And, now it is time for my ultimate OTP which is: DARISE! Again, I wanted to put this chapter up sooner because I love them so much but, just like with the Swan Theft chapter, I wanted to honor what some of you wanted before pleasing my own whims. Enjoy as always!
Accidentally In Love-Counting Crows-3:06
Daring Charming: a prince who had been so set on a future where he married a helpless princess that he'd rescue had ended up with Cerise, the daughter of Red Riding Hood and The Big Bad Wolf.
That was one way to write your own story. To say that this was completely un-hexpected was an understatement.
But, what Daring would never say to anyone but Cerise was that she made him a lot happier than any of the possible air-headed damsels could. Cerise could hold her own and, while Daring was quick to defend her honor and threaten those who even looked at her the wrong way, he thought it was beyond beautiful the way that she didn't need his protection.
While they may not have been 'destined' to fall in love at the start of their stories, their happily ever was much more promising than any other story that could have been written.
Whenever You Call-Mariah Carey-4:21
Cerise was not the type of girl who would drop everything for a guy. Oh, no.
She had to work on herself before anything else. But, then she and Daring Charming had started up this secret romance thing…
Sure, she still didn't drop anything to go and run off with him. Though, when he would call her up and just ask how her day was doing, she found herself staying on the phone with him longer than she had ever stayed on the phone with most people.
"Hello, Cerise," Daring's smiled could clearly be heard in his words, "I was wondering if you'd like to grab a bite to eat with me an hour or so?"
"I'd love to but, I'm working on some homework and…" She started.
"What subject?"
"I'm sorry?" She wasn't sure she'd heard him right.
"Depending on what it is, I might be able to help. I'm not great student but, I have some friends who might be able to help," He was genuinely interested in helping Cerise if she was having trouble.
"It's just a quick free write for Modern Storybook Literature…See you in an hour then?" Cerise decided to take him up on his dinner invitation anyway.
"Sounds wonderful, I will see you then, m'lady," Daring was still smiling after Cerise had hung up on him.
Who Is He Kissing-Jem and The Holograms-2:46
The army of a rival kingdom had been defeated and, while Daring was giving a victory speech, he made sure to mention the hoards of soldiers that Cerise took down all on her several times. Many of their fellow army mates began to cheer Cerise's name but, others cheered 'Cerise Wolf'…
"Come here, my love," Daring brought Cerise over and when all of their army mates started chanting for the pair to kiss, they did.
And, in that moment, Cerise wondered if Daring was truly kissing her or, if he hoped that he was kissing the animalistic thing that she turned into on the battlefield…Did he see her as just that? A great weapon of war that he happened to be married to?
"Daring, could we go?" She pulled him aside.
Can't You See-Total feat. Notorious B.I.G-4:38
It wasn't like Daring to be late for anything. He was supposed to have been home with Dexter yesterday, after their stupid council summit was over.
Cerise was worried sick and, while she had confound herself to their room, she knew that she needed some air.
What in the world could be taking him so long…Honestly, what had happened?
Daring would have fought off any beast that came his way so, he wouldn't be in trouble…Could he have been captured though? By a rival kingdom's army…No, he was smarter than that.
Sighing, Cerise sat down in the palace courtyard. Where was her Daring?
"Miss me?" Daring rode up on his horse and removed his knight's helmet with finesse while his noble steed expertly brought him over to Cerise with flowers still in tact in the horses' mouth.
For a moment, Cerise wanted to yell at Daring for having been late to get home even if he had stopped to get her flowers and the lay over had been a few hours long if only to wait for red roses. But, she could yell at him later. Right now, she ran over and embraced her hero.
He could be pretty stupid sometimes but, she loved him anyway. That was what love was about; despite any short comings, you're never to give up on the one you love.
I Wanna Love You-Jussie Smollett-3:06
Since having danced with her at Thronecoming, Daring was ever-so-smitten with Cerise.
The way her gray-blue eyes seemed to glow yellow when she got angry was intoxicating. The fact that Cerise could play book ball and the speed at which she ran…They could work out together.
That aside, Daring wanted nothing more than to give her a kiss and dance with her under 1,000 stars; almost recreating their Thronecoming dance. But, with the two of them as the only ones there.
She was stunning when she smiled, Daring would never understand why she looked so somber all the time. Maybe he could convince her to smile some more?
Well, he'd have to ask her out first. He needed to plan that out and make it as extravagant as he could. Plus, this might give him more time to make her smile before then anyway.
Bringin' on the Heartbreak-Def Leppard-4:31
Daring held his head in his hands, he was a Charming prince for crying out loud. He was NOT supposed to lose the woman he loved.
But, when Cerise's secret of being Badwolf's daughter had come out, she ran.
She ran from everyone and more importantly, she had run from him. He knew her secret and he was ready to slay anyone who tried to harm Cerise…didn't she get that by now?
No one had any idea where Cerise had gone but, that didn't mean that Daring didn't send out several search parties. He wasn't with any of them right now because if Cerise picked up on his scent, she'd only run further away. He was sure of that.
This was killing him, really. And, he knew that Cerise meant well with her running away but, he couldn't stand for that. They were better together, not apart…
Daring would make her understand this face to face, once he found her that was. And, if Cerise really wanted to live away from everyone else, fine. But, she should tell Daring that in person and not have simply bolted off without a trace.
Magic might be a true force but, Daring wasn't sure that any amount of magic would help right now.
Is Love Enough-Sisqó-4:33
"Are you willing to give up your crown?" King Charming questioned, "Because you might as well if you wish you to marry that girl…"
Without another word, Daring took off his crown and threw it on the ground with a sliding motion; the crown landing at his father's feet.
"I may be rather self-absorbed and I might spend hours at a time staring at my own reflection but, to suggest that I don't love Cerise is wrong. And, if you threaten to take away my place in line for the throne then, good. I don't want it if that's your reaction to the woman I love."
Daring had said his piece and was on his way to his and Cerise's apartment. As long as they had each other, that was what mattered. Besides, Cerise was much too real and genuine for all the antiquated and superficial royal practices that long since should have been done away with.
Love was a force that was able to conquer all, Daring was certain that he and Cerise were going to continue proving that.
Hold On, We're Going Home-Drake-3:51
It was one of those over-the-top ballroom type of events happening. While Daring tended to embrace these types of events, Cerise quite honestly was starting to hate them.
Sure, they were all waited on and treated like the very royalty that she had married into but, all of the people piling into the tight, crowded space of the ballroom made her very anxious and caused her worry over her ears being exposed to go through the roof.
Daring, while he'd slightly noticed this before, suddenly understood why Cerise seemed to act oddly during these events.
After a quick round on the dance floor, Daring took Cerise out to get some air.
"Cerise," He kept his tone gentle, "What do you say we retreat to our living quarters, hm? We can be done with this ball for the night."
"Daring, we don't have to, I…"
"Let's get going," He knew what she really wanted.
Pocketful of Sunshine-Natasha Bedingfield-3:25
Daring smiled as he ran a hand through Cerise's hair. They had just finished a picnic and were now resting comfortably on the picnic blanket. Naturally, he'd taken some cues from his Advanced Wooing hext books and had planned this entire thing.
He had never been happier to have been going against his destiny before. Cerise seemed to be dozing on his shoulder while he played with her hair, only serving to lull her to sleep even more.
They should do this more often; well, maybe. He'd surprised her with the picnic in general and, he didn't want to ruin the moment or memory of the moment with so much repetition.
But, napping mid-day on a Saturday in the sunshine, that might be the way to go.
Figuring that Cerise did have a good idea in napping, Daring secured his arms around her and closed his eyes to sleep as well.
Don't Tell 'Em-Jeremih feat. YG-4:20
Daring had never seen himself as the 'secret rendezvous' type of guy, er, that was, until he'd fallen hard for Cerise Hood.
He was hiding behind a large oak tree in the forest right now and she was approaching. The second he heard her walking by, he was certain it was her by the sound her hood made in the wind, he took it upon himself to reveal his hiding spot.
"I've got you now!" Daring grabbed her from behind in a playful way and when she growled, he quickly released her, "I apologize, fair maiden. I was trying to be spontaneous…"
Cerise sighed unamused and turned to face him, "Wait on that next time, okay?"
"Yes, of course, Cerise. I…"
Cerise pushed Daring up against the very oak tree he'd used as a hiding place and gave him a fierce kiss. This was a kiss to assert her dominance.
"We're clear on that?" She finally broke their kiss and still managed to hold him up against the tree.
"Crystal clear, Cerise," He nodded.
"Good. Now, where were we?"
"I believe we were…"
Again, Cerise silenced the Charming prince with another hex of a kiss.
La, la la! We've come to the end of this chapter. Now, I said I have a finalized list of pairings so, please don't request anything more. Again, this fic was half to serve getting my muse back and half to show love to a big chunk of pairings. But, now, if I don't end up writing a pair that may have been requested, it's mainly because I don't feel that I can write the couple well. But, I will indeed try my best for the final couples. Thank you again for all the support.
