Title: Voltronized
Frog Prince
A beautiful pond sat in the middle of a garden. Flowers of many colours lined the ponds edge and willow trees dipped their branches down to the blue water. It was the most beautiful place on the castle grounds. A young princess, that was maybe twenty years of age, came skipping out of the castle, her long pink dress fluttering in the breeze. Fairy tales telling of how princess like her found true love had always enthralled her, and the most recent was a story about a princess turning a frog into a prince with a simple kiss. She knelt down onto a cobblestone and looked into the water, searching for a frog.
“Now how was it she found the frog?” Allura pondered out loud as she tried to run the story through her mind. As she was thinking about it a frog hopped up onto a lily pad. The princess clapped her hands in excitement and startled the frog making the green amphibian jump back into the water. “Oh, don’t go away little froggie I just want to turn you into my prince.”
“Who are you talking to now? It’s not more mice is it?”
Allura turned and glared up at the source of the voice, her stepbrother Lance. “I’m trying to catch a frog.”
“A frog?” Lance asked in surprise.
“Yes a frog.” Allura replied.
“And why are you trying to catch a frog? Catching frogs is something little boys do.”
“Because I want to turn a frog into a prince.” Allura said.
“You’ve been reading fairy tales again, haven’t you?” Lance asked.
“So?”
“So, they are just stories none of them are real.” Lance said.
“Some are. Cinderella is based on a true story.” Allura said.
Lance rolled his eyes. “Yeah, sorta, kinda, almost based on a true story.”
“It could happen.” Allura insisted.
“And that’s why you talk to mice. So why are you talking to a frog now?”
“Because if you kiss it, it might turn into a prince.” Allura said.
“Oh really?” Lance questioned trying hard to keep a straight face.
“Yes really. I saw the frog but he swam away.” Allura pouted.
“So swim in there and get it.” Lance suggested.
“I don’t want to get wet. Can you catch the frog for me? You said boys like catching frogs.”
“If you want the frog catch it yourself.” Lance said.
Allura stuck he bottom lip out in an even bigger pout.
“Stop pouting it don’t work on me.” Lance said.
“I’ll tell my daddy you were being mean to me.” Allura threatened. “And my daddy’s the king.”
“So is mine.” Lance smirked.
“Not fair.” Allura pouted even more. “I hate that my daddy married your daddy.”
Lance rolled his eyes. “There’s your frog.” He pointed out into the pond.
Allura looked at the pond and smiled brightly. “Come here little froggie.” She dangled her fingers in the water trying to get the frog to come to her. The frog swam a little closer but was still out of the princess’s reach. Allura stretched her hand out further trying to reach the frog. Suddenly, the princess lost her balance and tumbled into the water.
Lance was laughing hysterically when Allura reemerged from the water. Standing in the pond, up to her waist in water. Long pieces of green weed hung from her hair. But, despite all that the princess was smiling, for in her hands she held a small green frog.
“I CAUGHT HIM! I CAUGHT HIM!” Allura cheered happily. She started to step out of the pond the frog wriggled out of her hands and hopped onto the ground. The frog hopped slightly and stopped in front of Lance and ribbeted. “DON’T LET HIM GET AWAY!” she hollered to Lance.
Lance sighed and bent down. “Come on little guy.” He said as he picked the frog up. “I know it’s a scary thought for you to be kissed by her …”
Allura stepped over and snatched the frog away from Lance. “It’s my frog, it will be my prince not yours.”
Lance rolled his eyes. “So kiss away and turn him into a prince.”
“I’m not going to kiss him here I am going to take him inside so we can be alone together to celebrate after he becomes a person.” Allura said.
“Well have fun.” Lance waved as she ran off towards the castle with the frog held close to her soaking wet dress.
She ran passed the two kings oblivious to there wondering stares. Lance walked away from the pond and stepped over to the kings. Allura’s father, King Edmund ‘Hunk’ Kamali and Lance’s father King Sven Von Pyralis looked at the young prince.
“What is the princess up to this time? And how in the heaven’s did she get so wet?” Sven asked.
“She fell into the water.” Lance said trying hard not to laugh.
“You didn’t push her in, did you?” Sven asked.
“No, she fell in all on her own.” Lance said.
“How did she accomplish that?” Hunk asked.
“Trying to catch a frog so she could turn it into a prince with a kiss.” Lance said.
“I wish she would stop reading so many fairy tales.” Hunk said.
“The results can be amusing though.” Lance chuckled. “Though I don’t think the frog would agree.”
“At least this is one of her simpler fantasies.” Hunk said.
Allura skipped into her, very pink, bedroom holding the frog. She stepped over to a cage that she kept the mice in, after they made several escape attempts. “I’d like you to meet my future prince. He’s a frog now but one kiss from me and he’ll become a prince.”
Allura stepped away from the cage and held the frog up in front of her face. “We’re going to be so happy together.” She smiled, then closed her eyes and kissed the frog.
There was a poof of smoke and the frog was replaced by a man, a very naked man who stood blinking in shock. Allura grinned as she looked for her prince, he had a fine muscular body, she figure that was from all the swimming he did as a frog. His slightly long raven black hair matched his stunning eyes. The princess stared at the naked man drooling over his beauty. The man blushed slightly and grabbed a pink blanket off the bed and wrapped it around his waist.
“Oh, I guess you want some clothes, don’t you?” Allura asked.
He nodded slightly, with a blush still colouring his cheeks.
“Well my step brother is about the same size as you so I can give you some of his clothes.” Allura said. “I’ll go get some for you.” She ran out the door and locked it to be sure her prince didn’t wander away and get lost while she was gone.
She returned a moment later with clothing for him and set it on the bed. “Here you go.” He glanced at the clothing then at the princess. She looked confused for a moment then seemed to understand. “Oh you don’t want me to watch you get dressed, don’t worry about something like that we’re going to be married after all.” Still he didn’t make any move to remove the sheet from around his waist. “Well okay I won’t look.” She turned around.
The man dropped the sheet and quickly picked the clothes up and got dressed. He wore a pair of soft brown pants and an off-white shirt with a laced V-neck poet’s shirt. He tapped her on the shoulder once he was finished dressing.
“You look great.” Allura grinned. She glanced down at his bare feet. “We’ll have to find you something to wear on your feet.” She grabbed his hand and pulled him towards the door. “I want to introduce you to everyone.” She stopped halfway to the door. “Oh wait silly me we haven’t even introduced ourselves to each other. I am Princess Allura Kamali. Do you have a name or do you need me to name you?”
“Keith McRaineson.” He replied in a quiet voice.
Allura grinned. “Pleased to meet you Keith.”
Keith just gave a slight nod, not saying anything about his thoughts about meeting her.
“Well now that we know each other’s names I can introduce you to everyone.” Allura said and pulled Keith out of the room.
Allura ran down a few corridors, pulling Keith behind her, before coming across anyone as most everyone had heard that the princess was reenacting a fairy tale and didn’t want to be a part of one of her games.
“Nanny I would like to meet my prince.” Allura grinned happily. “His name is Keith and he used to be a frog until I kissed him. And Keith this is my nanny, Nanny.”
“Nice to meet you ma’am.”
“Oh really?” Nanny asked skeptically. She looked Keith over, for a man who used to be a frog he sure looked pretty fine to her. “You used to be a frog?”
“At least for a while. It was my step brother’s idea of a joke.” Keith replied.
“Oh aren’t step brother’s just soooooo annoying?” Allura said. “Mine is always bothering me.”
Keith shrugged. “He only did it because I turned him into a bird once.”
“He turned you into a frog because you turned him into a bird?” Nanny asked.
Keith nodded. “It’s a never ending cycle of paybacks.”
“Well it’s a good thing he did because it meant we could meet and get married.” Allura said.
“Does your father know this?” Nanny asked.
Allura shook her head. “I’m still looking for him.” And with that she ran down the hallway again pulling Keith with her.
It took a few minutes but finally Allura found someone else.
“Sir Coran, I would like to meet my prince. We’re getting married because I broke the spell his step brother put on him making him into a frog.” Allura said speaking so quickly that she could put even a chipmunk to shame. “Keith this is Sir Coran, his the advisor to the kings.”
“Oh, I see. Well have fun playing your little game.” Coran said with disinterest.
“It’s not a game. Keith and I are getting married.” Allura said.
“Well, that’s nice.” Coran said. “If you want to think this man is a frog…”
“WAS A FROG! UNTIL I KISSED HIM!” Allura shouted and stamped her foot in a pout. “You never listened to a word I said.”
“You were talking too quickly for anyone to understand a word you were saying. You should learn to speak more eloquently, the way a princess should.”
Allura pouted even more. “Well, since you don’t want to listen I am going to find someone else to tell.” Once again she set off down the hallway with Keith in tow.
Allura was getting frustrated as she searched through the castle, not finding anyone to show off her new husband-to-be to. Finally she saw her father and father coming inside from their walk in the gardens. “DADDY!!!”
“How’s my princess doing?” Hunk asked.
“I’m good. Meet my prince!” Allura said smiling from ear to ear.
“Your prince?” Hunk questioned.
“He was a frog but I kissed him and turned him into a prince and now we are going to be married.” Allura said.
“Oh, is that fact?” Hunk questioned. He looked at Keith. “What is your name young man?”
“Keith McRaineson.”
“And Keith this my daddy King Kamali and my step daddy King Von Pyralis.” Allura said motioning to each as she spoke his name.
“Where are you from?” Hunk asked.
“Enough with all the silly questions.” Allura said.
“They are not silly questions. Is he is too marry my one and only daughter I want to know something more then his name and what the deal is with this whole frog thing.” Hunk said.
“I am from Grymoria, sir.” Keith answered.
“The magickal kingdom.” Sven said in a slightly impressed tone. “That would explain the being a frog bit.”
“Why were you a frog?” Hunk asked.
“Because his annoying step brother turned him into one.” Allura said, getting annoyed with all the questions her father was asking.
“Why did he did that and why did you come here?” Hunk asked.
“He turned me into a frog because Pidge, my step brother, and I have a habit of doing such things to each other, it’s a never ending cycle of paybacks. I turned him into a bird and once he turned back to normal he turned me into a frog.” Keith said.
“Enough talk about that let’s talk about the wedding.” Allura said.
“There is still the other half of my question he hasn’t answered yet.” Hunk said.
“Actually sir, I don’t know where here is. My brother has a tendency to add teleportation to his spells.” Keith said.
“This is Arusarth.” Hunk said.
“Now can we talk about the wedding?” Allura sighed, looking bored.
“Not yet.” Hunk said. “You said you turned him into a bird, does this mean you also posses magick?”
Keith nodded. “I have trained under the high priestess of Grymoria.”
“I have heard Haggar is a very powerful sorceress.” Sven said.
“She is the most powerful one in Grymoria and the
“I WANT TO TALK ABOUT MY WEDDING!” Allura yelled loudly enough to make everyone cover their ears.
“Why is it you wish to marry my daughter?” Hunk asked.
Keith looked trapped as though he was worried about giving the wrong answer.
“He wants to because he loves me because I changed him back from being a frog. The saving kiss of a beautiful princess.” Allura said.
“Um actually being kissed by any girl would’ve done it.” Keith said quietly.
“Only a princess can break such spells. All the books say so.” Allura said. “So let’s see when should our wedding be… we’ll need a couple weeks at least to get everything ready… how about one month from today… that would be perfect.”
“Why don’t you wait awhile longer until you’ve both had a chance to get to know each other.” Hunk said. He didn’t think Keith seemed to be very thrilled at the idea of marrying Allura.
“We don’t need to. It was love at first sight.” Allura said. “Now let’s go plan our wedding.” She started to pull Keith along by the hand once again, pulling him outside into the gardens.
Allura saw her stepbrother was still the garden and grinned she couldn’t wait to tell him that she was right and he was wrong. She ran over to Lance with a bare-footed Keith in tow.
“SEE THE FROG DID TURN INTO A PRINCE!” Allura grinned at Lance’s surprised look.
“You were the frog?” Lance asked the dark haired stranger.
“It was my stepbrother’s idea of payback.” Keith said.
“See he has a annoying stepbrother just like me.” Allura grinned.
“Does frog boy have a name?” Lance asked.
“Keith McRaineson of Grymoria.” Keith said doing an exaggerated bow to the prince.
Lance chuckled. “Well Keith, my name’s Lance Von Pyralis.” He said as shook Keith’s hand. Lance glanced Keith over. “Why do those clothes look like mine?”
“Because it’s what Allura found for me to wear. Other then that I’d have to been running around naked, being a frog kind of eliminates wearing one’s own clothes. “ Keith said.
Lance’s eyes traveled over Keith’s body a moment trying to picture what that would look like. He hid a smile and looked at Allura. “You could’ve at least found something for him to wear on his feet while you were at it.”
“I forgot about.” Allura said. She shrugged. “Oh well we can worry about that later, right now Keith and I are going to plan for our wedding next month.”
“Um… do I even get a say at all about this whole wedding thing?” Keith asked.
“I’ll do most of planning but I’m sure that I can work some thing you’ll like into it as well.” Allura said.
“That wasn’t exactly what I meant.” Keith said.
“What do you mean?” Allura asked, with a clueless look on her face.
“Well if you’ll actually allow me to get a word in now I will tell you what I mean.” Keith said.
“Well we can talk as we plan our wedding.” Allura said.
“Okay, look you seem like a nice enough girl but I don’t swing that way.” Keith said.
“Don’t swing what way?” Allura asked
Lance chuckled at Allura’s puzzled expression, knowing exactly what Keith meant.
“I mean I would’ve rather been caught by Lance but had to be kissed by a girl to have the spell broken.” Keith said.
“I don’t get it. Why would you want to be caught by my annoying stepbrother?” Allura asked.
“Because he’s hot.” Keith said, making Lance blush.
“Hot? Does he have a fever? How could you tell that he’s hot?” Allura looked even more confused then before.
“No, not that kind of hot.” Keith said.
“What kind of hot? I don’t get what his temperature has to do with you wanting to be caught by him.” Allura said.
“Because I’m gay.” Keith said.
“Well I’m glad you’re happy, I’m happy too.” Allura smiled.
Keith sighed and looked at Lance who was trying very hard not break out in hysterical laughter. “Well laughing boy since you at least know what I mean why don’t you explain it to her.”
Lance thought about it for a moment. “You know how your father married my father?”
“Yes, it was love at first sight for them just like it was for me and Keith.” Allura said.
“Well okay it was that but that wasn’t my point.” Lance said.
“Well that what was your point?” Allura said.
“The point I want to marry a prince not a princess.” Keith said.
“But what about our wedding? I broke the frog spell, we’re suppose to get married the fairy tale says so.” Allura pouted, looking like she was going to cry.
“I never said I wanted to marry to you. I’m sorry that you just assumed I would because of the kiss. But what you read was only a story.” Keith said.
Allura shook her head. “Those stories are real. It must be another spell of your stepbrother’s making you think that you’d want Lance. Nobody wants Lance all the girls stay away from him.”
“Because they get that I am gay.” Lance said.
“Oh?” Keith his black eyes lighting up, as he looked Lance over.
“Yes I am.” Lance grinned.
“This isn’t the way the story goes.” Allura pouted.
“It’s the way all I stories I ever read go. All the ones of the prince getting the prince.” Keith said.
“There are no such stories.” Allura said.
“There is in Grymoria.” Keith said. “The two prince’s kiss and fall in love…” he looked at Lance. “Care to test that story out with me?”
Lance grinned. “Sure.”
Keith stepped over to Lance, as Allura stood there looking confused and shocked with her mouth hanging over. When Keith and Lance’s lips touch it was like of bolt of lightening raced through their bodies, their warms wound around each other as they both leaned deeper into the kiss – discovering that first kiss really could lead to love.
“I take I it back some stories are true.” Lance said breathlessly.
“I told you so.” Allura said. “Now let’s go plan our wedding Keith.”
“Wrong story.” Lance said. “The prince gets the prince in this story.”
“A true happily ever after.” Keith grinned. “I’ll have to thank my stepbrother for this one.”
“Why did he turn you into a frog anyway?” Lance asked.
“Payback for turning him into a bird.” Keith said.
“You turned him into a bird?” Lance asked.
“Because he turned me into a cat.” Keith said.
“He turned you into a cat?” Lance asked with a small grin.
“Enough talk about all that let’s talk about the real fairy tale come true here.” Allura said in a slightly annoyed tone.
“We are.” Lance said. “And that doesn’t include you.”
Allura stamped her foot. “Does too! I found him first so you can’t have him.”
“As I’ve tried telling you, I don’t want to marry you, I’m sorry princess.” Keith said.
“You’re supposed to marry me.” Allura pouted.
“Too bad so sad, he’s marrying me!” Lance said and laughed. “If he wants too that is.”
“Of course I want to marry you.” Keith said.
“NOT FAIR!” Allura yelled and ran off towards the castle.
“I really didn’t mean to upset her, she just never gave me a chance before to tell her that I didn’t want to marry her.” Keith said.
“She often tries to act out fairy tales and needs to be reminded about reality every once in awhile.” Lance said. “In a couple days she’ll be on to trying to act out a different fairy tale.”
“Oh really? Well perhaps I know a way that will solve both of our step sibling problems.”
Allura stormed in the castle, determined to go through every fairy tale book she had to prove that there was no story of the prince getting the prince. King Hunk stopped the princess as she stormed past himself and Sven.
“What seems to be the trouble? Where is that young man you were with?” Hunk asked.
“He’s with Lance. Can you believe that he’s WITH LANCE! That’s not right it has to be another spell there is no way he could actually want to be with Lance.” Allura said.
“Did he say why he wanted to be with Lance and not you?” Hunk asked.
“Something about being happy.” Allura said. “Which isn’t possible. He’s supposed to marry me! That’s how the story goes.”
“Real life is not a story.” Hunk reminded his daughter.
“Fairy tales come true. And not the stupid one they talked about after kissing. A prince can’t fall in love with a prince from a kiss.”
“They’re in love?” Hunk asked.
“They claim to be it’s a spell. I have to prove that before they get married.” Allura said.
“It’s about time Lance found someone to settle down with.” Sven said. “And that Keith seemed like a nice enough fellow to have for a son-in-law.”
Hunk nodded. “And we have been looking to hire a magician for the kingdom.”
“HE’S SUPPOSED TO MARRY ME!” Allura yelled, stamping her foot.
“Now, dear I know that is what you thought but you can’t force someone to marry you against their will. You’ll find the right prince to marry you some day, until then why don’t you try being happy for your stepbrother.” Hunk said.
Allura stamped her foot again. “Why are you taking his side?” She whined.
“How many times have I told you it is unbecoming to whine like that.” Hunk said.
“I’m not whining!” Allura whined and took off down the hallway.
Hunk and Sven walked back out into the gardens and after several minutes found Lance sitting with Keith, the two of them laughing.
“Looks like the princess may have been right.” Sven said.
“There is a first time for everything.” Lance laughed. “So what was she right about?”
“The two of you.” Sven said. “She said something about the two of you getting married, is that correct?”
Lance grinned brightly. “We most certainly are. And as soon as possible.”
Keith nodded slightly. “Lance is the one I want to marry. I never wanted to marry Allura she just assumed that.”
Hunk laughed. “That sounds like my daughter. She tends to live in her own little fantasy world.”
Sven nodded. “It’s wonderful that two of you are planning to wed.” He looked at Lance. “I was beginning to worry you’d never settle down.”
“Hey, I was just waiting for Mr. Right to hop into my life.” Lance laughed.
Keith rolled his eyes. “Real cute.”
“Why thank you. I must say you are strikingly handsome yourself.” Lance grinned. Keith gave and exasperated sigh and Lance laughed.
The next day Keith borrowed one of the horses from the stables to ride into the woods to meet with his stepbrother. Keith saw the hobbit-sized youth beside the lake skipping stones across the smooth surface of the water. The boy stopped when he heard a horse approach and grinned at Keith.
“So brother did you have fun being a frog?” Pidge asked.
“As a matter of fact I most certainly did.” Keith said, making Pidge’s smile falter slightly. “And I couldn’t have asked for a more lovely kingdom to have been a frog in.”
“Oh… well still you had to be kissed by a girl.” Pidge said.
Keith shrugged as he slid off his horse. “There could be worse things to be kissed by then a beautiful princess.”
“You actual liked the princess?” Pidge said. He looked ready to pout that his joke on his stepbrother had failed.
“As a matter of fact she is very sweet. A beautiful blonde, as delicate as a morning flower.” Keith said.
“Are you serious?” Pidge asked.
“Very.” Keith said stepping to the water’s edge, he bent down and passed his fingers over the water to reveal an image of the princess.
“WOW! She is beautiful.” Pidge said.
“She wants us to be wed.” Keith said.
“No fair.” Pidge stamped his foot in pout.
“Jealous?” Keith asked with a smile.
“Of course I am. It’s not fair that my revenge backfired and you get some beautiful princess.”
“Perhaps we should allow fate to decide.” Keith said.
“What do you mean?” Pidge asked.
“A simple spell to allow the two of you to meet, just as I meet her myself.” Keith said.
“I don’t know if I want to be a frog.” Pidge said.
“Then decide on a different fairy tale for a prince and princess to meet.” Keith said.
“I could do Snow White.” Pidge said. “Awaken her with a kiss.”
Keith shook his head. “That one has been done too many times. And she is already a princess so you can’t do Cinderella.”
“Oh… I don’t know too many other fairy tales.” Pidge said.
“Haven’t you ever read any of the Grimm’s books in the library?” Keith asked.
“Yeah but I can’t think of any to do with a princess and a prince.” Pidge said.
“I’m afraid I don’t know many either. I read very few stories of princess.” Keith said.
“Can’t I just go to her and win her away without using any fairy tale?”
Keith shook his head. “The princess loves reading fairy tales and through that love can be obtained.”
Pidge frowned. “But I don’t know any other stories.”
“Then use the same I did, a story of a frog princess.” Keith said.
Pidge sighed. “I guess there is worse things to be.”
Keith nodded. “Then a frog you be.”
There was a poof of smoke then a small green frog replaced Pidge. Keith picked up the small frog and rode back to the castle.
Allura returned to her chambers after lunch and found a small green frog sitting on her pillow.
“What a cute little frog. Are you prince too?” Allura asked, the frog ribbeted in reply. “You’re not going to hop away from me, are you?” Again the frog ribbeted, a shorter ribbet then before. Allura placed her hand on the pillow and the small frog hopped onto the palm of her hand. She held the frog up and looked at him closely. “You are a cute little frog.” She said with a smile and kissed the frog.
In a poof of smoke the frog turned back into Pidge, who blushed a dark red at the fact he was stark naked, he grabbed a sheet and hid his nakedness in the same fashion Keith had.
Allura blinked and looked at the transformed frog prince. “You’re so sh….” She started to say when something seemed to come over her. “You’re so cute.”
Pidge grinned. “Cuter then my stepbrother.”
Allura nodded. “Much cuter. Let’s get married.” Pidge’s grin widened and he nodded eagerly. “Let’s go tell everyone.” She said grabbing his hand.
“Um, I need something to wear first.” Pidge said.
“Oh yeah, silly me I forgot.” Allura laughed. “I’ll go see if my stepbrother has anything that may fit you.”
Lance and Keith were sitting in Lance’s chambers when Allura knocked on the door. Lance opened the door and looked at the princess with mock surprise. “What ever are you doing here?”
“I need some clothes for my prince, so I can introduce him to everyone.” Allura said. “We’re getting married.”
“And just who is your new prince?” Keith asked.
“His name is… I know there was something else I forgot.” Allura said.
Keith and Lance chuckled, but said nothing. Lance handed Allura some clothing for the prince. She took the clothes and ran off down the hall.
Lance shut the door and burst out laughing. “Looks like the plan worked.”
Keith smiled. “Well of course my plan worked.”
“Let’s celebrate.” Lance said dashing over to the bed and tackling Keith.
Everyone in the castle was happy. Sven and Hunk were happy.
Keith and Lance were happy. Allura and Pidge were happy. Everybody was happy.
And everyone was surprised to learn of Allura’s engagement to Pidge Emrale, but
they were all happy to learn it meant the princess would be moving into a
Keith and Lance were sitting in the shade of an old willow tree near the edge of the pond where Allura had found Lance.
“Hello Keith. Who’s your friend?” Pidge asked.
“Pidge, this is prince Lance.” Keith said. “And Lance this is my stepbrother Pidge.”
“Oh so you’re the annoying stepbrother I’ve heard a lot about you.” Pidge said.
“I can say the same of you.” Lance grinned.
Pidge titled his head to one side and looked over the couple. “Is it true that the two of you are getting married?”
“Very true.” Keith said.
“But I thought… you and the princess were going to be married.” Pidge said.
“I would never want to marry him. I want to marry you my little love-muffin.” Allura cooed.
“Little love-muffin?” Keith questioned, trying hard not to laugh however Lance was in hysterics.
“You’re just jealous.” Pidge said.
“Are you jealous sweet cheeks? I could make a little pet name for you if you want.” Lance said through his laughter.
Keith smiled slightly shaking his head. He placed a hand over Lance’s mouth to muffle the laughter. “Congratulations on the wedding pipsqueak.”
Pidge stuck his tongue out at Keith. “You too dork.”
The wedding of Lance Von Pyralis and Keith McRaineson was a week later. A small ceremony held in small clearing in the forest. Flowers bloomed all around them filling the air with a sweet scent, which was carried on the gentle spring breeze. The sky was blue without a trace of a single cloud, the canopy of trees allowed the sunlight flittered through the leaves making shadows dance around them. Minstrels played beautiful music on their lutes and flutes. Only family and close friends of the two men were in attendance of the wedding. A blue skinned elfin preacher from Thirendale, Lotor Willowbush, was presiding over the ceremony.
“We are gathered here today in beauty of nature to unite Lance Von Pyralis and Keith McRaineson. Two souls brought together by love’s simple kiss…” Lotor said, opening the ceremony.
The ceremony was one of great beauty that none in attendance would ever soon forget. The words of love spoken in vow obviously came from the depths of each man’s heart, sounding as though they had known each other a lifetime and not only a week’s time.
The wedding of Allura Kamali and Pidge Emrale was very different from Keith and Lance’s. The wedding was more then a month later and was held in a hall, and not outside and there was hundred of guests in attendance. Even the weather was different. It was a hot day and dark clouds kept creeping across the sky threatening rain. The pink roses that decorated the hall looked beautiful but had very little scent. The also had an elfin preacher for their wedding, though it was one of elders who had became quite cynical in old age, Zarkon Willowbush, put none of the emotions his son had in ceremony.
“Today we gather for the wedding of Allura Kamali and Pidge Emrale…”
The ceremony was boring and the vows exchanged by the couple did not speak of a beautiful undying love, speaking only of themselves and not one another. Everyone was relieved when the ceremony was finally over, all just wanting to forget they had even attended the princess wedding.
And so the princess moved into a castle of her own with her prince, still reading her fairy tale books faithfully. And Pidge began to join her in re-enacting some of her favourite tales. The couple soon reached their own happily ever after ending as they had the largest known collection of fairy tale books.
Lance and Keith constructed a castle that was an equal distant from Lance’s father’s castle, and Keith’s homeland of Grymoria. Every single day of life’s together was their happily ever after.
In fact they all lived happily ever after.
The End.