[Locked To Lancelot] Heaven Ain't Close In A Place Like This

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After she watched Arthur walk away, Guinevere stood on the battlements looking out over the grounds and towards the distant forest. She stayed up there for a very long time, contemplating the situation and working things out in her own mind.

Lancelot was going to be used as bait for Gerard and his warriors. He was insisting on being bait and Arthur was trying to come up with a plan that would guarantee that Lancelot would safe at all times. The two men in her life were being torn apart inside.

She closed her eyes and was still as she felt the night air brush it's cool fingers along her face. She was powerless to help the men she loved and it was like a twisting blade in her chest.

Guinevere turned and made her way down from the battlements and to her room. She didn't want to intrude on Arthur and Lancelot. She shook her head at offers of food or anything else and she shut the door behind her.

Once she closed the door behind her, Guinevere breathed out a sigh as she lay her cloaks across a chair and went to stand by her window. She hugged her waist and shivered in the cool air. She watched the moon rise over the forest and contemplated what the next few days would bring to them all.

Lancelot would ride out of the gates tomorrow and who knew what would happen after that. She was terrified, but she had to fight that fear. She had to stay strong for Arthur.

Guinevere lowered her head and let more tears slip down her cheeks.

She hated this. She hated all of this.

She wanted peace and serenity for Arthur and for Lancelot. She wanted calm and prosperity for the people of Briton. This was a war that no one should have to fight. If it wasn't for Gerard...

If it wasn't for Gerard, none of this would be happening. Arthur and Lancelot would be safe and happy.

Guinevere sighed again.

It would kill her for anything happened to the two of them. It would kill Arthur if anything happened to Lancelot. It wouldn't matter that she was here to help him, Arthur would die without Lancelot. She moved a stray hair from her face. Although she knew that Arthur and Lancelot loved her and had claimed her as theirs, there was still the fact that they had a closer bond with each other than she had with either of them. This didn't upset her or make her jealous, it was just the way things were.

Saddened by the turn her thoughts were taking, Guinevere leaned against the wall by the window.

She loved both of them so much and she couldn't bear the thought of anything happening to either one of them. Right now, she wanted to run to Arthur's state room and be with them...

...but she did not move from her spot. She refused to intrude on the time that Arthur and Lancelot had together. She could hide here and pretend to be strong about this whole ordeal. She could hide her tears and her fear while she was behind this door. They deserved privacy before Lancelot had to take up his role as bait.

He would be gone in the morning...

Guinevere ran a hand through her hair and continued to stand there, staring out of her window.

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Lancelot was very aware of how his decision might affect Guinevere. She felt for him as Arthur did and Arthur had nearly fallen apart at having to make that choice. He found his way through the Fortress and without asking, he opened her door and stepped inside.

His eyes found her stood at the window and without as much of a word shared between them, he found his way over to her and his arms wrapped around her waist." Hey." He whispered softly as he pulled Guinevere's back flush against his chest.

Lancelot tilted his head to kiss her neck and cheek. His actions all an attempt to soothe her -- to reassure her that everything would be fine. His arms tightened around her and he let his warmth soak into her

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Guinevere leaned back against Lancelot, her hands going to where his arms were around her and squeezed gently. She had known it was him before her door had even opened.

"Hey," she whispered back, closing her eyes and taking in the feel and the scent of him.

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" How you holding up?" Lancelot asked as he rested his chin on her shoulder.

His arms tightened around her before they toyed with the fabric of her dress. He never could stay still for very long. He always had such energy and always found staying still very difficult.

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She might have smiled at the question if it hadn't been so hard to do. She had to think on this for a moment. She had always been honest with him, but being honest might make tomorrow more difficult for him. However...

"I think the wall has been holding me up more for the last hour than I have been," she finally said softly.

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" Tomorrow will come and then everyone will wonder why they made such a fuss." Lancelot commented with a slight smile.

His arms shifted to support Guinevere's weight as if to say she could lean on him and he would hold her up.

Lancelot touched a kiss to her temple.

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She leaned against him, understanding what he was telling her.

"If you get even the slightest scratch from any of those bastards, I will personally kick Tristan's arse," she said calmly.

She moved an arm behind her to wrap loosely around Lancelot's neck.

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" Hm, that might be fun to watch." Lancelot teased with that grin of his.

His arms tightened again as his face turned to nuzzle against her neck." But I won't let them get close enough to scratch me."

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Lancelot tipped his head back as Guinevere's lips touched his skin. As she said his name in that way, his lips curled into a smile and he started to thread her hair through his hands. Dark eyes watched her and took in the way her face seemed to soften.

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Guinevere met his eyes and culdn't seem to tear hers away. She loved watching his eyes and all of the promises and the love that they held. She closed her eyes, feeling the way his fingers ran knowingly through her hair.

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Lancelot moved his hands from Guinevere's hair and slid them around her waist to grip before he lifted her." I thought we were supposed to be lying down." He teased with a chuckle before he carried her across the room and laid her back against the bed. His nose and lips nuzzled against her neck until he simply stayed there and breathed in the scent of her skin.

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Guinevere smiled as Lancelot lay her on the bed. For a long moment, she held him to her, taking in the feel of him and the scent that was all Lancelot. She ran a hand through his dark hair and kissed his ear, breathing softly against it.

"I love you," she said saoftly as she moved her lips along his ear and then to his neck.

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He closed his eyes and exhaled a breath as her hand ran through his hair and a shiver ran down his spine. He tilted his head to one side as her lips touched his neck." I love you too." He answered as he pulled his eyes open.

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Guinevere straddled him and started laying soft kisses on his face, then down to his neck and throat. She breathed in his scent before she began with the ties on his shirt. She pushed aside the fabric and kissed his neck, her tongue touching him slightly,then began making her way down his chest.

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Lancelot arched his eyebrows as Guinevere straddled him before his hands delved into her hair and wrapped tendrils around his fingers.

He shivered as her lips brushed over the still healing wound on his chest, the skin was beginning to scar.

The skin rose under the attention of her lips and Lancelot bowed his head to watch Guinevere.

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" You definitely don't." Lancelot answered easily before his hands trailed up her arms and he started pushing the fabric from her shoulders. He bowed his head and kissed her shoulder before his mouth touched her collarbone. He was slow and careful in his exploration of her body.

Palms smoothed inside of her dress and pushed it to pool around her waist before his arms wrapped around her waist and he sat up with her. One hand slid up her back to catch her hair to tug her head back so his lips and teeth could graze the side of her neck.

He played with her skin for a moment before his lips slid down the centre of her chest and his tongue ran out to play across one of her nipples. His free hand held the small of her back before it explored further and traced slow idle patterns across the warm skin that the dress still hid.

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"Good to know."

Guinevere closed her eyes as Lancelot tugged on her hair. He knew what that did to her and the addition of his teeth and lips on her neck just added to that pleasure. She shivered at the sensation.

When his tongue started making it's way down her chest, her arms moved around his neck and she made a small sigh in her throat. She arched against him slightly, revelling in his touch.

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Lancelot pressed his lips to her breast and coax the soft flesh into his mouth by using his tongue and teeth. His beard brushed over her skin and his hand continued to tug on her hair. His other hand slipped around to the front of Guinevere's body.

" This dress needs to come off." He commented as he drew away to kiss down to her belly button and back up until his mouth started to touch her other breast.

His hand smoothed over the inside of her thigh before it trailed up towards the familiar warmth of her body. He didn't touch, not yet, he just teased with a few light strokes.

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Guinevere whimpered softly, but it was a sound of pleasure. She could feel that familiar fire racing through her body and she trembled against his mouth. Thoughts of anything but him had been chased right out of her head.

What was he saying? Dress...yes it definitely was in the way.

She pulled away from him reluctantly and stood, letting the dress fall in a puddle at her feet. She stepped out of the dress and moved back against him, kissing his throat and then pulling back to look into those gorgeous dark eyes of his. She could let herself drown in him.

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Lancelot tipped his head back to watch Guinevere as she removed the dress. His eyes lingered on her every curve and they drank in the sight before them. His eyes then followed Guinevere and held her gaze as she looked at him.

" You're beautiful." He murmured as he leaned in to steal another kiss. His arm wrapped around her waist and lifted her before lying her back and pressing his body against her skin.

He shivered at the sensation of his and parted his mouth to slip his tongue inside hers. One hand slid down the front of her body and curled to settled itself against her warmth. He lifted his thumb and teased her, he didn't push in, he simply ran the thumb around the skin beneath it.

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Guinevere wrapped her arms around him and deepened the kiss. she played with the back of his neck, finding that one spot that always got a reaction from him. There were so many things she wanted to tell him right now, but his hands and his mouth kept her from voiceing much.

When she felt his thumb running gently at her center, she curled more into him, dropping and arm to run along his back and to squeeze his ass gently.

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Lancelot moaned gently as Guinevere's fingers touched his neck and a tingle spread through him. His body jerked as her hand curled around his ass and gripped thus pressing their bodies even closer together. He ran his teeth over her bottom lip before simply kissing her deeply and passionate.

His thumb lifted and slid inside before two more fingers joined it.He raked his thumb over the sensitive nub before sliding his fingers out and plunging them back in.

Hunger had overwhelmed him and Lancelot was trying very hard to keep this slow and sweet but it was hard when every part of him wanted her.

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Lancelot smirked lightly," Indeed you don't." He shoved a hand through his hair and turned his head to kiss her temple." I'll need to leave you at some point, I need to get ready for tomorrow." But he wasn't ready to move just yet so he simply hugged her close.

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Guinevere nodded. "I know."

She hugged him to her, laying her head on his chest and closing her eyes. She could stay like this for a very long time.

"I love you," she said softly. "With all that I am, I love you and am yours...and his..." She swallowed. "Don't forget that. In the midst of whatever battle happens, you are loved and you are valued."

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Lancelot glanced to Guinevere as she said those words and smoothed his hand over her hair." I know.."

He still remembered the confession of love that Arthur had said earlier, Lancelot now knew how much he was valued. Guinevere had been shy about her feelings so he had known all along with her but Arthur had been another matter. A smile caught his lips and Lancelot simply exhaled a breath.

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Guinevere nodded. She had needed to tell him that. Needed the words to be said.

She closed her eyes again, resting her head on his chest and listening to his heartbeat in her ear. It was a soothing sound and she sighed softly.