as Britt normally sings to them and they keep crawling around the cabin looking for her.
"So I figure that I'd stay here with you until she returns since the Jarl just left on the first raid of the season and Rika has to watch the village so neither of them can watch you and the twins." Quinn says smirking.
"Like you fucking know more than me about killing someone." I sarcastically say.
"I do, I use to train everyday with Brittany up until I turned fifteen and became more interested in men then fighting." Quinn says picking up at sword and showing off a few of her moves.
"Well if you're going to help out take the twins while I go get firewood." I order.
"Whatever you say."
I'd never say it, but I'm really glad that Quinn's here. It's pretty lonely without Britt around. Also having someone else to talk to helps with my constant fear that something wrong has happened and I'm going to be all alone again. That's been my biggest fear my whole life though since meeting Britt it's been non-existent except for when she went on the raid.
The walk across the back lawn that Britt had insisted that the kids would love when they got older and opening the gate I head over to the wood shed. She fenced the yard claiming it would protect her babies when they got old enough to be outside by themselves. I love how protective she is, but she might need protection when I get a hold of her. Huffing I grab six pieces of wood to bring in.
"Please be okay." I softly whisper.
On the way back in I swear that I hear twigs breaking behind me in the woods, but when I turn around and stare into the dense woods I don't see anything. Taking a deep breath I try to ignore the nagging feeling that something bad is going to happen.
"I swear you're kids are devils." Quinn shrieks when I walk back in.
"Hey don't speak bad about my babies." I growl putting the wood down and picking up the twins.
"They fucking bit me." Quinn whines holding her hand out to show me.
"Well you probably we're holding them wrong. God knows that when I did Nik bit me hard." I laugh as Quinn runs outside towards the stream. "God she's dramatic." I laugh bouncing the twins walking to their cribs.
By the time I finally got them down for their naps Quinn came back in. She's crouching down creating a fire. I know she means well, but it's just not the same I want my Brittany. I finally break down and start crying.
"Santana, oh god what's wrong?" Quinn asks rushing to my side.
"I want Brittany," I sob.
Quinn being the nice friend that she is helps me up and puts me in bed, tucking me in.
"You get some rest, I'll cook dinner and take care of the twins." Quinn whispers.
It finally hit me like a freaking ton of bricks that my knight in shining armor, my savior, my Britt Britt is not here to protect us and that something most likely happened to her.
Brittany POV
Harold holds his hand up as a sign to stop. The last two days we've been tracking a group of a dozen men who seem to be searching for something. Ironically if they were looking for a village to raid they could've raided ours as they landed only a two hour hike from there. It's almost like whoever is leading this group of men is stupid cause they didn't follow the usual signs of a town.
"Okay so Britt and I will rush from the front and Ulf and Toki you rush from the backside and Ivar and Erick you each come from either side. Hopefully we'll catch them off guard." Harold whispers as we were spying on the group.
They were currently taking a break and the leader who I personally think looks like a pansy is trying to decide which way to go. I'm going to have fun taking care of him.
"Let's do this." I whisper and as soon as I give my okay the others agree as well.
Let's just be honest here that the six of us can easily take on the twelve strangers who have intruded on our land.
"Henry, I need to find her." the leader says.
"I know sir, but I think we went the wrong way. We should have found the town that raided us if that girl was right." the man named Henry says waving his arms around.
"I guess if we don't find the town by nightfall we'll double back and head the other way." the leader says sighing.
"Why does it matter if we get that bitch back? I've been really happy lately that she hasn't been able to try and kick me or bite me." another man says smirking before the leader slaps him in the back of his head.
"Because I paid good money for her and I'll be damned if I lose it because some fucking barbarians took a liking to her, she's really hot." the leader says.
Fucking A that's the fucking guy that raped my Santana. That's the fucking bastard that her dad sold her to. I'm going to fucking beat his head in.
"Harold the leaders mine." I growl as the other four get in their positions.
"Why?" Harold asks.
"That's the guy Santana was supposed to marry and he beat and raped her." I whisper using all my mental power to stop myself from charging him right this second.
Harold doesn't say anything, but nods to let me know he understands. Glancing across the clearing I see Ulf and Toki move into position. Letting out a loud crow call I jump out of the wood and rush the group of men. They're really surprised as anyone would be if they weren't expecting an attack.
"Grab your weapons." the leader shouts dumbly.
"Lay down your weapons and we won't hurt you." Harold growls as we are the only two visible right now.
"Not likely barbarian." some snot nose kid shouts.
Harold looks at me and I nod.
"We tried to warn you." I growl smirking.
I'm going to get revenge for my woman. This fucker is going down.
"Britt, watch out!" Erick shouts as he snaps the neck of one of the men easily.
Spinning around I slice the belly open of the man who had been talking about being glad that the woman was gone. He does though get a pretty good gash in on my left arm. Normally I would have finished him off, but before I can the damn leader attacked me.
"No you fucking don't." he shouts.
He swings his sword at my head, but I easily dodge it. He's not that good of a fighter all of his swings have been horrible it's so bad that I can't even bring myself to call them an attack.
"Just end him." Harold says pilfering through the stuff that the men had brought.
"Yeah then we can get to hunting." Ivar says smirking.
"What the fuck are you saying?" the man says completely confused.
"What's your name?" I ask.
I have to be sure that this is the same guy that hurt my wife. I don't want to murder some nobody that didn't actually hurt my woman.
"Lord Smyth," he says proudly.
"This is for hurting my wife." I shout picking up my axe and chopping his legs off. "And this is for giving her nightmares."
His screams are music to my ears. It takes him several minutes to fight back the pain enough to say anything.
"You fucking took Santana from me?" he questions and before I can even think of anything to say I chop his head off.
"Wow, I guess it's true that you should really never piss her off." Toki whispers to Ulf staring a little scared I think at me.
"That's right now let's go find us some meat so I can get home to my wife who is probably about to blow a gasket because I'm not home yet." I say looking through some of their bags for anything worth taking.
Santana POV
"Quinn it's been a week and their not back yet what if something horrible happened to them." I whisper looking out the door for any signs that someone is coming.
"It's not abnormal for them to take so long when out hunting." Quinn calmly tells me.
While I know that what she's saying makes sense I still can't help, but worry. All I can do is grab Nik and hold him close to me. Having him near me helps calm me, he's so much like Brittany that I often forget that he's not her son. He snuggles into me gripping my shirt tightly. I smile when I look over at Quinn who has Ingrid snuggled into her looking at the door probably looking for her mama. Both of them have calmed down though they're always looking at the door and around the cabin for her.
"So is Brittany planning on adding more to cabin so they can have their own rooms and you two can have some privacy?" Quinn asks smiling down at how calm both Ingrid and Nik is.
"Yeah, but not till they get a little older. I don't like being away from them." I whisper as Nik as fallen asleep.
"They're really good when you're around." Quinn whispers staring wide eyed at Ingrid who has grabbed her shirt.
"Thanks for staying with us." I softly say.
"Like Brittany would leave you alone with two babies under the age of six months." Quinn says moving Ingrid into my lap. "I'm going to go visit Britt's mom and get some meat for dinner."
"Okay, can you try to get some fish?" I ask a hopeful look on my face.
"Fine, but only cause I promised Brittany I'd try to do whatever you asked me to." Quinn says shaking her head as she leaves.
Having Quinn has been very helpful, but she's no Brittany. I just miss having my wife sleeping next to me always ready to help when the twins wake up hungry or something.
"Nik your mama is the best woman I've ever met and she's going to teach you to be just as good as her. You too Ingrid." I whisper kissing each of their foreheads.
Ingrid who has woken up pokes at my cheeks and giggles. Everyone says she's just like me, stubborn, willful and quick to get upset when something she doesn't like happens. I pretend to be asleep and she pulls herself up my body until she's sitting on my neck.
"Hello baby girl." I whisper tickling her sides.
She giggles and tries to wiggle out of my arms. This of course wakes up Nik who starts to cry as he hates when he's not the center of attention. Thankfully though Ingrid is not like that or we'd have a real problem on our hands.
"Nik, you make so much noise when you want something just like your mama." I whisper smiling tickling his sides to make him stop crying. "You and your mama always want my attention even when I'm trying to pay some attention to your sister."
Nik starts crying after we play peekaboo for ten minutes which of course makes Ingrid start crying as well. I feed him first since I know how fusses he gets when he's hungry again just like Brittany. After he finally gets his fill as he's a little piglet I feed Ingrid as Nik falls asleep in his crib.
"So baby girl it looks like your brother has fallen asleep on us." I whisper bouncing her as I head out to fetch some water. "You want a bath?"
"No, but thanks for asking." Quinn says laughing as she comes up behind me causing me to jump.
"God Q, you fucking scared me." I gasp holding Ingrid to my chest.
"Sorry, but I couldn't help it. If it makes you feel better I did get you your fish." Quinn says holding up the fish for me to see.
"Thanks Quinn. Can you cook us dinner while I bathe the troublemakers." I ask pouting.
"I'm starting to get why Brittany does whatever you want." Quinn grumbles, but heads in with the fish.
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Quinn fell asleep next to Ingrid's crib her arm slung over the side of the crib so she's holding onto Ingrid's little hand. It's interesting that Quinn who up until two days ago thought that the twins were little demons is now attached to Ingrid. I mean I know mine and Britt's kids are all kinds of awesome, but I never thought that Quinn who didn't ever want kids would ever warm up to them.
"Quinn wake up I think I heard something." I whisper shaking her shoulder.
"Santana, what?" Quinn harshly says swiping at my hand.
"But I heard something and what if it's Brittany and she's hurt." I whisper pouting even though she can't see.
"Fine, but after I go out there and it's nothing you have to sleep on the couch." Quinn says rolling on her stomach before standing up.
Quinn grabbed a sword on her way to the door. I pick up an axe and inch towards the door, but stay in the shadows just like Brittany told me to. I hear some rustling and then everything goes quiet. It scares me that it's so quiet, Quinn's good, but not that good. Nothing's happening so I inch even closer to the door and window thinking that maybe I can peek out and see if everything is alright or if Quinn needs some assistant.
"Fuck this place is fucking hard to find." I hear a man say right outside the door.
"Are you sure you didn't kill that young woman?" a woman's voice say.
"Of course I'm sure, but we can't have her trying to stop us." the man says.
"But what about the foreigner won't see put up a fight?" the woman asks.
"I doubt, with Brittany gone we should have an easy go of it." the man says heading towards us.
Creeping back I quietly pick up first Nik and then Ingrid while still holding onto the axe and head back towards mine and Brittany's bed. I gently place them in the center and pray to god that they stay asleep for whatever is about to happen.
"I'll go in first then you follow when I give the all clear." the man says.
I try not to huff at how he orders the woman around, but duck down just in time. He opens the door and stares around squinting like he's looking really hard for something. My first instinct is to run to Brittany, but since she's not here and running isn't an option with two babies I guess I have to stand and fight. I stand up to confront whoever has broken in only to meet by the last two people I ever wanted to see.
"Well, well, well if it isn't the foreigner." Puck's dad says smirking at me.
"Stay away," I growl or at least try to growl.
"You don't scare me girl." he growls eyeing.
"Honey what's taking so long?" Puck's mom asks as she comes in. "Oh, honey why haven't you finished her off already?"
"Because I don't want Brittany hunting me down." he says sounding a little scared which of course makes me really happy.
They both seem to be ignoring me for the time being too busy arguing with each other over why Puck's dad didn't kill me or something. Personally I'm glad that he's scared of Brittany otherwise I'd probably be dead already. He's a really big man and from what I've heard a pretty good fighter. I don't even have to guess as to why they are here; they want to steal my son. Of course they would wait until Brittany is gone cause everyone knows I don't fight well though Quinn must have been a surprise as the last time Brittany left I was here all alone. That's when it hits me how did they even get here in the first place. Brittany's set all kinds of traps around our land to protect me when she leaves. I can't really dwell on that though as I have two more pressing matters standing in front of me.
"I say you teach her a lesson after all Puck would still be alive if it wasn't for her." his mom says giving her husband a you better agree with me look.
"Honey how many times to I have to say-"
I saw my opportunity and I just took it. Whacking him over the back of the head as hard as I can with the axe that I still had in my hands. He fell hard to the floor blood seeping out of the gash that was barely visible through is short black hair. The blood began to pool around his head and I dropped the axe clanging to the ground in shock of what I had just done.
"WHAT DID YOU DO YOU LITTLE BITCH!" she shouts kneeling beside her what I assume is now dead husband.
My hands are shaking as I stare down at them. I just killed a man. Nothing is going through my mind, but the single thought that I killed a man. Before I can think of anything else Puck's mom tackles me to the ground and I realize that she's going to kill me. I close my eyes and wait for it all to end, but it doesn't. When I open with my eyes I see the single most wonderful person in the world.
"Britt," I gasp leaping up and into her arms.
"Hi San," she whispers kissing me gently before setting me down.
"You didn't kill her did you?" I ask looking over at Puck's mom's body.
"No, but I should have." she coldly says picking me up and placing me on our bed next to the twins who thankfully were still somehow asleep.
She then turns around, puts all her traveling things down and starts to drag Puck's dad's body out the door. After taking him somewhere she comes back in and drags his mom out the back door and ties her up.
"What about Quinn?" I ask when she closes both door and lock them.
"She'll be fine, I left her a wolf pelt." she shrugs pulling out five wolf pelts putting them next to us. "I put the meat in the ice box."
"So you had successful hunt?" I ask snuggling into her side after making sure the twins won't fall off.
"We did, but first I have to tell you the reason why it took us so long." she softly says taking my hands and kissing them.
"What happened?" I ask wrapping my arms more around her hiding my head in her chest.
"We ended up tracking a group of men that was led by a man named Lord Smyth." she says and I tighten my hold on her shaking. "Shh, baby I killed him, they're all dead." she softly whispers.
I sigh as I bury myself even more into her body she kisses my jaw before turning so she can pick up the twins and put them in between us. At this point I don't even care that they're sleeping on us, I have my wife back and that's all that matters.
"I love you so much." she whispers.
"Thank you forever saving me even when I'm not there."
No One's POV
Seven Years Later
"Mom watch this!" Nikolas shouts at Santana as he leaps out of a tree into the water.
"Nik, be careful!" Santana shouts at him knowing he will just ignore her anyway.
"Mom, when's mama getting home?" Ingrid asks finishing up gutting the fish and sitting next to her mom.
"I don't know sweetie, hopefully soon." Santana says looking out at the water.
This was only the second year since their children were born that Brittany had gone raiding. It's been hard on Nikolas and Ingrid who just want their mama home to help them train and hunt. With Brittany gone Nikolas also thinks himself in charge. Santana for the most part thinks it's pretty funny when he tries to act like his mama or grandfather. She lets her little Nik think what he wants after all that will be his duty in eight years when he turns fifteen and her wife give him their house in town.
"Mom, me and Ingrid are going to go train out back." Nikolas shouts running by her to grab his training sword.
Santana shakes her head several times at how much her children want to be like her wife, not that she thinks it's a bad thing. She's about to head inside when she sees several ships on the horizon.
"Nik, Ingrid! Your mama's almost back." she shouts rushing into the house to grab the bear coat her wife had given her before the twins were born.
They both came running around the house looking everywhere for her. Santana chuckled before pointing out to where the boats were becoming bigger and bigger.
"Come on, we have to get going if we are to me her at the docks." Santana says.
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"Brittany," Harold shouted smiling at his captain who had been sleeping and resting since leaving England.
"What?" a grumpy Brittany shouts.
"We're almost home." he says smiling.
She jumps up and hurries to the bow.
"I'm almost home babe," she whispers.
Brittany doesn't even wait for the boat to dock before she's leaping off, running to her family. Santana leaps into her arms while her children cling to her legs.
"I. Have. Missed. You." Santana says kissing Brittany all over her face.
"Mama, mama!" both Nikolas and Ingrid shouted wanting her attention.
"I've missed you all so much." Brittany says kissing her wife.
She puts Santana down and picks up her children kissing them.
"I have something for you." she says as they all walk to the house in town.
"What is it?" Nikolas asks wide eyes.
She smiles and hands them swords and they grab them taking off towards the other kids.
"You know we won't see them for the rest of the day." Santana yawns turning around to see a beautiful ring. "Oh Brittany,"
"I love you,"
"Not half as much as I love you."
"How about we argue about that after I have you naked under me."
Santana chuckles slapping Brittany's arm before dragging her to bed.
Santana POV
It's been too long since I've made love to my wife. The whole time she's gone only two things have crossed my mind; fear for her safety and her fucking me until I cum all over her hands and face. I don't ever want her to know that kind of power she has over me when it comes to sex.
"God I've missed you so fucking much." she whispers in my ear as she slams me into the door.
"Britt don't you fucking dare tease me." I growl.
All she does is smirk as she tugs on my dress. I know she really wants to rip it off of me and at this point I'd let her, I'm so fucking horny right now.
"Fucking love you." she whispers kissing my jaw as she slowly lifts up my dress stripping it off of me.
As soon as she has me naked I find myself thrown on the bed and she's stalking over to me stripping her clothes as she goes. The predatorily look in her eyes send shivers down my back. Oh how I've missed her and the looks she give me when she's horny.
"I'm going to fuck you so hard that you can't walk for a week." she growls crawling up my body.
I smirk at the thought and pull her into a deep kiss allowing her to shove her tongue into my mouth. Her hands slide down my sides stopping to run along my abs wrapping my arms around her neck I pull her more into me.
"Please baby I'm so horny." I beg the throb in between my legs becoming almost unbearable.
"God so fucking gorgeous." she whispers licking the shell of my ear. "I've been dreaming of this for a month."
"Fucking better have been." I growl getting slightly jealous at the thought that she could ever think of another woman.
"Oh baby you're the only woman for me." she reassures me as I must look jealous or something as she slides her hand down in between my legs.
"I love you so fucking much." I whisper opening my legs so she's kneeling in between them.
I gasp when she plunges two fingers into me.
Two hours later we're curled into each other still breathing hard from all the times we've come.
"I love you San," she whispers kissing my forehead.
"I'm glad your home safe and sound." I whisper snuggling even more into her body.
"It will take more than a simple raid to kill me." she whispers kissing my cheeks all over.
"I love you."