I Loathe You

Chapter Twelve

It was time for the Queen to plan her wedding to King Sebastian. Lady Antoinette,  Lady Emilia, Lady Hanna, Mrs Jenson, and King Sebastian were all there to do the planning. As planned, the invitations were the first things to be designed and sent out. King Sebastian only wanted to be there to make sure the Queen was doing alright after the horrific meeting between the four kingdoms. (Queen Cara): "What happened was completely ridiculous. I have no interest in King Michele or entertaining his wife's fantasies. You know that there is no reason to be jealous, right?" (King Sebastian): "I know... that you are a brilliant young woman and Queen. You do what you decide to do. What I also know is that King Michele is still in love with you as Queen Laura pointed out. What I don't know for sure is if you will choose him or me" (Queen Cara): "Sebastian, I admit that I have trust issues but that is a problem that gets fixed with time, and effort. Of course I choose you. The feelings I had for King Michele in the past are just that... in the past" After she had assured that King Sebastian could see she was being honest, they shared a kiss, and he left for Sortis to tell his family about the wedding before the invitations would get there. (Mrs Jenson): "May I have a word with you in private, your majesty?" They went into one of the other rooms to talk whilst the ladies-in-waiting were arranging all sorts of ideas for the wedding. (Queen Cara): "What seems to be the matter, Mrs Jenson?" (Mrs Jenson): "I have watched you and King Michele grow up together. You were inseparable" (Queen Cara): "Your point?" (Mrs Jenson): "Why did you lie to Sebastian?" (Queen Cara): "Lie about what?" (Mrs Jenson): "What you and King Michele shared doesn't just go away. You both still love each other" (Queen Cara): "I loathe the foul creature! Bring this up again and you will be cleaning rats out of the dungeon in the castle! Excuse me, I have a wedding to plan" Queen Cara dismissed Mrs Jenson and walked back to where the ladies were sorting out options. Since the invitations were dome, that could be checked off the list. There was so much to go over. Flower arrangements, bouquets, colour palettes, bridesmaid dresses, groomsmen suits, music options, chef, bartenders, wedding shoes, veil style, wedding dress, coronation crowns, guest list with the approvals of the invitations, and so much more. The idea of bridesmaids and groomsmen was shut down by the Queen as she was not interested in finding any, and neither was King Sebastian. Whilst the planning was taking place, Lord Anderson had all sorts of refreshments prepared for the Queen and her ladies. What the Queen had already discussed with King Sebastian made the decisions on certain things easier. The colour scheme was to be gold, black, and white. The wedding dress would be golden, the groom's suit to be white, and everyone else would wear a mixture of all three colours together. (Lady Antoinette): "We should receive the approval invitations by the end of today, your grace. Then we will be certain of the number of guests attending" (Lady Emilia): "We also found the exact style and colour of wedding shoes you were searching for, your grace" (Lady Hanna): "We have arranged the chef and bartender that you requested to attend as well, your grace. Your approval list of food and drinks were sent to them, and we were assured that they could do it all according to plan" Everything seemed to be working out perfectly. It just replayed in the Queen's head that this was not just a simple royal wedding. They were going to have to capture the former King and Queen of Saxum at the wedding reception. Things had to go as smoothly as possible if their plan was going to work. Bringing down The Bloodline would be a huge deal not only to those in attendance but to all people in all the kingdoms. (Queen Cara): "Have you heard from the designer of the wedding dress? She only has three days to work it out and there is no time for errors" (Lady Hanna): "We found her and sent the precise style, colour, and measurements as soon as we met with her. It will be done in two days, your grace. The third will just be a final fitting to be sure that it is settled and to your liking" (Queen Cara): "Excellent news. Where are we on the Golden roses that are to be used in the bouquet?" (Lady Emilia): "That is being organized and delivered as we speak, your grace" Luckily, the ladies were more impressive than the Queen had anticipated. Lucky because if they were to disappoint, then that would end horribly for every single one of them. The Queen already had her eye on different designs for the King and Queen's coronation crowns. The ladies narrowed it down to a few options each. Once all of the details were worked out, Mrs Jenson was to see to it that everything would be arranged despite her being upset with Queen Cara at the moment. Everyone left and she was sitting in the dining room having a late dinner. (Lord Anderson): "You have a caller, your majesty" (Queen Cara): "Tell King Sebastian that all details are finished. He need not worry" (King Michele): "I guess that means congratulations are officially in order, your majesty" (Queen Cara): "What audacity you have! You are not welcome here, Michele" (King Michele): "Tell me that you are in love with him. Tell me that you can barely breathe when he isn't near. Tell me that your heart belongs to him, and I will never trouble you again" (Queen Cara): "My personal life doesn't concern you! Make no mistake, you have not been a part of it for years. Now leave!" He walked closer to her and her heart felt like it was beating out of her chest. It ached all too well whenever he was close. A painful reminder of what love did to her. The closer he walked, the guards motioned for him to stop. The Queen no longer wanted to eat her food as her appetite was gone. The guards were making sure that she would be safe as they could see she was uncomfortable. (King Michele): "Relax. I won't hurt the Queen" (Queen Cara): "As if you could ever hurt me again. Your parents hated the fact that when we were together, you would stand up to them. As long as you were with an easy-going wife, they would have power over you. Even though it meant destroying what we had, you chose them and a title over us. From that day forward, my love life had nothing to do with you. So please let me be happy and don't be a jerk that I would have to teach some manners to. Leave my castle" He knew that he could not argue with the fact that his parents wanted to keep his life in their hands. His parents were not only controlling but to be killing as many innocent people as they did, they had to be evil too. (King Michele): "For what it's worth, I truly am sorry for the part I played. You deserve to be happy. I'll see you at the wedding" As he walks out, the Queen finally felt like the chains around her neck were taken off. She could breathe.