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escape // c.barton

Your father has arranged for you to marry Prince Steve but your heart belongs to some one else. [Princess AU]

[pretty short sorry only 638 words.]

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Your father, King Thor, has arranged a marriage between you and Prince Steve, who is a fine man from a kingdom far north from yours.

You couldn't have asked for a better man, he's kind, gentle, good-looking, generous, smart and all things a good man is.

But your in love with another. And he is too.

You and Prince Steve had been good friends since childhood and you know that he is in love with a red haired woman called Natasha.

Both you and Steve love each other platonically, your father doesn't understand. So you and Prince Steve had to make a plan.

You would ask your father to take an afternoon stroll through the woods with one of his guards, a knight. And from there, escape and never return.

But the knight wasn't just any knight. He was special... your childhood best friend turned lover, Knight Clint Barton.

You had met in the castle. You were doing your training to be a perfect princess, and he was training to be a palace guard, being the only two children in the castle made you bond quickly.

Clint excelled in all of his training, with excellent swordsmanship and perfect aim with a bow, he gained the title of Knight very quickly.

On your sixteenth birthday (him being seventeen) he gave you a single rose, and between the petals you found a note. I'm tiny handwriting he declared his undying love for you, and told you that he wanted to court you, in secret of course.

You obviously said yes and now every night he scales your tower and sneaks into your chambers, quickly leaving in the morning before the sun rises.

But now your relationship is being threatened because of your marriage arrangement.

Anyway, after you and Clint run away together, Steve will put in a suggestion for him to marry the beautiful Natasha, and he will succeed because Natasha is a well loved woman and would make a great queen.

And so your plan commences.

"Good afternoon Father." You bow slightly to your King.

"Ah! Daughter, it's lovely to see you. What's the matter?" It breaks your heart to leave him.

"May I take a stroll in the forest before dark? My legs are awfully sore and I think I just  need to stretch them for a bit." You smile sweetly.

"Sure my angel, make sure to take Knight Barton with you. You know it can be dangerous at anytime of day." He pays the side of your head with a ruby ring decorated hand. The tassels on his sleeves shake with the motion.

"Thank you, Father. I love you." You fight back the tears and you hide your face in his neck as a one last hug.

He stiffens, confused but then relaxes and wraps his large arms around your smaller frame, a bear crushing hug.

"Off you go little one. Have fun." He smiles and you nod. You turn and find Clint waiting for you at the main door.

"Good afternoon princess." He greets as you approach him. You can barely see his handsome face from behind the metal and chain mail armour but you know it's him. "Are you sure you want to do this?" He whispers, guiding you out the large wooden doors and into the forest.

"Yes." You place your smaller hand in his and he pulls you over to his white horse, he lifts you by the hips and you settle into the horses saddle. Clint sits behind you.

"Hya!" Clint orders and the horse takes off into the woods.

With no set destination in mind, the only thing that matters is that you have each other.