ToDA SQ 4 Astrid - Memories

Astrid Story Quest 4

(Points for Astrid)

Word count: 540

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“I can’t take it anymore.”

“Now now my flower, it will be alright.”

“But…”

“Hush now, you needn’t worry.  I could take you away from all of this if you desire.”

“Do, do you mean it?”

“Of course I do, I cannot stand to see you so upset over this.”

“Thank you…I..I just have to do something.  At this rate mother will…”

A finger was placed over her lips, silencing her.  “Shhh…  Relax my flower of the night.  Let me take care of everything.”

Slowly she nodded, feeling the other embrace her from behind.  Closing her eyes the lady smiled, feeling a lot of relief to be in the other’s arms.  A weight felt like it had suddenly been lifted and she felt at ease.  For a moment the two stayed there in peaceful silence. “When can we leave?”

“As soon as you wish,” he said as he placed his head on her shoulder.

“How about this weekend?”

“Can you really wait that long?” the man chuckled.

“Tomorrow?”

“How about tonight?”

“I’ll get my things.”

“Heh, you really are eager aren’t you?”

“I told you I couldn’t take it anymore.  I need to get away from this.  All this talk of marriage, I don’t want to be forced into something.”

“Do you not wish to marry ever?”

“I never said that.  I,” she paused for a moment, “I don’t want to marry someone I don’t know or love.”

“Do you love me?”

There was another moment of silence, but this time it was only brief.  “! Cornelius, I…of course I do.”

“Then my dear, perhaps we could make this ‘escape’, more than a mere getaway.”

“A-are you…?” her face grew extremely flustered.

“Only if you’ll have me of course, what do you say?”

“That’s so spur of the moment,” she was still astonished by this.

“Isn’t this plan ‘spur of the moment’ as well?” he would point out.

“Y-yes, but,” once more she paused, “Do…do you mean it?”

“Would I ask you if I didn’t?”

“O-of course not.”

“So, what do you say flower?”

“I…heh, I need time on that one.”

“Understandable my dear.  But, we are still on for everything else?”

“Yes of course.”

“Lovely, shall  I assist with the bags?”

“Still ever the gentleman.  I’ll be fine,” she would insist.

“Then I when shall I meet you?”

“At midnight or so.  We’ll leave then.”

“Understood.  Oh, and Astrid…”

“Yes?”

Leaning down, lips slowly crashed together for a brief moment.  When the other pulled away, he briefly too her hand in his and stroked it gently.  “Just so you know.  I do have a ring with your name on it.”

“Cornelius.”

“No need to rush.  We’ll have plenty of time for you to think it over.”

A small ring was left clasped in her hand before he let go of hers. 

Heart beating fast she watched as he left and looked down at the ring. “…”

 

~Years Later~

 

Astrid would look down at that same ring.  “Cornelius…”  Carefully Astrid would run her thumb over the surface of the ring.

It had been many years since that day.

 

“If I ever see that man again….

Suddenly Astrd gripped the ring extremely tight in her hand.

    It will be too soon…”

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I kind of wanted to experiment with this.  It was slightly inspired by silhouette styled pictures.

Astrid herself is having a bit of a flashback to the night she had decided to run away with her best friend at the time.

As I have said before, she returned home months later without him.

What happened in that time, I will leave a mystery for the moment.

Astrid Faustus and Cornelius are my ocs / art by me