Jacob

Sighing, I watch closely as my brother leaves the castle. He doesn't know that i can see him, and he's obviously going after the maid. I'm not even angry anymore. In fact, I actually pity him. When the maid rejects him and the princesses too, we'll see who he comes crying to.

"Jacob?"

I could hear the faint knock and whisper of one of the princesses. How queer.... they are usually asleep at this hour.... Walking up to the door, I peek through the hole, making sure it's not a prank. Sure enough, a red-haired girl with enormous green eyes peeked through, staring back at my eyes. Reaching out, I grasped the firm handle and opened the door. 

"What do you want?" I asked, trying to hide my face.

"I-I uh...." she was murmuring inaudible words, looking to her side.

Shy    I thought

Mike must have rejected her, or else she would have been walking all over me like the other two. 

"What's wr-"

"Can you lend an ear?" she asked, hands trembling.

"Sure......what is it?"

Something in my gut wanted me to leave and never come back, while the other part wanted me to stay there forever. As she talked, I paid no mind, completely mesmerized by her beautiful green eyes and fair  skin. She was so gorgeous, how could my brother choose the maid over her? Then again, she wasn't so bad herself. Just as I had began to daydream, something caught my attention.

"- so I-uh.. kind of think you're cuter than him."

Hold up. Did she just call him cuter than me? At the moment she was looking down, blushing furiously. Time to test out my skills. I thought. Placing my arm behind my neck, I made it look like I too was nervous, trying to tell her the same. Right when I looked away, I could feel her gaze on my face, eyes passing my lips.

" I- um...think you're kinda cute too..." I said, rushing the last few words.

Right then and there, I felt something hit my lips, hard.  My eyes were closed, but when I did open them, I realized how close I was to her. In fact, I recognized the feeling. She was kissing me. Amy was kissing me For some reason, it sent chills through my body. Not the first-kiss kind of vibes, but instead the this-is-wrong kind of chills. Then I realized.

I'm so stupid! 

I thought, slowly pushing her away. My brother could come any moment and get the wrong impression. 

"What happened? What did I do wrong?" she asked, looking up at me.

Her eyes caught me again, I didn't know what was up or down. Something was happening to me, my stomach to be exact. It was a weird feeling, like your innards splashing into your stomach and sloshing around in a warm puddle of thick goo.... Okay....Too much?

"N-nothing. I mean, I-uh have to go." I said, leaving in an instant.

Just as I passed by the stairs I could hear voices coming from the infirmary. Seems like my brother and his soon-to-be fiance had a little accident. I could hear their conversation through the open door.

"Mike?"

"Huh? What? No! That's my ice cream!"

"What?"

"Oh, sorry...I just dosed off there for a bit..."

Yup...that definitely sounds like my brother. Only thing is, he sounded more stressed than usual. From the many times I had pissed him off, he never sounds like this. What happened? The curiosity was building up inside me, wanting to release itself and scavenge for more clues. I didn't want to get caught, so I left instead. After all, curiosity killed the cat.

***

After about an hour of reading Starstruck, my phone chimed, unusual for a loner like me. I checked the time. It was 4:30am. Weird. Nobody really texts me or anything. Without reading the message, I decided to go to sleep...

Just minutes later, my phone chimes again...and again...and again and again. It just doesn't stop chiming. Finally, I check it and am surprised to see that Amy had been texting the whole time. She kept sending texts about doing something wrong or saying something offensive. Just as my fingers hovered across the letters to text, my door was forcefully opened. 

"Jacob?"

"Mike?" I asked in a equally squeaky voice.

"I need your help."

That's when I realized the seriousness on his face. Not the mad kind of serious, but instead the worried kind. Following him outside of my not-so-private-room, we both bolted down the stairs, in the direction of the maid's quarters.

"What did you do this time?"I asked, trying to break the silence

He didn't reply, so I just kept following him until we reached the bathroom. My mouth held back a girly gasp as I looked down. On the floor was Emily, the maid, passed out. Not only that but there was also something weird, like she was paler than usual. 

"Wait...what happened." Mike said, frantically scooping her up into his arms, bridal style. "She wasn't like this before.."

"What do you mean?" I asked, crossing my arms 

"I told her to stay here and not do anything."

"Then why is she passed ou-"

"AAHHH! Put.Me.Down! Put me down!"

Emily was awake, hitting Mike's face and screaming like a lunatic. The laughter arising from my throat was inevitable. Then I realized what was different. Emily's eyes, they were a bright red and tinge of yellow. Not like an orange color, but just...weird.

"Ok! Ok! Stop hitting me!" Mike said, letting go of her.

"Why did you carry me?" She asked, her eyes now completely red.

"Why did you pass out?" Mike asked, avoiding the question.

She then zoned out for a minute, trying to remember what had happened.

"I-I uh it was something about... Amy..."

The last word caught my attention.

"Amy..." My brother muttered to himself."Did she do this to you?"

The anger in his voice was definitely noticeable.

"I-i'm not sure." she said, timidly looking down at her feet.

Wow. If she did that to Emily, then what was the kiss for? All of a sudden, Mike and Emily stared at me, as f I had grown an extra head. Then I realized....I said my thoughts out loud.

"You kissed Emily?" he asked, menacingly staring at me.

"Emily? Wait...woah...that's not who I....I mean nothing!" My voice wasn't very convincing.

That's when a particular redhead came into view and ran up to me. Out of all the possible things in the world that she could've done, she hugged me and kissed me right smack on the lips. That's also when I closed my eyes and thought, I'm dead. This is the end of me. I might as well forget why Jeremiah and Bridgett didn't kiss in the last chapter....

But then, I realized it wasn't even Amy at all who kissed me. It was Emily.

Hey Guys! I'm really sorry for all these late updates, but at least this one got through

-insert worried face- 

I am sooooo sorry for such a late update. Literally count how many o's are in this chapter. Yeah, that's how sorry I am! Anyways, I haven't made a proper schedule, but I will tell you that I will try to update every Saturday and Sundays (just weekends) Also! I plan on making another book. However, this will be a book of books. It will be a book of book ideas that I stumble across while thinking or just randomly writing in my journal. ( I don't even have a diary XD) Hope you all enjoyed your Thanksgiving!(even though it ended such a long time ago!) Don't forget to vote!

(Quick fact: during Thanksgiving this year, I fell asleep halfway through and had a dream about cookies! Weird right?)

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