Chapter 3. True Love. I too love that movie The Princess Bride. I had hard time getting certain characters to play the certain part from the movie so I hope you liked what I did. Fixed a couple of errors I had. Hope it's to your liking Queen Boadeica. Thanks for the reviews. Enjoy.
Buffy is in her room thinking about the decision she has just made. Her uncle is a nice man who would treat her with the out most respect.
"Buffy," calls someone from the door. Buffy looks towards the door and smiles.
"Come in," Buffy says. Two girls enter the room dress in maid's dresses. They are Buffy's maids and have been Buffy's best friends for the three years that she has been living with her uncle Giles.
"We heard the news," says Tara.
"You're getting married," says Willow with a smile. Buffy gives a half smile.
"This is good news right?" ask Tara.
"Yes," says Buffy with out too much enthusiasm in her voice. "It's wonderful news. You know you two will be my bride's maids of course." The two maids are please and honor.
Buffy ponders of the idea of her wedding and the desire to be at the side of the one person in whole world that 'you' truly love for the rest of your life. This one "true love", is certainly not her uncle Giles.
Although her wedding will make her queen of the Kingdome, she only wishes that she could be with that one person who she has been thinking of in a different way for more than three years. .
The three then begin to talk about all the arrangements for the wedding. Buffy seems to not be paying attention to anything the two girls are saying. She just looks out the window and breaths deeply.
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Meanwhile at the docks, a man dress in black comes off a ship. Strap on his back is a big bag and he walks down the dock toward the shore. He turns around to look at the sea and then turns forward. Then he continues his way into the town. The man stops by a tavern.
As he enters the place, he quickly spots four men in a dark corner discussing something. He then heads to the bar and ask for drink. One of the men from the dark corner wearing a hooded coat sneers at him from the corner of his eye.
"All right," says a man with a green coat looking at the three men in front of him. "You'll get half the money now and the rest when you bring her to me."
"Sounds reasonable," says the smallest man with orange hair. He turns to his companions.
"Wait," says the man with a British accent and blonde hair. "Let me get this straight. You want us to take the Princess on her wedding day and bring her to you so that you can marry her."
"Exactly captain peroxide," says the man in the green coat. "And don't you dare take advantage of her. She's mine. And certainly not that old windbag of a king."
"All right we'll take it," says the other who pulls his hood off and reveals that he is not a man. "Where's little Ms. Muffet going to be?"
"She'll be off riding her horse," says the man in the green coat. "I'll make sure of that."
The rest of them nod their heads and agree to the deal to kidnap the Princess and bring her to their dealer. The three thieves left the tavern and their dealer walks up to the bar. The bar tender hands him a cup. This man is known well in the tavern so they know his what he drinks.
"She'll be mine,' says the man. "Buffy will be mine." He gives a grin and tosses his drink down his throat like if it were water.
The man in black at the bar heard the man say 'Buffy' and he quickly looks at the man. The other man sees the man in black stare at him and walks out of the tavern without a word.
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The next day, the wedding day, Buffy had everything set for the wedding, but she was crying. Her friends didn't let Giles know as they went to her room to comfort her.
"I know I'm doing the right thing," Buffy says sobbing. "Isn't it?"
"Buffy," says Willow sitting on the bed with her. "You do love Giles don't you?"
"He's my uncle of course I do," says Buffy. "But I..."
"You're not in love with him," says Tara finishing Buffy's sentence. Buffy nods her head.
"What are we going to do?" ask Willow.
"I have to do this Willow," says Buffy clearing up her tears. "I promised him I would and I will." She stands up and walks up to the window to take a deep breath.
"Why don't you go out for a stroll," suggest Liam from the doorway. "Breath some fresh air. It will sooth you a bit." The three girls turn around to look at Liam.
"It could help," says Tara. "But..."
"It's a great idea," says Buffy walking over to the door. " Thank you Liam." She kisses him on the cheek and heads down stairs. Both Tara and Willow look at Liam who reveals a grin on his face.
"Buffy," they both call as they follow Buffy to the stables.
She enters the stables and quickly grabs one of the reigns and seat. Her friends enter the stable and follow her every move.
"Buffy," says Willow. "Maybe we should go with you."
"Willow that's really nice but I really would like to be alone," says Buffy. "I need to think about this." Her two friends nod and back away as she gets on her horse and give her room to ride off.
From the palace Liam sees Buffy ride away on her horse. He tosses a piece of wheat that he is chewing and gives a grin. Liam enters the palace at the moment that Giles looks outside and sees Buffy riding off.
"Buffy," he calls.
"Looks like she doesn't want to marry an old man," says Liam entering the room. Giles turns around to face Liam. "Don't get mad at me. I had nothing to do with this. It was bound to happen. She is so young. You didn't believe that she would attempt to give you an heir did ya."
"It's that all you think of," says Giles.
"I'm a guy," says Liam. "We'll need to do it with force. I'll handle it. You've never been a forceful or violent man."
"No," says Giles. In an instant he swings his fist at Liam hitting him in the face. Liam jerks back and holds his nose.
"You jerk," says Liam in pain. "You broke my nose."
"Get out of here," says Giles. "I don't want you bleed on my rugs."
Liam gives him a glare and leaves the room with blood in his hand.
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Shortly, Buffy arrives next to the forest. She takes a breath and turns the horse around. Then out of nowhere comes out three mysterious men. One grabs her horse that then begins to jump up and it tosses her off. The man that pulls the horses reigns pulls his hood off and looks down at Buffy on the ground. The other men look at her as well.
"I didn't do that," says the man who is really a girl. " It was the horse."
"Oh Faith," says the smaller man named Oz. "Go get her William."
"I hope she's not dead," says William going to Buffy. "If she is I'm going to kick your ass Faith." William touches her neck slightly and tries to feel her pulse.
Buffy is in her room thinking about the decision she has just made. Her uncle is a nice man who would treat her with the out most respect.
"Buffy," calls someone from the door. Buffy looks towards the door and smiles.
"Come in," Buffy says. Two girls enter the room dress in maid's dresses. They are Buffy's maids and have been Buffy's best friends for the three years that she has been living with her uncle Giles.
"We heard the news," says Tara.
"You're getting married," says Willow with a smile. Buffy gives a half smile.
"This is good news right?" ask Tara.
"Yes," says Buffy with out too much enthusiasm in her voice. "It's wonderful news. You know you two will be my bride's maids of course." The two maids are please and honor.
Buffy ponders of the idea of her wedding and the desire to be at the side of the one person in whole world that 'you' truly love for the rest of your life. This one "true love", is certainly not her uncle Giles.
Although her wedding will make her queen of the Kingdome, she only wishes that she could be with that one person who she has been thinking of in a different way for more than three years. .
The three then begin to talk about all the arrangements for the wedding. Buffy seems to not be paying attention to anything the two girls are saying. She just looks out the window and breaths deeply.
*************
Meanwhile at the docks, a man dress in black comes off a ship. Strap on his back is a big bag and he walks down the dock toward the shore. He turns around to look at the sea and then turns forward. Then he continues his way into the town. The man stops by a tavern.
As he enters the place, he quickly spots four men in a dark corner discussing something. He then heads to the bar and ask for drink. One of the men from the dark corner wearing a hooded coat sneers at him from the corner of his eye.
"All right," says a man with a green coat looking at the three men in front of him. "You'll get half the money now and the rest when you bring her to me."
"Sounds reasonable," says the smallest man with orange hair. He turns to his companions.
"Wait," says the man with a British accent and blonde hair. "Let me get this straight. You want us to take the Princess on her wedding day and bring her to you so that you can marry her."
"Exactly captain peroxide," says the man in the green coat. "And don't you dare take advantage of her. She's mine. And certainly not that old windbag of a king."
"All right we'll take it," says the other who pulls his hood off and reveals that he is not a man. "Where's little Ms. Muffet going to be?"
"She'll be off riding her horse," says the man in the green coat. "I'll make sure of that."
The rest of them nod their heads and agree to the deal to kidnap the Princess and bring her to their dealer. The three thieves left the tavern and their dealer walks up to the bar. The bar tender hands him a cup. This man is known well in the tavern so they know his what he drinks.
"She'll be mine,' says the man. "Buffy will be mine." He gives a grin and tosses his drink down his throat like if it were water.
The man in black at the bar heard the man say 'Buffy' and he quickly looks at the man. The other man sees the man in black stare at him and walks out of the tavern without a word.
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The next day, the wedding day, Buffy had everything set for the wedding, but she was crying. Her friends didn't let Giles know as they went to her room to comfort her.
"I know I'm doing the right thing," Buffy says sobbing. "Isn't it?"
"Buffy," says Willow sitting on the bed with her. "You do love Giles don't you?"
"He's my uncle of course I do," says Buffy. "But I..."
"You're not in love with him," says Tara finishing Buffy's sentence. Buffy nods her head.
"What are we going to do?" ask Willow.
"I have to do this Willow," says Buffy clearing up her tears. "I promised him I would and I will." She stands up and walks up to the window to take a deep breath.
"Why don't you go out for a stroll," suggest Liam from the doorway. "Breath some fresh air. It will sooth you a bit." The three girls turn around to look at Liam.
"It could help," says Tara. "But..."
"It's a great idea," says Buffy walking over to the door. " Thank you Liam." She kisses him on the cheek and heads down stairs. Both Tara and Willow look at Liam who reveals a grin on his face.
"Buffy," they both call as they follow Buffy to the stables.
She enters the stables and quickly grabs one of the reigns and seat. Her friends enter the stable and follow her every move.
"Buffy," says Willow. "Maybe we should go with you."
"Willow that's really nice but I really would like to be alone," says Buffy. "I need to think about this." Her two friends nod and back away as she gets on her horse and give her room to ride off.
From the palace Liam sees Buffy ride away on her horse. He tosses a piece of wheat that he is chewing and gives a grin. Liam enters the palace at the moment that Giles looks outside and sees Buffy riding off.
"Buffy," he calls.
"Looks like she doesn't want to marry an old man," says Liam entering the room. Giles turns around to face Liam. "Don't get mad at me. I had nothing to do with this. It was bound to happen. She is so young. You didn't believe that she would attempt to give you an heir did ya."
"It's that all you think of," says Giles.
"I'm a guy," says Liam. "We'll need to do it with force. I'll handle it. You've never been a forceful or violent man."
"No," says Giles. In an instant he swings his fist at Liam hitting him in the face. Liam jerks back and holds his nose.
"You jerk," says Liam in pain. "You broke my nose."
"Get out of here," says Giles. "I don't want you bleed on my rugs."
Liam gives him a glare and leaves the room with blood in his hand.
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Shortly, Buffy arrives next to the forest. She takes a breath and turns the horse around. Then out of nowhere comes out three mysterious men. One grabs her horse that then begins to jump up and it tosses her off. The man that pulls the horses reigns pulls his hood off and looks down at Buffy on the ground. The other men look at her as well.
"I didn't do that," says the man who is really a girl. " It was the horse."
"Oh Faith," says the smaller man named Oz. "Go get her William."
"I hope she's not dead," says William going to Buffy. "If she is I'm going to kick your ass Faith." William touches her neck slightly and tries to feel her pulse.