Rebecca Ch 11

Au Note:

First off, AcademicGirl…Are you in my head? Did I make up your review? Can you tell the future? You were spot on! I can't say what you said in your review because it would give away too much, but…holy crap girl! Just, I'm in shock! I didn't think anyone would think of that but you are just on target! Bravo!

Second off, tomorrow or the next day, depending on when I get this up, is Thanksgiving. Sorry, I will not be writing during Thanksgiving, so I'm going to post either two Tuesday (if I can get the whole chapter done today) or Wednesday that way you still have your Thursday chapter. K? I didn't think anyone would complain.

Third off, I posted it, ate dinner then came upstairs and I had eight emails. Five reviews, one follow, one favorite, and one telling me the tenth chapter was posted. Holy crap, dearies. You are all awesome!

Fourth off, I've decided that after the whole story is done I'm going to take it down and edit it so it's totally free of mistakes, then post it back up there for you all. Because obviously this proofreading thing is not working for me. My problem is that I get really excited to post it so I just go ahead and do the spell check, but that only checks misspelled words and not words that don't make sense. Like lake and make and dear and dead. Plus, I'm probably the most scatter brained person on this planet so…yikes, sorry.

Fifth off, review, review, review. As if you all aren't doing that anyway, but I love hearing your thoughts. You want to see if you are as on target as AcademicGirl come press the little button and find out! You want to know if Sam and Rebecca have a thing, come find out, because I'm going to be awful to you all. Ha! Evil laugh!

Sixth off, the king of Italy is not being deceived by his daughters, they're just kind of helping him along. It's kind of like your mom saying, "Oh, that kid looks nice. Why don't you go play with him?" You'll see in this chapter the outcome with the king and America and what Maxon thinks of America's singing. Since, he's never, ever heard her sing before. Like never. It's not in the books anywhere.

Without further ado, Rebecca Ch 11, my dearies!

I let go of the kiss, turning back toward the screen to see what was going on. I didn't want to lose Sam as a friend, I just wanted everything to stay as it was, but, man, my head and my heart were battling it out. When I looked up Maxon was dragging America off the stage after her song, the crowd was cheering, sending catcalls toward the couple who were now slipping out of the ballroom.

"Sam, can you follow them?"

"Yeah, but if they go into one of the rooms we won't be able too. I haven't gotten clearance into those rooms yet so they have no cameras." He was acting like the kiss never happened, but then again, so was I.

Maxon suddenly stopped and I realized it was the same spot America had told him to call her Mer. They sat there, holding hands, her head on his shoulder. Everything was peaceful, content. Perfect actually.

"Remember when I was just your friend and was trying to help you figure out who to marry?" America asked suddenly.

"Yes, how could I forget? That was also when you kneed me where no man should be kneed."

She smiled nuzzling his neck with her nose. "What happened? What changed that made us see?"

He seemed to think about it for a while, "I knew it the moment I heard your voice. I thought, Oh this one is going to be trouble. I knew it the moment I saw your eyes and they were full of passion. Really it was anger pointed towards me, but still, your eyes are beautiful when they're like that. As for me, I always knew, nothing changed."

"Do you think it will ever change? The way you feel about me?"

"As of this moment, I don't think how I feel about you could ever be taken away, but I guess only time will tell for sure, right?"

"Maxon, have I gained back you trust?"

He seemed to hesitate, "Yes. I believe you have."

"What if I told you something that I had done? Something bad, something that I regret with all my might, but can never take back? Something that could get me killed?"

"What is it, Mer? What happened?" America looked around, like a cornered animal, checking the hallway, but a figure was coming up the hallway towards them. The king from Italy, "Later. I'll tell you later. If I get my courage back again."

Maxon nodded, still not understanding what she had been trying to say, but, at the same time, understanding she couldn't say it here.

"Prince Maxon, I wonder if I could steal Lady America from you for a second?" Maxon nodded and America got up and followed the king to a different alcove, "As you know Lady America, we will be leaving in the morning. I wanted to make sure you knew that my daughter's offer still stands. Any help we can give to you, we will. I have made it very clear to your king that if you should win Illea will gain a new ally. That is a promise I am willing to keep. Any help you need, even with the war in New Asia, we will be glad to help bring revolution to your country." He took her hands in his, "All of Italy wants you know that we hope you win, we hope you love him, and most importantly, we hope you keep him safe."

America knew exactly what he was talking about, "Trust me sir. If it comes down to it, I will take the beating for him. That's the promise I'm willing to keep."

The king smiled, "Good. Keep in touch with my daughter. She likes you as a friend."

Au Note: So, the next few chapters will be mostly about Kriss and Elise. Rebecca will find out their problems. She will also find out about America's big secret. Those will be chapters 9-11. 12 will be a super ultra awesome Maxerica moment that so far no one has seen coming. 13 will be a surprise as well. We all know that ch. 14 is the big reveal and 15 is the aftermath.