Hey everyone! Sorry for the long wait. School is getting really intense right now. I've got assignments out the wazoo and next semester is going to get worse. It's my final semester and I'm in the field, doing lots of assignments. Just warning you ahead of time. I'm gonna try to post one more chapter this Christmas season before I have to go back, but no promises. If I don't post for awhile, don't worry, I'm not abandoning this story, just spending a lot of time doing stuff for school.

Okay, now that that's settled. I want to say thank you to all of you who reviewed and favorited/followed me! I'm glad you guys like this story! I'm having so much fun writing this story and I can't wait to write what's going to happen next! Don't be afraid to review or message me! I really like hearing what you guys have to say about this story! I wanted to get this chapter out on my birthday a few weeks ago, but homework got in the way. Sigh...but oh well, it's out now! Hope you guys enjoy this chapter!

I don't own Fable, if I did then Benn Finn and Reaver would have been people you could have married in the game lol only own Eliza

Thanks to my lovely reviewers! I really appreciate hearing what you had to say!

whyamIupsolate- It's coming along, Sweetie XD Slowly, but I'm working on it! Glad you like it! Just think about Loki and all of his hilarious quotes, like TAAAA-DAAA! haha

Starfire Tamaran- hahaha oh yeah, I love a good twist! Of course he does XD That's just how he is, a thorn in everyone's side. lol it's gonna get more interesting, and of course hilarious!

DaGangstar074- haha thanks! Oh yeah, there's gonna be fun in this! Exactly! I love hitting people with a plot twist XD I'm glad you love it.

Reaver laughed at our shocked expressions. "Oh dear, it seems that my lovely fiance has forgotten that we're getting married."

Jasper turned to me. "Are you engaged to Master Reaver?"

I could barely even answer. We were engaged?! That was definitely not part of the plan! What was he doing?!

"Miss Eliza?" Jasper asked me worriedly.

I snapped out of my daze and met his eyes. "What?"

"Is this true? Are you and Reaver engaged?"

Reaver just stood off to the side, a smirk upon his lips.

I didn't want to say yes, but we had to keep this secret plan between the two of us.

"I…I…uh…" I mumbled, trying to find the right words.

"Go ahead, My Dear." Reaver purred. "Don't need to act so shy about us. People are bound to find out about our affair sooner or later."

A shiver ran down my spine. That sounded sooo…horrible.

Swallowing the lump in my throat and trying to ignore how disgusting this phrase was going to sound. "Y-yes…Reaver…and I are engaged…" I struggled to tell Jasper.

Jasper looked flabbergasted and about to faint.

Reaver, however, continued to smirk evilly at me. As if he was excited to watch me suffer.

"Now that you know, may we go see the Queen?" Reaver asked Jasper, who was opening and closing his mouth like a fish.

"I…I suppose…yes…you may go in." He stuttered, looking between Reaver and I.

Reaver came to me and put his hand on my back. "Come, My Dear. Let's go see the Queen and tell her our glorious news."

Unable to respond, I reluctantly followed him into the castle, leaving Jasper there still in shock.

As we walked inside, a few servants spotted us and stared at us with widened eyes and gasped.

But my attention was too focused on what had just transpired. Reaver and I were engaged?! That wasn't part of the plan! What was he doing?!

"Just smile and strut, Darling." Reaver told me, breaking me away from my panicked state.

"You…we…we're…engaged?" I managed to tell him as we walked up the grand stairs.

"Why yes, we are. Aren't you thrilled?" he asked me, acting as if nothing had happened.

When we made it to the top of the stairs, Reaver turned me around to face him. "Look, if we're going to play off the happy couple, you're going to have to straighten up and stop looking like Hollowman. Pale as a ghost and mouth hanging open as if your jaw was broken."

Finding the will to stop looking so shocked, I glared up at him. "I am not a Hollowman!" I snapped at him.

"Oh she finally speaks." He sneered.

"Oh I'm about to do a lot more than speak you moron!" I yelled, clenching my fists.

"Well do that later, right now, we have an appointment with the Queen." He told me, grabbing my arm and turning me around when a servant came to us.

"Her Majesty will see you now." The manservant informed us.

"Splendid!" Reaver rejoiced, placing his hand at the small of my back, making me cringe. "We can't wait to see her!"

The servant nodded to us and opened the door, not seeing the darkened glare that I shot at Reaver, smacking his hand away from me and stepping away from him.

As we walked into the throne room, we could see Emma talking to a man wearing farming clothing.

"I will see to it that your house will be fixed." She said calmly to the man.

The man bowed to her. "Thank you, your Majesty."

"The guard will see you out."

The man was escorted out, leaving Emma alone on the throne.

Suddenly, our eyes met and a large grin broke across her face. The anger in my body seemed to disparate as soon as I saw her. Not caring if she looked strange, Emma nearly leapt off of the throne and ran to meet her halfway with a hug.

"Eliza!" she exclaimed, hugging me against her body. "What are you doing here?!"

I giggled, pulling away to look at her. "I came to see you of course!"

She giggled as well, adjusting the crown on her head. "It's been so long."

"Three months isn't too long." I joked. "Felt like a few weeks."

She shook her head and sighed. "I'm so glad to see you. I was just thinking about coming to see you in Brightwall."

I smiled. "I think the citizens over there would have loved to see you."

Before she could say anything to me, that nauseating honeyed voice interrupted. "Ah your Majesty! Aren't you looking very lovely today?"

I saw her cringe at the sound of his voice and closed her eyes. "Please don't tell me that Reaver's here." She whispered.

I groaned softly. "He is."

She sighed and opened her eyes before looking over my shoulder to see Reaver standing there. "Reaver."

He strolled over to us, trying to look elegant with that fancy walking stick of his. "How is my favorite Royal doing?"

"I'm fine." She told him. "You just saw me a few days ago."

"Oh, that's right. And have you given it any more thought to turning the village of Mistpeak into a logging camp?"

This made my eyebrows rise halfway up my forehead. He was doing what to Mistpeak?!

She straightened herself up before making her way over to him. "I'm still thinking about it, Reaver. And I would appreciate it if you didn't continue to pester me about it."

It was so strange to see her act so professional. It's amazing to see how far she had come. She needed to be like this to run a kingdom like Albion.

"Very well, your Majesty. I do hope that you'll consider doing it for the good of the people of Albion."

I glared at him.

"Is that all you needed today, Reaver?" Emma questioned.

Reaver stepped closer to me, wrapping an arm around my shoulders. "Well, I would ask for a room for me and my fiance. We wanted to spend the weekend at the castle so my dear Lizzie could visit her best friend and ask for our blessing."

I felt sick and I was on the verge of shooting him.

"Excuse me? What did you say?" she asked, completely confused over what he said.

"Oh, it seems that she forgot to mention our engagement. Why Lizzie here, is my fiance. We're going to be married."

Her eyes grew at Reaver's comment and looked at me in shock. "Is…is this true?"

I cringed before I spoke up. "Y-yes…"

Emma stood there, looking at the both of us in shock.

Suddenly, Jasper walked into the throne room and cleared his throat. "Um…your Majesty, there is a very eager citizen from Driftwood here to see you. It's very urgent. Something about hobbes invading one of the campsites."

She sighed heavily before answering. "I'll be there in a moment, Jasper. Thank you."

Jasper took his leave and left the room.

Emma took a deep breath. "You are welcome here, but I do request a walk around the garden with you." She said, looking right at me.

I had a lot of explaining to do.

"Thank you, your Majesty." Reaver thanked her.

She shot a dirty look at him. "Now if you'll excuse me, I have some business to take care of. My servants can escort you to your rooms. I expect to see you in the garden."

I nodded to her before she left the throne room to attend to the villager.

As soon as she was gone, I pulled away from Reaver and punched him in the arm a few times. "What! Is! Wrong! With! You!" I shouted between punches.

"Me?! What about you hitting me?!" he exclaimed, trying to moved away from my punches.

"We're asking for her blessing because we're engaged?! That wasn't part of the plan!" I yelled at him, feeling my blood boil.

He brushed off his coat sleeve. "Well I didn't like that plan. Besides, I don't think she would have let me stay if I just said that I was here for a proposition."

"So you just thought an engagement would be better?"

He shrugged his shoulders. "Well it was the first thing that came to mind."

I knew that was a lie.

"Also, I think it made things more interesting for us." He purred as he stepped closer to touch my cheek.

Immediately, I took a step back. "I'm supposed to be rid of you, not getting married to you."

He sighed, shaking his head. "So desperate to leave my side. It won't be permanent. We'll just act like lovers until we successfully bring the Queen and the Major together and then we'll break off our fake engagement."

I turned away from him with my arms crossed over my chest.

"Oh come now, it's not so bad. Most people would be excited about this."

"Well I'm not one of them." I told him, looking over my shoulder. "Besides, how is anybody going to believe that? You've never been engaged to anyone. You usually kick them out of your mansion before the morning comes. Or you just kill them."

He was silent for a moment before continuing. "Then I'll just say that you were different than my regulars."

"And you honestly think that we could pull this off?"

"Well I think we can…" he trailed off, looking at a few servants walking into the room before lowering his voice. "But we are not going to convince anyone that we're lovers if we don't start acting like them." He whispered before he moved closer towards me.

I hated it when he called us 'lovers'. We were far from that.

I frowned at him. "If you even think about kissing me, I'll-"

"I know, I know. You'll shoot me. I have heard you threaten me several times." He said, rolling my eyes. "It won't have to come to that. But if it does…I'll be waiting with bated breath." He purred huskily.

I tried to take a step back, but he wrapped an arm around me and pulled me against his chest. "Stop." I hissed at him.

"Put on a smile, Lizzie. You should be happy about this."

"You know I don't."

"Well better get used to it, cause it's show time." He whispered before he straightened up when Emma's servants came to us.

"We will show you to your rooms." the man servant told us.

"Excellent! Can we share a room? This one loves to curl up next to me." Reaver purred, pulling me closer, making me nearly gag on the smell of his special gunpowder.

"The Queen requested for separate rooms for the both of you." The young female maid squeaked.

Reaver didn't look amused. "Very well."

They led us out of the throne room and upstairs to our rooms.

Reaver's arm was still wrapped tightly around me. Oh how I wanted to kick him. I hoped that this week would go by fast. The last thing I wanted was to spend this whole time being pressed up against Reaver.

But I had to remind myself what I was doing this for. Even though I wanted Reaver out of my life, I was doing this for Emma's happiness.

After Elliot was murdered, it just seemed like her left was on a downward spiral. Things did get better as the revolution grew, but most of her happiness was crushed by the Darkness. Now since she was the Queen, she had the whole kingdom to protect. She focused more on the people verses herself; which was good, but she never did anything for herself.

That's why I thought Ben was the key to finding happiness for her. He supported her. Even though he was mad that she spared Logan, he still followed her. From the moment they met, I knew that there was a spark there.

It was about time they came together.

When we finally were shown our rooms, I mentally sighed, happy to be out of Reaver's grasp. However, he wouldn't let go.

"Thank you for showing us our rooms. We really…appreciate the Queen's hospitality." He said, faking a happy tone when he passed over the word 'appreciate'. He wasn't appreciative one bit.

I held back an eye-roll. 'What a liar.'

They both nodded to us and told us that they would be at our beck and call.

Reaver thanked them again and winked at the maid, who blushed at his gestured and scurried off after the manservant.

Then his gaze fell on me. "Well…now that we're alone…"

"Nope!" I cut him off before I tried to pull away from his arms. Sadly, he pulled me back to him.

"Oh, but why? I thought we could…explore my new room and perhaps…my bed." He purred mischievously.

"That's nice and all…but I have a meeting with a very old friend." I told him, managing to get away from him. "So, I have to go get ready."

"Oh, very well then." Reaver sighed. "Then I shall see you at dinner. And remember to keep our story the same."

"I thought the plan was to get Emma and Ben together, remember?" I reminded him.

"Yes yes, I remember." He said, waving his hand nonchalantly. "Just focus on our story."

I rolled my eyes before I turned around to go into my room. 'Imbecile.'

After some time alone had passed, I heard someone knock at my door. It was the maid, who informed me that Emma wanted to see me in the garden out back.

I left my room and followed the maid through the halls of the castle. A few of the servants greeted me. They knew who I was of course; the childhood friend of the Queen.

Soon we were near the garden and I dismissed the maid. She told me that dinner would be served later and she left.

Suddenly I felt something pounce on top of me, knocking me to the ground. As soon as I fell, I felt something wet hitting my face repeatedly.

"Hey! Hey! Cut it out!" I laughed out loud. When I looked up, I saw a furry face with black and white fur. "Bandit! You scoundrel!"

The excited dog barked at me before giving my face another lick.

"Okay okay! You win! Get off of me!"

Bandit barked at me one more time before he jumped off and ran towards Emma, who stood a few feet away from me. She welcomed him as he leapt into her arms, giving her dozens of kisses.

I got up and smiled as I watched her play with her dog, growling playfully. Then I made my way over to her. "Glad to see that he's still so happy."

She pushed her off of her. "Yeah, he's always this way. Come." She said, nodding her head towards the garden.

I followed and joined at her side as Bandit followed beside us.

I always loved the castle's garden. It was big and full of some of the most beautiful and exotic plants in all of Albion. It was one of the most beautiful things in all of Bowerstone. Various fountains and statues of the great rulers of Albion. And of course the tomb that held Emma's parents. The previous Queen, Sparrow, and her husband, Alex.

I really liked her parents when I was young. Sparrow was a magnificent Queen. So strong and caring towards her people. And of course powerful. She had the power of the great Heroes and could stop anyone who threatened to hurt the people of Albion. It was as if nothing could destroy her. Except for old age.

Alex had died first when Emma and Logan were just children. Someone had shot him when he was outside of the castle. An evil Mercenary, who was against the her ruling. Queen Sparrow destroyed the attacker, but it didn't help her broken heart. For the rest of Sparrow's life, she ruled Albion as best as she could, but her people could tell that she missed her love. She tried to be strong, but some could see that she was brokenhearted and empty without him.

She was able to rule for a few more years and then she passed away when Emma was about thirteen years old and Logan was around eighteen. It was a bittersweet day for everyone. The kingdom of Albion lost their great ruler, but she was reunited with her love, Alex.

Ever since Emma became the Queen, she was just as strong and caring as Sparrow was.

"Sooo…you mind telling me what that was all about?" she said, breaking the silence as we walked through the garden.

I looked away from her gaze and felt my cheeks heat up. "What? I don't know what you're talking about." I lied, but I knew what she meant.

"Eliza, I've known you since we were children. I can tell when you're lying. You've been doing it for awhile now."

I frowned at the sound of voice, knowing what she meant. "That…that's different." I mumbled under my breath.

"I want to know what is going on with Reaver." She told me, turning to me when we made it to her parents' mausoleum. "What is he doing with you?"

Unconsciously, I rubbed the back of my neck. "Well…I…"

She stared at me expectantly.

I didn't want to have to lie to Emma, but I didn't want her to be suspicious about anything. I had to be subtle about this.

"I…I'm with Reaver." The words on my tongue tasted like poison.

"How?" she asked, crossing her arms over her chest. "How do you suddenly become the fiancee of one of Albion's most…despicable…men?"

I swallowed down the lump in my throat, trying to think of some kind of story. "Well…surprisingly…a lot can happen in three months." I started. "Reaver…would come by my house almost every week and we would talk for quite awhile. Then one day, something just…happened."

"Something…just…happened?" she questioned, raising an eyebrow at me.

"Yeah…it did."

"Well what was it?"

"Just…something…"

She gave me a skeptical look that said that she didn't believe me.

I sighed heavily. "Okay…the truth is…we're not really engaged. Reaver just said that because he wanted to shock everyone."

She looked taken back and sighed in relief. "Thank Avo for that. Then what is he doing here with you?"

I had to play up our fake relationship to keep our plot a secret, but there wasn't anything in the rules about changing the story a bit.

"Well…we…we are kind of together. But…it's not serious. It's just…a causal relationship…"

Her eyebrows drew together. "A casual relationship? What does that mean?"

"Just…he comes over to my house…we talk…have a little dinner…and then we go out for walks around Mistpeak."

There were so many lies in that statement. Reaver never knew where I lived. He would always go to Brightwall village, looking for me. He even came to the Academy to see me. We wouldn't talk, we would argue. And we never had dinner. He asked me out for dinner and drinks, but I never said yes. And we didn't take walks around Mistpeak, he would come to look for me in Mistpeak and would follow me until he gave up.

She blinked at me. "I am…completely speechless over this."

"I know…it's kind of hard to swallow, but I assure you, it's not serious."

She brushed a strand of hair behind her ear. "Well…I'm happy that it isn't serious. However, I'm not thrilled over this."

"I'm not asking you to, Emma. I just want you to try and be…civilized with him."

"Eliza, we're talking about Reaver here. It's going to be pretty difficult to keep myself from shooting him in the head. Then again, it's against my vows of being the Queen and he'll probably deflect any bullets that try to hit him."

"I'll try to shut him up if he tries to say anything stupid."

"Which is probably everything." She chuckled.

I laughed as well. Yep, that was definitely true.

Once we calmed down, we continued to walk through the garden.

"Sooo…how are things going on here?" I asked as we passed on of the elegant fountains.

"Extremely busy. I'm either tending to big requests that are being given by Reaver or Page or I'm helping out the citizens with small problems that arise. I hardly get to go traveling anymore. I miss it."

"Well maybe you could put your plans on hold and we could go hunting out in the woods like we used to." I suggested with a reassuring smile.

She smiled. "That would be really nice. But…I'm the Queen now. I have duties to perform. Especially with the Darkness closing in on us."

I frowned at the mention of this. I was there that day we met the Darkness. We escaped Albion and fled to Aurora on boat before our boat was destroyed and we washed up on the shores of this desert like place. Ben and I were separated from Emma and Walter and found them later, both unconscious out in the desert. Emma was injured, but only slightly, while Walter was nearly blind from the Crawler. Emma described the Crawler to me and even now, I shudder at the thought of that monster coming to destroy Albion.

"I know, that's why I've been working so hard on my hunting. I'm preparing for it all. I'll be right there on the front lines with all of you."

She managed a chuckle. "Ben's going to be happy about that. You're just as determined as he is."

I smiled at the mention of Ben. "Speaking of Ben, how is he?"

A smile appeared on her lips. "Oh you know, directing everyone in the military. He loves being a Major."

"Glad to hear. I bet Swift would have been proud of him."

"Yeah, he would." She sighed, probably thinking about Swift and how we all wished he was here.

"Sooo…has anything interesting going on between you, eh?" I asked mischievously.

She blushed a little, which was rare to see her do. "I don't know what you're talking about." She told me, turning away.

"Don't play coy with me, Emma." I told her. "I see how you behave around him."

She looked over her shoulder. "And how do I behave?"

I sighed, rolling my eyes at her. "Emma, you blush just about every time that you're in the same room together. You stare at him longingly when he's not looking at you, and I can hear the denial in your voice."

"Oh, you're just making all of that up." She huffed, looking away. "I don't think of Ben…that way."

I smirked at her hesitance. "Uh-huh, sure. And that's why you're avoiding my eyes. I saw that look in your eyes when you woke up in Aurora with Ben at your side. He never left your side for a second. I haven't seen you look at another man since Elliot…" I trailed off, thinking about her childhood sweetheart who was gone now.

She turned to me and sighed, brushing her hair behind her ears. "Well…maybe I do think Ben as…something else…"

This made my cross my arms in triumph. Well that was one part of the puzzle solved.

"But…I'm the Queen now and I have to fulfill my duties, taking care of the citizens, fixing problems, and above all things…protect them from the darkness."

I frowned at this. So Emma was never supposed to be happy? She deserved all the happiness in the world for what she had done!

"And you know I can't because it's wrong to be with someone who isn't of royal blood."

"Can't you just break the rules just this once? I mean look at your mother. She married a commoner instead of a prince. Surely, you could just break that rule."

She sighed again. "I suppose, but it's not that simple, Eliza." She told me before she looked off towards the town of Bowerstone. "Besides, I don't think Ben thinks of me like that. I'm not…that attractive compared to those women that he's been with."

I stared at her like she had grown another head. "What are you talking about? You're absolutely gorgeous Emma! Long silky brown hair, deep brown eyes, a very curvy figure! You've got it all! Ben's an idiot if he doesn't find you attractive!"

She blushed, closing her eyes. "Oh, you're just saying nonsense."

"It's not nonsense! It's the truth. Men were practically falling at your feet before you became the Queen. I mean it Emma, you're stunning. I'm sure Ben thinks that you're the most beautiful woman in all of Albion."

She smiled lightly and opened her eyes, turning back towards me. "You're such a dreamer, Eliza."

"So were you, and look where it's gotten you." I told her, reaching up to touch her crown.

She shook her head. "But I couldn't have achieved it if I didn't have all of the support from you and the rest of the gang."

"We'll always have your back Emma. Don't ever worry about that." I assured her.

"I'm glad to hear that." She told me before she knelled down to pet Bandit's soft fur.

I smiled softly at the sight. She was the perfect choice for Queen. Caring, helpful, modest, and the least heartless person in all of Albion. She cared for her people and would do just about anything to keep them safe. She even forgave her brother for all of the bad things that he had caused. She spared him when she could have killed him.

I admired her for that.

She stood back up and smiled at me. "Well, let's finish up our walk and then we can go to dinner."

I nodded to her and followed her around the garden with Bandit trailing behind us.

At least I knew how Emma felt about Ben. Now all I had to do was find out Ben's feeling for her. Problem was, how was I going to bring Ben here. And with Reaver as my sidekick in this. Oh Avo…I hope I can do this.

That's all for now! lol Thought I should give you guys a long chapter for waiting so patiently for me! ;) What do you think about that? Lots of crazy stuff XD It's just gonna get better and funnier from here! I hoped you guys liked it!

Please review or message me about what you thought of it! Or if you have some ideas for me! Please let me know! I really want to know what you guys think! Thanks everyone! I'm going to try to get the next chapter ready before I have to go back to school in January! Thanks again!