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Chapter 10

Ash sighed as Melinda kept on talking in the carriage.

She really knows some interesting stuff. But I am getting bored! Ash thought.

Finally, she stopped as the carriage halted in front of the castle. Sarah yawned as she stepped down. Brad followed and they both went inside the castle. Melinda motioned for Ash to go first. And he did not caring for his manners. He just wanted to see Mary Lynette. His angel. He realized he had left Melinda when she jogged up to him huffing and puffing. Ash looked toward her and smiled. He realized Melinda was a great friend. Even his best friend. Ash had never had a best friend before. He went inside the castle as Melinda kept on chatting. He reached his door when he realized Melinda had not gone to her room. Ash looked at her with a confused expression.

"What are you doing?" Ash asked.

"Going to your room to talk about stuff we should know about each other." Melinda said excitedly.

Clingy, much? If she stays with me, then how I am supposed to meet my love in the forest? Ash thought.

"Uh. Um, I feel kind of sleepy. I need to .. get my rest. Yea get my rest. See you tomorrow." Ash faked a yawn.

"Uh. Okay. No problem." Melinda said excitedly as she skipped to her room. Ash saw her from his doorstep as she closed the door of her room. Ash waited till he heard her snores. Then he tiptoed quietly to the passage outside. He made sure not to make a single sound. He stealthily ran across the garden and opened the secret passageway to the forest. A few seconds later, he stepped into the forest. He ran up to the place where he met his love. There, he saw her. She hadn't changed from the visit. She was still as beautiful as ever. He took steps toward her quietly and when he was 1 metre away from her. He accidently stepped on a twig. Mary Lynette whirled around. His gray ones meeting her green ones.

Mary Lynette Pov Third Person

She was just sitting on a tree stump thinking. Then she heard a noise and she whirled around.

Ash….

Ash was there.

She met his gaze. Then turned away in annoyance.

What! Why'd she turn away? Ash thought.

"What happened?" Ash asked. "Are you okay?"

He's asking me if I'm okay. What a jerk! Mary Lynette thought.

Then she whirled around and met his gaze angrily.

"What do you mean what happened? You conveniently not tell me you're a prince. I can't believe I fell in love with you. This is forbidden. You probably have princesses all over you. How stupid can I be? I didn't know if you loved me or no and I fell in love with you." She blurted out. Then she turned pink. She looked to the ground. Ash's heart leapt from his heart.

She told me she loves me. Ash thought happily.

He walked to her. He lifted her chin with a finger. Her startled now turned green eyes met his determined gray ones. "I thought you knew I was a prince. I'm sorry I didn't tell you. I guess I was just so happily in love with you that I forgot. There is no other woman in my life. You're the only one. All the princesses rejected me because of my attitude. But you, you were the one that actually looked inside. You took my heart and then made it change. Change for the better. I saw and felt stuff that I hadn't seen before. All because of you. I love you and I think about you all the time. I couldn't get you out of my mind. You're my angel and I love you." Ash declared strongly but softly.

He does love me. But our love is forbidden. No matter how nice the king and queen, then they are going to want to get him married to a princess or someone of high status. I'm a mere peasant. Mary Lynette thought.

Then he pressed his lips to hers. That sent sparks throughout both of their bodies. Ash cupped his hand around Mary Lynette's cheek. Her lips tasted like vanilla and peach. Mary Lynette felt her heart fluttering. Ash paused the kiss to look in Mary Lynette's eyes. They had turned blue now.

"I love you." Ash declared.

Mary Lynette smiled and replied. "I love you too. I'm sorry I doubted you."

With that she kissed him again. She wrapped her arms around his neck. His arms wrapped around her petite waist. They kissed for a few more minutes. Mary Lynette broke the kiss due to lack of air. Ash didn't unwrap his arms from her waist as he sat on the tree stump. Mary Lynette positioned herself so she was sitting in his lap. His head rested on her shoulder. She smiled. It felt perfect. That they were made for each other.

"You know what I was thinking about? I don't know your favourite colour, flower, food and yea. I mean, we love each other. And yet we don't know that much about each other. I'm pretty new with the love thing. But I really don't care because all I know is that I love you." He admitted sheepishly.

Mary Lynette laughed a tinkering laugh. Ash admired her laugh. He admitted that it was kind of disturbing to have someone admire your laugh, but her laugh was such that it was truly amazing.

"Yea. I'm not experienced as well. Umm, let' see. My favourite colour is topaz. My favourite flower is the lotus. My favourite food is probably lentil soup. And yea. How about you?" Mary Lynette chirped happily.

"My favourite colour, well now I have a lot. So I'm not going to tell you because it's embarrassing. My favourite flower is the rose. And I like chicken wings." He said.

"Come on. What's so embarrassing about your favourite colour? Tell me!" She faced him and wined.

"No. Umm, hey what do you look for in a guy? Even though I know you love me. " Ash said trying to distract Mary Lynette.

"The distracting thing isn't working. Please tell me." She pouted.

Ash just stared at her pouting lips.

"Huh?" Ash asked in a daze.

"Favourite colour?" Mary Lynette asked impatient and pouted her lips more.

"I-It's electric b-blue, jade g-green and s-smoky gray now because t-that's the colour of y-your eyes." Ash stuttered in a daze. Then he shook his head and then he realized what he admitted. He looked down shyly.

Mary Lynette smiled and lifted Ash's face to meet hers.

"That was really sweet. And now I know my secret weapon for you to bend to my every wish." She smiled evilly.

Ash scoffed. Then he remembered Mary Lynette's father.

"Umm. You know when your father shouted at you? I felt like punching him. Why does he talk to you so rudely?" Ash asked concerned.

Mary Lynette looked away and took her finger away from Ash's face as she felt tears coming to her eyes.

What happened? Ash thought.

He took an arm from her waist and hooked a finger under a chin. He turned her face towards him. He gasped when he saw tears flowing silently down her face. She had her eyes shut as tears flowed.

I made tears come down my angel's face. Ash thought sadly. I promise I will never let tears come to your eyes. Ash vowed.

He saw a tear come down her face. He leaned in and kissed it. Mary Lynette's eyes opened.

Ash smiled at her reassuringly. "Tell me, my angel. I don't want to ever see tears in your eyes. Please."

She sniffed and told Ash with her eyes looking at the ground. "My dad wishes he got a boy, instead of me. I am a curse for him. If I was boy, then I could have helped with the money. We're a poor family. I'm just another mouth to feed." Without knowing, she rubbed her arm where her father had pinched her today.

Ash noticed this and lifted her sleeve where she had rubbed it. A red scar. A pinch scar. Her father had done this to her. His Angel. He rubbed the scar. Mary Lynette shivered and looked at Ash. She backed away looking at Ash's eyes which had anger evident in them. He growled under his breath.

"That is just horrid. I won't allow this. Mary Lynette, you're coming with me to the castle. I will not tolerate my angel getting hurt." He said determined.

Mary Lynette caressed Ash's cheek causing him to step out of his angry phase.

Then she repeated the things that she said to her mother. "I am a strong independent woman. A little pinching won't hurt me." She declared. "I am not going to come and live in the castle."

"But…" Ash started.

"No." Mary Lynette declared determinedly.

"Fine. You'll always get your way with me. I can't resist your pouting." Ash teased lighting up the mood.

"Yea. I know." Mary Lynette smiled mischievously; her mood lightened and started tickling Ash.

"Hey!" He called out and started tickling her back. She tried to swat his hands from her stomach. But he didn't budge. Then she tickled him back.

He grinned back. Let the game begin.

Mary Lynette as if reading his mind arched her eyebrow. Be prepared to lose.

She laughed and tickled him back. In the midst of all, they hadn't noticed when they had fallen of the tree stump and had lied down on the grass with Mary Lynette on the bottom and Ash on the top. Ash had both of his arms on each side of Mary Lynette's head. Ash looked at Mary Lynette with an arched eyebrow. Mary Lynette huffed and pouted.

Ash leaned down and kissed his angel. Mary Lynette sighed. After a few minutes, he stopped and lied down beside her. Mary Lynette curled up against Ash's chest and Ash put his arms around her.

I have to ask him about the girl. Mary Lynette thought.

This is my idea of heaven. An angel in my arms. Ash thought.

"Ash." Mary Lynette called.

"Hmm." Ash said sleepily.

"Who was the girl that was with you today?" Mary Lynette asked.

"Oh. Melinda, she's a servant who is irrevocably in love with me. But I told her that we can only be friends. Did you know what she did; she engraved my name in her arm? She said some psychic told her to do it, and then you'll be with one you love forever. Angel, do you want me to do it? Engrave your name in me?" Ash asked.

"NO! Of course not. That would hurt me more than you. But are you sure you don't want to be with her? I mean she is pretty." Mary Lynette protested.

Ash immediately sat up so he could look Mary Lynette in the eye.

Mary Lynette flinched as she saw the anger in Ash's eyes.

"No. I love you. Only you. I would die without you." Ash vowed.

Mary Lynette sensing the anger in Ash quickly kissed him. Ash melted in the kiss. When they pulled away, Ash put his forehead against Mary Lynette's.

"Mary Lynette, I know it's early. But I feel like I've known you my whole life and I know you're the one. And I'm sorry I don't have a ring, but will you be my wife?" Ash asked.

"Yes!" Mary Lynette agreed and hugged him.

Ash wrapped his arms around his love.

"But will your parents approve?" Mary Lynette whispered against his shoulder.

"They like everyone. They're nice, nicer than I'll ever be. They will approve." Ash answered. With that, he lay back down with Mary Lynette wrapped in his arms. Mary Lynette snuggled closer in Ash's chest.

I found him. Mary Lynette thought.

My wife, my angel. Ash thought.

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