Royal Misfits

Chapter Three - A New Kind Of Trouble

Amelia's POV

I reached over onto the right side of my bed for the third time, Lizetta wasn't back yet and I can't sleep knowing that she may get into more trouble in the morning.

I remember what she said before leaving my bedroom, " Amelia, I don't want to do this, I don't want to get married to Ethan. Unfortunately, Mother is so... Argh... she gets on my last nerve when she does these things. I need to go meet Prince Ethan. Go to bed.", and she left abruptly.

My legs became restless so I decided a walk would do me good, 5 minutes later I find myself in the kitchen getting a tub of ice cream out of the fridge. I remember all the times Liz and I snuck out of our rooms to the ice cream, I wish she was here with me for this trip to the kitchen. As I begin to hum All About Us (Owl City) and look for a spoon, a voice sounded behind me that caused me to become frozen in step.

"That's a nice song, I've heard it twice or thrice." The strange voice said. My breath caught my throat, "If you hurt me, they will kill you." I said almost in a whisper. He laughed, this stange person laughed and said " Relax Amelia, it's only me, Ethan."
Relief washed over me as I turned around and joined him at the counter, "I could've killed you, you know." He smirked, "That's why you started to panic, right?". I rolled my eyes at him, "What brings you to my office Prince Ethan?" I said as I begin to eat the delicious chocolate flavored ice cream. "Well Princess Amelia, I was supposed to meet your sister earlier, but she never showed. So I couldn't sleep, and felt like some milk and cookies would do me some good", looked down at his half eaten cookie.

I frown upon his words, "If she didn't meet you then she probably went on one of her adventures, I apologise on her behalf for making you wait."

His eyes wander over to the kitchen door, " It's okay, you know Amelia, Lizetta is not the Princess that I'm attracted too."
I casually laugh at his words, "Well then, maybe you're in the wrong kingdom Ethan, you should inform the Queen and go to your Princess."

His smile is genuine, " I can't inform the Queen if I don't know if you feel the same way about me." I almost choke on my ice cream at the sound of his words, I look at him shocked, " You're attracted to me?"

He simply nods. "How is that possible? You're to marry my sister, and although we are both attracted to...." I stop right there realising that I may have just confessed to Prince Ethan that I have a crush on him. He grins like a royal fool. "Excuse me, I should get back to bed now.", I say as I make my way to the door when Ethan's hand grabs mine, " Allow me to court you Amelia, I am in no way attracted to your sister, even as kids I loved being in your presence."

I hesitate, "What about the wedding? And the agreement made between our families?". His blue eyes soften as he sees the worry on my face, "We will handle it when the time comes.".
After a minute or two of debating how this could end, I agree, "Fine". Ethan's face lights up like a kid at the Christmas tree, "Is that a yes?". I roll my eyes and smile, "Yes, Ethan". He hugs me and I blush when he places a kiss on my cheek. "Goodnight, Ethan" I bid him goodnight as I leave the kitchen. "Goodnight, My Princess." He calls after me.

As I make my way to my room, I think about how much of trouble this will bring to Mother but I can't help but feel happy that Ethan shares the same feelings as I do for him, as I always felt. They say first loves never go away and I have come back to mine, funny how it all worked out this way. Even though things aren't that great, at least we found each other.

My last thought before I fall asleep is, " I hope Lizetta is okay."

Lizetta's POV

I should have went to meet Ethan, and explained myself, but I flaked out and hid instead. On the outskirts of the family estate, large concrete walls with vines growing all over them, this corner has always been my safe haven whenever things had gotten rough on the main grounds. In this solitude, I found peace and it was a place where I could just relax without having to put up my walls that protect me from the brutality that is my mother. Nobody else knew about this place, as far as I knew anyways, I tended to this part of the garden myself while I was here and it seems to have fallen into disarray in my absence. I sighed and lay back on the blanket I snatched from the linen cupboard when I heard a crunching noise come from behind me. I bolted upright and squinted into the darkness to see who was approaching me. I saw a pair of male shoes come towards me and I began to look for something to defend myself with when a bright light shone on me and his voice called out my name. This voice sounded familiar, but not one I could place easily. The shoes stopped right in front of me and the person lifted the light to his own face, "Princess Lizetta?". It was that guy that was with Ethan earlier on, I scowled at him once my heart had stopped hammering my chest, "Tate..."

He kept the flashlight on his face and smirked, "So this is where her royal annoying-ness was." He sat down beside me and decided to shine the light on my face now, I growled at him and snatched the light from him before turning it off and throwing it into the bushes, "Who said you could join me?" He called after the flash light, "What did you do that for? You fool! How will I get back now?" He began searching through the bushes slowly, "You may want to be stuck here, but I don't." I can't help but smile as I watch him struggle in the dark, "Then why did you follow me, fool?" He turns around and sighs deeply before sitting down again, "Well, my best friend's bride-to-be up and ran away instead of meeting him, I saw her run away and decided to follow so that I could help my best friend to get her back so the negotiations can be over with and I can go home. That answer your question?" I looked at the floor, not knowing how to answer that. Everyone must be so worried about me, except mom she'd want me back to tie me down and get me married. He looked around, probably oblivious to the state I'm in, "So, where are we demon princess? I walked super far to find your hideout." My head snapped up at the mention of those words, "How dare you? You know nothing about me, you cannot go around calling people whom you just met names like that!" I could see the shock in his face as the moonlight illuminated his face. He blinked several times at me before answering, "I'm sorry. I never meant that you're an actual demon or some sort of terror. You just seem different compared to other princesses I've met." I turn my back towards him, not wanting to see his expression which shows him being genuine, and I stare at the moon, "It's late, head back and tell nobody about this place." I heard him chuckle a bit, "Well, as much as I'd want to, I can't since you threw my flash light away. You're stuck with me for a while, demon."

I passed the hours till sunrise without sleep, watching the sky turn from black to blue. My companion, on the other hand, was sound asleep and even snoring softly. Oh, how I wanted to give him a little wake up call which would double as a jump-scare. The thought of him waking up with a heart attack made me happy, but I couldn't bring myself to actually go through with it. I didn't need anymore guilt on my conscience, ruining Amelia's schooling career, worrying everyone with my disappearing act and possibly robbing Ethan of finding true love. I thought of leaving the idiot to sleep and have to find to find his way back on his own, but that didn't happen either thanks to my heavy conscience. I stayed out until he woke up and he looked at me with that smile that made me want to punch him in the face, "Well, good morning demon. Thanks for waiting, I really appre-" He stopped mid-sentence, he must have gotten a good look, at my face. Bloodshot eyes from lack of sleep and crying, accompanied by dark circles around my eyes and matted and knotted hair. I simply nodded, "You're welcome." I started walking back in silence, Tate following behind. I could hear him making several attempts to talk to me, but he probably couldn't find the words to say anything and I didn't blame him, I was a wreck. I stopped in front of the house and sighed before going in, Tate had tried to leave silently but I noticed anyways and chose not to say anything. I got back into bed as silently as I could, not wanting to wake Amelia. My eyes just closed when the curtains were flung open by my mother. I sat upright due to instinct and blocked my eyes from the sunlight, Mother did not look happy. She glared at me and I found myself sighing yet again, "Round 2..."