Sparks Fly When You're Around

Chapter 5 - The Pope's decision

The weeks after that revelation were really tense. Mary like them both - Francis and Bash - and she didn't like it a bit of the way things were between them. They didn't seem the close brother's that she had met when arrived. And knowing that probably she had some sort of guilty on that was killing her inside. Francis was fighting and showing to his father that deserves his trust. Bash just continues doing his things don't caring about the crown at all. That made Francis feels really frustrated! How could he act like that? Like he didn't care at all with the future of his country? Of his people?

Francis walked into the room where he works in his objects. He needed to be alone, think in his life. He starts working in an object for a spade. He used metal mostly and some little rocks that he had on the table. And suddenly he stops because he can't think; his head was on his father, in Bash and mostly in Mary. He didn't mean to fall in love but he feels really hard with her and was falling even more... every single time that she faces him, encourages him and the way that she believes in him.

- God! I can't let her down. - He says thinking out loud. It would kill him if he disappointed her all over again. She suffers enough for a lifetime. They suffer enough. And then he hears footstep's and tries to hide his preoccupation's inside of him, trying to fake a not worry face.

- Hey. - Mary compliments him with a knock on the door. - I thought that maybe I could find you here. - Mary approaches him smiling.

- And for you being here that means that some news has just arrived, am I correct? - He says rolling his eyes and trying putting a smile on his face. Mary lifts an eyebrow to him and put a serious face.

- So that's what you think of me? - She asks looking at him in those blue eyes. - That I came to found you only for interests? - She waits for his response.

- Of course not. - The manner he looks at her, just made her laugh. - What? - He asks lifting his shoulders.

- I was just kidding... I'm here because I miss you. - She explains took a seat on the bench looking at him being truthful like always were. - You seemed so distant this days and I know why. - She adds. - But it really breaks my heart see you and Bash in a fight because everything that happened... because of the France crown. - She says looking at him and then at his hands. - I just wish that I could make anything to fix this. And you being pulling me away it didn't help even if I know it is for the best future of Scots.

- We real shouldn't have developed any kind of felling for each other. - Francis admitted and saw the sadness taking care of Mary's face. - It wouldn't kill us so quickly and tore us apart. And that's the fact that one of the reason's that I... we are facing this situation.

- Yes but like I said days ago we should face this together. You didn't need to go through this alone!

- I am protecting you, Mary! - Francis says up his tone. - We can't show them that we are united for Scots sake.

- When the alliance was made it said that I should marry you Francis... not anyone else. - Mary points out facing him. She gets up and approaches him taking his hand softly. - And like I said before I will not quit of us so quickly, why you don't do the same? - She asks trying to appeal of his feelings.

- Because I can't be that selfish, Mary! Not with you. - He says calmed down. - I did everything these couple days I had been away! I studied strategies, I trained, I helped my father... but nothing that I did was good enough for him to change his mind. NOTHING! - Francis screams frustrated breaking free his hand and stand up to the other side. - That's why if that letter turn accepted by the Pope... you should marry Bash and forget me. I will be just the king's brother.