Request: basically y/n has worked in the palace for years and she's really really close with eric, she thinks she loves him but is always getting mixed signals from him, like he gets really deep in conversation with her and will hold her hand sometimes but then he thinks of her as a friend. one day eric's mom sets her up with vanessa (a princess who looks like vanessa from tlm) and eric decides to give her a try and y/n desperately wants to be with him but doesn't know if he actually feels the same way back. eric slowly is gonna realize over the story he loves her but is afraid to loose her because he's not good with emotions. Vanessa is very rude btw. i was kinda thinking a slow burn thing if you know what i mean for y/n and eric and vanessa always gets in the way but if this is too much it's okay! love your story's!!!
also in the second paragraph i meant eric mom sets *him* up with vanessa not her
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Your relationship with the prince was very complicated, you two have been best friends for years but there's one thing about that you had a crush on him and you thought he liked you back, but you always got mixed signals from him. One minute you guys could be holding hands and having deep conversations and then the next it's telling people that you are just friends and being less talkative with you.
Currently you and Eric were walking around the markets on just talking and looking around while he held your hand which made you smile. The sun was starting to set making the sun hit you just right making him think about some things that were probably unrealistic.
"Do you wanna go watch the sunset?" You asked him.
"I would love to." He said as he started leading you two down to the beach where you two sat next to each other.
That night y/n fell asleep with a smile on her face even if it was another conflicting emotion from Eric, it was still a nice day. Eric laid awake that night thinking about y/n and if it was even possible for him to like her in lover way.
"Do I like y/n? Could she even like me back?" He thought.
Eric shook those thoughts from his head as he got up and got dressed for the day before heading to the dining room for breakfast with his mother.
"What's going on mother?" Eric asked his mother noticing there was another place set at the table for someone.
"I have decided to set you up with someone!" She said happily as Eric looked at her confused.
"Set me up with someone? Mother I don't...." Eric started to say but his mother stopped him.
"No Eric it's time you started looking for a wife...now princess Vanessa will be here any minute." She said as the doors opened.
"Your Majesty and Prince Eric, may I present to you Princess Vanessa." Grimsby said as she curtsied.
"It's so lovely to meet you both, I can't wait to see where this relationship goes." She said as the Queen nudged Eric.
"It's lovely to meet you as well. Please join us for breakfast." He said pulling out a chair for her.
Y/n was walking through the castle completing her chores when she saw Eric and some girl she's never seen before.
"Oh y/n, this is Vanessa." Eric said introducing the two of them.
"It's nice to meet you." Y/n said as Vanessa just glared at her.
"Y/n is my best friend, we grew up together." He said with a smile.
"Your friends with the help??" Vanessa said as y/n looked at her in shock and as Eric gave her a dirty look.
"Well Eric I should get back to work, I'll see you in a bit." y/n said as she went back to her work.
This is what would happened each time that her and Eric were together or stop and talked to each other, vanessa would find some find to way to interupt them and be rude to y/n. Eric also started to realize that everytime he was with Vanessa he couldn't help but wish it was y/n there instead.
You had been waiting for Eric at your usual spot when you saw Vanessa approaching her which made her nervous as it hit that Eric didn't leave that note for her.
"You will never be with Eric so you need to leave him alone! You are nothing more than a pathetic leech who can't see when someone clearly doesn't like them." She said as the tears fell down your face.
"I understand." You said quietly.
Eric had come back from a walk where it hit him that he was very much in love with y/n, he just never realized it until now. After breaking up with Vanessa which wasn't easy to do as she made a whole scene, he went to find y/n, only she wasn't in the kitchens where she normally was.
"Where's y/n at?" He asked one of the maids.
"Oh my prince she is packing, she's leaving for the summer and is currently home packing right now." She said making Eric panic.
No she can't leave! He thanked her and started running towards her house hoping to catch her before he lost her forever.
Y/n couldn't stand here and keeping playing this game, with Eric on whether or not he would ever like her so she decided to take up her aunt's offer and go live with her for the summer just to get away from the castle for a bit. She was loading up her things into a wagon, when she heard footsteps approaching her.
"Y/N please don't go!" Eric said as she turned and looked at him.
"Eric I can't keep doing this with you, this isn't fair to me. One minute we are holding hands and having deep talks and then the next you are telling people that we are just friends and being closed off with me. I'm tired off all the mixed signals Eric, I like you a lot but I can't keep doing this with you not knowing how you feel...." You said as you felt Eric press his lips against yours.
"Y/n I didn't know that I was in love with you or that I had feelings for you until Vanessa came around, everytime I was with her I couldn't help but think about you and how much I rather it be with you. I'm sorry it took me so long to realize this but please don't go, please give me a second chance to prove myself to you." He said holding your hands.
"I would like that alot, will you come with me? I was gonna spend the summer with my aunt." You asked him with a smile.
"I would love nothing more sweetheart." He said as he helped you into the wagon.
