Hey guys, totally off the topic of what you are about to read, do any of y'all watch once upon a time? Well if you do I just finished season 3 finale and oh my god what is Elsa doing here?! I am soooo excited! Frozen forever. Oops. Spoiler alert. Oh well if you watch it really doesn't spoil much. Bye and read and review!~
America's POV
The report had just ended and Queen Amberly called all of the elite over to her. "Ladies, fantastic job tonight. All of your presentations were great. You will find out at lunch tomorrow the scores. Now, remember if you placed lower than you liked, you have two more opportunities to raise score. Might I remind you that the lowest scoring person will be sent home. Scores are determined by the amount of votes you get from the audience. You will also be finding out your next challenge tomorrow as well. Have a good night ladies."
Maxon appeared where his mother stood and smiled, "That was a great show ladies, would you mind if I speak to America alone?"
"Yes, Your highness." They all said and walked away. "That was a gorgeous performance. My favorite part was when the picture of you and me walking in the snow back at the palace. It was so beautiful." He said.
I smiled at him and said, "Me too." Really my favorite part was the photo of Killian and I with whipped cream mustaches from our hot cocoa. I smiled at the memory and Maxon said, "What?"
"Nothing." I said. "So what's up?" He put an arm around my waist and said, "Do you want to go and see a movie?"
"What?! A movie how lame! It is so beautiful outside and you want to see a movie!" I gestured out the window to the snow falling on the already covered grounds. I tugged his hand and said, "Let's go!"
"America, I can't. You can't. We can't. Did you not remember the rules Queen Alison stated? No going outside once it's dark. There are rebels here too.".
"Okay." I said, he heard the disappointment in my voice and said, "Maybe tomorrow?" I nodded and he took me back to my room. "You should get some sleep anyways, you have a long day ahead of you!"
"Really?" I asked. My eyes lit up and he smiled as he pulled my covers up to my chin like a little kid. "Really. Good night." He kissed my forehead and turned off the light, letting me drift into a very needed sleep.
IN THE WOMENS ROOM (still in Scotland.)
"Congratulations America, Your song took first place with 600 votes. Kriss took second with 196 votes, Celeste took third with 142, and Elise took fourth with 62. Now the next challenge!" Queen Amberly clapped her hands and said, "Now your next challenge is to design your own gown for the report and gala this Friday. You will have no help or input from your mwids. They will make the actual dress but you must design it all on your own as well as the make up, hair, jewellery, and shoes. Now I know you can't make those but you will decide. I know it sounds simple but trust me, when you have to figure out all the measurements, it gets a little trickier. Now I suggest you get to designing, remember, absolutely no help from your maids will be allowed. Understood?"
"Yes, Your Majesty." We all said in unicen. I walked to my little seat in the corner of the women's room and looked out the window. Snow blanketed the outdoors and the red roses stood out in the winter wonderland. A little lightbulb clicked in my head and I started sketching my dress. It didn't hurt that I had a little artistic ability because of me being a five. I knew that most of the girls would go for ball gown look because it is an easy gown to design so I went for a tighter look. It was going to be a white long sleeved gown that was skin tight all the way down my body until my mid-thigh, then it had a slit down my side so I could walk. I made it have small sparkles all over the bottom and then it would slowly deteriorate with the amount of sparkles until the very top which would be plain white. It looked a little wedding-y so I looked back out the window for more inspiration. The roses, red. I drew a simple red ribbon belt that tied into a large bow in the back. The back of the dress would droop down low to the middle of my back.
"Wow. That looks amazing." Queen Amberly said. I looked up and said, "Thank you. I'm quite pleased as well. Now I have to figure out my jewelry. I want it minimal."
She smiled at me and sat down next to me. "Look America. Maxon has been telling me about you, how you wanted to go home earlier and how he kept you. I am sorry for that but I also want to tell you to please stay. You are good for my son. He has been happiest when ever he is with you. Please fight for him.".with that she got up and started visiting other girls.
I did want to stay for Maxon. I really did, but I also didn't know if I had feelings for Killian. I loved him as a friend and new he loved more than that but until I am eliminated I won't start feeling for him more than that. But did I want a life with Killian. The thought of being his dear made me smile whereas with Maxon, I knew he would always have feelings for the rest of the elite. I knew that because that was the only reason why he hadn't picked his wife. I shook the thou ghost thoughts out of my head and went ahead into picking my jewelry.
I decided on wearing over-sized pearls, ones that are larger than my ear lobes and they sparkled with glitter. I had nothing else planned on wearing for jewelry and I moved on to hair. I decided on an elegant bun leaving some curls hanging to frame my face. I then thought about my makeup. Clear shimmer dust to swipe across my eyelids and winged black liner with same mascara. I decided on minimal blush but a bright red lipstick to match my belt. Ooh and matching red heels.
I finished my sketch and looked around. I was alone in the room and it was dark outside. What time was it? I took my sketches and walked out to my room. I jiggled the key and opened my door. "Hey, Mer!" Killian called out. "Hey it's nearly time for dinner, would you want me to escort you there?"
"Sure, let me just set down my sketches real quick."
"Ooh can I see them?" He said curiously. He leaned over me to try and sneak a peak but I pressed them against my chest screamed away but he towered over me. "No! I want it to be a surprise!" I squealed. I ran into my room, set them on my desk and grabbed my shawl. Killian held out his arm and I took it, allowing him to take me to dinner. I sat down next to Killian at the table and King Clarkson glared at me.
He made it clear that he didn't want me sitting next to the Royal family of Scotland but Killian insisted I sit with him. "Do you want to do anything after dinner?" I asked. "Want to go outside?" He asked.
I dropped my spoon slowly and smiled as I said, "I thought we can't go outside at night." He shook his head at me and said, "You can't go outside at night without a guard. And to get a guard to go outside, you have to live here. Well today must be your lucky day because, well, I live here." He smirked and continued with his soup.
"Then what are we waiting for?" I asked. I took my a sip of my tea and raised my eyebrows. He set his napkin on the table and we both stood up then walked to our rooms to get our coats and gloves on. I grabbed my scarf and wrapped it around my neck as well as putting on some leggings and boots on under my dress. I walked out of my room and Killian stood there, bundled up in two coats, a hat, gloves, a scarf, and boots. I laughed when I saw him and he said, "You won't be laughing when you get cold Mer." I narrowed my eyes at him and ran to the nearest garden doors with him. The guards opened the doors for us and we stepped outside. The snow crunched under my feet and I plopped down on the ground and started making snow angels. Killian looked at me with furrowed brows and I stopped and glared at him, "Have you never made a snow angel?" He shook his head and I pulled his hand down. He sat on the ground and I told him, "Just waive your arms and legs against the snow and get up." He did so and when we both stood we looked at our angels. Mine looked like a baby's compared to his tall one. We both laughed and he asked, "Do you want to build a snowman?"
"Okay." I said. I could feel my face beginning to get rosy from the cold as I pressed snow together to form three balls. One of the guards went and got us some charcoal for eyes and his smile and a carrot for his nose. We got some twigs from his garden and put on my scarf and Killian's hat on it. We then had the guards take a picture of us with our little snowman. "Shouldn't we name it?" I said.
"Sure, what do you think?"
"Have you ever seen Frozen?"
"Yeah. My sister and I used to watch it when we were little. You want to name it Olaf?"
"Yup. I never saw it until the selection. My family never had enough money to see movies let alone get food on the table three times a day. Never mind, I shouldn't talk about it, I don't want to make you, uncomfortable or anything."
"It doesn't make me uncomfortable." he said simply. I looked up at him and he had a genuine look of care on his face. Snow started falling down again and Killian said, "Let's go inside now, its getting late and colder."
POV SWITCH TO KILLIAN
"Yeah." she said. Now that I said it, she looked like she was freezing, and we were quite far from the palace doors. I didn't realize we wandered off so far. The wind started blowing fiercely and I struggled to walk against it. Shivers racked down her spine and her face had gone a rather blue shade. "America are you alright?" The wind blew her back a little and she landed on the ground, hitting her head on a small water fountain. "America!" I bent down and picked her body up. She had been knocked out cold, literally. I tried running against the snow storm but it was useless, it was as if I was trying to be slow. "Ow." She moaned in my arms. She touched the back of her head and winced. "Why am I such a klutz?" I finally reached the doors and went inside. "I don't know Mer." I laughed. I took her back to her room and set her on the couch and made a fire. I wrapped her up in a blanket and took off her wet coat and boots. She snuggled into the couch and said, "You are too good to me Kil."
"I thought I told you not to call me that. It makes me sound like a murderous person." She sighed and closed her eyes and I could tell she was getting drowsy.
"No it doesn't."
"Well even if it doesn't sound evil it does sound silly. What if I called you Ames?"
"Hey! My sister May calls me that!"
"At least it doesn't sound murderous."
She laughed and whispered, "Love you too Killian."
