It all started with a ball.
You're 18 he said, it's time to find a girl and get married he said. And give me grandchildren!
I tried to said no, but it's not like I had a say in the matter. So there was a ball and a shoe incident. I don't want to bo...
Now, you might wonder what happened next. Well the title of the chapter is quite the spoiler isn't it? You still want to know? Okay, here's what happened. We eloped.
Yeah that's right, we went to see that annoying prince Eric and met Ariel and her merman dad, some weird looking crab and a funny little fish. King Triton was actually a nice guy and accepted the offer to wed us.
So, as newlyweds we rode home, and I carried a long letter from the Sea king explaining he knew all too well what could happen if a father didn't agree with his child's choice of partner. My father could lose everything he held dear and Triton urged him not to make the same mistake he'd done. Wasn't that sweet of him?
It was a really touching moment, our wedding, it really was.
Everyone cried, we both said yes, we cried again, had a big underwater banquet, cried some more, ate some cake and then... we'll this isn't a kids story so I'll tell you, (and if there's a kid reading this... shame on your parents, didn't you see the warnings, there's a lot of cussing in here, not suitable for a child to read!)
So where was I? Oh yes, the wedding night.
First of all you should know Adam never slept with that maid girl at the tavern. So he told me, surprisingly, he wasn't into girls at all. So all that crying was for nothing, but he admitted he did follow her upstairs to hurt my feelings. Which he did apologise for, and I forgave him. Why? It was the only mean thing he'd ever done to me, and in that moment I actually might have deserved it.
So, back to my fairytale moment. Our wedding night, it was a magical experience, exactly what I'd thought it'd be. Full of passion, we both lost our virginities, we were madly in love, happy and ... no. Sorry to disappoint. Truth is, it was horrible. I will never eat seafood again!
We spent the entire night throwing up in buckets and running to our shared bathroom. Worst case of food poisoning in my life! Awful!
So then what? Well, we left as husbands with Ariel and Eric waving goodbye from their fancy shore castle after a few days of recovering.
We borrowed a carriage and we actually had a pleasant trip the rest of the way to my home.
And so the dreaded day arrived when we walked up the long stairs to the white shining castle and the three of us were greeted by my father in his study.
With the letter in my pocket and a whole lot more confidence than ever before I stood before my father and cleared my throat. "Father, let me present to you. Cinderella, the owner of the shoe, my protector and best friend." I took a deep breath before continuing, "But.." My father glanced at us both, removed his glasses, one of his eyebrows a bit higher than the other and wrinkles started to form on his forehead as he waited for me to continue. "...butIcan'tmarryher."
"I see," my fathers looked at us all, from one to the other. His voice, calm and steady, "may I ask why?"
"Because..."I peeked at my husband from the corner of my eye, "I'm already married to Adam." The words slipped out of my mouth in one breath, fast and low. My heart raced so fast inside my chest I felt like I was about to faint.
"Finally!" The old man exclaimed and all of our chins fell to the floor.
"W-what?" I stuttered, "that's your response?!"
"Yes, dear boy, I already knew and I've been waiting for you to make some sort of move."
"Move?"
"Yes! Grab the bull by the horns so to speak."
"Oh."
A thoughtful wrinkle appeared on his face. "So, the ceremony is done? I guess we could have another," he shrugged, " it's just a formality but a reason for us to celebrate."
Adam smiled at me and squeezed my hand. "Sounds good to me."
So there was another wedding and we cried, we said yes once again. This time with both our families present. They all cried, we kissed, ate and cried some more. All happy tears of course.
And then came the second wedding night. It all started with.. wait, you really thought I'd tell you? Fuck off you perv, I'm not going to tell you any details! Shame on you!
Then what? Years passed, and we where eventually crowned kings. Adam the patient and, well not much goes with Charming. So, I'm just plain King Charming now.
Cindy became our general, training our troops and went to war against the wicked witch of the gingerbread house, the queen of hearts and all of the other evil things we encountered.
Our kingdom thrived, and you know why? Because I followed my heart and a happy king means a happy kingdom.
And the lesson is, be yourself kid, stay true to who you are. It will all work out in the end. I promise.
And then we lived happily ever after.
Because of a fucking glass shoe...
The end.
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A\N
Thank you for reading my story!
It's been so much fun to create these characters, and I really hope you enjoyed reading about them as much as I loved to write this book! ❤️ / Ian
