Hello! So this is a sequel to chapter 16: Princess. If you have not read it yet out would like a refresher, feel free to read that.
Because of the results of my last question, I have decided to make a story out of Princess and Roses. I won't have a lot of time now that school is starting back up again, but I'll make sure to announce it on here.
Also because school is starting, this might be the last regular Thursday update for a while. I will try my hardest to continue updating on Monday, but I might not update every Thursday.
Disclaimer: Only the AU is mine. If you are looking for a middle aged troll, I suggest you keep looking elsewhere.
"Lady Chase?" A maid asks.
"In here," I call from the small office attached to my room.
The maid curtsies slightly and puts a small tray on the desk. "A letter and a delivery for you ma'am."
"Thank you," I reply and she curtsies again and exits the room.
I pick up the letter first. In slightly sloppy handwriting, it has my name. After years of reading this particular person's documents, I could recognize the scrawl anywhere.
My dearest Wise Girl,
After what I'm sure has been a particularly grueling day of work, your presence is requested in the small dining room, the one reserved for the royal family's meals.
At this particular meeting, you will be required to sample many delicacies including many kinds of cake. Please plan accordingly and be prepared to make what could possibly be life-altering decisions.
My regards,
Your favorite seaweed-brained prince
I have to laugh as his letter. I them look to see what he sent with it since the maid said a letter and a delivery.
The tray contained a single red rose, most likely grown in the palace gardens. I had to smile at this because he would never send a bouquet, he preferred simple gestures.
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After an hour spent feeding each other cake and possible sneaking a few kisses, I returned to my room to continue working on my current architecture project.
That was soon forgotten when I was delivered another note and a second rose.
My dear Lady Chase,
Your presence is requested in the Ladies' Room to survey a selection of colors and styles for an important upcoming event. *wink*
Your choices and decisions on this matter are of upmost importance.
With Love,
Your dear prince
I couldn't help but marvel at how eloquent his letters sounded. I decided that the queen must have helped.
I smile as I remember the two roses sitting on my desk. I tear my eyes away from the letter and grab a tall pen jar from my desk. After dumping out the contents, I filled it with water and put the flowers in it. I have to admit, they made me happy when I saw them on my desk.
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After spending around two hours with Queen Sally and the love of my life, I returned again the my books and projects, satisfied with the colors and style of the wedding.
Sitting down at my desk, I was about to pick up my project for s third time that day when I saw a letter and another rose on top of all my papers.
Sighing, realizing that no architecture was getting done that day, I tore open the letter.
My Future Queen Annabeth,
Your presence has been requested in the upper library at your nearest convenience.
Please have in mind your closest friends and relations that you would like to have close on a momentous occasion.
My thoughts are with you,
Your Lover
I grin. Not only had he called me his future queen, he had called himself my lover, which for some unknown reason makes me want to laugh.
I take the third rose and put it next to the others. I leave the room and make my way to the library, excited to spend time with "my lover."
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By the end of the day I was exhausted. I had approved the food, decorations, guest list, and many other things. I had a total of 10 roses, which I thought was an odd number to stop at. Maybe Percy didn't think about that.
With the wedding two weeks away, I only had to get a final fit on the wedding dress and walk down the isle towards a dream come true.
After the somewhat stressful day I had, I wanted nothing more than to soak in the tub and turn in for the night. In fact, I decided to do just that.
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A knock sounded from the door, followed by a voice.
"Lady Chase?"
I sit up in bed. Putting on my dressing gown I call out, "Yes?"
I open the door and let my lady's maid into my room.
"Good morning Mary," I greet her.
"A good morning to you, too. I have a delivery but I've been instructed to tell you not to open it until after breakfast."
"Thank you Mary," I say, letting her set the tray down on her desk.
She helps me dress for breakfast and then I head down to the small, Royal dining room.
When I enter, I see that there are only two places set out. One for me and one already occupied by the one person I wanted to see most.
"Percy!" I call as I walk towards the table.
He stands up and quickly walks towards me. Before I knew it, I am lifted off my feet and am being spun around. I manage a few laughs before I am put back on the ground and swiftly silenced with a pair of lips on mine.
After what could have been minutes or could have been hours, he pulls away to escort me to my chair. Being the gentleman he is, he pulls my chair out for me and offers me some of the food.
We talk as breakfast proceeds. I honestly cannot believe how I got lucky enough to ensnare the heart of the prince. He's absolutely perfect in every way, even if his head in mostly filled with seaweed.
A butler comes in to tell Percy he has a meeting to attend to. After the butler leaves the room, Percy gives me his apologies and after a passionate kiss and a promise to spend time with me later, he has to leave the room.
No longer having a reason to stay in the dining room I go to my room, curious about the delivery earlier this morning.
I opened the letter to see the familiar messy scrawl. It instructed to to go to the women's room.
I put my eleventh rose in the vase I had found for the other flowers and went downstairs to the women's room.
The next few hours were spent with Sally and a few of the royal seamstresses, putting the finishing touches on my wedding dress. Wine I was happy with the result, they left Sally and I alone to chat.
We talked about many things including the upcoming wedding, the pressures of being apart of the royal family, and her green eyed son.
After a long, relaxing talk and a few cups of tea, we made our way out of the room and back to our responsibilities for the day.
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Today was the big day and I was awoken extra early to get ready.
Many people swarmed around me, putting on makeup, doing my hair, calming my nerves, and helping my into my dress and shoes.
There was a knock at my door and someone answered it. I was handed a note and another rose, completing the traditional dozen in a bouquet.
I tore open the note, not able to contain my excitement.
Lady Annabeth,
I would like to inform you that courting you this past while has been a pleasure. You have made me the happiest man alive, and for that I have to thank you. We've know each other for so long, I literally cannot imagine my life without you.
By agreeing to marry me when you could have had literally any man, you have made me so lucky. Every night for a long while and every night to come, I will lay there and wonder how I could have gotten you, the perfect woman, to put up with a seaweed brain like me.
I intend to make today the happiest day of your life, hopefully starting a trend of happy, lovely days for the both of us.
See you soon,
Prince Perceus
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I had known since I was young that my wedding would be a magical experience. At the age of seven, I couldn't have imagined anything near as magical or perfect as the wedding I received.
Not only was I marrying a prince which was every girls dream, I was marrying my prince. The love of my life who was absolutely wonderful.
When I began my walk down the isle, everyone gaped. Not only the people in the pews of the chapel, Percy's jaw dropped at the sight of me.
I tried not to blush at the way he looked. His expression was hilarious and he looked so good in a tux.
I made my way across the room with my train trailing behind me and a dozen roses clutched in my hand. Not only were the stunning, they meant a lot to me. I had chosen not to use the prearranged flowers that matched the colors of the wedding. How could I possible pass up the opportunity to be bonded for life to the man of my dream with the flowers he gave to me? I think this was what he was planning all along.
I hoped you liked it! I'm not too sure about the ending because I'm writing this at like 1a.m.
As I mentioned above, there is a chance this and chapter 16 will become it's own story. If that happens, it won't be for a little while. Why? See below.
This will probably be my last regular Thursday update. Since school is starting, that will obviously be taking up a lot of my time. I will still try my hardest to update on Mondays, but don't hold me to it.
Question of the chapter: Is there another fandom/ship you want to see me write?
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