#sakura: cordonian ruby

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Sakura- Cordonian Ruby chaper 2

Pairing: Olivia x Bastien; Ruby Rys

Word count: 1,257

Warnings: mentions of blood, angst, smidge of fluff

Summary: Ruby’s fifth birthday. Minor insight in what’s going on in Cordonia.

A/N: A major thanks @sirbeepsalot for all your graping and help. I love you boo!

Series warnings: character death, blood, surgical procedures done by non medical personnel, may go NSFW in the future. May contain gun violence, knife violence, threats, not sure how dark this will go. By requesting to be tagged you acknowledge you are at least 18 years of age.

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Disclaimer: I only own my OC’s, the rest I’m borrowing from PB.

Sakura (cherry blossom)-in Japanese culture, the cherry blossom is a symbol of new beginnings and a fresh start. “Mama!” Ruby shouted as she ran into the home, her feet pounding against the hardwood floors, blonde pigtails bouncing with each step. She wrapped her arms around Olivia as best she could, her sapphire eyes shining bright as she looked up at the only mother she ever knew. Olivia grinned down at the excited girl. “There’s my birthday princess. Did you have fun at school?” “Uh huh! They gave me a paper crown and sang to me.” Olivia smiled, her heart feeling a tad lighter. She had been worried about sending Ruby off to school, they had been cautious her entire life just incase Bradshaw came looking, now it was time to settle down, at least for a few years. The thought of staying in one place so long set her on edge but it was the best thing for Ruby. She looked around the sparsely decorated home, that for once was all theirs. A home, a place that finally felt permanent, even though it too would be temporary and abandoned with time. All essentials easily accessible if they needed to leave in a hurry. “Sounds like you had a big day.” “Yup.” Her eyes fell on the plate of cupcakes on the table, her face breaking out into a broad grin that reminded Olivia of Carolyn. “My cupcakes! You made them by scratching right?” Her face hopeful as she looked up at her mother. Bastien chuckled, his warm laugh reverberating through the small space. His grey eyes sparkled, he knew if Ruby looked, the boxed truth would stare up at her from the trash can. “It’s from scratch,” his eyes met Olivia’s. “And yes, mama baked them herself,” he said handing her a cupcake with a generous swirl of frosting. “Oh right.” She patted Olivia’s round stomach with her other hand, “I wish brother would come outside so he could celebrate with us.” “He’ll be here soon enough, and we can celebrate him with more cupcakes together.” - - -

MORALE AT ALL TIME LOW Five years have passed since the last of the Rys line was found slain. The kingdom which once prospered now simply exists to fund another. Once there was hope in the hearts of the citizens, hope that has long since left Cordonia. Once a prayer that the heir lay in wait to fly once again laid on everyone’s lips. Now with the bleakness surrounding us for so long all hope and joy has faded from the once lush and rolling hills of our nation. It is feared that even if an heir existed that it would be far too late for our country to be saved when they finally came of age. We cry today as we do every year. We cry for our fallen leaders. We cry for the heir that never had a chance to grow. We cry for the future that could have been.

Olivia sighed as she placed the tablet beside her on the bed. She regretted clicking on the link, while she knew things back in Cordonia were bleak she didn’t think they’d lost all hope of being reborn. Maybe I shouldn’t have left, I should have stayed and fought.

She rubbed gentle circles over her large belly. So much weight would press down on Ruby in thirteen short years. She knew that weight, that pressure, the fear of failure and having no one to lean on for support. She will have me.

“What’s troubling you?” Bastien questioned resting his hand on top of hers.

“If I say nothing will you believe me?”

“No.”

She looked down at their hands as their fingers intertwined, when she’d offered to leave with him she hadn’t expected they’d evolve into anything. Even with her regrets of leaving her homeland to be ruled by a tyrant she didn’t regret anything that had occurred with them.

“It’s Cordonia …” she relaxed into him as he shifted closer, “they’ve lost all hope … I just wonder if maybe I should have stayed and fought like a true Nevrakis.”

He squeezed her hand. “First, you are a true Nevrakis, leaving with me didn’t change that. Which leads into my second and third points.

If you had stayed in Cordonia Ruby wouldn’t have you, I would have done my best, but she gets her fighting spirit from you. Not to mention this one wouldn’t be coming into the world.” He rubbed her stomach with his thumb, still not releasing her hand from his. He smiled as his thumb received a kick.

She shot him a glare. “Point taken, but what if Cordonia is beyond saving?”

He sighed, it was a fear he’d felt himself since he’d shown up at the keep with the tiny heir clutched to his chest, his hands and clothes painted red with the fallen queen’s blood. “If Cordonia is lost, it would be disappointing, but we saved the most important thing, and even if we can’t ever return we can breathe easy knowing that.”

She nodded as she leaned further into him, resting her head on his shoulder. She didn’t need to ask, she knew exactly what he meant.

Even if Cordonia was lost, at least Ruby was saved.

- - -

Bradshaw stared out his window down at his Honor Guard. A smirk spread across his lips as he took in all he’d accomplished. He’d spent the past five years growing his troops, arming them with top of the line weapons. With the wealth of Cordonia at his disposal there wasn’t any country that could stand in his way.

He now had the strength and the wealth to overtake any country that might oppose them. King Liam was a fool not to align with me, now he shall serve as a lesson that I will cut down all who underestimate my power.

He could make the world bend to its knee if he wished. There was no country, no person who could stand in his way of absolute power.

Five years ago he’d questioned if the whispered rumors among the citizens of Cordonia could be true. He had questioned if it was possible for the heir to have survived. He’d cursed his instrument in his finest takeover for being so weak as to die upon impact, had he survived, he would have peace of mind. He soon pushed the fear to depths where they could never return from. He’d seen the wreckage first hand, needing to see with his own eyes that his opponents were no longer standing.

He’d smiled as he took in the crumpled hood covered in a pool of congealed blood of the former king. He’d laughed at the sight of the queen’s stomach torn open, her organs completely eviscerated by a pack of wandering wolves. The hope for a future now laid in the stomach of a top predator.

He’d felt slight apprehension at the open door and missing driver. The bloody interior of the car, and prints on the door had assuaged any lingering fear. Surely the driver had met a similar fate as the fallen queen, torn to shreds by a pack of hungry beasts.

He found it fitting that the conquered monarchs had been fed upon by a top predator, much as he would feast upon the carcass of Cordonia. He would use this insignificant nation to raise the status of his own back to the former glory it’d once held under another name and a long lived empress.

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Cordonian Ruby

Bastien Lykel; Olivia Nevrakis; Liam x MC (minor); Bastien x Olivia

When Bradshaw won’t take no for an answer he takes Cordonia by force. After a car crash kills the king and queen only a loyal guard and the heir make it out.

Series warnings: character death, blood, surgical procedures done by non medical personnel, may go NSFW in the future. May contain gun violence, knife violence, threats, not sure how dark this will go. By requesting to be tagged you acknowledge you are at least 18 years of age.

Current word count: 17,184

Fallen Snow (Prologue)

The Walk-up

Sakura

Tour-NO-ment Woes

Sixteen

Royal Ruby

Love You’re Born to Find

Mama

Cordonia 101

Wildflowers

Hard For Me

She’s So Gone

Phoenix Found: Interviewing the Heir (fluffy ABC’s)

Chapter twelve

Chapter thirteen

Chapter fourteen

Masterlist

Get to Know Ruby & Beau

Tie Me Down (CoRu request)

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Six(ish) Sentence Sunday

Thanks for the tag @choicesbyjade well shit okay I was mostly finishing my kinky card which I actually posted, whoop whoop! And in my new series, Cordonian Ruby which is a TRH AU where I kill Liam and MC. Hehe 😈 *searches for something I can post*

Sakura chapter two of Cordonian Ruby

Bradshaw stared out his window down at his Honor Guard. A smirk spread across his lips as he took in all he’d accomplished. He’d spent the past five years growing his troops, arming them with top of the line weapons. With the wealth of Cordonia at his disposal there wasn’t any country that could stand in his way.

He now had the strength and the wealth to overtake any country that might oppose them. King Liam was a fool not to align with me, now he shall serve as a lesson that I will cut down all who underestimate my power.

He could make the world bend to its knee if he wished. There was no country, no person who could stand in his way of absolute power.

Because I’m the queen of angst and twisting the knife here is a snip of the letter reveal in CoRu chapter 6, I made it so much worse than in the chapter of TRH.

Our dearest child,

We’ve been looking forward to your arrival. We’ve been counting the hours until the day you are born. We can’t wait to hold you and see your face for the very first time.

Most importantly, we’re going to be a family. Always there for each other. Ready to understand and believe. We will always be there for you if you ever find yourself in need of a guiding hand or a loving hug.

Life is full of surprises. Ups and downs. Sometimes things don’t go as planned, but we’ll love and support you no matter what.

Ruling Cordonia will seem like a big job, but your mother and I have every faith in your ability. Know you come from a long line of people who once walked a similar path. Though things may seem daunting, we know that you shall preserve just as we have and those before us have.

I won’t be posting Cordonian Ruby until I have the first 7 chapters really figured out but let me know if you want on the list for this crazy ride. (Remember Liam and MC die.)

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WIP Wednesday

Thanks for the tag @loveellamae. I have plenty in progress but have only worked in two things since this weekend. I’m also about to start on my OTP questions doing drabbles. Okay so as my son says, ‘sharing is caring’ here we go with two teasers.

Unusual View which will be posting this week, YAY ME!!!

He crawled up the bed and straddled her waist, his hands trailing up her sides before grazing over her breasts and sliding back down her arms. His long fingers wrapped around her wrists and drew her arms up over her head. He wrapped the hot pink silk tie around her wrists, tying them together before securing them to the headboard.

He leaned forward, his salt and pepper beard grazing her cheek as his hot breath fanned over her ear. “What’s your safe word?”

[REDACTED]’s entire body was tingling and he’d barely touched her. The reality that he wouldn’t be touching her any time soon only fueled her desire. “Candy cane,” she replied in a breathy whisper as she trailed her tongue over her upper lip.

Sakura Chapter two of Cordonian Ruby

She looked down at their hands as their fingers intertwined, when she’d offered to leave with him she hadn’t expected they’d evolve into anything. Even with her regrets of leaving her homeland to be ruled by a tyrant she didn’t regret anything that had occurred with them.

“It’s Cordonia …” she relaxed into him as he shifted closer, “they’ve lost all hope … I just wonder if maybe I should have stayed and fought like a true Nevrakis.”

He squeezed her hand. “First, you are a true Nevrakis, leaving with me didn’t change that. Which leads into my second and third points. ...”

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