Eline_huntsmith

River and Lily have been, or rather had been, friends for almost all their lives until a one nightstand ruined any semblance of a friendship between them.

Lily would strongly like to blame the fact that she was foolish on that night and River, well, he doesn't look like he has a lot to say or think about the night in question.

Now, four years down the line, after one isolating the other and another still being bitter hurt over the events that succeeded that particular night, Lily is called in for a royal favor.

With River's coronation as king drawing near, she has to keep his rather, messy, to be lightly put, record on a clean squeaky plate. How to do that you ask? Well, obviously by avoiding him and being professional to a fault.

But the ignorant blind fool doesn't get the memo. In fact, to her, it looks like River is doing anything other than being professional and distant.

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"I was going to ruin you!" he shouts in exasperation and I eye him for a moment, watching his chest rise and fall rapidly until he calms down.

"I was already ruined. I fail to see any sort of damage that could have outdone what I've gone through." I shrug and pick up my folder from the bed.

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Lily has no much to think about during the summer but if there's something she's certain of, it's that she is not ready to be the reason River's crown topples off his head no matter how much he wants to be the problem in her course.

Another Royal Frog

"Are you sure?" My mom asks for the third time and I nod.

"Yes, mom. I need to finish packing tonight." I tell her.

I can see she's bummed that I can't join her and Max for a meal later tonight but I can't bring myself to tag along.

It's a little selfish but between hanging out with River and spending the rest of the night packing, I can't bring myself to make time for them.

"It's okay. We'll do something tomorrow before Max leaves." she says with a small pout and I give her a smile, "Why are you all leaving me like this?"

"Are you about to cry, Mommy?" I tease her as I try to lighten up the mood.

"You wish," she scoffs a laugh and I laugh too, "No men for the three months you're away or I'll track all of them and maime them."

"Mom!" I cry out in both embarrassment and guilt since River is still in my room.

chapter twenty five