Love should be an Earthquake

Hi! I'm Maisie, youngest of the twelve princesses of Sontairia. You should come dance with me sometime, I really love dancing! But, I don't like the stuffy, choreographed type that my sister Minerva does. That's not fun. Don't say you can't dance either, I can help you! It's fun helping people, and I'd love to teach you. If you "cant" dance, then at least take me away from Sontairia. I hate being confined to these walls. [NOT NECESSARILY AN OC FROM A SPECIFIC FANDOM]

[maisiecharming]

She stopped abruptly, going over to Finn and grabbing his hands.

"I wouldn’t want you in that war for anything on earth. If I’d even known about how bad it was. I barely even knew the battles were that serious and now you’re here and I’m so happy you’re here."

[frecklefacedfinn]

Finn pulled her into a slow dance, “I am too, Maisie. I am too.” He spun her once before folding her back into his arms.

[maisiecharming]

Maisie smiled happily. Everything seemed perfect now. A few bumps in the road but Maisie was happier than she'd been in a while. "I love you, Finn."

[maisiecharming]

"Good" she mumbled, kicking her shoes off and going to stand in the middle of their floor, facing the mirrors.

"Almost two months ago today was the first time I snuck in here, Finn. Isn’t thank kind of crazy?"

[frecklefacedfinn]

He laughed, “It’s strange if you put it that way.” Finn watched as Maisie twirled, “You know sometimes I wonder what would have happened had I not gone to accept your Father’s Proclamation. I’d probably still be fighting that God awful war. You and your sisters would still be going and dancing and not getting much sleep.”

[maisiecharming]

She stopped abruptly, going over to Finn and grabbing his hands.

"I wouldn't want you in that war for anything on earth. If I'd even known about how bad it was. I barely even knew the battles were that serious and now you're here and I'm so happy you're here."

[maisiecharming]

[maisiecharming]

"Take me to your room please, Finn. I don’t really want anybody barging into my room right now. I just want to hug you until everything’s alright." Maisie sniffled. "Or at least until I have to get ready for dinner."

[frecklefacedfinn]

He nodded...

[maisiecharming]

"Good" she mumbled, kicking her shoes off and going to stand in the middle of their floor, facing the mirrors.

"Almost two months ago today was the first time I snuck in here, Finn. Isn't thank kind of crazy?"

[maisiecharming]

"Take me to your room please, Finn. I don’t really want anybody barging into my room right now. I just want to hug you until everything’s alright." Maisie sniffled. "Or at least until I have to get ready for dinner."

[frecklefacedfinn]

He nodded and continued through the corridors, trying to remember which way his room was, “Er, Maisie… I think I’ve gotten us a bit lost…” Finn laughed nervously. He leaned against one of the walls, trying to find any hint of where he was.

[maisiecharming]

Maisie looked around and noticed the room where she used to take dance lessons. "Oh. It's a floor up and all the way to the right, Finn." She laughed softly and ran a hand through her hair. "They really do need to put signs up."

[maisiecharming]

That was it for Maisie, and she burst into tears. “Of course it’s not good, Finn! Us loving each other seems to make everything worse! We’ve made such a mess of things and it sucks and it’s going to take forever to fix.” She wiped an eye. “I don’t even want to do this if this gets worse. I just want to lock myself in my room for a while as is. As it has been since you got engaged to Min.”

[frecklefacedfinn]

Finn winced, “It’ll get better, or at least it should, and if it doesn’t then we’ll just keep trying until it does, because I’m not going to leave you, Maisie.” He pulled her closer to him, “How about I just take you to your room, okay?”

[maisiecharming]

"Take me to your room please, Finn. I don't really want anybody barging into my room right now. I just want to hug you until everything's alright." Maisie sniffled. "Or at least until I have to get ready for dinner."

[maisiecharming]

Maisie sighed happily, and relaxed in his arms and against his chest. “I love you so much, Finn. You know that, right?” She wrapped an arm around Finn. “And I was absolutely right before we danced, Love is an earthquake, and our proof is the distruction it’s caused this past month.”

[frecklefacedfinn]

"I think so, yes. I love you too, Maisie." He sighed, walking up the stairs to the small wooden door, "I’m not sure if all the destruction is a good thing though… I mean, I’m glad that we have our little earthquake, but it seems to be doing more harm then good."

[maisiecharming]

That was it for Maisie, and she burst into tears. "Of course it's not good, Finn! Us loving each other seems to make everything worse! We've made such a mess of things and it sucks and it's going to take forever to fix." She wiped an eye. "I don't even want to do this if this gets worse. I just want to lock myself in my room for a while as is. As it has been since you got engaged to Min."

[maisiecharming]

"Finn, I just really don’t want to see her, she’ll ruin everything. She’s the only one who gossips to people outside the palace Finn. Everyone out there is going to think I’m a whore.”

[frecklefacedfinn]

"What if we accidentally get Minerva disowned…" He muttered under his breath, "Well, nobody inside the castle will." Finn kissed her cheek, "How about we just avoid her as much as possible, okay? Or at least, try to. If we do run into her, then we’ll just act like she isn’t there or run away, you can take your pick."

[maisiecharming]

Maisie sighed happily, and relaxed in his arms and against his chest. "I love you so much, Finn. You know that, right?" She wrapped an arm around Finn. "And I was absolutely right before we danced, Love is an earthquake, and our proof is the distruction it's caused this past month."

[maisiecharming]

"It’s because I cant walk in my dresses unless they’re lifted off the ground slightly..But..Finnegan you heard what she said earlier. You know what she called me." At just the thought of it Maisie could feel a lump form in her throat. "She’ll have told half the kingdom by now."

[frecklefacedfinn]

"Will they actually believe her though? Come now, you, your father, and I all know that none of those rumors are true, and doesn’t his word count more than your sister’s? He also said, and I quote, "Minerva is a fickle child, always whining," so she can’t be all that trustworthy, right?" He tried to reason. Hopefully it would work. Finn knew that he would probably be taking what Minerva said with a grain of salt from now on.

[maisiecharming]

"Finn, I just really don't want to see her, she'll ruin everything. She's the only one who gossips to people outside the palace Finn. Everyone out there is going to think I'm a whore."

[maisiecharming]

Maisie frowned. “I don’t want to go back.” She buried her face in his neck and kicked her feet gently. “By the way, I appreciate being carried. My feet hurt in the damned heels I always have to wear.”

[frecklefacedfinn]

"Maisie we should at least make an appearance, even if it means Minerva." He grinned, "It’s not a problem, love. To be honest I don’t see why you must wear them. They seem rather pointless."

[maisiecharming]

"It's because I cant walk in my dresses unless they're lifted off the ground slightly..But..Finnegan you heard what she said earlier. You know what she called me." At just the thought of it Maisie could feel a lump form in her throat. "She'll have told half the kingdom by now."

[maisiecharming]

"Yeah she’s going to be insane." Maisie mulled over everything Margo would do for them. "She’s definitely going to be the doting aunt." 

"I’ve always hated having so many siblings, Finn. I don’t want any more than five, and even then, five’s a bit much." She smiled at him, fairly relieved that they had a shared wish for the future.

[frecklefacedfinn]

Finn ran a hand down his face, “Greeaaat.” He took her hand in his, “Seeing as I grew up in a family of five, that means two siblings, five children is an enormous number. I’m not saying that that isn’t a bad number, just a lot.” He scooped her into his arms and stood, “We should probably be heading back, shouldn’t we?”

[maisiecharming]

Maisie frowned. "I don't want to go back." She buried her face in his neck and kicked her feet gently. "By the way, I appreciate being carried. My feet hurt in the damned heels I always have to wear."

[maisiecharming]

"Margo’s going to be over the moon about it. I guarantee she’s already bought baby clothes as a wedding gift for you and Minerva. She loves babies, and Madeleine will want to make a teeny tiny flower crown for the baby. Molly’s going to be a diva about how it wasn’t her. Margaret will refuse to treat the kid as a girl, if it is one. Mallory’s going to…Well. I don’t really need to make a list. It’s stressing me out."

[frecklefacedfinn]

"Margo’s gonna be the rich aunt who dotes obsessively, isn’t she?" Finn mused, listening to Maisie’s ramblings, "It’s gonna be strange, telling them, isn’t it? Almost surreal." He shuddered, "Please promise me that we won’t have a dozen children. My apologies, but I don’t know if I’d be able to keep up." Finnegan closed his eyes, and grimaced.

[maisiecharming]

"Yeah she's going to be insane." Maisie mulled over everything Margo would do for them. "She's definitely going to be the doting aunt." 

"I've always hated having so many siblings, Finn. I don't want any more than five, and even then, five's a bit much." She smiled at him, fairly relieved that they had a shared wish for the future.

[maisiecharming]

"I don’t know." She said, looking out over the gardens. "I suppose we just…become parents. However daunting that sounds. We can’t move out, considering this make us next in line. We’ll have to deal with my sisters. But maybe we can get my father to help us make a small wing of the castle out little house area." 

[frecklefacedfinn]

Finn nodded, and gulped, “Well this is all a little bit terrifying… and wonderful.” He smiled at Maisie, “Well, we can hope that Margo will side with you on this, and we know where Minerva stands. All we can do is hope they don’t side with her.”

[maisiecharming]

"Margo's going to be over the moon about it. I guarantee she's already bought baby clothes as a wedding gift for you and Minerva. She loves babies, and Madeleine will want to make a teeny tiny flower crown for the baby. Molly's going to be a diva about how it wasn't her. Margaret will refuse to treat the kid as a girl, if it is one. Mallory's going to...Well. I don't really need to make a list. It's stressing me out."

[maisiecharming]

"Leo and Lily." Maisie murmured, her hand resting lightly on her stomach. "God help us if our first round is twins like Mom’s. That would be a nightmare." She leant back on his shoulder, pulling one of his hands over the one that lay on her stomach. "Can you imagine us with twins right off the bat? We’d never get any sleep."

[frecklefacedfinn]

"Oh, don’t even make me think about twins… it’d would just be too much. Too much, I tell you." Finn smiled, wrapping his other arm around her waist so he could rest both his palms on her abdomen, "Maisie, what are we going to do when he or she comes?" He stared at nothing in particular, taking in the perfumed air.

[maisiecharming]

"I don't know." She said, looking out over the gardens. "I suppose we just...become parents. However daunting that sounds. We can't move out, considering this make us next in line. We'll have to deal with my sisters. But maybe we can get my father to help us make a small wing of the castle out little house area." 

[maisiecharming]

Maisie laughs and looks up at him. “Why couldn’t his parents have called him Patrick?” She snorted. “But yeah you’re right on that one. So, what about Leo? That way if he’s King someday, parliament can call him King Leonard or Leopold or whatever.”

[frecklefacedfinn]

"Well it’s pronounced the same. And his entire family is Irish… that might have something to so with it." Finn smiled at her, "Leo and Lily, maybe. I could see it." He though for a little bit longer, seeing if any names would surface, "Lilah? Lorence? Laura? We’re leaning toward "L"s, right?"

[maisiecharming]

"Leo and Lily." Maisie murmured, her hand resting lightly on her stomach. "God help us if our first round is twins like Mom's. That would be a nightmare." She leant back on his shoulder, pulling one of his hands over the one that lay on her stomach. "Can you imagine us with twins right off the bat? We'd never get any sleep."

[maisiecharming]

[maisiecharming]

"Yeah." She sat down next to Finn and swung her legs over his. "I just really miss her, Finn. If…uh, if the baby is a girl, can one of her names be Lily, after my mother?"

[frecklefacedfinn]

"Yes." He wrapped his arms around her waist, "Lily… I...

[maisiecharming]

Maisie laughs and looks up at him. "Why couldn't his parents have called him Patrick?" She snorted. "But yeah you're right on that one. So, what about Leo? That way if he's King someday, parliament can call him King Leonard or Leopold or whatever."

[maisiecharming]

"Yeah." She sat down next to Finn and swung her legs over his. "I just really miss her, Finn. If…uh, if the baby is a girl, can one of her names be Lily, after my mother?" 

[frecklefacedfinn]

"Yes." He wrapped his arms around her waist, "Lily… I like it. And if it’s a boy… any names in particular?" Finn looked down at his feet, "Well… I have this really good friend… war buddies and all… and his name was, is Eamon, and…"

[maisiecharming]

"Yeah I think you mentioned him once..But no offense, I don't really like that name." Maisie buried her head in his chest. "Sorry"

[maisiecharming]

"I think she must have been too, but I can’t remember much." Maisie smiled sadly as she walked further into the garden, towards the gazebo. "When I was little, just after she died, I found a box she’d buried shortly after she moved to the Palace. She’d just found out she was pregnant with Minerva, and she’d written a letter to the children she thought she’d have in the future. The way she spoke in the letter sounded a lot like me." Maisie sighed and picked one of the white lillies around the gazebo. "I wish I knew her before then."

[frecklefacedfinn]

"Don’t we all wish that of the people we’ve lost?" He sighed, following Maisie, and sitting down on the edge of the gazebo’s deck, "Come on. Sit down and smell the flowers." Finn patted the spot next to him.

[maisiecharming]

"Yeah." She sat down next to Finn and swung her legs over his. "I just really miss her, Finn. If...uh, if the baby is a girl, can one of her names be Lily, after my mother?"