Hi there everyone! Here's a new chapter! Enjoy! By the way, I really liked your thoughts about what's going to happen to Bra-Kayla with the announcement last chapter! It's always nice to know what readers are thinking. :)
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Brady POV
The entire walk home with my brothers from the castle I was lost in thought. My mind was swirling with thoughts, both good and bad. What am I going to do about Sirocco? Tonight is going to be amazing with the princess! How am I going to continue to help feed the poorer villagers and my family without Sirocco? What am I going to do?
I sighed as I entered the cottage, Boomer and Boz following me. They both walked into our room to change while I began to gather the ingredients to cook dinner. I was going to make soup, something we ate rather often. The bowl I found in a cabinet was filled with water and set over a fire to warm up the water. Everything else for the soup was laid down on the countertop. I quickly chopped up some vegetables as well as some meat before dumping it all into the bowl of now steaming water.
A delightful aroma filled the house as the ingredients hit the boiling water. Loud growls came from the other room, my brothers' stomachs grumbling. "Food!" My brothers yelled as they rushed into the room, both of them quickly sitting down at the table, anticipation for the meal showing on their faces.
I smiled and chuckled before taking three bowls out of the cabinet. I poured a third of the soup into each bowl before handing my brothers' their bowls. I then sat down with my own bowl after fetching three spoons before we all dug in.
The soup was delicious, if I do say so myself. Boomer and Boz must have thoroughly enjoyed it because they swallowed every last bit before trying to lick the bowls clean. I stopped them of course, earning slight glares as I did so. The glares were soon replaced with smiles though as I placed the bowls in the sink and sat back down to face my brothers. Their smiles weren't because of me though, but because I had three slices of cake. They had been left on our doorstep by someone, although I didn't know who. That is until I read the note.
Dear Parker boys,
Thank you for your service in the village. You three are so kind to help out even when you're struggling yourself. Even though we can probably never repay you for helping us, we hope that this small gift shows our gratitude.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Wild
The villagers were really nice to give this to my brothers and me. We never really asked for much, so this came as a surprise. I was grateful though, especially since we never really had enough money for special treats. While the villagers didn't think they could ever repay us, just a small gift, like a vegetable or something, was enough to repay us.
"Enjoy." I slid two of the pieces to Boomer and Boz, both of them immediately taking a bite and savoring the flavor, a grunt of happiness coming from both of them. As soon as they swallowed those bites though they began to practically inhale the cake. "Slow down guys. You aren't going to get any more of this anytime soon, so enjoy it while it lasts." My brothers gave me cheeky smiles, both of their mouths full of cake. I smiled and shook my head before taking a bite of my own. It was delicious.
"I think we'll be getting more cake sooner than you think. After all, I pretty sure I hear wedding bells in the future between Brady and the Princess." I nearly choked on the piece of cake in my mouth at Boomer's words. I quickly swallowed before drinking a gulp of water. When I had swallowed that I stared at my brothers, finding wide grins on their faces.
"I don't know what you two are talking about. What makes you think that there's something going on between the princess and me?" Boz was the first to answer. "Please Brady; we all know you have a crush on her. I mean, every time she walks into the room you immediately set your eyes on her and this dreamy expression crosses your face."
"Not to mention that every time we mention a thing going on between you two you blush." I hadn't realized my cheeks were warm until Boomer mentioned it. Trying hard to regain my composure as well as disguise my secret relationship with the princess, I began to try and come up with a lie. "Well, how do you know that I don't like someone else, like that servant girl, Alex?"
"No!" Boz exclaimed, startling all of three of us. I stared at him for a moment. "What's wrong Boz?" An idea then overcame me. "You don't happen to, oh I don't know, have a crush on Alex, do you?" Boz's cheeks flushed a bright red. "N-no. I don't know what you're talking about." My eyes shifted to Boomer, and we both smiled, my situation with the princess temporarily forgotten.
"Does Boz like Alex?" Boomer teased our brother, who punched him in the shoulder in return, his cheeks still bright red. Boomer and I both stared Boz down. I could tell he was cracking, and was going to spill anytime.
He did a few moments later. "Ok, I'll admit it! I have a crush on Alex! She's just so pretty with the way her hair blows in the wind, and how she's so nice to everyone…." Boz trailed off as a dreamy expression took over his face. Boomer and I both smiled before high-fiving.
I then noticed what time it was. It was a little after ten, and unless I wanted to be late for my meeting with the princess, I needed to get moving. "Hey guys, I think I'm going to go for a walk tonight. It's really nice outside." Boomer and Boz both nodded, Boz having returned from his dreamland. They absentmindedly waved me off, sowing their approval. I smiled before grabbing my cloak and walking out the door.
As I began walking to the Princess's and I's meeting spot, I accidentally drifted off into dreamland, fantasies of the Princess and me clouding my thoughts. I thought of the day I first met her, the day we eye-locked while she was in the parade, and earlier today when I held her in my arms. I thought of the missed meeting, and her apology from yesterday. I thought of how beautiful she looked while she waited for her dad to make the announcement earlier, her long brown tresses blowing slightly in the small breeze.
I didn't even realize I had reached my destination until I noticed the area in front of me was dark. Smiling to myself, I gently plucked a rose from the ground to give to the princess. The rose was a beautiful white. I sighed happily before sitting down Indian-style under a tree to wait for the princess. I quickly checked the time, finding it to be five minutes until eleven.
Five minutes later I was smiling even wider, knowing that the princess would arrive at any moment. While I was happy that I was going to get to see my princess, I was also nervous. Even though I knew that she cared for me, I still wanted to make a good impression and not come off as some villager who was trying to get with the princess so they could live off of her riches.
Soft footsteps attracted my attention. I shifted my gaze to where the noise was coming from, smiling widely when a beautiful girl stepped into the clearing. Contrary to what she usually wore, the princess had on a pair of white shorts and pink tank-top as well as white tennis shoes. I smiled as I stood up, the princess smiling widely when she spotted me.
"Brady! You're here!" She exclaimed as she threw her arms around me in a hug, which I gladly returned. "I wouldn't have missed this for the world my beautiful." Even though it was dark I could see the princess's cheeks flush as I whispered those words. "I missed you so much." She sighed as I hugged her lightly.
"It's only been a few hours princess." Her cheeks flushed more. "I know, but it just gets a little lonely being cooped up in the castle, especially when you know there's a very handsome boy waiting for you outside the doors." This time my cheeks flushed. "Don't worry princess, I promise I will always wait for you, no matter how long the wait is."
The princess smiled at this before she reached up and placed a small kiss on my cheek. "Let's just hope that we can figure something out with all of this craziness that's going on now." I nodded in agreement before leaning down and giving the princess a kiss full of as much love and passion I could. The princess responded back with as much love and passion as I was giving, if not more. I pulled the princess against me gently, her arms finding my neck as mine found her waist.
We both pulled away breathless. The princess was looking at me with shining eyes, and couldn't help the soft smile that crept onto my face. I was holding the girl I loved in my arms, and all of my worries and fears had disappeared. I could tell from one look that she was willing to try as hard as I was to make our relationship work, no matter how hard it was.
"I love you my princess." In the moment of great passion I couldn't help but speak those words. They were the truth after all. "I love you too Brady." The princess was smiling as she said this, her eyes shining even brighter than before, this only helping to make her look even more beautiful then she already was, if that was even possible. "I promise to never leave you, and one thing you should know about me is that I never break my promises." Princess Mikayla's eyes sparkled with tears of joy as I said this. "All I want is to have someone to stay by my side, and if you would do that, then you would make me the happiest girl in the world." The princess's words were filled with emotion as she spoke. She wanted someone who would always be there when she needed them, not someone who loved and left her, and I was going to be the one who would be there for her no matter what.
"Princess, I will always be there for you, even if it puts me in danger, I would do anything to make you happy." Mikayla smiled at this, a single tear escaping her eyes. I brushed it away with my thumb before leaning down and giving the princess a final kiss, this kiss soft and full of as much love as I could muster. "I love you princess. I do now, and I always will."
Did you guys like it? I'll try to update HHAEC tomorrow! Thanks for reading!
Lots of Hugs,
Bra-Kayla Luver4eva
