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may 27th snooping"Wow you love to ditch me don't you?! I've been up all night looking for you. Waisting my whole day studying this necklace and traced it to america but I couldn't evan tell you because your running around like a bunch of teenagers!" Frank says so fast I barely can understand him. "slow down please!" I shout at him "who's this guy?" Fiona whispers to me much too loudly frank snears at her. "Trust me you don't want to know"
"stop with the chit chat I can hear you" he says dramatically pointing at his ears. "Now I said I waisted my whole day just to track this back to some little po dunk town in america!" he says it like i'm deaf It's better then him talking fast though I guess. "Wait america!" Mine and Olivander's voices echo throughout the room. I don't glare at him this time though I think will hurt me to much to look at him. "Yes america" Frank says twinkling his fingers mocking us. "that's where we trqcked the letters to" Olivander explains to Fiona and Zachary. "Where was the town!?" "it was called somthing like armadillo? Maybe?" "oh my god Frank how could you forget this!" "I'm sorry miss perfect I was busy looking for your little group of hobo's all night that maybe I stopped caring" "why are you such a grumpy old man? do not talk to Cala that way or I will hurt you!" Fiona says cutely showing her fists. "thanks Fiona" I say hugging her Frank rolls his eyes.
"Oh yeah the town was called Arlington!" Me and Olivander instantly jump towards the map laid out on the table. Our hand touch as we both point to Arlington in Minnesota. I jerk my hand away immediately looking very awkward Fiona looks at me weird but I ignore it. "yes yes that's it!" Frank says pointing rapidly at the map. "So what now we just jump in a carriage and go to america?" Zachary asks sounding oddly serious.
Everyone looks at Olivander except me I look at the wall next to him avoiding his eyes at all costs. "I mean my dads shipping supplies there tonight on a boat" he says he sounds confused that we're actually considering sneaking on a royal shipping boat and going across the world. "I'll start packing then?" Fiona asks "but what about your job?" I ask turning to look at her. "What about it" she says smiling I reach out and pull her into a hug to see Zachary smiling also.
"Hold on I was joking!" "I think It's to late plus it will be fun!" Zachary says patting him on the back. Olivander sighs and puts his face in his hands. "fine" he growns out. "yayayay!" we say jumping around. I finally look at Olivander when he looks away. He has a small smile as he watches everyone dancing happily. Then his eyes turn to me and it feels like that feeling when you miss a step and your foot falls into darkness and it's terrifying but for a split second your floating.
I think we've been staring at eachother for way to long. I feel like i'm frozen and all of the sound around me is muffled by the ice. "Cala, Cala are you okay? Hello!" A hand swings infront of my face and it knocks me out of my weird daise. "sorry" I say rubbing my head. "Are you okay?" I nod "what did you want to tell me?" "Frank says it will take about six to fourteen weeks but the weather is good so maybe evan five!" she says so excitedly I think she might burst.
"You can bring my cloths scince we have to leave tonight plus Olivander thought I needed hundreds of dresses so trust me I have extra probably enough for an entire army not that they'd want them but you know." I say stopping my rambling. "Thanks Cala!" "of course!" I say smiling. "but i'll need to tell my grandfather he's out at sea right now and when he comes back i'll be gone for who knows how long." she's pacing around the room pulling her hair out like she's just now thinking about this.
"you could wright him a letter" Zachary says. I wonder if I got a letter I should check the box before we leave. "okay Cala i'm going up to your room to get a pen and paper!" Fiona says knocking me out of my thoughts. "okay i'll go too!"
we run up the stairs and to my room. I run past a window and spot the lavender feilds far in the distance. What about my family? What if somtging goes wronge and I never get to see them again? I feel tears well up in my eyes."Cala are you okay?" Fiona says running back to where I stopped. "I need to talk to Olivander take whatever you need!" "are you sure your okay?!" she shouts behind me as i'm already running down the stairs. "yeah!" when I make it back at a record breaking speed, I swing the door open and have to grip it for support because i'm so out of breath.
"Cala?!" they all say at the same time Olivander's the only one who runs over to me though. "I need to see my family again before we leave!" Olivander stares at me trying to process what i'm evan saying. I walk farther in the dining room and as soon as the door shuts it's already opening again starteling all of us. "Maggie?" Olivander says before I can turn around. "what are you two doing why aren't you ready?" she says whisper yelling at us looking around like people are listening. "Wait what's happening?" "Olivander you didn't tell her!" Maggie says not whispering anymore more like yelling actually. "tell me what?" I ask looking between the two of them.
"Your getting married today and your not evan dressed!" "I'm what!" I say turning to Olivander who is now bright red and staring at the floor. "look Cala I forgot okay" "how do you just forget somthing like that!" everyone is slowly exiting the dining room. I only notice when Zachary steps on a creaky floor board and Fiona silently scolds him with her eyes. Evan maggie who still looks liie she has alot of imput know it's probably best to leave.
I turn back to Olivander who is finally looking up at me. "what about the plan" I say as soon as Maggie shuts the door. He looks like that was not what he was expecting to hear. "We can just try to get married as fast as possible make it look believable to the public" "I don't think there will be enough time" "there will be the boat leaves at midnight" "I meant to see my family one last time" I feel the tears welling up but I push them back down immediately. Olivander stairs at me silently for a long moment. the his eyes light up and he has the nerve to smile at me while i'm having to deal with all of this.
"Oh sod off Olivander I can't beleive you hate me that much to be happy about this" I say pushing him back and turning but he grabs my wrist and turns me back around. "Cala no that's not what-" He's shaking his head more at himself then me by the looks of it. "the only people going to see us get married are the maids and the cameras" "and pretty much the entire world" "pictures curly cue black and white pictures!" "now is not the time Olivander i'm terrified enough" I say trying to spin around again to get away but his grip only tightens.
"look what if we don't get married" he says looking very serious. I can't help the laugh that escapes. "I'm serious Cala we only need pictures that look like us but it will all be black and white so what if we use Fiona and Zachary" I think about it tossing it around in mind for a couple minutes. "maybe it could work" Olivanders smile returns and it looks good on him better then his usual scowl. I feel myself smiling back at him. Then my stomach drops and my smile faids.
"what about the maids" "I'll tell Maggie and if she goes with it she can inform everyone else" "and if she doesn't" Olivander thinks about it for awhile. For so long actually I get a little lost staring at him. At his dark blue sparkling eyes and raven black hair. I have to slap myself to get out of this transe he's put me in. He raises a questioning brow at me slapping myself across the face. "mosquito!" he nods and laughs lightly. I mentally slap myself again.
"it'll work" "what will work" Olivander looks very entertained at how flustered I am. I glare at him coldly and when he finally stops laughing at me he explains. "Maggie will do it" "and the other maids" "I guess we will see" he says shrugging nonchalantly and walking past me. "how are you so calm about this" he spins back to look at me. "I've been through worse" "So have I i'm still scared we're lying to the whole world!" "We only are getting married so we keep the kingdom. Then I'll have to marry some random princess and you won't have to deal with me anymore, happy!"
he say's it like a good thing but I can hear a prickle of sadness in his voice. I new this already a prince wouldn't marry some farmer especially one he doesn't evan like. But I can't help the tears that threaten to fall. I can feel my face growing hot from trying to keep them in all day. I don't evan know why this bothers me so much.
Authors note: Todays chapters song is je te laisserai des mots I love this song it's so pretty and sad and I keep listening to it and I can't evan understand it. I'm so excited to wright the next chapter I came up with the wedding idea shopping with my mom on the cerial isle lol. Who knows why that's important I just wanted to tell you. I watched Titanic for the first time it was pretty sad rip you know who no spoilers here. Sorry this took so long oh and i'm reading a few stories right now but i'm gonna name some because there so awesome. Bmbs it's on ao3🤫 vulnerable hearts and the forgotten prophesy also all the authors are wonderful! Have a great fall everyone! 🍁❤🍎
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The masquerade
RomanceEvery young girl has dreams but not every young girl gets to fullfill them. Cala is what most girls would call lucky for getting to live with a prince but she'd preffer the term torture. Romance/Mystery/historical fiction Maybe this is unrealistic...