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Chapter 4: The Big Betrothal

Rose and Patricia raced down the steps, Rose skipping stairs as she went. Finally she makes it to the throne room.

"Yes, Uncle?" she asked.

"Wait until Patricia comes, then I shall tell you the good news," Justin replied.

So they waited. Five minutes passed. No sign of Patricia. Ten minutes passed. No sign of Patricia. Finally, twenty minutes later, Patricia waddled in, exhausted from attempting to run.

"Yes... Father?" she puffed.

"I have found one of you a husband. John Potter." Justin beamed, pushing him forward.

"Ugh! What an unattractive man!!!" Patricia shouted, obviously appalled.

"Well then, I suppose you shall have to wait. What do you think, Rose?" Justin asked.

"He is rather charming in his own way, and he seems to have a good personality. I think he will make a good husband," Rose replied.

"You think he is CHARMING!?" Patricia asked, amazed that her cousin could have such a desperate and bad taste.

"Yes. He has the lovliest eyes, and he has a careless air about him," Rose replied.

"Besides, Patricia, it is her choice, not yours. Looks are not that important to her as it is with you," Justin replied.

Patricia shrieked, making some of the buttons on her corset burst off, bouncing off the walls. With that, she stormed out, appalled that her father did not agree with her.

"Now that she's gone, I may as well introduce you. Rose, this is John Potter. John this is Rose Warren. I hope you enjoy one another's company. I shall allow you to go out by the lake."

Off they went. At first their conversation was rather awkward. Soon, however, they got more comfortable and could talk a bit easier. They started off talking about their pasts then went on to tell a few things like the comings and goings of the town, which they both shared a facination of.

John arrived every day after that. Justin welcomed them with open arms. Patricia, however, always eyed him and Rose as freaks. Each day as he entered the courtyard, she looked at him with absolute disgust.

Soon it got easier and easier. They also started telling secrets that not even their own parents knew. For example, John fell in love with an oriental girl he once saw on a trip to China and India. He said her name was Ling Chang.

For several months after that big secret, she longed to tell him that she was a witch. However, she didn't know how to break it to him.

'Then again, how DO you tell your betrothed that you have magical powers?' she thought angrily.

"That's it! Tommorow, I shall tell him, even if it kills me!" she cried.

The next day, he arrived as always. She quickly dressed in the hunter green dress she wore when they first met. She put her hair in a net attached to a headband and silk shoes of the same color as her dress.

She then exited her room and locked it behind her. Then she trotted down the stairs to the entrence hall. She met him at the door and led him out to the lake. They sat and talked for a while. Finally, Rose decided this would be the best time to tell him.

"John?" she asked.

"Yes, Rose?" he replied.

"There is something that I should tell you."

A./N. Ah, don't you just love cliffhangers? To find out what happens, tune in next time to The Titleless Story. Thanks to all reviewers. I hope this experience was enlightening.