Royal 5 Seconds of Summer Imagines

Prince Ashton - Part 2

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"Ashton I really think that we should start heading back to the castle," you said as you went after Ashton on horseback through the fields.

"Come on (Y/N), enjoy yourself a little," he said as he slowed down his horse to trot next to you.

"Ashton we should head back, you know that your mom hates when you leave the castle without warning, and as your maid..."

"You are not my maid (Y/N)," he interrupted you, with a bit irritated voice.

"Yes I am," you retorted. You knew that Ashton hated when you're called yourself a maid, but it was the truth, and you both had to face it, and he was having a harder time accepting it.

"But when have I ever treated you like such? You for the most part have always been my friend, my best friend (Y/N) since we were kids, and I just want you to understand that," he said with a bit of hurt in his voice.

"I know, you're my best friend too Ashton, but that doesn't change the fact that you are the prince and I am your maid...I want you to know your place as well," you said as you both approached the castle gates and galloped near the stables.

You heard Ashton utter something under his breath but couldn't tell what he said, but by the look on his face, it was definitely something important. He mounted off his horse and sent it to the stables, removing the saddle and gently petting its head. But you on the other hand, couldn't get off. When you would go on horseback rides with Ashton, you would usually take a smaller horse, one that would be easier for you to get on and off, but since Ashton chose your horse, it was a lot taller than the one you normally ride. You noticed that you could get off, but you were afraid to since you were quite high. You looked around to see if there was anything that you could use to get off easier, but there really wasn't a stool or anything similar.

Ashton looked over at you already knowing that you were struggling to get off and lightly smiled as he walked over to you.

"Come on I'll help you off," he said with a dimpled smile as he extended his arms for you to fall into.

"Are you sure?" you said not wanting him to overdo himself by helping you off the horse.

"I'm sure (Y/N), trust me," he said with a smile.

You shifted yourself to the side and then looked into his arms held out for you. You extended your arms for him and then leaned into them. You hopped off the saddle, and his strong arms wrapped around you as he caught you. You felt his strong arms surround your body, immediately feeling his arms basking you in a warm embrace as your cheek was pressed against his chest, hearing the soft sound of Ashton's heartbeat.

You wanted this small moment in time to last a lifetime, you wanted to spend hours in his arms because over the years, you did start to grow feelings for the hazel eyed prince, you couldn't tell when it happened...but it did.

But part of you knew that this was wrong, your feelings for him shouldn't exist, they shouldn't, because it was a love that would never be returned. You were the maid, and you knew that Ashton was expected to marry a princess. It's been tradition so unless you were a mysterious heir to some unknown kingdom, you could never have him. You knew that you had to shake the feelings that were making your heart beat accelerate and cheeks blush. You had to get over them, but how could you shake feelings that just felt so right...so perfect?

You looked up and noticed that Ashton was staring down at you. His hazel eyes had this soft glow to them as you felt his hold on you tighten, bringing you closer to him, almost as if he didn't want to let you go either. His gaze on you was making your cheeks redden even more as he looked at you in a way you never have seen him look at you before, with a feeling that you couldn't really place. Your heartbeat was slowly speeding up, pounding harder against your chest that you felt that being this close to him in this quiet stable you feared that he would hear it. You were stuck in a trance by those beautiful hazel eyes, a trance that you didn't know how to break free of.