Betrothed (The Selection series and Red Queen Fanfic)

Chapter 78 - A Light Night Visit

I paced back and forth inside my room, hoping it will make my hyper head to sleep. But it never came. It was just in time before I smash the damn flower vase I hate, when someone knocked on my door.

"Come in!"

Who would knock on my door at twelve midnight? Certainly and maid or butler would. Oh! I know! Certainly it was Anne, I told her to bring me hot tea to help me sleep. The moment I met that person was utterly unexpected.

"On earth? What are you do-" I was cut off by Cal.

"Please, let me talk. I came here to apologize for what happened earlier," I raised an eyebrow at him, not caring if he's a King or a Burner. "As you can see, I bear everything that's happening in Norta. And I'm just stressed out as you are, I'm sorry if I wasn't able to talk to you in a year. To make it up to you, I'm personally asking you to be part of the Queenstrial. I don't care what they said about the color of your blood. I just want an adequate time with you" He explained.

"For what? To fulfill your promise to Maxon? That's already finished! He's happy, I'm happy! That's it!" I shot back.

"I want to see you!"

"You're already seeing me!"

"Why are you yelling at me?" He asked in a hushed tone.

My fury was gone, replaced by a gentle princess ready to comfort an orphan.

"Sorry. I-I-I d-didn't mean to," I stuttered out. "Why do you want me to be there? I'm not the perfect queen for you. Evangeline is"

"Delancy, just like I said, I don't give a damn to whatever they say about you. Your blood maybe Red but your stronger as an hybrid Merandus"

I chuckled at his comment. 'Hybrid Merandus?' That's really funny.

"Your point is?"

"I need you to prove them wrong. I need you to prove them that it doesn't matter if their next King will bears red blood. That they still have to respect them" He pointed out.

"Y-you're in l-love with a r-red?!" Words hardly came out.

Cal nodded his head and looked me at eye level. Half of me lit up with that idea of me being his queen yet half of me was scared.

"Do I know her?"

Cal just shrugged. I have to press some information about his mystery girl. I know I can always pry inside his head without him noticing but the exciting parts will be left out. So I set that idea aside, anyway I always practice it to Wendy, Maven and people inside the palace.

"I don't want to tell her name yet but I'll give you hints" Cal said. I hid my smirk at him.

Let the games begin!

"Will she be in the Queenstrial?"

"Yes"

"What's her hair color? Her eye color?"

"I'll give you only her eye color and it's Green. I will let you guess the hair"

"Fine. Her age?"

"Same as you"

"18? That's interesting! Anyways, a royal or a noble?"

"Definitely Royal"

"Feisty?"

"Very feisty"

"Do you truly love her?" Lastly, I asked, meeting Cal's in love eyes.

"Yes. I loved her before. And I love her now" He answered, his looked at the night sky thinking about his love.

I stood at his side, jealous. I looked at the sky as well, for all the time I talked to Maxon up there, I always tell him about what happened everyday. But now, I'm asking Maxon why would he trust me to Cal. What's wrong with me that he doesn't want to revive our love before.

Why?

I need an excuse. I have to push him away completely before I meet his Red girl or else I will like Queen Elara.

"I need to rest" I blurted out.

Cal exited my room in a swift motion. I lay on my back thinking about the feeling in the pit of my stomach whirling like a dark tornado. That thought lingered around me until I fall asleep.

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"Delancy!!" Amielle shrieked at me.

I sneak into his newly purchased Buggati Veyron to scare the hell out of him. I drive the car around the palace in the fastest speed I want. Everyone was out to watch my little stunt, then I parked the Buggati in front of Amielle.

"I'm done!" I sang.

"Obviously!" Amielle said. "Don't sneak my Veyron again! If you want to drive this beauty, you have to go through me first"

"You won't even know if it's gone"

"Trust me, I will"

My twin brother and I exchanged playful glances that made Wendy irritated.

"Twins! For the love of God, stop being so childish!" Wendy said to us before turning to Amielle. "You're already married!"

"Sorry Wendy" We said in unison.

Amielle and I glanced at each other, Mare went to Amielle's side to pull him away from Wendy's death glares.

"Sorry Wends. C'mon, let's get you inside it's bad for the baby" I ushered her inside the palace. Cal and Maven trailed behind us.

Suddenly, Wendy's gripped became tighter and tighter whenever we move.

"Ouch!" Wendy said, her face was pale and pain was all over her body.

"Wends? What's wrong?" I asked.

"M-my w-water b-broke. The baby's coming!!" She shrieked in pain. Her body was having convulsions and she held me like I her life depended on me.

"MAVEN!!!" I yelled.

The brothers who were busy dicussing about something looked at me. Maven knew what was happening and wasted no time to scoop Wendy into his arms and rushed her to the hospital wing.

Cal and I ran with them, my sister was taken to the delivery room immediately and we waited outside. Maven was with his wife to witness the birth of his child. Mare and Amielle bursts inside the hospital wing and joined us in waiting.

"Your Majesties," The doctor called our attention, we immediately looked at him. "The royal twins are here"