A Miraculous World

Traditions

*sighs* guess I'm gonna have to finish this sooner or later....

Can I do later?

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The king stood before the girls with a serious expression. Alya stood up and gave a curtsy towards the large man.

"Good afternoon, your Highness"

The King gave a smile to the girl "Good Afternoon Alya, How are you?"

"I'm doing well Thank you" she smiled back

"Will you give us a minute my dear? I would like to speak with my daughter alone for a moment."

Alya gave a glance towards her friend before nodding and heading inside the palace.

The King frowned at his daughter who simply gave him a nervous smile.

"Hello father" she said

Tikki floated down to Ladybug's palm to watch the situation from there.

The King's face softened and he let out a huge sigh before speaking. "I know this is a very big decision for you to make, but you can't keep rejecting every suitor who comes the call."

Tikki flew to sit on Ladybug's shoulder while the Princess stood and crossed her arms.

"None of those guys were right and you know it."

"I understand that the past few weren't......favorable....but you don't have long to decide, the law says that you---

"Must be married to a prince, by my sixteenth birthday" Ladybug interrupted, "But Father, the law is wrong."

She sat on her knees near a bed of flowers and caught a small Ladybug on her finger.

"If I'm going to marry I want it to be for love....not just cause I'm a princess, or a man simply finds me attractive or 'hot'" she spat out the word remembering the way Kim had described her during their first meeting. "I want him to love me for me and I want him to say that I'm 'beautiful'"

She placed a hand up to her cheek and suddenly became angry when she felt her mask, "...And how am I supposed to believe any of them if I have this mask on all the time. Nobody knows who I really am!"

She took it off and threw it over her shoulder.

The King bent down picking up the mask, he understood his daughter's way of thinking, her mother was the same way and he loved her with every being of himself.

Sadly, The King had to stick by traditions, he wasn't going to be around all the time and he wanted to make sure his little girl was taken care of if anything were to happen to him too.

"I understand your frustration.....Marinette."

She turned her head towards her father at the sound of her real name.

"You can't reveal your identity to the public, until you have take your rightful place as queen, its safer that way and as a princess you should---"

"Well maybe...." She hesitated for a second. "Maybe I don't want to be a princess anymore"

She stood from the ground and turned towards her father "I know you only want what's best for me and the kingdom...but sometimes....I just feel trapped"

The King put his hands on both of her shoulders

"Its a lot to take in I know, but if your anything like your mother and the gods know that you definitely are" he smiled at his daughter "You'll get through it"

He placed the mask back on her face and planted a kiss on her forehead. "You'll understand when your older"

With that said The King headed back into the castle.

The Princess stood in silence while a soft wind blew her hair back a little.

Tikki who had been quite this whole time, waited until the King was out of earshot before speaking.

"Are you okay, Marinette?"

Marinette watched as a group of Ladybugs flew up in the air carried by the wind, free to go wherever they want"

"Someday Tikki." She said to her small Kwami. "That's gonna be me too"

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*sneezes*

Oh sorry I'm allergic to sappiness

Almost as much as I'm allergic to bulls***

There's just something about serious chapters that get me

Next chapters will be up soon

Blurose is out ✌