"Daddy! How do I look?" Tiny Tatyana ran over to her father and he picked her up.
"One word. Fabulous!" The king said while putting his daughter down. The child in response giggled.
"My darling, why is it that you always dress up while going to that little prince and never dress up for daddy?" A fake pout could be seen on the King's face. The small child blushed and hung her head down. She then looked up to her father.
"Can I tell you a secret?" The king nodded his head. The girl walked up to her father and raised her hands. Her father knew what she meant. He picked her up so that she could whisper in his ear.
"Because I like Rylls!" She half whispered and half shouted in her fathers ear. The king put on an exaggerated shocked face and put the child down.
"Then what about daddy?" He asked with his back facing his daughter.
"Oh! Daddy? I love, love, love daddy!" she said with a big smile on her face. The king could not resist his daughter's cuteness. He picked her up and gave the little one a bunch of kisses on her cheeks. The child giggled nonstop.
"But you have to keep this a secret from your mother okay?"
The girl nodded her head and she heard footsteps.
"What secret should be kept from mommy?" The queen asked as she stood in front of the father-daughter duo. Both of their backs stiffened. The king gave a nervous laughter and put his daughter down. The queen decided to let this one slide for now. She would interrogate her husband later.
"Come, come honey! The carriage is waiting at the gate. You don't want to keep the little prince waiting, do you?" The queen asked gesturing for her daughter to hold her hand. The girl ran to her mother and took her hand. She was taken out of the castle and into the carriage heading to the neighboring Metuza kingdom.
"I hope this will work out sweetheart." The king said with a worried look on his face. The queen rubbed his hand to soothe him and gave him a small smile.
****Metuza castle****
The little prince was pacing infront of the castle. His palms were sweating. It had been a long time since he last saw his best friend. The carriage came to a stop at the gate. The driver got out and helped the princess out of the carriage. The prince ran to her and gave her a big hug.
"I'm so glad you could make it Taty!" He smiled and pulled back. The little girl just nodded as she followed the prince. They headed over to a beautiful garden and sat under a gazebo filled with mouthwatering food on the table. The prince bent down and took a rose from the bottom of his chair once he sat the princess down.
"Here you go milady. Only the most beautiful flower for the most beautiful girl I've come to know." The prince offered the flower to the girl. She took it and breathed in its wonderful smell
"Why, thank you good sir." They sat down and started to eat. Even though they were still seven and eight, the children knew their table manners and ate like adults.
"My mother told me that we'll get married when we grow older Taty. What do you think?" The prince asked once he finished wiping his mouth with a napkin.
"My mother and father are married and they spend most of their time together. So, if it means spending a lot of time with you, I don't have a problem with it!" She said with a big smile plastered on her tiny face.
"She said that it also had something to do with love and attraction to one another."
"Well, I love my father and my mother. But I don't know what attraction means." The girl said with a confused look on her face.
"Rylls, will you come to my birthday?"
"I dont know, I asked mother and father and they didnt give me a sure answer."
"I hope you'll be there." The prince nodded and continued eating. They talked for a while about nothing in particular. But they had a good time in each other's company.
Tatyana woke up to see the sun's rays peeking through the curtains. She shook her head. This time the dream was about Daryl. Did Daryl know the girl?