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King
Summer came fast after Oliver's confession. He avoided me for weeks, never looking at me or talking directly to me.
Weren't we supposed to ride off into the sunset? I was the queen, rescued from a boring ho-hum life with no father by the king, a Quidditch star and normal teen.
I turned thirteen, and then I was a teen too—but not normal.
Angelina and I somehow…became friends. One night, we stayed up late talking, generally about life. I decided I really, really liked her—she was funny, nice, understanding, and amazing at giving advice. Somehow, she'd convinced the slightly colder and shyer Alicia to give me her no-nonsense talks, too, and then I had two new friends.
No one could believe it, particularly Leanne. "You hated them! Especially Angelina!"
"Not hated," I corrected, "more like was jealous of."
She rolled her eyes. "Am I still your best friend?" she asked softly, and I understood suddenly.
"Oh! You're worried I'll replace you with them, aren't you?" She nodded glumly. I suppressed a laugh. "Lee, you're my best friend! I'd never drop you for anyone, okay? Promise."
"Really?"
"Yep." She gave me a hug, and looked calmer.
"Thanks, Kates. I've gotta go to the library. Don't let too much Quidditch take over your brain."
I looked after her, grinning faintly. She'd be the perfect queen, I thought. She was stately, good at being polite and proper, and fit into the world itself better than I. Once my father left, I was like a ripped paper-doll—I didn't fit in my original paper anymore. I was broken.
I would be a horrible queen, but Oliver would be the perfect king. I went into my third year knowing this for sure.
Oliver was smart, strong, a fantastic leader, normal, sexy, and royal-like. He just fit the part.
I didn't. But that didn't mean I had to give up my dream of being his queen one day.
I entered third year knowing this for sure.
A/N: ATTENTION READERS: 15 chapters left!! –celebrates- 11/26—that's 42 percent of the way there! Sorry this one was so short…xD I was lazy. Also, sorry for taking so long to post this one!! Thanks for hanging in there—leave a review?