Corinne's fists were balled so tight that her knuckles were white and her nails were digging into the palms of her hands.

She slowly sucked in a breath and forced herself to release it.

Antonio glanced over at his cousin, unsure of what to do.

Louis just sent him a tight smile but made no effort to go towards the seething blond girl.

Aramina suddenly made a popping sound "Well, I think that went well. Don't you?"

The four musketeers looked at each other then they all burst out laughing and instantly the tension in the room disappeared.

"I thought you were gonna hit him." Renee whispered.

"I almost did." Corinne chuckled, then she cleared her throat and looked at all the castle staff that were still standing there "Okay. Show's over. Get back to work."

"Um..." Luciana took a shy step forward "You four are musketeers?"

"Mm-hm." Viveca nodded.

"Oh." the princess tucked a piece of hair behind her ear "Well... would it be okay if Aramina hung with me? I mean... I haven't wanted to say anything but... I've been scared."

Corinne looked over at Ro who nodded "That would be fine, Princess Luciana. And I think Aramina would enjoy that."

Aramina shrugged casually "Oh. Yes. Of course." then she giggled and the two walked from the room.

Annette smile sheepishly "Um..."

Renee smiled "Well, cap-i-tan?" she asked looking over at Corinne.

The blond raised an eyebrow "I guess it's fine."

Viveca grinned "Well I insist that the little princesses spend every moment with me... in the sewing room."

"Ei-yi-yi." Corinne rubbed her forehead "Whatever." then she turned to Ro "After what happened... I think it might be best if you have someone watching you at all times when you're outside the castle. You can be alone inside but outside... I think it's for the best."

Ro nodded "I have to agree. I wouldn't mind either."

"Well." Corinne blew a piece of hair from her face "Since the secret's blown, I guess we can return to our normal fighting outfits. They have so much more room to move."

Then she turned around to leave but had barely taken a step before Louis grabbed her elbow.

"What happened to your arm?"

She cringed. How could she have forgotten about that!? "It's nothing Louis. Just a small cut."

His eyes narrowed "Your sleeve begs to differ."

She pulled her arm from his grasp "It's nothing I can't take care of. Now if you'll excuse me." then she left, Ro following close behind.

Louis sighed and shook her head "She's a girl of mysteries."

Antonio chuckled and patted his shoulder "Every girl is. But I have to admit, blonds have a habit of ranking higher than most."

"Tell me about it."

~*~*~*How to Save a Wedding*~*~*~

"Why do you try to hide your injuries?" Ro asked as Corinne disappeared behind a dressing screen with her musketeer dress "Wouldn't Louis know that you'll get hurt?"

"Kind of." Corinne answered "But... he's got a small habit of getting worried." then walked back into sight smoothing out her skirt "I hide them because he... panics."

Ro smiled "So he cares."

"He worries." Corinne shook her head "Sometimes I think he thinks that us girls are more porcelain than the men." she huffed "I promise, we can take more."

Ro tilted her head to the side "You know, you never answered my question yesterday. You know about the wedding?"

Corinne slowly tucked a piece of hair behind her ear "No, Princess, I'm not getting married."

"Why not?"

"Who would I marry?"

A mischievous glint came to the princess's eyes "Louis."

Corinne rolled her eyes "You are out of your mind!"
"Corinne, it's obvious that there's something there." Ro argued "Everyone can see it, I'm sure."

Corinne shook her head again "It's not my place to be in love with the king."

Ro frowned "Not your place? What does that mean?"

"It's not allowed."

"From what I hear, you don't follow orders too well."

"Ro." Corinne said quickly "It just doesn't work that way, okay? He's the king, I'm the bodyguard. Nothing more."

Ro nodded slowly "Okay."

"Thank you." Corinne let out a huff of air "Okay, I need to let off some steam from the confrontation with Peter."

Ro smiled and nodded towards the door "Race you down to town and back."

"You're on." then the two girls ran out of the room.

~*~*~*How to Save a Wedding*~*~*~

"Oh those are lovely!" Luciana exclaimed, looking at a dress design Viveca had drawn "I have to say that I won't mind wearing that!"

Viveca grinned "Well, I do have that effect on people."

Renee just shook her head and continued writing in her music journal.

The three musketeers, Luciana and Annette were all sitting on the front steps of the palace, each held a notebook of some type.

A moment later Luciana gasped "I just got an idea! How about the bridesmaids all carry fans?"

Annete raised an eyebrow "Fans?"

"Yes, to flutter in front of their faces." Luciana explained "It's sophisticated and regal."

Viveca nodded "I think I could work some fans in with the design."

Aramina grinned "Works for me. I love fans."

"We know." Renee and Viveca said in unison.

"Dare I ask what's going on?" Antonio asked as he and Louis stepped outside.

"Oh we're making wedding preparations while waiting for Corinne and Ro to return." Aramina answered.

Antonio frowned "Return? Return from where?"

"They're racing down to the docks and back." Viveca said, not so much as looking up from her sketches "And we want to see who can win between a girl who grew up on an island and one who grew up in the country."

Louis chuckled "Okay. This I have to see."

Renee looked back at the confused Prince's face "In Paris there isn't a soul who can outrun Corinne."

Aramina huffed "You can barely outrun her on horseback."

"Ah." Antonio nodded "Are you sure you don't mind helping with the wedding plans?"

"Are you kidding?" Viveca laughed "It's like a vacation! With a side order of danger. Magnifique!"

"Oh! Here they come!" Annette pointed down the road "And they are running fast!"

As the two girls came to the top of the hill, Ro was barely a foot in front of Corinne. Both girls came to a stop at the stairs, panting and trying desperately to catch their breaths.

"Yes!" Renee cheered "Finally someone who can outrun Corinne!"

Corinne shook her head "That's... just because... she took a... shortcut."

Ro laughed "Hey... I'm not the... only one..." she sat down on the ground and let out a loud breath of air.

Corinne collapsed beside her "Okay, we both cheated." then they laughed.

Antonio grinned "Ro, when you catch your breath we have some preparations to look over."

Ro nodded "Okay. Which one?"

"The food. I found another baker, he is waiting for the order on the wedding cake."

Corinne pushed herself to her feet then pulled the princess up "Well, don't keep the cook waiting. They are not pleasant when they're angry. Trust me."

"See you later." Ro smiled, then she followed Antonio into the castle.

"Well, I believe I'm going to go play around on my piano for awhile." Annette said.

Luciana also stood "I left my book in the climax of the story, so I believe I will retire to my room."

Aramina was about to ask to tag along but a sharp glance from Corinne stopped her and made her stay put.

After the others had gone Corinne turned to her friends "Did you pick up anything today?"

"Oh yeah." Renee huffed "Most maids adore a romantic wedding."

Viveca laughed "I didn't see a soul except for the three princesses, and they're so excited about the wedding they could burst! You know they want me to make an outfit their elephant, Tika?"

Corinne laughed "And you, Aramina?"

"Well..." the redhead said slowly "There's this one maid, Nadine. She does not want the wedding to happen... at all."

Corinne frowned "Did she seem down on it enough for sabotage?"

"I don't know." Aramina answered "I'll have to look into it a bit more. But that may be hard since the whole kingdom knows we're musketeers now."

Renee shook her head "I still can't believe that man."

"He was just worried." Corinne said "But he had better watch it. There's a place where worried passes into paranoid. And I can not stand a person who is paranoid."

~*~*~*How to Save a Wedding*~*~*~

"I like them." Ro said as they walked down the hall towards the kitchen "They're very professional and... normal. All at the same time."

"Louis has complete confidence in them." Antonio nodded "How can I doubt someone who's saved my cousin's life at least a dozen times in the past four years?"

Ro laughed "Is that what we have to look forward to?"

"I don't think so." he put an arm around her shoulders "But maybe just a little bit."

She chuckled softly then pushed open the door to the kitchen.

"No no no no no no no!" the cook was saying frantically "Oh no no no no no!"

"What's wrong?" Antonio asked, already fearing the answer.

"I am sorry. So sorry." the cook said, hastily scooping his cooking utensils into a bag "I can't. Sorry Your Highnesses. So sorry."

"What happened?" Ro asked "Sorry for what?"

"I cannot make the cake. So sorry." the man rambled "I uh... have a cold. Cough! See? It could be contagious! I must go. So sorry.'

"Or are you just scared?" Corinne asked as she stepped into the room "And colds aren't contagious... most of the time."

"Uh... no... I am very sick!" he coughed a couple of times into his hand them flashed them a nervous grin "So sorry!" then he ran out the door.

"I've heard kids make better fake coughs than that." Renee shook her head.

Aramina rolled her eyes "Myself being one of them." then she walked further into the room and pointed to a knife that was stuck in the middle of the table "Well, there's why he left." then she stepped closer, let out a little squeal and jumped back "What on earth!?"

The others joined her. The tip of the knife was holding a piece of paper to the table. The knife and the paper both were streaked with a thick red substance.

Corinne groaned "They just don't give up, do they?"

Ro stepped closer to Antonio "It that...?"

Renee poked some of the stuff on the knife then sniffed it "Don't sorry. It's just strawberry jam."

Viveca leaned forward to look at the note "Send the bride back to the island." she read "Or woe to anyone who dares to participate in it's continuation."

Ro sighed "I guess... we have no cake?"

"Can you have a wedding without a cake?" Aramina asked.

"We might have to." Antonio said "That's the second baker that's quit. Our cook isn't very good with the fancy deserts and..." he ran a hand through his hair "This is getting out of control."

"It's not out of control yet." Corinne said "We've still got time."

"I'll go tell father that there won't be any cake." Antonio said "May as well get that outburst over with."

"But you have to have cake!" Aramina cried "You can't just not have cake! It's like... part of the ceremony!"

"Aramina, no one will do it." Ro said "We've tried."

"But surely there's someone!"

"We've tried everyone. He was the only one who said yes. Everyone else knows what's going on because of the grapevine. Everyone's too scared!"

"But the cake..."

"There won't be a cake."

Corinne suddenly let out a long exasperated breath "I'll make the cake, okay?"

The room fell dead silent and everyone looked at her in shock.

"What!?" she held her hands up in defense "My mom made the cakes for everyone in Gascony. Yes, five tiered ones too. When she was sick I did it. So yes, I know how to make a wedding cake." everyone continued to stare at her "Don't look so surprised."

Renee snorted "You? Bake a cake? That will be worth seeing."

Corinne grabbed a dish towel off of the nearby counter and swatted her friend with it "Get out of here."

Ro smiled as the others started laughing, but deep down she couldn't help the feeling of dread that forming in the pit of her stomach. She wasn't just worried anymore... she was starting to get scared.

(Well I suppose this was more of a filler chapter. Hope it wasn't boring :)

and... Corinne can cook! Who knew? ;)

Is it just me, or are my trips to internet getting fewer in between? :(

Well, thanks for all the favs, follows and reviews guyz!

Laterz!

Oh yeah, anyone else feel like blowing a fuse? Why you ask. Barbie in Princess Power... THEY USED THE NAME CORINNE AGAIN AND IT'S NOT IN A SEQUEL!

Oh yeah. AND she's (corinne) is Barbie's arch-nemesis!

Why Mattel? Why!?

Okee, I'm done... no wait... WHYYYYYYY!?

Now I'm done. I'm still not quite sure what to think of that movie :/ I guess we'll just have to see *shrug*

Laterz!)