Scottish Fire

Moody Arrogant Arse.

They escorted Adeline and Mary to their chambers.  Adeline was sitting on her bed  when Mary walked in from her chambers from down the hall.  Adeline greeted her sister with a smile. She was truly happy to see someone familiar enter the room rather the a bunch of servants asking her if she was comfortable. Mary knew that smile was going to be long gone by the time she said what she was about to say. "I have decided to find you some ladies in waiting." Adeline face when from a warm smile to a blank expression "No." she said "Why not?" Mary asked  "I think that it would be a good idea for you to hang out him some girls your own age from your own country." Mary said this time sitting next to her sister. Adeline looked at her angrily and stood up "I am perfectly fine with the few people i do know who are older then me. Also every time I have ever spoken to a girl from Scotland they said "You don't deserve to be the princess of Scotland you have never even seen it. Scotland isn't your country France is."   Mary calmly grabbed her sisters hand and said "Then we will find you some nice girls from France." "They won't like me either because I am engaged to that stupid bastard prince Louis! He has slept with every lords daughter in the whole damn castle! They despise me for taking away their play thing."  she screamed Adeline quickly apologized and Mary nodded and they came to an understanding. Adeline would not have ladies. Mary stood up and said "I am going to visit my old chambers would you like to join me?" while looking down at her sister. She was wearing  a white dress sleeveless with a beautiful red and gold beading on the bodice and a simple white skirt with her long light brown loose curls hanging down her shoulders. Her sister smiled at her and said "No thank you sister. I think I will go for a walk in the gardens. Will you get ready for Princess Elizabeths wedding" Mary smiled at her baby sister signaling a yes. They both walked out the door of Adeline's chambers and went their separate ways."

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Mary decided to visit her old chambers from when she first came to France. She saw the said case and smiled thinking of the memory she had on these stairs with Francis when they were children . They were running up the stairs and then Mary grabbed his arm and  whispered in his ear "Francis is a girls name." then they continued to run up the stairs giggling madly.  Mary smiled at the memory and continued to talk up the stairs. She came to her rooms toys strewn everywhere. She walked into what used to be Adeline's nursery and say Francis and tools for what looks like a blade smith. Francis saw Mary walk in and said "You shouldn't be here." Mary nervous as well as embarrassed said "I was just exploring.... Actually I wanted to see my old rooms.I have many fond memorys here." she smiled and added "I see you have taken over." He smiled at her and continued with what he was doing prior to her interruption. Mary watched him for a few moments. Then she said jokingly "Are you striving to be a blade smith. Why do that when you are to be the next king of France." He stopped what he was doing and smiled at her and replied "I think every man should have a talent. My half brother Bash, he has so many of them. I wanted to be able to have something that wasn't given to me like being king. I wanted something to work for. So with a little help from Bash and a little money from my mother I was able too." Mary smiled at him and said "I can milk a goat." He chuckled at her and said "that is a very useful talent indeed"

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Adeline was walking in the gardens when a page come up to me and handed me a letter and said "This is a letter from prince Louis." she thanked him and sat down on the side of a fountain and read it. It said 

Dear Princess Adeline of Scotland,

I understand the circumstances of our marriage are not ideal. But I was hopping that maybe we could try to learn to love each other. If you are to agree  this send this letter back to me and I will know.

Sincerely, 

Prince Louis of France

Adeline stood up and walked to Louis's chambers once she reached the door she turned to the guard and said "May I please speak to the prince?" They nodded and announced her. After the guards were behind the doors she heard a voice from behind her "I see you got my letter princess." She turned around to see Louis sitting in a chair smirking at her and she replied with "Yes I did and I will have to decline your offer." his faced dropped he opens his mouth to say something but Adeline continued anyways "But I also know you are your fathers son and won't take no for an answer-" Louis interrupted with a smirk and said "Is that supposed to be an insult?" Adeline clearly aggravated said "Your father is a great king but a terrible husband. Anyways my reason is that I don't know if the marriage will go through. I understand there is a date set and all but if another country, a country stronger then France were to offer  a marriage alliance with Scotland and I would have to accept for the sake of my country. If I were to fall in love with you I would let me heart get in the way, and I can't have that." Louis almost looked angry and stood up and said "Mary wouldn't make you marry a man you don't love. I understand that you don't like me because of my past." how did he know that? she thought "But I would be willing to change. Why can't you give us a chance." Adeline responded loudly "There can never be an us! Cant you see I have to marry a strong country for Scotland! My own country!"She yelled "Scotland isn't your country you have never even seen it! You will give up on a chance at happiness for a place you have never even seen!!!" she was infuriated by now and screamed " Yes I will! Because I have a duty to my country! Not that thats a concept I would expect  you too understand! You wouldn't understand because you have a bunch of brothers and sisters to be married off to countrys to form alliances for France but Scotland only has Mary and I! And Mary is marrying Francis so now Scotland only has me. And she is depending on me to form an alliance that can help her! You are just like your father you are only missing one quality. He actually gives a damn about his country! Good day Louis!" she was crying by the end of this as she was walking out Adeline  heard him yell "I will get you Adeline! You are just like how my father said, a stubborn Scot! But I will get you! I always do" and that was the last thing she heard before she slammed the doors. She ran down an abandon hallway and put her back in an alcove on the wall and held her self and started sobbing. She held her torso and sobbed.She sobbed because she knew she was going to have to marry a man she doesnt love, she sobbed because she couldn't tell Mary because she would want her to find love and never let her marry someone for the sake of Scotland. She cried because she couldn't love him because she was scared of getting hurt, she was afraid to love someone the way he wanted her too. Then she felt someone pull her into hug. She looked up to see who it was, and it was Bash. "Wh-What are you doing here?" Adeline sobbed "I know what happened I heard from the hallway. When I saw you run I followed you." Bash said to her softly "But why?" she cried he looked at her with so much sympathy in his bright green eyes and said "Because I think that the reason you can't love him is about a lot more then your duty to Scotland."

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After her encounter with Francis in her old chambers, and finding out he was a "blade smith" Mary decided to go out to get some stones he could decorate them with. She was at Francis's door and she knocked. The door opened slightly and reviled Francis shirtless and for the second time today Francis greated her with "You shouldn't be here." Mary looked at him and said "I just came to give you some stones to decorate your swords with." "You should go." he said sternly Mary looked at him confused and said "Francis is there someone in there with you?" He didn't answer. Slightly upset Mary said "You know it is considered polite to answer when someone asks you a question." Francis angirly said "If you are going to live in french court you need to learn that kings don't answer to their wives." he slammed the door in her face. She ran out side and through the rocks back into the marsh. BOOM! a loud sound went through the air which cause sterling Marys dog to run and for her to go after it. She was about to go into the woods when bash stopped her. He knew what she was after "I will find your dog. and if I may ask is the reason you are outside unattended have something to do with my brother?" Mary said irritated "Yes actually, and because you seem to have the answers to all my problems can you tell me why Fracis is such a moody arrogant arse?" 

Hey guys! Sorry i haven't updated in a while. it took me a very long time to write this chapter. I know i focused on Adeline a lot and i am sorry its won't be like this in the future! I will see you the next time i update!