Perfection In The Imperfect

Chapter 28-complete

The next day, me and Addie went to a picnic in the palace's garden. I told her about everything that happened to me, and she told me everything that happened to her. In the end we were both crying in each others arms. It's a nice feeling knowing that my best friend is back and doesn't hate me. We found her a house to stay in with her mother, and I left them to settle in the house.

Axl asked me to go back to the palace because he wants to ask me something, so I went straight home. I don't have a clue of what he wants to ask me. I'm scared, but should I be? I don't think that I should think too much of what he wants to talk to me about.

~Axl

"Let's go take a walk, shall we?"

" okay" was all she replied.

I'm delaying this question everytime I see her, but now is the time that I have to ask her. No going back now.

" So Kendra, how are you...I mean, what do you think of Chrystalpale...wait that is not what I want to ask..." Internally, I am kicking myself. I feel so stupid. Why can't I just ask her. Wait she's giggling at me.

"What's so funny? Do I have something on my face?"

" No silly! I'm just laughing at how you're acting? Why are you acting so weird all of a sudden?"

Okay, this is your chance, just ask her already, dammit!-

"Ummm, Kendra, I want to ask you something. I want to ask you....i-if you...if you w-want t-to.."

"-Axl, relax, what's going on, you never act like this?"

I close my eyes and breath in. And I relax.

"Axl?"

I take her hands in mine, and I look her in the eyes and...

"Kendra, I know that we don't have a choice, but I think everyone has a choice. I chose what I wanted the minute I layed my eyes on you in the school hallway. When I saw you in the hallway, I didn't know that you were the one we were searching for, but I fell in love with you. I am glad that you are the one. We love each other, even though we don't have a choice. The question I am going to ask you is something I have to ask you, but I don't see it that way. I am choosing to ask you this question, because this is coming from the bottom of my heart... Kendra Owens, do you want me to make you food everyday for the rest of you life, and take walks, and joke about our lives, and watch horror movies together, and say 'Ich liebe dich' to each other every day and, I know it sounds cheesy, but make me the happiest man by marrying me?"

~Kendra

(1 year later)

I look around me. Everyone is watching me closely like a hawk. Watching my every move.

I look at Axl and he tells me to breath slowly and calm down. What am I doing here? I shouldn't be here. I'm dreaming...yes, this is all a dream...but...I'm not. This isn't a dream. This is reality.

Axl is staring at me waiting for my next move. He doesn't rush me, but I know exactly what I want to do with my life, I just don't know ho to form words anymore. Axl looks at me expectantly now. Everyone is. The king, miss Roth, Astrid, Grover, Raina, Addie, Addie's mom, and people I have never seen before. I breathe in, and just let go...

"I do."