Hi everyone! Sorry it's been a few days since I've updated. School and life in general have been crazy the past few days! Anyways here is ch 7, I hope everyone enjoys it! As always reviews are welcomed and encouraged! I love hearing feedback from you guys! Enjoy!
"I'm not gay!" Carter kept repeating to herself over and over in her head, "Carter Mason, you are not gay!". Major Mason had invited Agent Johnson to stay for dinner since she had traveled all this way for nothing, it was the least he could do. Both Carter and Rosie were very quiet throughout dinner while Agent Johnson and Major Mason talked about various missions that they had been on.
"Rosalinda Maria Montoya Fiore, you do not have feelings for Carter!" Rosie thought as she silently argued with herself, "You are to marry a prince, not fall for some common girl!". As agent Johnson stood up to leave she turned to Rosie, pulling her from her thoughts. "Princess Rosalinda, are you sure that you want to stay here?" she asked, "Mr elegante is expecting you". Rosie thought for a moment. Maybe she should go, after all it would be the resposible thing for a princess to do. Carter put her own thoughts on hold while Rosie thought it over. She was going to leave, Carter just knew it. She was princess, there was no reason for her to stay here. The two girls met eachothers gaze and suddenly all of the doubt that they had was gone.
"I am sure" Rosie said as she turned towards agent Johnson, "I would like to stay with the Masons a bit longer". "Ok then, I will inform Mr Elegante of your decision" She said as she pulled out her cell phone and stepped outside along with Major Mason. Rosie and Carter smiled, staring at eachother in silence. Agent Johnson and Major Mason returned a minute later.
"As I am sure you may expect Princess, Mr Elegante is not pleased with your decison" Agent Johnson said sticking her phone back into her pocket, "However he has agreed to let you stay for one more week in the hopes of having Costa Luna back under control by then. If not, you must relocate to his location so that you may begin looking for a Prince".
Rosie simply nodded her head once and Agent Johnson knew that she understood Mr Elegante's terms. "Girls, would you mind going upstairs while I talk to Agent Johnson?" Major Mason said turning to the two girls sitting at the table. Neither said a word as they stood up and made their way towards the stairs and up to Carter's room. Carter followed Rosie into the room and shut the door behind them. Rosie stood awkwardly in the center of the room while Carter slowly walked over to her bed.
They both knew that the kiss had to be addressed but neither wanted to be the first to bring it up. So instead of going for the obvious, Carter chose a more subtle way to bring up the conversation. "I'm not gay" She blurted out. She immediatly regreted letting that fly out of her mouth. "Smooth!" she thought to herself. It didn't come out at all how she had planned. It seemed she was more nervous then she thought.
"Carter, why are you unhappy?" Rosie asked concerned. Despite Carter's nervousness, she couldn't help but laugh a little at Rosie's lack of real world knowledge. "Not that kind of gay" Carter said she sat down on her bed. "I mean gay as in...attracted to girls kind of gay". Rosie only nodded in understanding. "Well then neither am I" Rosie added. Now it was unavoidable, there was nowhere else for this conversation to go without mentioning the kiss.
"The kiss was a mistake" Carter said as she began to ramble as she did when she was nervous, "We were just caught up in the heat of the moment and it happened. I think we should just forget that it happened and move on". Rosie could help but feel let down slightly at Carter's words. However she was determined to keep her friendship with Carter and it was going to take a lot more then a stupid little kiss to stop her. "I agree Carter" Rosie said, "It was foolish and would be best if forgotten".
Carter nodded. "Good, it's settled then!" She said as she stood up from her bed and walked over towards Rosie, "I actually have a friend for once and I don't want lose you!". Carter stood in front of Rosie just staring at her. "I'll always be your friend Carter" Rosie said smiling at her, "Besides, we made a pinky promise and those are unbreakable, remember?". Rosie held up her pinky as Carter smiled and linked her's with rosie's.
A soft knock on the door interuptted them. Major Mason poked his head into the room. Carter and Rosie dropped their hands and turned to face him still smiling. "What are you two so happy about?" He asked. "Nothing" Carter said, "Did you need something dad?". Major Mason stepped into the room and walked over to Rosie. "Mr Elegante has a few things that he would like for you to go over while you are here" Major Mason said as he handed rosie a rather large stack of papers, "He didn't say what it was,he only faxed it over and that it was important".
Rosie began flipping through the stack of papers as Major Mason exited the room. "Good night girls!" he hollered back. "Good night!" they said in unison. Rosie walked over and sat down on her bed as she continued to scan through the papers. "What is that?" Carter asked as she sat down beside Rosie on the bed. Rosie was holding photos of young, handsome men. She flipped back to the first page which was a letter from Mr Elegante and began reading.
"Dear Rosie,
I am terribly sorry about what happened to your parents. If there was anything that I could have done to stop it, know that I would have done it. They were my dear friends and I know how much you loved them.
However we have to move on and there are matters that we must attend to before your eighteenth birthday. As I am sure that you are aware, you must be married in order to take your place as queen. I have sent a few photos of eligible gentlemen that have already asked for your hand. I know that you may not make this decision right away and will need time.
Everything else can wait until we are together and back in Costa Luna. Please take the time to actually read about these gentlemen as most of them are very qualified and fit to be a king. I do hope that the program is taking care of you and you are in a comfortable location. If you need to get in touch with me, just tell Major Mason. I miss you dearly and hope you are well.
Sincerly,
Mr elegante"
Carter reached over and started flipping through the photos of the young princes. "Holy crap, you weren't joking!" Carter said as she looked from one prince to another, "You seriously have to marry one of these guys?". "Yes, I must be married to inherit the crown" Rosie said as she to looked at the photos. "Wow, I thought this kind of stuff was only in the movies" Carter said, "Like princess diaries or something. You guys have like movies and theaters in Costa Luna right?". Rosie chuckled at Carter's question.
"Yes of course we have those things in Costa Luna Carter" Rosie said, "I even had my own theater at the palace". Carter's jaw dropped. "You have your own theater?" Carter said, "That is so cool!". "Yeah it is" Rosie said, "You should come to Costa Luna one day, you would love it!". Carter smiled at Rosie's invite.
"Wait, why am I smiling? knock it off Carter!" she told herself, shaking her head slightly. "I'm already planning my trip" Carter said looking at Rosie. A confused look came over Rosie. "The wedding, duh!" Carter said laughing and pointing to a random photo as if it were the most obvious answer in the world. Both girls forced themselves to laugh at Carter's little joke but honestly neither thougt it was funny. In fact, the thought of getting married so soon made Rosie sick. Carter wasn't very fond of the idea either but Rosie was princess and a princess always marries the prince.
"We should go to bed" Carter said placing the stack of photos on the table, "We have school in the morning". "Good night Carter" Rosie said smiling gently at her. For a moment they just stared at eachother. Rosie couldn't help but notice how beautiful carter was. "Good night Rosie" Carter said as she pulled Rosie into a hug. Both of them felt the electricity between them as they touched. Cart er stood up and walked to the other side of the room and quickly changed into a pair of shorts and a t-shirt that was two sizes too big for her. Rosie did the same and a few minutes later both girls climbed into their beds and turned out the lights.
The following morning at school, Carter walked Rosie to her first class. "Thank you Carter but I learned all of this yesterday" Rosie said smiling politely at her friend. "Excuse me, coming through losers!" Brooke said as she and group of girls pushed their way through the crowded hallway. Brooke and her little followers walked up to a bulletin bored and signed a piece of paper that was posted on it. "Don't bother signing it ladies" Brooke said to every girl within listening distance, "The queen has already been choosen! Be sure to vote Chelsea for Prom queen!"
Brooke's little followers laughed as they walked away from the bulletin board and into their classrooms. "What is that?" Rosie asked curiously eyeing the bored. "Prom queen nominations" Carter said rolling her eyes. "Prom?" Rosie said excitedly, "Like in the movies?". Suddenly it dawned on Carter that Rosie had never been to an actual school before and therefor had never been to a dance. "Yeah just like in the movies only worse!" Carter said, "I really don't know why they even have this out here, Donnie is going to be king and Chelsea is going to be queen".
Carter's rant was interrupted by the bell. "Gotta go!" Carter said turning to walk away, "See you at lunch!". Rosie just smiled and gave small wave as Carter disappeared around the corner. Rosie grabbed her pen and quickly jotted down Carter's name onto the sheet and then went to class.
Three classes later it was time for lunch. Carter waited for Rosie outside of the cafeteria and then the two girls went inside together. As they took a seat at an empty table, the principal came on the intercome. "Good afternoon students!" he said, "I am pleased to announce that we have all of our nominees for this years prom king and queen". Carter immediatly started tuning him out. She hated how everyone was obsessed with trying to figure out who was going to win, even though everyone already knew it was Brooke and Donnie. The principal went through the entire list of prom king nominees without Carter hearing the first name.
"And now for our Prom Queen nominees" the principal said. The cafeteria was silent as everyone strained to listen. "Brooke smith, Chelsea Jones, and Carter Mason". Carter started laughing. "For a second there I thought he said my name!" She said laughing and msiling at Rosie. "That's because he did Carter!" Rosie said excitedly, "I nominated you!". Carter felt like passing out.
"I'm running against bait girl?" A voice said from behind her. Carter didn't even have to turn around to see who it was. Chelsea had walked in along with Brooke and the rest of their followers. They walked up behind Carter and stopped. "Wow, whoever would have nominated you needs serious help because you are totally not prom queen material. Rosie smiled at the girls. "I nominated Carter!" she said excitedly, "I know a great deal of what it takes to be a queen because..". Rosie was cut off by a sharp pain in her leg. Carter had kicked her when she noticed the conversation getting to personal. "What my friend Rosie means to say is good luck to you too!" Carter said turning around quickly and facing Rosie whow as rubbing her leg.
After Chelsea and her friends walked away, Carter leaned into Rosie. "You almost told Chelsea and Brooke that you are a princess" Carter said whispering so no one could over hear them, "A prom queen is not the same kind of queen that you are going to be!". Rosie just smiled. "I know that Carter" she said, "But I think that you would make a beautiful queen!". Carter couldn't stop herself from blushing. Rosie saw the blush on Carter's face and smiled. What was so special about Carter that Rosie liked so much? Was it her eyes? Her killer smile? Her amazing personality? All of the above? Rosie shook herself from thoughts as the bell rang, signaling them to return to class.