The Prince, the Princess and the Pauper (An Amourshipping and OC Tale)

Chapter 11

Over the past couple of hours, since she burst into her quarters with Braixen and Sylveon, making Holly jump in the process, Serena has been feeling different kinds of emotions. First, she grabbed her pillow, covered her face with it and screamed angrily as loud as she could. Then she lied on her bed with a tired look as Holly asked what was wrong. The handmaiden began to regret asking that, however, as once she was ready, Serena jumped out of her bed and began to pace back and forth as she rants about the prince turning out not to be what he says he is and claiming that he was the boy who rescued her at the woods a long time ago and how she rightfully slapped him for his deeds.

"He's nothing but a manipulate snake!" the princess shrieks.

"Yes, my lady, you've said that six times already," Holly says annoyed.

"And I will say it again if I have to," Serena says bitterly. "And to think I had just declared I was looking forward to marrying him and he pulled that on me, making me look like a fool. Is there anything I left out?"

"Sylveon," Sylveon says sadly.

"Y-y-yes, that's true!" Serena says, pointing at her Pokemon comically. "Sylveon was developing feelings for Electchu...or Pikachu, or Gorochu or whatever that mouse's name is."

Holly sighs, as she looks at the princess with pity.

"My lady, with all due respect, is this really what is troubling you?" She asks calmly.

"Of course, it is, Holly," Serena rebukes. "Why wouldn't it be? I just had the best two days of my life with this person who I thought was my dashing fiance, Prince Timothy only to find out this dashing person wasn't my fiance at all, but some commoner that supposedly just happened to be the boy who rescued me all those years ago named Ash. Did he honestly think I would still care for him after everything he did?"

"Well, you did just call him dashing," Holly says with a half teasing smirk.

"No, I didn't," Serena contradicts.

"Yes, you did, my lady," Holly counters. "You specifically said this dashing person is not your fiance."

Serena stammers for a moment before she says, "So what? You think because he has the same brown eyes, black hair and toothy grin of the boy who rescued me, all is automatically forgiven for lying to me and my Pokemon?"

"Of course not, my lady," Holly says. "But then again, you said he said he loves you and told you that he wanted to be honest with you because he really cares about you."

"Sure he does," Serena grumbles sarcastically.

Holly frowns and stands up in front of her mistress.

"Look, my lady, you were the one who was hoping for love since we came here and it sounds like you're rejecting your opportunity for it with the very boy from all those years ago who just said that he loves you back" she states. "Do you think that he would not have meant it if he didn't keep you from falling so hastily, or help you with your chair or be there to talk about your interests or encourage you to have a Pokemon battle like you always wanted? I'm not saying you should forgive him straight away, but it seems clear to me that despite all of his deception, he actually cared so much to tell you the truth and despite your anger and tears, your feelings remain the same."

"What feelings?" Serena challenges.

Holly sighs and calmly says, "I think you know, my lady."

Serena stares at her handmaiden in disbelief. Her frustration grows, as she storms toward a chair and sits down with a bitter humph. She grumbles incoherent words as Braixen and Sylveon walk over to their master sadly. Sylveon hops onto Serena's lap and licks her hand, making Serena turn her gaze to the fairy Pokemon.