The Facts of Becoming a Princess

CHAPTER 11: Hubble-Bubble

CHAPTER 11: Hubble-Bubble

Prince Edvard:

What is this? Why did you...... " It was the framed picture he was holding when I barged in his room and I was thinking about it since he hurriedly put it down after hearing my voice from his behind. As expected, he came rushing to me when I asked him about it. I know he doesn't want me to see it that was why it was on that position.. but... why? what was it that he was keeping from me?

"Stop." Andreas shouted. I was of course shocked with his sudden action, I looked at him with questioning eyes.. Why he had to be like that with me? I can't believe he changed a bit. I was about to flip it, I was almost there.. just one second and it will be revealed to me but then I chose to leave it facing down and he released my arms.

I pretended I have accepted that I didn't get the chance to see it because in my mind I know I have to figure out what was on it. I talked to Andreas for a while, laughed with him and then headed back to his room door.

"Oh! By the way.. Welcome back. It was great seeing you here again in the Palace." were the last words I told him before closing the door.

I was walking somewhere in the Palace and thinking about his timid smile he gave me and also thinking about that thing... I was just so curious on why he reacted the way I never expected and I felt the need to discover all about it. I continued walking until I reached the Palace's garden and suddenly remembered that girl, Annelise.

I saw her 3 days ago in the place I was standing, sitting on the grass and staring at the sky. I was just a bit far away from her and watching her enjoying the afternoon breeze. I thought of sitting next to her but there was a part of me that stopped me to do it. You can call me a bad guy, the meanest guy in the whole world, weird, the most arrogant and dumb ass but I really didn't know how to start a conversation with her and I was still mad at everything plus the fact that I was intentionally hiding myself from her since she started living in the Palace because I wanted her to realize that I am really not interested with the arranged marriage and never will I be interested with her.

Yes, I am guilty that my ego went to the highest point where I didn't want to get near her or have a chance to bump into her then have a little chat afterwards because it would give her a thought that I can be a good fiance to her. I would always just stood a bit away from her and watched her seriously...what she was doing or glance at what she was looking at.

I realized that it started to put a smile on my face. I couldn't explain why my heart would suddenly beat so fast and had to hide somewhere and watch her every time I see her. It was putting me on a deep thought and I was feeling a bit weird.

"You're here." a sweet voice from my back woken me up from my deep thoughts. My heart, it was really beating so fast.. as fast as it could.

I turned around and face the owner of that voice. It was Annelise, standing 10 feet away from me and looking good and pretty as the morning sky. I was stunned as she went closer to me. She stared at me and I found myself staring back at her. Did I even blink my eyes? I couldn't remember.

"Good morning to you Prince Arrogant. Well, I hope it is still good to you after seeing me." she sat on the bench next to me and slowly inhale some air, smiling with her eyes closed.

"P-pardon? A-arrogant is not my name." I stood still and waited for her to open her eyes and respond. She smiled at me.. it was the first time seeing her smiling straight to my face and it was a beautiful one I have ever seen. I was frozen for a while with that expression but it was suddenly changed to a crooked one.

"Look, I couldn't stand seeing you standing next to---" I already find myself sitting right beside her before letting her finish what she had to say.

"O-or seeing you s-sitting next to me.." she continued and sighed.

"You were telling me to leave you alone." I pulled back my eyes from her and looked at the lake in front of us.

"Don't get me wrong but it's just that I feel so awkward with you here."

"This is my palace so I guess I could go wherever I want here. Right?"

"R-right!" she popped her lips and swayed her feet.

I was sure she was feeling a bit awkward at that moment because she was also silent and it made me deft. She was still swaying her feet and looking around.

"I m-must g-go." I stood up and smiled at her.

"I-it's fine with me if you want to stay."

"I know it's not."

"Hey! I'm trying not to be rude okay? It's really fine with me." She laughed. It was actually the first time I heard her laughter and it was very sweet and angelic.

"Im sorry." I went back sitting beside her. She looked at me and chuckled.

"Thank you."

"For what?" it shocked me to hear those words coming from her. I was being rude to her for the past few days and it made me curious on why she had to say that to me.

"hmmmm... it's because for the very first time in my Palace life I realized you are not rude at all. I understand why you had to be like that when you first met me---"

I laughed and glanced at her.

"You are seriously laughing at me."

"No. Sorry... that just made me laugh. I know I was rude and arrogant and thanks for understanding. I'll try not to be like that again but please don't get me wrong. This doesn't mean I have forgotten what you did to me in the street last week and it doesn't mean that I wanted to marry you now." I winked at her and she raised her right eyebrow at me.

"You don't have to say that to me.. of course I know that. I'm sorry if I did that to you, I am truly sorry..it won't happen again."

I brushed her forehead. I know she was shocked at my sudden gesture based on how she reacted after that. I just laughed and went back staring at the lake.

"You may go now."

"W-what? W-hat do you mean?"

"I said, you may go now. You can go out of the palace and go wherever you want."

"Are you serious? Please don't make fun of me." She stood up and went in front of me.

"Do you think I am joking around? of course I am serious." I winked at her and stood up, turned my back and started to walk.

"Wait!" I stopped walking and turned to face her.

"Okay. My father told me to relay this good news to you. I didn't know how at first but thankfully we saw each other here."

The next thing happened frozen me. She was hugging me tight and thanking me a lot. I couldn't define her happiness that moment for I suddenly went blank. My heart beats fast and i was clueless again on why I was feeling it.

"I-I'm sorry. I w-went overboard."

I cleared my throat and smiled at her. "Apology accepted."

"Thank you..please tell the King that I am really thankful. Thank you so much!" She hugged me again and then ran to her room as fast as she could leaving me behind with eyes wide opened. And on that very moment, I realized that a young lady from a common family has the charm to captivate me. I felt a sudden pinch in my heart thinking about how she was unexplainably happy that she can go out of the palace. I have eaten my words and I find myself guilty of her capturing my heart. And her, not looking at me the way I was starting to look at her..