Post by ladyshalott on Jun 13, 2012 5:28:38 GMT -5
Hello everyone!
Here are the entries for the June writing competition, please send me your votes by the 20th!
Entry OneTom looked into the mirror trying to sort out his collar and jacket. His wife would always giggle at him and say he had clumsy hands unless he was in his smithy. A sad smile graced his lips when he thought of her. He abandoned his collar and looked down at his children. His eldest, Elyan was attempting to tie his sister’s hair. The result was all over the place, but he was trying to cheer her up. Gwen had been crying all night, her only comfort being her brother's whispers of ‘it’s all right’ and ‘everything will be okay.’ Even now she held on to his hand so tightly with her small chubby fingers as if her life depended on it. His son was wearing black trousers, which he’d always hated. But they were all wearing black today, even his little Guinevère.
He bent down to his children’s heights putting a large hand on each of their shoulders. “Are we all ready?” He smiled warmly at them. Gwen nodded, returning the smile. His son’s face, however, was still stony and cold. Tom wished his children would never have to know the pain of loss but that wasn’t the way the world worked. Elyan looked into his father’s eyes with tears spilling out of his own and whispered, “I miss mummy.” It took all of Tom’s strength not to cry at seeing the pain in his boy’s eyes. “I know,” he finally said. “So do I.” He pulled his children in close and hugged them for all he was worth. When he finally let them go he smiled again, but shakily this time. “Come on, it’s time to say goodbye to your mother.” As he watched his children walk in front of him, he caught sight of a flicker of smile shared between them and watched Gwen squeeze her brother’s hand. It was then that he knew that through devastating loss and heart ache they could still be a family.
Entry TwoCatelyn Aubert was exploring. She had started out by playing hide and seek with her twin sister, Ellyn, in the woods by their home; but this was much more exciting. She had been the one hiding, but her attention had quickly been diverted by a butterfly which Catelyn had decided to follow. But that had all been hours ago, and now the fun, and excitement of adventuring and exploring was quickly wearing out. Looking up, Catelyn could see the sun was setting in the sky, and she knew it would soon be dark. The child was only nearing her fifth birthday, and she was quickly regretting running off from her twin. Catelyn did not like the dark, she wanted to go home, but she had no idea where she was, or how to get home. Stopping, she looked around, and bit her bottom lip as she felt it quivering. She could only see trees, there was no sign of her home. She felt tears welling up in her eyes, did anyone even know she was missing? After all, Catelyn did have a lot of brothers and sisters, perhaps her parents hadn’t even noticed she was missing. She slumped herself down by a tree, and hugged her knees close to her chest. Perhaps she would just be lost in these woods forever, by herself. It was then that Catelyn began to miss everyone, Ellyn, Esmae, Arthur, her parents, and even Alfie, even though he always annoyed her. She started to cry gently, and it was then she heard a noise in the distance. “Catelyn!” Brushing her tears on her sleeve, Catelyn scrambled to her feet, and sniffed back, looking around her. It was then she saw a figure through the trees, “Catelyn?” This time she recognised the voice and she sniffed back her tears again,
“Daddy?” She croaked and the figure turned around, and ran straight towards her. As soon as Griff Aubert reached his youngest daughter his arms were around her, holding her tightly. Catelyn couldn’t understand why she was still crying, but she hugged her father back, realising that she hadn’t been forgotten at all. Her father drew back from her and held her shoulders tightly,
“Catelyn, are you alright? We were all worried sick, what were you thinking running off like that?” Catelyn nodded, but she was still upset and her father drew her into his embrace, and held her scarlet hair against his chest,
“I’m sorry daddy, I didn’t mean to make you angry.” She whispered in a high pitched voice, and Griff bit his lip,
“You didn’t make me angry Catelyn, I was scared something had happened to you.” The young child just nodded, and wiped the last of her tears on her sleeve. Griff slipped his arms around Catelyn, and lifted her up with ease, giving her a soft smile, “Come on, let’s get you home.”
Entry ThreeOnce upon a time, was a young maid! The young maid was living quitly her life, with her family, and with a family of nobles, who was cleaning their house. She didn't wanted a lot of her life. She has a quiet life, and she has learnt to live in simplicity. She never dreamed to travel, to meet new friends, or to married a noble man or the Prince, --The dream of every maid--.
From a litle child worked to help her family, as they lived in poverty, so she didn't had the chance to live her life as a child. Her mother was lovely for her. She was always in dirty as she worked in the fields, and with the animals. Her father was selling their crops to the other people, so he travelled from place to place. It wasn't easy for him, as they have only a horse, and that was carying the crops, and the Man was walking from place to place. The younger brother of the young maid, was very lazy. she almost never helped his family to stay in live, and he always was doing walks to flirt with the girls.
The young girl, helped a lot her family, but she din't fell her family as her own family. Her parents almost always when they have time, was trying to give her their love for all of her helping, and her love for the family. With the younger child was always strict, and was fighting, because he never did a work for his family, to help them.
One day as the young woman was cleaning the house of the noble family, she understand, thet she can heard the people was talking in the biplane room. She confused! It nevers happened before. What was happening? As she finish her work for this day, she rturn home with a lot of questions in her head. She get into her home and find her parents eating very tired from the work. They invite her to join in their meal. She did it. As she saw how tired were her parents decided not to empoyability with this theme. She tought that she mybe did a mistake. The next day her father left for a trip of five days to sell their crops.
She noticed that this happened again and again. She was hearing them like she was in the same room with them. One day, before her father return from his trip, she left earlier from the noble's house, but she didn't went to home. She went foe a walk in the forest, to worry about her problem. The next day her father return from his journey very ill. All worried about him. The days was passing and his state was getting worse. One day who was very ill, he decided to tell to her daughter with his wife the truth. They called her in the room, and told her the truth. They said that she isn't their organic child, and that they get her from a other family, because hey couldn't do children. But some years after of her finally the did a child, her brother. They told also that they always loved her so much like her real dughter. The young maid unfused! She wasn't her daughter, this family wasn't her? But how? After some minutes she decided to request to learn about her really family. They gave her the informations, but they adviced her not going to find them. But she did it.
The next day started her journey to find her real family. They lived in a village near to her village. As she arrived she asked to learn about the woman, who was her real mother. The citizens show her her house. She hesitate to knock the door at the start but finally she did it. With the second hit, a woman opened the door. The eyes of the woman was same with her eyes. The woman invited her to the come into the home. She did it. After some minutes of irrelevant chat, the young maid said that she was ther daughter.
The woman didn't confused. She explain her that she has a lot of children, and a lot of them weren't with her but with other families far away from here. The young woman as she said that angry with her a lot. She was doing children and let them to leave far away from her. She asked to learn aboutr her real father. The woman said indifference that she didn't know who maybe will be, and her to tell something special skill which the young lady could has. She decided to tell her that she could here the chat in the other room. The woman said again indifference, that her real father was a wizard and that he was died in the fire.
The young lady lefaved from there vey disapointed. She wasn't thinking like this way their chat. She return to home and find her father was better now. She went and did a big hug to her parents, and she said that she loves them a lot. She told about her chat with her real mother, and how indifference was with her. She continued with her family, as she knew for her family. Her father become better, and from then she has stronger tie with them. And lived happily better.
This story teaches us that your real family, is the family who with it you getting older!
Entry FourTitle: And That Makes it Three
Rating: PG
Word Count: 486
Characters/Pairings: Arthur/Gwen
Summary: Gwen has a long-awaited surprise for her husband.
Author’s Notes: This was beta’ed by my good friend wickederthanyou. Thanks so much!
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Arthur lies awake, while his wife lays in slumber, resting. His hand gently caresses her swollen stomach and he remembers the night she told him her news.
Arthur is glad that the blasted council meeting is over. He hasn’t seen his beautiful wife all day and he misses her.
Finally he arrives at their chambers and opens the door, only to see that there are candles alit all over the room, casting a wonderful glow about the place. He walks in closer and sees that Gwen is nowhere to be found.
“Guinevère,” he calls out and he hears her behind the screen, before she appears from the side, a little surprised.
“Oh I thought you were going to be longer,” she tells him a little disappointedly.
“Yes well, I thought it was time I saw my wife so I ended it early.” He smirks at her and walks closer giving her a kiss on her cheek. She smiles and he continues, “And now I’m glad I did for it looks like you have a surprise for me.”
Gwen blushes and nods, “Indeed I do, Husband.” She tells him before taking his hand and leading it to the table where they dinner is all set out. They sit down and eat while talking to each other pleasantly about their days. She is really good at prolonging her surprise and it’s not long till Arthur’s patience runs out and he asks her about it.
Gwen sighs and giggles a little at his impatience, before she stands up and sits herself on his lap. For a minute Arthur’s distracted with how beautiful she looks -- not that she does not always look beautiful -- but tonight she seems to have a glow about her. So he kisses the side of her neck, making her sigh before she pushes him away.
“Hey,” he complains before she sighs at him, “That was not my surprise.” She then gently picks up his hand and guides it to her stomach. Arthur looks at her confused and Gwen finds it totally adorable before she announces to him happily. “I’m pregnant.” Then she waits for his reaction. He looks shocked and Gwen is scared that he is not happy for he just stares at her. Her face falls a little and she turns her head away, too scared to look at him any longer. And then she feels his hand on the back of her neck, pulling her closer to him and his lips fall upon hers.
Eventually, they break apart and Arthur asks her, “Are you sure?” Gwen nods her head and Arthur pulls her in a hug.
They had been married for five years and while he was relieved that they were having a child, for Arthur what made him happy was that he was finally going to have a family -- a child of they own. And finally everything felt more complete.
