Chapter 10: Power or Peasant? (Part 1)
Malina was digging through her closet looking for a proper outfit for the dinner that night. Soon Kuzco came in all dressed up in a fancy and elegant suit with his big, shiny crown on his head.
"Hey honey can you help me with this?" he asked referring to his bow tie.
Malina turned around and fixed the tie and went back to finding an outfit.
"Malina, why aren't you dressed? We leave in ten minutes."
Malina sighed. "Kuzco, I'm trying to find an outfit that doesn't look too, you know, poor." Malina said as she continued to search.
"What do you mean?" Kuzco asked as he picked up his wife's clothes off the ground.
Malina sighed again as she gave up and sat on the ground. Kuzco put some of Malina's clothes on the bed and sat down next to her on the floor.
"Malina, you are not poor. Last time I checked, you are my wife and the empress of the entire Inca empire!" Kuzco said.
Kuzco did have a point. Malina is an empress but she still has a peasant mentality. She doesn't see herself the way Kuzco did. Kuzco sees her as a powerful, strong, smart, and beautiful empress, but she sees herself as nothing but a common peasant girl.
"Kuzco you don't understand. You've been an emperor all your life. From since you were 5, you were ruling kingdoms and sitting on a throne. But me, I was herding sheep and baby sitting village kids. Let's face it Kuzco, I'll never be able to fit in with royalty. I'm just not cut out for this." Malina said as she covered her face and began to sob.
Kuzco looked at Malina. He hated to see his wife like this. He called one of his guards to her room. The guard appeared very quickly.
"Post pone the dinner. Tell all the guests that the dinner is off for tonight." Kuzco said.
"Yes your majesty." the guard said as he saluted Kuzco and went out of the room.
Malina looked at Kuzco with a shocked expression on her face. "Why would you do that?" she asked.
Kuzco grinned at his wife. "Malina, remember when you taught me how to be a peasant when I had to bow down to... Kronk?" he said as he made a disgusted face.
"Yeah?" Malina said confused about what her husband was implying.
"Well I'm returning the favor!" he said with a huge smile.
"What do you mean?" Malina asked.
"I'm gonna teach you how to be royal!" Kuzco said as he stood up tall and proud.
"Oh no. Kuzco you don't have to do that really. I only wanted you to learn what the peasant life was all about so you could become a better emperor."
"Yes my dear, and I'm trying to show you how to be royal so that you could become the empress that I know you are." Kuzco said as he kissed Malina.
"Kuzco, I can't-"
"Shush! We will begin tomorrow morning, bright and early!" he said as he left the room.
"Oh boy!" Malina said as she shook her head.