𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐈𝐓 𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐖𝐀𝐍𝐓¹ || 𝐃𝐄𝐒𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐒

7

I was fully decked out in a light purple dress, with little white flats. Mattheo walked in front of me on the rope bridge.

"Be careful, Matt," i told him after we almost slipped through two pieces of wood.

"Thanks for the heads up, princess," he joked.

"Anytime," i retaliated but quickly changed subjects. "I barely know anything about you."

"And what do you want to know?" he asked.

"Tell me something no one else knows,"

"When i was young, i had a pet fish, that i named dog. I really wanted a dog, if you couldn't tell,"

"That's not that bad,"

"Ok your turn, tell me something no one else knows,"

"My middle name is Elga, like Helga but without the H," i laughed and he did too.

"Mine is Eli, Mattheo Eli Gothel,"

"E and E," i pointed out as we approached the spot where I had set up the picnic. "We're here,"

"It's beautiful, Ryder," He complimented from behind me as I admired my work.

"Thank you," i turned back to see him looking at me.

"Let's eat," He said, helping me down to the platform.

"So, what have you not tried before," i asked after  laying all the food out.

"All of it, what even is this," he asked poking at the raspberries.

"Those are berries, raspberries, they're delicious,"

he popped one into his mouth and his eyes went wide, "These are good,"

"Glad you like them," i said, "Tell me about yourself, i don't really know you,"

"What do you want to know?"

"Everything,"

"I'm 16, only child, well it's complicated that part,  I can't swim, and i don't have many friends,"

"Oh my gosh me too, so much in common," i joked, "Except I can swim and i don't have a complicated sibling part that you are so not getting out of telling me,"

"We are not the same, trust me,"

"I don't think we're too different," I said but he shook his head.

"So, Ben's going to be king, will you be a queen like your mom?"

"Most likely not, our kingdoms a little different than Auradon. Me and my brother can both be chosen as the next ruler, but i don't think our parents are giving me or Eugene much of a choice" I said.

"What do you mean?" he asked

"Well, my parents have always said that Eugene would become king once he turned eighteen, that's when coronation normally takes place. But they always made it a point to remind me that i would be his right hand man. So i guess it's never really felt like we could both be chosen as ruler. More like it's just him." i shrugged.

"Well, do you want to be a queen?"

"I don't know," i told him truthfully and he tipped my chin upwards to look directly at him.

"Well if you want it, you should fight for it, you don't deserve to have your parent's decision dictate your life," I smiled up at him as he talked.

"Yeah. I don't even think Eugene wants to be king," I stared into his eyes. "Story for another time. Let's swim, before it gets dark and cold,"