The Princess (Selection series fanfiction!)

Chapter Four

I stood in the field, with my eyes shut. I was awaiting whatever Jake had for me.

"Keep your eyes closed. This is your birthday gift, I hope you like it."

"I'm sure I will. I love you."

"Now you can open your eyes."

I smiled and opened my eyes and my heart melted. There was Jake, on one knee, with a promise ring in his hand.

"Isabelle Amberly Schreave, will you promise your love to me?"

There was no doubt what my answer was. "Yes, of course I will. I love you so much!"

He fit the ring on my finger and I started to shed tears of joy. Once the ring was on my finger, Jake stood up again to kiss me. We stayed like that for a little while, until we realized we were late to dinner. I was so excited to show my parents that he gave me a promise ring. I had seen promise rings before, but I wasn't exactly sure what they were, so I asked Jake.

"Uh, this may seem really silly but can you give me a full understanding of what a promise ring is?"

Jake laughed. "It's a ring that you give to someone to promise you love them. Since we are kind of young, I decided to give you a promise ring instead of proposing to you. That will come later. I know you want to take our relationship slow, and I respect that. This is like a pre-engagement."

Now I finally understood. "Thank you"

I started laughing a my question. "I love you so much Jacob George Beckham."

"I love you too, Bell."

We stood there hugging each other until I spoke again.

"We should probably go to dinner, shouldn't we?"

"Agreed, I'm starving. Those cupcakes Genevieve's mom made weren't too filling."

I laughed, and we walked down to the river where I saw the adults waiting for us. I ran up to my parents and hugged them.

"Mom, Dad, Jake got me a promise ring!"

"Oh darling, that's wonderful!" My father looked so happy for me.

We ended up dining at a restaurant that was really nice. We all had an exciting conversation about how Jake gave me a promise ring. The waiter had heard news of this, and brought Jake and I a milkshake with two straws, so we could share it. I had to laugh when my dad spilt his drink all over his new suit. We all laughed, and my mom started calling him pee-pee pants for the rest of the night. Then after we finished, we headed back to the palace, where we all sat by a fire and roasted marshmallows. It was really late when we returned inside so I decided to go back to my room. I got into my pajamas, and was about to go to bed when I heard a knock on my door.

"Come in" I said.

Standing in the doorway with a grin on his face was Jake.

"I just came to say goodnight to my princess."

He walked over to me and planted a kiss on my lips. I kissed him back, and whispered "I love you" to him. He said goodnight, and once the door shut, I fell asleep. The next few days were fun. We went swimming, we had a "pre-birthday party ball", and we all spent some time together. I got a chance to have a good conversation with Victoria, Jake's mom. My cousins from Italy arrived one day early, and they got to know Jake a little better. The night before my party, Jake had come into my room to talk. He told me that his family and him would be flying out to Australia for a two week vacation. They would be leaving a the day after my party, early in the morning. Jake, like me was an only child. Jake also lived very close to me, about twenty minutes away from me. His family lived in a large mansion that was very nice. Even though he would only be gone for two weeks, I knew I would miss him a lot. When I woke up in the morning, there was a huge hassle about what I should wear to my party. When the party finally started, it was really nice to see everyone I had invited. I saw my friends from the "How to use your manners" class my parents enrolled me in when I was younger. Since I was home-schooled, I didn't have too many friends. Ever since that class, I rarely got to see the friends I met there. One of my closest friends, Marie greeted me.

"Darling, it's nice to see you. How have things been?"

"Amazing! I got a promise ring from Jake!"

We talked, and caught up on the latest news. I don't get to see Marie that much since she is the princess of Britain. Someday we will both become queens. Marie told me she got engaged to her boyfriend William, and will be married in a year or two. Marie was the same age as me. Her father had pressured her to get engaged, and I could see she wasn't too happy about that.during the party I got to talk with my friends. After that we all danced to some songs I had selected myself. The first song was for Jake and I. Everyone crowded around us and watched us dance. I looked over and saw my father wink at me. I winked back and continued dancing. The rest of the night I spent with Jake. It was really romantic. When the night was over, I said goodbye to Jake , and retreated to my room. The next two weeks were as usual, busy with princess duties. When the day of Jake's arrival came ,I was really happy. He promised to call me when he got back. All afternoon, I sat by the phone, waiting, but I never got a call. When the phone finally rang I picked it up.

"Hi Jake "

"Uh, this is your fathers secretary. Could I speak to him." His voice sounded worried.

I was so embarrassed."Yes, of course. Hold on, I will fetch him"

I ran to find my father and gave him the phone. I returned to the woman's room, and read a book. Hours later, my family ate dinner in silence. I couldn't understand why. I was just hoping I would get a call from Jake soon.