I got back to the castle, only to be greeted by a guard- who had been looking for me for the past 3 hours. He said that my parents would like to see me. Perfect, just perfect. I was directed into the throne room to see my parents in bathrobes, looking very unhappy.
"What the hell are you doing up?!" my dad all but yelled. My mom put a hand on his shoulder, but he shrugged it off. That's not a good sign.
"I couldn't sleep and I needed some air. So, I went outside," I basically lied. It was half of the truth, but I don't think that was what they're looking for. My mind suddenly filled with Conner and the kiss. I quickly dismissed that from my mind.
"Likely story. Now-" my dad got cut off by the sound of the throne room doors opening. I wonder what it is now.
"Conner?" my mom said, surprise pouring into her voice. I turned and saw him looking at me, then quickly turned back around. This wasn't going to be easy.
"And what are you doing up? Hmm? Were you with Erik? And why is everyone up at this ungodly hour?!" My dad yelled the last part.
"I wasn't with Erik, sir. I didn't even know he was up," Conner said. I stole a quick glance at him, trying to hide the surprise on my face. He just lied to the freaking King and Queen. He's got some guts, and he did it for me. My mind came around to the memory of Conner and the kiss again. I- again- pushed that to the back of my mind.
"You may both go. And don't go out of the castle until it's a godly hour," my dad said, dismissing us. We both walked out of the throne room and I walked to my room. But, Conner was following me. I closed my bedroom door behind me, though it was useless. Conner just opened it up and walked right in.
"Look, Conner-" I started.
"Look nothing. I want to know what you feel about... us," Conner said, interrupting me.
"Why would you do that? We've been friends for as long as I can remember, then you just crush it by kissing me," I said.
"Let me rephrase. Do you want me to kiss you again?" He took a step closer to me. To my surprise, when I thought about it, my mind said yes. I think I may have said it out loud, because he kissed me again. I closed my eyes and felt my whole body tingle. I felt warm inside, it's hard to explain. My hands traveled to his back and up to his neck, while his got tangled in my hair. I didn't want to let him go, but everything caught up to me and I pulled away from him.
"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have-"
"Shouldn't have what? Kissed me? Found feelings for me?" Conner interrupted, again.
"Stop interrupting and listen. It was a mistake to let you kiss me and it was a mistake to kiss back. I didn't mean for this to happen." There was a pause. "You should get some sleep."
"Fine. But, remember what you felt when you kissed me. And remember how you feel when you see me. And don't forget; you said yes."
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I woke up feeling like crap. I got all of one hour of sleep and I couldn't get Conner off my mind. After I took a shower, I stared at myself in the mirror. After days of feeling exhausted, I finally looked it. Maybe I should just go back to sleep. But, of course, other people wouldn't allow for that. One of the biggest things I had to do was tell all the other princesses that I chose someone. I wish that someone was Con- No, that someone is Laura.
I had the guards get all the princesses into one room, where I could tell them who I chose. Once all of them were in the room and I was about to go and make my announcement, Conner came up to me.
"If you're going to make an announcement, make sure that you don't have stuff on your shirt," he said, pointing to the stain on my shirt. "Luckily I'm wearing the same color shirt."
