Chapter 1

Rebecca waited in her carriage for the announcement. Where she was back at French court, not that she has been here a lot of times, the last time she came she was around five and she stayed only from a few months, so she can't really remember much.

Looking back in time she realizes how easy it was.

Yes she was a princess, the second heir to the Scotland thrones, not that she crave for it. Her father was the younger brother of Jaime V, Mary's father. Her mother, on the other hand, was an Italian noblewoman, a very rich one; her family was one of the most powerful in Italia and in all Europe having lands all around the old continent. She remembers when she and Mary were sent to a convent, Mary was just nine and she was about to complete her eleven birthday.

In that convent they became sister more than actually cousins but when Rebecca was 13 she was sent to Italy to marry the King, being his 3rd wife but just like the two previews ones she did not conceive a child, so when the kind died 9 months ago, she was the right heir to the throne (the only actually) so she became the Queen of Italy.

"She is here." The servant says and I pass my hangs trough my red cape as the door is open reveling me the castle and everyone outside. I get out of the carriage and people bow to me and I saw 4 familiar girls, Mary's Ladies-in-waiting, our friends for Scotland.

"Queen Rebecca I didn't knew you would accompany us."

"Oh my sweet Aylee of course I would." I tell her with a smile as we saw the other carriage opening to reveal Mary as she gets out and she immediately hugs her friends obviously happy to see them. Then she turns to me and her smile grows as I see tears forming into her eyes and I try to control mines too. We had been apart for a long time and she has change, she was now a beautiful girl in the age of marring.

"Becca." She says and I swear I must have been the only one who hear her. We meet each other and hug very tight.

"Mary, how much I have missed you."

"Not as much as I did. I am sure." She says and we apart Greer starts to fix Mary's hair.

"Here they come." Kenna says as the King is introduced and enters with a woman.

"That is King Henry, but it that Catherine?"

"No they are still waiting on her." Kenna responds to Mary.

"That is Diane de Poitiers, the Kings Misters." I tell them, she was famous around courts. Everyone knew how much the King loves her. I envy her in that department.

"So the rumors are true." Kenna says.

"Unlike her you will have to trouble finding husbands here." Lola says and I try not to smile at the fact she kind of insulted her.

"We will certain enjoy the hunt. What about you? Don't tell me is about that boy from Aberdeen."

"Collin said he would wait for me."

"Until when? We might never be back to Scotland soils if it all works for Mary." Greer keeps talking but I don't listen as I was trying to pay attention to Mary.

"Are you ok?" I ask so that we would be the only ones listening.

"I bit nervous." She tells me and I could see as in fact she is very nervous.

"It's ok to be." I tell her with a smile trying to calm her and as I turn to the castle I see a man walking. He had dark hair and for what I could see light eyes, he was…

"Is that Frances? He's gorgeous." Kenna just took the worlds from my mind. He sure was gorgeous but he was too far to say more.

"That is not Francis, I know it isn't."

"Then that must be Sebastian, the King bastard. Diane's son. I hear the King favors him." See Kenna can surprise me, how can she know so much and leaves in Scotland and I leaving in Italy know half?

"You majesty, Queen Catherine."

As everyone finished bow to the Queen latter a young man with blonde hair appear. That was Francis.

"I don't believe it." Mary says with a smile. Yep she totally finds him attractive.

"You're grace." And he finds her. Attraction is a nice way to start it.

"Call me Mary please."

"Francis." He tells her. He looked like a nice boy, I hope he is or we are going to have a problem in here.

"The castle seams bigger is that possible, you too of course" And Mary is going to ramble. I know it so I try not to laugh at her ramblings but the girls' sure laugh at this. My poor cousin. I look at the girls with a disaprovement look and they stop immediately when I turn Mary and Francis are already walking.

Mary and I were sitting as the girls listen to her obligations and duties as I whisper to Mary.

"So what did you though?"

"Of what?" She asks me turning to me.

"Francis." I say and she smiles.

"He is nice."

"Oh please Mary, you find him more than nice." I tell her and I can see her blushing.

As we were felt alone the girls started to put make up and change dresses I just stay there looking at them as I took my cape off. Then Aylee suggested we would look around the castle and we did it.

I found myself crossing paths with Queen Catherine and I bow to her as showing my respect.

"My young woman you should not bow, you are a Queen too." She tells me and I blush a bit. It was strange to me still. "No need to be ashamed, you still new at all of this. So tell me, how did you find Italy?"

"It's very welcoming I have to confess, I enjoy it very much." Catherine's family and mine, as they both had half of the lands of Italy and were the most powerful families of Italy, were very close.

"We Italian's have that, well now I am France Woman."

"I was actually expect to find you or the King, I want to thank you for letting me come too, I don't mean to be rude or anything by staying for a while." At this she comes closer to me as if that no one else heard, even if we were alone.

"You are very welcomed, Italy is always welcomed. It's not you that I am concern."

"Is there anything I could do?" I ask and she smiles.

"No, my darling, you enjoy it." She tells me leaving.

When I came cross Mary I noticed she was upset so I stop her and she turn to me calming a little bit when she saw it was me.

"Oh I am sorry Becca."

"It is fine Mary, why so upset?" I ask and she tells me what Francis said to her and boy I was angry.

"He is just an arrogant arse." I tell her and she looks at me shocked but with a smile. "Let's go outside play with Stirling."

Mary was throwing the rocks at the water as Stirling started to run to the florest and I followed him as did Mary, calling his name. When I felt a hard body holding me and I look up to face the most beautiful eyes I had ever seen.

"Young girls, royals, Queens, do not leave the castle alone." He tells both of us I a seriously tired not to stare at his eyes whish wasn't working.

"Why not?" I ask him as the same time Mary said.

"But my dog?"

"Let him go. Do not go to those woods. Do you hear me?"

"Why not?" We asked at the same time.

"What is in those woods?" I ask.

"Besides my dog you might have caught if you hadn't stopped me." God I missed how we used to finished each other sentence.

"You're dog will find his way back. There is food, water, shelter, who wouldn't want to be at the castle?" Mary and some parts of me also could find a list of places where I rather prefer being, of course I couldn't be in either of them. "Expect for perhaps you? You'd rather be at the convent, would you, eating porridge and trudging through mud."

"I happen to like the way mud feels under foot." She says and I nod with my head and I could see Sebastian smiling at me, even he's smile was beautiful. Rebecca Stuart stop it now.

"Maybe you will send back to the nuns, for misbehaving."

"You're cheeky." I say trying to hide a smile.

"And you are both more upset about more than you dog taking a jaunt in the wild. What is it?"

"You should ask your brother." Mary tells him.

"Ask him what?"

"Why he has to be such a moody, arrogant, arse." I tell him and I could see him smirking at me.

"We are half brother, by that way, nothing in common but our father." He tells me and then turns to Mary. "But I tell Francis of your… discontent." That is a nice way to put it. "And I will find your dog."

As Mary and I walked I turn back to see Sebastian looking at me as he smile and I smile back as I turn to my path.

The wedding beautiful and now everyone was celebrating as I served I glass of wine I put it back on the table without anyone noticing, not waiting to be rude.

"You don't drink my grace?" Sebastian says approaching me.

"No I don't. And please call me Rebecca or Becca."

"You look wonderful but I am sure a lot of people must already have told you." He tells me and I smile at him. Actually no one had told me with the same look has, I actually believe him.

"You would be surprise." I tell him as I try to find for a glass of water.

"Here." He tells me offering me a glass he just took from the table and handling it to me, as our fingers touched I felt something, not sure what.

I drink it and then the girls come to take me to the dance floor as we take off our shoes and start to dance. As I danced and I felt someone watching me and when I turned I saw Sebastian against a wall looking at me and I smile at him and I could see a true smile coming from his face, even if it was little. We stare at each other, I don't know how much but when I realized what I was doing I turn my face away blushing and I saw Mary smiling at Francis whish made me even more happy. They could make it work.

As the song ended Kenna suggested we saw the consummation and we did it. I took it all and I remembered the time it was me and now scared I was. I could see the same in Elizabeth but as the acted happen we hear her moan in pleasure and I some of that came to me. We all stare at each other and we knew what we were thinking so we all ran as I walk to my bedroom and locked myself. As in the heat of the moment I said something I never expected to happen.

The next day I was woken up and told what happen with Collin so I ran as faster as I could to meet Mary. As Lola cried and everyone wonder what happened. Lola then spoke about someone in the castle conspiring against Mary and she herself told us about someone who told her not to drink the wine. I was forever thankfully for whoever did it.

Lola as crying again as the news of Collins' death and she blamed Mary wish wasn't fair but I understand where that came from. As Mary left the room crying I follow her making sure she was fine. I found her in the stares crying so I sat next to her and put her head in my knees.

"Oh Mary, you know Lola didn't meant it, she is broken hearted." At that moment we hear a dog and we turned to see Sebastian with Stirling and I got up as Mary hugged the dog and I felt Sebastian looking at me but we hear Mary cried so we turned.

"What did I do?" I hear her says and then she turned to us. "I am sorry. It is just been so hard."

"I know." He tells me and then looks at me, like he knew I was also in pain.

"So much hard I though you would be."

"Mary, you have me and our friends, Greer, Kenna, Aylee and Lola."

"Oh poor Lola, I should go talk with her." She tells getting up. "Thank you Sebastian, I will see you tomorrow Becca."

"Yes Mary, have a goodnight." I tell her and she left and I am left with Sebastian and I am happy to not be facing him right now because I am blushing remember what happen last night after I went to my room. It was his name I called when I was talking care of myself. Wish never happened. I had never called any man's name. I finally turned to him.

"You aren't also alone." He tells me and I look surprised by the truthful in his words, it was like he could see my broken soul.

"I have my friends."

"I am not talking about your friends." He tells me and I knew he meant himself, right? Then he looks up. "I want you to be well my grace." He tells me bowing a bit.

"Thank you Sebastian truly, and it's Becca how my friend treat me." I tell him and I saw his smile as I walk.

"Mother."

"Where did you find the dog?"

"In the woods it was drawn to the blood."

"How close did you get?" Diane asked her son and her son know what she is talking about and he look to the stairs to the place where Rebecca was before.

"Take care my brave son, or you will bleed for a girl who will never be yours."

All the looks from Rebecca will be in my polyvore account: leanatasha, in a collection with the same name