Part Eleven
Max and Liz entered the castle together, despite the funny looks they were getting from people. Max stopped walking and pulled Liz to the side.
"Liz, are you sure you want to do this? I mean, we don't know what they're going to do or how they're going to act." Max asked Liz.
"Max, I want to do this if it means we can be together. You do want to be with me, don't you?" Liz asked insecurely.
"What? Of course I want to be with you. But what if they try to hurt you? It would be because of me." Max said, pulling Liz closer to him.
"Max, they wouldn't hurt me. I know for sure that they would go after you. It would be my fault, because I dragged you here, so if you don't want to go in i'll understand." Liz told Max, hugging him to her tightly. Max looked down at Liz and lifted her chin so he could look into her eyes. He leaned down and kissed her lightly.
"I'm not going to leave. If they don't want us together, I know we'll find a way. And even if they try to hurt us and break us apart, at least I know I had sometime with you, if not my whole life. I have cherished every second we've had together and nothing will ever take that away."
Liz looked at Max with unshed tears in her eyes. "I love you so much," Liz said before wrapping her arms around Max's neck and pulling him in for a kiss.
"I love you, too." Max mumbled against Liz's lips.
The two of them were so into each other that they had forgotten about all the servants who were haning around the castle. Most of the servants were so mesmorized by how in love Max and Liz were, but a few ran to get the Queen and King.
"What is going on here?!" the King's loud voice broke the couple apart, even though they were still in a daze.
"Elizabeth, what are you doing with HIM?"
"Mother! Father! What are you doing here?" Liz asked surprised.
"One of the servants came to us saying something was going on with our daughter. But I didn't imagine it would be something like this. Was he hurting you Elizabeth? We'll have to get rid of him. Guards!"
"NO!! Stay away from him." Liz turned to Max. "Max, go get Isabel, tell her to get Maria and Alex and meet me at Maria's house, ok?"
"Liz, I don't want to leave you here alone. I want to be here." Max said.
"Max, I need you to trust me. Please just do what I asked." Liz kissed him lightly, "I love you." Max smiled, " I love you, too." Max walked off, while Liz turned towards her parents.
"Where is he going?" her father demanded to know.
"I asked him to leave. I need to talk to you alone. Please follow me." Liz said.
"Elizabeth, I have a right to know what's going on!" Liz's mother told her.
"No, Mother, you don't. Not really.Neither of you do, but I'm going to tell you anyway." Liz had stopped walking and was now facing her parents. "I'm not going to go along with you match-making anymore. I'm going to be with Max and there's nothing you can do about it. You never realized that I'm grown up now. I'm nearly an adult. And all you two ever cared about my entire life was finding a rich family to marry me into. Did you ever love me? When I was little I loved you, but I learned how foolish I was being. Loving two people who never really loved me in the first place. Now, I have Max and I'm going to be with him." Liz looked at her parents. "If you can't accept us, then we'll leave."
"Elizabeth, I can't believe I brought up such an awful daughter. You talk back to us, show us not respect even though we're trying to do the best for you. How ungrateful are you?"
"Mother, you never brought me up. I was brought up by a nurse who actually loved me. Which more than I can say for the two of you. As for being ungrateful. I'm ungrateful for living in such an awful family, but grateful, now, for being able to start over and make sure that MY family doesn't turn out like this." Liz said.
"What are you talking about?" Her father asked, rudely.
"I'm leaving, and you'll never be able to tell me what to do. You're now out of my life. I deny the both of you," and with that, Liz turned around and ran out of the castle towards Maria and Alex's house, leaving behind two dumbfounded parents.
Max and Liz entered the castle together, despite the funny looks they were getting from people. Max stopped walking and pulled Liz to the side.
"Liz, are you sure you want to do this? I mean, we don't know what they're going to do or how they're going to act." Max asked Liz.
"Max, I want to do this if it means we can be together. You do want to be with me, don't you?" Liz asked insecurely.
"What? Of course I want to be with you. But what if they try to hurt you? It would be because of me." Max said, pulling Liz closer to him.
"Max, they wouldn't hurt me. I know for sure that they would go after you. It would be my fault, because I dragged you here, so if you don't want to go in i'll understand." Liz told Max, hugging him to her tightly. Max looked down at Liz and lifted her chin so he could look into her eyes. He leaned down and kissed her lightly.
"I'm not going to leave. If they don't want us together, I know we'll find a way. And even if they try to hurt us and break us apart, at least I know I had sometime with you, if not my whole life. I have cherished every second we've had together and nothing will ever take that away."
Liz looked at Max with unshed tears in her eyes. "I love you so much," Liz said before wrapping her arms around Max's neck and pulling him in for a kiss.
"I love you, too." Max mumbled against Liz's lips.
The two of them were so into each other that they had forgotten about all the servants who were haning around the castle. Most of the servants were so mesmorized by how in love Max and Liz were, but a few ran to get the Queen and King.
"What is going on here?!" the King's loud voice broke the couple apart, even though they were still in a daze.
"Elizabeth, what are you doing with HIM?"
"Mother! Father! What are you doing here?" Liz asked surprised.
"One of the servants came to us saying something was going on with our daughter. But I didn't imagine it would be something like this. Was he hurting you Elizabeth? We'll have to get rid of him. Guards!"
"NO!! Stay away from him." Liz turned to Max. "Max, go get Isabel, tell her to get Maria and Alex and meet me at Maria's house, ok?"
"Liz, I don't want to leave you here alone. I want to be here." Max said.
"Max, I need you to trust me. Please just do what I asked." Liz kissed him lightly, "I love you." Max smiled, " I love you, too." Max walked off, while Liz turned towards her parents.
"Where is he going?" her father demanded to know.
"I asked him to leave. I need to talk to you alone. Please follow me." Liz said.
"Elizabeth, I have a right to know what's going on!" Liz's mother told her.
"No, Mother, you don't. Not really.Neither of you do, but I'm going to tell you anyway." Liz had stopped walking and was now facing her parents. "I'm not going to go along with you match-making anymore. I'm going to be with Max and there's nothing you can do about it. You never realized that I'm grown up now. I'm nearly an adult. And all you two ever cared about my entire life was finding a rich family to marry me into. Did you ever love me? When I was little I loved you, but I learned how foolish I was being. Loving two people who never really loved me in the first place. Now, I have Max and I'm going to be with him." Liz looked at her parents. "If you can't accept us, then we'll leave."
"Elizabeth, I can't believe I brought up such an awful daughter. You talk back to us, show us not respect even though we're trying to do the best for you. How ungrateful are you?"
"Mother, you never brought me up. I was brought up by a nurse who actually loved me. Which more than I can say for the two of you. As for being ungrateful. I'm ungrateful for living in such an awful family, but grateful, now, for being able to start over and make sure that MY family doesn't turn out like this." Liz said.
"What are you talking about?" Her father asked, rudely.
"I'm leaving, and you'll never be able to tell me what to do. You're now out of my life. I deny the both of you," and with that, Liz turned around and ran out of the castle towards Maria and Alex's house, leaving behind two dumbfounded parents.