Chapter 6 Mood Swings?

• Patricia
• I thought it was a good time for me to properly introduce
• myself. “I, Uhmm! I’m not sure if Lucy introduced me properly because I had to
• leave quickly but I am Princess Patricia Bratton of the Northern Kingdom Pride,
• daughter of the current King Lovett Bratton the first.” I said holding out my
• hand for a shake. He stared at it for a while before he shook it. He somehow
• looked annoyed at me or something. That made my face fall. I guess he noticed
• it because he then said, “Prince Kenneth Paige, from Western Kingdom Pride.
• Nice to meet you too!” I smiled seductively but acted as if I didn’t know who
• he was. “My pleasure my prince. Good to have your acquaintance. At least I can
• say my stay at the University won’t be that bad since I will be close to my
• kind” I said emphasizing the word “my kind” deliberately. He kept a straight
• face. Up till now he hadn’t even offered me a chair. A tap sounded at the door
• followed by a push and then the annoying squeaky voice of this human husband
• thief sounded. “Hey babe! How are y….” she paused when her eyes fell on me. I
• smirked which made her a bit confused as her gaze fell on Kenneth
• inquisitively.
•  Lucy
• I got to Kenneth’s office two hours before my lecture. I
• missed him a lot and I wanted to go grab some breakfast with him then go to the
• library. I don’t usually knock and he is already used to that. I just tap and
• open the door. “Hey babe, how are y…” my question was cut short by seeing the
• back of a girl and I sensed as if my man was somehow tense. I frowned. I
• circled around and went to his seat so I could get a full view of who the girl
• is. I must admit, I was already feeling a little jealous. I don’t take kindly
• to girls being locked alone with my man because there have been many instances
• where girls have been throwing themselves out to him. I don’t doubt his loyalty
• to us but I just don’t trust these girls. Getting a full view of who the girl
• was my heart eased and I smiled looking at her but I was surprised to see a
• smirk on her lips. ‘What was that about?’ I wondered but I quickly brushed it
• off my mind. “Oh hi Pat, it’s you?” I sighed, a bit relieved that it was my
• friend. I remembered that she said she would come and apologize but I didn’t
• think she would be that early. “Hey Lucy! How are you?” she asked. “I’m good
• Pat, was just surprised to see you here this early since we still have two
• hours before the first lecture.” I told her. “Oh don’t misunderstand this Lucy,
• I just thought it would be appropriate for me to come and apologize for my
• rudeness as I promised you yesterday, nothing much” she responded. “Yeah,
• Princess Patricia here said she came to apologize, of which I think we are done
• with it?” Kenneth said looking at Pat with a raised eyebrow as if saying 'I
• think it’s time to go.'  “Oh babe, don’t
• be rude! Pat is my friend don't treat her like every other girl. Did you just
• call her princess? Is that your other name or is it Kenneth’s pet name for
• you?” I teased but deep down inside I was feeling jealousy well up. Why would
• he call her with a pet name? Is he somehow attracted to her beauty because, I
• must admit that she is a girl no one would want to leave their boyfriend alone
• with. Her beauty is captivating and she has class and poise too. “What? She is
• your friend but you don’t know that she is a real princess, as in the daughter
• of a King?” Kenneth said with a puzzled look. I turned to Pat wide eyed. I
• mean, I could tell from the way she handled herself that she was rich but I
• never thought about her being royalty. I wondered why she chose to be friends
• with a commoner like me and why she hid her real identity. Was there a motive
• behind or she just didn’t want me fussing over her identity? I shook my head feeling
• that I'm overthinking.  “Daughter of a King?”
• I asked looking at her searching for an
• answer in her eyes. “I’m sorry Lucy, I just wanted to be normal like everyone
• else, I wanted to make genuine friends without the titles. I was going to tell
• you eventually.” Patricia apologized. I somehow found her explanation plausible
• but I also wondered why she chose to introduce herself as princess to Kenneth.
• Was she trying to score some points with him? Is she also attracted to him like
• all the other girls? Kenneth turned me towards him as if saying ‘enough about
• others, I want your attention now.’ He pulled me on his lap and kissed me
• passionately. I blushed as heat rushed to my cheeks. This guy truly doesn’t
• care who sees his display of affection. I tried pulling away but he held
• tightly. I lifted the corner of my eye to look at Pat, a little embarrassed but
• I could swear that I just saw a scowl and an angry face on her. I nudged
• Kenneth to show him its rude to neglect our guest while lost in our passion. He
• pulled away not happy and I looked at Pat a little bit shy. I was surprised to
• see her smiling as if that wasn’t her I saw a bit earlier scowling. ‘Am I the
• one imagining things?’ I wondered. I turned to Kenneth and told him my plan. “Love,
• I was thinking we should go get breakfast at the cafeteria then go to the
• library. Are you done with your assignment? I asked him. “Good idea, I was going
• to come to your room anyway, to take you out for breakfast. Just you and me.”
• He said. I felt bad at his emphasis of the last part because Pat was here and
• she didn’t have anyone else to hang out with. “Pat can come along with us for
• breakfast right?”  I asked him with
• pleading eyes. He said an outright no. “Babe I want to spend time with you
• alone. I guess princess here can understand…” he retorted shooting an
• intimidating look at Pat. I swear my man is the domineering type. I think he
• should have been born a Royal, his aura is authoritative. I could swear I saw
• Pat cringe at his look. A whole princess cringing at a commoner's word? What is
• Ken made of? Or is Pat just being lenient with him? Is there something I don't
• know?  “Oh no it’s okay, you guys can
• head out alone. I only came to apologize then head off to the bookstore, I need
• some things from there.” Patricia said. “See, she understands. Told you so” Ken
• said but I knew deep down that he intimidated Pat into making that decision. We
• said our goodbyes and parted ways. After eating, we headed to the library. One
• thing I love about Ken is that he is as passionate about his education as much
• as our relationship. Those are the real qualities of a great man.