forum A Choice [One-On-One // Closed]

Started August 25, 2018 by @Imperfect_Autumn group

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Cameron glanced at her. "In that dress?" He hurried his pace nevertheless, ready to run.

"Do you doubt me?" Lilah asked incredulously, though she had a smile on her face. "Ready…? Set…? Go!" She started to run to the door, not checking if the prince was following her.

Cameron was indeed following her and if he could say so himself, quite well. Mainly because of his long stride but he'd never admit that. He glared at her and leaned forward so he got more speed.

Lilah giggled as she ran. She lived to run and would often race her brother when no one was looking.

Running is not proper for a lady, much less a princess. She could almost hear her mother's voice as she ran, even as Cameron started to pass her.

Cameron's toe lodged into a rock in the path, for he wasn't paying attention to the rockiness of the path, then he fell with a heavy thud and an uff in the dirt.

Lilah stopped herself when she heard the thud and uff. Turning around, she saw Cameron on the ground.

"Oh my gosh, are you all right?" she asked, walking over and offering him her hand.

Cameron sat up, shaking the dust out of his hair and taking her hand.
"That's why I don't run," He said with a laugh. He then let go of her hand once he was up and dusted off the dirt from his suit.

"You are okay, right?" Lilah asked, seriously hoping he wasn't hurt. That would have been terrible; she would have felt responsible for his injuries because she was the one to suggest racing. Also, they wouldn't have been able to get cheesecake.

Cameron nodded. "Yeah, I'm alright." He rubbed at a sore that appeared on his jaw. Williams would fly off the handle but Cameron didn't care.
"Shall we continue walking?" He suggested with an air of someone who just strolled rather than throwing his weight forward and falling like an oaf.

Lilah sighed in relief. "Good," she murmured under her breath, as if speaking to herself. "Yes, let's go."

Cameron gave her a look of curiosity, not entirely hearing what she said. He nodded and started walking again.
"The strawberries!" Cameron randomly exclaimed before shoving his hands into his pockets. There were a lot of crushed up ones, once Cameron discovered this, he felt a rush of disappointment.

"Oh… Oh, man. Uh… Do you want to pick more? I'm sure I picked enough for the cheesecake, so we could use mine," Lilah suggested sympatheticly.

Cameron pulled his red fingertips out of his pockets with a sigh. "No, then I might crush those too, unless there are any left at your garden." He glanced at her. "I don't want to destroy your garden."

"There are some left, but I think we'll be late if we dally any longer," Lilah admitted with a sigh. She started toward the door, this time checking back to make sure Cameron was following.

Cameron followed idly, wondering what to do about the crushed strawberry. Even if he managed to fish them out of his pockets, the pockets would get sticky, and it'd probably ruin the pants. Not that I'm complaining. I hate these pants.

"Would you like your pants to be washed?" Lilah asked, looking at him out of the corner of her eye. "If you want to stop at your room and change quickly, we can do that."

"No, I have to go home tomorrow, and these pants are old to begin with." He glanced back up then stuck his hands into his back pockets. "Stopping by my room sounds nice, though." He looked at her with a slight grin.

"All right. You can change, and then we can go to the kitchen," Lilah said, smiling back at him. They reached the door, and she stepped inside.

Cameron held it open for her, then followed her inside. What do I have to change into? He asked himself as he shut the door.
His own voice answered, Your sweater and jeans. Williams told you to bring an extra tux.

Lilah hummed as they walked. Maybe she shouldn't have worn such a nice dress. It's not like they were doing anything special. She could go change into something new, herself…

"Do you know the rest of the way to your room?"

Cameron jumped out of his thoughts. "Oh, yeah, thanks." He grinned at her. "This was great, thanks for… inviting me." His grin faltered. What is going on? I don't… act like this!

Lilah smiled back. "Thanks for joining me," she said softly. "I will meet you at your room in a few minutes."

Cameron nodded. "It was a pleasure. And, I'll see you then." His grin widened into a smile before he started to walk up a flight of steps to his room.

(I'm annoying but

you alive?)

Lilah watched after him for a moment before starting toward her own room. She eventually reached it and opened the door to walk inside.

Daisy was already there, looking through her dresses. The maid pulled out a more casual (and comfortable!) looking dress than the one the Princess already wore.

"My lady," the maid greeted her with a curtsy. "Have you come to change?"

"How did you know?" Lilah laughed. She crossed the room and looked at the maroon sweater dress. "This one looks perfect. But I need a bowl first; there are fragile berries in my pockets."