Ever Ever After

That's How You Know

Thank you all for being patient with my hiatus. I want to give y'all my best, not just force it out. Thank frogcoven99 for the newfound inspiration. Go read Let's Be Enchanted NOW [after you finish mine, of course ^^ ]And now, without any further ado, here's some more of your himbo boyfriend.

"What is wrong with you?!" Robert demanded, taking Gislaine and Y/n out of the building.

"Me?!" Gislaine asked in surprise. The jacket from earlier was now tied around his waist, earning him weird looks for the color from everyone.

"Yes, you. No, both of you! This whole Kumbaya, Up With People routine. Those people are in real pain."

"Of course they’re in pain! They’re separated forever! Married one day and the next they’re not."

"What kind of place is this?" Y/n added, swishing in front of Robert. "There's no love here!"

"I tried to tell you!" Robert shouted and ran a hand through his head, walking away from them and taking a few deep breaths.

She took Gislaine's shoulders, shaking him lightly. "We've got to get out of here!"

"I think I'd prefer that, too," Robert said, grabbing them both by the back of their shoulders and pulling them off in silence to the park, where he again walked away from them, rubbing his lips with the back of his hand. "I try to do the right thing."

Y/n and Gislaine exchanged a worried look before she tried to get closer. "But you've been ever so kind to us."

"Severely punished for it," he sneered. "Okay, look, Y/n? Gislaine? I can’t help you anymore. Okay?"

"What? But why?"

He took a few bills out of his wallet and handed them to her. "Here’s some money. I want you to take it. Call your prince-brother. Have him pick you up, bring his horse. Because I honestly - I just can’t handle it."

"Robert?"

"Just go..."

Gislaine stepped forward and took the money, putting it in his khaki's pocket. "I'm so sorry. You have been a very kind friend to us when we had none. And neither of us would want to make you unhappy or cause you any trouble. So..." He looked again at Y/n, who gave a firm nod.

"We'll go. But not before wishing you every happiness." She took his hand, kissed it, and left with her arm linked in Gislaine's. Robert nearly turned and left until he heard her voice again. "You have such lovely friends."

Looking back, he saw that they were now by an old lady at a bench, surrounded by birds.

"Would you like to feed the birds? Just four cents a bag." [According to Google, that's the USD equivalence to a tuppence.]

"Certainly." She paid her for two bags and handed one to Gislaine. "By and chance, have you seen a prince wearing red?"

"He was here."

"Really?"

"Oh, yes."

"Y/n," Robert called, immediately back by her side, getting between her and the woman. "What are you doing?"

"Robert! Oh, this is Clara." She took the old lady's hand, Robert pushing the princess' own away.

"Don't touch strangers."

"She said she's seen Edward!"

Clara nodded to confirm. "He was on the bus this morning. He tried to kill me!"