The War of the Princess

Man F*ck Hetronormitivety

Chapter VII

Octavia

I feel like I'm drifting off to sleep.my breathing syncs up with roses. She's laying on my chest and I can feel her muscles tense up when I rub my hand down her arm. She tenses but i can tell she likes it. It's really adorable and after a bit she gets used to it. The movie is so close to being over. I can tell she is disappointed to leave my arms but she knows she has to. I start to pay attention to the movie and the first thing i hear is Kevin Hart shouting "Zoology Bitch!" i giggle until u realize that rose shot upright. She's nervous and really tense. I can feel it. I sit up and put my arms around her

"Rose it's going to be ok. I'm right here. I'll always be right here" i say rubbing her arm. She looks up at me with fear in her eyes.

"Can you promise me that you are going to win. Please. I know you are not going to hurt me. I know that some of the other countries, like Montuc, they marry and have affairs and mistreat the women. I don't want that, I really don't." she starts crying and falls into my lap. I look around and check the clock. I notice the time. 15 minutes till the "Team Royal'' meeting. I'd assume that Rose would want to calm down and all that before they get here. To my disappointment i take her off my lap and set her on the bed so she is looking down on me on the floor

"Hey, Look at me." i grab her hand "i'll beat Xavair but give the other contestants a chance ok. Think about it, you would have to marry me, start a family with me. You're not like that, you don't swing that way. Just know what your getting yourself into. Now let's get you cleaned up before the meeting." I feel the sadness in my tone as I talk about how she would never like me and how I don't wanna marry her just because she doesn't like the others. I really like her but no one can ever know. Besides like i said she doesn't swing that way. I walk her over to the bathroom and get out a cloth, wiping the mascara from her eyes. I feel her gaze on my lips but I stop myself from making any moves. Rose is now sitting on the counter and is about a half an inch taller than me. She grabs my chin with her pointer so i look directly into her eyes

"Listen i know i should not favor you over the other contestants, but i can tell you really like me for me and not just for my power. I also wanna say you were wrong what you said earlier, about me not swinging that way. I do and i haven't told anyone besides Jordan but i just feel like you should know that before you go on in the competition. '' just on cue i hear Jordan at the door

"Rose, Octavia, if you guys are making out or like-" she starts

"Jordan May Warfild if you finish that sentence i will come over and slit your throat." rose yells loud enough for the whole castle to hear it. Warfeild, I feel like I recognize that name. I start thinking back into the time i had in the castle. And that's when it hit me. It was my dads right hand man. James Warfield. He had a daughter around my age that i would play around with all the time during meetings. I force myself to think really hard to remember her name, I find it locked away in my mind "Toni Warfeild ''. Looks like i am not the only one hiding something.

"A little aggressive there Rose" i say distracting myself from my thoughts. I'll ask Jordan to take a walk with me later.

"Oh shit it lets go." Rose says and hops off the counter dragging me out to the main room. "Everyone we have an announcement. I have had a talk with Octavia and she thinks it's ok to tell you all" she looks at me and I nod in approval "Octavia Skye is not her real name. Everyone you are really in the presence of Princess Waverly Artrian of Terresell.'' I look down at the floor as she announces my full name and title. I haven't heard it in so long so it makes it scary and nerve wracking to hear.

Jordan is the first one to speak up "and you ran away why? Cause i know that Terresell was in a wreck right after you disappeared."

"I didn't want princess life. I wanted to choose my profession and train. It was really just my dad wanted me to marry a man i did not want that.'' I respond by keeping my head low. "Hey i should probably get my rest. Jordan do you think you can take me back to my wing i forgot the way" i say looking up to her