---- FLASHBACK ----
The next two days were pure perfection for Lizzy; every afternoon she spent it with her Prince, Will, talking in Starbucks or kissing in the park nearby. Her world was turning around Will, nothing else mattered but the precious moments she spent with him. Though many times, their conversations were interrupted by a minister calling, or some other VIPs… but Will seemed to prioritize his time with her, and the two felt like together, they could get through anything. Though Lizzy still hasn't told anyone exactly how close she was with the Prince; both Charlotte and Jane received denial answers, reassuring that she knew what she was doing, and that they shouldn't worry about her. One fateful day, they were both sitting in silence, meditating over what the other had just said and sipping comfortably their coffees, when William came forth with the bad news.
"Liz… I received note from my mother. I am leaving in 2 days."
"What?! No!" Lizzy almost shouted in her desolation. Why now? Why now, when everything is so perfect! We haven't fought in days… Why must all of it be ruined?
"Unfortunately, yes. There is an urgent business back home for which they require my assistance… Though the first part of it I could handle at this distance also, but the last part of it should be handled personally. It cannot wait."
"What… what will happen… to us…?" Lizzy was wretched.
"I… I was thinking perhaps you might want to come with me…" Will answered, and though his voice was firm and serious, his hands were shaking and his eyes were full of insecurity. "There are some excellent schools in London, I could help you get into any university you wanted, the world would lie under your feet, and you would have the chance to become anything you wanted. And… and we would not have to be separated… Ever." Was he insinuating what I think he was? Is he really that serious… "Ever"… am I ready for that? I love him, that's true… but… "Ever" is such an indefinite word… To leave my family; Papa, Mama… Jane… even Lydia and Kitty, and Mary… to leave my school ad Charlotte… But if not, to never see him again, how could I live without him?
"Will… I honestly don't know…" she looked at him with pleading eyes… He knew she wanted to go, she knew it would be the greatest opportunity for her.
"You don't have to decide now. I know it must be hard, leaving everything. All I am asking is: think about it. Tell me when you've made up your mind." He smiled, and they both considered the subject on 'Pause' indeterminably. They both stared out at the cars passing by, not knowing what to say after this. An old car came to their aid, with a big black smoke following it, at which Lizzy exclaimed:
"I can't believe it! All this much talk about Global Warming, and people are still incapable of using fuel that pollutes less!"
"Perhaps he does not consider it a threatening issue… Perhaps he does not have the money to buy a new car. Not everyone can, you know."
"Says the Prince of Wales who never had to ask for anything twice. Global Warming is an important issue; I intend to spend a great majority of my time when I am old enough to be taken into consideration, trying to achieve for people to waste less electricity, water, gas… If only people knew what little things they need to do in order to save a lot of CO2 emitted into the air!!!" Lizzy seemed passionate about the subject… Will, however, wanted to change the subject fast.
"So, what other things do you plan to do when you become… how was it that you put i?... 'old enough to be taken into consideration'?"
"Oh, I intend to go to Africa for a year… You see, there is just so much poverty in the world! Perhaps it may seem a bit hypocritical, going away to another continent when there are people suffering similar despairing situations right at my doorstep, so to speak." William could not but agree with this, as he was about to point it out himself. "However, groups have been going there for ages giving them their basic needs, medication, etc… I intend to learn how it is done in my year there, to bring back the knowledge and technology back here to Peru, and start my own foundation or something here." She smiled a shy smile and blushed "Well, anyways… that's the plan." She looked at him, and saw him staring down at her with a new expression in his eyes; she could see he was impressed, and his adoration was so strong she could almost catch it with her hands.
"I want you to talk to my sister. By messenger. My mother being so busy, and having only a brother to count on, she needs a sister-figure in her life… quite honestly, I couldn't see anymore more fitting for the job than you. Is… is that all right by you?"
"I would be honored!" she answered, half in shock, half expecting someone to pinch her and to realize she was only dreaming. Can this be possible? Have I truly found the love of my life, can he really love me back so much? "Besides, someone's got to put some sense into you two… Being royal has its slight disadvantages!" she joked out of the serene moment
"Is that so?" he raised his eyebrow with a half hidden smile on his gorgeous lips!!!.
"Indeed. You two might think there is no one more important than you, but the entire World knows I am definitely more important… You see, I am the long lost descendent of someone who's long lost descendent was foretold to be more important even than the Queen of England!" a hearty laugh could be heard from him, and Lizzy found it hard to continue with her serious face. "So you see, it was fate that brought you here to meet the long lost descendent of someone who's-" she couldn't finish because her lips were captured into another occupation.
"One thing you said is true… It really was fate that brought us here."
That night she was in heaven; she couldn't concentrate on anything other than thinking about her William, repeating that day's conversation over and over again in her head. Though something that really worried her was the proposition William made; she could honestly not decide between her family and him. She loved him, true; but family to her was very important, and to tell the truth, she felt scared being alone in a Continent she has never been to, with the only one she knows being the Prince, who might loose his love for her… and then what? What will she do when he decides she is not needed anymore?
But then again… what will she do without him, even if she had all the family and friends around her? That night she added Georgiana to her msn, praying William had sense enough to tell his sister about her. Apparently, he did:
Georgi90:
Oh, hello. You must be Elizabeth.
LizzyB:
Yes…and you must be Georgiana? It's a pleasure to meet you
Georgi90:
You too
Silence… She could hear her sister's whining over the phone next door, and her other sister's incessant singing in front… She could also hear the distant voice of msn windows popping up and a furious punching of the letters on a keyboard from Kitty's… but those were all distant echoes, away from her fantasy-like reality.
Silence.
She didn't know what to say… What do you say to the 8 year old sister of your secret boyfriend, who happens to be the Princess of an incredible superpower, and who might not even know the status of your relationship with her brother? Finally she decided on a safe subject she was sure could be answered.
LizzyB:
So… how was school? I bet you are an amazing student! ;)
Georgi90:
I'm home schooled.
LizzyB:
Right…
Any other comment?! Maybe William was right… she must be so stuck-up like him, even worse! Well, if she doesn't want to talk to me, initiate a conversation, then I have no intention of bothering her Highness much longer!
Lizzy was frustrated. However… All right, one last try, for Will's sake. She was staring into the empty monitor, as if trying to find the answer there... She rolled around with her chair and when she was sufficiently dizzy she decided to stop, and resumed staring into the empty monitor… Write something, write something! She thought with mystical voice, as if telepathically ordering the computer to write something. All right, this is ridiculous! I'll call in some help.
"Will?"
"Yes? Lizzy?"
"Will, I have absolutely no idea what to say to your sister, you must help me!!!" she heard him laugh at the other side of the phone, and it took minutes for him to stop.
"Ask her about books. She loves to read books." She could hear him smile "Don't worry, you'll be fine… she's just a bit shy."
"All right, Thank you somuch!"
"Love you!" he hung up. He hung up!!! He said he loves me!! Lizzy was jumping up and down in her room, forgetting momentarily about the other royalty waiting for her. He loves me, he loves me, he loves me!!! All right, let's be serious now. Books, books, books… Hmm, wonder if she has read…
LizzyB:
Um… have you read 'Pride and Prejudice'?
Georgi90:
Yes! It is my favorite book! I just love how after so many misunderstandings, they end up together…
Georgi90:
Sorry, I didn't mean to…
LizzyB:
Nono, it's all right! Yes, that is exactly it. Though they both change and become better people in the process, don't you think? It is perhaps a story of how love can go through anything… a good, healthy love can be of so much advantage to both involved… Which one is your favorite part?
Georgi90:
Well, there is this section where…
And so they spent the rest of the night talking, about P&P, books, about likes and hates, about life in general… The seeds of a great friendship were visibly there; it only needed water and some time to grow into a beautiful flower.