A/N: Sorry for taking this long to update. Let's see what crazy thing happens in this chapter of my story. Hope you all like it :) Everyone, I need to know if you are reading my story, please leave me a review even if it's a period or just a face anything, just let me know you're reading, please! I like to read your compliments and NICE comments of what I have to fix or what I can do but please don't tell me what to do, it's not very nice. Also,... I'm just kidding, there is no more of this authors note, read on! :D
Oh wait, I forgot to put a disclaimer in the first chapter! Disclaimer: I own nothing but Jamie and the story idea and such. Also, I don't own any songs that may be mentioned in this fic, they all belong to their rightful owners of course. I don't know if I'll say who it belongs to, sometimes I forget these things but if you wanna know, send me a review saying so. Thanks. Sorry this was so long people :/
"Jamie!" Mikayla screamed right into her cousins ear.
Jamie screamed as she shot up in bed. She panted as her state of pure horror faded away and then she turned to glare holes into her cousin who decided to scream to get her up. "What?" She screamed angrily.
"Wake up, we need to talk about last night!" She said sternly, pulling the covers off of Jamie in one swift movement, pulling it all the way to the floor knowing she would try and pull them back on.
Jamie remembered her night with Brady and smiled. She honestly smiled at the thought. That made Mikayla grab her wrist and sit her up forcefully. "Tell me everything now!" She said.
Jamie groaned, "Mikayla, what time is it?" She asked, rubbing her eyes.
Mikalyla looked out the window, "I don't know. About eight." She said with a shrug.
Jamie's eye twitched, "In the night, right?" She asked, her voice practically a hiss.
"No-"
Jamie screamed and tackled Mikayla to the ground, shaking her violently, "You woke me up so early in the morning just to talk? We have all day for that! Are you insane!" She shrieked.
Just as this happened, Mason was walking down the corridor with Brady, headed to do their almost daily workout. Almost because Brady only did it about three times a week, give or take. Anyway, as they walked past Mikayla's room, they heard screaming.
Mason pushed the door open quickly to see what was wrong and saw that Jamie was attacking Mikayla. It took him a few seconds to register that Mikayla was actually being hurt by the look she had on her face. What could have happened?
Brady was transfixed on the fact that his two favorite girls were fighting on the ground with their PJ's on. He smiled in a goofy way and fidgeted anxiously, flinching when Jamie would pull the ends of Mikayla's mouth. His smile fell when Mason rushed toward them and tried to pull Jamie off of his daughter but Jamie had a good grip on her hair. Brady was almost sure she was going to pull it out. Why the heck are they fighting anyway?, he asked as he ran over and grabbed Mikayla, pulling her away.
Jamie wouldn't let her go and kept insulting her. Not calling her bad names, just insulting.
"What in the name of Kinkow is going on here?" Mason yelled as he tried to pry Jamie's hands off of Mikayla's hair.
"Ow, ow, ow! Get off me, you lunatic!" She yelled, kicking Jamie on the stomach, getting a grunt from her but she only grabbed her wrists and pinned them the ground before latching back on to her hair in one swift movement.
"Jamie, stop! Let her go right now!" Mason ordered. She didn't listen.
Brady tapped Mason and signaled him to move to Mikayla. Mason switched places with Brady quickly, trying to untangle Jamie's fingers from his daughters hair.
Brady crouched down and wrapped his arms tightly around Jamie's waist as best he could since she was over Mikayla and put his mouth to her ear, "Stop being psycho and let go of Mikayla before Mason goes Yeti on you." He whispered into her ear, hoping she'd listen.
Hearing Brady's voice made her want to die. He must think she's totally crazy now and not want to talk to her ever again! Maybe he wouldn't, let's not get pessimistic!
Jamie let go of Mikayla for a split second as she thought and Brady took this chance to pull her away from Mikayla. Mikayla laid on the floor catching her breath.
"I guess... we're even... now." Mikayla said between breaths.
Brady and Mason exchanged looks and then gave them a questioning look. Mikayla sighed and decided she should explain.
"Last time Jamie and I had a sleepover, she kept me up a whole 24 hours, I was exhausted and fell asleep every five seconds but she wouldn't let me go to sleep since I had swore on her cat that I wouldn't fall asleep but I did at some point and she let it slip. Next morning, she woke me up too early and I was so exhausted so I attacked her. She ended up with a broken nose because I accidentally on purpose hit her head on the bed and then I went back to sleep. I slept through the entire day leaving her to hang out with dad all day which I feel so bad about." She explained. She looked away, "And her cat was found dead three days later..." She whispered.
There was a thick silence in the room and everyone just exchanged glances until Mason decided to speak up, "Good enough for me. Come on, King Brady, we're late for our workout session." He said, already out the door.
Brady gave the ladies a once over each and winked, "Care to come and watch Brady in action?" He asked, wiggling his eyebrows.
Mikayla scoffed, "If by action you mean being eaten by wild boars, sure, I'll love to watch." She said, getting up off the floor.
Brady fixed her an angry glare that didn't really look too angry but it was still getting the message across. He ignored it and looked over at Jamie, "How about you, Jay?" He asked, flexing his muscles.
Jamie giggled and tried to not look away, "I think I'll pass, Br- King Brady." She said with a smile.
He was disappointed but he returned the smile, walking away backward, wanting to remember how she looked in those short shorts and spaghetti strap tank. Mason grabbed him by the shoulder and dragged him away with ease.
After both girls took a shower, readied themselves and ate breakfast, they walked down to the beach with some towels and a big beach umbrella. They sat at the shore, far enough where the tide didn't reach them and Jamie waited for the question she was trying to avoid.
"So?" Mikayla asked simply, knowing Jamie would understand.
"Mikayla, I told you last night, there isn't much to tell." She said in annoyance.
"Oh come on! You got home late at night and you looked like you hadn't lost your lunch! Something had to have happened!" She pressed on.
Jamie really didn't appreciate the way Mikayla talked about King Brady. She would let her know that, "It was just a great walk! It was beautiful out and we talked, it was great! Brady is an amazing dude and I really like him, Mikayla, there isn't anything else I can tell you, that's all that happened!" She exclaimed, hoping Mikayla would just let it be.
She wouldn't. She didn't. "He didn't ask you to marry you, did he? Did he say anything too over the top like wrestling an alligator or something 'cause that's all a lie, Jamie, he can't wrestle my thumb if his life depended on it! And I mean him wrestling my thumb, not a thumb war." She said sternly with a vacant look on her face as if she were remembering something about the times Brady made a fool of himself.
Jamie growled, "Mikayla, what's your problem with Brady? What has he ever done to you?" She asked angrily.
"Well, once he let mermaids into the castle and turned me into one so I wouldn't try and ruin their chances with the mermaids." She said.
"Yes, but he ran the mermaids out of the castle and gave you your legs back, didn't he?" Jamie said since she remembered every one of Brady's stories.
"Yeah, but..." She looked around, looking for another one, "He-"
"I know what kinds of things Brady does, he told me the stories but doesn't he always pull through? Doesn't he always make things right for his kingdom? Doesn't he care?" She said.
"Yeah, but-"
"But, what, Mikayla?" Jamie shouted exasperatedly.
"You shouldn't fall for him! I never did and I never will, he's not a good boyfriend!" She said. Mikayla really didn't want Jamie to get hurt by Brady.
"Those are your thoughts, Mikayla, not mine." Jamie said as she got up, "Try and keep them to yourself 'cause I really don't want to hear them anymore." She finished saying and then walked away to get some air.
Brady was sweating like a pig and panting like a dog, he was so tired but Mason just wouldn't stop. So far Mason made him do 40 pushups, 30 situps, 20 pullups and jog around the castle 3 times. It's the most he's made him work ever since they started working out together! Brady felt lightheaded by the end of his third jog around the castle. His legs were burning by the time he got halfway around the castle once! He crossed the finish point and fell to the ground face first like a brick.
Mason had been waiting for him since he finished a bit quicker than he did though Brady had started strong. He walked up to him, grabbed him by the shirt and pulled him to his feet. Brady screamed in surprise and then went limp, falling to the ground again. Mason rolled his eyes and carried him to the couch in the throne room and then sat on the other one.
"I'm gonna die!" Brady screamed in pain.
"No you're not, my King!" Mason laughed at his weak King. "Don't worry, tomorrow is when you'll feel much worse. Feeling the burn, you call it." He smiled genuinely.
Brady gave him a skeptical look as if Mason was insane, "That's not a good thing, Mason!" He exclaimed.
Mason shrugged, "So, why were you out so late last night? Where were you? What did you do?" He asked, dead serious. Brady got scared for his life and right now, he wouldn't be able to run for it.
"W-What? N-Nothin', Mason. I just took Jamie out for a walk an-"
"You took Jamie out on a date without asking for my permission first?" He shouted, getting dangerously close to the Kings face.
Brady tried to sink into the couch as far as physics would allow, "N-No, Mason! It wasn't a date, it was a friend dat- thing! Friend thing! Nothing more!" He said frantically.
Mason went back a little, giving Brady some air to breathe, "Where did you go?" He asked.
"The beach, no where else, I swear!" He said. Mason got ideas and came right back into Brady's face. Brady flinched into a pathetic defensive position which was basically a miserable armadillo formation.
"What did you do to her?" He asked.
"Talked! We just talked the whole time!" He squeaked, yelling for help afterward. Mason stood his ground for a minute for good measure and figured his King was telling the truth. He just wanted to make sure he didn't try anything he would regret. Mason loved Jamie like another daughter. Well, not so much considering she's the spitting image of her father, Mason's brother, Jason. Yeah, yeah, I know, Mason, Mikayla and Jason and Jamie, it's a family thing.
(A/N: I honestly didn't notice that until two days after. I laughed at that fact since it was so ironic and coincidental, I swear!)
"So, did she have a good time?" He asked, softening up a little.
Brady slowly loosened up a little from his armadillo formation, "Well, that's what she told me." He said honestly, a little scared what Mason would say.
"Why were you here so late?" He asked, a little scary again.
"We lost track of time, Mason, honest." He said, slightly annoyed. Why he was annoyed, he honestly had no idea.
"Do you plan on doing this again?" He asked quizzically.
"I hope so." He said a little to himself. Mason tensed noticeably but Brady didn't care at this point, he really hoped he would be able to have another night like that with her again.
Mason noticed the look on his face. It was a look he never saw on Brady before when he talked to him about Mikayla and usually at this point when he asked that question, Brady would say 'no sir, never again unless you allow it, sir!' in a terrified voice. It couldn't be...
"King Brady..." He said softly but with authority still in his voice. Brady looked at him through his hair, slightly afraid to look the big man in the eyes. "What... Do you... You don't..." He didn't know how to ask, he never had to before. "...do you?" He didn't expect Brady to know since Brady was so slow. But then again,
"No, but I will... I am... I-I don't know, Mason." He said. Mason was so shocked he actually responded to that. Mason hadn't even asked properly but he understood what he was getting to. Mason knew now that Brady has given it a lot of thought. Was he actually screwing the bolts in his head tight? Was he going to try and prove himself to Mason now? Maybe he already did. Mason knows Brady is a good guy, he just doesn't want anyone to be with his baby girl.
Truthfully, he had to talk with Jason not him. Mason was a little relieved, Jason was real easy going and considering what the Kings did for him the last time he came, Mason was sure he liked Brady enough. But let's not jump to conclusions, we're not sure of anything here.
"Well, I should go up to take a shower after our workout." Brady said, sitting up.
"Yeah, I have to train the guards today with their machetes, I have a few new students now." Mason said, getting up off the couch. When he looked up to his King, he saw that Brady had his arms extended toward him and had a puppy dog look on his face. Mason sighed, "As you wish, my King." He said in annoyance as he scooped Brady up into his arms easily and took him all the way up to his room.
"Thanks, Mason." He said happily, patting the man on the shoulder.
"Whatever..." He said but he didn't like to disrespect the Kings, "your royal highness." He added at the end before walking out to his duties and left Brady to take his bath.
Jamie had taken a walk in the village, just blowing off some steam but decided it was a good idea to go into the jungle, not too far in, so she wouldn't yell at innocent villagers, she didn't want to do that. She didn't want to be mad at Mikayla but it was really hard when she kept insulting Brady like that. Jamie didn't understand why Mikayla said all of that, she knew Mikayla liked the Kings a lot, they're like her little brothers that even though she got annoyed with them, their her brothers after all.
She was considering heading back to the castle but... she realized that she had walked too far into the jungle and didn't know the way back. She could try and retrace her steps but that could get her more lost. What would she do now?
"Help!" She called out in case if she wasn't too far, someone would hear her. "Help!" She called out again, looking around and all she saw were tall trees everywhere. "Great." She grumbled to herself in annoyance. "What will I do now? Soon it'll get dark out, I can't stay out here for the night, I'll freeze in these shorts!" She shouted since no one was around.
She sighed and decided she should try and retrace her steps after all.
"Has anyone seen Jamie?" Mikayla asked as she ran into the throne room where the Kings and her father were speaking.
Mason heard the alarmed tone in her voice and rushed over to her, "What do you mean? Hasn't she been with you?" He asked worriedly.
Hearing this, the Kings went over. Mikayla scrunched her face up guiltily. She sighed, "She was earlier but I may have said some things that upset her and she just left..." Her expression got worried and sad even more as she said the last thing, "That was three hours ago." She said, rubbing her arm nervously.
"She's been gone for three hours?" Brady shouted, grabbing his head and pacing around.
"Have you searched for her?" Boomer asked, getting worried too.
"I searched around but there was no sign of her anywhere! I was about to go to the village now but I thought I could use some help." She looked at the Kings and her father.
"What are we waiting for? Let's go!" Boomer said, walking toward the doors.
"I'll get some guards to go search for her, have them split up to cover more ground." He said, signaling some guards by the doors and the others at the gate. "If Jason finds out his daughter went missing, he'll kill me." He said the last part to himself as he followed everyone out the door.
Brady? Brady stayed behind quietly, waiting for everyone to leave the room. Once they were gone, he raced up to his room and slammed the door shut. He went over to his bend and reached under the covers, grabbing something he hadn't touched for a while now. He promised Boomer he'd never do this again but Jamie was worth it.
"Let us go find my beautiful butterfly..." He said determinedly.
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