Matthew's POV

Tie, suit, shiny black shoes, gelled hair, shaved face. Okay, nothing wrong yet.

I pick Tess up from her room where she has been changing, as we are driving to the church together. When I open the door, I expect her to look like her magnificent self, but she completely surpasses my expectations. Her hair is piled on top of her head with some loose curls framing her lightly made-up face, a tiara adorning everything else. The theme for the wedding is green, and I've actually never seen Tess wear an actual green dress. It's more like an emerald color that shimmers into shades of yellow.

I smile. "Princess Tess, you look marvelous," I say in a haughty British accent.

"Why, Prince Matthew," she says, following suit accent-wise, "you look quite dapper yourself."

I extend my arm for her, and she takes it. "I honestly don't remember the last time you wore a suit," she says.

"And I don't remember the last you wore a floor-length dress either."

"I think it was my birthday last time either of those things happened."

My mind drifts back to that night. I've never sung in front of an entire crowd. It was exhilarating and nerve-wracking. I mean, if I was a guest and I wasn't me, I'd be thinking What?! The crown prince is a singer?

The crown prince is a Singer. Yes, that's true.

As we drive to the church, I still can't help but think that something is going to go awry. I drive like I've never driven before—carefully. I watch every stoplight, every car approaching. I have to keep Tess safe.

But a nagging feeling in my mind is telling that she isn't the one going to get hurt.

"Matt, you're distracted again," Tess says, breaking me from the nervous feeling in my stomach.

I swallow. "I'm fine. Completely fine."

"Please, just tell me the truth." It almost sounds like she's begging. "Are you alright?"

"Yeah, I'm fine," I say, waving it aside. "Don't worry about me, love." I take her hand in mine, just to assure her that I'm okay.

God, the panic is eating away at me. I can feel my heartbeat speeding up, and I try my best to keep it calm. Paranoia is usually Tess's thing. She thinks about every possibility.

I refuse to think of what might happen. Maybe I'm being ridiculous. This is just a five-minute phase. Yeah. As soon as I get to the church, everything will be fine. My sister will get married happily, and then they're going to ride off into the sunset and go into hiding because Alexa is fucking pregnant. I don't think that will ever sit correctly with me.

We reach the church, and it's a frenzy of people and cameras. Ah, the paparazzi. Damn it. I hand my car keys to the valet, because we're required to walk on the red, carpeted aisle. Cameras take our picture as we smile and pose. Tess's left hand is purposely on my arm, showing off her engagement ring.

Tess and I separate so we can find the bride and groom, respectively. Alex is already on the altar, waiting patiently. The church is filled with chatter and people. Then I see King Henry.

"Prince Matthew," he says in French, shaking my hand. "I assume you aren't particularly happy with this event."

"Actually, Your Majesty, I'm quite thrilled to know that Alexandra will marry a man she loves."

King Henry glares at me, but I can sense hesitation and confusion in his eyes. He thinks I'm being sarcastic. He leans in close. "I've waited too long," he growls in my ear. "You best not get in the way of any of my plans."

I roll my eyes, since he can't see me anyway. "Yes, Your Majesty," I say calmly.

He smiles haughtily and shakes my hand again. He leaves me at the back entrance as he goes to the front of the church.

Okay, that might have been the thing that was supposed to go wrong. Yeah, I can relax now.

But the feeling remains like rust.

Soon, Alexa walks out of a separate car. She looks...radiant. She's absolutely glowing, and I'm so happy to see my sister smiling. Rilane walks in front of her, and the other bridesmaids line up. I realize I'm supposed to be walking alongside Tess, and I make a mad dash to the line.

We all walk on the altar, marching to Canon in D by Pachelbel, yet anxiety still strikes me. I'm screaming in my head, but I plaster a smile for the entire country. Tess squeezes my arm comfortingly, and I'm so glad she's here, even when she doesn't know what I'm feeling. Then again it's because I refuse to tell her.

The wedding ceremony goes by in a blur of thoughts and words. I mean, I still respond and take communion since it's still a mass, but my mind's a bit hazy during the readings. Kiss the bride. Okay, so far, so good.

Alexandra is crowned as the Dauphine of France, and she's officially Princess Alexandra Amberly Pierre.

The wedding ends, and I'm perturbed about what's to come. Everyone files out of the church, and some linger around to talk. My eyes inevitably land on King Henry again, and his giant crown is gleaming in the sunlight.

I'm breathing faster now. Something is going to happen.

Then, out of nowhere, a gunshot rings in my ears. Screams fill the air, but luckily that's the only shot I hear.

"The king!" someone screams.

I look for my father. Oh, no.

"Father!" I yell, pushing the frenetic guests to find my father. I finally see him, grasping for my mother, both their eyes fraught with horror. I hug both of them, and more screams erupt like a volcano.

"The king!"

"The king!"

"Sacré bleu!"

And a space is made in the form of a circle, surrounding something. I rush to the clearance, and find that they're not surrounding something, but a someone.

"Holy shit," I mutter.

King Henry of France is dead, with a bullet straight through his head.


Glad I got that over with.

NEWS!: I have two more stories where I'm involved (if you love me, but probably not).

One is called "The Fighting Four" in collaboration with Propert of Illea, ilona18, and WaffleManaic. Our pen name is bita1614. It's already up, so I suggest you go give it a read! I'm uploading my chapter for it soon, but I want the story to get more reviews first. Also, the SYOC form for that is up on bita1614 profile. So go submit a character!

The other one does not have a title, as of now, and it is not yet released. This story is in collaboration with lilythemermaid, and our name is NinjaBallerina :)

I hope you read both of these stories!

QOTD: Two questions—Will you end up reading any of the stories I've listed above? And what is your favorite song?

Answer to the previous QOTD: I actually forget what it is. Ooh, I remember now because people were pissed at me for asking this :P Yeah, I don't think I can respond to this question haha. I don't think you guys read my responses to my own questions anyway, so it's okay :)

Thanks for the reviews!

LittleMissTori- Ahhh Ansel...Yeah, can't guarantee Matthew won't die. Sowee! Juno is based off my rebellious side :P But yes, my best friend is blond and actually based off Isabelle Day. Sooo yeah. Thanks so much!

Kiren- All those celebrities you listed I love :) Yeah, Theo and Shailene just are meant to be on movie screens. And tbh, I didn't really picture him as Tobias. He was okay, but idk. They could have picked someone else more fit for the role. Thanks so much!

Oceans19- New reviewer! And I have to be honest, I took it the wrong way at first, but I totally get what you mean. Just have some faith in Matty boy! I know that it's sort of my choice as to what happens in the book, but just pretend these are real people. If the disease overwhelms Matthew, then so be it, but please don't get mad at me. But thank you so much! It means so much to me :)

WinteryRose- Uh, Olive Garden is like a classy McDonald's. Tons of people know what it is :P Thank you so much for the review and the suggestion! Ahhhhh hahahaha I laughed so much. That's the ending.

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ilona18- Eek the wedding was fine, but the end is a disaster. Uh oh is right :P Thanks so much!

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