I peeped in through the door, seeing that Prince Matthew was admiring himself in the mirror again.
It seemed he could never grow bored of his face, or staring at it for hours on end. I looked down and dusted my dress off, walking in.
I always tried to act around Prince Matthew like I was all that, oddly enough. I never really understood why, because my rank was so low, and Prince Matthew's rank was so high up in the hierarchy.
So why would he even bother looking at me, with such a low rank?
I smiled a bit "You don't mind if I tidy up a few things in here?" I asked, looking around, nothing seemed out of place. My face felt hot, I had just embarrassed myself. Why would anyone in the castle even bother asking to tidy up a already clean room.
Prince Matthew looked around his room, and looked impressed, not finding that I had made myself look stupid. He smiled, "You must really care for me, You must really think I deserve the best!" he said, taking my mistake as a compliment, I sighed in relief, nodding my head walking in, "Well why would I even allow a Prince like you to have any dust in your room?" I asked as I went up to the bed, stretching the sheets to make them flat.
Prince Matthew must have been sitting on the bed.
As I fixed the bed, I felt eyes on myself and looked back at him, he was starting at me. I turned around, taking this as a way for him to say I was doing something wrong, or he needed something. "Am I doing something wrong, Prince Matthew?" I asked as I was worried.
Prince Matthew seemed to have been zoning out, because when I had asked, he looked at me with brows raised, he only hummed in reply. "Or is there something you need, your highness?" I gripped onto my dress, I could feel my face getting hotter by the second.
"I was just thinking; how is it to be a maid?" Prince Matthew asked, he must have noticed my confused expression, because he chuckled "Not to insult you, (Y/n)." He said, I tensed up, hearing him call my name, it caught me completely off guard.
"You know my name?" I asked, but jumped realizing I was not doing my job, as I quickly grabbed the bed sheets, continuing to fix them and tuck in the sides that needed tucking. Matt stopped me, "May you please not do any work while I talk to you?" he asked, I quickly let go of the pillow I was holding.
"Yes, Im sorry Prince Matthew." I apologized, poor Matthew, having to mess with a nervous wreck like me. "And to answer your question." he paused, to get my attention as I was staring at the floor, "I do know your name. You seemed interesting enough to know at least a little but about." he smiled sweetly, but someone barged in, it was Prince Matthew's father, "Maid! What are you doing, just standing there in a already cleaned room, and in Prince Matthew's, to add up!" I opened my mouth to speak, but I quickly closed it, I could not disrespect the king like that, I bowed my head, "Yes, your highness I'm so very sorry, I will get to doing my job." And I fled the room.
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I was helping the other maids and workers in the ball room, getting ready for a ball that was for the upcoming nights.I couldn't help stop thinking about the events of the week before. I sighed as I took a step back, bumping into someone, I tensed up and quickly apologized.
My eyes widened seeing that it had been Prince Matthew I had so clumsily ran into, I quickly bowed embarrassed, "I'm so sorry, I didn't mean it I-" Prince Matthew held his hand up, "Sh-h."
I quickly shushed.
"Can you help me out with something?" He asked, as I looked over at Calpurnia, another maid. She nodded her head, showing that I could not say no. So I did, and following Matthew to a room, which mostly held the clothing for events like this. "Will you help me pick something fitting for tonight?" He asked, as I looked at the rows and rows of clothing, "Me, Prince Matthew?" I asked, as he nodded. "You seem like a person with a sense of fashion." he joked.
I looked away from him in embarrassment and looked around, going towards the clothing that I thought he would wear, he chuckled grabbing my shoulder, "I meant for you." he said to me, I was stunned. For me? Why me?
"Me, Your highness?" I stared at The beautiful and glamorous dresses. I could not dress up in that. "I already have clothing assigned to me-" he shook his head, "Well I'm assigning you new clothing."
It had been well over a few hours for him to decide what I would be wearing, "Wear this tonight, and I want you by my side throughout the night, so if I need anything, you'll be right by my side."
I now understood the reason for the rich privileges he was giving me.
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For the most part, Prince Matthew had ignored me completely, only once or twice glancing at me, but then looking back at the girl he had been talking to, or other people of high rank in other lands.I saw someone hold out a hand to me, a man, "May I have this dance, M'lady?" He smiled, sweetly. I didn't even have the time to react before Prince Matthew had interrupted, "No, she may not. She is only a maid, she's here by my side in case of My need of assistance."
The man quickly withdrew his hand, he looked disgusted, "Sorry, your majesty. I had no idea." I sighed, watching the man walk away. I didn't deserve to be in this dress, I should have been with the other maids, everyone was equal there.
I felt my hand being grabbed, and myself being dragged, I looked to see who it was, Prince Matthew.
He had dragged me to the gardens.
"Don't let people do that to you." he said, in a serious and strict tone. "I am just a maid, your highness, I can not speak back." I answered, he must have noticed that I was sad, because he had set a hand on my cheek, you could see he was worried. He opened his mouth to say something, but hearing the cock of a gun, he turned around as his eyes widened.
"Get yer ass over here, or I'll blast yer brains out!" he yelled.
A robbery.
Prince Matthew, held his hands up in defense, but I stood up in front of him, "Take me!" I said, shoving Prince Matthew away, "I'm of more value than he is, I-I'm a.." I thought for a bit, hesitant, "Princess, I hold higher rank and value than Prince Matthew could ever, Take me instead." I walked up to the robber, he grinned grabbing me roughly, "We'll make a crap ton of Mulah with you, princess." he said as he started to run off with me, dragging me to what ever mode of transport he had.
I stared at Prince Matthew, who was shocked, and quickly ran in the ballroom, "GUARDS, GUARDS!"
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Eddsworld X Reader [Discontinued]
FanfictionJust some x reader one shots -cover art not mine -i do not own Eddsworld or any of its characters -Slow Updates (Warnings) This Book Does Contain Sexual Content, physical illness, Mental illness, Depression, Suicidal Tendencies, Suicide, Blood, An...