Two days after the Queens entrance exams...
"Hello, Gilbert," Matthew said when he opened the door and saw the boy standing there "What brings you here? If you- uh- you're here for Anne, she's not here"
"Actually, I'm here to see you... and Ms. Cuthbert" the boy said.
"Uh, well. Come in, I'll go get Marilla"
After a few minutes, both siblings came to the parlor, where Gilbert was waiting.
"Well, hello, Gilbert. It's so good to see you" Marilla said.
"It's good to see you too, Ms. Cuthbert" he nodded.
"What brings you here?" she asked.
"I well- I came- to ask you for permission," he said, pausing for a few seconds "To court Anne"
"I see," Marilla said, Matthew kept quiet, not knowing what to say.
"I know I'm not the most eligible suitor for your daughter. I don't have much, I know that, but I can promise you if she and I were to get married some day, she won't need anything. I'll give her everything humanly possible, I'll love her with all my soul and care for her, and I- I guess, what I'm trying to say here is that, I love Anne, you might think I sound crazy right now, but I do. I love her, there's no one else for me but her and I wanted to do things the right way, that's why I came here to ask you for permission because I know how much you mean to her and- and-"
"Gilbert, you are the most wonderful boy for our Anne" Matthew interrupted, "You have our permission, son. You've always had it"
"I knew you two were meant to be since the first time I saw you together," Marilla said.
"Thank you" he sighed "Thank you so much, Mr. and Ms. Cuthbert"
"Thank you, Gilbert" Marilla offered him a kind smile, "Take care of our Anne"
Two weeks after the exams, at the Vale's garden...
"So you asked them for permission almost two weeks ago?" Anne asked after he finished his story.
"Precisely" he smiled proudly.
"And why did it take you so long to ask me, Gilbert Blythe?" she frowned crossing her arms.
"I was waiting for the right time" he buries his nose on her neck "We should go tell everyone the news... everyone meaning our families, obviously" he said.
"Tell them what? It's not like we're getting married"
"Tell them that we're courting, I want every single person on this island to know how lucky I am" Gilbert smiled, cupping her face and bringing her lips to his.
"Okay," she said between kisses.
Bash and Mary
"I KNEW IT! I CALLED THIS! I KNEW IT" Bash danced "SINCE THE MOMENT YOU GOT HER LETTER ON THE SHIP! I KNEW IT"
"Congratulations" Mary grabbed Anne's hand.
Matthew and Marilla
"We're so happy for you two!" Marilla said and Matthew nodded in agreement.
Rachel Lynde
"Courting?!" she gasped "How wonderful! Another young couple in Avonlea!"
Diana and Ruby
"I took you two long enough" Diana said.
"YES, you were exhausting with your slow-burn shit" Ruby said.
"RUBY!" Anne and Diana said, and Ruby chuckled.
Cole
Dear, Anne
I do not have much to say to you than just...I TOLD YOU GILBERT HAD A CRUSH ON YOU!
Love,
Cole
P.S. When is the wedding?
AN: This is the end of this part... I know it's short but it's kind of a set up for the next part of the series. The next part is called Cortaro (like the title of this chapter) it comes from the Greek verb Κορτάρω and it means 'To court'.
I hope you enjoyed this first part! As you may have already noticed I love to use Greek words to name my works, I study classic philology at university and I am completely in love with the language, and also think it sounds way more romantic in greek because why call it 'Kiss' when you can call it 'Phileo, and why call it 'Courtship' when you can call it 'Cortaro'
If you could go to the series and bookmark it or something, I'd really appreciate it. See you in part two: Cortaro.
xo GingerSpirits
EDIT: Part to is already up in my profile:)
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PHILEO | Shirbert
RomanceAnne doesn't want to play spin the bottle again after the last time, Cole was not there to save her this time. Conveniently enough, Gilbert doesn't want to play either. Phileo comes from the Greek verb (Φιλέω) and means 'To Kiss'. COMPLETE
