When she was little, she wished she would be swept away by a prince to live happily ever after. The books she buried herself within told her that her dream might come true, that someday a handsome boy on a white horse would sweep her away to a magical castle, if only she were good enough. Somewhere in the back of her head while she grew up and learned that most fairytales weren't true, she couldn't let go of that unconscious desire. The days, seasons, years passed, and no prince ever came.
But not all princes are charming, or even labeled as princes.
She smiles to herself as she glances from the page of her book to a boy in a baseball cap and a frown. Maybe he's not charming, and maybe he's not wearing a crown, but as he looks over his shoulder and meets her eye, he smiles shyly, and she knows she wouldn't want him any other way.
Who needs a prince, anyway.
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AUTHOR'S NOTES
Despite mad fan girls everywhere, I have to say that I love the canon couple of Mary and Gray from (More) Friends of Mineral Town. So cute! *huggles*