[RE-WRITTEN IN A NEW BOOK] "May I have this dance?" || SkepHalo (Royal AU)

Chapter 6 - Arranged Marriage

I feel someone push my left arm, again and again. I slowly notice the fact I have been sleeping, so I force my eyes open.

"Wakey, wakey~" a male voice sung.

"Good morning Sleeping Beauty!" He said in a teasing tone.

"Technically, it isn't morning, but you get my point!" He added on.

I stood up straight and rubbed my eyes to try to process my surroundings. I notice someone — wait, no, Darryl giving me a smile as his hand waved at me. I try to give a wave back in my half-asleep state.

"Hey Darryl." I say with my words being slurred, I almost sound drunk.

He just giggled in response and I just yawned and covered my mouth.

"I didn't know what you were out here for, so I didn't know when you were required to go home, so I just let you sleep for 10 minutes. You seemed like you needed it." He explained, his face literally looking like the :) emoticon.

I smiled gratefully at him.

We talked for a couple of minutes about random stuff. Hey, did you know he tried to make wings when he was a kid? He'd try to flap his wings in hopes he'd fly. Heh, I thought it was adorable. He also stole a price tag one time, and he still feels bad about it. I'm honestly not even gonna be surprised if I accidentally punch him and he says sorry. We both said our goodbyes, and we left in opposite directions.

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I snuck into my room as quietly as I can. When I entered, I noticed a note on my desk.

I knew you'd sneak out, so I covered for you. You owe me snacks bish ;))

- Lefie

I give a quiet chuckle at the note. Lefie is one of the workers here. They are a maid here. The reason we're close is that we'd always bump into each other somehow, we just clicked together after then. We're close friends and I'd punch anyone in the face for them. I walk over to my disposal bin to throw away the note, and drifted back to sleep.

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"Zak..." I hear a familiar voice say. Wait, Zak? Whos Zak? Im Skeppy. Wait, I'M ZAK-

I groaned in response.

"Wake up~" I suddenly recognize the voice, its mom. (The parents in this aren't based on Zak's real life parents.)

"Mom!" I shout and wrap her around my arms. It has been a while since I saw my mom. She's always the type of person to go out in the wild. She'd be the last person you'd expect to do those kinds of things. She's a sweet, careful, and strict mother, but she's a risky, enthusiastic, and just overall fun, outside the castle.

"Missed me?" She teased.

"Yeah." I answered honestly.

She gaved me a smile, which quickly faltered.

"Mom...?" I ask, concerned.

"I have something to tell you."

"..."

"..."

"..."

"I got you in an arranged marriage." I gasp at this.

"W-what?" I asked, slightly stuttering.

"I'm sorry. I tried to find the sweetest princess one with your similar sense of humour." I sighed. I didn't argue, since I knew that there was usually a reason for her actions.

"Alright...but why?"

"I don't know how long my and your dad is gonna be here. You have been living off of our money, which we're fine with, but we were worried. You barely go out, and I don't think you take care of yourself anymore. Also, our kingdom is loosing people. People keep moving away, which isn't good for the people here, the castle, the knights, yeah..."

We both stayed silent until she looked at my face. She sighed.

"Okay, if you don't like the girl, I'll cancel it, which takes 1 week. Just please, think about it. We can arrange something between you two in a week. You have until the ball (tempted to call it the winters ball) to decide." She stood up and walked to the door.

"I love you, Zak." She said.

Wha-

"Oh, and we brought you food!" I hear her voice down the hallway, the words just echoing until it's silent.

What.

I- okay, calm down. Maybe you'll like it, Zak.

I sigh and just melt to the floor, thinking of the endless possibilities of what could happen.

I got too caught up on my thought process that I didn't realise the door opening.

"Hello there, sir!" They said in a teasing tone.

I looked up and saw Lefie. My mood changed as I saw them leaning on the door frame.

"Lefie!" I greeted them.

"Your highness!" They said. I threw a pillow at them since I told them several times to not call me that. They chuckled and said, "okay, okay! Im sorry!"

"You don't sound sorry." I said, raising my left eyebrow to intimidate them.

"Yeah, maybe I'm not." I went to grab my other pillow but they smacked me with the pillow I threw at them.

"Haha! I won, peasant! Bow down to your emperor! Or themperor, I like that to." They were doing a goofy victory dance.

After they were done with their small celebration, they sat down the bed and ruffled my hair.

"Hey, I saw the queen go out here looking like someone murdered a puppy in front of her. Are you guys alright? Their tone changed into a more serious and concerned one. I sighed, preparing myself to spill what happened since I know they can make me feel better. I looked them in the eyes, then away. I sighed again. They looked at me, their eyes mixed with concern and a hint of impatience. I took a deep breath, and sighe-

"Zak!" They screamed.

"Listen, you don't have to tell me what happened. I just want to know if you're alright."

"No, no, no. I'll tell you." They looked at me with expectant eyes.

"I'm in an arranged marriage." They spit out their water as I said that.

"Wait, how did you even spit water, you didn't even-" They interrupted me with a scream.

"Excuse me, but what? Did I hear that right? Arranged marriage? With who?" They shouted, saying words so fast that I could mistake them for a rapper.

"I understood none of that, but I do understand that that's exactly how I feel." I sighed and flopped on my bed.

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