Our Little Secret

• Chapter 11-Imagine It's Me •

Adrien called Leo to the café."Reine,what is the menaing of this?I thought you and I were going to talk it out.What is this bastard doing here?"

"Leo do not make me raise my voice at you while we are in public,and don't you dare disrespect the people I care about.Not Adrien.Not Klaus.Not Frank.You know very well not to open your mouth about Aceline and Joe."

He rolled his eyes."Reine,how can you not see that they are manipulating you?Reine,I saw things from a different perspective and I thought I would apologize to you but you are just getting more and more involved with them.Don't do that to yourself."

"Does it bother you that much that she has people around her that actually cares about her and not her family name?"

"See?Now he talks for you?Reine,I came here to talk to you.Not watch some bastard pull you towards danger."I shrugged."Leo,I respected the arranged engagement we were in for two years and you made some stupid,unreal assumptions.Trying to justify your actions is nothing but excuses and useless at this point."

I took a deep breath."I tried,Leo.I did.I tried seeing past it or through it.I tried not listening to people that warned me.I tried putting your reputation aside.I tried liking you even though there was no way.But I had enough."

"You're going to regret this,Reine.You'll regret leaving me.""She sure will,pal.I believe you."Leo turned back the way he had walked but I stood up and stopped him."No.Leo,you can't hurt the people around me.People I care about.So just...leave me and my surroundings alone."

"You're going to regret this.You are making the worst mistake you could've done.You don't even know him.Or Klaus.You have no idea what they are capable of.He'll be your downfall,Reine.And you'll regret meeting him."

"That is your opinion.Leave me to mine."He stormed out of there and I sat back down."He's right,you know?One day,you will regret meeting me.And I will be your downfall."

I shook my head."Let me decide that."

We went to the cafeteria early and had our lunch togather.Adrien took me to my room after lunch."We were walking.Why did we come here?""Because you're tired."

He made me take a nap with him during lunch break like yesterday."This is nice.Thank you.""No problem,little one.No problem."

Three weeks went by fast and my father's Fall Ball was coming up.I woke up from my nap with Adrien by an e-mail notification."Nuh-uh.Don't look.Go back to sleep,baby."

I shook my head."I have to."I saw the plane ticket my father got for me,Joe and Aceline."At least tell me what it is?""Our plane ticket for Paris.Well,mine,Aceline's and Joe's."

"For what?""For my father's annual Fall Ball at The Tuileries Garden in Paris."We both straightened up on my bed."The Tuileries Garden?"I nodded.

"It is always the talk of the entire year in Paris.The ball is just exquisite!Me and Aceline go dress shopping and annoy Joe into choosing a great suit every year,that is the best part."

"You really like this ball don't you?"I nodded."I do.I talked too much again,didn't I?"He got mad on the spot."For the last fucking time,Reine.You don't talk too much.You barely talk and I like that you are talking about something you clearly care about."

I shrugged."Sometimes,it still feels like I talk too much.Habits,I guess.""Then those habits needs to change.Promise?"I raised my pinkie."Promise."He chuckled and smiled at me as he raised his own pinkie to tangle with mine.

"I'm acting like such a child.I'm sorry.""You can act like a child if that is who you are and feel like,Princess.I'll still be here with my pinkie promise."I smiled widely at him.