The Queen and Her King

Trouble

He took a second to think before nodding,

"I don't really care about anyone else opinion here lassie, how ya see me actually matters ta me"

I was taken aback, either he was a damn good actor or he was actually being awfully truthful. I smiled a little again,

"Well, as long as you're alright then we'll go ahead and give Audrey the proper punishment for her actions, her friends will probably get something too for harassment. Besides that, I think you're free to go"

He didn't move nor say anything, all he did was sigh for a second. I awkwardly looked around for a second,

"What if I don't wanna go just yet?"

He said after a while. I chuckled,

"Well I can't force you unless you posed a threat to me so you may stay"

He laughed some before sitting in awkward silence again. I fiddled with the hem of my dress and watched my fingers as I did so, I was surprised when a hand came up and gently tilted my chin up. All just so I could look at Harry again. I immediately felt warmer to his touch but I nonetheless looked up at him with his finger keeping my chin tilted up,

"I've been meaning ta ask ya something"

I smiled some and sat up again, he recoiled his hand which left a cold feeling from lack of touch,

"What is it?"

He took a second to breathe and even put his hook down on his lap,

"Are ya free tomorrow? Like at all?"

I furrowed my brow a little and smiled,

"For what?"

He smiled and scooted closer to me,

"For a date lassie, I'm asking ya if ya wanna go on a date with me"

I literally felt my body warm up more and freeze at the same time. I've never really been nicely asked out before, and I'm not the one to go on dates. I'm used to saying no in a monotone manner but now, despite my brain telling me to not let him in because of the fact that he could still be a danger with the whole wand thing, I did the exact opposite of what my logic told me,

"O-Oh, uh... yeah that sounds nice"

I said, attempting to not be awkward but it most certainly wasn't helping,

"Are ya alright? Ya look rather flushed all of a sudden"

He said with a chuckle and a teasing tone. I was about to speak when he pressed the back of his hand against my cheek,

"And yer warmer than normal"

I noticed that he actually also had some new color in his cheeks, I side smiled and raised a brow,

"Says you"

"At least I didn't break into nervous stuttering"

I pretended to be offended and put a hand over my heart,

"How dare you make fun of my nervous stuttering, it's not like I can control it. Besides, I've also never really been asked out by someone I actually don't hate before so I'm not used to even entertaining the idea"

He chuckled and slowly pulled his hand down. He took a second before slowly grabbing my hand and taking both of his hand and cupping them over my hand,

"So, how about the enchanted lake? It is a scenic place and aye if ya want I can be yer hero again if ya happen ta fall in, again"

I laughed and saw no harm in putting my remaining hand over his hands, just that contact alone was absolutely lovely,

"I'd love that, I'll try not to fall in again I promise"

He cracked a bit of a smirk before slowly standing, I honestly didn't want him to go,

"Well that's the last of what was on my mind, I'll leave ya to yer princess duties, princess"

My heart jumped at the name that I'm called all the time. Something about him saying it and as a term of endearment made it different,

"And I'll let you carry on with whatever you were doing before the meeting, pirate"

Harry chuckled and I, being as polite as I am, still walked him to the door,

"Pick ya up at yer dorm around 4 tomorrow?"

I thought for a second, the only thing I had on my plate now was FG and I's secret meetings for wand stuff but that was late at night after curfew so I nodded once,

"Sounds good, and you've never been around my dorm so its number 327 on the third floor"

He recited the number to himself a few times before nodding,

"Got it, see ya around till then princess"

Harry said with a nice warm smile, one that I reciprocated,

"See ya!"

I happily exclaimed before he turned out the door. I shut it behind him and sighed. I turned around and leaned my back against the door and slowly sank down, sitting on the floor,

"You are in so much trouble"

I whispered, referencing myself. I was in fact, in a lot of trouble.

A/N

Hiya! This chapter was oddly hard to write and I have no clue why 0_o Anyways, remember to stay hydrated friends :D

-Brooke