The Royal Wedding
by
Farah Noori
I've never had to really yawn for anything in life, I was always simply given what I asked for, but I almost never asked. I was grateful for what I had but marriage? That's one thing I would want to do with a lot of thinking and my own likes.
I guess father can do anything to save his kingdom, even if that means marrying my off to a guy who isn't even from the same religion as ours, oh bloody hell. These kings would do anything to save their kingdoms, even if it means killing someone off. Caroline shrugged think about what she just had said in her mind, and wondered what her father would think of that; but she was immediately shaken by her mother's voice.
"Caroline dear, may I come in?" She said standing behind the almost closed door
"Yes Mother, you may come in" Caroline shouted, her mother walked right up to her and set beside her in her beautiful round bed, which was made especially for the younger princess of mystic falls.
"What is it mother?" Asked Caroline with a little sadden smile, looking her mom in the eye.
"A letter from New Orleans had arrived today". She paused; Caroline give her mother a look, her mother ignored her expression completely and began to finish what she had came to say. " Your father is inviting the king to pay mystic falls a visit" At that point Caroline had heard enough, how could he?" Caroline shouted, getting up from her bed with her hands hanging in the air to show her frustration, without realizing.
" Lower, my dear! You're father will not hear a word" her mother said with a look, that Cleary stated there is nothing you can do about it. Tears begun to fall down on Caroline's beautifully shaped pink cheeks, she was in a state of shock, she sat down beside her mom on her bed, and without another word cuddled her waist and buried her wet face in her moms lap.
" Has you're mother, let Caroline know about the king visiting?" asked the King
" Yes father, I believe she has been informed by now "said the older Forbes politely with her eyes kneeled to the ground. It was a sign of respect not to look your elders in the eye, specially ones that were royalty perhaps, but the older Forbes girl has always been the polite and mannered one, Caroline on the other hand was more of a wild and outspoken kind of girl. Sometimes the king would wonder about how his two daughters were total opposites, yet get along so well? But the queen had always told him that opposites tained to complete each other in ways mutual's couldn't.
Elena was now wondering, how the conversation was going between her mother and her sweet Caroline. The thought of Caroline getting married and leaving her all alone was freighting at times, but Elena understood with saving the kingdom meant to their father. He had a duty to fulfill to his people as their king, and he must do it at any cost.
" My brave daughter, you must give the king a chance at least, you haven't even met him. How can you decide that you don't want to marry him?" her mother was a little confused by Caroline's reaction.
" But mother I always thought of marrying a Christian, how could father just make me marry a Roman Catholic? Caroline screamed.
" Would you lower your voice girl, you're going to get us in trouble."Her mother got up and walked a little further from the bed, then turned to face Caroline who was sitting still. " When I married your father, I never thought I would ever be able to love him but then you and Elena came along, and now I wouldn't dare think so" her mother explained to Caroline.
" Mother, are you saying that I might just fall in love with the king after I have his kids?" asked Caroline confused and unhappy by her mothers comment.
"No my dear, but you must not judge a situation before hand, you must prepare yourself to the best of your ability for the king, who is two arrive tomorrow at dawn. And you must not do foolishness of any sort that might cause any sort of shame to you're father or our kingdom".
"Fine, if its all about father and our kingdom then I guess I have to play apart in it for my people, because it is my duty to them. But dare not you think, that I'll forgive both of you for doing this to me" Caroline walked out to balcony attached to her bedroom, from where she could see the whole mansion and its elite beauty.
Her mother looked in the direction of the balcony, but shortly left the room, closing the door behind her.
As she walked down the stairs, she found Elena sitting with her father but they weren't talking, instead they were lost in their own thoughts perhaps. As she approached them momentarily "Elena dear" she said, which caused Elena to jump from her position on the very beautiful white sofa across from her father.
"Yes mother?" she answered quickly.
"Will you please help Caroline, have everything ready for tomorrow" her mother asked.
"Yes" she left quickly to see Caroline. Although Elena was closer to her father, she almost always understood what her mother wanted and needed without a word and had always followed it to perfection. Following Elena's direction until she disappeared in the upstairs hallway, her mother than turned to face the king, " she is ready Henry" said her mother with an unsure smile, hoping she will be right at last.
The king was suddenly found smirking; he slowly got up to approach the queen. Putting both of his ends on each side of her shoulder to " thank you Liz" he said whispering in her ear.
Elena knocked on the door but heard no response, which caused her to open the door and walk in. "Carooool-ine? CAROLINE?" she suddenly realized Caroline was in her balcony. Elena slowly walked to the balcony and stood right beside Caroline, gazing at the beautiful view from her balcony.
"Enough gazing" she grabbed Caroline from her arm, and pulled her into her room than placed her on the side of her bed, she sat right beside her.
"Look, I am not in the mood" said Caroline dryly.
" The king is arriving tomorrow, we do not have much time" Elena widened her eyes
" Why can't you marry him? Why does it have to be me? Asked Caroline only to regret it shortly after
… "Because I am not an actual Forbes, although I believe I am, but I am not" Elena said hiding her sadness.
"I'm sorry. I did not mean it like that" Caroline said regrettably
" Don't, lets not discuss this now; On to the more appropriate topics now. Like the king arriving tomorrow" Elena said a little happily.
" Yes, unfortunately" confessed Caroline.
"Now, lets get you ready, he is visiting for a week, and you must dress to kill in that week! Our kingdom depends on it" teased Elena
"OH STOP IT " Caroline shouted a little angry but also playing.
"Fine, but we need to organize your closet with the things you will be wearing this week" Elena said walking to Caroline's closet and opening each side of the door with one hand.
Elena started to pick and organize her clothes for the week, while Caroline was lost in her thoughts. She was to tired and unhappy to be choosing dresses to wear for someone she didn't know, but her thoughts were shortly distracted by Elena, who happened to be right in front of her at this point.
" Everything is prepared here, and all the other arrangements have been done yesterday, tomorrow is when we will prepare you" Elena said a little excited.
"Seriously? You almost seem excited?" Caroline said looking at Elena with disappointment.
" You're marrying the prince and soon to be king on New Orleans, why shouldn't I be excited? You're going to make a beautiful bride" said Elena smiling.
Caroline just watched her with an unapproved expression, which made Elena laugh out loud. Suddenly Elena remembered she had other preparations to help her mother with, so she begin to make her way to the door, meanwhile a thought accord to Caroline's mind.
She immediately got up from her bed and was facing Elena who was a step away from the door.
"Elena?" Caroline said almost in a whisper
"Yes?" Elena turned back.
"What's his name?" she paused. "The king's name." She finally asked.
"Niklaus" Elena said with a smile and finally left the room, closing the door behind her.
"Niklaus"- repeated Caroline in her mind.