Flirt ! flirt ! Warden x bard event 2

Author: Revan-sama

Game: Dragon age inquisition

Genre : Romance, funny,  some serious moment sometime.

Character/pairing : Male Warden Cousland x Leliana, Male inquisitor x Josephine.

Summary : What if the Warden was at skyhold too? What would Leliana and Aedan Cousland do?
flirt a lot of course !...much to the annoyed Cassandra ...

Flirt ! flirt ! Warden x bard

Event 2 : A painful but sweet love

I have been alone for a long time and have lost many things precious to me. My mother, lady Cecilie, Marjolaine and the Devine Justinia were part of those things...trusting someone again was luxury I couldn't afford. And yet, without noticing...You have become part of my whole heart.

You were gentle,  calm and patient with me. To the point I couldn't ignore those growing feelings.

Without noticing, in my worst night, your gentleness has saved me...and made me regain my faith.

Every single of your words, as gentle as they were, pierced my heart like an arrow...

So painful...so unfair...so sweet...like a poisoned apple.

So tempting, so delicious and so forbidden... you were a Grey warden, your only love should have gone to the whole world in order to save it...I'm so selfish, I can't help myself, I want you all for myself.  I knew and didn't care...that is why in the end...I decided...

to love you, no matter your answer...

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...leliana?
...
Lady Leliana ?

!

Leliana seemed to have been daydreaming that she didn't heard her agent coming.

"Yes? what is it?" she asked a bit frustrated.

The agent didn't seem to mind and told her his rapport.

Ever since that 'incident' in the rookery, Cassandra gave her even more work to do.

That included 'not to meet her warden lover'

Which made her in a very bad mood, all of her agents seemed to have notice but said nothing in case she would kill them.

Aedan said that he understood and left her alone at her work.

She was happy that he understood but...felt at the same time lonely...

Leliana sighed and wondered : "Am I the only one who is madly in love?"

She looked outside and saw Aedan talking with the inquisitor's companions. As Leliana was looking at him, at his smile, his expression, everything about him...Her eyes became sad.

...

Sweet and painful...

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Later after coming out from the war room, Lloyd wanted to talk to the hero of ferelden.

He was interested about knowing him more, after all he was now a friend to everyone in the keep.

He even had the approval of Vivienne and Cassandra, which was a miracle....except for the rookery incident ....

Lloyd saw him training with Iron bull on the training ground and walked over there.

"Ahahaha So you're not all 'pretty face' you're actually stronger than I thought !" said the Qunari mercenary.

Aedan smiled and said :  "Thank you for the praise, I just do my best. You are strong as well Bull"

Iron bull smirked : "all we have to do is to get rid of that modesty and you'll be fine"

As they saw Lloyd arrived, they stopped the training and Bull went to drink with his men.

Aedan looked at the inquisitor and told him : "You have a remarkable team my lord."  Then he grinned : "But not as good as my previous team against the blight."

Lloyd sighed but smiled : "yes, although it wasn't easy to have them all agree..."

Aedan noted in agreement : "Yes, I can understand. But you know, it's because we all see the world differently that it make it richer. Just because we disagree on some things doesn't mean we can't be friends."

"Remember Lord Trevelyan, You may not get along with all of your friends, but that doesn't mean you have to reject their vision of the world, if they wish to change , then it has to be their choice. you can guide them, but in the end it's them who will choose." Aedan hesitated but asked anyway :

"Would you change what they truly are because it doesn't go to your liking?"

Lloyd thought about it... it was truth that some have questioned his choice, Vivienne, Cassandra, and some others... But would he change them? Vivienne madame de fer who actually revealed herself to have a heart ? Cassandra pragmatic view ,  who loves Varric's books?  Solas and his theory about spirit and the fade? And all of his companions faults and remarkable good points...would he change all of that because he didn't like it?

"No, I wouldn't change them, never."

At this Aedan smiled in acknowledgement. Then Lloyd asked :"May I ask you something?"

"Of course my lord, what is it?"

Lloyd was hesitant, after all it wasn't any of his business but still he was curious : "How did you and Leliana fall in love?"

Aedan was surprised by the question but smiled at the fond memories it would bring to talk about it.

"I don't mind, It's not really interesting, but  to me...it's the best moment that could happen to my life."

-Flash back-

We were back at the camp, everyone was really tired from the previous events...

I've told Alistair that I would guard the camp alone, leaving everyone rest.

He was protesting, but since I've insisted, he gave up. I was sitting next the fire, looking at the sky.

I've lost my whole family to the earl Howe, I...I didn't want to lose the friends I've made.

At the thought of them, I was smiling without realizing...

Because it's because of them, that the anger inside me, lost...

A naive but brave grey warden
A proud but lonely Witch
A loyal dog who followed me since the start
A Powerful but broken Qunari
An arrogant but friendly assassin elf
A dwarf fighter with a kind heart
An old wise lady mage
And...My most precious...

At the thought of her, somehow I began to feel a bit lonely.

I didn't understand the feelings exactly, why would I feel so lonely even thought she was so close?

I knew it would take her time to trust again someone like she did with Marjolaine.
To be honest, I was....envious of her. To be able to win someone heart so easily, it was so much power over someone...My mother Eleanor Cousland always told me when I was younger : "You are born in a powerful family, such power needs responsibility and not to be taken lightly."

Power...whatever it's because you are a noble, have magic or having your grip over someone heart, it shouldn't be taken lightly and not play with it...

Marjolaine has toyed with leliana's heart, and when it didn't end like she wanted, she tossed her 'toy' away. But still Leliana had fond memories about her, and she didn't hated her as much as she thought. Even thought I was envious I understood one thing, Even if I had only a little part of her heart, even if I was the only one madly in love, it didn't bother me, I was just happy staying by her side and protect her wounded heart.

As soon as those thought came, she sat next to me, almost as if she heard me calling her : "Aedan? are you alright?"

I smiled at her, she was such a worrier but I loved that part of her too.

"Yes, I'm fine, Leliana, shouldn't you go to sleep? it's going to be late."

She wasn't buying it and told me : "Alistair told me you wanted to guard the camp alone..."

I chuckled a bit and said :"Yes , I did, It was really tiresome today, wasn't it?"
She agreed with the fact that it was a tiresome day but not about me guarding  the camp alone :" You...You're always like that !"

I was surprised by her outburst, Leliana was rarely angry with me, when she saw my face she calmed down and apologised. "I'm sorry, it's just...You always do things like that for everyone, and yet you let nobody help you..."

At that time, I didn't realized it but now...Now that I think about it...

"You...you could rely on someone..."

Leliana seemed...

"You could rely on....me"

Awfully sad?

"Uh?" I was confused by that reaction.

She shook her head and looked away from me, even if her hair were hiding her face, I could still see it was a bit red.

"N-Nothing ! Anyways, I've decided to guard with you, no matter what you say, I'll stay."

I was really surprise by that statement but in fact, I was really happy and accept.

She seemed please that I gave up.

Never would have I thought that this night, this conversation....

"I enjoy the nights at camp, the night always seem more peaceful to me. Safer."

...Would lead me toward her confession of love for me.

-End of the flash back-

As he ended his tale, Aedan opened his  green eyes  to look at inquisitor Lloyd.

"Things have changed but even so, I still love every parts of Leliana, the good and the bad, the former and the new ones."

Lloyd stared at the grey warden and could tell immediately : "You're lonely without her..."

Aedan just noded : "But we have work to do, and we can't always ignore our duty."
Lloyd smiled and told him : "Go see her."

Aedan seemed confused : "what?"

"Go see Leliana, I'll distract Cassandra in the mean while."

Aedan was hesitant : "Are you sure? but..."

"Come on !"

Aedan looked at the inquisitor and express his gratitude.

"Alright thank you my lord !"

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He went to rookery but she wasn't there, where could she be? he searched every corner then he went to the War room, there she was !

"Leliana?"

She trembled a bit at the sound of his voice, then before he could say anything, she ran toward him and kissed him with passion, she couldn't breath until now but when she saw her lover, it all changed.

"mmm....aaah...Aedan..." the sounds coming from her were like music to him.

"....My Aedan..." she moaned even more, as he kissed her neck slowly.

He hesitated a bit, since this was....well....the war room, but her eyes were begging him.

She want him, now.

"Don't stop....more, I want more...."

The Hero of Ferelden didn't hesitate anymore

He was weak against her, he never lost a battle, but with her he had lost...

As they made love in the war room, she was moaning and crying in ecstasy , Leliana was shaking with pleasure.

She cried a bit, and whispered : "I'm so glad...I'm not the only one madly in love...."

Leliana....

Her lover heard her and made a sad face, he kissed her tears away.

"I love you so much leliana, you have no idea how much..."

I wish to continue to spoil you forever, love you forever, make love to you forever...

For all eternity...

END

BONUS :

Of course they were scolded by Cassandra much later after cleaning their mess in the war room.