I'm sorry for the delay. I didn't have any idea of what to do so this chapter as some random scenes and sometimes they don't make sense for me. For that I'm sorry. As always, grammar mistakes are most probable and for that reason I apologize, feel free to correct them
A Merry Christmas and Happy New Year for all.
Thought/Flashback/Dream
Chapter 16
Crawe smile when he saw Elmont, he was standing with his sword in hand and the other hand keep Elissa behind him. He relaxed when he saw who it was.
"Crawe…"
"Shut your mouth" he said laughing "Where the hell have you both been?" he slide from his horse and smile to Elissa.
"Where the hell have I been? Where the hell have you been? If I was supposed to wait for you them I would die eventually…" they heard more horses coming to their way.
"For a moment I thought you were alone…" said Elissa smiling.
"I'm not that careless Princess; you should have more faith in me…" she open her mouth but he keep talking "I know, I know… I'm not Elmont but still you should see my greatness" Elissa blush slightly, Crawe was looking to both like he knew.
"Elissa" She corrected him and Crawe chuckle and so Elmont "I am very aware of your greatness Crawe" Elissa approach her horse and caress his neck, both knights look to her, when she look to them she smile "We should go"
"The real Princess is back!" Crawe said, Elissa look to him with disbelief.
"What is that supposed to mean Crawe?" she said, a smile play in her face and Elmont knew very well that glow in her eyes.
"Watch your words, Crawe and go to your horse" Crawe open his mouth to respond but Elmont cut him "Don't, she is inviting you to say some stupid thing…" Elissa laugh and mount her horse.
"Very well Captain…" in that same instant she said those words the other knights appear. Elmont sign deeply.
Crawe began talking with the knights as Elmont mount his horse, he approach Elissa and smile to her.
"Are you alright?"
"You don't have to worry with me now, Elmont…"
"I know but…"
"Captain!" Elmont sign.
"Let's go, Elissa" he whisper to her.
"The Princess is back!" some servant announce as Elissa enter the throne room. She smiles lightly seeing her sister and her father.
"Elissa… Where have you been? Almost 5 days out of the castle…"
"Father…"
"I was worried, if wasn't for Elmont you would probably be dead. What you were thinking? What happen to make you do something so…"
"Father, I'm alright, nothing happen to me as you can see and I needed some time alone, it was all that I crave."
"…" she approaches her father and he embraces her.
Isabelle could see very well. Elissa was happy, more than she remembers seeing her. The way she carry herself tell so much about it, and she could see the way Elmont look at her when she approach him and talk to him, the glow in his eyes, the easy smile that appear in his face.
Isabelle approach them smiling.
"Very well Princess"
"Elmont I wanted…" Isabelle knew that Elmont knew what Elissa wanted, and she knew that he had seen her approach them. He smiles to her.
"Not now…" he said softly.
"I know"
"Later, I promise" he bowed slightly and turn around Isabelle grab her arm.
"What happen?" Isabelle asks. Elissa look at her sister serious.
"Why would have happen something?" the younger princess smile.
"Because I can see, care to explain what happen?"
"Shhh… be quite." Elissa look to where Roderick was and saw him looking in her direction. His cold eyes watching her carefully "Isabelle came with me. We can't talk were…"
They began walking down the hallways of the castle, Isabelle trailing behind her.
"Tell me… I know something happen between you two, it's clear since you came back…" Isabelle smile and Elissa sign. "I'm curious" Isabelle smiles.
Elissa turn the corner and began walking down the stairs reaching for a door made of wood and turn to Isabelle.
"Where are we going?" Elissa smile and open the door and enter in the kitchen.
Keira and the other servants look to both of them and when they saw who was they began working again but Keira approach them.
"What a pleasant surprise… What are you two doing were?"
"I wanted to see you… I miss talking with you." Keira smile and approach the princess.
"Have you something to tell me?" Keira could see the glow in her eyes, the happiness in her features and gestures.
"There is nothing to…"
"Who is he?" Elissa blush and shake her head. How could see know everything, Elissa would never know.
"No one, what are you talking Keira?"
"A secret then…" Keira whisper, Elissa open her mouth to talk but Keira's kind voice interrupted her thoughts "I will eventually find out…"
"But…"
"Don't think that you can hide anything for me young lady, I know you very well…"
"Keira…" Isabelle laughs lightly "I was here to talk to you…"
"And we are talking…"
"But…"
"Don't say anything, I busy now, go on we talk later..."
Elissa sign and Isabelle drag her out of the kitchen
"What happen?" Isabelle asks. Elissa look at her sister serious.
"Why would have happen something?" the younger princess smile.
"Because you are smiling and more relax just like Elmont and I can see a light in your eyes that weren't there before, care to explain what happen?"
"Are you sure you only have 17years?" Isabelle smile and Elissa sign. "We can't talk here…"
"You already said that, I what to know" She looks away.
"You want to know everything." Isabelle smile grow and Elissa groan. "Don't expect the details"
"Mhm… Now I'm curious" Isabelle smile, she could see the excitement behind Elissa's eyes. The more time she spends with her sister, the more she admired her.
"I'm sure."
"Now tell me what I want to hear. You still didn't say a word and, I think it's time to tell me what happen…" Elissa sign and smile.
"He told me he loves me and I did the same then we kiss… The End"
"Beautiful story indeed but its lacking in details, don't you think Elissa?"
I will wait for you if I have to, I will fight for you if I have a chance to and no matter what, I will always be there for you. You can rely on me, I promise you that I will believe in you.
"…He finish saying that he would wait for me and would fight for me and no matter what he would believe in me."
Isabelle smile.
"I knew he love you, Elmont tell me in the day you return…" Elissa open her mouth but Isabelle shakes her head. "I think he couldn't keep for too long what he felt for you, he had to tell someone and when I ask him he said." Elissa nodded her head.
The only question on her mind was how could see keep what she felt for him for so long?
Elissa didn't know where they were going but she didn't care...
Elmont smile to the boy.
"Why do you keep following me Thomas?" The boy had only 8 years; his dark brown hair falls to his brown eyes. With his hand he pushed the hair away and when Elmont looks to him, he saw that he was smiling, his eyes shining so bright.
"Uncle said that I should follow you…" Elmont sign.
Edwin…
"I'm sure he said follow my orders"
"No, he said "Do what the captain say but don't keep from follow him"" Elmont chuckle lightly as the child try to mimic the voice that belongs to his uncle.
Elmont understands it now, Edwin always likes to make jokes and he was sure that Crawe was in this. As always Edwin loves his nephews but every time his sister asks him to take care of them he would try to rid himself of the responsibility.
"And where is your mother?"
"I don't know" he shrugged "Somewhere in the castle…"
"Somewhere?" the boy smile even more with the disbelief in Elmont's face.
"Yes, maybe in the Kitchen with Keira or with the other handmaidens…"
"And your mother said to you and your sister…" Elmont eyes turn slightly wide "Where's your sister?"
"Helena?"
"Do you acquired in the past few days any more sibling?" The captain said and Thomas chuckle.
"No…"
"So, where she is?"
"With uncle…"
"And why are you not with him too?"
"As said before he said to follow you, Captain…"
"Where did he go?"
"Helena asks him to see the Princess Elissa and Princess Isabelle…"
"And what am I supposed to do with you?"
"Teach me how to handle a weapon…" he whispers.
"Teach you?"
"Yes. Please Captain…"
"Why me? Why don't you ask you Uncle or even your father?"
"He will not let me; he says that is too dangerous"
"Is right you know but you have to try, then you can ask your uncle to help you…"
"I want you, Captain"
"Your uncle is very good…"
"But I heard the knights say that you are the best so I want to learn from the best."
"Very well I will teach you archery, what do you think?"
"Yes, yes…" he said happy and Elmont smile "Can we start now?"
"You want to start now?"
"Please…"
In that moment Elmont saw Rosalyn approaching them and sign deeply.
"Elmont, you with Thomas…"
"As you can see…" he smiles to her.
"But Lanna said you were busy… I'm so sorry…"
"No. You know how much I like to be with Thomas…"
"Mother we were only talking and Elmont promise to show me how to handle a bow…"
"Elmont…" she looks harshly to him and he smile
"Rosalyn he simply ask"
"And as always you offer your help" Elmont smile
"It's true but the thing is, Edwin was the one to be watching him…" He could see in her eyes a slightly anger regarding Edwin. As always…
"Where's Edwin anyway? Thomas, where's your uncle? And Helena?"
"Uncle took Helena to see the Princess…"
"What?"
"I knew that you wouldn't like…" Elmont mutter.
"Of course I wouldn't, she is a member of the royal family after all, how did you expect me to react?"
"Calm down, Rosalyn why are you so worried, nothing bad will happen to your daughter"
"How can you be so sure? She can say something that could raise anger and she would…"
"You are overreacting; you know very well that Elissa isn't like that... Or Isabelle"
"But still…" Elmont approach Rosalyn and put his hand in her shoulder, trying to relax her with the contact.
"Rosalyn there isn't reason for that…" Elmont smile softly "As you can see…"
They saw Elissa approaching, her hands linked with Helena and trailing behind was Edwin with a happy expression, Elmont could only think one reason for that expression, Edwin didn't like to take care of his nephews, even if his sister asking to do it.
"Now that my sister his back can Elmont teach me archery?" Elmont laugh lightly and Rosalyn smile.
Elissa smile to the little girl.
It's was unbelievable that Edwin didn't what that little girl follow him. She could see Elmont with her brother, Thomas that the girl didn't stop talking about and Rosalyn was probably their mother.
She smile when she saw Elmont kneeling in front of the boy, as she watch the interaction between them and wonder if Elmont wish to have children, he look at ease with Thomas and when she approach them she could see something in his eyes that make her want to give him that happiness. She always likes children but tries to never think to have them because of her engagement with Roderick, she didn't want to think in what could happen. But with Elmont the thoughts flowed and thinking in that possibility made her hearth grow faster and a smile appear in her face.
"I will only teach you if your father let but I don't have much time, it was better if Edwin could teach you"
"It's because you have to protect the Royal family that you don't have time?"
"Helena…" Rosalyn pulls Helena for an embrace and the girl giggle.
"Mother"
"I'm so sorry Princess…" Elissa cut him.
"There's no need to apologize, Helena is a sweet child she did nothing wrong if that's what's troubling you" Elmont smile.
Rosalyn look to her brother and pull him to her, he just smile.
"We need to talk Edwin…"
"Of course but first…" he looks to the princess and his captain
"You can go with her Edwin…"
Elissa was sitting in the soft grass, Elmont's head resting in her lap, he didn't have armor and for that she was grateful, when she hand brush against the soft fabric of his shirt she could feel his body heat. His shirt was unbuttoned and she could see his firm chest.
He had fallen asleep a while ago as she ran gently her fingers through his hair; his face was so peaceful that she couldn't stop smiling like a fool. She was smiling as she stares to the water.
"Finally we are alone" she make a sound, startled, Elissa didn't expect him to be awake; she truly believed that he was asleep. He laughs and she hit him in his shoulder.
"Damn you…" for the first time in a long time she felt happy and not just content.
Elissa's and Elmont's relationship slowly grow, for the past days Elissa spend a great deal of time with him. Every instant she was free she would be with him.
"Look at me, Elissa," Elmont demanded, when she meet his gaze, Elissa try to hide her smile. "Do you truly want to be with me?" the doubt was present in his being.
"Of course I do, I love you, Elmont. How can you think that I don't what to be with you?" Elmont looks deeply in her eyes, she said what she felt. "What do you propose we do about it?" He sat down and pulled her to him.
"How about this?" Elmont crushed his mouth to hers until they both moaned as she parted her lips to meet his tongue.
Elmont wraps his arms around her and Elissa's arms went around his neck, the knight didn't resist smiling.
"The way you touch me…" he look at her with a serious face.
"There's something wrong?" he asked worried. "You want me…" he makes gesture to let her go but Elissa stop him.
"No, No…" she blush, her cheeks slowly changing color. "What I'm trying to say is that your touch… I like the way he makes me feel…" Elissa cast her eyes down, avoiding his eyes. Elmont smile.
"You like?" he lean forward and whisper in her ear, the way he said those simple words make her blush even more. Elmont kissed her shoulder and up the side of her neck, closing his eyes in the process. Visibly she shivered against his body. When he kissed beneath her ear and back down her neck, she closed her eyes to concentrate on his touch. The arm that was around her tightens, pulling her close to him and then he kisses her again, Elissa tilted her head, to further their kissing.
Elmont broke apart and Elissa rest her head in his chest, beneath her fingers she could feel his body. He kisses the top of her head and sighs deeply.
"Why do I get the feeling you're going to be the death of me?" he said amused, Elissa put her head against his shoulders and her arms around him.
"Don't say that Elmont... I Love you and I don't want to cause you pain." He chuckle.
"I was only joking my Love..."
"But don't joke about death, I don't like it. Especially yours." He tense a little.
Elmont grab her chin and whisper in her ear.
"You were saying about my touch..." He was trying to make her forget and Elissa smile a little for his effort.
"The way you touch, tender but so sure shows to me that you have experiences…"
"And…"
"I…" he looks to her carefully, smiling. "Tell me… Tell me about it…" a blush work this way to her checks.
"My first…"
"Yes"
"Well… There is something I wasn't prepare…" he chuckle "Your request catches me off guard." Isn't she joking? He looks at her, waiting for her to laugh but her expression was serious, more curious. "Are you sure?" she smiles.
"I simply want to know."
"Why?"
"Can't I know?"
"You can but this is so unexpected…" he looks so uncomfortable and Elissa smile even more. After some minutes in silence he began "Well… There was this girl, she was beautiful and I fell attracted to her in a pure psychical way. She had a kind of effect on me that I simply couldn't erase… In the begging I thought it was Love… So fool I was… But later… So much later I understand what true love was" he smiles and her and kiss her "I understand now… you are the one..." He caresses her face and lean forward to kiss her forehead. "I was only 16 and my friends thought that I should be a man so they use my name… an encounter with the girl… They knew what I felt and they tell me I should go to the place where she was waiting saying that a surprised was set for me…" he chuckle "What a surprise… She was the first to advanced and kissed me… And then things got heated… I didn't knew what I was doing and… she didn't too, I just act by instinct…" he pause
"What happen?" she look so curious to know that he couldn't deny what she wanted.
"After that night, I never saw her again… Until her weeding… She was so happy and I was happy for her, I didn't love her and in that day I understand it…"
"What happen to her?"
"She got married..."
"And you still talk to her?"
"Yes, she became a very good friend…"
"Friend…" she mutters.
"What did you expect Elissa? That I was her lover?" he said, his voice deep and low.
"No, I wasn't saying or thinking that I just… She still arouses any emotion from you?"
"Besides Friendship there isn't any. Elissa are you jealous?" he says smiling.
"Of course no, there isn't reason to be jealous… Besides what's her name? Do I know her?"
"I can't tell you, it wouldn't be right to her don't you think?" he said slowly, every word slipping out of his mouth.
"Your right but..."
"No, I won't tell you..." Elissa couldn't believe but she understand.
When Elissa looks to Elmont, he keeps his eyes in front of them, not saying a single word. Elmont couldn't stop asking why he had said it to her. Deep inside of him he had the answer; he wanted to be accepted by her, wanted to tell her, and wanted her to know every single instant of his life, every dark secret, every pain, happiness…
But he was afraid to be criticized.
Elissa smile to him and caress his face.
"Elmont?"
"hmn…"
"I won't criticize you…" Elissa brushes her lips against his ear "You have me" he shudders and curse when an image of her panting and sweating beneath him came to his mind; quickly he pushes the image out of his mind.
"I'm yours…"
"I have to go, Elissa" he whisper but when she wrapped herself around him, he didn't stop her.
But it had been a while since he said it.
She had quite literally wrapped herself around him, no doubt to prevent any possible chance of him escaping back to his duties. Her arm snaked round his waist to keep him close, leaving his own hand resting uncomfortably on her side, thumb close to her breast. Was she really so naive to believe they could be in that position, entangled together like this without consequences? His duty was the last thing on his mind but he have to go, he have to get away from her. All he could think was the feel of her body against his, soft and tempting and within reach. His hands ached to slide down and over her body.
He couldn't he have to get away.
He closed his eyes, trying to put those thoughts out of his mind, telling himself that he couldn't. Yet with every breath he was filled with her scent.
She pleaded for him to be close to her and he had refused. He said he didn't have time but the truth was that he simply couldn't control his body's reaction to her.
She stirred in contentment and shifted closer to him.
"Elissa..."he groan "I can't stay like this..."
"What's wrong?"
"You" he swallow
I want to burn...
"Elmont..."
Her fingers softly traced the outline of his mouth. She kissed him once, then again, each time becoming braver and more insistent. When her tongue danced demanding over his lips, he finally lost his last vestige of self-control. He pushed her back to the floor and kissed her with desperate hunger and need. His hand roamed, he wanted to explore all the places he had dreamed and fantasied about touching.
Gradually, the kisses slowed and softened. He propped himself up on his elbows, affording him a delightful view of her breasts under her dress.
"You don't know what you do to me..."