15-Apologizing Doesn't Always Work

"Kaly!" Courtney called after the head council member. The red head rolled her eyes, but smiled fakely as she turned to face Courtney.

"Yes?"

"Where's Arianna at?" Courtney asked. The argument needed to be settled.

"Her Royal Highness is in the throne room, though she asked to not be di-"

"Throne room, got it." Courtney smiled. "Thanks." She called back, running off in the other direction, towards the throne room.

The throne room's entrance was one of two. The one Courtney was going to use was the one Arianna used, it led straight back into the palace from the throne room. The other door was one that everyone else had to use. It was for the people who lived in the town and needed some help or guidance. Arianna was sort of like a minister in a confession box at a cathedral. Only it wasn't religious and she more or less knew the people, anyway.

The whole point of it was to show that Arianna cared about the people, and she did. They needed to know that she wanted to help them, and she did. If someone came in and asked for the fountain to be fixed up a bit, Arianna would do as they asked. It was sometimes just the simple things, like the fountain. Other times it was more personal things-

The young girl pushed open the big, white doors. The fear in her big, blue eyes was unbelievable. Her little blonde pigtails shook and her footsteps echoed with every step she took towards the throne Arianna was sat on.

The little girl kneeled down on the floor by Arianna's feet, sniffling to stop herself from crying out of fear.

"Forgive me, your Highness, I did a bad thing." Like I said, a confession box.

"What have you done?" Arianna replied.

The small child was only about seven years of age. She looked so small, so fragile. Arianna was quite scared to talk to her out of fear of breaking her.

The young girl placed her hands in her pockets and pulled out a few small pieces of rock shaped candy. They were the things that you could suck on for hours until they finally lost their flavor and had to be spat out.

"I didn't mean to...B-But I-I-I..." The blonde girl was stuttering like made, tears now rolling down her cheeks, refusing to even look at Arianna.

The Queen got down on the floor, kneeling by the young child. She wrapped her arms around her and cuddled her closely. The young girl looked so innocent, so sorry that she had stolen the sweets. Arianna seemed desperate to make her feel better about it.

"I forgive you." Arianna whispered. The young sniffled again, nodding her head. The Queen reached into the pocket of her dress and pulled out a few silver coins. She sprinkled them into the blonde girl's hands and her face lit up.

"Thank you!" She squealed, wrapping her arms around Arianna's lap. "I'll-I'll-I'll go pay for the sweets I took. I am sorry, thank you." She gave Arianna one last squeeze around the waist and ran off to the door, and out of it.

The next person to walk in was not who Arianna had been expecting, though she hadn't really been expecting anyone. But, in walked Courtney, her head looking downwards and her feet shoe less, so no noise was made.

Courtney had decided she was going to do it the right way. She was going to ask for forgiveness the same way the young girl had. It was the only way Courtney was going to get a decent answer from Arianna.

Courtney got down on her knees in front of Arianna, who was now sat bolt upright on her throne. Courtney was not someone Arianna had ever expected to come see her like this.

"Forgive me, your Highness, for I have done something terrible." Courtney chocked her eyes on the floor the whole time.

Arianna was silent for a while, contemplating over what she was going to say or do next. Courtney was not making this easy for her, but at least she was trying something new. Something very new...

"What have you done?" Arianna asked.

"I...I have done something horrible, and I regret it with all my heart." Courtney sighed. It was the truth, but was Arianna going to see it like that? "I am sorry."

"If you were sorry, you wouldn't have done it in the first place." Both girls squeezed their eyes shut, trying to get rid of the tears, and the hatred, and the guilt.

"Arianna, I was drunk!" Courtney protested, getting to her feet. Arianna did the same. "I wasn't thinking straight!"

"You never think straight!"

"But it wasn-Okay! It was my fault..." Courtney turned her back on Arianna, blinking back more tears of guilt and regret. "I was drunk, Arianna, but..." She whispered, turning back to her cousin. Arianna didn't reply. "I GIVE UP!" Courtney screamed.

"Good!" Arianna snapped.

"Arianna, I know you don't want to forgive me." That much was true. "But at least forgive Alan. I'm the one who was in the wrong. Alan hasn't done s ingle bad thing to you, he has been nothing but kind, friendly and loved every moment of being with you! Just forgive him...Please."

"I know." Arianna simply replied, leaving Courtney slightly baffled. "That is why I have forgiven him."

"It was-" Courtney started before the news had sunk into her brain. "What?"

"I have forgiven Alan because I know it was your fault."

Courtney blinked her eyes a few time. Arianna's face did not show any emotion what-so-ever. She was really good at not displaying what she was feeling. Courtney, however, was just in a state of shock the whole time.

"You could have told me that already?" Courtney asked. "THAT WAS THE WHOLE POINT OF ME COMING HERE!"

"I thought you came to apologize?" Arianna replied.

"I did." Courtney replied simply too. "But I didn't expect forgiveness from you. I just wanted you to forgive Alan. He's a really good friend to me, and to most others too...I don't want to see him go down because of me. I would hate for you to never speak to him again, especially if he loves you as much as he says he does."

Arianna nodded her head. Courtney turned back around towards the door, walking away from the scene of the crime as if she had just committed a murder.

"I guess your luck just isn't good today." Arianna called after her cousin just as she reached the door.

Courtney turned back, not quite sure what Arianna meant. Then again, Arianna was not one to give good straight forward answers.

"I do forgive you, too"

A/N: Awwww! LOL!

Sorry if anyone got offended for any religious reasons, that was just the way I pictured it in my mind...Sort of half-confession box and half-that idea I had from thinking of The Princess Diaries 2...I haven't seen that film in AGES! Why am I thinking about it?

LOL!

I am sooo bored! Still creased after my talk with my friends this morning...First time I've seen them since I got with Aaron last week and...Well, I'm not going to repeat what Aurora said because there are young people who read this story...LOL! All you may know is I am CREASED! And Aaron is too ;)

Soo...You probably didn't wanna know that...LOL! But Like I said, I is BORED!

I need something to do...Anyone got anything fun and entertaining for me to do? Like, seriously...LOL!

I had my Mathematics paper 1 non-calculator GCSE today...Yep...That long a title for it...LOL! Just kidding! It was pretty easy, though :) I hope I did well in it :)...Who am I kidding? I don't really care a lot for maths! LOL!

Thank you to;

Aaron'sInAMineField: You really don't have a single romantic bone in your body, do you?...Thank you :)

Sakura Blossom Storm: Yeah, I quite liked Michael Collings in his first audition :) I know, the gossip is so stupid! hehe! Yeah...I guess Arianna is someone you either like or you hate...And Alan's just some randomer who's been thrown in therem too ;) LOL! Men ARE weak, soo true haha :) Ugh...GCSE's aren't as hard as I thought they would be, but they are draining! All I want to do when I come out of an exam is sleep! I really do hope you're wrong on the college thing being a lot harder; there is no way I'll cope! hehe! Thanks :)

InstruMental: ahaha! I could NEVER break Duncan and Courtney up! They are, like, my FAVORITE couple ever! LOL! Good reasons ;) LOL! JOHNNY DEPP IS EPIC! LOL! ahaha! Thank you :)

CyD12Inklover: hehe! LOL! Yep...Thanks :)

Clarissa: ahaha! Me either! I NEVER SAID THAT! I said I haven't got an idea for it for the moment. I never said I was giving up! Thank you :)

i'mSohighIcanHEARheaven: Hmm...They may...They may not...You may have to just keep reading to find out ;) LOL! Thanks :)

XxXYunocchi-and-TamoraXxX: HI! Did you both enjoy your vacations? LOL! Thank you :)

XxPurpleChickxX: hehe! LOL! Me either! Thanks :)

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