Fairy Tale Part three

WARNING: DO NOT READ ON IF YOU HAVE NOT READ FAIRY TALE AND FAIRY TALE PART 2 FIRST


Music: This Love by Maroon 5


James looked over at Emma and smiled. She had such joy in all the little things about the little marketplace. All the shops, the smells, the sights. It was like taking a little child to the candy store for the very first time. Emma found joy in everything, even something as simple as the fountain in the middle of the square.
"Oh, what's that?" She had asked pointing at the fountain.
"That's a fountain," he had replied smiling.
"It's so pretty with the water flowing and sparkling in the sun." James had never realized this before Emma had pointed this out. It was like she opened his eyes. He smiled as he thought about this and marveled at how different Emma was from the other women he had met, and namely Lady Elaine. She was the daughter of the neighboring king's brother, and by James marrying her would bring the two kingdoms together. James thought she was rather boring compared to Emma, but had little choice in who he could marry, especially since Emma might be a peasant. Though right now James thought he would marry Emma peasant or not.
They continued to walk around the square and Emma continued to be marveled at everything. Emma couldn't believe how she couldn't remember something like this. However when they came to a store that sold jewelery, she did remember something. In her mind a scene played out. She was with two men, one about her age, handsome, but in an evil way. The other older and kind looking. The younger one had his arm around her, which Emma didn't like, and was leading her to the rings. The scene faded, and Emma was as puzzled as ever. She couldn't remember who either man was, but she knew she didn't like the evil-looking one.
As the next days passed James showed Emma how to do all kinds of things as did Dana, and little by little Emma started to paste together part of her life, as well as fall in love with James. One big puzzle piece was put together two days before James' parents were due to return.
James and Emma were riding one day when he stopped his horse. Emma looked quizzically at him.
"What is it?" She asked.
"This is where I found you." Emma slide off her horse and walked over to the spot James indicated. She noticed some blood on one stone and knelt down by it, suddenly she was engulfed in a memory. Her dream only this time she realized it was real, and the dragon, was really the evil man from the store, and somehow he had the power to change into animals. Emma didn't know how or why or who he was and she didn't like that. She shivered at the thought.
James looked at Emma, wondering if it was a good idea to bring her here. He had been hoping she would remember something that would make her royalty. He couldn't imagine his life without Emma anymore. He know that his parents would never agree to it though unless she was at least a lady. They were loving parents, but old-fashioned.
"Are you ok?" He asked Emma.
"Yeah I'm fine, I just remembered what i was doing in the woods."
"What were you doing?"
"Running for my life," James wasn't sure how to take that statement. Was she an outlaw? No, not Emma, he could never see her doing something evil. She wasn't capable. Was she?
That night a letter came from his parents saying that King David, their enemy, had attacked when they were at his dad's brother's, John, castle, another one of David's enemies. However they defeated his soldiers and captured King David. They were bringing him back to the castle to decide what to do with him. James told Dana this in private, telling her not to tell Emma, he didn't want to upset her with news of war and death.
The next two days were a flurry of activity of preparing for the arrival of the King and Queen, and on the second day around dinnertime, trumpets sounded, announcing their arrival. James, Dana, Emma, and nearly all the servants in the castle were in the entrance hall awaiting their entrance. Emma was worried, what if they didn't like her, what if she made a fool of herself, but a reassuring look from James settled these worries. The door opened and the king and queen came in. The queen was pretty even though her hair was graying, the king was handsome with a head of silver hair. They both seemed kind which made Emma feel better. However when she saw the man that was gagged and bound being led in by a servant she felt they were the cruelest people in the world, for she recognized that man instantly as her own father. She gasped and called out.
"Father!" She rushed to him, but guards held her back. Her father looked out his face lit up at the sight of her. A muffled cry was all that was heard.
James' heart fell as he watched this, Emma might as well be a peasant if her father truly was King David, for they would surely never marry now. His parents were as shocked as he about this latest development.
"James?" His father said."Who is this girl?"
"This Emma, father, I found her wounded in the woods a week ago."
"Oh? Well it seems she is King David's daughter!" The King roared. "Guards release her, and take that gag of the man."
Emma rushed to her father's side and helped take off the gag.
"Father? Are you ok?"
"I am not that I've seen your face, my darling daughter. I heard from Prince Jacob. Are you ok? Did they hurt you? If they did, so help me..." Her father started to yell at the King, Queen, and James, but Emma was just remembering who Prince Jacob was. They were due to be married, for alliance purposes. Her parents said that she would grow to love him, consequently sent her to stay at his parents' castle with him to get to know him better and hopefully fall in love. That however had the opposite effect. Emma found out he was cruel and arrogant. He flirted with every girl servant his age. Sometimes even when he knew Emma was watching. Then it got worse, Emma saw him performing dark magic that gave him the ability to morph into any animal he chose. He saw her that night and knew she had seen him doing this, so she ran, but he morphed into a dragon and flew after her.
Emma came back to the present to her father and the king yelling.
"How dare you!" The King shouted drawing a sword. "This is the last straw David."
"No!!!" Ally jumped in front of her father.
"Move aside girl, or I'll kill you too."
"No!!!" James jumped in front of Emma. Emma's heart beat faster.
"Son, move out of the way."
"No Father, I will not allow you to harm one hair on Emma's head."
"Move, NOW!!" James' father shouted his face red with anger.
"Son, do as your father says," his mother begged.
"I'll die before I let you harm her." Those words made the King lower his sword.
"Will someone please tell me what is going on here," the king pleaded. Emma stepped forward.
"I believe I can clarify the situation your majesty. A while ago my parents arranged for me to marry Prince Jacob, though I did not love him. They then sent me to stay with him for a while, in the hopes we would fall in love. However there, I found out how cruel, arrogant, and evil he was. One night I saw him performing dark magic so he could take the form of any animal, he saw me and i ran. As i was running through the woods i slipped and hit my head. James, out riding Albert, spotted me and took me here where Dana cared for me. When I awoke I couldn't remember anything, not even my own name."
"Dana and I," James interjected. "Cared for her and helped her slowly regain her memory."
"That's not the story i heard," King David said. "Prince Jacob sent me a letter telling me that King Matthew and Prince James had kidnapped Emma from his castle one night. Then when i heard you were at King John's castle I attacked hoping to get Emma back."
"It was all a big misunderstanding," the Queen said.
"Yes, I'm sorry David, I don't know why I got so angry, this is the first time in nearly 20 years we've fought," the King apologized.
"It's alright Matthew."
"Guards untie him, let's go talk about this over a glass of wine, David."
"Sounds good to me," Emma's father replied. He kissed the top of Emma's head then followed the King and Queen out. Everyone else filed out until only Emma and James were left.
James couldn't be happier as this latest development strengthened the possibility of Emma and him getting married. If she loved him.
"So," he said breaking the silence. "You remember mostly everything now?"
"Mostly."
"So what are you going to do now?"
"Go home and try to piece the rest together, and stay as far away from Prince Jacob as i can get. What about you?"
"Beg my parents not to make me marry Lady Elaine."
"Oh? Why?"
"I realized I never loved her, plus I love someone else." Emma's face lit up though she tried to conceal it, James knew she loved him too. "I love you Emma."
Emma's joy overfilled as she rushed into James' arms. He kissed the top of her head when she heard her father's voice.
"Eh? Looks like we're going to be in-laws Matthew."
James' father laughed. "That we are David, that we are."
~And they got married and lived happily ever after the end~


Ahh i love happy endings, even if it took three posts to get to it, it was worth it right? Well tune in again for more stories (I feel like one of those radio hosts from the old days when they had stories on the radio {sorry if i offended anyone}) Later!