CHAPTER 4
"James?" Lady Anna asked as she saw her son enter the dinning room the next morning.
"Yes, mother?" James asked hoarsely, scratching his head.
"James what happened? You look horrible!" Lady Brigitta asked with concern.
"Sleep, behind pot, hiding, Lily, very mad." James asked.
"Excuse me?" Lady Anna said.
"James said: He slept behind the pot, near my room, because he was hiding from me." Lily said cheerfully. "Morning everyone." She added curtseying.
"Lily, you knew he was behind that pot and didn't do anything?" Lady Brigitta asked.
"Yes, but-no-" Lily stammered. She knew she would get it from her mother very soon.
"Lily!" Lady Brigitta said outraged.
"No Brigitta, don't be angry with her-she did what was right." Lady Anna said.
"I did?" Lily asked looking up.
"She did?" James asked, he was fully awake now.
"Yes." Lady Anna said simply. "James played a prank on her, so his punishment is one night of horrible sleep."
"Mama!" James whined. "You're supposed to be on my side!"
Lady Anna shook her head.
"I completely agree with James, Anna." Brigitta said. "It was only a joke."
James nodded his head vigorously. "Anyway, nothing to worry about ladies." King Stephan chuckled as King Nicholas agreed.
"So Lily, what is your schedule for James today?" Lady Brigitta asked.
"Plans?" Lily asked.
"We have PLANS?" James repeated.
"Well of course dear, we don't want you to lie around the castle all day with nothing to do!" Lady Brigitta laughed lightly.
"Really, I don't mind." James said trying not to sound hopeful. He wasn't exactly looking forward to spending the day with Princess Temper.
"Nonsense James." Lady Anna smiled. "So, what did you plan Lily?"
"Well, actually, I was thinking of asking James, after all he is the guest." Lily said, smiling at the elders.
"Like hell you were." James whispered so that only they could hear.
Lily smiled an overly sweet smile.
"Well, that's very considerate, Lily honey, but James doesn't really know France, so I think you better decide." Lady Anna said.
"How about horse back riding?" King Nicholas asked.
"Wonderful, Nicholas!" King Stephan agreed.
James and Lily looked at each other awkwardly. "Well, s-sure." James agreed shakily. Great, a whole day to spend with a redhead who had a Temper problem. 'She needs a psychiatrist.' He concluded.
*~*~*~*
"So, which one are you taking?" James asked, once outside in the stables.
"Majestic." Lily answered flatly. "You can take Hurricane." She said as she went in to the stables, bringing back a beautiful black horse, and giving James the reins. She returned a little while later, with a horse who could only be Majestic, as it's once pure silver hair, had a touch of royal purple. Actually, it made the horse look even more rare and beautiful.
"Lets go." Lily said as she got on her horse.
"Need help, Lady Lily?" James asked, sardonically.
"No thank you. I'm not a damsel in distress." She answered.
*~*~*~*
"Well, is anything happening?" Lady Brigitta asked Lady Anna.
"They're talking, and just about to leave." Lady Anna answered peering through the binoculars she held in her hands.
"Dear Lord, help us!" King Stephan exclaimed.
"They'll get together." King Nicholas said, peering into the other half of the binoculars. "Hopefully." He added uncertainly.
*~*~*~*
"So, want to share any heart to hearts?" James asked.
"In your dreams Potter! If I did, it would probably be broadcasted through France-by you!" Lily said.
"So what are we supposed to do here? Stare at the lake?" James said sarcastically.
"Well, yeah. Its supposed to be calming, but you aren't helping you know." Lily shot back.
"This is boring. How 'bout we do something more exciting?" James suggested.
"Like what?" Lily asked confusedly.
James thought fro a few minutes, and then, a cocky smile crept on his face. "Race you!" was all he said before he shot off, with Lily closely behind him.
*~*~*~*
"What in the world?" Nicholas asked.
"What?" Brigitta asked.
"They're-racing." Stephan replied.
"Excuse me?" Anna asked, a bit shocked at the thought of the 2 royals, racing each other.
"Racing: contest of speed, as in running, swimming, horse back riding, etc." Stephan said.
"Stephan, I know what racing is! I'm not stupid." Anna said incredulously.
"That's what you think." King Stephan mumbled.
"What?" Anna asked.
"Nothing dear!" Stephan piped.
"Men." Brigitta said, throwing her hands in the air.
"Brigitta." Nicholas mumbled, matching her tone.
"Shut up." Brigitta snapped.
"Shutting." Nicholas obeyed.
*~*~*~*
"Lily, you know I'm going to beat you right?" James asked.
"Shut your egotistical trap, James." Lily retorted.
"Well, well, the princess got up on the wrong side of the bed today." James said, mimicking the muggle line.
"You know, I think your mouth is bigger than your brain." Lily said, looking at him. She didn't see a tree branch in front of her, and it hit her hard, as she was going so fast. She practically flew off the horse, and James caught her, carrying her like a newly wed.
"I knew you were going to fall for me sometime!" James said cockily. "So is this your idea of a fairytale?" James asked.
"Stop dreaming!" Lily said. "You may be a prince-but you sure aren't charming!" Lily said, rolling her eyes.
"Oh, and what? You think you're my fair maiden?" James asked. "A maiden you may be, but you are very far from fair!" James said, rolling his eyes to mimic her.
*~*~*~*
Back in the castle, the elder royals were watching this on a magic screen, and heard every single word.
"Well, that went well." Nicholas said sarcastically.
"Tell me about it." Stephan agreed. "If only James could keep his ego from swelling when he's around Lily." Stephan sighed.
"Where do you think he got it from?" Anna asked.
Stephan stuck his tongue out at Anna. "How mature of you Stephan." Anna responded.
"And Lily!" Brigitta said. "She really has to learn to keep a civil tongue."
"Truly her mother's daughter." Nicholas said.
Brigitta stuck her tongue out at Nicholas. "Do that more often, you're much prettier." Nicholas continued.
"Go swim with piranhas!" Brigitta shot back.
"James?" Lady Anna asked as she saw her son enter the dinning room the next morning.
"Yes, mother?" James asked hoarsely, scratching his head.
"James what happened? You look horrible!" Lady Brigitta asked with concern.
"Sleep, behind pot, hiding, Lily, very mad." James asked.
"Excuse me?" Lady Anna said.
"James said: He slept behind the pot, near my room, because he was hiding from me." Lily said cheerfully. "Morning everyone." She added curtseying.
"Lily, you knew he was behind that pot and didn't do anything?" Lady Brigitta asked.
"Yes, but-no-" Lily stammered. She knew she would get it from her mother very soon.
"Lily!" Lady Brigitta said outraged.
"No Brigitta, don't be angry with her-she did what was right." Lady Anna said.
"I did?" Lily asked looking up.
"She did?" James asked, he was fully awake now.
"Yes." Lady Anna said simply. "James played a prank on her, so his punishment is one night of horrible sleep."
"Mama!" James whined. "You're supposed to be on my side!"
Lady Anna shook her head.
"I completely agree with James, Anna." Brigitta said. "It was only a joke."
James nodded his head vigorously. "Anyway, nothing to worry about ladies." King Stephan chuckled as King Nicholas agreed.
"So Lily, what is your schedule for James today?" Lady Brigitta asked.
"Plans?" Lily asked.
"We have PLANS?" James repeated.
"Well of course dear, we don't want you to lie around the castle all day with nothing to do!" Lady Brigitta laughed lightly.
"Really, I don't mind." James said trying not to sound hopeful. He wasn't exactly looking forward to spending the day with Princess Temper.
"Nonsense James." Lady Anna smiled. "So, what did you plan Lily?"
"Well, actually, I was thinking of asking James, after all he is the guest." Lily said, smiling at the elders.
"Like hell you were." James whispered so that only they could hear.
Lily smiled an overly sweet smile.
"Well, that's very considerate, Lily honey, but James doesn't really know France, so I think you better decide." Lady Anna said.
"How about horse back riding?" King Nicholas asked.
"Wonderful, Nicholas!" King Stephan agreed.
James and Lily looked at each other awkwardly. "Well, s-sure." James agreed shakily. Great, a whole day to spend with a redhead who had a Temper problem. 'She needs a psychiatrist.' He concluded.
*~*~*~*
"So, which one are you taking?" James asked, once outside in the stables.
"Majestic." Lily answered flatly. "You can take Hurricane." She said as she went in to the stables, bringing back a beautiful black horse, and giving James the reins. She returned a little while later, with a horse who could only be Majestic, as it's once pure silver hair, had a touch of royal purple. Actually, it made the horse look even more rare and beautiful.
"Lets go." Lily said as she got on her horse.
"Need help, Lady Lily?" James asked, sardonically.
"No thank you. I'm not a damsel in distress." She answered.
*~*~*~*
"Well, is anything happening?" Lady Brigitta asked Lady Anna.
"They're talking, and just about to leave." Lady Anna answered peering through the binoculars she held in her hands.
"Dear Lord, help us!" King Stephan exclaimed.
"They'll get together." King Nicholas said, peering into the other half of the binoculars. "Hopefully." He added uncertainly.
*~*~*~*
"So, want to share any heart to hearts?" James asked.
"In your dreams Potter! If I did, it would probably be broadcasted through France-by you!" Lily said.
"So what are we supposed to do here? Stare at the lake?" James said sarcastically.
"Well, yeah. Its supposed to be calming, but you aren't helping you know." Lily shot back.
"This is boring. How 'bout we do something more exciting?" James suggested.
"Like what?" Lily asked confusedly.
James thought fro a few minutes, and then, a cocky smile crept on his face. "Race you!" was all he said before he shot off, with Lily closely behind him.
*~*~*~*
"What in the world?" Nicholas asked.
"What?" Brigitta asked.
"They're-racing." Stephan replied.
"Excuse me?" Anna asked, a bit shocked at the thought of the 2 royals, racing each other.
"Racing: contest of speed, as in running, swimming, horse back riding, etc." Stephan said.
"Stephan, I know what racing is! I'm not stupid." Anna said incredulously.
"That's what you think." King Stephan mumbled.
"What?" Anna asked.
"Nothing dear!" Stephan piped.
"Men." Brigitta said, throwing her hands in the air.
"Brigitta." Nicholas mumbled, matching her tone.
"Shut up." Brigitta snapped.
"Shutting." Nicholas obeyed.
*~*~*~*
"Lily, you know I'm going to beat you right?" James asked.
"Shut your egotistical trap, James." Lily retorted.
"Well, well, the princess got up on the wrong side of the bed today." James said, mimicking the muggle line.
"You know, I think your mouth is bigger than your brain." Lily said, looking at him. She didn't see a tree branch in front of her, and it hit her hard, as she was going so fast. She practically flew off the horse, and James caught her, carrying her like a newly wed.
"I knew you were going to fall for me sometime!" James said cockily. "So is this your idea of a fairytale?" James asked.
"Stop dreaming!" Lily said. "You may be a prince-but you sure aren't charming!" Lily said, rolling her eyes.
"Oh, and what? You think you're my fair maiden?" James asked. "A maiden you may be, but you are very far from fair!" James said, rolling his eyes to mimic her.
*~*~*~*
Back in the castle, the elder royals were watching this on a magic screen, and heard every single word.
"Well, that went well." Nicholas said sarcastically.
"Tell me about it." Stephan agreed. "If only James could keep his ego from swelling when he's around Lily." Stephan sighed.
"Where do you think he got it from?" Anna asked.
Stephan stuck his tongue out at Anna. "How mature of you Stephan." Anna responded.
"And Lily!" Brigitta said. "She really has to learn to keep a civil tongue."
"Truly her mother's daughter." Nicholas said.
Brigitta stuck her tongue out at Nicholas. "Do that more often, you're much prettier." Nicholas continued.
"Go swim with piranhas!" Brigitta shot back.