An Unlikely Pair

Chapter I

Day 1

Prince Andrew

"You're getting married in a week," Father said with a serious expression on his face.

"But, I don't want to get married!" I protested.

"You have no say in this decision, Andrew," Father said back to me. I crossed my arms and looked away from him. "You'll be marrying Princess Margaret of the Brehina kingdom. She'll be arriving in a little bit and she'll be staying with us until you two get married. So, make sure you make her feel at home," He continued.

"Yes, Father," I said, reluctantly.

"You may go, Andrew," Father said, waving me away. I bow to him and leave to my room. I opened my bedroom door and slammed it shut. "Rough meeting today?" Cole asked.

I slumped onto my bed and yelled in a frustrated tone of voice, "Yes! Father has arranged a marriage for me!" I groaned in anger into my pillow.

"Might not be so bad," Gray said, being optimistic as always, "Just think about it. The princess you're going to marry might be super cute,"

I sat up and said, annoyed, "She's from Brehina," Gray's face went from giddiness to cringe in about a few seconds. "Yeah, I knew that'd be your reaction, Gray," I said.

"You're marrying someone from that crazy country!" Gray shouted, then we heard the neighing of horses. Gray and I both ran to the window. When we looked out the window, we saw a young girl and an older woman walking out of a carriage with winged horses. The first girl was one of the most beautiful girl I've ever seen. "Damn! She's hot!" Gray exclaimed what I was thinking. The young girl had long wavy golden brown hair and a slender body. Her hair was down and it was very big and poofy. The older woman had red hair that was turning white. Her hair was up in a tight bun. "Prince Andrew, you're drooling," Gray said, then he chuckled a little.

I collected myself and wiped away the drool with a handkerchief and responded with, "I was not drooling," Gray just laughed more at my response.

"Do you think you'll fall in love with her?" Cole asked.

"No way. She's probably just a spoiled little girl like Sharah," I said.

"You can't just..." Cole started to say.

There were three knocks at the door. "Come in!" I called out to the door.

Father's messenger came in and said, "King Hans would like you to come down and meet Princess Margaret,"

"Yes, I'm coming," I groaned. I put my coat on, then I walked down to the foyer with Cole and Gray following behind me.

"Ah, there you are, Andrew," Father said when I got there, "This is my son, Prince Andrew. Say hi, Andrew,"

I walked up to Princess Margaret and bowed in front of her, then I said, "Hello, it's nice to meet you. I'm Prince Andrew," I stood up straight and looked at her.

"Hello, the name's Margaret," Princess Margaret said with a tired expression on her face. I was confused and taken aback by her non princess response. The older woman beside Princess Margaret slapped her shoulder with the back of her hand. Princess Margaret groaned and rolled her eyes, then she did a quick curtsy and said, "Hello, my name is Princess Margaret. It's a pleasure to meet you,"

"Why don't you two get to know each other while Princess Margaret's and the Duchess' rooms get set up," Father said, smiling, "Andrew, take Princess Margaret to the garden or wherever she wants to go. Just entertain her until dinner,"