4This is my first ever song-fic so I hope its ok. Please don't be too critical or judgmental. This fic seemed to call more for familiar grammar instead of formal. I wanted to try something new and thought of this the second time I saw Brave. Hopefully you can read this imagining her beautiful accent. Italics are the lyrics and between the lyrics are her thoughts. Don't read unless you have seen it or you never plan to and don't care. This contains some spoilers. I own neither the song or Brave. Enjoy!
Merida rode Angus through the forest trying to run from this disaster of a night. Her hair swaying wildly in the wind while tears of anger and frustration and sadness fell down her cheeks. She couldn't believe how screwed up her life was. It just wasn't fair! Not only did her mother just throw the only thing that made her smile into the fire but she also had to give up her life and dreams to marry one of the three brutes that had been presented to her. Her thoughts were disrupted suddenly when Angus became spooked and bucked managing to throw her off him. She landed on her back and got up to figure out where she was. She looked around and noticed in front of her was a lake. She walked over and bent down, gathering up some water in her hands and threw said water into her face. She looked down into the water at her reflection. Her hair was all messy and had dirt all over her face. Her dress was all torn up. She touched her red cheek noticing the little scratch that came from the last arrow she had shot in defiance. She put her hand down and sniffed the air. The wind died down but still maintained a gentle breeze calming her. She began to hum a tune she had heard as a child by one of the peasant folks. It always calmed her down in times of despair.
Look at me I will never pass for a perfect bride or a perfect daughter.
I will never marry those 'men' if you can call them that! I don't want to be merely a wallflower! I want to make a difference just not in the way mum wants.
Can it be I'm not meant to play this part?
I want to be free to make my own choices! Can't a princess choose her own fate? Is that so wrong?
Now I see that if I were truly to be myself I would break my family's heart.
All mum wants is for me to be her! But I'm not her! If anything I'm more like my da! Her face when I stormed out was as cold as I am now. I did follow the rules. She said them and I followed! Just not in the way she wanted. One thing for certain is she was right. What if this disrupts the peace between the clans? Oh no! What have I done?
Who is that girl I see staring straight back at me?
I may have caused a war because of my foolishness! I am not selfish!
Why is my reflection someone I don't know?
This is not me and will never be me. I can't change who I am.
Somehow I cannot hide who I am though I've tried.
I've already behaved like mum asked me to and that cost me.
When will my reflection show who I am inside?
When will I be able to show who I really am?
When will my reflection show who I am inside?
The answer to that is never unless...I can change my fate!
With that thought Merida beckoned the black and white horse over. Angus still refused to come any closer and neighed in fear making Merida leave the lake and walk over to calm him. She stroked his mouth and whispered words of comfort. He nudged her hand with his head and gently head butted her. She grabbed the reigns and mounted him. Then urged him forward with the reigns and began to dash further into the forest, hoping to find an answer to her dilemma.
Hope this was worth the few minutes you spared to read this. Please review and let me know what you thought!