🎶I put a spell on you!

And now you're mine! Mine! Mine!

ALL MINE!!!🎶

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Nathalie was in her studies sorting out documents that she was preparing for the King once he finally arrived. After the Prince had left with his guest, she waited by the door for about an hour expecting the King to arrive at any moment like he was scheduled to, but he didn't come. She took in a breath to steadily calm herself before heading back into the castle and sending a couple of guards to search for him on the trail leading to the other Kingdom.

With all the work that was to be done, she was a little happy with herself to have convinced the Prince to take that young girl out for the day. Despite her cold demeanor, she actually had a soft spot for the blonde boy.

The death of the Queen had been a difficult time for everyone, the King, anyone in the castle who knew her personally, and the entire Kingdom. Adrien was the one who had been effected the most by the Queen's death. King Gabriel was also in pain from the lost of his wife, but his emotions had never been clear. 

Adrien on the other hand, his emotions were as clear as the sleeves on his shirt, it was no secret that the young Prince was mourning for the loss of his mother and his father wasn't there to comfort him. The King cared about his subjects and he was always content on putting duty above anything else. He may have been King, but even he needs to learn the concept of stopping every once and awhile to just be a father to his son.

Surprisingly, the blonde did not let the experience harden him, he did not let it make him cold and uninviting. Instead he chose to keep his mother's spirit alive by being just as kind and understanding as she was.

When Adrien met Nino, Nathalie's first thought was to keep the peasant boy away from the Prince in fear of him being a bad influence, but after seeing how close they became as friends she figured that's what he really needed in the end....a friend.

Sadly when his next birthday arrives it would mean that he would no longer have time for fun since he will finally be of age to become King and as King there were rules that had to be followed. For example, every King needed a Queen to rule by his side and Adrien has been pushing away the idea of getting married for a little over a year now.

Arrange marriages weren't a pleasant thing to go through and not everyone ends up with someone that they will grow to love. Since there weren't any nearby kingdoms with daughters who were free to wed, Prince Adrien was given the opportunity of choosing his own bride, because of that he chose to search for a bride out of love, but everyone knows that love takes time and time was one thing that Adrien did not have.

That's why Nathalie had insisted that the girl Adrien found near the beach would be invited to dinner last night. She saw the way he looked at the girl, it may have not been love, but he had definitely found an interest in her. Love can always come later.

There was a knock on the door. Nathalie glanced up at the door before proceeding to her work. "Come in." She called.

A guard, one of the new ones, she believes his name was....Kim perhaps? He entered the room and stood in attention "I wanted to inform you that the King has just arrived, he's coming through the gates at this very moment."

The dark haired woman's eyes widen as she stood up from her chair. "Thank you, I will be on my way to greet him." The guard nodded leaving the woman's studies. Nathalie fixed up her appearance a bit, adjusting her glasses she headed over to greet the King. When she made it to the bottom of the stairs the doors opened and the King entered his castle. "Welcome back your highness." Nathalie said before curtsying. 

"Hello Nathalie, are the documents ready for me to sign?" King Gabriel asked.

"Yes sir."

"Good. I will like to have them on my desk after supper tonight." He continue to walk forward and Nathalie walked beside him. "Make sure to inform my son that I have returned and have him come to see me."

"I'm..sorry sir, but I cannot."

The King stopped walking and turned towards his advisor. "Why not?"

"The Prince is not in the castle at the moment." Nathalie informed.

The King sighed. "Is he still out there looking for that girl of his?"

"Not exactly sir....you see...." Nathalie couldn't help the tiny smirk that appeared on her lips. ".....the Prince is actually out on a date."

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At a local flower stand, Marinette was looking at all the different kinds of flowers. These flowers weren't anything like the flowers that grew back home in the ocean, she was really amazed. Adrien walked up beside the girl and followed her line of sight at a red carnation that she was currently staring at not taking her eyes off of it. A smile appeared on his lips before taking out one of his leftover coins and handing it over to the florist behind the stand, he then picked up the flower.

Marinette's eyes widen as the Prince leaned forward handing her the flower in a charming manner. "For you, M'Lady." He said with a wink. Marinette blinked, a slight blush on her face as she took the flower from the blonde and mouthed the words 'Thank you'. Adrien smiled and turned away for a moment wondering where they should go next.

While the Prince tried to figure out their next destination. Marinette held the carnation to her nose taking in the sweet fragrance. She looked up at the blonde with a slight blush and a smile on her face, she noticed how her heart starts to beat faster every time she watched him. Adrien really was just perfect, and she hoped that this day and time with him would never end. Sadly, she knew that it WOULD eventually end, meaning less time to make the spell permanent. If she wanted to remain human, she would have to figure out a way for the Prince to fall for her fast.

The blunette felt something rub against her leg, when she looked down she saw Plagg and he had something in his mouth. A huge grin appeared on her lips when she realized it was her Wo-yo that he was holding. She knelled down and Plagg released the treasure from his mouth and into the girl's hand.

"You're Welcome." The cat said with a Cheshire grin. Marinette scratched his chin making the cat purr, before standing up and observing the Wo-yo.

"Now how do I use this?" she thought. Grabbing a hold of the string she then looked over at the Prince who was still thinking to himself.

"Okay so here's what I think you're supposed to do." Plagg started to explain. "Swing the Wo-yo around and once you swing it high enough, try hitting him right on the head." Marinette rubbed her head asking if it will hurt him through motion. "He might have a headache afterwards, but he should be fine." Plagg said nonchalantly.

Marinette bit her lip a little nervous as she was hesitating to take action. She took a deep breath in an attempt to calm herself and prepared to swing the Wo-yo. Nearby a dog had spotted Plagg and began to bark viciously. Plagg screeched a meow and ran passed Marinette. The action made her lose her focus along with her balance and the blunette began to fall. Adrien had turned around to the sudden racket just in time to see Marinette falling. Out of reflex, he went to catch her losing his own balance and fell back on the ground.

Adrien looked up at Marinette who stared back down at him. Her face was a deep Scarlet and her heart was pounding as she screamed frantically in her mind. "Oh my Poseidon, Oh my Poseidon, Oh my-!"

Adrien blinked up at the girl and wondered why this scenario felt so familiar to him. Before he could comprehend it, something came down and struck him on the top of his head. "Ahh!" His hands flew up to his head gripping it in pain and his eyes were closed shut.

Marinette blinked looking down at the Wo-yo that had just landed on his head and bounced to the ground. She picked up her treasure and got off of the blonde while holding him by the arm to help him up. 

"Man....that really hurt..." He said rubbing his head. Marinette looked worriedly at the Prince still holding his arm and hoping that he was okay.

Marinette began to freak out in her mind once again. "Oh I'm such an idiot! He'll never fall for me now! He'll think I'm crazy and throw me into the ocean!" 

Adrien looked over at Marinette staring for a moment before speaking. "Wow you're.... really pretty..." Marinette's mind came to a halt and her eyes widen. She looked down at the ground and her face turned redder than it ever did.

Plagg had just scurried back to the couple hiding behind Marinette's legs. "Is it gone? Is that beast gone??"

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Alright Alright I know what you're thinking.

"WHY IS THIS SO F***ING LATE?!"

Well I'm here to say....

F*** you that's why.

Lol jk.

I'll see you guys next week with a new chapter.

✌