CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE
"I'm so sorry." I whispered over and over, I couldn't actually bring myself to say the words. She knew, I knew she knew, I could feel it in my heart when a piece of hers broke. She knew. But, I couldn't bring myself to actually say it. One second she was collapsed against me as she realiseed what I was trying not to say, and the next she was out of my arms and forcefully pushing the other guards out of her way so she could get into the Kings quarters.
"Let. Me. In." Princess demanded, actually punching one of the guards and he winced and stepped out of her way. Weak. He was weak. He shouldn't have let her in.
"Princess!" I ran after her, catching her arm before she could get to the bed There were Doctors surrounding the bed and a loud standing beep. "You don't want to go in there." I denied, standing between her and what was at the end of the room.
"Yes, I do, Shane, let me go." She struggled in my hold.
"Princess, no you don't, trust me, Princess." I begged.
"Shane, he's my Grandfather." Princess turned her big blue eyes on me and I could feel myself crumbling.
"Not anymore." I whispered, holding her close to me.
"He promised he wouldn't... I still need him." She whimpered, I leaned down and picked her up, carefull not to let her see past me and I carried her out.
"Take Her-Her Majesty to Antebellum Castle." The Kings Assistant instructed, wincing at the words. Princess was now Her Majesty, heir apparent. I don't know what the gracing period was between King dieing and Princess being coronated, but it would never be long enough for my Princess. I had one hand under Princess' butt and the other cradling her head against me so she couldn't see into the King's room as I carried her away. She wrapped her legs around me, pressing as close to me as possible and I felt her start to shake as she cried. When we got the car I climbed in and Princess wouldn't let go of me when I tried to put her down so I sighed and sat back, keeping her in my protective arms as the car started moving.
Agent Gray
Monday, January 30th
"Princess is asleep." I muttered, closing the door behind me. I'd held her as she cried,stroked her hair as she drifted, kissed her forehead when she'd been asleep for half an hour before I left. It was after midnight by the time I got her settled at Antebellum Castle.
"I'm having an emergency Parliment session called for tomorrow." The Kings Assistant, Alyssa Camden, said. She was sitting on one of the couches, she'd beent he Kings Assistant for over a decade, for two thirds of Princess' life. She was taking it hard too, but she was keeping it together for Princess, so she didn't have to worry.
"What?" I hissed, at least I thought that's what she was doing. "Are you insane? Her Grandfather just died and you want to stick her in front of three hundred people for them to gawk at her?"
"Would you rather be there to comfort Her Majesty or have to watch her become even more miserable because right after the King dies she has to marry a stranger?" Alyssa snapped back and I winced. "Stick her in front of Parliment tomorrow with the tears and the puppy eyes and you'll get the other twenty-two votes."
"I don't want to exploit her." I sighed, sitting down and running a hand through my hair.
"Well, there are plenty of people who do and despite whatever I, or anyone else, thinks about you, she loves you and you love her." Alyssa said and I stared at the door that hid my Princess Miley.
"Just let her sleep." I got up and went back into Princess Miley's room. I sat in the chair next to her bed. I threaded my fingers, rested my elbows on my knes and dropped my chin onto my fingers, watching her. I wasn't going to let anything else happen to her when she was asleep. "I'll protect you, Miley." I promised, I didn't usually call her Miley, I felt she was above me, on a pedestal, too good for me to actually use her name.
Agent Gray
I hadn't slept, I couldn't, not when Princess Miley could wake up any second and she might need me. I'd watched her all night, the soft glow of the moon on her caramel colored skin, her coconut brown hair splayed out around her head like a halo. The sunlight flittering through the room and sending an Angelic light over her.
"Shaney." Princess Miley mumbled in her sleep, she only usually talked in her sleep when she was starting to wake up. "Help me, Shane?" Her lips turned into a little pout and I jumped off the chair and I was gently shaking her awake.
"I'm here, Princess." I murmured, brushing her hair away from her face.
"Sing to me?" Princess pouted and I stroked her dried tears on her cheek.
"You are my sunshine, my only sunshine." I whispered, at least right now she wasn't crying. "You make me happy, when skies are grey."
"Tell ne everything's gonna be okay." She requested and I laid down next to her, pressing my forehead against hers.
"I won't let anything hurt you anymore, Miley, I promise." I vowed and she looked at me with those blue eyes.
"You called me Miley." She observed.
"You want some breakfast?" I offered and she shrugged.
"I want my Grandfather to be alive." I sighed and sat up, tugging her with me.
"You're gonna be okay, Baby."
"He promised he wouldn't leave me till I didn't need him; he promised he'd get to see me on my wedding day in my dress." Princess sniffed and looked up at me with her big blue eyes full of sadness and unshed tears. "I still need him, Shane, why isn't he here?"
"I don't know." I leaned down and pressed my lips to her cheeks, kissing away her tears as they fell.
"You'd think I'd be used to people dieing by now." She mused and I frowned, holding her close and shaking me head.
"You should never have to be used to people dieing." Before I could say anything there was a knock on the door and Alyssa came in looking like she'd slept about as much as me.
"Your-Your Majesty, you have a dress fitting at noon today." Alyssa said and Princess looked up.
"Is-isn't there, like, a mourning period?" Princess Miley whimpered and Alyssa sighed.
"I'm doing this for you, Princess, it's now or too late." Alyssa said and she nodded.
"What time is it?" Princess asked, she sounded broken, I just wanted to hold her and protect her from the world.
"Ten thirty." Princess Miley nodded again and looked up at me. "I can't lose you too."
"I'm not going anywhere." I promised, stroking her hair. "Let's get you some breakfast, it'll make you feel better."
"'M not hungry." She shook her head. "I need a shower though." I sighed and kissed her forehead.
"Okay, Baby, I'll wait here."
"Come with me." She shook her head again and I felt my eyes go wide. "I just want you in the room, I just want you near me." She explained and I let out a slow breath.
"That is not a good idea, Your Majesty." Alyssa warned and Princess Miley glared at her.
"I don't care, I want him near me, I need him near me."
"Anything for you, Miley." I agreed, leading her to her bathroom; Antebellum Castle isn't really that different from Northumberland Palace. Princess Miley shut and locked the door after us and I stood awkwardly.
"Sorry." Miley looked down. "I know you're uncomfortable, I just don't want to be away from you, you're all I have left right now."
"I'll be here for you forever, no matter what." I murmured and she smiled weakly. "I'll, uh... I'll let you." I blushed and turned around, facing the door so she could have some privacy to undress. Princess was getting undressed, I could hear her clothes rustling as they came off her body. The shower door opened and closed and I gulped. Naked Princess right behind me. Purple rhino. Purple rhino. Purple rhino. I chanted to myself, anything not to think about a very sexy Crown Princess currently naked behind me. "Down." I hissed to my tenting pants. "Bad."
"You can turn around now." Princess Miley's voice filtered over to me from the showerright before the water turned on. I pulled my pants away to look at my hardening dick.
"Down, bad, not now." I chastised myself, now was not the time to be thinking about how hot the Princess is. Now I was supposed to be comforting her and making sure she was okay.
"Shane?" I spun around quickly at the sound of her voice. "What's wrong, Shane?"
"N-nothing." I denied quickly, dropping my hands in front of me.
"Oh." Princess Miley's blurred body turned around and I let out a breath, this was going to kill me. Bad choice of words after yesterday. I sighed and leaned back against the door, sliding down so I was sitting. Princess was in the shower, her hands washing her body seemingly in slow motion through the glass. "W-when can I see him?" Her voice was soft and barely audible over the water pattering against her skin.
"I don't know." I answered at the same volume. "Are you sure you want to?"
"I have to say goodbye." The water switched off and I shot my head up. I licked my lips and forced myself to look back down, squeezing my eyes shut. "Shane?" Her voice was hesitant.
"Hmm?" I didn't open my eyes, I could violate her like that, especially not now.
"C-can you pass me a towel?" Holy shit? Seriously? I cursed any higher diety in existance as I opened my eyes and they darted around the spacious bathroom for a towel.
"Here." I whispered hoarsely when I found a towel and I gently pressed it into her hand. I gulped and quickly turned back. I heard Miley get out and dry off before I felt her hand touch mine and I jumped.
"I forgot clothes again." Her cheeks were red and I'm sure mine were too.
"Jesus Christ." I swore.
Agent Gray
Tuesday, January 31st
"You shouldn't have to do this." I muttered as Princess Miley walked up to the Head chair.
"I can't lose you too, Shane, I have to do this." She sighed in response. Two days ago we were here as well and she'd woken up in a good mood, she'd gone to see he Grandfather before we came here and when we got back to Northumberland Palace and then... The King had been looking better in the morning. How had it all gone so wrong? Miley sat in the chair that used to be the Kings and she pressed the heels of her hands to her eyes for a few seconds. "Thank-you all for coming." Princess spoke into the little microphone when all the Parliment members were settled. Her guard had doubled in the last two days, she was now the last member of the Royal family, the only one left. "I'm sure all of you have heard that-" Princess paused and cleared her throat. It had been on the news, we'd been staring at the TV yesterday because she wanted to be distracted and I'd quickly switched it off; every chanel, all day, was news of the Kings death. "-the-the King; my Grandfather, he-he died." It was torture to have stand behind her and not hold her as she struggled to speak. "I-I was told that we have to have this meeting or I'm going to marry some stranger. I didn't want to be here, Grandfather's funeral is going to be tomorrow, but Shane is all I have left and I can't lose him because of the Constitution, because of something that it'll only take twenty-two of you to change." Her voice wavered and I ached to protect her from the world. "Please? I can't have Shane taken from me too." The chair spun around and I finally gave and knelt in front of Princess Miley.
"You're going to be okay, Princess." I cooed, reaching up and cupping her cheek gently, Princess leaned into my touch and turned her head slightly, kissing my palm. I heard movement, and I know Princess did too, but she didn't turn around.
"The funeral is this Friday; they're saying it's going to be a public funeral." Miley whispered and my other hand massaged her thigh gently in comfort. "I don't want it public."
"Your Majesty!" Someone called and Princess winced, she didn't like being called Majesty, it kept reminding her that the King died. I kissed her forehead and moved back before I stood back up. She moved her chair back around and looked for the person who had spoken.
"Yeah?" Her Highness sighed.
"If we could have the Court Scribe count the votes for your motion." One of the Parliment guys said and a guard moved forward and picked up the box and carried it over to the scribe who was taking down the notes of the session.
"He promised he'd be there for my wedding." Miley whispered softly, but just loud enough for it to echo from the mic. Princess, the other CRS Agents, everyone who had come with the Princess, all of Parliment, and myself held our breaths as the scribe counted the contracts carefully.
Okay, well, I got 6 reviews; not all of them to this story, but I did get them. I've been writing really fast lately; I think the holding back on when I start writing makes all the ideas I have for it just pore out in bulk when I do write.
Can you guys give 7 reviews and I'll write the next chapter?
I figure if it makes it that long, every 11th chapter will be in Shane's POV.
It is so stinkin' hot today; it's currently 35 degrees celcius, which is 95 farrenheight.
The trailer for Miley's LOL: Laughing Out Loud movie was released yesterday. Has anyone see it? I love it so far (and an added plus is I can understand what they're saying). What do you guys think of it?
Has anyone here read Elixir and Devoted by Hilary Duff? I just got my Devoted that's been on order since Christmas and I read it all in one afternoon; how could Hilary do that them? Not gonna give any spoiilers, but I was heartbroken.
Please review?
XOXO
Peace, Love, Miley!