On their march to the kingdom, the army stopped and made camp. You attempted to blend in with the men, while the general yelled. At the large group.
"So ladies," he started. "Today was terrible!" Everyone shuddered as the large man sprayed spit on everyone.
"So all of tomorrow will be training." The large group of men groaned, as the general laughed.
"Now get some sleep, you pansies! Your day starts at Oh-six hundred!" The general waved his hand to signal you could all get some rest, you rush over to a group of three guys going to a tent.
"Hey, uh dudes. Can I bunk with you, bros?" you asked, trying to lower your voice. A red head, with a curl, smiles at you.
"Sure! I'm Feliciano! This is my twin brother Lovino, and this is Yao." He motioned to another red head with a curl, and a man with black hair put into a pony tail.
"Just-a stay out of my way, bastard." said Lovino, waving his head.
"Nice to meet you." said Yao, with a smile. You smiled back.
"Cool, uh, dudes. I'm, uh, I'm, um, Ping! My name is Ping! So where's the tent, um, man." you said.
"Right over here, Ping!" Feliciano ran over to a tan little tent, and you followed.
"Do you have anything to sleep with?" asked Yao, you shook your head.
"Here, I have some extra blankets." Yao handed you three blankets.
"But, you gave me three." you looked down at the pile, confused.
"Well, yeah. One to put on the ground, one as a pillow, and one as a blanket. Aru." Yao rolled his eyes at you, as if it was obvious.
"Oh, right. I knew that." you spread out a blanket in the tent. The others sat on their make shift beds.
"So" you started after setting up your "bed". "How has marching been for you guys? Pretty tough, huh?" All three looked at you. And started to-yes, sing.
"For a long time we've been marching off to battle."
"In a thundering herd, we feel a lot like cattle." complained Lovino.
"Like the pounding beat. Our aching feet aren't easy to ignore!" sang only Lovino and Yao.
"Hey!" interrupted Feliciano. "Think of instead a girl worth fighting for!"
"huh?" you were confused by this sudden outburst.
"That's what I said! A girl worth fighting for!" continued Feliciano. A man came to the tent, and ripped open the cloth.
"Guys, shut up, we're trying to sleep!" he yelled. (Switzerland)
"Oh, come on Basch!" urged Feliciano. "I want her paler than the moon! With eyes that shine like stars."
"My girl will marvel at my strength!" interrupted Lovino. "Adore my battle scars."
"I couldn't care less what she'll wear, or what she looks like." sang Yao. "It only matters what she cooks like! Beef, pork, chicken, mmm." Yao rubbed his stomach. Lovino looked at you.
"Bet, the local girls thought you were quite the charmer." he sang.
"And, I'll bet the ladies love a man in armor." Feliciano sang.
"You can guess what we have missed the most" they all sang, even Basch. "Since we went off to war!"
"What do we want?" asked Feliciano.
"A girl worth fighting for!" everyone answered, but you.
"My girl will think I have no faults." boasted Lovino.
"That I'm a major find." argued Yao.
"Uh, how about a girl how's got a brain." you suggested. "Who always speaks her mind?"
"Nah!" Well, I tried. You thought.
"My manly ways, and turn of phrase are sure to thrill her!" Feliciano said with hands on his hips.
"He thinks he's such a lady killer." Lovino whispered to you.
"I have a girl back home, who's unlike any other." Basch sang.
"Yeah, the only girl who'd love him is his mother." Lovino whispered to you, and everyone but Basch laughed. Basch got up and left, if you couldn't already tell.
"But, when we come home in victory. They'll line up at the door." sang the three men.
"What do we want?" asked Feliciano.
"A girl worth fighting for!" the other two answered.
"Wish that I had!"
"A girl worth fighting-"
"Shut up!" interrupted Basch. You four of you laughed, and fell asleep.
~le time skip to next morning~
"Wake up sleeping beauty's' time to train!" your eyes snapped open. You were used to having to get up on spot, but the others obviously weren't. Lovino fell back asleep in two minutes, Yao could barley see, and Feliciano didn't listen to what anyone said. Despite all that. You all somehow got yourselves to the field. The general threw long wooden poles to all of you. Lovino nudged you.
"He just threw us the wood." he chuckled. You rolled your eyes, and waited for instructions.
"Let's get down to business to defeat the Huns!" You ended up trying to fight with the sticks, but failed utterly.
"Did they send me daughters? When I asked for sons." You could have sworn the general was looking right at you. While you and Feliciano attempted to fight, Feliciano ran away crying.
"You're the saddest bunch I ever met! But, you can bet before you're through. Somehow I'll make a man out of you."
Next was a capture the flag game in the forest. Of course Feli ran off crying at the start.
"Tranquil as the forest, but add fire within." You ran through the trees trying to find the other team's flag.
"Once you find your center, you are sure to win." Once you found it you crashed into another guy, and he fell on the flag.
"Your a spineless pale, pathetic lot. And, you haven't got a clue." Needless to say you cost the entire army a half hour of push ups. You weren't the favorite that day.
"Somehow I'll make a man, out of you!" Five fights before lunch. Five. Maybe this wasn't such a great idea. The only person you could bet in a fight was Feliciano.
"I'm never gonna catch my breath!" complained Yao, when you both saw Lovino being led off to the general's tent.
"Say goodbye to those who knew me!"
"Why was I a fool in school for cutting gym?" Feliciano questioned beside you.
"This guy's got 'em scared to death!" chuckled Basch.
"Hope he doesn't see right through me." you thought out loud.
"Now, I really wish that I knew how to swim." worried Yao, as the next thing was water rescue.
"Be a man!" the general would scream at all of you, as you tried to help Yao into the water.
"We must be swift as a coursing river! With all the force of a great typhoon. With all the strength of a raging fire. Mysterious as the dark side of the moon." You looked up at the next challenge. You all had to climb a giant wooden pillar with two weights, to retrieve an arrow.
"Time is racing toward us, when we fight that night!" of course, when everyone tried to climb, no one succeed. So, you went back to battling.
"Heed my every order, and you might survive!" You got called over to the general in the middle of a fight.
"You're unsuited for the rage of war, so pack up, go home. You're through. How could I make a man out of you?" You were now determined to be the best. You went outside, and began to climb the giant pillar.
"Be a man!" you were about half way up, when everyone came to watch you. About fifteen minutes later, you made it! The general came out of his tent, and you threw the arrow right in front of him.
"We must be swift as a coursing river." Everyone started to get really good from there. Yao had learned to swim.
"With all the force of a great typhoon. And, all the strength of a raging fire!" Feliciano didn't always run away at the first strike now. Sometimes, he'd try to reason with you. Then run away.
"Mysterious as the dark side of the moon!"
"Great work out there today, men! We'll be marching again in the morning." Everyone cheered. "But, first we have a surprise for you." The general pointed to his tent. You wondered what it would be.
"All the way from the palace!" Oh, no I can't be!
"Prince Alfred!" all the men cheered and whooped, so you followed suit. Alfred laughed, which made you smile.
"One lucky tent" continued the general. "Will get to accompany Prince Alfred to find the girl who ran away from him at the ball." Lots of whistles, and "Ooo"s filled the air.
"Does anyone know Odette?" prince Alfred asked. To your surprise everyone raised their hand, so you did too.
"You all know her?" you could tell he was very confused. "how?"
"She stops by my shop all the time."
"Her step sisters are my number one costumers!"
"She is always forced to carry a bunch of crap!"
"One hell of a step mom she's got!"
"What a bitch!" everyone laughed. You tried to do the same, but your laughed turned a bit awkward.
"She always plays with my kids. They love her."
"Ve~ she is the nicest person I know!" said Feliciano.
"She gave me her only money when I couldn't pay for bread." admitted Lovino. Which, you did remember.
"She picked flowers to make my store look nicer." said Yao. You couldn't believe everyone thought so much of you.
"Well, general who would you suggest to come with me?" Alfred turned to the general. Please not me, please not me. You thought.
"Well, Ping was the first to climb the pillar. His tent should go!" everyone cheered for you, and your tent got you in a group hug. Alfred tipped his hat to you, and said:
"Pack up dudes! We leave tonight."
When, you all got back to the tent you packed your things. You met Alfred by the edge of camp. You all began to ride into the forest to look for you. You watched Alfred, the way he lifted his head every time he heard a twig snap, the way his eyes sparkle, and the way his hair bounced. Maybe you were in love.
~le time skip~
You all stopped, and set up camp.
"So, why are you going to all this trouble for a girl?" asked Yao.
"She's the one, you know? Every time I see hear my heart leaps, when she says my name I get butterflies in my stomach, and when she sings I just want to hold her." He smiled.
"Looks like you've really found something." said Lovino. "But, why do you have to look for her?" Alfred's expression turned cold.
"She keeps running away from me." Feliciano patted Alfred on the back.
"She may just be looking for something, or unsure of her feelings."
"Maybe she just can't return the feelings. She thinks I'm just some spoiled rich boy." Alfred pouted. You felt terrible! You wanted to hug him right then, you wanted to be held by him. You wanted to assure him everything was okay. You wanted to tell him you loved him, you wanted to kiss him. But, you couldn't. You thoughts were interrupted when Feliciano asked:
"What do you think he should do?"
"Well, um" you said, trying to lower your voice and hold back tears. "You should tell her what you feel. Tell her, how you won't let her get away. Tell her how your heart skips a beat every time you see her. That's all a girl ever wants to hear." you realized all the guys were staring at you. "Uh, so I been told." You covered your face.
"Guess, we should all get some sleep." suggested Lovino. You all layed down, and said your good nights. But, you had a plan. Once everyone was asleep you took down your hair, and took off your armor, so you were just in regular clothes. You stashed the armor into the corner of the tent, and tip toed over to the Prince.
"Price Alfred" you whispered over him. He looked so cute when he slept. You thought. Ugh! Snap out of it. You had to urge him to go to the other kingdom, so you could get into the palace. You bent down.
"Prince Alfred?" you whispered again. Wow, he was hard to wake up! You shook him a little.
"Prince Alfred, would you wake up!" you shouted, causing Lovino to stir. You shook him again and he woke up.
"Odette?" he called.
"Prince Alfred?" you asked. He looked up, and was about to wrap his strong arms around you. When you ran outside the tent. And, just like you planned he followed you. You ran to a cliff, and he tackled you.
"Odette!" he cried. (No, he seriously had tears in his eyes.) "You have no idea how long I've been looking for you! Now we can go back to the palace and-"
"No!" you interrupted. Alfred looked disappointed. "This is just a dream." you pretended.
"Well, I should have expected that. I've been dreaming about you every night." he smiled, and layed down on the grass. Your heart fluttered.
"Really?" you asked. "Um, never mind. But, I must tell you about the real Odette."
"What about her? Is she okay? Does she need a hero?" Alfred was really worried.
"No, no." you assured him. "You're just heading the wrong way." Alfred raised an eye brow at you. "She's been, uh, captured, yeah, by the ,um, other kingdom. She is in the dungeons of the palace. You must go there to find her. Go to the service entrance, and let Ping go." He looked a bit sad.
"Why Ping?" protested Alfred.
"Because I said so! It's just important, okay?" you said. He frowned.
"Okay." You felt a bit bad, so you put your forehead on his.
"You can still be the hero though."
"How?" he asked.
"Well, you'll always be my hero." he smiled.
"I'll be the hero of the world." you raised an eye brow.
"How?" this time you were wondering. He leaned forward, and kissed you. At first it came as a shock, but you started to kiss back. You could feel him grin, and he broke the kiss.
"You are my world." you smiled. He's so sweet! You thought.
"You'll always be in my heart." you told him.
"Now and forever." he replied. The two two of you sat, and looked at the stars. You then lead him to a small stream, and the two of you splashed around in it. You eventually just held hands and walked through the woods. This was one of the happiest nights of your life.
"mmmmmm" you sang, gazing into Alfred's eyes. "mmmmmm, so this is love. Mmmmmm, so this is love." Alfred smiled at you, and squeezed your hand. "So, this is what makes life divine. I'm all aglow. Mmmmm. And, now I know."
"And, now I know" joined Alfred.
"The key to all heaven is mine." you both sang together.
"My heart has wings, and I can fly." you sang, with a smile.
"I'll touch every star in the sky." Alfred joined you again. "So, this is the miracle that I've been dreaming of. Mmmmm. Mmmmm. So, this is love." You rested your head on his shoulder. You closed your eyes, when you noticed a ray of sunlight. It was sunrise, you had to get Alfred back in the tent!
"Prince Alfred." you called. When you saw him look at you, you ran. You ran to the tent, and put your hair up and covers on as quickly as possible. You heard him step in, and sigh. Opening one eye, you could see him lay in bed. Relief swept over you, when you fell asleep.
~meet Mr. Time Skip~
"Wake up, Ping!" Your eyes shot open. Everyone else was already up. You put on your armor, and went outside as fast as you could.
"Why do we need to go to the other kingdom?" asked Feliciano.
"Because I had I dream last night." answered Alfred.
"Seriously, a dream? That's why we have to go in the opposite direction?" Lovino complained.
"But, it felt like so much more than a dream. Like it was all real." Alfred smiled at the ground. You wanted to tell him it was all real. That you were okay, but you just screw everything up. Plus, he would probably be mad that you lied to him. You sighed.
"He's the Prince, let's just go with what he says. It's not like we can say no, and get away with it." you said. Alfred looked up at you.
"You know just now, you sounded a whole lot like- you know what? Never mind." 'Oh crap, too much like me' you thought.
"Let's go!" shouted Yao, already on his horse. You all hopped on your horses, and rode away.
~meet Mrs. Time Skip~
It was about sundown, and you were with Yao, Feliciano, Lovino, and Alfred. You were all traveling the outskirts of the kingdom. It looks so beautiful. You thought. You looked around seeing children laughing, people dancing, everything made you smile. Once you snapped out of your daze, you realized Alfred was staring at you with a raised eye-brow. 'Oh shit!' you thought. 'Act like a boy, act like a boy!' You cleared your throat, and spoke:
"Uh, hot chicks, huh?" you said. 'That's what a guy would say, right?' you thought to yourself.
"Hell yeah!" yelled Lovino, high-fiving Yao.
"Not as beautiful as Odette." Alfred whispered. Your heart fluttered. Ugh! Would it really cost you that much to just kiss the guy?
"Should we go to the service entrance of the castle?" you asked.
"Way ahead of you!" Alfred winked at you, making your cheeks pink. Alfred spread out some bushes, revealing the service entrance to the palace.
"Sweet!" you were about to hug Al, when you remembered you couldn't. 'This sucks!' You thought.
"What are we gonna do now?" asked Feliciano.
"Well, my dream said she was in there." everyone looked out to the loading area. Lots of men were taking wheels of cheese into the castle.
"I'll go!" you volunteered, but didn't wait for an answer. You took off your armor, to make sure you wouldn't stick out. Then got right up, and headed for the line with the cheese. When you were next in line a lady with a clip board came by.
"Excuse ma'am, but we must ask that you keep your hair down." she took the hair band out of your hair you looked behind you. Alfred looked furious, you knew he knew it was you. Before he had the chance to chase after you, you grabbed some cheese and ran into the castle.
ALFREDS POV
Right when the women took the hair band out, and Ping turned around. Alfred was positive it was Odette. He had his suspicions since the army, but wasn't sure. 'Why does she keep doing this to me?' Alfred asked himself.
"Ping is a chick?" asked Yao and Lovino.
"Ping is pretty!" said an excited Feliciano.
"Listen guys, Ping is Odette." explained Prince Alfred. The others cocked their heads. "The last time we were together she ran off, and apparently dressed up as a guy and joined the army!"
"Oh!" chorused the other three.
"So, we have to go get her." Alfred tried to explain, as simply he could. The men nodded, and began to move.
YOUR POV
You had managed to get to the kitchen, and you were looking for the throne room. You walked into a hall way, when you saw a man. He had silver-blonde hair, with purple eyes, and was smiling. You walked up to him.
"Excuse me, sir? Do you know where the King and Queen are?" you asked.
"The throne room. What is your name?" he had a thick Russian accent.
"Uh, Odette. Why?" he smiled at you, evilly.
"I'll take you there. Follow me." He led you down some stairs, and through some hallways. Next thing you knew you were in front of the King and Queen. You bowed.
"Hello, your majesty's."
"What brings you here child?" asked the King.
"Well, my farther told me before he died. That when I turn 16 I must come here, and tell you my name." you stood up from your bow.
"And, what is your name child?" asked the Queen hopefully.
"Odette." the royals leaned forward.
"How long ago was your birthday?" asked the King.
"Four or five days ago." you answered.
"By any chance did you come from Prucan?" the Queen asked, walking up to you. You nodded. A tear came into the Queen's eyes. She hugged you.
"Our baby!" she cried. "She's back!"
"What?" you asked, quite confused.
"I know it's a lot to take in. But, you are the missing princess. You are Princess (Name)! We sent you to Prucan when you were a baby, so Ivan wouldn't find you!" tears came to your eyes as you hugged you mom.
"So, you guys are my mom and dad?" they nodded. All three of you shared a great group hug. All of you cried.
"Welcome home, (name)." said the king with a nudge.
"Here, darling, I'll give you a tour of the castle!" Queen Elizabeta pulled you through the castle. She showed you all of it. It was beautiful, and huge. She led you into a room, on the top floor.
"This is your room, honey." said the King with a smile. You hug them.
"You guys are the best parents ever!" They left you in the room, and told you good night. You fell asleep.