"Charming's ball tonight is the perfect opportunity to be seen with Princess Pocahontas and announce your engagement."
John finished buttoning his shirt, then look turned and looked at his father. "The ball is about Charming finding a wife. No one is going to care that I am engaged."
"Nonetheless-" John's father was interrupted by a knock on the door. "Enter!"
Wiggins stuck his head inside. "Your Highness, King Powhatan would like a word with you."
"Very well. Tell him I will be down in a moment." Wiggins bowed, then left. The king turned to John. "Make sure you romance Pocahontas tonight. We don't want to give her any reason to back out of this wedding."
"Yes, sir."
John's father nodded in approval, then walked out of the room. John sighed as he slipped on his vest. He buttoned it slowly, procrastinating until he had to go act charming and make small talk with Pocahontas. However, he knew he couldn't stall forever and eventually he made his way to the throne room where he knew Pocahontas would be waiting.
When John walked into the throne room, he saw Pocahontas slowly pacing back and forth. She didn't seem to notice him. John took a moment admire her beauty once again. Tonight she was wearing an extravagant gold gown covered in lace and tiny diamonds. Every time she moved, she sparkled in the light. Her hair was pinned up in ringlets and a gold tiara rested on top her head. Any man would be lucky to marry Pocahontas, but John knew he'd never be able to love her and it wasn't fair to her.
"Good evening, John," Pocahontas greeted when she saw John standing in the doorway.
John gave her a small nod. "Princess. I trust our servants took care of you properly this evening."
Pocahontas smiled. "Oh, yes. They were wonderful."
"Good."
An uncomfortable silence fell over them. They both looked awkwardly around the room, careful not to make eye contact with each other. John couldn't help wondering if Pocahontas was as hesitant about their arranged engagement as he was. He thought about asking her, but didn't want to offend her.
Thankfully, just then one of the servants came in and told them the carriage had arrived. John took Pocahontas' hand and led her outside. He helped her into the carriage and then took his place beside her. The kings joined them a moment later and they started on their way.
Pocahontas spent most of the ride staring out the window with a somewhat distant and almost sad look on her face. John thought perhaps she missed her own kingdom. Wanting to comfort her, John reached over, took Pocahontas' hand and gently kissed it. Pocahontas turned to smile at him and in that moment the overwhelming thought of knowing Pocahontas was the one he would be forced to spend the rest of his life with triggered a pain in his heart.
o~O~o
Ariel sighed and collapsed on top of Sinbad. They breathed heavily as they came down from the high of making love. Sinbad held Ariel close and she could feel his heartbeat starting to slow. She let the gentle rocking of the ship calm her as well.
"You're amazing," Ariel whispered into his ear.
Sinbad kissed her neck. "So are you."
Ariel let out a small giggle as she rolled off him. Sinbad wrapped his arms around her and pulled her close to him. Their naked bodies now pressed against each other again. He nuzzeld her neck and gently bit her ear.
"You better be careful," Ariel told him. "You're gonna make me wanna go again."
Sinbad chuckled. "We don't have time. We have a ball to get to."
Ariel and Sinbad were pirates and happened to dock in Prince Charming's kingdom for supplies the night before. It was then that they learned of the ball being held tonight. They saw this as the perfect opportunity to sneak into the castle and get as much of the royal treasure as possible. Normally it would be next to impossible for them to get away with this since they were wanted in every kingdom and everyone knew their faces, but they knew everyone would be so distracted by the ball that they wouldn't even notice them.
"With all the treasure we get tonight we'll be able to go somewhere no one knows who we are and finally disappear and not have to worry about being chased down," Ariel said.
"You're forgetting one thing, love," Sinbad told her.
"I am?" Ariel rolled onto her back and looked up at Sinbad. "What is it?"
"Your fiancee."
Ariel groaned. Ariel had been engaged to Prince Eric, but she fell in love with Sinbad and ran away with him. As far as Eric knew, she just disappeared. He assumed someone had taken her and has been looking for her ever since. Ariel and Sinbad both knew Eric will never stop until he finds her.
"Why didn't you just tell him about us in the first place?" Sinbad asked her.
"He would have had you killed. I couldn't bear watching you die and knowing it was my fault."
Sinbad caressed Ariel's cheek with his thumb. "Ariel, I just want to be with you and not have to worry about anything coming between us."
"Sinbad, Eric has been three steps behind us for the last two years. Eventually he will give up."
"You know that's not true."
"Well... What do you propose we do?"
Sinbad kissed Ariel, long and deep. He positioned himself so he was now lying on top of her. He slipped his tongue into her mouth and Ariel could feel her body responding to him. Sinbad trailed his mouth down to her neck and pressed his lips against her skin. He then lifted his head up slightly to look in to Ariel's ocean blue eyes. He brushed her hair off her face.
"Ariel," his whispered. "We would be free to be together if Eric was dead."
Ariel slid her hands into Sinbad's hair and pulled his head down to hers and kissed him. Her kiss was hard and desperate. She would do anything to be with Sinbad.
She broke the kiss, but kept her mouth close to his so her lips brushed against his when she talked. "Eric is friends with Charming, so he'll be at the ball. We can kill him tonight."
John finished buttoning his shirt, then look turned and looked at his father. "The ball is about Charming finding a wife. No one is going to care that I am engaged."
"Nonetheless-" John's father was interrupted by a knock on the door. "Enter!"
Wiggins stuck his head inside. "Your Highness, King Powhatan would like a word with you."
"Very well. Tell him I will be down in a moment." Wiggins bowed, then left. The king turned to John. "Make sure you romance Pocahontas tonight. We don't want to give her any reason to back out of this wedding."
"Yes, sir."
John's father nodded in approval, then walked out of the room. John sighed as he slipped on his vest. He buttoned it slowly, procrastinating until he had to go act charming and make small talk with Pocahontas. However, he knew he couldn't stall forever and eventually he made his way to the throne room where he knew Pocahontas would be waiting.
When John walked into the throne room, he saw Pocahontas slowly pacing back and forth. She didn't seem to notice him. John took a moment admire her beauty once again. Tonight she was wearing an extravagant gold gown covered in lace and tiny diamonds. Every time she moved, she sparkled in the light. Her hair was pinned up in ringlets and a gold tiara rested on top her head. Any man would be lucky to marry Pocahontas, but John knew he'd never be able to love her and it wasn't fair to her.
"Good evening, John," Pocahontas greeted when she saw John standing in the doorway.
John gave her a small nod. "Princess. I trust our servants took care of you properly this evening."
Pocahontas smiled. "Oh, yes. They were wonderful."
"Good."
An uncomfortable silence fell over them. They both looked awkwardly around the room, careful not to make eye contact with each other. John couldn't help wondering if Pocahontas was as hesitant about their arranged engagement as he was. He thought about asking her, but didn't want to offend her.
Thankfully, just then one of the servants came in and told them the carriage had arrived. John took Pocahontas' hand and led her outside. He helped her into the carriage and then took his place beside her. The kings joined them a moment later and they started on their way.
Pocahontas spent most of the ride staring out the window with a somewhat distant and almost sad look on her face. John thought perhaps she missed her own kingdom. Wanting to comfort her, John reached over, took Pocahontas' hand and gently kissed it. Pocahontas turned to smile at him and in that moment the overwhelming thought of knowing Pocahontas was the one he would be forced to spend the rest of his life with triggered a pain in his heart.
o~O~o
Ariel sighed and collapsed on top of Sinbad. They breathed heavily as they came down from the high of making love. Sinbad held Ariel close and she could feel his heartbeat starting to slow. She let the gentle rocking of the ship calm her as well.
"You're amazing," Ariel whispered into his ear.
Sinbad kissed her neck. "So are you."
Ariel let out a small giggle as she rolled off him. Sinbad wrapped his arms around her and pulled her close to him. Their naked bodies now pressed against each other again. He nuzzeld her neck and gently bit her ear.
"You better be careful," Ariel told him. "You're gonna make me wanna go again."
Sinbad chuckled. "We don't have time. We have a ball to get to."
Ariel and Sinbad were pirates and happened to dock in Prince Charming's kingdom for supplies the night before. It was then that they learned of the ball being held tonight. They saw this as the perfect opportunity to sneak into the castle and get as much of the royal treasure as possible. Normally it would be next to impossible for them to get away with this since they were wanted in every kingdom and everyone knew their faces, but they knew everyone would be so distracted by the ball that they wouldn't even notice them.
"With all the treasure we get tonight we'll be able to go somewhere no one knows who we are and finally disappear and not have to worry about being chased down," Ariel said.
"You're forgetting one thing, love," Sinbad told her.
"I am?" Ariel rolled onto her back and looked up at Sinbad. "What is it?"
"Your fiancee."
Ariel groaned. Ariel had been engaged to Prince Eric, but she fell in love with Sinbad and ran away with him. As far as Eric knew, she just disappeared. He assumed someone had taken her and has been looking for her ever since. Ariel and Sinbad both knew Eric will never stop until he finds her.
"Why didn't you just tell him about us in the first place?" Sinbad asked her.
"He would have had you killed. I couldn't bear watching you die and knowing it was my fault."
Sinbad caressed Ariel's cheek with his thumb. "Ariel, I just want to be with you and not have to worry about anything coming between us."
"Sinbad, Eric has been three steps behind us for the last two years. Eventually he will give up."
"You know that's not true."
"Well... What do you propose we do?"
Sinbad kissed Ariel, long and deep. He positioned himself so he was now lying on top of her. He slipped his tongue into her mouth and Ariel could feel her body responding to him. Sinbad trailed his mouth down to her neck and pressed his lips against her skin. He then lifted his head up slightly to look in to Ariel's ocean blue eyes. He brushed her hair off her face.
"Ariel," his whispered. "We would be free to be together if Eric was dead."
Ariel slid her hands into Sinbad's hair and pulled his head down to hers and kissed him. Her kiss was hard and desperate. She would do anything to be with Sinbad.
She broke the kiss, but kept her mouth close to his so her lips brushed against his when she talked. "Eric is friends with Charming, so he'll be at the ball. We can kill him tonight."