A/N: Thank you for all the reviews! Anyway, a lot of people have been
telling me that this reminds them of the Swan Princess. Well, I got the
first part from that movie! Hehehe!
CHAPTER 3
"James, get in the carriage." Lady Anna said, after she got in.
"No!" James pouted. He looked like an over grown 3 year old.
"James, get in the carriage." Lady Anna said. James was painfully aware of the loss of patience in her voice.
They had arrived at the Evans' courtyard a few minutes ago, 5 long minutes ago to be exact. James decided that he wanted to have a last minute tantrum, which caused his father to sigh deeply.
"James Stephano Potter, get in the carriage!" Lady Anna said once again, but this time, her voice escalated profusely.
"Yes, mother." James said, his face falling at the sign of defeat. James knew never to test his mother. And he also knew that he would never win in their arguments either.
"Good God! Finally!" King Stephan breathed a sigh of relief.
*~*~*~*
"Lily, come down-I see the carriages already!" King Nicholas said, from the balcony on the 2nd floor of the castle.
"Coming." Lily said half-heartedly. She bounded down the stairs. "Can I have my last few minutes alive now?"
"Lily, I have no idea why you hate this boy so much. God Almighty, you've only seen him once!" Lady Brigitta said, throwing her arms up in the air.
"Mama, if papa made all the dukes and Duchesses think you were possessed, wouldn't you hate him?" Lily asked.
"Lily! It's been NINE years! Get over that stupid incident already! Please!" Brigitta said finally losing her temper.
"Sorry mama." Lily said looking down shamefully.
*~*~*~*
"James this is my last warning." Lady Anna said as the carriage pulled up in front of the castle.
"I know mother. Don't do anything to her pets, or to her, keep a civil tongue, try not to do anything to her possessions, etc." James said, finishing his mother's sentence.
"Just make sure to stick to that!" Lady Anna said, and with that, they both came out of the carriage and walked to the front of the castle where the king and queen were already waiting.
"Brigitta dear! How are you?" Lady Anna asked, as she extended her arms to give Lady Brigitta a hug.
"Elli Anna! I've been great!" Lady Brigitta said, returning the friendly hug. "And you must be James." Lady Brigitta looked fondly at James.
"Good morning Queen Brigitta." James said politely while bowing.
"My, my, you have become handsome, haven't you?" Lady Brigitta said.
"Thank you." James said. He hated formalities. It was so out of character.
With that, everyone headed inside the castle for the dinner party. Everyone, except for Lily.
"So, how's everything back in Britain?" King Nicholas asked.
"Fine, fine! Except, of course, for those few people who still bring up riots and such occasionally." King Stephan said, disdainfully.
"I completely understand! It's the same here too." King Nicholas said in agreement.
"Excuse me, but," Lady Anna said clearing her throat. "where is Lily?"
Lady Brigitta and King Nicholas looked around and realized that James was the only 17-year-old sitting at the table. "Alfredo?" Lady Brigitta called. Immediately, the butler appeared at her side.
"Yes, madam?"
"Please go up to Lily's chambers and-"
"No need for that, Mama." Lily said, coming into the dining room. "I'm dreadfully sorry, but I had a few matters to take care of." Lily said, curtseying to King Stephan and Queen Anna.
"Ah! There you are, Mon Cheri!" Nicholas said. A look of relief passed over his face. "Sit and join the dinner." He continued, motioning to a seat beside James. Lily mutely nodded her head, and sat beside James.
"Dear girl, you surely are the most beautiful 17-year-old princess I have seen in my life!" King Stephan complimented.
"Thank you dear King Stephan." Lily said, a gorgeous smile grazed her face.
'My father is surely joking!' James thought. 'Her? Beautiful?' he added critically. 'Sure, she has, um, improved since the last time I saw her-but she isn't exactly gorgeous!'
"James?" Lady Anna's voice cut through his thoughts.
"Huh?" James asked lifting his head up from his soup.
"It seems the children are bored." Lady Brigitta said. "Lily, why don't you take him for a walk in the flower gardens." She added thoughtfully.
"A walk?" Lily repeated.
"A walk is a wonderful idea." King Nicholas said. The elders nodded in agreement.
"Alright." Lily swallowed. "Excuse us please." She said as she curtseyed.
"Excuse us." James repeated, bowing. He then followed Lily out of the castle.
*~*~*~* (Outside) *~*~*~*
"So." James started stupidly.
"So what?" Lily asked.
"Um, how've you been?" James said, shifting uncomfortably.
"Fine, thank you. And you?" She asked him.
"Same." He said. A playful smile was tugging on his lips. "How's Majestic?" He asked teasingly.
"He's fine.and regular color again too." She answered, shooting him a glare to mach her icy voice.
"Um, I'm sorry.you know, for what I did 9 years ago, to you." He said, trying vainly to make conversation.
"You are forgiven." Lily said icily.
"You don't sound like you've forgiven me." James said.
"How do you want me to sound?" She asked.
James shot her a winning smile, a smile that would make any girl melt, any girl except Lily. "How about 'Kiss me and you're fine.'?" James asked with mock hope.
"No." Lily said flatly.
"Care to lighten up a bit?" James asked sarcastically.
"No thank you." Lily said, her cold voice coming back again.
"Well, if you're going to be that cold Ms. Lily," James said folding his arms in front of her.
"Lets go back now." Lily said cutting him off.
"Why?" James said, his cocky grin softening.
"Because, we've reached the lake." Lily said, gesturing to the lake in front of her.
"Ok." James said shrugging.
As they were trekking back to the castle, James let out a shocked moan.
"What?" Lily asked, turning to him.
"I lost it! My pendant, I think it dropped in the lake!" James said, his face wrinkled in worry.
"C'mon, we'll go get it." Lily sighed tiredly.
*~*~*~* (Back at the lake) *~*~*~*
"I don't see anything!" Lily said, peering over the lake.
"Duh! You wont see anything looking that way!" James said. With that he jumped in the lake, the water until his knees. "I'll look here, you look from up there."
"Fine." Lily said exasperatedly.
After 5 minutes.
"I think I've found it!" James cried happily.
"Where?" Lily asked.
"Here, come and look!" James said. Lily was standing on her tiptoes, on the edge of the lake.
"Where?"
"Right-HERE!" James said, as he took he hand and made her fall face flat in the lake. When Lily looked up, James was laughing hysterically.
"You-You should have-s-seen your face!" James managed to choke out in between laughs.
"Oh, you better pray you can run POTTER!" Lily screamed as she chased James through the garden and into the castle.
*~*~*~* (Inside) *~*~*~*
"I wonder how the children are doing?" King Nicholas thought out loud.
"JAMES POTTER! WHEN I GET MY HANDS ON-" Came Lily's loud voice, as James scurried to the door way of the dining room.
"Excuse me." James said bowing a little. "But may any of you tell me where the nearest hiding place may be?"
"YOU BETTER RUN JAMES!" Lily's voice came again.
"Um, that's alright, I think I can find one for now, thanks." James said. He was about to run when he turned to the doorway again. "But I'll have to get back to you on that one." He said turning to King Nicholas, with that he ran.
A few seconds later, a dripping wet Lily came into the view of the doorway.
"JAMES-" she started.
"Lily dear, are you alright?" Brigitta asked. Lily turned to them.
"Oh yes, quite fine thank you!" she gave them a sweet smile and curtseyed, before running the direction James went.
"Does that answer your previous question, Nicholas?" Lady Anna said. King Nicholas and King Stephan were chuckling softly, while Lady Brigitta and Lady Anna were giggling.
"Honestly!" King Stephan said once the chuckling and giggling had stopped. "This marriage was supposed to prevent wars between Britain and France-not start them!" This cause a round of laughter from the elders.
"Too true, Stephan, too true!" Nicholas agreed.
CHAPTER 3
"James, get in the carriage." Lady Anna said, after she got in.
"No!" James pouted. He looked like an over grown 3 year old.
"James, get in the carriage." Lady Anna said. James was painfully aware of the loss of patience in her voice.
They had arrived at the Evans' courtyard a few minutes ago, 5 long minutes ago to be exact. James decided that he wanted to have a last minute tantrum, which caused his father to sigh deeply.
"James Stephano Potter, get in the carriage!" Lady Anna said once again, but this time, her voice escalated profusely.
"Yes, mother." James said, his face falling at the sign of defeat. James knew never to test his mother. And he also knew that he would never win in their arguments either.
"Good God! Finally!" King Stephan breathed a sigh of relief.
*~*~*~*
"Lily, come down-I see the carriages already!" King Nicholas said, from the balcony on the 2nd floor of the castle.
"Coming." Lily said half-heartedly. She bounded down the stairs. "Can I have my last few minutes alive now?"
"Lily, I have no idea why you hate this boy so much. God Almighty, you've only seen him once!" Lady Brigitta said, throwing her arms up in the air.
"Mama, if papa made all the dukes and Duchesses think you were possessed, wouldn't you hate him?" Lily asked.
"Lily! It's been NINE years! Get over that stupid incident already! Please!" Brigitta said finally losing her temper.
"Sorry mama." Lily said looking down shamefully.
*~*~*~*
"James this is my last warning." Lady Anna said as the carriage pulled up in front of the castle.
"I know mother. Don't do anything to her pets, or to her, keep a civil tongue, try not to do anything to her possessions, etc." James said, finishing his mother's sentence.
"Just make sure to stick to that!" Lady Anna said, and with that, they both came out of the carriage and walked to the front of the castle where the king and queen were already waiting.
"Brigitta dear! How are you?" Lady Anna asked, as she extended her arms to give Lady Brigitta a hug.
"Elli Anna! I've been great!" Lady Brigitta said, returning the friendly hug. "And you must be James." Lady Brigitta looked fondly at James.
"Good morning Queen Brigitta." James said politely while bowing.
"My, my, you have become handsome, haven't you?" Lady Brigitta said.
"Thank you." James said. He hated formalities. It was so out of character.
With that, everyone headed inside the castle for the dinner party. Everyone, except for Lily.
"So, how's everything back in Britain?" King Nicholas asked.
"Fine, fine! Except, of course, for those few people who still bring up riots and such occasionally." King Stephan said, disdainfully.
"I completely understand! It's the same here too." King Nicholas said in agreement.
"Excuse me, but," Lady Anna said clearing her throat. "where is Lily?"
Lady Brigitta and King Nicholas looked around and realized that James was the only 17-year-old sitting at the table. "Alfredo?" Lady Brigitta called. Immediately, the butler appeared at her side.
"Yes, madam?"
"Please go up to Lily's chambers and-"
"No need for that, Mama." Lily said, coming into the dining room. "I'm dreadfully sorry, but I had a few matters to take care of." Lily said, curtseying to King Stephan and Queen Anna.
"Ah! There you are, Mon Cheri!" Nicholas said. A look of relief passed over his face. "Sit and join the dinner." He continued, motioning to a seat beside James. Lily mutely nodded her head, and sat beside James.
"Dear girl, you surely are the most beautiful 17-year-old princess I have seen in my life!" King Stephan complimented.
"Thank you dear King Stephan." Lily said, a gorgeous smile grazed her face.
'My father is surely joking!' James thought. 'Her? Beautiful?' he added critically. 'Sure, she has, um, improved since the last time I saw her-but she isn't exactly gorgeous!'
"James?" Lady Anna's voice cut through his thoughts.
"Huh?" James asked lifting his head up from his soup.
"It seems the children are bored." Lady Brigitta said. "Lily, why don't you take him for a walk in the flower gardens." She added thoughtfully.
"A walk?" Lily repeated.
"A walk is a wonderful idea." King Nicholas said. The elders nodded in agreement.
"Alright." Lily swallowed. "Excuse us please." She said as she curtseyed.
"Excuse us." James repeated, bowing. He then followed Lily out of the castle.
*~*~*~* (Outside) *~*~*~*
"So." James started stupidly.
"So what?" Lily asked.
"Um, how've you been?" James said, shifting uncomfortably.
"Fine, thank you. And you?" She asked him.
"Same." He said. A playful smile was tugging on his lips. "How's Majestic?" He asked teasingly.
"He's fine.and regular color again too." She answered, shooting him a glare to mach her icy voice.
"Um, I'm sorry.you know, for what I did 9 years ago, to you." He said, trying vainly to make conversation.
"You are forgiven." Lily said icily.
"You don't sound like you've forgiven me." James said.
"How do you want me to sound?" She asked.
James shot her a winning smile, a smile that would make any girl melt, any girl except Lily. "How about 'Kiss me and you're fine.'?" James asked with mock hope.
"No." Lily said flatly.
"Care to lighten up a bit?" James asked sarcastically.
"No thank you." Lily said, her cold voice coming back again.
"Well, if you're going to be that cold Ms. Lily," James said folding his arms in front of her.
"Lets go back now." Lily said cutting him off.
"Why?" James said, his cocky grin softening.
"Because, we've reached the lake." Lily said, gesturing to the lake in front of her.
"Ok." James said shrugging.
As they were trekking back to the castle, James let out a shocked moan.
"What?" Lily asked, turning to him.
"I lost it! My pendant, I think it dropped in the lake!" James said, his face wrinkled in worry.
"C'mon, we'll go get it." Lily sighed tiredly.
*~*~*~* (Back at the lake) *~*~*~*
"I don't see anything!" Lily said, peering over the lake.
"Duh! You wont see anything looking that way!" James said. With that he jumped in the lake, the water until his knees. "I'll look here, you look from up there."
"Fine." Lily said exasperatedly.
After 5 minutes.
"I think I've found it!" James cried happily.
"Where?" Lily asked.
"Here, come and look!" James said. Lily was standing on her tiptoes, on the edge of the lake.
"Where?"
"Right-HERE!" James said, as he took he hand and made her fall face flat in the lake. When Lily looked up, James was laughing hysterically.
"You-You should have-s-seen your face!" James managed to choke out in between laughs.
"Oh, you better pray you can run POTTER!" Lily screamed as she chased James through the garden and into the castle.
*~*~*~* (Inside) *~*~*~*
"I wonder how the children are doing?" King Nicholas thought out loud.
"JAMES POTTER! WHEN I GET MY HANDS ON-" Came Lily's loud voice, as James scurried to the door way of the dining room.
"Excuse me." James said bowing a little. "But may any of you tell me where the nearest hiding place may be?"
"YOU BETTER RUN JAMES!" Lily's voice came again.
"Um, that's alright, I think I can find one for now, thanks." James said. He was about to run when he turned to the doorway again. "But I'll have to get back to you on that one." He said turning to King Nicholas, with that he ran.
A few seconds later, a dripping wet Lily came into the view of the doorway.
"JAMES-" she started.
"Lily dear, are you alright?" Brigitta asked. Lily turned to them.
"Oh yes, quite fine thank you!" she gave them a sweet smile and curtseyed, before running the direction James went.
"Does that answer your previous question, Nicholas?" Lady Anna said. King Nicholas and King Stephan were chuckling softly, while Lady Brigitta and Lady Anna were giggling.
"Honestly!" King Stephan said once the chuckling and giggling had stopped. "This marriage was supposed to prevent wars between Britain and France-not start them!" This cause a round of laughter from the elders.
"Too true, Stephan, too true!" Nicholas agreed.