A Princess For Christmas (Of The Dreams We Seek)

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"Three cheers for Mr. ana Mrs. Northwood." Robert said and then all cheered as they walked through the aisle towards the carriage which now said Just married on the back. She stopped and said "I need to throw the flowers." And she did. 

And then everyone gasped when Roxanne was the one caught it. "That's not right, it is just a silly tradition" She said. Avi looked at her "Whatever you say, when wedding bells chime you cannot run away Miss Roxanne." And everyone showered them in rice and flowers as the carriage moved towards the Castle. 

"So, how being married feels Princess?" She smiled placing her hands around his neck "You are asking the wrong question my Prince, you shall be asking How being married to you feels like, and let me tell you it is much more exciting than anything I ever thought about." Callahan pulled her closer.

 "Good because this is how your life is going to be Princess, Exciting ahead" She laughed "You sure, you do not wish to be a weather reporter?" And they laughed all the way to the castle. She was whisked away to put another dress for the reception. Callahan didn't look so happy. But he let them take her, just for a while. He saw Avi and walked up to him. 

"So, finally I whisked her away after all." Avi smiled still with a challenge on his face. "I didn't let her go, I am just waiting you to make a mistake Your highness, so that where you will fail, I will be present to take her hand." Callahan gave him his most confident smiles.

 "Even if I fail, I know my Princess, is not going to leave me for anyone else ever again, because I will make every attempt to prove her why I am always the right choice" Avi shook his head. "You have gotten bolder." "And you have gotten dumber" Just then then both of them looked up and saw the new bride coming down the stairs like a gazelle, graceful and all the eyes were looking at her.

Callahan reached for her and took her hand kissing it. "I always loved to do this" She smiled "you look beautiful my princess, shall we proceed to the greenhouse? I believe you never been there? Or my library?" She looked at him, her husband, who would have thought she would end up marrying a prince, who would have thought, she would someday become ruler of the country.

 "Your thoughts?" She asked "What are the chances, my Prince? That you and I could have met like this, and between all those billions of people our two were the ones that would have collide?" She asked. 

"Because you and I were meant to be Princess. And we would have met, anyhow because you belong to me and I belong to you." He took her to the green house and it was decorated for the reception. He took her hand and laid her to the centre of the room where a huge cake was kept. "Time for our first dance princess" He said.

 The song came on and he held her hand slowly swaying through the music. Immense joy was reverberating through him. "Do you know Princess you make me so happy?" He asked. "I Know that, I can feel it my prince." He twirled her and then pulled her close again moving slowly on to the beat. 

"You know I always imagined this moment with you Princess," She wasn't surprised a bit. "And now you have, how does it really feel like?" She asked. "Magical, truly magical" He said, and nothing in that sentence was wrong. The song had ended.

 And He pulled back slowly bowing. "It is time for father daughter dance princess but afterwards, I am going to take you to the floor again, and that is a promise Princess." He said kissing her again.

Debasish danced with Avni. "Look at you, I never thought I can see you as a bride this soon. You have all grown up, and if feels like it was yesterday, I just held you in my arms for the first time. You were just a little thing wrapped in blanket looking at me with your big brown eyes smiling." 

"Baba you are going to make me cry." Avni whispered. "I am sorry, I didn't mean to make you cry sweetheart." He said. "It is ok baba; I am forever going to be that little girl you are going to spoil to best of your knowledge." And both of them laughed. Debasish let her go and Callahan walked towards her but before he can she was whisked away by someone, Avi was holding her.