The Princess and The Assassin #Wattys2016

Chapter 8

Back in the palace, everyone is clearly panicking about the situation. King Louis ordered all his workers to search anywhere and everything to find the missing princess. He made them travel miles away, track the kidnapper, and all sorts of derange things to make the wedding and coronation happen.
While talking to King Louis, King Sebastian finally noticed that his son is gone missing as well. "Where the bloody hell is Braden?" Did anyone here saw Braden? That kid better not be the one who kidnapped Isabella, or else, he would be dead to me as soon as he decided to show up!" the king warned.
"Um, excuse me, King Sebastian, but I have a theory that Prince Braden kidnapped Princess Isabella, because based on the guard's descriptions, he said that the kidnapper is wearing all black, and Braden loves black. Also, Braden really likes Isabella, but she kind of rejected her last night. He must've been really desperate, so might as well take the princess." she compliantly said.
"What?! Isabella rejected Braden! What a disgrace to the family." Queen Athena exclaimed, clearly distracted by the information that she forgot her daughter is missing.
"But if Braden is with Isabella, we can assure that she is safe and sound with him. Attention! I need you to keep looking for the princess, but I also want you to search for Prince Braden!" he announced to the crowd.
"But what if we didn't find the princess nor Braden? What is going to happen?" asks Queen Lauren.
"We will never give up until we find them both. The wedding and the coronation will still occur." King Louis says.

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Braden woke up unconsciously, finding himself laying down under an ancient tree 3 miles away from the palace.
God! I must've forgot to come home before dawn.  Well, at least I feel better, kind of.
He cautiously got up, brushing himself off to get the dead leaves that had fallen from the tree overnight. He started walking towards the palace when he suddenly remembered something;
Oh no! Crap, I forgot! Today is the coronation day! They must be infuriated right now. I knew I shouldn't have left the palace last night! But, I really felt horrible after Isabella...well....rejected me. I'll just have to face the reality, I guess.

Braden continued walking mile after mile, he even jogged just to get to his destination as fast as possible. But unfortunately, none of it helped. His father was furiously yelling at him like a lion famished for food.
"Where the hell have you been, young man?" King Sebastian yelled at the top of his lungs.
"I can explain, Father." Braden apologetically said.
"You better tell me now, or else...!"
"Well, Isabella rejected me, so I kind of wandered around for a bit, I swear, I planned to get back before dawn, but I fell asleep."
"That is acceptable, but I am still pissed off at what you have done."
"I apologize."
"I accept your apology."
"Is the wedding still going to happen?" Braden quickly asked.
"Yes, if we find the princess." Queen Lauren said.
"What do you mean if we find the princess?" he asked.
"The princess had gone missing, someone took her, no one knows who it is or why they are doing it, but all we know is that the princess is in danger, and we need to find her!" King Sebastian added.
"What if we didn't find her at all, like what happened to Nicholas, what are we going to do?" he asked.
"We must find her, this is our only chance, your only chance to be a part of England. America need to be good friends with England. We all know what is going to happen if there is a war, and if America is not on the good side of England, America would vanish in no time. Remember, England have allies, and we are one of them, and we need to stay in that position." King Sebastian quietly explained, making sure, no one else could him.
"But-" Braden was about to say his opinion when Queen Lauren interrupted him.
"No buts, just follow our orders, and your future will be safe and sound. We are doing this for your safety, and the country's safety."
"Yes, mother." Braden sighed.
He started walking away when he crossed paths with Nikki.
"Hey." he said.
"Hi Braden!" she enthusiastically said to lighten up to mood.
"So Isabella is missing, huh?"
"Yeah, I really freaking out. It looks like I'm not, but I am, trust me. What if she's dead? What if people are trying to kill her right now? Aww I want to help her so bad." Nikki said in one breath.
"Same. I'm really worried about her. Hey, what if we go try to find her?" he suggested.
"Wait, you mean like, go outside of the palace?"
"Yeah!" she said, plastering a smile on his face.
"Um, I think I'll pass, my parents would pass out if they find out I'm missing. I also suggest for you not to do it, because you will literally get in heaps of trouble. Just saying, mate." she explained.
"You're right, maybe we should just let the security look for her."
"And hopefully find her, because I really miss her, she's kinds like a sister and my best friend. I would go insane without her." she said, almost crying.
"Aww, she'll be okay, I promise, and if not, I'll be your best friend." he said, and hugged her.
She felt safe in Braden's arms and decided to stay there for a while. After a good amount of time, she finally let go, smiled, and bid goodbye to Braden.
"Thanks. Anyways, catch you later, mate." she said sand started walking to her room.
"I'm glad I could turn that frown upside down." Braden said, smiling.

Author's note: How was it???? Did you like it??? :)