April suddenly fell into a boat on the dock. She screamed as it started to tip into the water until something came down on it and she screamed once again as she flew into the air and back in the boat causing a piece of seaweed to fall on her face. She lifted the seaweed off her and she was not happy. "HEY!" She said angrily as she looked around for one responsible for this.
A man with jet black hair calmed his horse down. "I'm sorry. Are you hurt?" He asked. The man was missing a few teeth, he had deep brown eyes, and a few freckles were sprinkled around his face. April gave him an awkward smile. "Hey," She repeated while chuckling nervously. She removed the seaweed from her head then answered his earlier question. "Uh, no, no, I'm ok." The man got off his horse and walked closer to the boat. "Are you sure?" He asked. "Oh, yeah, I just wasn't looking where I was going. But I'm great actually."
The man sighed in relief. "Oh, thank goodness." He held out his hand to help her up all while smiling at her in a gentlemanly way. April smiled and took his hand slowly. The man snapped out of his trance. "Oh! Uh..." He helped up then bowed while saying, "Sir Casey Jones at your service. I come here as a knight for Princess Miwa of Japan," He told her. She stared at him in silence then she said, "Oh! I'm Princess April of New York." She curtseyed to him. "Princess?" Casey bowed to one knee and said, "Your Majesty." Casey's horse with black fur and a white mane also bowed down but the foot that was holding the boat, starting to go up and it began to tip over. April yelped as she fell backwards and Casey fell on top of her. Once the horse realized what he had done, he put his foot back down, which made April fall on Casey's chest.
She smiled awkwardly then said, "Oh, boy! This is awkward. Not 'you're awkward' but just because we're... I'm awkward. You're gorgeous. Wait, what?" Casey helped up her when she finished talking. "I'd like to formally apologize for hitting the princess of New York with my horse," Casey told her in a serious voice, then chuckled and said in a joking manner, "And every moment after."
"No! No, no, it's fine! I'm not that princess. I mean," April began as she got out of the boat. "Now, if you had hit my brother, Leo, then he probably would've kicked you out just for touching him. Oh man, that just sounded mean. Forget what I just said... well... Lucky you... it's just me," April told him then she proceeded to pet his horse. "'Just' you?" Casey asked then he chuckled a bit.
April just chuckled while staring at him. A bell started chiming loudly, and she gasped. "The Bells. The coronation. I...I" She bumped into a post and backed up more. "I have to go. I better go. Uh… bye!" She waved before lifting up her dress and running up towards the castle. 'Oh man. I have to get to the coronation but... Casey was really cute...'
Casey waved after her, smiling. The horse waved, as well, and Casey gulped. "Oh, no," he squeaked, then was in the water. He lifted the boat off his head, spitting out some water and smiling after the girl. 'So that's Princess April... my part of the mission is complete. Now, it's up to Miwa to finish her part.'
A choir sang gently in harmony for the crowd in the sanctuary as Leo stood in front of the bishop. April, who was a few feet to his right, looked behind her, and Casey was sitting but trying to inch away from a sleeping and drooling man. She noticed that he was sitting by a girl with short black hair and was wearing a black dress with silver linings. 'That must be Princess Miwa.' He smiled awkwardly at her and she returned the same awkward smile.
Leo bowed low as the bishop laid a crown onto his head. He straightened and looked down with a worried look on his face as the man presented a pillow with the candle and pot. He started to reach for them nervously, but the bishop cleared his throat. "Your Majesty… your gloves…" He whispered.
Leo looked at him then looked down at his hands and slowly took off the gloves. 'You'll be fine. Conceal, don't feel, don't let it show.' He gently laid the gloves on the pillow and with very shaky hands, picked up the items, turning to the crowd, and concentred hard as the bishop chanted a prayer. Everyone immediately stood up and listened to the Japanese prayer. Leo looked down worriedly as ice started to form on the bottom of each item. 'Nonononononono... not now!'
"...King Leonardo of New York," the bishop concluded in English and with not a moment to lose, Leo quickly put the items back on the pillow and he had his gloves back on. "King Leonardo of New York!" the crowd cheered and clapped.
Later that night, lively music was played as the guests danced happily, switching partners from time to time. The music stopped after a few minutes and everyone bowed in respect. Honeycutt entered the room and announced, "King Leonardo of New York!" Leo walked in with posture and obviously-practiced calmness. 'Just breath, Leo and it will all be over soon.' Honeycutt then announced, "Princess April of New York!" April stumbled in, smiling and waving happily at the sheer amount of people.
The servant stuttered a bit as he grabbed her shoulders, waving her to stand next to Leonardo. "Oh, are you sure?" She asked quietly as he fought the urge to roll his eyes. "I don't think I'm supposed to…" He planted her there, then left quickly before she could ask any more questions, then she nodded. "Oh, OK." Leo continued to smile at the crowd as April took a small step away from him since she did not want to invade his space. Everyone clapped for them, and then went back to their dances. April cleared her throat after a while then put some her hair behind her ear.
"Hi," a masculine voice said, almost unfamiliar to her. April was startled. 'Man, Leo's definitely changed over the years... well duh... so have I...' She looked at her older brother, who was looking at her with a gentle, welcoming smile. "'Hi' me?" She asked wanting to confirm he was saying hi to her. Leo gave a single nod. "Oh. Um, hi," She said back feeling a bit awkward.
Leo nodded, satisfied with the response, then looked back at his sister. "You look beautiful," He complimented sincerely. "Thank you," April said immediately. "You look beautiful-er… I mean, not fuller, you don't look fuller…" Leo chuckled as she stumbled over her words. 'That's my sister, all right...'
"You look handsome," She told him quickly. Leo chuckled again. "Thank you," He said then he turned back to the crowd of people. "So, this is what a party looks like," He observed as he looked at the happy guests. April leaned towards him a bit. "It's warmer than I expected," She said jokingly then jokingly.
"What is that amazing smell...?" Leo asked. They both inhaled deeply, then looked at each other, saying simultaneously: "Chocolate…! Pizza...!"
They collapsed in a fit of giggles, and April was about to say something, but Honeycutt cleared his throat. They both looked at the purple Lord, who was bowing to them. Leo bit his lip subtly. Lord Dregg. A very suspicious trade partner of theirs. 'Oh, great. I remember Father talking about him from time to time. This should be interesting...'
"Lord Dregg, of Brit-ane," Honeycutt introduced the man. "Britain!" Dregg corrected, snapping at the servant. He then took a breath and walked calmly to the royal siblings. "Lord Dregg of Britain, Your Majesty. As your closest trade partner, it only seems fitting that I offer your sister her first dance of the night," He politely asked.
Lord Dregg then proceeded to a few ridiculously stupid dance moves. April and Leo giggled helplessly as the top of his head came down, showing his brain. Leo smirked mischievously then said with a smile on his face "Oh, thanks, she'd love to." Dregg smiled. "Well, lucky you!" he smirked. April tried to argue with her brother, but she was whisked away by Lord Dregg. She looked back at her brother, who mouthed his apology. 'This should be fun to watch and use against her in the future...'
"Your Highness..." Leo turned to see Princess Miwa of Japan bowing in front of him. "Yes..." She held out her hand and asked, "May I have this dance?" Leo gulped nervously then said not wanting to be rude, "Yes..." Then the two proceeded to dance to the music.
I'll try to get the next chapter up quicker but I want to let Y'all know that in this story Miwa is NOT related to Splinter. She is 100% related to Shredder. It's only for this story and I can do what I want. Karai is not in this story. Sorry... anyway, don't forget to fav, follow, and review, please! Bye! :)