The next few days were hell. Arthur didn't take it easy on you with the 'Princess Boot Camp' as you liked to call it. You had to dress up in tight and uncomfortable dresses that kind of hurt to breath in, especially when Arthur made you wear a corset. You had to learn to walk properly, talk properly, eat properly, address yourself and others properly, and you had to do all this while wearing something that constricted your movement and your ability to breathe. It had been a week since you had arrived at the royal palace and you still had no idea what you were doing. You were actually afraid that Arthur would take you back and pick someone more qualified to do this. Flying Mint Bunny always assured you that he would never do that. "Cheer up just a little." Flying Mint Bunny said as she hovered next to you. "I just don't want to go back there." You told your bunny friend as you stared at the ground, a deep depression always hit you when you messed up and got Arthur frustrated.
Earlier that day you had been woken up and dressed in the proper attire, corset and all and you had begun yet another day of 'Princess Boot Camp'. Your first lesson of the say was learning to walk properly which was harder then you imagined. Who knew walking with your back straight, head up, arms down at your side, while balancing books on top of your head was so hard. In all honesty you were always clumsy girl. You tripped when standing still, so this task was almost impossible. After long hours of no progress Arthur had enough of you tripping and causing books to fall and potentially damage them. So you began your next lesson, learning to eat properly. In all your life you had never imagined that there were so many different types of silver wear, bowls, plates, and glasses and that all of them had a specific purpose in the dining area. You were a quick learner and exceptionally bright, but looking at a spoon and telling if it was a soup spoon or just an everyday table spoon. Again you failed this once again and a frustrated Arthur then moved on to your speech. Personally you thought you spoke just fine but Arthur disagreed, he said that you were sloppy when you spoke and that it had to be corrected. This just angered you and to get back at him for his insulting comment on you grammar and speech pattern you completely did the opposite of every order given to you.
Arthur was at the breaking point now, he had had enough of all the nonsense and mistakes that you were making. The next thing for you to do was to learn to address yourself and others properly. This didn't seem so hard, except for the fact that you had to learn the name and nobility status of all of the royal nobles. You even had to learn a few that weren't of English nobility, some were French and others were Spanish, and you can clearly remember one or two that was Russian. The rest began to jumble all together and got lost in the back of your mind. After a serious of questions about how to address certain people you evidently failed, causing Arthur even more stress. He had finally had enough and snapped at you. "You can't do anything right! How am I supposed to turn you into a noble woman if you can even accomplish these tasks! No wonder that preacher of yours wanted me to choose another girl to take!" You remembered him yelling. "I should of listened to him instead of being ignorant and choosing you! You are nothing but a worthless peasant!" He had stormed out of the room after that and you had run out of the drawing room and into the large garden area where you sat on one of the nearby stone benches and Flying Mint Bunny comforted you.
Flying Mint Bunny sighed and laid a small paw on your shoulder. "You won't I promise you that." She said to you with a smile. "Cheer up a little bit. I'm sure Arthur didn't mean it….. he is a nice guy once you get to know him. Life has just been hard for him for a while, he's been hurt once and he doesn't want to be hurt again." Your friend said as she tried to stay the Switzerland in this little fiasco. "I-I suppose you are right." You mumbled out. "It's just that I don't want to disappoint him any longer. It feels like I'm not getting anywhere with this Princess Boot Camp stuff and I'm afraid he'll take me back to that village if I don't get something right." You admit and look over at Flying Mint Bunny, your eyes slightly red from crying. "I don't want to go back, and it's not because I don't want to leave the palace or the luxuries. It's because all that the village reminds me of is my parents. I still miss them and I don't want to go back to the place where the memory of them is so strong." Flying Mint Bunny nods. "I know (f/n). Just give Arthur time to calm down, he won't take you back." She said still smiling.
[Switch]
England stood behind one of the nearby columns and listening in on the conversation between Flying Mint Bunny and (f/n). A frown formed on his face as he heard her talk about her fears. England knew he wasn't the only one to of lost someone in the world but the hurt still stuck to him and he realized that it was causing him to be cold and cruel toward a girl who understood just how much it hurt. He waited until there was a pause in their conversation and walked out from behind the columns. "(f/n)." He said as he approached them like he had heard nothing and had just arrived. (f/n) jumped up from the bench and stood in front of England. He could tell that she was nervous and worried, and the red around her eyes made him feel bad about the way he had been. "Yes?" She asked him as she waited for him to talk. "I've finally decided something." He told her and watched as her beautiful (e/c) orbs grew wide with fear. "I've decided that we are going to have to slow down on the lessons so that you can actually process them. That means every day of the week you will have a lesson that will consume your whole day. Relief washed over (f/n)'s face and then confusion struck her. "But Arthur I only have four lessons and there are seven days in a week." She pointed out; England nodded and thought for a moment. "Well I guess you'll just have three days off from your lessons then." He told her. "Tomorrow and the following two days we won't work on your lessons. After that though we will have to work hard and try to accomplish something." He added and turned around and started to walk away. "T-thank you Arthur!" He heard you call out; the smile in her voice was very much present. Arthur walked back into the palace and as he walked pass one of the walled mirrors he caught himself unknowingly smiling.
[Surprise POV!]
Flying Mint Bunny hovered in the same spot she was before. She watched as (f/n) smiled happily at the news. Of course Flying Mint Bunny had known that England was around the whole time, but she wasn't going to say anything. She quickly flew over to her friend. "Isn't that great!" She told her happily. "I told you just to give him time!" (f/n) looked at her friend, her smile still very much visible. "I know, thank you Flying Mint Bunny." She told her. Flying Mint Bunny gave her a confused expression. "Why are you thanking me?" (f/n) just smiled as she answered. "You tried to cheer me up and you reassured me that everything was going to be okay, and because you are my friend." Flying Mint Bunny smiled back. "What are friends for!" She laughed and flew around (f/n) for a while. "Hey let's get inside, it's almost time for dinner." (f/n) nodded and turned around an headed back toward the palace. Smiling, Flying Mint Bunny flew close by. Her plan had to work, she couldn't allow England to give this kind and loving girl to France as a bargaining tool.
(((AN: I'm looking for a preview image to this. If anyone has something they have seen can you show me the picture. I can't find anything I like and I need help. I'm so indecisive!)
I got lazy near the end... anyway I listened to a bunch of HetaOni AMV and CMVs while writing this.
There they are, enjoy them!
Anyway we are getting a little more insight to Flying Mint Bunny's plan and Reader-chan's relationship with the bunny.
Also England might of already started to like Reader-chan... hehe well the next chapter is going to come out real soon because I shall dedicate my next two or three hours awake to it.
I don't own England, Flying Mint Bunny, or Reader-Chan (you) ))
