Don't be mad at me. Okay I really wanted to put in a little of romance. Please don't be angry, and trust me you'll like it…..Hopefully. Please Review!

Chapter 2 -Sixteen

John Layton walked quietly down the stairs of the palace."Where do you think you're going?"

He turned to see Alex in front of the door.

"Alex!"John ran up to him and covered his mouth."Don't say a word and I'll do whatever you want me to."

"Yor …goin….tol…tha…beech."Alex barely made out the words but John understood him easily. He removed his hand from Alex mouth and answered his statement.

"Yes but please don't tell mother. Everyone's going and I just want to be normal for once."Alex sighed he knew that they never did anything for each other and they never got along, but he would do this for Hershel.

"Okay I won't tell mom but you have to be home before 1:00 a.m."John bowed to Alex and headed to the beach.

John's POV

At the beach music was playing loudly. Before I came to the beach I dyed my golden locks to a dark brown color.'With what I look like now I'm sure no one will recongnize me.' I sat down on the sand next to the waves. I was there for awhile drinking some soda.

"What are you doing here sitting alone?"

"Just enjoying the night."Turning my head I saw the most beautiful women. She had a light aubrun brownish hair. Her eyes were dark and mysterious.

"Really? Me too. My name is Jessica. What's yours?"

"I'm um…Hershel."

"Really?"Jessica asked.

"Really what? Why do you think I'm lying about my name?"I joked.

"Yes, because you look a lot like the prince. I mean a lot."

"You think I look like Prince Alex Layton."

"No you look like his twin brother. His twin brother John Layton. You know the trouble maker."

"You're not intending I'm John Layton, are you?"I had to keep this secret or convince her not to tell anyone.

"Alright you spend the whole time with me here and if you trust me by that time, will you tell me everything there is to know about you?"Jessica asked.

"Sure," I said .I would spend a lot of time with this lovely girl and might learn a few things about her idea was amazing. "Only if I can learn a few things about you too."

"Fine," Jessica started as she helped me up.I smiled proudly about the deal we had made."First things first I don't help men up."Jessica let go of my hand making me fall to the ground.

"Good to know," I spat as I got up and dusted off the sand. "I should have seen that coming."Mumbles.

"Oh c'mon lets go."The two of us both grabbed a surf board and headed out into the ocean. We both started to surf some waves. People on the shore started to cheer for us.

"Look at that surfer dude." Said one of the best surfers in the town.

"Never seen him before." Said a really cute guy.

"I think I'm in love." Said the real cute guys' girlfriend.

We both wiped out on a wave and started to swim to shore. Once we made it to shore they both started laughing."That was one of my best surfing days I have ever had."

"I've got to agree with you on this one."I tried to calm myself.

"Okay do you trust me yet?"

"Almost. Come with me."I grabbed Jessica's hand and led her down the beach. We went through some vines that led into a tropical forest.

"Where are you taking me?"

"You'll see!"After a few minutes of up and down hills and through a cave we finally reached our destination.

"Oh my gosh!"Jessica's mouth dropped. The moonlight shined through trees while a waterfall made the sound of rain at night.

"Do you like it?"I asked hopefully.

"I love it."Jessica walked over to the waterfall and took off her shoes and let her feet hand in the water.

"I'm glad you do. Can you keep this place a secret?"

"Why? Does no one know about it?"

"My brother and I are the only ones who know about it. Well, and now you."

"Yeah I'll keep it a secret."

"Hey! Let's go for a dip."Il took off his shirt revealing my rock hard abs.

"Are you kidding me? No way am I going to swim in that water."I was now in his boxers.

"Do you have a problem with the water? The water is clear and warm," I chuckled and jumped into the water shouting "Cannibal!" I landed into the water and revealed my head to the surface after jumping in.

"How's the water, cold?"

"No very warm. C'mon jump in!"

"Fine," Jessica took off her shirt and her pants. She was in her bra and underwear. "Only because it's warm. I wouldn't jump in if it was…..COLD!"Jessica landed in the water with the cold water rushing up her back. Shivers ran down her back. "I'm going to kill you!"

"Ah c'mon it's not going to kill you. You will warm up soon," Jessica started to boost herself up to the surface."Okay you can go to land but I was going to tell you some things about myself. I guess it's not that important."

Jessica slid back into the water and looked at me as if she was saying 'Alright I'm in the water now tell me who you are.'

"Okay my name is John Hershel Layton. I'm the prince and the future king of England."

"I knew it."Jessica swam close to me.

"You can't tell anyone."

"That won't be a problem for me."

"And why is that?"I asked Jessica as we swam under the waterfall.

"I'm good at keeping secrets. I have kept secrets since I was three and never have told a single one."Jessica bragged.

"Is that so?"

"So prince Layton why did you sneak out of the castle?"Jessica asked.

"How do you know I sneaked out?"

"I just know. Why else would you not want me to tell anyone you are Prince Layton? You don't want your mother to know you snook out of the castle to go to a beach party. Right?"Jessica smiled as she got close to my face.

"You really know how to solve the impossible." I leaned into kiss her lips. We were in lip lock and she pushed me against the mountain wall.

I put my hand under her butt and squeezed it. Jessica moaned in delight. Jessica put her hand through my hair. Then when I was about to make a move I heard someone shout my name.

"John! Come home quickly!"It was Alex.

"Jessica come with me."I pulled her out of the water and dragged her to where Alex was.

"What's wrong Alex?"

"It's dad."

"What about him?"

"He...Left."Alex was freaking out, and on his face showed a forming black eye.

"What do you mean he left?"I showed a darkening fear in my eyes. Jessica clinged to my arm. We were dripping wet head to toe and shivering all over.

"He's gone John. He's gone forever." Alex looked down at the ground.

No Ones POV XD

"No. No!"John ran down the hills and into the town .He reached the palace and ran through the doors. "Dad. Where are you dad?"Unlike a lot of people John adored his father. His father was the only one who understood about how he felt about ruleing.

Shortly after John came through the door of the palace; Alex and Jessica followed entered."John he's gone. There's nothing you can do."

"He's not gone!"John shouted then started to burst out tears.

It's all because of you!"John, Alex, and Jessica looked up to see the princess, the two boy's sister, rush down the stairs. "He's gone because of you John. Remember that."

"It's not my fault."John said in deffense.

"Yes it is. If you hadn't gone off to a stupid party we wouldn't be having this conversation. We would be a complete, happy family. Instead you decided you're just going to be the usual trouble maker and sneak off when you're not supposed to."There sister said breaking down into tears.

"Kids stop it! You three get to bed we will discuss this matter in the morning," Their mother the queen said. The queen turned to Jessica and smiled."Would you like a ride home sweaty?"

"I'll walk home. Thank you. Good night John."Jessica left the palace without another word.

"Good night."John said under his breath.

Later that night, at 12:00 midnight, John climbed out the window and headed to Jessica's house. John stood outside Jessica's house throwing rocks at her window. After a couple of throws Jessica looked out her window and smiled."What are you doing here?"

"I want to talk to you."John motioned her to come down.

"What do you want to talk about?"Jessica asked as she climbed down a tree that was up against her house.

"I want to tell you I'm leaving."He sighed.

"You're leaving? Why?"Jessica asked.

"Being a prince is not my place. I want to see the world and be who I want to be."

"Why are you telling me this? Why not just leave without saying a word?"Jessica looked into John's dark eyes.

"I'm telling you this because I want to say goodbye," John pulled her close and kissed her square on the lips. This lasted a minute or two and then they broke away. "Don't tell anyone I left."

"I won't, but promise you'll come back."

"I promise I'll come back. And here's my promise."He took out a necklace with a heart charm attached to it. He handed it to her.

"Here's my promise."Jessica handed a shimmering blue seashell to him.

"Come back."

John disappeared into the dark.