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Time for Tenderness	By : serialcabbit78 Category: +S to Z > Trinity Blood Views: 3506 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Time for Tenderness

Queen Esther sat in her gardens. Her tears ran freely down her face. Right now her life was in uproar. Her Consort, now husband was in the dungeons awaiting punishment for high treason and other crimes. The only type who could deal with these crimes was the Vatican. She had received a reply from Lady Katerina regarding the representative who would be arriving to meet with her.
Esther could hardly believe the torture she�d been forced to face, and she�d hardened her heart to men. Though she�d voiced these concerns with her former Sister, Caterina had been most insistent about who she sent.
�I�ll even send Father Tres if that would make you more comfortable, My Lady. They should arrive within the next few days. If I could, I would join them, but at this time I cannot leave the Vatican. Rest assured, Queen Esther, you should find comfort with who I send.� Caterina�s words rang in Esther�s ears.
She brushed away her tears when she heard soft footsteps on the garden path. One of her maids bowed to her, a shocked look on her face.
�My Queen, the represenatives from the Vatican have arrived and are currently dealing with the situation. Once they finish, Father Tres requested that they speak to you.�
Esther thanked the maid and dismissed her to resume her duties. Esther was relieved to hear Father Tres was here. She hadn�t seen the android in over five years, after he was nearly destroyed in the chapel where Abel�s body had lain. She�d witnessed Tres revive the late Father, and the reviving of said Father to his full powered Crusnick form. That was when her whole world shattered. After her crowning, she longed to see the sweet face of the man she secretly loved.
*** In the Dungeons ***
Father Tres stood back as he watched the accused take on a violent form. The wind whipped around the chamber as the Father with him took on the Crusnik form.
�You will pay for your treason, your torture of the Queen, and your treachery to the Crown. I did not want to take this form, but you force me to take your life.�
Father Tres turned away as the blood red scythe slashed through the accused, the vampiric form falling to the floor. The battle over, the Father returned to his normal form.
�Do you think she�s ready to see me, Tres?� The soft voice was full of uncertainty.
�I can only say, be careful.�
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The men were led to a small Parlor off the Queen�s Royal gardens. The guard who led them asked them to wait while he made the announcement. They watched him walk to the Queen�s side, she nodded. The guard returned and motioned for them to follow. Abel stood rooted to the spot as Father Tres followed the guard out.
He could feel her distress. It lanced through him like a knife though his heart. He knew the young Queen so well he could feel her pain. She stood and greeted Tres. He bowed before her, then she threw herself into his arms. He awkwardly embraced her, looking through the window at Father Nightroad. He nodded slowly then led the young Queen back to the bench. He held her and she nodded to what he said. Abel clutched the cross around his neck, praying for strength. His heart told him to rush out, take the girl in his arms, and wipe her tears away. He knew his delicate rose needed him. The years had been painfully slow for him, and he knew that she needed him now more than anything.
And he knew that she�d ask of him the one thing they�d never shared. He longed to show her how tender love could be. He longed to hold her in his arms, dry her tears and reassure her everything would be alright. He�d willingly turn his back on everything, just to see her smile one more time. She�d shed far too many tears for him. She�d shed far too many tears in her short life as well.
He looked out the window once more. He took a breath then walked out to the garden. His booted feet made muted clicks on the cobblestone path. As he passed a rosebush he plucked a bud. A small thorn pricked his finger through his glove, one small spot of crimson blooming where the offending thorn had stuck him.
As he approached the bench where the precious girl sat, Father Tres moved. Esther�s head was bowed, her shoulders shook with sobs. Abel took placed the single rosebud on the bench beside the Queen and kneeled at her feet. He reached up, and took her wrists in his hands. The Queen slid from the bench collapsing into his lap. He quickly released her arms and embraced her. He smoothed her hair as she cried into his shoulders.
�Father, Thank you for your assistance. Father Tres said that you�d taken care of the situation. My eternal gratitude is yours.� Abel now understood her tears. They were tears of release. She was free from the burden her small shoulders carried.
He continued to hold her, not speaking. One small hand that was clutching his shoulder moved to take a tighter hold on him. She moved her head and knocked his glasses askew.
She froze in his arms. He continued to hold her, scarcely breathing. She pulled away, and opened her tear reddened eyes.
�A-Abel? It�s you!� She flung herself into his arms, tears filling her eyes once more.
Abel sighed to himself, holding her tighter.

�I always hate to see her cry��
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