MCA #2- Saturday morning

[thatwaslucky]

Normally when Rey stayed over at Silver's, she'd stay cuddled up as long as possible.

However today was not exactly a normal day, it was an extraordinary day! Rey might have been a princess banished by her wicked stepmother but she was up bright and early, tidying up the place. This mainly meant she was dusting, and there were a few squirrels who were aiding her efforts by sweeping surfaces with their bushy tails.

She was humming a pretty song as she worked, probably a tune about either love or adventure, because her priorities were clearly in the right place.


[For the pirate.]

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[long_memory]

Silver was used to a lot of cuddling when Rey slept over so the fact that he woke up alone was a little odd. He was half-way dressed when he heard the humming and while he could recognize Rey's voice the fact that she was doing it at all was even more odd.

He stepped into the living room and it took about two seconds to realize something weird was going on.

"I didn't think my place was that messy."

[thatwaslucky]

"I just thought I'd freshen the place up- Oh!"

And that would be her catching sight of the half-dressed man and turning her back quickly, utterly scandalized.

[long_memory]

"Are you okay?" He knew very well she wasn't but still.

[thatwaslucky]

"You aren't dressed!" In his own home, even!

[long_memory]

He looked down at himself. "Well I'm mostly dressed."

The really scandalous bits were covered! But since it seemed to be bothering her he did wander into the bedroom real quick to grab a shirt off the floor. The same shirt that she had pulled off of him last night.

"Okay, it's safe."

[thatwaslucky]

Rey would apologize once she was sane again. But that would not be today.

She carefully peeked over her shoulder, and deciding it was safe, she could turn around again.

"I thought I would tidy the place up a bit. There's not much else to do while I'm hiding from my evil stepmother and waiting for a prince to rescue me."

See, not sane.

[long_memory]

"Riiiiiight." That was a totally normal thing for someone to say. "What does your evil stepmother have against you?"

[thatwaslucky]

"She's jealous of how much everyone loves me," Rey said, "and now that my father's dead, there's nothing stopping her from doing away with me!"

It was a problem.

[long_memory]

Silver had to cover his mouth with his hand, trying to cover up his amused smile. Because, really, this was ridiculous but he didn't think the upset princess would appreciate him laughing at her.

"Well that's terrible," he said. "You may stay here as long as you like. I won't let any stepmothers in, I promise."

[thatwaslucky]

"Thank you, kind sir. Are you a prince?" she asked, hopefully.

[long_memory]

"...of a sort, I guess." A pirate king, really.

[thatwaslucky]

Oh good now she was going to be expecting a proposal all weekend.

She clapped her hands together once, visibly relieved. "I thought so! You have eyes like a prince. They're very blue."

[long_memory]

"Thank you." This was just so weird. "You're very pretty as well."

He preferred how she usually looked, of course, but she did look cute like this. Sad that she was currently out of her mind.

[thatwaslucky]

"Oh no, I'm very plain," Rey totally lied, playing up the coy. "It's so lucky I happened upon you to save me!"

[long_memory]

"I just woke up and walked out into my living room so I don't think I saved you from anything," he said. "And, really, you don't need to clean my apartment."

[thatwaslucky]

"Oh, of course, it's just what you do for a man," Rey said. "And my woodland creature friends are happy to help!"

[long_memory]

Silver was from the 1700's and even he thought that reply was weird.

"The woodland creature friends aren't getting into my stuff, are they?" Those squirrels would clear him of rum on a normal day.

[thatwaslucky]

"Of course not, silly!" Rey giggled. "They're just dusting and sweeping. Their tails are perfect for it!"

[long_memory]

"Right, of course," he said, very thrown off by the giggling. "Are you sure you're okay?"

[thatwaslucky]

"I'm more than okay," she said, sweeping over to take his hands. "I've found my prince!"

Really should have said no to that question, Silver.

[long_memory]

Well clearly this had all been a mistake. "I said sort of a prince. Sort of. Very different from an actual prince."

[thatwaslucky]

Well now you were breaking her whole worldview, and she quickly dropped his hands in case he was lying.

"How can you be sort of a prince?"

[long_memory]

"I got voted into it?" he said. "And I'm more of a king. But no royal bloodline or anything like that. Totally used the democratic process."

[thatwaslucky]

There were so many concepts in there that just went right over Rey's pretty little head.

"Oh, I couldn't marry a king, what would the queen say? And you don't have a son?"

[long_memory]

"I'm not married, and I don't have any kids." Well, he didn't think he did. Birth control was iffy in 1715.

"Why do you need a prince?"