Panda Hero

Chapter 7

I don't know how many times I stressed to Grace that she had to call me Margaret.

She was convinced it was my real name.

Cream lent us some girly clothes which Grace hated but dealt with it due to me.

We walked out of the shop in flamboyant dresses and sandal heels.

"Pan- Margaret looks so beautiful in everything!" Christa giggled.

I smiled and rolled my eyes.

She took me to her favorite resturants, only going in for a snack or two then going to clothing stores.

We were walking by a gift shop and Grace stopped, gazing into the window.

I looked and realized how far her admiration went for me.

She was admiring a hand-knitted panda hat that was rimmed with pink yarn.

I walked inside and bought it before she could protest.

When I shoved it in her arms and dared her to reject it she smiled and pulled it on her head.

The pink yarn perfectly matched her dyed hair.

We walked down a little more and bought ice cream while playing with the puppies in the display window.

"Margaret?" A voice interupted our giggles of delight.

I turned around, the sweat slidding down his face distracted me.

"Captain." I said softly, correcting my voice for him.

Grace looked between us confused.

"Is this your sister?" He asked, nodding to Grace while he seemed out of breath.

"Yes, Xavier, this is Grace." I said giving Grace a look to go with it.

"Grace? I thought her name was Aries." He stated.

"She is- I mean, I do, a sister! I have two sisters. This is the other one I'm visiting." I managed.

He chuckled at my delima.

"I'm going to go look at the rabbits." Grace muttered and escaped before I could stop her.

"Kind sister you have." He smiled.

I rolled my eyes and noticed his flushed face.

"Let me get you a drink." I insisted,  wrapping my arm around his and led him to the cafe next to the pet shop.

"I really musn't-"

"You're not good dehydrated." I argued, sitting him down.

I got us iceed coffee.

"You seem like something happened." I pointed out.

He smiled at me, "And here I thought you couldn't get better."

"I have my ways." I shrugged. "

Perhaps you should let it go." I suggested.

"No!" He growled and I jumped.

His eyes softened.

"It's difficult. I'm sorry. It's something that happened a long time ago. I didn't get to tell you good bye." He went on.

"No worries, you were busy with the drama." I waved off.

"We didn't tell anyone." He frowned.

"I heard a guard talking about it." I lied.

He took his drink as it was set in front of us, drinking it whole in seconds.

The waiter took it back for a refill.

I pushed him mine and waved off his attempt to return it.

"I'll be busy for the next few days due to an unexpected event,"

"Panda Hero?" I 'guessed'.

"How-"

"Social media." I laughed.

"She's a disturbance, and it's a shame. Her skills would have been honored in the Guard." He ranted, looking out of the window.

I got the refill.

"That's not true."

"What?"

"I mean, how do you know? I heard the applications are hard." I ranted.

"Maybe but that wouldn't have been a problem." I let it go.

"That doesn't seem to be the problem. Panda Hero's always been here, or at least for the past years."

"There is, but I can't talk about it. Margaret?" He turned his attention to me.

His blonde hair reflecting the light coming in.

"Can we meet again?" He asked.

"Sure-"

His pager rang and his eye widened.

"I have to go." He snapped up.

I stood up after him.

"Good bye..." He said turning a away and he hesitated and turned around.

Leaning down to my level he pressed his lips to mine then disappeared out the door.

I slapped a bill on the table and went to find Grace.

I tolerated her for a little longer and went home to sulk.

I could not.

Why?

I can't fall for him!

I had too much to do.

To accomplish.

The Twins barged into my room.

"Christa-" "-We have a problem." They said.

I looked up at the man behind them.

I wasn't stupid to realize the relation he had to the Twins or that he was the Crowned Prince.

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Hey, thanks for reading! This one is so short simply because what happened, happened.

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