Hey ya'll! Sorry I haven't updated in a while. I've been busy....and lazy...... so I'm going to try and make this chapter longer.

I decided on Trent x Courtney being the couple for my next story. :) this story like my other one is slowly winding down.

Derek's POV

so that girl that I ran into the other day, Bridgette, and I have actually grown pretty close. Turns out we have a lot in common. Yes I know that I shouldn't be talking with other girls right now,, but it's been a week since Courtney went missing and I am no longer enagaed.

I feel like I can actually talk to her without feeling pressured to say the right thing. Being prince o my country that is really important to do. Don't get me wrong, she's very beautiful, but I don't think about her romantically. I mean that would be improper. Right? Well, I guess it was also improper to come half way around the world to propose to a girl I had never meant before.

Right now we were talking in the studio. Gregory had told me that we would be returning to Arabia tomorrow. Although I felt bad to leave without spending some time with my new found friend.

"So, Prince Derek," Bridgette started

"Please, call me Derek. I may be a prince, but I'm still a teenager" I joked

"So Derek" Bridgette chuckled "do they have surfing where you're from by any chance?" she questioned

"Surfing?" I asked puzzled

"Sorry, I knew I was going out on a limb there, but I was curious." she stuttered turning red.

"Wait, wait. Is that what they call wave sliding here?" I asked

"Yeah!" She exclaimed

"Oh! heavens yes! I used to go up to the coast all the time with my family.......and of course twenty or so guards......but anyways, when I was young my mother taught me how to wave slide" I stated

"Really? My brother taught me. We grew up by the shores. Do you still surf?" she continued

"Not really.....after my mother passed on a stopped because...it wasn't the same without her.." I whispered

"oh my gosh....I'm sorry." she also whispered

"That's alright. Hey, why were you crying the other day again?" I questioned. I never really got the full story.

"Oh.....I was just breaking up with my boyfriend. He was being a jerk." she sighed

" I am sorry to hear that. I guess we're both sort of in a relationship hole." I joked

she giggled. Her laugh was so cute. But then she stopped suddenly.

"Sorry, I know that you're sort of hurt about Courtney...." she reasoned

"To tell you the truth, I think I jumped to conclusions too quickly." he reasoned back.

'Bridgette please report to the studio, Bridgette to the studio please' said the intercom.

"Oh that's me....I uh, got to go, Bye!" she stuttered walking backwards right into a wall.

"Are you alright?" I asked helping her up.

"Yeah, yeah I uh, I'm fine" she stuttered again still looking at me. She was feeling around the wall. Then I realized what she was doing.

"Excuse me, but you didn't run into a door...you ran into a wall.." I chuckled. She then turned bright red.

"Oh, I knew that." She laughed still blushing. She finally did find a door a went out. Then I wondered, are all girls in this country shy and clumsy?

Duncan's POV

The train had stopped in Nebraska. Whoopie. I'm counting down the moments until the police are going to bust my ass. Courtney seems anxious to get off the train, of course so she can go to her prince. Hmpf! Bet he already has forgotten all about her. Yeah, then she'll come running back to me.

"Duncan? How are we going to get off without being caught as stowaways?" she questioned bringing me out of my thoughts.

"Huh? Oh, same way I got you on, this is the luggage containment unit, the door is over there." I stated

"You carried my in?" she questioned

"Well I wasn't going to throw you." I stated

"Whatever, lets get out of here." she continued

we proceeded to make our way through the small opening. it lead through the carts and onto the main platform. I looked aroung to see that the coast was clear than I slid out. Courtney was behind me and did the same.

"Okay, so now we need to go to the police and tell them I'm okay." Courtney stated

"Woah! hold up there Princess!" I said grabbing her arm.

"What? this is a public place! we'll blend right in." she reasoned

"It's not that, if we go to the police they'll arrest me on spot for 'kidnaping you'" I explained

"Just let me explain he situation, this was all just a big misunderstanding." she said pulling her arm back.

"Yeah but......." I started then I saw a newspaper headline with Courtney's name on it. I walked over to pick it up.

"But what Duncan?" she asked

"Shhh! wait a minute I'm reading!" I exclaimed

"Wow! mark it in the history books, you. reading." she stated sarcastically. "and keep it down, we don't want to attract attention."

"Well, look at this" I said handing her the newspaper.

'fiance of Prince Derek and future queen of Arabia kidnaped by ex-boyfriend.'

she stared at the headline for a moment, puzzled, then looked to me.

"Yeah, they were proabaly going to put this in the newspapers Duncan." she stated

"Obviously, but look at the rest of the article." I reasoned

she took the newspaper and bean reading. I saw her eyes grow wide I knew she had read the same thing as me.

'Prince declares possibly dead, and calls off all search for her. he plans on returning to his home country soon.'

"He-he thinks I'm dead?" she stuttered

"Yeah, appearantly he thinks I 'wanted you to stay so badly that I put your life on the line'" I quoted

"You did, didn't you?" she seethed

"You almost killed me by bringing me away, we could have been killed by a train crash, or,or, whatever you druged me with to keep me asleep! I could have O.! " she exclaimed

"Please, like you were in any danger, and I DIDN'T drug you. you fell asleep." I spat back

"Ugh! you don't even care!" she exclaimed. people were starting to stare. but we didn't give a care. (A/N: RYHME!)

"I never said I didn't care!" I replied

"Well you sure never said you did!" Courtney argued

"Well maybe I don't!" I shouted. I didn't know where that came from. she just made me so angry! I didn't mean for that to sound as harsh as it did.

"Fine, you can go where ever the hell you please. but I'm going to the authorities." she stated walking away. She turned away pretty quickly but I saw the tears in her eyes. I couldn't go to her now. If she wanted to be with her prince then I wasn't going to stop her. good ridance. I'll just live on the lamb until this whole thing blows over. Yah. Courtney was sure to say that I kidnaped her, the cops will porbably be after me in a week or so.

As I stood in the middle of the train station, faces passing by, a million eyes were on me. All I could think about was one thing.

The prince had stolen my princess.


hahahahaha! cliffhanger! will Courtney accuse Duncan of kidnaping? will she marry Derek? does Derek have a thing for Bridgette? all these questions will be answered if you...................

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