Never Ending Youth {Queen Ravenna / Reader}

06:

Winter arrives months later. I head out into the garden as the sun rises, my feet crunching a few remaining fallen leaves. The beautiful summer greens had long become reds, oranges, and yellows, which are starting to fade away to wintery nothingness. Ravenna's supposed to busy all day so I take this perfect opportunity to catch up on long overdue me-time. A cool breeze chills my skin as I wrap my scarf loosely around my neck. I hold my coat so it doesn't slide off my shoulders.

I walk through rows of flowers, their pure colours tainted by the yellow rays from the sunrise. The sound of birds chirping fills my ears. I stroll around until the overwhelming feeling of hunger causes me to head back inside. I join paths with Ravenna on my way to the dining hall. As I kiss her, a gross feeling dawns on me. I pull back, confused. "Love, what's wrong?" Ravenna asks, her eyebrows pulled into a frown. "Oh nothing. I just got a really bad feeling." I tell her. "Oh, okay." she replies.

As I eat, the feeling eats away at me. "Y/n, are you sure nothing's wrong?" Ravenna asks. I nod. "Yeah. It's just a bad feeling. Everything will be fine." I tell her. She doesn't look convinced but she also doesn't push the subject.

After breakfast, Ravenna heads back to whatever she was doing before hand. The feeling sticks with me for the rest of the day. That evening, as Ravenna and I are laying in bed, I turn to her. "I think something's wrong." I say. She looks at me, giving me her full attention. "What do you mean?" she asks. "The bad feeling still hasn't gone away. It's been hours since breakfast. It won't leave." I explain. She nods. "When did it first hit you?" she asks. I hesitate. "When I kissed you before heading into the dining hall." I say. She doesn't reply. "What?" I ask, worry creeping in on me. "I don't know." she replies. I rub my face. "Come here." she says. I lay in her arms. She kisses my forehead. "Let's not worry about anything until there's something to worry about." she says. I nod.

The next morning I wake up to Ravenna's side of the bed empty. Panic floods my head. I feel her side. It's still warm. I take a deep breath to help calm my racing heart. I sit up and move the hair from my face. Just as I'm about to get out of bed, Ravenna enters the room. "Where the hell did you go? You scared the shit out of me." I tell her. She frowns as she sits on the mattress. "I went to get water." she answers.

Her facial expression suddenly drops. "The feel hasn't gone yet, has it." she says. I shake my head. She takes a deep breath. She shifts over to me and pulls me onto her chest. "Y/n, everything is going to be okay." she tells me. "But what if it isn't, Ravenna? What if something happens?" I ask. She kisses me. "Nothing is going to happen." she says. I pull away from her. "How do you know?" I ask. "I just do." she answers. I shake my head. "There is no way for you to know that, Ravenna." I tell her. She says nothing. "I need a bath." I say as I walk into the bathroom, leaving her alone on the bed.

After my shower I head to the library to clear my head. I read in silence. Usually loosing all sense of reality in pages helps with unwanted feelings, but it's not working. Something is horribly wrong. If it isn't already, something will go horribly wrong.

I continue to read until lunch. Ravenna doesn't end up joining me. Later in the evening as I'm sitting on mine and Ravennas now-shared bed, she enters with a happy expression on her face. "Good news." she says. I smile and turn to her. "What's up?" I ask. "Snow White has been located." she answers. My stomach drops. "What..?" I ask. "I can finally get rid of her. We'll be able to live forever and I won't need to use you or anyone else." she says. You shake your head. "No, we agreed that using me would be the end to this whole shitshow." I tell her. She sits on the bed.

"But Y/n-" she tries. "Ravenna, you said so yourself." I say. She sighs. "This is good news, honey." she tells me. "It doesn't feel like it." I tell her. She looks down and says nothing. I don't say anything either. We sit in silence for a minute or so. "I know you don't like this-" she starts. I cut her off. "Yeah, no shit." I say with a sarcastic chuckle. "But it needs to happen. We can be happy. No more draining lives; nothing." she tells me.

I sigh and grab her hands. "I'm fine with you using me when it comes to this, Ravenna." I say. She looks up at me. "I know that, and I appreciate it, but I don't want to use you anymore." she tells me. "How do you that killing Snow White will end this?" I ask. "My magic mirror." she tells me. "You have a magic mirror?" I ask, not believing my ears. She nods. My eyes widen in shock.

"Why can't you just keep things the way they are?" I ask. "Because it hurts me to hurt you." she tells me. I smile a little at her words. "I understand that, but I turn out fine every time." I say. She shakes her head. "I'm going to get rid of Snow White, Y/n." she says. "Ravenna, no." I say. "I'm going to do it whether you like it or not." she says. I let go of her hands and climb off the bed. "Why can't you just get over it? You don't need to kill her." I say. "I do." she says. I shake my head for what feels like the millionth time. "No, you don't. You feel like you do so you can make yourself feel better." I say. She sighs. "Yes. that too." she says quietly.

I walk around to her. I kiss her on the forehead. "Where are you going?" she asks. "For a walk, darling. I need to get some fresh air." I tell her. She nods, a sad expression on her face. "I'm just doing this because I love you." she mutters as I leave the room. I stop. Tears fill my eyes. I turn back and walk into the room. I grab her hands and pull her up, wrapping my arms around her. "I love you, Ravenna." I say, my voice shaky.

She pulls back and cups my face. She kisses me. I bring my hands to the back of her neck. She breaks her lips away from mine. "I know you do." she whispers. I chuckle, tears dripping down my face. We stand in silence, our forehead connected. I pull back after what feels like an hour of comfortable quiet. "I'm going to go for that walk." I say. She nods. "Okay, my love. I'll be right here when you get back." she replies. I kiss her again and exit the room.

I walk to a small creek near the castle, the breeze blowing my dress around. The sun had set long ago, but luckily lanterns were lit so I could see. Bird flutter about in the trees as small bugs hover over the water. An icy breeze starts to blow so I head back inside.

As I walk through the castle, I can't help but think that something is going to go wrong with Ravenna's plan to get rid of Snow White. I start to feel a little nauseous at the thought of something bad happening. I stop, take a deep breath, then continue walking to our room. I enter quietly, half expecting Ravenna to be reading. I'm wrong. She's curled up in the blankets asleep, her stunning golden hair covering the pillow behind her.

I reach over her and pull the blankets up just a little bit more. I plant a soft kiss on the side of her head. I walk over to my side of the bed and get in. I gently pull the blankets over myself in hopes that I don't awaken the sleeping beauty beside me. I fail, of course.

Her eyes open and she groans softly. "Sorry, honey." I say as I lay down. She smiles. "It's fine. Just get closer to me." she whispers. I smile. Before I can move, she grabs me and pulls herself closer. I wrap an arm around her as I shimmy in a little more. She rests her head on my chest, as well as an arm. I kiss her head. "There you go, my darling." I whisper. She kisses my clothed chest. "Thank you." she mutters.

She falls asleep in no time. I can't help but lay awake as Ravenna's words about killing Snow White flow through my mind. Something about her plan is missing. She's either not thought it all through or missed a vital detail. God forbid it be both. Worry creeps into my mind again. I sigh and close my eyes, sleep making an attempt to take over. I hold Ravenna close, her chest rising and falling against mine.

A.N: Damn, didn't take a week for the next chapter lmao. I've come to the conclusion that this story most likely won't drag on any longer than 10 parts, but I'll try not rush it. Enjoy :)