Arranged Marriage 👑

A chance

........King Sean.

"What are you doing boy!" King Sean says angrily as he pulls Ethan off of me. I quickly get up as I pull my dress down and make my way towards the door.

King Sean takes a hold of my arm swinging and pulling me back to him and Ethan.

"And as for you princess, I hope you and Ethan had a great time tonight because that was the last straw! You and Ethan will see each other no more!" King Sean turns his head towards Ethan.

"...because I will be taking Ethan to his aunt where his looking for a fiance shall begin." King Sean glares at both Ethan and I.

I was waiting for Ethan to say something, waiting for him to fight for me, or insist otherwise but all he did was remain looking at the floor with all emotions drained. I look at Ethan and scoff but he doesn't look back at me.

I finally get the guts myself to say something to King Sean.

"But King Sean, Ethan and I like each other...."

"Like or love whatever you want to call it, you two are young and have no idea what actual love is. Like I said and I shall repeat for the last time, you and Ethan are over. This little game you guys are playing is over....unless of course you would like your parents to find out about this mistake?!"

The thought of my parents finding out sends goosebumps throughout my body. I wanted nothing but for my parents not to find out about this. I never wanted to disappoint them. Ethan still remains there standing, looking straight at the floor, and not at anyone else. It's hard to read his expression as his face was blank.

"Fine!" I exclaim as I rush downstairs. I wipe the falling tear from my cheek as the thought of Ethan doing nothing continued to hurt. But I suck it up and fix my posture as I go downstairs where Grayson awaits for me.

Grayson turns around as he was looking for me and finds me at the bottom of the stairs, he held out his arm for me and I take it as he sways me around and takes me back to the middle of the dance floor. Soon enough I see King Sean with a very firm grip on Ethan's arm, Ethan still looking down makes his way towards his mother. I kept thinking about what had just happened, it went from Ethan up my dress to him being nothing but a coward.

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I feel a slight tap on my shoulder. I turn around and see the last person I want to see....King Sean AGAIN.

"Princess I am very very disappointed in my boy tonight. I'm sorry that I acted that way towards you at the time. I was just very......well like I said before ....disappointed. Lisa and I have gone through this one too many times with Ethan and well it's about time he finally learns a lesson."

I look up and take a deep breathe. I look at King Sean as he looked into my eyes, I nod and smile.

"Yes of course and I am very sorry that you had to see that. It is also about time that I shape my act up and do what I am supposed to....which is be a great fiance to Grayson and well I can start off by finally trying to accept him."

".....and what do you mean you have had to deal with this one too many times?" I ask.

"Well you see Ethan may be a prince but he sure does not act like one. Ethan has had many problems with a number of girls like you before. Ethan doesn't really care about these things. He just wants to "live life" And as for Grayson, he is a good man. He has grown and knows what is necessary and what is not but he can also go off the "royal rails" but he only does this when he knows what he is in is very serious....Grayson will treat you well. I am so sorry Princess about everything that happened tonight."

"Yeah me too....." I look down.

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Just as King Sean had been very disappointed in Ethan so was I. Ethan just stood there and did nothing. He did not fight. I tried but I cannot stand there like an idiot and fight with his father. I just couldn't. It wasn't right and he knew that. And what King Sean had to say also didn't really help out Ethan's case. What did King Sean truly mean by everything he said? Was he lying? I was so confused and overwhelmed with my own thoughts. I soon doze off and go to bed.

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It's now the next day as I wake up to the burning sensation of sunlight hitting my skin. I get out of bed repeating my everyday morning routine. I make my way downstairs as I see Grayson standing there at the palace door.

"Grayson? What are you doing here?" I ask confused.

"And good morning to you to Princess." He smiles. I smile back at him.

"Where are your parents?"

"Who needs my parents? I decided to come down here myself. I know you have always wanted to live as a "normal" teenager so I am here and today I will give you the most normal day possible? What do you say?" He extends his arm out to me.

"Can you tell my parents that I will be with Grayson all day today?" I say as I turn around looking at the butler nearest to me. I take Grayson's hand as he pulls me outside.

"By the way I'm sorry about what I said yesterday about getting under your dress, it was immature of me and I don't know what I was saying, I guess I just wanted to make Ethan jealous? Again I'm so sorry......that you even had to hear that. I apologize."

I look up at him and I smile, I have decided to give Grayson a chance.

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Grayson and I were now at the mall. We made our way to the clothing store and then some more, laughing, talking, connecting, and overall just having a great time occured. I guess I was finally introduced to the real Grayson.

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It was now 8pm. Grayson and I were now eating cotton candy walking along a carnival.

I look up at Grayson and smile.

"What?"

"Nothing....I just had lots of fun today, which I haven't had in a while so thank you Grayson."

"Of course anything for my fiance."

We both look at each other when Grayson says that word, we stay in total silence for 5 seconds and then burst out laughing. I can tell he wasn't well adjusted to that word just like me. Today really allowed me to see a new side of Grayson, the side of him that wasn't controlled by his father or mother, the real Grayson, a Grayson I liked.

Grayson's POV

Today I had decided to show the princess the real me. The real me that wasn't around my parents and had to follow all the rules. I showed her the "normal" Grayson. The Grayson I wish i could always be. I could see that she liked it. She would pause and look at me at times and smile. She made me smile so much. Around my parents I was so used to addressing her as my fiance but with only her and me, it was weird, that word suddenly meant a lot more to me. This whole day with Elena truly changed my outlook on everything, on her, my family, and this situation. But she hasn't seen the full version of me and I don't want her to.....it will only push her away even further. That part of me she was yet to be introduced to was so dangerous....so aggressive. Ever since I have met Elena I always thought she was so beautiful but today I saw more than just beautiful....I saw something more. Was I finally catching feelings?.....