Not Your Typical Princess:Selection Fanfiction (COMPLETE)

Chapter 36

1 month later
America POV:
Cory is a month old today, and he is getting stronger every day. But when he gets older he will probably need an inhaler, and he will be a little smaller then most boys his age, but he does take after Maxon so I don't think he will be too much smaller.
Maxon hasn't left my side since I woke up. I hear Cory's hungry cries. "Darling could you hand him to me?" I ask.
"Of course," he says. He goes over to Cory and picks him up. He hands me my crying squirming baby, I take down my hospital gown and begin to breastfeed my son. "Darling the girls' birthday is next week."
"I know Maxon," I laugh. "I could never forget my baby's birthday."
"Is Char having Xander?" he asks as he covers me and Cory with a blanket.
"I think so." I look at Maxon, "you be nice to the boy, he really likes Charlie."
"I know but he is a year older then her and he is the heir so he will marry soon after is 18th birthday. I just don't want him to force her into something she isn't ready for or doesn't want her to do."
I laugh, "Maxon don't forget whose daughter she is." he looks at me strangely. "I mean, I kneed the prince in the thigh."
"It was in the groin!" he laughs.
"Sure, sure, keep telling yourself that!" I pull Cory away from me, he gets fussy. "Maxon will you burp him?"
"Of course," he takes Cory.
Charlie POV:
"Can you come?" I ask Xander excitedly into the phone.
"Of course I will! Why would you even ask such a thing? I wouldn't miss it for the world."
I look behind me to make sure no one is listening, "you have no idea how bad I want to kiss you."
"Oh really?" he asks jokingly.
"Yes," I giggle into the phone. "So what did you get me for my birthday?"
"I can't tell you that now can I Charlie, but I'll tell you what I got your sister."
"Tell me!" I exclaim.
"Well you told me that she likes to draw, so I got her a box full of different things to use for drawing."
"Wow! My present kind of goes with yours!" I laugh. "I got her blank canvases for her to draw on."
We talk for another hour or so but I have to get ready for the report. "I love you and I'll call you tomorrow?" I ask.
"Of course. I love you too Charlie." I hang up the phone and get ready for the report. I pretty much always wear a pink dress and Chase wears a purple one. (pictured above, Charlie's dress is pink and Chase's is the same but purple.)
It'll only be my dad and us, my mom and Cory have to stay in the hospital longer.
*at the Report*
"May I ask why the queen is not with us?" Gavril asks.
"Yes. My wife last month she slipped on the stairs and cut her stomach," my dad says. Chase and I take his hand. "America was rushed into surgery and she lost so much blood that they had to do an emergency C-section. My son, Cory, was born 2 months early. But America woke up about 2 weeks later and recovering. Cory is growing stronger every day and shouldn't have too many limitations in his life."
"Well that is good news. That the queen and the baby are doing okay that is..." Gavril says.
"Would you like to see a picture?" I ask. "Dad keeps one of me and Chase fighting over who could hold him."
"Yes, I think we would all like to see that," Gavril says.
I take the picture out and show it to him, he shows it to the camera.
*Time laps*
"Now we are almost out of time but, we have a surprise for Charlie." Gavril says.
"What?" I ask.
Then someone walks onto the stage, Xander. I run to him and jump into his arms, he spins me around, laughing. I kiss him on the lips he kisses back lightly. I wrap my arms around his neck, hugging him tightly. "I missed you."
"I missed you too." I kiss him again.
"Charlie," Chase says. "You can reunite later. Might not be the best time to do that on the Report."
Xander sets me down and we walk back over to my dad. He and Xander shake hands.
"Alright that is all we have for you tonight. Good night and we'll see you next time!"
I take Xander's hand and lead him to the gardens, "why didn't you tell me you were coming?"
"It would ruin the surprise!" he laughs, kissing my temple.
I wrap my arms around him, "I missed you so much."
He wraps his arms around me, "I missed you so much more."
I hear someone clear their throat, I turn to see my dad. "Xander, can I talk to you for a moment?"
"Of course sir," Xander says.
"Dad be nice," I say.
"When am I not?" my dad laughs
Xander POV:
I walk with the King to his office, "sit." He says.
I sit on a couch and face him, "what do you want to talk to me about?" I ask.
"My daughter." He says simply.
I smile, my favorite topic. "Alright, what would you like to know?"
"Do you love her?" he asks.
"Yes, I love her very much."
"What are your intentions with her?"
"Well as you know, I will be taking the throne on my 18th birthday and not long after that I will need to marry. I plan on asking Charlie." I say not looking away from his eyes. "That is... if I can have your blessing."
The king studies me for a while, "Charlie visits you a lot yes?"
"Yes sir," I say.
"And you don't come here much, so I will tell you if you have my blessing by the time you leave."
"That puts quite a lot of presser on me sir," I laugh lightly.
"How so?"
"I love Charlie very much, and of you say that I can't marry her... it would crush me and it would crush Charlie."
Maxon raises his eyebrows, "are you telling me what I can and can not do?"
"No, I'm am simply stating facts." I quickly add. "Sir."
The king stands so he towers over me, I stand so we are about equal height. "Facts? How do you know this is a fact?"
"I talked to Charlie." I say.
The king laughs and pats my back, "you will make a good King, Xander."
"How can you tell?"
"I just can, you never got intimidated by me. Your father teach you that?"
"Yes sir." I say.
"Good." He says. "Now, I don't know what 'rules' you have with Charlie at your home but here, you are not allowed in her room unless me or Chase is with you, same goes with your room. Understand?" he asks sternly.
"Yes sir, I understand." I say.
"Okay you are free to go," he says.
I walk out and turn in a circle, completely lost of where to go. "Need help?" I turn to see Chase walking towards me.
"Yea," I laugh. "I need to find Charlie, any idea of where she would be?"
"Probably with my mom, come on they both want to see you." she says. I offer her my arm she laughs and takes it, she stands a little ways away. "So what did my dad want?"
"It was the treat my daughter right or I'll snap you neck, kind of a thing." I laugh, she laughs too. "Oh and I asked for his permission to marry Charlie."
Chase stops dead in her tracks, "really?"
"Yea, I love your sister very much." I say.
"What did he say?"
"He said that by the time I leave he will tell me the answer."
She laughs, "wow no pressure there."
"Yea. Did you know you have dirt on your arm?"
"What?" she asks looking at her arm. "Oh well, won't hurt me right?"
"Yea, I guess." I say.
When we get to the hospital Chase leads me to where her mother and brother are staying. "Mom? I have Xander with me can we come in?" she asks.
"Yes Char-Chase."
"Mom! I've been here the whole time and you almost called her 'Charlie.'" Charlie says as we walk in.
I walk over and kiss her on the head, "How are you doing your majesty?" I ask.
"Call me America," she says. "I am much better thank you."
"Oh!" Charlie says. "Xander this is Cory, Cory this is Xander." She says holding the baby out to me. I look at America, she nods. I take the small child in my arms and look down at him.
"He looks so much like your father," I say.
"Yea he does." Chase, Charlie and America say at the same time.
Cory starts to cry, "he is probably hungry, hand him to me." America says.
I do and say, "I should probably go, un pack and everything."
"Yea. I'll see you later?" Charlie asks.
I kiss her lips lightly, "yep."
"I have to go too," Chase says.
Sophie POV:
It's my first day as a maid in the castle, I'm only 10 years old but I need to get money for my family or 6. I walk into Princess Chase's room. She is reading on her bed and doesn't look up when I come in. I go to her closet to grab her laundry when, I put it all in a basket when I turn to leave the closet I trip over a shoe that is lying on the ground. I fall to the ground, the clothes going everywhere. I see Chase get up and come over to me. "Are you alright sweetie?"
"Oh, I'm so sorry miss. I didn't mean to. Please don't tell anyone. I need this job for my family, they need money," I say hurriedly. "Please don't-"
"Shhh... you did nothing wrong, I left my shoe there and you tripped. Are you okay?"
"Yes miss, I'm fine." I say trying to stand, but when I stand I collapse Chase catches me.
"You need to go to the hospital-"
I cut her off, "No! I'm fine." I try to stand but I fall again.
"I'm taking you there weather you like it or not." She says.
"No, miss I'm fine I promise you."
Chase blows out a long breath, "are you really going to make me do this?"
"Do what?" my eyes grow wide with fear.
Chase laughs, "I order you to let me take you to the hospital."
"But-"
"No, I order you to." She says helping me up. "put your weight on my arm okay?" I nod. As we walk Chase tries to make small talk, "what's your name?"
"Sophie," I say.
"That's beautiful. How old are you Sophie?"
"Ten." I say.
"You are so young, why are you working sweetie?"
"My family needs the money." I whisper. "We lost my father two months ago and he was our main source of money. And I'm the oldest in my family."
"How many siblings do you have?"
"6," I say.
"Wow."
"There's me, I'm 10. My brother is 8. Then I have twin sisters that are 6. A nother brother that is 5. A brother that is 3. And a baby sister that is 1." I tell her.
"That sounds like fun. To have so many siblings. So you live with them and your mom?"
"Yea. That's 8 in one house." I say.
"My mom has a big family, 2 brothers and 2 sisters." Chase tells me. "But her and her oldest brother don't get along. In fact no one likes him in the family."
"It must be nice," I say.
"What?"
"To have enough money." I whisper.
"I hate it." Chase says. "I have so much and some people have so little, it's just not fair to them. When I become queen I want to help people that need it most."
"How? If you don't mind my asking."
"I don't mind. I get stuck when I try to figure out what I should do to help." Chase laughs.
"You could make birth control more affordable," I giggle.
Chase laughs with me. "I guess. What do you think I could do?"
"Help people get jobs, create more factories for them to do work in."
"You are really smart you know that?"
"Some people think that your family doesn't care about us," I say.
"I had a feeling, and I want to change that."
"Wha-"
I get interrupted when we round a corner I see two people making out against a wall. "Charlie!" Chase yells.
They jump apart and blush. "Hey sissy." Charlie says coming over to us, pulling the boy behind her. "Who is this?" she asks.
"Sophie," I whisper.
"I'm taking her to the hospital," just as Chase says that I try to put pressure on it but I fall to the ground. "Xander will you carry her for me?"
The boy smiles and bends down to pick me up, "no, I'm fine." But he picks me up anyways.
As we walk Chase and her sister talk, "what happened?"
"She tripped over one of my shoes." Chase says.
When we get to the hospital a nurse comes over to us and curtsies, "your majesties. What seems to be the problem?"
"Sophie here tripped over one of my shoes and I think it's sprained, will you help her?"
The nurse looks me over and glares a bit, "yes. Take her in here." She gestures to a room.
Xander sets me down. "Thank you your majesty." I say quietly.
"You are quite welcome." He says and takes Charlie's hand and they leave.
Charlie sits in the chair next to me, "you don't have to stay miss." I tell her.
"Yes I do, you might leave." Charlie laughs.
It turns out that my ankle is sprained and I will have to use crutches for a few weeks. When the nurse leaves I put my head in my hands and start to cry. "Hey sweetie what's wrong?"
"My family." I say.
"I'll take care of it," she tells me, rubbing my back gently. "I will make sure you won't get fired and I'll have them send money to your family, don't worry. You just need to worry about getting better, yea?"
I nod. "I can't thank you enough miss."
"Call me Chase," she tells me.

I hope you have a Merry Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year!!
Love,
Rachel