Chapter 7
After their lemonade, Hunter and Ashlynn went to meet with the king and queen. "Your majesties." said Ashlynn, as she curtsied before the monarchs. "Hello, so you're the mystery girl from the ball." said Queen Ruby.
"Yes, I'm sorry I'm not up to your son's standards." said Ashlynn. "Don't be, I think it's time we might need to have a talk with him about his attitude." said King Jasper. "Well, I came to see you, because Hunter told me that you're looking for a new royal gardener."
"We are, are you interested in the position?" asked Queen Ruby. "Yes, I'm a great gardener, and I love being outside in nature." said Ashlynn. The king and queen exchanged a few words, and then turned their attention back to the two.
"What is your name, miss?" asked King Jasper. "Ashlynn Ella." answered Ashlynn. "Well Miss Ella, you're now the new royal gardener. Hunter will show you around the castle and explain how things work around here." said Queen Ruby.
"Thank you, your highnesses." said Ashlynn, once again she curtsied, and Hunter bowed. Then the two left the throne room. Outside Prince Wendell was talking to the reporters. "Prince Wendell, did they find the mystery girl from the ball?" asked a reporter.
"Yes, the royal advisors did find the girl." Prince Wendell answered. "Is she the girl of your dreams, and do you plan to court and marry her?" asked another. "No, I don't." "Why is that?" "Because the girl was just a maid, I need someone with a more higher standing." Prince Wendell explained.
"But sir, isn't it what's on the inside that matters?" "That's just a saying, it's not true." he said. Suddenly one of the reporters caught sight of Ashlynn, walking with Hunter. "Look, that must be her." said another reporter.
The reporters quickly hurried over to her, leaving Prince Wendell baffled at why they wanted to talk to a simple maid when they could be talking to him. The two looked and saw the reporters coming towards them.
"Looks like you're about to get your fifteen minutes of fame." said Hunter. "Yes." said Ashlynn. When they got close enough, the reporters started asking a million questions.
"Are you the girl from the ball?" one asked. "Are you disappointed that you won't be dating the prince?" asked another. "What do you plan to do now?" "Who are you anyway?" "Please one at a time." said Ashlynn.
Then she began answering the questions. "First, my name is Ashlynn Ella, I am the girl from last night's ball. And no, I'm not upset about not dating the prince, he's not my type anyway. As for what I'll be doing now, I got a job as the castle's new gardener." Ashlynn explained to them.
With their questions answered, the reporters packed up, and drove away from the castle.
With the reporters gone, Hunter continued giving Ashlynn the tour of the castle, and then he showed her where she'd be living. He led her and her animal friends behind the castle, and into a small village with little cottages.
"All the castle's servants and their families live out here, we each have our own cottages, and we get our three square meals from the castle. Since we all have different jobs, some rise earlier than others. Since you're the gardener your day won't start until nine." said Hunter.
"That's great, it'll be nice to sleep in." said Ashlynn. Hunter then led her to a small empty cottage, to Ashlynn it was perfect. There was a nice bedroom she could sleep in, a little kitchen, and sitting room.
"This is great, but if I'm going to be living here, I need to go back and get my things." said Ashlynn. "I can take you there." said Hunter. The two were soon in Hunter mini jeep, riding back into town.
On the way, they continued to talk. Ashlynn mostly just asked about what things would be like at the castle, and Hunter gladly answered the questions. Soon they arrived at Ashlynn's step family's house.
"You want me to go in with you?" Hunter asked. "No, I can do this on my own. I'll be right back." said Ashlynn. She went up to the door, and unlocked it with her key. Inside she saw her step family sitting in the living room watching TV.
"So you're back." said Cornelia. "Yes." said Ashlynn. "We saw the news, the prince doesn't want you." said Melissa. "Yeah, you don't meet up to his standards." added Hillary. "So I bet you've come crawling back to us." said Cornelia.
"Actually no. I just came to get my stuff. I got a job as the royal gardener, and I'll be living the castle from now on." Ashlynn said boldly. "What?" the three asked in shock. "That's right, and I just came to get my things." said Ashlynn, as she went down to the basement.
"But who's gonna do our laundry?" asked Hillary. "And do the dishes?" asked Melissa. Ashlynn just pulled out her suitcase and put in her clothes, books, and her mirror pad and spell phone. "Ashlynn, you can't just leave." said Cornelia.
"Yeah, we need you to keep this place running." said Melissa. "Sorry, but a better life is calling me. You'll just have to do the housework yourself. Goodbye." said Ashlynn, as she walked out the front door, and closed it behind her.
She got back in Hunter's jeep, and the two rolled back to the castle.
That's chapter 7, plz review