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Chapter eleven

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The next day Cleo arrived to Camelot and the knights, Arthur and The Lestos sisters were there to greet him. For someone Sarah had claimed to be poor, he certainly traveled in style. He had personal knights with him, a beautiful carriage and what seemed like hundreds of trunks.

"I hope those are gifts for me." Sarah whispered to Aurora, making her smile. Lancelot stood a few steps away from Aurora watching her without her knowledge. Suddenly he heard one of Sarah's comment and Aurora's response and he felt pain rush through his body.

"Well, he is handsome." Sarah said smiling and Aurora agreed. "Yes" she said and then added with an amused glint. "For a poor noble."

Sarah saw the sarcasm and understood Aurora but Lancelot, who standing some feet away, only heard her words. So, he thought, this is what she considers to be poverty. Well then, he thought bitterly, I guess I never had a chance.

Aurora tried not to think about Lancelot on the days before the wedding and she was quite successful, though Lancelot once again disappeared. She spent the days with her sister, enjoying her company before they would be separated for the first time in their lives. The days went by to quickly and before she knew it the wedding day had arrived.

She sincerely wished her sister a happy marriage and good life and she would do her best to forget about Sarah's departure and focus one the ceremony only. At midday Sarah was finally ready and showed herself to Aurora. Sarah's dress was white but had a light yellow undertone to it. It was embroiled with pearls and gold thread. She had her hair in a hairdo and there were pearls in the bun. She also wore a lace veil and jewelry. The small gold earrings she wore was a present from Cleo.

"You were right." Aurora said while Sarah gave her a puzzled look. "You didn't need my opinion" she added with a smile making Sarah slightly blush with a smile on her face. Sarah sighed and and walked to stand right in front of her.

"This day" she said. "This day is bittersweet. I love Cleo but the thought of not being able to talk to you every single day is killing me, especially when I know that you are having problems with Lancelot." Aurora smiled at her. "Don't you worry about me sister." She held out her hands" This day is what life is about. Change and love and adventure." "You are a good sister" Sarah looked at her with tears in her eyes.

"And so are you" Aurora responded taking Sarah's hands in her own. "That is why I won't deny you anything this day! And you are not allowed to dwell on our separation, for we will meet again."Aurora promised. Sarah nodded.

"Do me a favor sister?" Aurora asked and Sarah nodded once again. "Anything!"

"When the feast is over tonight" Aurora took a deep breath and continued. "When it is over lets not say goodbye then. We have said goodbye now and when you leave, we will simply smile and say: Au revoir. For we will see each other again."

Aurora tried to fight the pain. Everything was changing and she had no control over her life. Lancelot, she thought, I need you.

She wanted him to hug her, to make her feel safe yet again. Why they had argued and of what she couldn't even remember. I guess we are to proud, she said out loud.

"What?" Sarah asked. Aurora was broken form her thoughts eyeing her sister. "Who are to proud?"Sarah asked again.

"Oh, nothing, I just" There was a knock on the door and Aurora quickly went to open it. It was Arthur. He smiled when he saw them.

"You look beautiful" He said. " Both of you." They smiled and he held out his arm to Sarah. "Ready?" he asked. She nodded and looked at her bigsister.

"Lets get you married then" Aurora said and rushed the other two out of the room and closed the door behind them.

The ceremony was wonderful and Aurora were smiling the whole time, but on the inside she was suffocating. She laughed when everyone else did. She clapped her hands when it was appropriate. She held a toast for her sister, telling her how much she loved her and wished her good luck.

Then it was time.

The sunset told them the evening had arrived and her sister and her husband had to leave before the darkness fell. They did not say good bye. They smiled and cried and smiled again.

Au revoir, Aurora said when she saw her best friend, her kin, leave.

The pain was greater then she could have ever imagined. She was now alone, all alone in a place where she had no right to live. She crossed her hands on her chest, trying to press the pain away. She turned her head and she saw Lancelot look at her. She could not see his facial expression, so she did not know if he pitied her or missed her.

She took a deep breath and started to walk to her room. She wished she hadn't, cause seeing her and her sister rooms reminded her even more of the loneliness she felt. Aurora shook her head and walked over to the window, opening it. She needed a bit of fresh hair to clear her thoughts. She eventually smiled and the pain seemed to be lessened when she thought about her sister and her happiness. She is happy, she thought and that is the only thing that matters.

She saw a piece of paper lying on the floor and bent down to take it.

We live and we die.

We live.

She read. It was her poetry she had written when she had spent this last month waiting for Lancelot to return to her. She continued to read and then she had reached the last sentence.

The gift of love.

"Love" she whispered. She threw the paper on the floor and rushed to get her coat and then she started to run to the great hall. When she had arrived it was deserted. "Typical" she said to herself.

She then continued to the tavern but he was nowhere to be seen.

"Come'd for a drink ey?" She heard Bors ask her. The knights were sitting at their table. "No" she smiled. "Have you seen Lancelot?" she asked and looked around.

Bors gave her a surprised look but she didn't care about what he thought at that moment. Bors shook his head. "No".

"He has already gone" Gawain cut in. She nodded her head and looked around."Well, I should go to bed then", she smiled at them "good night".

"Nighty" they answered.

She returned to her room feeling so utterly alone she could not bare to do anything. But when she opened the door she saw the one person who she needed sitting on her bed.

"Lancelot?" she whispered. He sat faced to the window, on her bed with his head in his hands. When she spoke he raised his head and looked at her, before standing up. "I wanted to make sure you were alright" he said.

She nodded, pacing to a chair and took of her cloak and hanged it on it. She faced him. She had wanted to speak to him but now she did not know what to say. I went to look for you" she responded.

Lancelot's face became lighter? As if he was content that she too had wanted to be near him. With the new realization of her searching for him, Lancelot got the strength to walk up the her and say what he wanted to say all along. "I have been here the entire time."

Aurora swallowed and nodded, relief rushing through her body.

"I know." she responded.

"I am sorry if my words hurt you the other day." she did not dare to look ate his face but rested her gaze on her feet.

"I know I have hurt you when I ran away from you."

"Several times" Lancelot smirked.

She looked at him.

"Yes, several times." she added.

"I think you are good enough for me Lancelot, I have never doubted that:" she continued.

Lancelot made a grimace and walked over to the window, Aurora followed him.

"I doubted you commitment." she said. "You are a.."

"womanizer?" he cut in with a raised eyebrow. She nodded.

Lancelot sighed and drew his hands through his hair.

"I guess I didn't make it any better by sleeping around."

"No, but you were hurting to." Aurora said. "Look I don't want to dwell on this anymore. We have both made mistakes but I.."

Lancelot turned to look at her. His hand tilted her head up to meet his gaze.

"I think" she continued. "That I most certain am falling for you and I"

"I love you". Lancelot said.

Her heart stopped.

"What?" she asked tears forming in her eyes.

"I love you" he repeated.

Her breath were caught in her throat, she felt so dizzy.

"Already?" was her response which made Lancelot smile.

"When you have seen the things I have and lost so many, well when you see something you want you don't hesitate" he whispered.

He put his arms around her, stroking her head. After a moment she pulled away and looked at him.

"Stay with me tonight?" she asked.

Lancelot smiled. "Are you sure?"

She nodded and then added with a smirk. "I want to show how much experience I have".

Lancelot laughed at this. " I bet you do".

He was about to kiss her but stopped.

"No more hot and cold then? " he asked, his expression so funny Aurora couldn't stop herself to laugh.

She shook her head.

"Not unless you make me mad." she said smiling.

Lancelot raised his eyebrows and let her go.

"Well then I guess this is goodbye." He said and reached the door making aurora run to stop him.

"Oh you fool, stop!" She ran past him and but her back against the door.

Lancelot laughed.

"This is a familiar position." He leaned closer to her. "Now, show me that experience you brag so much about."

She smiled and put her lips to his.

"Gladly".

The end.

No, just kidding:)

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