Russian roulette || James Earl Of Wessex

| WINNING LONDON |

Isabella

James and I went inside to have dinner with our family.

The dinner was good but not the conversations. Our parents talked about important royal stuff, while James and I just sat in silence. While we were in the garden, we almost kissed. Sophie interrupted but I'm sort off glad she did. James and I are just friends, nothing more. I'm not sure why we almost kissed, but we did. I guess we were both caught up in the moment.

"So what were you two doing in the garden?" Sophie asked. James and I looked at each other before either one said anything. "Just enjoying the flowers" I said before anyone could wonder anything. "Oh that's nice" my mama said.

James and I nodded.

I looked over at my eldest sister at the other end of the table. Olga was my eldest sister, she decided to come to England because she's the only one out of my siblings to finish school. My other siblings are still at school and weren't able to come to England.

Olga gave me a suspicious look as she took a sip out of her drink.

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After dinner I went upstairs to my room, I was still very tired from traveling. As I opened my door, Olga was already in my room.

"Olga? What are you doing-"

"What were you and James doing in the garden?"

She immediately cut me off. I rolled my eyes at her as I took my hair down.

"Nothing, like I said, we were enjoying the flowers"

I said to her as she still sat patiently on my bed. "A teenage boy and a teenage girl do not go to a hidden garden to - 'enjoy the flowers'" she said, mocking me a bit.

"Okay we talked for a bit, then..we almost.. kissed" I said very quietly.

Her eyes widened. "Isabella! You can't do that! He's from another kingdom" Olga said. Russians are very old fashioned. My family has been friends with kingdoms all around the world, but for years my family has refused to marry someone who isn't Russian. This rule sucks for me, Russian boys aren't my type.

"We're just friends! And that rule is stupid anyway so who cares?" I said. "Our family would care! You need to take these things more seriously" she said. She's always bossing me around. "I don't even like him Olga! It's none of you business anyway"

She then left my room in rage. I understand my sister loves me but she can't control me.

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I woke up and got ready the next morning. I walked downstairs to see my parents, sitting in the living room. "Good morning mama, good morning papa" I greeted them as I walked in the room.

"Good morning isabella" they bother replied.

"Isabella, how would you like to go to London for the day? We'll pay for the train's ticket" my papa said.

I love London.

It's probably one of my favorite cities.

"I'd love to! When?"

"Maybe in an hour?" My papa suggested.i thanked them both. I was about to go upstairs to get a few more things but my parents called me back. "Isabella, James will be going with you. He knows much more about the city" my mama said. James and I haven't exactly talked since what happened in the garden. Or what ALMOST happened in the garden.

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I was done collecting my stuff and walked downstairs to see James waiting for me.

We made eye contact for a moment before Immediately breaking it.

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We left the castle and made it to the train station. We barely talked, only exchanged a few words.

We sat down on the train as we waited for it to start moving.

"So you love London?" James asked. "Yes, I love it. Don't get to go often though."

"Well that's too bad, It's a great city" he said.

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We finally made it to London. It was already so beautiful.

"I would die to move here" I said breathing in the fresh London air. James looked at me for a minute.

"Why don't you move here when you are older? We'll get to see each other a lot more" after he said that I looked right at him. Staring at his eyes. He was smiling very slightly but enough to show his dimples."I would love James too, but the Russian royal family is very strict about living in Russia forever and only marrying a Russian" after I said that James' smile faded away.

"Well then, we should explore every part of London today" he said, grabbing my hand and leading us somewhere.

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We went to a million different shops, and got to go on the London eye. We got to see Big Ben and Tower Bridge. James even showed me Westminster Abbey. I've been there when I was younger but I don't remember much of it, so James told me what it was like. I feel like we saw all of London today.

It was getting late and we still had one place to go. James wanted to take me to the park. He said if i liked the garden then i'll love the walk through park.

We walked through the park talking about how we don't want the day to end. We stopped when we reached a small bridge. I looked down to see two beautiful swans in the pond below.

"Thanks for showing me around today, you didn't have too"

"I wanted to show you around," he said. I looked up and smiled at him.

"I promise to show you around Russia next time you visit i promise" i said to him as he laughed. "I would love to visit you in Russia" he said. I would love for James to visit Russia. We talked more about our homes and how different they are.

"Okay, be honest, do you think you'll marry a Russian man?" he suddenly asked. I thought about it. I don't want to, but do i really have a choice? I kept thinking about what Olga said. My family wouldn't be too happy if I married someone who isn't Russian.

"Honestly, no. Russian men aren't my type, but i don't think im allowed too"i said and he put his hand down. "Well maybe things will change by then" he replied

"That's what i'm hoping for"

| This chapter is literally shit but wtvr. Also someone please understand the name of the chapter🙏🙏 let me know if u guys have ever seen winning London😭😭 but thanks again for reading my shit😘

~ lots of kisses 💋