Chapter 10

Jennifer

I was woken up by a screaming Asha. Needless to say, I was not to happy. I don't wake up until noon unless I have some royal engagement to go to. Which isn't all that much.

After I had regained my senses and decided not to kill Asha, some guy came busting in my room after her. "Asha, I do not have a problem with you in my room, but him?"

Asha looked behind her and rolled her eyes. "Jonathan, do you have to follow me around all the time? I mean, what if I have to go pee? There is no way you are going to the bathroom with me."

This "Jonathan" looked at Asha. "Yes, princess. I have very strict orders to follow you everywhere. As for the bathroom, I just stay outside and try to look conspicuous."

I laughed at both of them. They might not know it yet, but they made a pretty cute couple. Almost as cute as Sam and Phillip. Not quite. "Well, Asha, why did you even come in here to wake me up at-" I looked at my clock. "Eight-thirty in the morning? Well that's a new record."

Asha quit glaring at Jonathan. "OMG, Jennifer! Sam-and-Phil-eloped-last-night-and-now-Beth-is-missing-and-I-have-a-bodyguard-and-mom-and-dad-are-going-to-kill-Phil-when-they-find-him!" She took a breath and looked at me while I comprehended all this information.

"Why are they going to kill Phillip? Isn't that a little too harsh?" I was totally confused. My mom and dad are totally understanding people. True, Sam and Phil were anything BUT lovebirds when they first started out, but, heck, people change.

"Come on, Jennifer," Asha pulled me towards the door. "We're going to save Phillip."

We ran off in the direction of the throne room, leaving a very confused Jonathan behind.

Thirty minutes later, Asha and I left the throne room as confident women. We were sure we succeeded in our mission to save Phil from death. Man, when he comes back-he owes us one. A big one. After explaining to our parents that the runaways were actually in love, they agreed that their initial threat was a big over-the-top. They decided to drop the death penalty for Phillip. Lucky duck.

"So, Asha..." I trailed off.

"So...what?" She asked.

"What do you think of your new bodyguard? He's kinda cute..." I smirked.

"Jennifer, there is no way I'm going to get together with my bodyguard! I mean, look at the outcome. If I married my bodyguard, it wouldn't look too great for our family." She sighed and looked wistfully at him.

We were outside in the gardens. Jonathan was "patrolling" the perimeter. It was a funny sight. One bug got too close to Asha, and she stared screaming. (She's deathly terrified of spiders and such.) He came running over, thinking someone was about to kill the two remaining princesses. He looked at the spider and started laughing, but he squished it. That definitely made Asha fall for him. Anyone who'll kill a spider, she'll love forever.

After Jonathan left us, I started talking again. "Never say never, Asha. Sam said that and look where she is now: married to a duke. Fairy tales do come true. You just need a little push sometimes."

"Ok, Jen. I believe you. Speaking of fairy tales, I think yours is here now," she pointed at Andrew.

"Well, I'm going to leave you here. Andrew and I are going to choose our outfits for the ball. Bye!" With that, I left her for Andrew. I gave him a big hug and linked my arm with his. Today was going to be a good one.

AN: YaY! I updated! I hope you liked it. Next chapter should be interesting: Beth and Nick...ooo la la. Life has been hectic, I finally broke up with my boyfriend (urgh). Today we had a half-day b/c of Thanksgiving. We normally get out at 11:15, but we had a dodgeball tournament so our principal let us out about 30 or so minutes early! YES!!!!!!! So, me and some friends went to Pizza Hut...lol, it was great. It really was.

As always, please review! That would make my Thanksgiving FANTASTIC!!!

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