True Love Strikes
By: HPOL001
Author's Note: So this is my first story and it's about King Harold & Queen Lillian from Shrek 2. I'm gonna make it to where Harold has already been turned back into a human by the fairy godmother and he's trying to win the love of Lillian. Harold is the crown prince of Far Far Away and Lillian is the princess of a nearby kingdom. Harold is also back at Far Far Away getting used to royal life again. So I hope if anyone reads this they will enjoy it and if they do I'll be glad to go on with the story. OK, so let's get on with it shall we. Also the first paragraph is in third person, it will be in Harold's pov for most of the chapter and it might switch between him and Lillian when Lillian comes in. These characters do not belong to me, only Dreamworks. P.S. Harold is taller then Lillian in my story simply because I like it better that way.
Chapter 1:
Human Once More
It was a bright sunny day in the middle of March, in the kingdom of Far Far Away. The prince was just waking up and was very happy that he was in the castle once more. You see just a few weeks ago Prince Harold had been a lily pad lounger, a frog in other words. Well when Harold was just 12 years old he happened to run into an old evil witch and she had cast a spell on him. Turning him into a frog until he was granted true love's kiss. He went to his parents and they had no idea what to do, so he fled from the castle that night thinking he didn't belong there anymore. He had just turned 19 when he got the Fairy Godmother to help him. She changed him back on one guarantee, that his first born daughter would marry her son. He thought nothing of it at the time and agreed to it. He soon after made his way back to Far Far Away and reclaimed his position as the Crown Prince. His parents were overjoyed to have their son back, Harold had been back for almost a month now.
Harold yawned and slowly sat up in his bed. He smiled when he realized that he was still in the castle as a human. He was starting to get used to being a prince again. He looked out the window. Another beautiful day he thought.
"Well I should probably get ready for today," he said to himself. He got up, got dressed, combed his hair, and washed his face. He hurried down to the dining room to meet his parents, King James and Queen Emilia, for breakfast. As he reached the door he saw them smiling at him.
"Good morning Mom, good morning Dad," he greeted his parents.
"Good morning son," His father said and his mother just smiled warmly at him. They sat down at the table and started to eat. After about a half a hour of eating and talking breakfast was over with. Before he could leave, his father stopped him.
"One minute Harold I have something to tell you," his father said.
"OK, what is it Dad?" Harold asked.
"Just to welcome you back, we are having a ball tomorrow night in your honor and the princess from the kingdom of Dortheon is coming tonight," his father said happily.
"Oh that's great Dad," he smiled at his father.
"Wonderful!" the King exclaimed.
"Dad where does everyone think I've been these past years?" he asked curiously.
"Well we told everybody that you were at a boarding school, just learning how to be a King," his father answered.
"Oh alright then, well I better be going then," he excused himself.
"Alright see you later son," the King said.
"Bye Mom and Dad," he said and closed the door to the dining room. He went out the front door of the castle and walked down to the lily pond that was near the garden. He sat down near the water and just gazed up at the sky. Great a party he thought, he smiled to himself. He would get to see all his old friends again and family he hadn't seen in years. As for that princess he thought, he knew his father was probably trying to set him up. Maybe she won't be that bad but he still didn't want to get married yet, especially to someone he didn't even know. She was coming tonight and he wasn't that thrilled about it.
For the rest of the day he went about his normal duties. It was getting close to late afternoon and the princess would be arriving soon.
Her parents the King and Queen were coming too. His father told him that they are coming to celebrate his return and his father has to talk to the King of Dortheon about business. But he knew it was to talk about plans for a marriage between the princess and him. He sighed heavily when he was told that they'd be staying there a week. The trumpets sounded, signaling that the King, Queen, and Princess were here. The King, Queen, and Prince stepped out to stand in front of the doors of the castle, they waited patiently for the other royals to come out of the carriage.
The carriage came to a halt and three people stepped out. Harold could only see the King and Queen really, the princess was blocked by them standing in front. They walked up to his parents and all four of the adults greeted each other warmly. The young prince bowed to King Phillip and Queen Alice of Dortheon.
"Well it's very nice to meet you, your highness," King Phillip said to Harold.
"It's nice to meet you too, your majesty," he replied to the king. Harold then smiled politely.
"Well I should introduce my daughter, your highness this is my daughter, Lillian," he smiled and stepped to the side. Before Harold was the young 17 year old Princess Lillian, his eyes went a little wide and he was at a loss for words. He thought the princess was absolutely gorgeous. She had long, golden hair, that was loose at the moment. Her figure was slim and the dress she was wearing accented all her curves. She was smiling sweetly at him and it made her look even more radiant to him. One thing that really captivated him about her appearance were her eyes, they were a beautiful mix of blue and gray. His lips twitched a little and he found himself smiling back at her. He bowed to her and took the hand she held out for him.
"It's wonderful to meet you, your highness," he said then gently kissed the hand that he was holding.
"Um, it's very nice to meet you too, your highness," she replied to him nervously. She dropped her hand slowly after he had kissed it.
"Well why don't we go inside," King James said. The other three adults followed him inside. The young prince and princess watched them go.
Princess Lillian studied the prince who was in front of her. He looked very handsome to her. He was very fit, he had a thick head of reddish-brownish hair, his smile was fantastic, and his eyes she thought. When she looked into them she wanted to melt. They were a brilliant light brown and they made him look very handsome. Of course looks is probably all he has though she thought, all the other princes she ever met were all jerks. But she shouldn't judge Prince Harold so quickly, she hadn't even known him five minutes. She wasn't that thrilled about her father setting her up with another prince but she came anyway. Who knows she thought this prince might be different.
Harold looked back at Princess Lillian. She was gorgeous he thought again, but that's probably it. Most princesses he had met before were airheads. Lillian seemed nice though but he hadn't known her that long. He still wasn't very happy about this, but he could live through a week. He held out his arm for her to take and she nervously took it. He led her into the castle to go to the dining room for dinner. Who knows he thought, this princess might be different.
Dinner was enjoyable. The adults talked mostly to each other, while Harold and Lillian just listened and glanced at one another every now and then. As everybody was getting ready to go to bed, King James asked Harold to show Lillian to her room.
"Yes Dad, of course I will," he replied. He held out his arm to her again and she took it. He led her up a few flights of stairs and then stopped outside a door.
"Well, Princess Lillian, this is your room," he said as he dropped his arm.
"Um thank you very much, your highness," she let go of his arm as she answered.
"Well hope you have a pleasant night sleep, see you in the morning at breakfast I suppose," he said politely.
"Um, yes of course, good night," she opened the door of her room, they shared one last smile and she closed the door softly. He sighed and went to his own room. As they both feel asleep that night. They wondered what was to come the next day.