K2 | Change of Heart

Change of Heart

"One day, I'll be your Queen and you'll have to kneel before me."

A little boy with red-curly hair raised his eyebrows. Oh, that was an interesting thing to say. Not the part of being 'his Queen', they both weren't really interested in those kind of things at that young age. It was all more a way of playing, fooling around. But the part with kneeling was worth talking about.

"Impossible." Answered the child.

When blue, curious eyes met his, he stared back. He had just begun his lessons about keeping a straight face and not showing emotions when he didn't want them to show, and this conversation was perfect practice.

Though, the small girl that sat next to him on a large branch could not and would not be fooled that easily. Especially not by somebody that she knew her whole life. She smirked.

"Oh, and why should that be?"

The sun was slowly setting in, fading behind the solid mountains, covered by snow, just like they always were. Kyle stopped looking at the girl and instead, observed the view. It was getting darker. They should be going back.

Yet, they didn't.

"I won't kneel before you, Kenny."

The girl pouted a little, pretending to be more upset than she really was. She kicked some air with her legs, making the branch bound unsteadily. Her already torn dress made a longer tear, but neither of them really minded.

"Well, then you'll make a terrible King, Kyle. How could you not kneel before your Queen? Maybe the Queen should kneel before you?" Kenny asked with half-faked grimace.

Of course Kyle knew what she would say next, and yet still wrinkled his nose with slight disapproval.

"Not a chance, not in my lifetime."

At this point Kenny started being more attentive.

"Oh?"

"Yes."

Kyle fixed his eyes again on the blue ones. The last rays of the sun played on the girl's soft skin and blonde hair, shining in her eyes.

"I don't want to kneel before someone, who I wish to be my equal. I want us to be on the same page, show everyone we are equally strong. I won't kneel before you, because that would be rude towards both of us, and I don't want you to make me feel any less in return."

Kenny laughed sincerely hearing Kyle's logic. Though, she looked pleased with his words.

"Oh those are some inquisitive thoughts of yours." She didn't seem to mock him. Her voice couldn't hide its sincere meaning right now, even if Kenny tried. And now, she really didn't want to.

She bit her lower lip a little, trying to withhold smile that was making its way onto her mouth.

"I like them."

He did kneel before her. Not in any inappropriate way.

But he did.

Years later, after a long long separation.

After years of fighting, trying to make things work. Making up any miscommunications and changing the authority.

After years of thinking, that they wouldn't make it through.

And in a wave of emotions and tears in her eyes, Kenny did kneel before him too.

Both of them, making their clothes dirty with fresh grass, soaking in dew.