Marcaniel Royalty AU

Chapter three

As Nathaniel awoke he realized Marc was gone. He was disappointed and worried where he was until he felt a soft kiss on his cheek. The prince wiped his head over to see his now lover partially crawled on the bed.
"You have a meeting with your bride today. 12:00 pm." Marc explained planting himself next to Nathaniel.
" it's 11:20 get up!" He said looking at Nathaniel.
"Easy for you, I'm not a morning person!" He complained.
"To bad!" Marc said hitting him with a pillow.
He dragged himself out of bed and over to his wardrobe, he loved Marc treating him like this, he was so much less formal than before.
Marc left the room to let him get dressed so he did.
"Okay I'll be back after my meeting, see you soon Marc." He hugged Marc just adoring him in every way.
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"Ah Nathaniel, you're late." His father exclaimed, Nathaniel sat down next to Juleka.
"Sincerest apologizes father."
"Well, no use on dwelling on that now, well, to discuss your wedding," Julekas mother said attempting to return to the correct subject.
"Ahh yes, Nathaniel as your father and I are getting older, you are to be wed very soon we're thinking possibly next month soon." His mother spoke with a slight frialness reminding him of the limited time they have left.
"A month!?! That's ridiculous!"
"Juleka! Do you wish to be married or not!?" Her father snapped at her.
"Yes father..." she grumbled back into her seat.
"Carrying on," Nathaniel's father continued.
"As soon as possible you shall be married at the Cuffaine palace, we have decided you are to have a public wedding."
"We truly get no say in this?" Nathaniel was beginning to get upset with his father, it wasn't his wedding, why did he get to mold it with out any consultation from the bride and groom?
"Nathaniel,  mind your father. We are doing this for you!"
"What of it? It's not your wedding it's ours, I just don't get why we don't have a say?" He really didn't care what the wedding was like. It just irritated him not being allowed to do anything, like always his father got to control everything.
"We have decided, that is final. Stop being difficult."
Nathaniel turned his glance to the Couffaines.
"Sincerest apologizes. Continue."
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Marc walked from Nathaniel's corridor back to the staff ward where he was supposed to be the night before.
"Marc. Where have you been?" He turned his head and saw one of the other servants, Max.
"Oh hello, I was... assigned some tasks last minute and had fallen asleep in the observatory."
"Marc, you need to focus on your sleeping patterns, it's not healthy."
"Yes Max, don't worry I'll try." Max nodded and excused himself. Marc sat himself on his bed and couldn't help but to smile, he is finally able to be his true self around Nathaniel and he didn't have to hide his feelings any longer. His mind led him to his jurnal in which he had been writing his love notes for over a year.
"I can finally give them to him." He mumbled just above his thoughts.
"What's that Marc?" Rose asked him, appearing from the staff corridor.
"Oh umm nothing important!"
"Yes sure I believe that."
"I-It was just... umm... a congratulations for Nathaniel and his bride!"
"He found one?"
"Oh... um yes, Juleka of the Couffaines."
"Juleka, is getting... married?"
"She, didn't tell you? You seemed quite close-"
"N-NO! SHE TOLD ME SHE LOVED ME!" Rose's voice grew rushed and panicked.
"What!? Slow down, you never told me this!?"
"We had been seeing each other every gala or ball the royal family hosts, and we had been umm..."
Visible sign's of hellish  melancholy began to appear on her face as her eyes began to well up.
"We had been- we..."
"Hey, Rose. Talk to her. It's not what you think but you need to hear it from her, not me."
"What? What do you mean?" Her head now hung as tears were falling lonesome.
"Their marriage is fake but that's I'll I can explain because this is between you and her."
"You- really! How do you know?"
"Nathaniel told me."
"O-oh... wait why would he tell you? No offense but, seems odd don't you think"
"I suppose, but our relationship is supposed to remain professional. However he is my best friend." Rose's smile softened and she patted his head before heading out presumably to talk to Juleka

A lot shorter but I will try to be more present at update more❤️ I can try once a month if that works for you guys
This chapter was posted November of 2022