Unexpected Ever After

Chapter 6

A/N Hey guys hope you had a happy and safe Easter and are doing alright during this pandemic.  Also I had no idea what picture to put so I just didn't put one.

Time ~ Evening ~ Carter's POV ~

Location ~ Kingdom of Swords ~

     As soon as I entered my home I was immediately asked by my father if I had gotten the princess and sadly I had to say no.  This was of course the wrong answer but I didn't want to lie because that would be even worse.  I told him the truth and just waited for the full force of his anger to come at me.  I waited for a few minutes and heard nothing so I thought it was safe to look up.  To no surprise that was the wrong thing to do.

     "What do you mean 'you didn't get the princess'!  If you didn't and you knew what would happen tell me with that information in mind why did you FAIL?!"  he screamed at me.  His anger apparent.

     "Someone had already gotten her by the time I got there and before you freak out it, wasn't that prince from the Kingdom of Flowers,"  I explained with the fear of being punished guiding my explanation.

     "Then who did it!"

     "She wouldn't tell us.  We didn't even know what gender took her."

     "What do you mean we?!  Don't tell me you talked to that pathetic flower boy!"

     "I wouldn't exactly say I talked to him.  Well except when I yelled at him but other than that I didn't talk to that snob."

     "What do you mean you yelled at him!  If his father finds out I doubt that we will be able to keep our co-existence peaceful.  He won't fight over much but his son is one of the few things he will."

     "Well why didn't you tell me this before?"

     "That's not important!  The king of the Kingdom of Flowers if throwing a party for his son's 18th birthday.  I wasn't going to make you go at first, but seeing what you've you're going to attend with me and your mother.  I don't care if you don't want to because you are going and apologizing to him before we have a crisis."

     "Fine," I said before I stormed off to my room.  When I entered my room I collapsed onto my bed and fell asleep shortly after.

~ Time ~ 1 Week Later ~

     I only had one week left to mentally prepare myself for this party.  Luckily my father was allowing me to bring one friend so I of course chose Jayden since they were my closest friend.  I was freaking out when they came over because I didn't know how I should act at that party.  I mean I didn't even know who would be there or if I would know that people that were there.  It was stressing me out to the point where I could barely breathe.  The room started to feel like it was closing in on me.  Luckily Jayden was there.

     "Hey, are you ok?" they asked concerned about the state of my mental condition.

     "No I'm not ok.  Everything is falling apart.  First, the princess wasn't there.  Then, I insulted that prince which made problems for my father and now not only are my father and that other king going to have to make a new bet, but now I have to go to this stupid party!"

     "Hey, calm down.  Everything will be ok.  Just remember that you won't be alone.  I'll be with you the whole time.  Ok."

     "Yeah.... thanks Jayden."

     "No problem dude.  Just make sure that you apologize properly when you get there.  It's not my problem if you forget."

     "Ok.  Don't worry I won't forget."

     "You better get some rest.  You only have one week left till the party."

     With that final statement he left me with my thoughts.  I sat there quietly recalling what I had said to the other boy that day.  The more I thought about it the worse I felt.  Why did I say those things to him.  He didn't really do anything.  He was just acting how most people from our kingdoms would act towards each other.  I was the one who was rude to him.  Thinking know I don't even know why I was.  He didn't do anything wrong yet I still got upset with him.  It just confused.  After a while of thinking about this I just gave up and let sleep get the better of me.  I went to sleep that night thinking of that boy and how upset I was that I yelled at him even though he was pretty fragile looking.  Which is the last kind of person I want to yell at.  Luckily I could still sleep some how and just relaxed for the first time this past week.

A/N Hope you liked the chapter and are prepared for how awkward and uncomfortable this party is going to be.