Undercover

Chapter 8

During breakfast the next day everyone was quiet. Prince Henry did show up which made it even more akward, He tried not to look in my direction but failed epically when his mother spoke.

"Pheobe, I heard you decided to spend some time with my son last night. Did he behave him self well?"

I looked over at him shocked, he was staring at me as well with a shoked expression. "Yes, he did." I said simply.  She nodded and continued to take a too-small bite of her omelette. Looking back at Henry, he nodded and smiled at me. 

I heard someone clear their throat, a hand grabbed my wrist and squeezed it a little roughly. My gaze traveled up the wrist and the arm, to the neck and locked onto Cole's eyes. He looked over to Henry who was still looking at me with a worried expression. "I am sorry," He said to the Royals not even looking at them. "But, I need to dismiss Pheobe and I." He pulled me by my wrist and jerked me to our room."What was that back there?" He asked / yelled. 

"What was what?" I crossed me arms over my chest and slumped onto the bed. I didn't bother looking at him, I could already see the fumes coming out of his ears from the corner of my eyes. 

"That! Back there! You and Mr. I-can-get-anyone-i-want!" 

"What are you suggesting?" I asked. The Prince and I weren't a thing. It was only a one time kiss, that happened to have happened twice, three, or four times in an hour. Don't blame me! He is a really good kisser!

"I am suggesting that you and him hooked up! Ever since you got back from last night something has been different, like your hiding something! I expected more from you but I guess I don't even know you that well to start with!" His sudden raging turned into something sad and filled with sorrow. "I- I thought we could actually like eachother. " He took a deep breath. "I thought we actually could love eachother..."

I let out the breath I was holding and got up to take a step closer to him. I  didn't like how sad he was, and it didn't make it any better that it was because of me. "Hey.." I said bringing his face up to mine. "We didn't have sex, If that is what you are saying.We just got close. Friends, I swear. And as for the not knowing me well, lets go out. You and me. Or at least a stay at home date if we can't leave. Think about it, but for now let's just go talk to Aria and Derek."

He nodded and grabbed my hand again except this time he braught it to his lips. One slow kiss on my knuckles had a smiling cracking through my attempt of a straight face. "I believe you" He said finally.

...

"So what did you guys do last night? Did you find out anything?" Derek asked. He wouldn't even look at Aria, I am guessing they had a fight again. She wouldn't look at him eather, the both are so stubborn. Why were they fighting?

"We just watched movies and played games. When he left his room I looked around and found literally nothing of good use!"

"What did you find out about him?" Aria asked. Arms wrapped around my waist as I was pulled into the warm sensation that was Coles chest. 

"Um, is favorite color is green, he doesn't have a favorite movie, He is a family man and will always fight for what he believes in. Not much else." I remembered.

They all nodded but said nothing. We had nothing, this couldn't help us. Aria broke the silence. "You have to get closer to him."

My jaw dropped. "Get closer to him? How?" Coles grip got tighter around my waist. "Cole! Less pressure." Instantly he let go just enough to breath.

"Get him to trust you, like you. That shouldn't be too hard since you already have Cole wrapped around your pretty little finger. 

Cole growled at Derek and moved me away from him. Damn, he can be possesive.  I slapped  his arm and walked back to where I stood before. 

"I am not sure how I feel about that but ill do it." 

"Good," Derek replied forgetting Coles possesive weirdness. "So when is the next time you'll see him?"

"We didn't really set a time  but I will see about it being tonight." 

"Don't forget, " Cole intreruptted. "Tomarrow we are going on a picnic," He kissed my cheek and then my lips. "So don't be with him too late and don't start having feelings for him." He kissed me again but this time it was desperate, like he was afraid of me leaving him.   I don't have feelings for the Prince. It was just a one night thing.. right?

"I won't. Now I think I should go find him." I left the three alone and went to find the prince when I stepped right into Rodrick dragging a sad, crying gardener with him. "What are you doing with her?" I yelled. He dropped her quickly and stared  at me.

"She has broken a rule, She must be punished." He stated.

"What rule?" 

"That is for me to know, I am supposed to punish her based on her crime." 

"Please! I didn't do anything!" The woman begged. " I beg of you! Help me. I didn't do it!" He accent was pushing over so it was very hard to understand her.

"What is her punishment?" I asked looking back to Rodrick.

"Death."

"Please! Don't let him take me!" The woman cried and begged. Tears stained her face. 

"What was her crime?" I pushed.

Rodrick pulled out a diamond necklace from his jacket. "She stole from the queen herself. I am sorry but I must take her to the dungeon. Her execution his in two days." Then he dragged the kicking and screaming gardener away. Something wasn't right, and I was going to find out what.