Fanfiction- Rewritten Selection

From the day he was born, Maxon had his whole life was planned out for him. He was to grow up under his father, King Eikko's, wing, training daily on the ways to rule, have a selection when he was 19 years old, get married, and become king in his mid-twenties. This was just the way things were and had been for his father Eikko, his grandfather, Maxon, whom he was named after, and all the generations before that. It had just been a normal day for the young prince, running around the castle, trying to find ways to spend his hours in between his etiquette lessons. He was just heading back to the dining hall for lunch when he noticed his parent, Eadlyn, and Eikko, standing by the door, speaking to a young woman and her daughter, who seemed about his age. As soon as the little girl saw Maxon, she ran over, shrieking as she ran.

Queen Eadlyn Pov

Just as Eiko and I were making our way down to the dining hall we were stopped by Officer Ledger, claiming that someone was waiting to speak with us. We went to the entryway and saw a young woman standing there with her daughter, who seemed to be around the same age as my Maxon. I recognized her face from the application papers I had been sorting through lately. She was the new head seamstress for the palace. I walked up and formally introduced myself.

"Hello, I'm Eadlyn, welcome to the Palace. We are very pleased to have you here,"

She quickly dropped into a curtsy and I walked over to her as she responded,

"Your majesty, it truly is an honor. I'm Avery and this is…"

Her voice trailed off as suddenly her daughter ran off squealing down a corridor. I soon realized that she had run over to Maxon.

"That's Lauren. She's 4. We happened to be on our back to Carolina after finishing one of my business trips as we passed by the palace. It was at that moment that I remembered seeing an advertisement for an opening in the seamstress position and I thought I would stop by to see if you were interested in my work. I had meant for this to be more civilized, but managing a four-year-old little girl as a single mother, it's pretty difficult to keep things under control. Lauren tends to just go where she wants, and this time, of course, that has ended up with her playing with the prince," Avery said.

Just as Avery finished speaking, the two children ran over, laughing and talking in a jumble of words.

"Mom, is she staying here at the palace with us?"

"Mom, can we pleeeeeease stay here, it's so lonely back in Carolina."

"Mom, I can finally have someone to play around the palace with!"

"Wait, so can we (she) stay?" They both asked, out of breath.

"Yes," I answered, laughing. "Lauren and her mother are staying at the palace with us. And yes you too will be able to play with each other. And yes, you will both be attending lessons with the other children at the palace," I finished.

Avery looked over at me in shock, obviously having received her answer as to whether or not she had received the position.

"Can she come to my etiquette lessons too?" Maxon asked with a pleading look in his eyes.

I looked up to Avery to see what she thought, and she nodded back in confirmation.

"Yes, Lauren can join you in all your lessons until further notice."

"YAYAYAYAYAYAYAY" the two toddlers squealed jumping up and down.

"Now go run along and play, and Maxon, why don't you show Lauren around." I finally told them.

The two toddlers ran along, skipping down the nearest hallways that led to the gardens.

"Your Majesty, thank you so much, I am forever grateful," Avery spoke in awe.

"No, the pleasure is all mine. We have been looking for someone who was personable, not someone who was uptight and overly strict with her work. I could tell right away that you were the one we were looking for," I answered.

"Wow, thank you! I'm happy that those two seem to be getting along," Avery said, smiling.

"Yes, I haven't seen Maxon that excited in ages," I agreed. "Now let's show you around and get you settled in your room,"

Third Person Pov

Maxon and Lauren began to attend all of their lessons together, taught by their teacher. Sylvia. Even outside of their lessons, the two were inseparable. The did everything together, ate together, played together, talked about life together. Over time, Lauren just became more and more like family to the Schreaves. She even got her own seat over with the royal family during their recordings of The Report on Friday evenings. Both of the children were shaping up to become two very nice men and women. Everything had been running smoothly and happily for years, when one day, Sylvia showed up to Lauren's room with a very important question.

Lauren's Pov

When Sylvia showed up at my door, I knew something was up. Sylvia never came to our rooms, she only saw us during meal times and lessons, or sometimes around the "palace, so the facts that she was here in my bedroom, was strange. I welcomed into my room and we sat down, as I sensed that this was going to be important.

"Lauren," she said. "All your life you've been here at the palace, receiving the very same education as the Prince himself, and the King, Queen, and I have been talking recently."

Oh god, I thought. This is the part where she tells me I can't go to lessons anymore, that I have to go down and help my mother as a seamstress.

"And we think it would be very beneficial to both you and Maxon if you took on a bit of his work as he begins to train more for his ascendance to the throne," she said.

What? I thought. She's not kicking me out? The look of shock on my face must have been prominent, as Sylvia continued on with her offer.

"It would mean a lot of extra hard work, and much more time dedicated to the study, but we believe that it would be beneficial to challenge you and well as helping Maxon to lighten the workload. So, what do you say? Are you ready to take on the extra challenge?"

I was shocked, but I knew my answer. This was what I had been waiting for my entire life!

"Of Course, Lady Sylvia. I would love too!"

She smiled wide as she gave me the final instructions for the job.

"You would have to start tomorrow afternoon, and you would work every day after lunch until you two finish the load, understood?"

I nodded my head eagerly, excited for the next day to come.

"Perfect!" she exclaimed. "Well, I'll see you tomorrow then. Have a nice rest!"

A waved goodbye just as my maids came in to get me ready for the night. I would need the sleep, and I would need extra energy for the workload that I would be hit with the following day.

Next Chapter Up Soon! It'll be easier to update as soon as I get further into the plot so sorry if I move through the beginning of the story pretty quickly.