The Tale of Opposite Souls

30) ℱ𝒶𝒾𝓉𝒽𝒻𝓊𝓁 𝒫𝓇𝑜𝓂𝒾𝓈𝑒𝓈

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𝓑𝓮𝓽𝓽𝔂𝓼 𝓟𝓞𝓥

Both Jughead and I were walking in our garden holding hands as he told me "well I guess our one night can change everything."

I smiled and he held my stomach and I laughed. We recently found out that I was with child once again.

He smiled and kissed my shoulder as I told him "well we will take this one with extra precaution."

He nodded "of course."

I smiled and rubbed my stomach saying "and who knows perhaps...this one can honor their late sibling. Our little miracle..."

He smiled and kissed me as I kissed him back "our miracle...our blessing."

I laughed and he smiled as we kissed again. "You're both my miracle..."

I blushed and said "I say we throw a ball, in celebration, I still...feel a little pain for our first...but I believe that, our son sent us this miracle. He knows that we deserve to have a child, he helped us."

Jughead smiled and agreed "of course. I will discuss with the servants of this then."

He kissed my forehead. "You know if you would have told me two years that I could love you, I'd have that persons head."

I laughed and he did too "and now I just...did! My wife is beautiful!"

He suddenly dragged me inside "Jughead!"

We were with a bunch of servants and he declared "my wife is beautiful! She is astonishing! Incredible! My Angel! You are my Angel! Everyone Elizabeth is the love of my life!"

I laughed and he picked me up and I gasped "Jughead!"

He quickly set me down and I laughed holding his shoulders.

Everyone smiled and I blushed saying "you're crazy. But I love that."

He smiled and the servants looked at us "my wife is amazing! Is she not?"

They all agreed and I leaned my forehead on his "calm down now."

He sighed and I held him saying "your energy is often too much, and to think you loathed me the most."

He clairified "I believed you hated me more." I scoffed out "are we really to have this conversation?"

He smirked and said "we may not if you can strip down for me in our room?"

I scoffed out "I have duties to go on and do Jughead!"

He pouted as suddenly the guards ran in "your majesty. My Queen."

I was concerned as they told us "uhh...your parents have sent an urgent message."

I was concerned and they handed me a letter as I grabbed it and ripped it opened and Jughead read it with me.

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Dear Elizabeth, it has come to our attention that Charles has fallen ill we are not sure with what but he does not look well and it may be time to say goodbye. We thought it was just a small cold but it's not, it's worse and the physician doesn't know what it is at all. Some of our other servants have caught it as well but it's not contagious. Your mother and I have been exposed and nothing. We wish for you to come home to say your final goodbyes.

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I scoffed softly and looked over at Jughead and he frowned and I told him "we must go now...we must packs bag or two."

He nodded "of course. Gather our belongings for a weeks worth of a trip. Get the carriage ready and everything else needed."  

The servant went off and I frowned as Jughead asked me "are you okay?"

I frowned and held the note and shook my head "I feel sad...but I'm not crying."

He told me "do not worry, better you to process your emotions."

I nodded and he held me in his embrace and I held him tightly.

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Jughead and I arrived at my old home late that night. We quickly left the carriage and I saw the old guards and they said "your majesties."

I asked "where are my parents? My brother?"

They directed me up as Jughead followed and we rushed to his room. I saw my parents and saw Charles and how deadly ill he looked.

Severely malnourished and he seemed to be tired. He coughed and hacked as Jughead pulled me back and I frowned and my mother saw us and hugged us both.

"Mum..." she frowned and seemed to have been crying for a while.

Jughead went and spoke with my father as she told me "here. This mask is filled with herbs in case this is contagious, to not allow yourself to catch something."

I nodded and put the mask on as the doctor walked to us "he could be leaving us in the next few hours...it's hard to say."

I frowned and said "Charles..."

He saw me and smiled "Betty..."

I held his hand as he apologized "I'm sorry for your loss...I didn't want to go...my symptoms..."

I freaked out "his symptoms began when I was due!?"

My mother frowned and sat on the bed as I said "it is okay Charles...it's gonna be okay..."

He cried out "you...you have to protect our home."

I was confused and he coughed and let go of my hands as I stepped back and held my stomach and frowned "mum..."

She cried and looked away as I said "brother..."

He looked at me again as I asked him "what do you mean I have to protect our home?"

He smiled and told me "once I'm gone...Polly is already to delved into her Queenship with Jason, already birthed a child, already ruling over a great home. You must take care of ours. Father is too old to do so on his own. You must become Queen of the Northside."

He coughed again and I said "but I am Queen of the Southside, that was our deal."

He frowned and told me "you must...become Queen of both." He weakly spoke as I saw Polly come in as she saw our brother "dear heavens..."

She walked over and she said "brother...how long?"

He coughed out "only perhaps a few hours if we are lucky days..."

I was confused by Polly's reaction and it clicked "you knew..."