Perfect
Chapter XXIV

A snowball hit my head as I was picking up the pizza boxes from last nights festivities and I reeled around in shock to see Claire and Cameron giggling with each other at their assault on me. I smirked turning back to what I was doing and hatched a plan to get them back.

By the time I’d finished filling the empty pizza box with snow I could hear the footsteps of them both. I waited until they were right behind me to then stand up and dump a pile of snow on each of their heads. Erupting in laughter, Claire screamed and Cameron laughed with me. "I guess I win the prank war now." They both just laughed. It had snowed heavily last night and there was plenty to go around so I felt like our day was far from over. Ace and Jason walked out at that exact moment and Cameron already had two snowballs ready in his hands, I watched as one flew to each of the boys faces and they squealed in annoyance at Cameron.

“Are you serious man?”

“Have a whinge Jason.” Cameron mocked as he stalked over to him and shoved another handful of snow in Jason’s face.

“That’s it.” Jason said wiping the rest of the snow of his face before launching at Cameron. I covered my mouth in shock as I watched them chase each other around the back of the mansion. Ace was beside me now, laughing as we all watched them be idiots.

“So Bella, what it’s like being a Princess?” I looked at him and tried to think about how I could explain it. I guess I could also understand where his curiosity was coming from. No one really knew what it was like unless you were apart of that life.

“Like any other lavish lifestyle I guess. Except I wear crowns and ballgowns, I live in a castle and my life is a lot more complicated then publicised on television.”

“So it’s not fun at all?”

“I guess being a Princess has it’s perks but it also has it’s downfalls. Any enemies the crown has made immediately become mine. I deal with political and religion issues, countries at war and there’s so much more to it that involves more then just a crown and a title.”

“Sounds like hard work.” I put a hand on Ace’s shoulder and sighed, “It is and I wouldn’t wish it upon anyone. I enjoy putting my idea’s forward and making my country and the world a better place but it really does take your life away.”

“Well at least you have us.”

“That is true.” I smiled at him, nodding my head in agreement. Claire was nodding hers as well as the gleaming snow shone underneath the bright sun.

After the little wrestle match the boys had had, we’d spent all day discussing graduation, what everyone was doing after high school and Ace and Jason of course had a lot of questions about me. It was also educational for Cameron and Seth, they knew me but not everything just yet. There were a few sore topics I completely skipped over, like what enemies I’d made and who’d been attacking me. Also what would happen with everyone once I left all of them. I really skipped over that one, right over it and into a different subject. They all noticed but didn’t push me any further.

“Well that was fun gorgeous,” I giggled and lent into Cameron as we stared up at the clear blue sky.

“You got to learn more about me, what could be more fun then that.”

“I wouldn’t want to spend a Sunday afternoon any other way.” We lay there for a while in silence before I felt Cameron cough underneath me, “What?” I turned around to look at him curiously.

“I forgot to ask you something the other night because we were so wrapped up in the moment and I could tell your mind was wandering off onto something. So my question is,” he got up onto his knees in front of me, “Would you do me the honour of becoming my girlfriend?”

I wasn’t sure whether I fainted, died and came back to life or my breathing had just stopped in general, which I guess was the same as dying. I looked at him long and hard, he was sincere and I smiled, widely. “Yes!” I squealed jumping onto him and knocking us both into the snow.

“After last night, how could I even think about saying no to such a handsome face.”

“Oh watch the ego there darling, don’t want to inflate it even more then it already is.” I gave him a pointed look, “You’re hilarious.”

“I know, no need to tell me twice.” Hand in hand we headed back inside to see what the boys were doing, the sun was going down now and the air was starting to get chilly again. It’d probably snow for the second time tonight. I walked upstairs, Cameron in tow and saw Claire sitting in my room watching a movie. I smiled, “Where are the boys?”

“In bed asleep already, not that they haven’t been sleeping all day as it is.” She complained rolling her eyes.

I laughed at her and jumped into bed beside her, Cameron followed behind sitting down on the bed and looked at both of us. “I can’t believe it’s our last week of school ever, how crazy is that?”

“Believe it, I may not be ready to go back to England and rule a country but I’m more then excited to graduate and go to prom with my best friends.” Cameron and Claire both smiled at me and before I knew it I was wrapped in a warm group hug. “Okay that’s enough soppy shit for me tonight, I’m off to bed. See ya’ll tomorrow.” I laughed at Claire as she disappeared out the door and headed towards the walk in wardrobe to change in pajamas. I could feel Cameron’s eyes on me as I navigated around the room getting ready for bed. So far I was as innocent as virgin Mary herself but I wouldn’t mind changing that.

I’d almost made it to the bathroom to brush my teeth before hands grabbed my waist and Cameron’s lips were on mine. Underneath my dressing gown was only a bra and panties, but this is what I’d been waiting for. Claire had kept telling me to shave my hedge and I had to keep reminding her I was the Princess of England and her referring to my ‘hedge’ was not okay.

Cameron’s hands roamed my body and I gasped in surprise when the gown fell off my body, he was a fast worker. I lifted up his shirt and it was on the floor in seconds, he pulled me to the bed and he trailed kisses along my jaw and down my neck. My back rose to his in bliss, it was like fire travelling down my body. “Cameron!” I whispered without recognizing my own voice.

His eyes were hungry as he looked at me and it scared me but made me even more wet then I was before. “Do it, now!” I breathed in desperation. He smirked and right now all I could think of was the amount of sexual tension that had been boiling in the room before this. This was all we needed, like the animals we were. The sound of a zipper brought me out of my thoughts and he pulled my pants off right after his, “Are you sure Isabella?”

“I’m sure.”

My back arched as we both reached our peak, “Cameron!” I cried out as he let out a loud moan. He collapsed on the bed beside me and pulled me in close. “I’m sorry if I hurt you at all.”

“No, it was perfect,” I mumbled, my eyes becoming heavy.

“Goodnight Princess.”

The shower running and loud voices from downstairs woke me up, I looked at the clock and groaned in annoyance. I swung my legs over the bed and stood up, I took a step towards the bathroom but groaned in pain as I fell into someone’s arms.

I looked up ignoring my groin pain to see Cameron standing there smiling at me. “You’re going to be sore miss.” I swatted at him and he laughed.

“Well I’m going to go shower or maybe a long bath.”

“You only have an hour,” he yelled as I shut the door on him. I smiled, remembering last night. It was quick but enjoyable, if he’d dragged it out I probably would’ve got bored. I could expect more fun in the future from that machine.

Cameron was still waiting for me when I got out of the shower and he had a smirk on his face, “I guess it’s too late to ask you to be my girlfriend?”

I looked at him in horror and smacked him in the arm again, “What a horrible way to ask idiot, either way we’re already dating, you asked me yesterday stupid.”

“So feisty, what am I going to do with you.”

I went to answer but was cut off, “Rhetorical, don’t answer.” I smirked at him.

“You’re hilarious, now get downstairs.” I ordered pushing him out the door as I grabbed all the necessary things I needed for the last week of school along the way. As we entered the kitchen it went quiet and Claire moaned, I smacked her on the back of the head as all the boys giggled around her. “You forgot to close the door babe.”

“My house Claire.” I winked and walked around the table to grab the pancakes. “If I want to fuck Cameron on the kitchen table, I will.”

We looked at each other and burst out laughing, “As if my little girl is growing up.”

“You’re such a mum Claire, stop it.”

“Okay fine, just tell me how it was?”

“Ugh!” Came from all four of the boys and they left the room while Claire and I laughed our asses off. “They’re talking about it too Bella don’t you worry.”

“I ain’t complaining but I’m also not telling you shit, so lets go.” Claire groaned.

“Come on Bella, he was your first. That’s juicy details that I need to know.”

“I don’t care,” I sung back at her, "it’s time for school.”

“Fine.” She said with her grumpy face, “Wait hold that right there, let me take a picture.”

“I’m going to murder you Bella if you don’t delete that!”

“Catch me if you can.” I laughed running towards the car and sliding into my seat beside Cameron, closing the door and locking it on her. She banged on the window a few times before thumping her big feet towards her side of the car.

“What did you do to piss her off?”

“Nothing, she’s just having a temper tantrum because I took a bad photo of her and I’m saving it for her eighteenth.” Since Claire and I were only a month apart it just made everything a little easier to celebrate, when we were younger we’d organise little parties at our kindy when my parents would let me go. Because to them, what Princess needed friends, she could just be home schooled.

Her grumpy face was still on when she hoped into the car, “Didn’t need to do an impression of Big Foot Claire,” I winked at her. An even more grumpier look appeared on her face which I’m not sure was humanely possible until I saw her pull out a water bottle and I didn’t even have time to blink before she’d squirted me with it.

“Okay but why am I in the middle of this?” Cameron asked looking down at his wet shirt in confusion. Claire and I looked at each other and burst out laughing, “You chose me, it comes with a packaged deal of two.”

“Well aren’t I lucky.” He smiled kissing me on the head, “Ew gross, not in front of me please, in your bedroom time.” We laughed as we headed off to school the boys following close behind us in their cars.

School was buzzing when we got there and it was crazy to think that in just two weeks, I’d be heading off to run my kingdom. Everyone knew me by this point and that was only because of Cameron and his boys. I think by the time I got to the doors my throat hurt from speaking to so many people but I guess that’s what the end of the year does to you. You regret not speaking to the people you should’ve and in one last small attempt to be nice to them you have a small conversation and it makes you feel better.

No one was letting us forget that it was the first day in our last week of high school, everyone and I mean everyone was talking about parties and spring break and that hopefully the winter weather would let up where we lived, but I doubted that. The only time it was sunny was when it wanted to be and winter, well it came whenever the hell it liked.

So most of my friends would travel for spring break, around the country to warmer places and party away their worries until adult hood hit them in the face at full force. “Ready for this guys?”

The sound of four voices shouting, “Ready!” Was all I needed to step into that school hallway for the fifth last time.

Most of the day teachers were still trying to get in a couple weeks of work and I looked at the back of one of my teachers heads like he was an alien. Maybe he was. Instead of focusing because who needs too in the last week, I rested my head on arms and drifted off.

“Bella! Get under my desk, they’re looking for you.” I didn’t know who it was but someone was yanking me towards the teachers office behind his desk and before I could fully wake up I heard a gunshot. I looked around the room, eyes wide as I saw every single student was staring at me getting dragged away to safety while they hid under their small rectangular desks. I was chucked into the room by my teacher and the door was locked after me, I could see out the door by moving the curtain to the side the tiniest bit. Two big men in masks walked slowly past the window and I held my breath.

My first thought was where was Cameron, is the royal guard on it’s way and where is Claire? This is the only class they hadn’t been in today and I hadn’t been sure why.

“Where is she?” One of the men bellowed as they walked in. “I know this is her class since I asked the now dead administration clerk on the way in.” I thought I recognised the slur in his voice but I wasn’t sure. I needed to listen to him more, “Oh here we are.”

I was so lost in my own thought I didn’t register them walk towards the door and kick it open. I couldn’t scream when an iron fist grabbed my hand because I was in shock, those eyes behind the mask, were unmistakable. Our eyes locked as I heard a shout down the hall, one that sounded a lot like Cameron’s. The men looked at each other for a moment, “Go take care of him, this certain Princess is mine.”

“No, please don’t hurt him!” I yelled at them but the big man didn’t stop as he walked out the door. Fear rose in me as he pulled me out the door, “Why are you doing this?” I choked out from behind the tears. He turned around to look at me and took a second to think before slapping me across the face, “Because I can love, you’ll also make a pretty expensive ransom towards your parents.”

“No.” I whispered. Not only was my cover now blown at school but the news of a ransom kidnapping would be advertised all over the world.

A bag was shoved over my head and then a small prick of pain came from a needle being jabbed in my upper arm. Then it was black.