TWO MONTHS LATER

Pearls P.O.V (yes, I know! The first-ever p.o.v from the actual main character! :O)

I looked horrible.

I wore a baggy white t-shirt and light blue joggers. My hair, naturaly a mess, was tied up lazily into a bun.

I was the definition of a tired mum.

I stumbled down stairs and put the kettle on, yawning as I did so. The triplets had been up all night screaming, leaving me with no sleep what so ever. 

"Mum?"

I looked up to see Petal.

"Hi sweetie"

She had seemed to have grown up so much since I had left, although in reality, it had only been a few months.

I grabbed my coffee and sat down on one of the two sofas with her, cuddling her into my side. She was so beautiful. Her blond ehair was long and her eyes were a soft brown...

Her eyes reminded me of his.

"Dad was asking when you were going to go to work. He said that the kingdom needed its queen back. Does that make dad king?"

I laughed lightly. She still didn't get that we weren't together.

"No darling, it doesn't. I and Zach aren't together... and besides, his corronation is coming up. He has hhis own kingdom to run."

Petal just noded in thought, looking down at her lap.

I stroked her hair and sighed. I had seen Zach a couple of time breifly, for when he wanted to see Petal. I saw Jackson often though, because he was my beta. And then the others...

I didn't see the others at all.

I hadn't seen Vito since the funeral. He had tried to contact me twice in the first week, but then he just...

... he just gave up.

He should have known that I was going through a hard time. He should have left me alone for a bit, and then reached out again...

But of course he didn't.

He wasn't there for me.

"Mum, dads her!" 

I blinked and looked up. Petal had opened the door and there stood Zach. He was dressed in a plain t shirt and jeans and yet still looked so cool...

And I looked like a mess.

"Petal, go get your stuff. I need to talk to mummy for a minute"

He didn't break eye contact with me through out those words.

Petal ran off up stairs, and I walked up to Zach.

"You look tired" he whispered, me standing about three feet infront of him. I scoffed at him.

"You think?"

He smiled. Unexpectantly, he grabbed out and pulled me into a hug. I sighed, hugging him back. He stroked my back softly and then released me.

"You should come back to the castle. You can't hide out in the woods forever. Your family is asking for you as well"

I sighed, crossing my arms. Yes, I had been hiding out. We had a small cottage in the woods right behind the castle and I just... I really didn't want to go back.

But I knew that I had to.

"Fine. Prepare me my room, we'll be there in time for tea. You can tell every body that their queens coming home"

I smiled widely and he smiled back.

"I know that I've been coming back and forth between here and the elf realm, but I can't keep making the trip unless..."

I sighed. "I'm not really sure how to feel about all this. Zach, you can't expect me to be with you right off the wagon..."

"I know" he sais, smiling. "Just come out with me, or something like that. If I can tell my father that I have hope, I'll be able to stay here. With you and Petal"

Before I could reply to him, Petal bopped in with a sparkly pink backpack on. 

"I'm ready." she sung, smiling.

"Mum should be coming back to the castle. That way you can stay there full time"

Petal smiled bigger, hoping out the front door.

"Bye"

"Bye"

And the door was closed.

*****

I was actually dressed. 

Most days I just stayed in my pyjamas or in really comfortable clothes, but today?

Today I was dressed like a Queen.

The dress I wore was a baby blue in colour. The skirt was ruffled and ended mid-thigh. The top had no sleeves, and the torso was covered in light blue sequins...

Overall I was very dressed up.

But, i was meant to be the queen after all. If I was going to make an entrance, I might as well have done it in style.

When it was about six o'clock, I had three small bags made up of the babies things and some of my own. All three of the kids were also in their own baby carriers, and I knew that I wasn't going to be able to carry it all by my self, especially in those white high heels. 

A knock on the door saved me from my worrying, however, and I rushed to open it. There stood Luke, Zach and Jackson.

My saviours.

"Need some help?" Jackson asked with a cheeky grin, looking at the bags behind me. I laughed lightly, letting them through. 

Luke took my bags, but one, and then Jackson and Zach took a baby each. That left me with one bag and baby Ryan. We all left pretty quickly, only a short five-minute walk over to the castle. And When we got there, boy was my feet glad.

We entered in and the second I stepped through the door, Petal through her slef on me. 

"Hi, mummy! Welcome back home!"

I smiled, hugging her back. I really didn't want to be in that castle, but I knew that I had to be. The Alpha King had left it to me, which I had to honour.

"Mummy, there is somebody here for you"

I looked up to see Peter.

I instantly ran into his arms. He had been released before I had even gotten back, and we had no clue in the world where he was. But now? He was here.

"Oh Pearly, I missed you too" He said, my face still smushed into his chest. 

When we released each other, I spotted a girl smiling right behing him. She was an indian girl with pretty black hair and cute brown eyes.

"Pearl, this is Ruth; my wife."

I gasped and instantly gave the girl a hug too. "Oh my god! It's so lovely to meet you and put a name to a face!" she excalimed. I laughed agreeing with her.

The night was going so well so far, I didn't regret coming back at all...

Until I saw them.

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I'm currently dealing with a break-up, so I'm really sorry for not being active :(

Question of the day: Who do you think the "them" is?

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