AN: Last chapter!
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Two weeks passed since she saw them.
Sora paused in washing her clothes in the wooden laundry tub out in the back of her modest home. She often thought about how he could have been around here and what sort of reaction Sophie would have to the dance lessons Sora offered in the early evenings.
"Will I see you two again?" she had asked him as she walked them to the gate.
Sophie was still a little sleepy from having to wake up so earlier. She rested in Leon's arms as the adults talked.
He sighed, not knowing how the battle at the castle was going. "I'm not certain when the fighting will stop." He saw Sora's eyes dim a little; he wouldn't have that. "But when it does, I will come find you."
The answer was pretty open. The turmoil could go on to last for years, decades even.
Her fingers hovered over her lips. She could still feel the soft kiss he had given her before they parted. Her heart fluttered in her chest; she knew she would look forward to seeing him even after many years.
She plunged her clothes back under the water.
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Three months passed.
It was now winter and she was boarded up inside her home. She huddled under a blanket with a small fire. She heard many things regarding the House of the Lion. Some said that the King was back. Others claimed that every single member of that house was dead, even the hunting dogs.
She rubbed her hands together. No one can agree on what the news is.
It aggravated her as well as made her lungs feel like someone was permanently trying to strangle her. She shivered and pulled the blanket over her tighter.
I hope they're alright.
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Five months.
Spring was here in the village, it was evident in the lush greenery around them and the abundant food for barter. The once avid news about the House of the Lion was quickly pushed aside for courtship gossip. She felt like there were couples left and right and yet she remained solo.
"Maybe a forest fairy will come for you," an elder woman cackled when Sora passed her by.
She withheld the urge to wrinkle her nose. She thought it was strange that the woman teased her often about her lack of a partner. It was no secret that the woman's her husband left her for a younger woman in the neighboring village. Sora thought about bringing that up, but she couldn't find it in herself to be so cruel.
Fight fire with water. With that in mind, Sora smiled and gave the woman one of her wildflowers from her basket.
The older woman frowned in confusion.
Sora walked off, silently laughing at the "daft girl" comment the woman said to herself.
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The evening was cool and refreshing.
Sora sighed as she sat on her porch watching the sky change to an indigo blue. She cracked some walnuts with the light of her oil lamp next to her. It was too nice of an evening to be indoors. She put the broken shell in one bowl and the actual edible part in another.
The shuffle of feet had her pause in grabbing another walnut.
She looked to her right from where the sound came and her throat tightened. Even with the darkening sky, she could recognize his light hair and tall frame.
He came back, just like he said he would.
She jumped to her feet and launched herself into him. She cried a little in relief, having not heard anything for a while now. His hands soothingly ran along her back and then stilled when she lifted her head and proceeded to kiss all over his face.
His hand kept her still long enough for him to deeply kiss her.
She went limp against him, reveling in his affection. His arm went around her waist to keep her up.
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Another two months passed.
They were clinging onto each other on the bed. Her low moans punctuated the night as his heavy breathing sounded in their room.
Her petite hands gripped his back and the simple band on her finger glinted in the moonlight.
They had a short courtship, seeing as neither one could stand the thought of a long one after being apart for so long. They were married just a week and a half ago, but the situation felt surreal to her sometimes. Seeing as he was still the guard for Sophie, they had found a town that was on the border of her kingdom and his to live in, making it still possible for her to visit her only family and for him to go to Sophie.
In the future, they might move closer to the castle, but where they were was a good starting point.
She suddenly arched her back, releasing a loud moan which was quickly swallowed within his kiss.
Her husband was a peculiar man with a twisted sense of humor. He knew that they had to be fairly quiet or else risk waking up Sophie in the spare bedroom down the hall. Once in a while, the little girl visited them for a few days; Sora was delighted to have her here, but she wished her husband would actually consider what he was doing with his sister around...
Sora's nails dug into his back as he continued.
He swallowed her moans; she was going to have a word with him about his behavior.
Afterwards, of course. Much much later in the night, if his current passion was anything to go off of. Her eyes tightly closed as the emotions built up inside her.
...Possibly in the later morning.
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Another five months later.
Sophie was silent as she pressed her ear to Sora's stomach. Her childish eyes widened and then she giggled. "I hear rumblings!"
Sora petted her hair. "She's moving around right now."
Sophie had declared the coming child to be a girl, claiming that if she said it early enough maybe it will be so. Sora thought it was funny that the girl confused her belly for a wishing well. Or maybe she just sees the situation as enchanting as the well.
Whatever the reason, it made Sora laugh.
"It could be a boy," Leon amusedly commented upon entering the sitting room. Sophie's small hands laid over his wife's protruding belly.
"No," Sophie confidently stated. "It's a girl. I can feel it."
Husband and wife shared a look.
"And what is it you feel?"
The little girl softly huffed. "Not feel feel. Just, I can tell. Trust me."
Leon shook his head. Sora giggled and brought the young girl's head up to place a kiss on her forehead.
They'll see if child intuition was correct in another few months.
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The End.
AN: Lots of beginnings for them! Green and spring came to mind for this chapter, if you couldn't tell. :P
Thanks for reading! It was a challenge for me to keep it short! XD