Meeting Isabelle (girlxgirl)

chapter 14

"Gwen you know we have to do it, even if he is your uncle," Bella said as she held my hand from across the table, rubbing the back of it soothingly with her thumb.

"I know we do, and I'm not saying we shouldn't, it's just... If we do, my father will be aware of my presence in the kingdom, and if he saw you anywhere near the castle, you'd be killed. You do understand that my father came to peace with you working at the blacksmith's shop only because you supplied him with free weaponry. He knew that you were a wolf all along, and he didn't see you as a threat," I replied looking down at the table, picking lightly at the wood with my free hand. She took my other hand preventing me from vandalizing the table further.

"My love listen, I know you don't care for him much. The way you looked at each other made it very clear to everyone present that you both hated on another and, in truth I could tell that the coldness in his eyes truly frightened you. You seemed so vulnerable in his presence and that made it clear to me that he did things to you in the past that really made me want to rip him apart as soon I had come to that conclusion." When Bella had finished her speech I looked at her in disbelief.

"You mean you know he...." I couldn't finish my sentence. she nodded, assuring me that she knew how he had really treated me. I stood from my chair feeling tears threatening to pour like rain as I practically jumped into her arms. She held my tight and softly stroked my hair then rested her chin on the top of my head, I don't know why I had just found this funny now, but shes taller than me and I carried her the first time we had gone to the meadow, it caused me to giggle a little. Bella pulled back from the hug holding my shoulders and raising an eyebrow as if to question my laughter.

"You're tall," Is all I could think to say, and I looked at her with the dopiest smile I was able to produce.

"And you're adorable," She said playfully pinching my cheeks. I always found it almost magical that even in the most serious moments, we would never fail to make each other smile over the stupidest things.

"I'm not adorable, I'm brave and strong!" I retorted sarcastically while puffing out my chest. She poked my stomach causing me to let out a breath and stop puffing out my chest.

"Adoooorable!" she said in a sing song voice. I glared playfully, crossing my arms over my chest and furrowing my brow.

"Rawr," I said simply.

"You're not helping your case darling," she giggled kissing my nose causing me to wiggle my nose, as I always do when someone touches my nose. I laughed with her, grabbing her hands.

"Love?" I asked

"Yes darling?" she quirked an eyebrow.

"I ate allll of your food!" I said getting up and running off. I felt rather silly today.