Weak (Canute x Femreader x Thorfinn)

Waves

  1013 August, London England

A booming laugh woke me from my sleep. Probably one of uncles men drunk again I thought to myself. I rolled over brushing it off but my bones ached from lying on the floor. There was no comfort found in sleeping on a ship, something I figured out very quickly.
"(Y/N)" Uncle Askeladd said as loud as he could stepping on my blanket it kicking it off me, "It's time to get up it's noon already."
"Shut up old man" I replied annoyed "do you know how difficult it is to get sleep around here when your idiots get drunk and party all night?"
He laughed, "Well this is what you wanted isn't it? Better than being a maid in some rich man's house serving food? I will agree with you though, this is no place for a woman. Why don't you settle down and be a wife?"
He smirked knowing how I would react.
But he would get no reaction today. I was too tired and achy.
"Yeah whatever" I grumbled and sat up.

Not that there was anywhere for me to go besides here.  My mother had passed while giving birth to me. Askeladds older sister. My father was much older than her, a Welsh farmer. He had tried to give me the best life he could with the little funds he had but when he succumbed to old age I was (your age) and alone. I ran away from town knowing I would be married off if I stuck around much longer. I had no interest in being a wife or a maid or any mans property. I survived off of stolen bread and vegetables sleeping in forests until I was found by Askeladd, who had heard the news of my fathers death and was looking for me. He took me in and for speaking three languages and having medical knowledge I proved a bit useful.

I dusted off my clothes and began to head over towards my uncle.  "So when are we going to be on dry land? I'm getting sick of this sea shit."
"Soon, I have a plan-" "when do you not" Bjorn muttered under his breath
"Thorfinn" he screamed, he was sitting high on the ship mast, "I have a job for you,  Thorkells head, bring me it."
He took off.

Thorfinn was around my age but almost 2 inches shorter. He didn't talk a lot and when he did it was always about cutting my only remaining family members head off. That being said I wasn't too fond of him. I had tried small talk before but it always ended in him being rude or him storming off. Short men always have the worst tempers. 
Though he did always listen when I would talk. Even if it wasn't to him. There would be times when I would look around and he would be staring right at me with an expression on his face I couldn't read. He was strange.

"Come on Y/N, we're going to land as you wish." Askeladd said. My face lit up. "Finally."

As men unloaded from ships and started to march with their spears and shields the atmosphere started the change. Men muttering about the rumors that surrounded Thorkell and what they were up against.
"'MARCH" screamed Askeladd on his horse "DONT YOUR SORRY ASSES WANT TO GO TO VAHALLA!"
"Uncle," I said riding beside him trying to catch up, "why does Thorfinn always talk about fighting you?"
He paused "Thorfinn hasn't told you?"
"No, anytime I try and talk to him he tells me that I have the blood of a pig and to fuck off."
He paused for a moment  before taking in a deep breath of air.
"I killed his father." He said as he rode far off. I didn't try and catch up. I was shocked.
I knew he was a Viking. I knew he had taken many of lives but I had always viewed him as at least an understanding man.
"Hey (Y/N) move along." Screamed Bjorn who was in charge of holding up the end of the line. I had taken too much time to think.

"Oh sorry." I said and took the reigns in my hand moving as fast as I could. My horse raced down the lines of men marching trying to catch up to where my uncle was. It was there that I found Thorfinn wounded walking beside the shore.
"Are you okay?" I said looking concerned
"Do I look okay pig blood" he shot back
I could tell something was wrong with his shoulder just by looking at it. I got down from my horse and got closer.
"Hey I don't need your help" he said shooting me a look "don't come any closer."
"Oh will you just shut up" I said getting close to look.
"Your shoulders dislocated, let me see your ribs."
"W-what you want me to pull my shirt off?" Even though his demeanor was tough a blush lined his cheeks as I got close.
"Well that's the only way I can check isn't it?"
"Y-yeah whatever." He pulled his shirt up a bit so I could look. I bent down and looked up at him and his blush was even more intense than before. I moved my hand to feel if any were broken and his breathing got heavier. His skin was soft. I ran my hand over and felt two that were broken. He winced in pain.
"What about your ankle, I see that you're limping."
"It's sprained."
"Well you definitely can't walk to Wessex like that."
"I'll be fine. Stop worrying about me."
He took his left arm and slammed his shoulder back into place. I winced.
"That's a two day walk there's no way you can walk that far on that ankle just shut up and get on." I said getting on my horse again.
His blushed face looked at me. I had never noticed how pretty his eyes were. I put my hand down for him to get up. He grabbed my hand and pushed him self up groaning.
"Can I be the one that leads"
"My horse? No way. And don't be afraid to grab my waist to hold on I don't want you to fall with injuries like that."
"Okay" Thorfinn muttered quietly, he moved his arms loosely around me.
"Tighter than that If you want to hang on"
Without a word I felt his body shift closer to mine. His arms hugged just around the area above my stomach. I could feel his breath on my neck. My face blushed at the closeness. Trying not to let it affect me we took off to the front.... besides he hates me anyways right?

Authors note: AHHH I wrote the first chapter!!! Please let me know what you think!! Also yes I know it seems like this is a Thorfinn x reader but just wait, I'm writing this story following the manga time line and this covers chapters 18 and 19 and Canute comes in in chapter 21! I also think I'm going to turn this into a love triangle where thorfinn and Canute like the reader and the reader (obviously this is a Canute fan fiction) chooses Canute. Also I'm new to this kind of formatting so I'm sorry if the formatting is annoying I'm trying to get the hang of it! Chapter 2 coming soon loves!