How The Princess Found Her Joy - Chapter 5

Although the Princess was secretly growing weary of waiting on her Prince and wondering if he would ever ask for her hand in marriage, the Prince had a secret of his own.

He had been SAVING his gold and silver and looking for THE PERFECT RING to buy for the Princess, to affirm his love for her and his desire for her to be his wife.  Now he was JUST WAITING FOR THE RIGHT TIME to present his hard-earned treasure to her.

One day, while out taking a ride in her carriage, the Princess got into a terrible ACCIDENT.

Although the Princess fared the accident alright, which unfortunately can't be said about her carriage, she was VERY SORE and BRUISED from the collision.

The Prince thought the best thing for her would be to get away from the place that overlooked the NORTH gate of the city of GREENVILLE and ride FURTHER NORTH to a small village called TROUTVILLE, where the Prince had grown up with his FOUR YOUNGER SIBLINGS and MOTHER AND FATHER.


Early the next morning the Princess was awoken by a KNOCK ON THE DOOR.  She was staying in PRINCESS JOY's chambers, Prince Fro's youngest sibling.

It was the Prince.

He told the Princess that he would like to go see the sunrise with her up at THE PEAKS.

The Princess WASN'T THRILLED at the idea, as she just WANTED TO SLEEP and was still very much FEELING THE EFFECTS from the aftermath of THE ACCIDENT.

The Prince WOULDN'T TAKE "NO" for an answer as he confidently held out his hand for her reluctant one, in spite of the Princess' OBVIOUS IRRITATION and GRUMPINESS.  Her MANIPULATING CHARM wouldn't budge his determination.

He hopped up to the seat on his carriage while she stepped up to her place with CUTTING EYES.

The ride up to the PEAKS was LESS THAN ROMANTIC while he TRIED TO TIGHTLY HOLD HER LIMP HAND.

HIS GIDDINESS ONLY FUELED HER IRRITATION as he kept talking about looking at "all the deer around" them and the BEAUTIFUL SCENERY.

She COULDN'T UNDERSTAND why he had ALWAYS BEEN SO SENSITIVE to her needs UNTIL NOW, when she clearly just wanted sleep.  A bouncy carriage ride up to THE PEAKS was the LAST THING ON HER MIND, as her aching body screamed in defiance.

They FINALLY MADE IT to their destination and Prince Fro EXCITEDLY jumped off of his perch from the carriage and began UNLOADING A BLANKET AND HIS GUITAR.

This DIDN'T SEEM AT ALL FOREIGN to the Princess, as he was A VERY SKILLED MUSICIAN and BROUGHT HIS GUITAR EVERYWHERE with him.

He LED HER to a place by the water, OVERLOOKING THE VIEW and began to TAKE OUT HIS GUITAR

The Prince told the Princess that he had WRITTEN HER A SONG.  She was thinking "oh boy, he is going to sing a song with lyrics like,  'Am I Your Hero, Or Do I Just Wear A Funny Looking Cape'."

The Princess WASN'T VERY IMPRESSED with his performance, remember she was A BIT GRUMPY, and tried only to endure the gentle strum and sweet lyrics.

It wasn't until she heard the Prince sing the words, "I LOVE YOU" that she realized just what was going on!

Her ATTENTIVENESS GREW as the Prince continued on in his lament.  TEARS BEGAN TO WELL UP in her eyes as the song came to a close.

Prince Fro then placed the guitar gently on the ground and LOWERED TO ONE KNEE.  He then pulled out the TREASURED RING for his Princess and told her that he LOVED her and asked for her to GROW OLD WITH HIM AND BE HIS WIFE!

It was in that moment that the Princess found her TRUE JOY as she thanked her TRUE LOVE for this wonderful blessing!

FIVE SHORT MONTHS LATER the Prince and the Princess got married at the CHAPEL OF ST. LUKE's where they began their...

HAPPILY EVER AFTER!

CONCLUSION

It has been said that this fairytale story is true

and that this couple later resided in the village of Rolesville

where they reared their five beautiful children.

They can be found sitting out under the bright stars

reminiscing of the day they spoke those sweet words at the gathering

and making beautiful music together

as Prince Fro gently rubs Princess Tasha's weary feet.

~THE END~


In Dedication to my wonderful Prince of 10 years.
I love you Josh Via.
Happy Anniversary!

How The Princess Found Her Joy - Chapter 4

The time had come to pack up their camp and make the trek back home to the place that overlooked the NORTH gate of the town of GREENVILLE.

Prince Fro took his place behind the rungs while Princess Tasha cozied up next to him on the bench of the carriage.

They now knew that they had a MUTUAL LIKE for each other, and while they still APPEARED QUIETER and MUCH MORE SUBDUED than most couples around them, they were QUIETLY CONTENT just being together.

At some point Princess Tasha had used her MANIPULATIVE CHARM to somehow place her weary feet on the lap of her beliked Prince Fro.  He was a master at steering the stallions with one hand, which left one hand free to GENTLY RUB THE TENDER FEET of the Princess.

The Princess was giddy inside as she realized that this really was, in fact, the Prince she had hoped for all these years.

They playfully exchanged SIMPLE WORDS, LONGING LOOKS and FLIRTATIOUS GIGGLES all the way back to their village.

Upon their arrival from the gathering, the Princess continued to be flooded by thoughts of Prince Fro and his close relationship with THE FATHER.  Over the course of the next several months this poured into her own life as she began to seek a more intimate relationship with THE FATHER herself.

Not only did THIS TIME IN HISTORY mark the beginning of a BUDDING RELATIONSHIP between the Prince and the Princess, but MORE IMPORTANTLY between the Princess and THE FATHER, which in turn, confirmed in both the Princess and the Prince's hearts that they were meant to be TOGETHER FOREVER!  It did not, at all, seem bizarre to them that the two growing relationships were to go hand-in-hand, although it may have seemed a little strange to any other observer.

Over the course of the NEXT YEAR the two fell MORE AND MORE IN LIKE with each other.

Around this time, SEVERAL OTHER COUPLES around them were confessing their undying love for one another and committing to engagement and future marriage.  In fact, TO THE PRINCESS, it SEEMED as though she was the only Princess NOT ENGAGED to her Prince yet!

While the Princess was MORE THAN OVERJOYED for her many friends taking this next step in their relationship she was SECRETLY, and sometimes NOT SO SECRETLY, BECOMING VERY IMPATIENT with her Prince.  She WONDERED IF HE WOULD EVER ASK for her hand in marriage.

But the Prince continued to WAIT PATIENTLY FOR THE FATHER to give His consent.  See, Prince Fro always wanted to know, beyond a shadow of a doubt that HIS CHOICES WERE THE RIGHT ONES, and didn't even let his Princess sway him to push forward until he was quite sure it was the right decision (which made him painfully slow in this area).

So the Princess had NO OTHER CHOICE but to WAIT IN FAITH that the Prince would one day ask her to be his forever.

How The Princess Found Her Joy - Chapter 3

While at the gathering, Princess Tasha kept a close eye on Prince Josh.

HE WAS DIFFERENT than all the other Prince's whom she had beliked in the past.  He had a relationship with THE FATHER like no other Prince she had met, and this relationship was contagious.

Princess Tasha had a relationship with THE FATHER as well, but it was very shallow and immature at best.

This peculiar relationship between the Prince and the Father made the Princess just that much more in like with the Prince!

Over the course of the next three days, as the gathering commenced, the Prince and the Princess began exchanging SIMPLE, YET FREQUENT, conversations about their friendship and growing relationship.

In fact, one of the other Princesses overheard this very conversation in the midst of their camp one night as Prince Fro and Princess Tasha sat alone together under the bright stars:

Prince Fro: "So, uh, like, um, what do you think about our relationship?"

Princess Tasha: "Well, I like what we've got..."

Yes, the exchange was short (as they were particularly slow in this area), but the words were deep and only fueled the flame that was already burning in each of their hearts!

They were both secretly awaiting the trek back to the place that overlooked the NORTH gate of the city of GREENVILLE so they could sit together on the front bench of the carriage, knowing that they each had growing feelings for one another, even though they both had a hard time verbalizing it to each other (as they were particularly slow in this area).

How The Princess Found Her Joy - Chapter 2

The next few months were spent getting to know each other.

Princess Tasha believed very early on in their relationship that Prince Fro was THE ONE, but never voiced it to him, nor to anyone else, except for Fairy KELLY.

Fairy Kelly was a fairy whom Princess Tasha had befriended during her frequent outings around town when she was antsy to get out of her Castle up on Mt. Howard.  Tasha would confide in Fairy Kelly, feeling that it was a safe place to confess her undying "LIKE" for Prince Fro.  (Princess Tasha had vowed never to tell a man "I Love You" unless he was to be called her husband, a feat much harder than it would appear.)

What Princess Tasha did not know was that Prince Fro had also been confiding in Fairy Kelly as well.  He had confessed to his "LIKE" in Princess Tasha, but was too shy and uncertain in his feelings to share this openly with his "beliked" Princess, so he held it in (as he is particularly slow in this area as well).

They continued on like this for several months, uncertain of their deep "like" for one another, but continuing to deepen their friendship.

One day those who lived overlooking the NORTH gate of the city of GREENVILLE were invited to take a journey to a city far, far away called MEMPHIS to join with thousands of other prince and princesses around the nation at a gathering called PASSION.

They were placed on the same carriage throughout their voyage, which I'm sure had nothing to do with Princess Tasha's MANIPULATIVE CHARM.

Prince Fro had been DESIGNATED THE DRIVER of the carriage.  Princess Tasha took the job as NAVIGATOR, since we all know that every good driver needs a navigator who can keep them awake and on the right path.

The voyage was long and hard but the companionship within the carriage was blooming!

Upon their arrival at Passion they PITCHED THEIR TENTS and MADE THEIR CAMP together with the others who had fared the journey with them.

This would be their HOME FOR THE NEXT 3 DAYS, and would soon become A PIVOTAL TIME IN THEIR RELATIONSHIP that they would not soon forget!

How The Princess Found Her Joy - Chapter 1

Once upon a time there was a Princess named TASHA who lived in a castle on the TOP of Mt. HOWARD overlooking the NORTH gate of the city of GREENVILLE.

After several years of foolishness she had come to the realization that she may never find the ONE who would bring her TRUE LOVE and JOY...

Until that beautiful evening when she was invited by BISHOP STEVEN (who now takes full credit for this future relationship by the way:), who was a very well-known in the city, to go play music at the BSU Ball at the Court of HAYES.  There she ran into the MOST BEAUTIFUL CREATURE she had ever seen!

His name was Prince FRO.

His MUSICAL ABILITIES wooed her and his CALMING COUNTENANCE and MYSTERIOUS QUIETNESS drew Princess Tasha in...

until she simply could not keep her distance from him any longer.

She began to use her MANIPULATIVE CHARM to get closer to this beautiful being.

Instead of quickly packing up her own musical equipment and dashing out into the night like she was known to do after any other Ball, she began slowly putting her things away in order to keep her place next to Prince FRO (as he was particularly slow in this area himself) for a longer amount of time.

Surely he would notice her now.

But alas, he had not taken heed of the eager Princess yet.

She continued to find ways to woo him only to remain unseen by the mysteriously quiet Prince.

Until she finally came up with a brilliant idea.

She grabbed her carriage and her trusty car colt named "TURKEY" and raced it back over to the ball to see if Prince Fro needed a ride back to BRUCE Palace where he resided.

When she arrived in her carriage to pick him up their eyes met for the first time.

And so their flourishing relationship began...