Ok, I need to say something. I had so much fun writing this chapter! I just find Maria and Robin absolutely adorable! So here is the last part of the wedding. Enjoy!

As Cecilia danced with Lysander, she spotted Maria dancing with her brother just a few feet away. She grid her teeth and held back with difficulty the curse that was at the tip of her tongue. Leave it to that idiot of a brother she had to mess everything up…..She was determined to get Robin and Maria together before she went back in London and she hoped that them sharing a dance would speed things up. But no…..her brother had to go and ruin it…..

"You shouldn't worry. His royal highness will not let your brother steal Maria from him that easily."

Cecilia snapped her eyes back at Lysander, who was looking at her with a knowing grin. "Hey, don't look at me like that. Almost everyone in here knows that Robin has a major crush on Maria. And you are not trying to set them up in the most discreet way." Lysander said, laughing lightly at the bewildered look on Cecilia's eyes.

"Oh really?! Then let me ask you this. If you all know about Robin liking Maria, then why is no one doing anything to give them a push?" Cecilia asked, slightly annoyed at the boy's behaviour. She never liked people laughing at her.

Another chuckle left the boy's lips as he led the girl to a slow spin. "Well, you see my beautiful nymph….here we know not to get into another person's business." He said with a grin bringing her back close to him.

"Young De Noir, you are becoming more and more annoying with every minute that passes." Cecilia commented with a sweetly yet tight smile and a glare.

She wouldn't admit this to anyone except herself but she had found Lysander charming in the beginning. And who wouldn't?! Yes the boy was a hopeless flirt but he was also, with the enchanting grayish blue pools of his eyes, sun-kissed skin, well-build body and dirty blonde hair, very handsome. But Cecilia Bishop was not a person to be smitten by someone. She was a person that people were smitten by. And she was not someone who liked to be mocked.

"Hey, lover boy, I think you need to see this."

Cecilia and Lysander turned to face John, who had approached them without being noticed. He pointed towards somewhere behind Cecilia's left shoulder and the girl followed that direction. Her eyes wandered for a bit until she spotted what had drawn John's attention. Robin was only a few feet away from them, dancing with a girl, their bodies a bit too close. She felt anger boiling in her skin at the thought of that boy playing around with her best friend's feelings.

She focused her attention on the girl. She stood at the same height as Robin, maybe a few inches shorter. Her body was slender and her movements were lithe. She was wearing a violet gown, black sheer lace adorning its sweetheart neckline and waist. Her black straight hair was pulled up in a high bun, a hairstyle that complemented her high cheekbones and sharp jaw. As she and Robin danced, Cecilia managed to catch a glance at her whole face, and was entranced by a pair of jade green eyes that shined brightly under the light of the lanterns.

"Who the hell is she?" She asked narrowing her eyes in a furious state.

"Her name is Jacqueline or Jackie to us. She, Robin and I grew up together. Her older sister, Teresa, was Loveday's personal maid before Coeur De Noir 'banished' Loveday. You must have met Teresa; she was Loveday's maid of honor at the ceremony. Jackie has had a big crush on Robin for years." John explained to her. Cecilia's eyes widened. "And you leave her be near him when you know that Maria likes him?!" she said, her voice at a high pitch tone. Lysander and John raised their arms above their heads in a surrender movement. "Robin is a big boy, Bishop. He can handle his business. And anyway every time Jackie tries to change his mind about their relationship, he shots her down." John said.

Cecilia frowned at the boy's words. She turned her eyes once more at Robin and his dancing partner. They were dancing closely and intimately, which was contradictory given the fact that Robin knew about Jacqueline's feelings for him but didn't feel the same. The ginger was sure that Robin was not a person that would play around with another person's feeling. And then she saw for a slight moment Robin taking his eyes off his partner and having a quick glance around, like he was searching for something. The pieces of the puzzle fit together and everything became clear.

"He is trying to make Maria jealous?!" she exclaimed, actually shocked at the boy's cunningness. "My beautiful angel, you finally noticed it! Congratulations!" Lysander said, throwing an arm around Cecilia's shoulder, which the girl shoved off with force giving him a glare. The boy answered with a bright smile.

"Hey guys."

The boys and Cecilia turned around to smile at Maria who had just joined them. Cecilia noticed her brother standing by Maria's side and took a moment to glare at him, making him understand that he was in big trouble. Her twin gulped as he read inside her eyes that he was going to be lectured later for whatever he had done to annoy his sister.

Lysander and John shared a quick look and then moved with a knowing smile on both their faces. Cecilia noticed with satisfaction that, by doing so, the boys had made it able for Maria to easily spot Robin, who was still dancing with Jackie. And she smiled widely, seeing that her best friend did just that. Maria's brown eyes widened in shock and the smile on her face died with a downward twitch of her lips. "Is that Robin?" she asked, sounding as if she didn't want to believe what she was seeing. They all turned towards where she was looking and Cecilia nodded, answering to Maria's question. The girl turned her eyes to the ground, her lips a firm line. "I just remembered that I have something that needs to be done. Excuse me." She whispered and making a sharp turn, walked away almost running.

"What got into her?" Nick asked, confused by Maria's sudden change of behavior. Cecilia slammed her palm on her forehead. "Brother, you are such an idiot. Boys, I think I should talk to her." She said and followed Maria.

She found her at the far end of the yard, away from the music and the lights. Maria was staring at the moon, its cold white light casting shadows of her face. Her brown eyes were filled with sadness.

"Sweetie, are you ok?" Cecilia asked when she had almost reached Maria's side. The girl didn't seem surprised her best friend had followed her. "Yeah….just a bit tired." She said her voice deep and slightly trembling. Silence spread between them as Cecilia waited for her to say something else. When it became clear that Maria wasn't planning on talking or even moving from the spot she was standing, Cecilia started getting annoyed. She grabbed Maria's shoulder and turned her best friend around to face her.

"Maria, stop fooling yourself! You are annoyed and jealous of Robin dancing with another girl! Just admit it and do something about it! The Maria I know would never back down! She would stand her ground and claim what she wants, not mope around like some pathetic excuse of a person!" She shouted, holding tightly Maria by both shoulders and shaking her in frustration. Maria's eyes widened in surprise and alert at her best friend's sudden outburst and her mind started processing Cecilia's words.

The two girls stood there, staring at each other without saying anything. But, unlike before, the silence around them didn't bother Cecilia. It didn't bother her because she could see that her friend was thinking hard and she knew she needed the silence to do that.

In Maria's mind, her thoughts were running around with rapid speed and she was trying hard to catch them and organize them. Her mind slowly drifted to her memories of the events a few months prior. Of how she not only wasn't scared by being attacked on her way to Merryweather Manor, but also had fought back one of her attackers with a needle. Her thoughts fast forward, memories of when she had faced the De Noir boys in the forest with confidence and fearless behavior and when she had entered the De Noir castle and then escaped from her prison not flowing before her eyes. She thought of how she hadn't been scared of sacrificing herself to save the valley.

She suddenly got annoyed with herself. She was Maria Merryweather, the Moon Princess, for heaven's sake! How had she allowed whatever feelings she had for Robin-because she couldn't keep denying she didn't feel anything about him after seeing him with that girl- to turn her into a pathetic, fragile, afraid little girl?! This needed to stop and it needed to stop right now.

Cecilia smiled as she noticed the all-too-familiar fire of determination light up once again in her best friend's eyes. Maria looked at the ginger, answering to her smile with a confident smirk. She then threw her arms around Cecilia, hugging her tightly. "Thank you, Cecilia. You are a life-savior!" Maria said loudly, her voice filled with happiness. Letting Cecilia go, she walked back towards the celebration, chin held up high and shoulders back. Cecilia followed her, shaking her head, smiling in amusement seeing her friend's behavior.

The two girls soon came back to where they were before. John, Lysander and Nick were still standing there, and they all seemed puzzled seeing Maria return with a smile on her lips and her eyes shining brightly. "You are coming with me." She stated pointing at Lysander and, without waiting for the boy to respond, grabbed his arm pulling him with her as she walked towards where Robin and Jackie were still dancing.

"What did just happen?" John asked Cecilia, who was trying hard not to laugh at the view before her.

"Just shut up and enjoy the show." She told him.

Maria, with a confused Lysander on her side, reached Robin and Jackie exactly when the song that the band was playing came to an end. Jackie was the first one to spot them, and Robin, noticing her slightly alarmed and full with suspicion gaze, turned to see what had caused that reaction. Seeing Maria, he smiled instantly, not completely aware that he did.

"Hi! I'm Maria, nice to meet you. Lysander here was just telling me how much he wanted to share a dance with you." Maria told Jackie with a big smile, taking her hand into hers and shaking it. Jackie winced just a bit, feeling Maria's grasp on her hand tightening just a bit too much. And anyone would be alarmed by Maria's smile, which was a bit too sweet and cheery. "I was what now?!" Lysander asked, confused. Maria threw him a glance which made clear to him that if he declined the Moon Princess's words, he would have to face a terrible fate. Looking like a frightened rabbit facing its doom, with blue wide eyes, trembling lips and pale face, he rapidly nodded. "Yes, yes I was. Of course I was. I definitely was. Jackie would you like to dance?" he said and the words came out of his mouth in a hurry as he turned to look at the girl in question almost begging her to accept. "Uhm….sure…."Jackie said, a bit uncertain of what was going on.

As Lysander and Jackie left, Robin looked at Maria, half-amused by her actions and half-uncertain of the reason behind them. She looked back at him and found herself fighting back the blush that threatened to paint her cheeks. "It seems that Lysander just stole your dance partner." She pointed out, trying to focus on anything else except the way his gaze sent goosebumps all over her body. "Yeah, with your help he did just that." He said back, not entirely sure of what to say.

"Yeah….." Maria mumbled, starting to feel less and less certain about what she was doing now that she was left alone with Robin. She hadn't really thought of a plan before acting. She had just figured out a way of getting Jackie away from Robin. She had thought that she would be able to figure things out after that. She was wrong.

"Well, for my point of view, you owe me for having a role into me losing my dance partner. How is a dance sound to settle your debt?!"

Maria snapped her eyes, which were staring at her shoes, at Robin, looking shocked hearing him asking for a dance. The boy, seeing her expression, took it a bad hint and started losing confidence. "I mean….only if you want to…" he mumbled, fidgeting with his shirt's collar nervously. "No, no…eh…what I mean is….Yes I would love to dance with you." Maria said, being able to form a proper sentence in the end. Robin grinned at her and she smiled back.

A new song started and Robin took her right hand in his left while his right hand came to rest on her back. She placed her free hand on his shoulder, a bit too aware for her comfort of his hand on her back. They started moving around, dancing with nervous moves like they had never danced before. But as the song went on, they relaxed and their movements became more flowing and graceful. Maria sensed at some point Robin pulling her a bit closer to him but she didn't comment on it and they continued dancing, now their torso touching, something that didn't seem to make neither of them uncomfortable.

"So how long will Cecilia and that brother of hers stay in the Manor?" Robin asked, breaking the silence between them. Maria raised an eyebrow, noticing the slightly annoyed tone his voice had when he addressed Nick. "As long as they can, I guess. I mean, I surely want them to stay as long as they can." She answered, eyeing him suspiciously. Robin flinched just a bit, and the movement was so small that Maria wasn't sure if it did happen or if she was imagining things.

"Isn't Love day going to live with your uncle from now on?! Don't you think that having your friends around will mess around with their first days as newlyweds?! And, anyway, I get why you are friend with Cecilia, but I don't get what you see in that pretty boy of a brother she has." Robin said and as soon as he had finished his sentence, he bit his lips, regretting talking so much. A teasing smile bloomed on Maria's lips and Robin gulped, seeing the sparkle of amusement in her eyes.

"You wouldn't happen to be jealous of Nick, would you?!" Maria asked. Robin blinked a couple of time, trying hard to actually process what she had asked him, instead of losing himself in her bright sparkling eyes and slightly red cheeks and beautiful face and rose lips and…..oh boy, he was doomed…..

And then his mind caught up with what Maria was saying and he pulled himself together. "Me, jealous of pretty boy over there?! Seriously, princess, why would I ever be jealous of him?!" he said and mentally cursed hearing his voice coming out a pitch higher than his normal tone. Maria giggled as he lead her into a turn and then extending one arm, lead her away from him. "Oh, I don't know…. Nick is a very nice guy. And he sure knows his way with the female population." She said, wanting to see Robin's reaction at her teasing.

And sure you don't want him to actually be jealous of Nick….of course you don't…Oh for heaven's sake, stop lying to yourself. You are ridiculous; Maria Merry weather…..Oh dear Lord, Cecilia will never leave you alone if she finds out…

"And that includes you, princess? Tsk, and I thought you were smarter than that." Robin commented pulling Maria out of the mental monologue she was having inside her head. Because she was distracted, she missed the slight annoyance that Robin displayed at the thought of Nick being at the receiving end of Maria's affection.

Maria, not entirely paying attention to Robin, misinterpreted his words. As he tugged at her arm, pulling her back into his embrace, she glared at him. "Oh really?! So what?! You don't thing I am good enough for him?!" she said, angry at him. Robin wasn't out off by her close to furious reaction. "Don't go and twist my words around. What I believe is that he is not good enough for you." He explained, his face coming an inch closer to hers. Maria's eyes widened at that, seeing as now their noses almost touched. Suddenly, she was aware of their linked hands; his other hand around her waist, her chest touching his torso, and her face became scarlet red within seconds. She took a deep breath in, trying to calm down, something close to impossible.

Robin tried not to seem affected as he felt her breath on his face as she breathed out. He started regretting coming closer to her. Her hair smelled like raspberries and roses and the aroma overwhelmed his senses. He fought hard to not let himself bury his face in her hair.

"And who do you think is good enough for me?" Maria asked as soon as she was sure she wouldn't stutter the words and probably make a fool out of herself. She wasn't sure about why she had asked that question. Heck, she wasn't even sure what answer she was expecting.

Just because he said Nick isn't good enough for me, it doesn't mean that he has an answer on who is. And it's not like I want him to answer….Right?!

They had stopped dancing and were now just staring at each other. Maria could feel her knees go weak, almost barely supporting her. She wasn't aware of the fact that Robin was finding it hard to breath because of her eyes. And he wasn't aware of the effect he had on her either.

"Maria, I…"

Robin was interrupted by the appearance of Miss Heliotrope.

"There you are, Maria! I've been looking all over for you. We should get Miss Bishop and head home. It is too late for two young girls. It is not proper." The older woman said. The two teenagers jumped, alarmed at her sudden appearance, and quickly let go of one another. Miss Heliotrope looked from Maria to Robin, her eyes narrowed behind her glasses. "Yes, Miss Heliotrope. Let's find Cecilia." Maria murmured, obviously not pleased to leave but not eager to object her governor's orders. Miss Heliotrope, seeming pleased with Maria's response, turned around and walked away.

Maria turned towards Robin with an apologetic look on her face. "Hey, don't look at me like that. You got to go, I understand. Goodnight, Princess." He told her with a warm smile that caused butterflies inside Maria's stomach and a bright blush on her cheeks. He then bended down and set a kiss atop the girl's hair. He stood there a bit longer, closing his eyes and savoring the intoxicating aroma of her hair which overwhelmed his senses once more. Maria just stood there, frozen in place and shocked by Robin's actions. Her heart was pounding so loudly, she felt that any moment now it would break through her ribcage and skin. And then Robin took a step back, that warm smile still on his lips. Maria snapped her gaze towards the ground, flustered and embarrassed and confused. She mumbled a goodnight wish so quickly that Robin barely heard it and then she took off.

But, after taking a few steps away from him, she made a sharp move and walked towards him, a determined look on her face. Before Robin could figure out what was she doing, she had threw her arms around his neck and hugged him tightly. He returned the hug, his arms wrapping around her waist, trying to understand the meaning of her actions.

"Thanks for the dance." She whispered in his ear and then let go. She looked at him with a wide smile that was so bright and loving and….beautiful…. that send his heart in a race and he felt a slight dizziness. And he was half-scowling himself for acting like a mindless love-struck fool and half-being excited at the fact that he was acting like a mindless love-struck fool. A part of him was telling him to get his act together. Another was telling him to just smile like an idiot. And he didn't have the mind and logic to follow the first part's advice,

"Goodnight, Robin." Maria said with a shy smile, hands behind her back. She then turned and run to catch up with Miss Heliotrope. Robin watched her and Cecilia following Miss Heliotrope and John-who apparently had volunteered to take them to the Manor- and he grinned, seeing the Moon Princess and her best friend giggling and talking with one another. Maria face was practically shining with pure happiness.

He was hoping that he had played a role into putting that smile on her face.

I am sure all of you were expecting Robin to confess to Maria, right?! Blame Miss Heliotrope for interrupting them!

PLEASE READ: Don't you think Cecilia handled the situation just perfectly?! And I really want your opinion on her and Lysander. Would you like me to write more of the two of them?! I really want your opinion on this.

Also, expect something a bit different for the next chapter. I have introduced some topics on previous chapter that are essential to this story but I haven't really explained much. Any guess on what is going to happen on the next chapter are welcome!

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