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Hi everyone!
I know I'm always late with updates and you've given me so many chances so I hope I'm 'worth it'... (Jasper reference, check)
I know you don't want to be reminded of the Jaspenor situation on the show right now so let's dive into the happy world of Hypnotic and pretend everything's fine with our lovely couple ^_^
I hope you enjoy it:
Chapter19_In Her Head
"So that was Samantha…" Eleanor let out, carefully, as they got in the car. Jasper sighed and said: "Yup." Eleanor nodded her head strangely and finally decided to say: "She's pretty." Jasper gave her a look and said: "She's got nothing on you."
Eleanor wanted to act like his words didn't affect her but they did so she smiled and it made Jasper smile back as well. He turned on the engine and asked: "So where should we go next?" Eleanor chuckled happily and announced: "Shopping!"
Jasper shook his head laughing and drove towards the shopping centers near them. After a couple of hours of watching her put on clothes for him and him selecting what he liked the most, they were both hungry enough to decide they needed a rest.
Jasper went to put the bags in the car and Eleanor sat at the table, waiting for him to get back. She was looking at the menu that she heard her voice for the second time that day: "Oh my God!" She raised her head and saw Samantha looking back at her with shock.
Eleanor avoided the urge to roll her eyes at her and just said: "What a weird accident, eh?" She pulled a chair and sat in front of the pissed Princess and said: "Damn right it is." She looked around a bit and asked: "Where's our boy toy?"
Eleanor lifted an eyebrow before asking: "What did you just call him?" Sam leaned back, laughing her attitude off, before saying: "No need to get feisty, Princess." Eleanor took a breath to calm herself down and finally said: "I think you should leave."
Sam clicked her tongue and said: "I see no security forcing me away from you. I can sit wherever I want." Eleanor huffed and got up saying: "Then I'm leaving." She wanted to walk away but Samantha had already stood up and grabbed her arm.
Eleanor tried to pull herself free but the bitch was way stronger than her. Sam leaned in and whispered in her ear: "I want my toy back, Your Highness. And when I want something, I take it. So you make sure you keep your eyes on him. That is, if you really want to play with other people's toys."
Eleanor finally found enough strength to pull herself away and spat in Sam's face: "You need to remember who you're talking to. No one takes away anything from the Princess." With that, she walked away, hoping her face hadn't turned red with anger.
She saw Jasper walking in, not having a clue, and she decided she wanted to keep it that way. Jasper frowned when she saw him walking towards him but then before he knew it, Eleanor had wrapped her arms around him and kissed him passionately. He responded eagerly, not knowing Samantha was watching them from afar, and then pulled away after a moment.
Eleanor shrugged innocently and said: "I missed you…" Jasper's face lit up and he kissed her forehead. Eleanor pulled his hand and said: "Let's go somewhere else to eat. The menu was garbage." Jasper nodded and wrapped his arm around her as they left the mall.
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Eleanor was half-asleep in his arms watching some reality show he wasn't paying attention to that he received a text from Peter. He alerted him that the Queen had requested Eleanor's presence for yet another gala and they had to come back as soon as possible.
Jasper kissed the top of her head and whispered: "Len?" Eleanor frowned in her sleep but didn't open her eyes. Jasper tried again: "Lenny?" Eleanor suddenly took a hold of his arm and growled: "Mine!" Jasper watched in shock as she opened her eyes with a quiet gasp and looked up at him.
He asked: "You okay, Princess?" She pulled away from him and caught her head in her hands mumbling: "Yeah, I'm fine." Jasper carefully put a hand on her back and asked nervously: "What was it?" She didn't answer and he didn't want to push it so he massaged her back silently.
She sighed and asked out of the blue: "Did you love her?" Jasper's hand froze on her back as he realized what that was all about and after a moment, he replied honestly: "Yeah." After a moment she looked up at him, her eyes a bit teary, and it made Jasper gasp.
"Lenny, please don't do this to yourself. We're talking about two years ago." Jasper pleaded but Eleanor apparently couldn't hear him as she asked: "Why did you break it off?" Jasper sighed hopelessly and looked down as he let out: "She… she slept with some guy."
Eleanor couldn't help but ask: "Did you have feelings for her when you saw me?" Jasper shook his head and whispered: "Len, stop." Eleanor grabbed his face and turned it towards her own asking: "Did you?" Jasper grabbed her hand and put a gentle kiss on it but Eleanor went to pull it away. Jasper held on tight and ordered: "DON'T!"
Eleanor frowned and watched as he kissed her hand once more. He took a deep breath and went on: "Don't let her get between us. That is what she wants, Len. That is who she is. She likes messing with other people's heads. She likes to make a toy out of everyone around her. I'm not gonna let her get into your head. You hear me? I'm not gonna let her."
Eleanor sniffed before opening her mouth but Jasper rushed: "I love you. You know that. I can feel your love in every goddamn inch of my body. I see you when you're not around. I can feel you when you're not around. I don't know what that is if it isn't love. I've never felt this way in my whole life, Len, I swear. And it kills me to see you like this, to know that I'm the reason you're crying. Please don't let her win."
A tear fell down on her cheek but Jasper wiped it away with his thumb. Eleanor whispered with her head down: "I'm just afraid… that she takes you away from me. I'm not going to survive that, Jasper. I know I can't. Not after what we've been through..."
Jasper cupped her face in his hands and let out firmly: "Nothing and no one can ever make me leave you. I've let it happen once but I won't do it again. You're mine, Princess, and I'm yours…" Eleanor smiled brightly and whispered: "I love you so much…"
Jasper kissed her sweetly and then pulled her in for a hug and she rested her head on his shoulder, finally feeling the confidence she had lost that morning. Suddenly, all her worries had disappeared and Sam's little threat vanished in the air she was breathing.
She had him and it was all that mattered.
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"This was not necessary enough for us to get back." Eleanor repeated for the hundredth time as they entered the palace that night. Jasper had convinced her to go back to London to get in the Queen's good graces for once. Eleanor had listened to him but she wasn't happy about it.
Jasper sighed and said the same thing he kept telling her: "I know but we don't want more trouble form your mom, do we?" Eleanor shook her head disappointed that he had won that argument once more. Jasper chuckled and pulled her in and kissed her to brighten her mood.
Before they knew it the kiss became more passionate and Eleanor let out a moan that drove Jasper mad. He pushed her to the wall but grabbed a hold on her waist and Eleanor could only wrap her arms around his neck and kiss him back.
A loud cough echoed in the hallway and Jasper pulled away as quickly as he could and came face to face with the King himself. He started mumbling nervously: "Hi Sir, I mean, Hello, Your Majesty, Hi, Hi!" Eleanor chuckled, still glued to the wall, and watched her father's amused face.
The King smiled a bit and asked: "Is this an appropriate way to treat a Princess, Mr. Frost?" Jasper opened his mouth to say something but nothing came out. He felt his mouth dry up and he hopelessly looked at Eleanor and noticed she was still chuckling.
The King put a hand on his shoulder and said: "I'm just joking, son. Don't worry." Jasper sighed a bit too loud in relief and it made the father and daughter burst into laughter. Jasper also joined nervously and he was a bit happy that the King had called him 'son'.
Finally they stopped laughing and Eleanor hugged her father saying: "I missed you so much. You should come to the next trip with us. We could take everyone. It'll be like when we were kids, eh?" The King nodded with a warm smile and said: "Maybe. But first I need to figure out who was behind my attempted murder. After that, I'll think about it. How about that?"
Eleanor nodded in agreement and hugged him once more before taking Jasper's hand and walking away. Jasper almost bowed and said in a hurry: "Goodbye, Your Majesty Ah Sir!" The King shook his head laughing and walked away as well.
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"Report back." Queen Helena asked calmly and the voice on the other end of the phone explained: "I ran into them at a casino and then again I ran into your daughter at the mall. I think I made quite an impression on her. She won't forget me."
Helena smiled to herself but kept her voice cool as she replied: "We'll see about that. They're at the palace right now. I arranged for you to arrive in London tomorrow and you should start right away. I want this over with as soon as possible."
Samantha said quickly: "Yes, Ma'am." The Queen corrected her: "It's Your Majesty." She hung up on the American girl before she could get a chance to reply. She turned to Lucius and said: "Now that that's taken care of, tell me about tonight."
I know this isn't a very exciting chapter but it should be out there for the plot to move forward.
Still, let me know what you think ;)
Xoxo,
S