Mini-Stories

Royal Love (MarkXJack) (FINAL)

     It was the next day, Jack and his two sons had gotten ready for the ball, while King Mark and his workers worked the entire day to get the place ready. Prince Dark made sure that he had his plan thought through, making sure that he knew what he had planned and how it was hopefully going to play out, "Don't stress yourself, Dark," Prince Wilford said, he was leaning against the door frame, softly petting his mustache, "Wilford, my brother," Dark said and turned to him, "You KNOW the future, I want to know if my plan works, to kick King Mark from his throne," Wilford shook his head, "Now, now, you know I can't tell you that," he said, Dark frowned and scowled, "Why not?! I need to know if it works!" he said, "Calm yourself, you know that if I do, it'll mess everything up, all I can tell you is," Wilford hesitated, "Is that during that ball, half of your plan goes through," Dark raised his eyebrow but huffed and shook his head. King Mark stood in his room and stared into the mirror, he sighed and shook his head, Tim ran over with his crown and held it up, he jumped up and down happily, Mark looked down and laughed slight and grabbed it, placing it on his head, he crouched down lifting up Tim and holding him in his arms, Tim smiled and then titled his head, "Are you okay?" he asked, Mark smiled soften, then frowned, "I don't know, honestly," he said and looked back into the mirror, "I'm nervous, I didn't expect this at all, honestly," Tim frowned, "I know this is a bit, different, having a ball and meeting everyone!" he said, Mark nodded, "I suppose that's it," he said, "What are you nervous about?" Tim asked, "I'm nervous about, I don't know possibly meeting someone, someone special," he said, Tim smiled slightly and patted his face, "I'm sure it'll be okay," he said, Mark smiled softly, "I hope so," he said and hugged Tim. Sam sat at the window watching for the carriage, he was so excited, Jack on the other hand was really nervous, he sat there and struggled with Anti, trying to make him look nice, Anti frowned and crossed his arms, "Do you have to do this?!" "Yes! Anti we have to look nice, okay? We're going to the Kings palace, not to mention there are two gods there, I don't want to make a bad impression," Jack said and sighed, trying to fix his over shirt, Anti groaned and rolled his eyes, "Whatever," Anti grumbled, "The ENTIRE village is going to be there and I'm sure there are going to be worst looking people than us," "Just shut it, Anti," Jack growled. Henrik walked over to the door, "I'm heading out now!" he called out, Jack looked up and walked out to the living room, "Alright, have fun, be careful," he said, Henrik nodded and walked out, "Where is he going?" Sam asked, "He's going out to dinner with a friend," Jack said with a soft smile, Sam smiled, "Ah! Okay!" he said, "When will we be going?" Jack chuckled, "Just wait okay? It'll be here soon," he said, "Okay!" Sam said and pressed his face on the window. Later on that night, the carriage arrived and Jack and his sons got on, then were taken to the palace and once they got there, there was a flood of people, everyone from the kingdom was there, Jack held onto Anti and Sam close, fearing that they might get taken among the crowed, "Lets find an open area," he said, they both nodded and pushed through the crowed, the found a table and sat down, Jack sighed in relief, Anti was standing on the chair looking around, he was looking for the two gods that lived with the king, Jack grabbed Anti and sat him down, "I'm sure they're busy at the moment, just wait," he whispered, Anti growled and crossed his arms, Sam wiggled around in his set, getting really excited. King Mark fixed his hair slightly, he sighed nervously and fixed his crown, he turned around and looked at Prince Dark and Prince Wilford, "Where is your brother?" he asked, "Still in his room, he refused to come down," Dark said, Mark sighed and shook his head, "Wilford, do me a favor and bring him down, please," he said, Wilford nodded and snapped his fingers, Prince Google's eyes widened and he growled, "I was in the middle of doing something," he grumbled, "Don't matter now, you need to be down here for this," Mark said, Google sighed and crossed his arms, there was then a knock at the door, "Come in," Mark said, the door opened and Tyler, one of the helpers peeked his head in, "It's time," Mark nodded and straightened out, "Alright, lets go boys," Dark nodded and smirked, Wilford smiled happily and Google frowned. Trumpets then started playing, King Mark then walked out and stood on the balcony while the three princes sat in their thrones, everyone was sat at tables and quietly whispering, Mark cleared his throat and then Tim ran up and climbed onto the railing, "Everyone! Can I have your attention please!" he called out, Mark chuckled and picked him up, everyone looked up at them and went quite, Sam looked up and saw Tim, his eyes widened and smiled softly to himself, Jack looked over at him and smiled softly, then looked up at Mark, his heart skipped a beat and he blushed softly to himself. "Hello everyone, it's a pleasure to see you all came!" Mark started, "Now I know that some of you may be confused as to why I decided to have a ball, I am honestly confused myself because I don't even remember setting this up, but none the less! You all are here now, and I promise tonight will be full of fun!" he said, everyone cheered and Mark smiled, he turned away and walked down to his throne, Dark smirked and looked at Wilford, he nodded and smiled, Dark looked at Mark and cleared his throat, "Mark, don't you think you should go meet some people? You know, find someone of 'interest'?" he said, Mark looked at Dark and raised an eyebrow, "What do you mean?" Dark squinted, "You know, someone to have a king or queen?" Mark blushed, "What? I don't need that! I," he stopped and thought for a second, "It is quite lonely, I suppose," "Exactly! So go! Meet some people! I'm sure you'll find someone," Dark said, Mark sighed and stood up, "I suppose you three will be doing that same?" he smirked and turned to them, Dark sighed, "I guess it wouldn't hurt to try," he said, Wilford shrugged, "Why not? It'll be fun!" Google immediately shook his head and crossed his arms, "No! Hell no! I don't do romance!" he argued, Dark scowled at him, "At least meet someone," Google growled, "Then it's settled! Lets all go and find someone," Mark said, Dark and the other two stood up and nodded, "My the best of luck come to all of you," then they all departed. After awhile of talking to a few people, King Mark came across Jack, he was sitting at his table, talking to two younger children, Mark stood in shock for a moment, he shook his head and put a soft smile on, he started to walk to the table but someone stood in the way, "King Mark! What a pleasure to meet you!" a young maiden stated, "I'm Amy, would you care to join me for a drink?" she asked, Mark smiled nervously, "I'd love to, Amy, but I have something I need to do," Amy nodded and stepped away, "Of course, I won't bother you," she said and smiled, Mark nodded and walked passed he, as he got to the table he cleared his throat, "Excuse me?" he spoke softly, Jack jumped and looked at him, "Oh!" he said and stood up, "King Mark! W-What a pleasant surprise!" he said and bowed, Mark chuckled and smiled softly, "There's no need to bow, and please call me Mark," he said, Jack straightened up and nodded nervously, "O-Of course, Mark," he said, it was strange to call him by his first name, but it felt, strange like they've been friends for the longest time, "Would you care to join me for a few moments?" Mark asked, holding out his hand, Jack blushed and smiled nervously, "Why me?" he asked, "I'm sure there are plenty of others who would love to join you," Mark chuckled, "Because, I saw you first, and I thought it would be interesting to meet you," he said, Jack's words got caught in his throat, he didn't know what to say, "Of course he would!" Sam said, taking Jack's hand and placing it into Mark's, Jack blushed more and chuckled nervously, he nodded slowly, Mark smiled, "Alright then, lets go," he said and pulled Jack away from the table. Mark lead Jack to a table outside on a balcony, he pulled out a chair for Jack to sit, Jack sat down and Mark pushed him in, "Thank you," he said, Mark nodded and sat down in his chair in front of him, "So, what's your name?" Mark asked, "My name," Jack said quietly, "My name is Jack," he continued, "What a lovely name," Mark said, Jack smiled slightly, "So what do you do for a living?" he asked, "Well," Jack started, "I go out and entertain kids for a living, I help them as well if they need help, I guess you could say I'm like the village clown," "So you do what I used to before I became king," Mark stated, Jack tilted his head, "What do you mean?" he asked, "Well, back when I was a prince I used to go out and play with fellow kids in the village, entertaining them," Mark said, Jack gasped, "I remember that! I remember looking out of my tree house and seeing you, it inspired me so much to be as great as you," he said, "A tree house you say?" Mark said, "I remember, I used to hang out with someone in a tree house a lot, he was the sweetest friend I could ever had," "Wait, Mark, are you saying what I think you're saying?" Jack said, Mark tilted his head, "What did that kid have for his hair color?" he asked, "Brown, a nice dirt brown," Mark said "And his name?" Jack asked, "Jack, wait a minute!" Mark said and smiled, "You're that kid!" he stood up, "No wonder why it felt so strange when I said your name! It felt to familiar!" Jack said and stood up as well, Mark then pulled Jack in for a hug and hugged him tightly, "I missed you so much! You don't know how long I've waited to see you again!" Jack blushed horribly and hugged back softly, he smiled and slightly buried his face into Mark's shoulder, "I missed you too," he said. Through out the rest of the night, Jack and Mark sat outside catching up on things and how much they've grown, but little did they know that they're friendship was growing into something more, it was now dark and the moon was full, shining down on the royal garden, Mark had taken Jack into the maze taking him to the middle, "I want to show you something," Mark said, "Close your eyes," Jack nodded and closed his eyes, Mark slipped his hand into Jack's hand and lead him to a tree, "Can I open?" Jack asked, Mark smiled, "Go ahead," Jack then opened his eyes and looked at Mark, then looked around, he then looked at the tree and saw something carved into it, he gasped, the carving was of Jack and Mark's name on it, "Jack, there's been something I've been wanting to tell you," Mark said, Jack looked at him, he blushed, "What is it?" he asked, "Jack, I, for the longest time, I've liked you, but I've always pushed it aside, but now that we're older, I realized that my feelings are true, that I don't just like you as a friend, I love you," Mark said, Jack blushed more and smiled softly, "Mark," he said, "Honestly, I've felt the same for the longest time," Mark smiled and grabbed his hands, he then pulled him into a kiss, Jack stood in shock for just a moment, then leaned in and kissed back, once they pulled away they sat by the pond and just sat in silence letting their new relationship settle in for their new lives together.