Princess Love

Princess Love - Chapter 7         "Prince Sean of England is dead." Was the announcement on the television as Kim and Valerie layed on the floor of Kim's house.
         "Wow." Kim said sitting up straight and looking at the television.
         "This evening there was the Royal Performance for the Queen. Many preformers came including Sir Paul McCartney and the Backstreet Boys, among others. After leaving the theater a bodyguard stumbled and fell, opening a space for the assassination of the Prince." The reporter said gravely.
         "Imagine that..." Valerie whispered, in total disbelief.
         "His wife, Princess Elizabeth, is said to be fine, fainting after witnessing the attack. She is now in a hospital in Britain." The reporter continued but Kim turned the television off and stood up.
         "I want to call Kevin and make sure that everything is okay." Kim said, worry on her face. She got up and went to the kitchen to call him. Valerie turned the television on and saw that the report was on all of the stations, it would be a day to remember.

         "WHAT!?" Brian nearly screamed and the bodyguard yelled at him.
         "Get out, hurry, hurry." The bodyguard said and shoved Brian out of the way and tried to help everythone out of the theater.
         "But what did you just say?" Brian asked, still in shock.
         "The prince was killed in the back of the building." The bodyguard said with almost no feeling in his voice.
         "What about the princess?" Brian asked, staring the bodyguard in the eye.
         "She is fine, now go." He said and shoved him again.
         "I can't believe this." Kevin said and frowned, they all looked scared to death.
         "I wonder what exactly happened." AJ wondered and looked around at the groups of police officers. "Hello, officer. Can you tell me what happened?"
         "No, please just leave." The officer said, looking strained and busy.
         "Fine!" AJ said and turned around. "Let's just go back to the car then." He told the guys and they all got in the car.
         "Hey Fernando, turn on the radio!" Howie called to the driver. He turned it on just in time for a special report.
         "Prince Sean of England was assassinated tonight following the gala event for the queen. Sources say that the shooting took place after a bodyguard tripped, opening a space for the killer to shoot." The reporter said.
         "Oh my!" Howie said and frowned, looking out the window at the groups of people that were looking at the police cars speeding by. There were women that were crying and men that were trying to comfort them, but it was difficult, even they couldn't hold back their emotions.
         "What about Elizabeth?" Brian said outloud without realizing it.
         "Huh?" Kevin asked, not really hearing what his cousin had said.
         "What? Oh, nevermind." Brian said, turning red. They drove the rest of the way to the hotel in silence.

         "Mr. Richardson, you have a message." The woman at the front desk of the hotel said.
         "Okay, thank you." He said, tiredly, as she handed him piece of paper.
         "Call me - Kim." It said and he followed the guys up to their rooms.
         Kevin was sharing with Brian. AJ, Howie and Nick were sharing. The hotel had almost been sold out when they got there a week ago.
         Kevin opened the door to the room he shared with Brian. He sat on the bed and sighed.
         "I gotta call Kim." He said and reached over to pick up the phone. Brian stood up and left to give him privacy.
         "Hello?" Kim's voice asked on the other side.
         "Hi, it is Kevin."
         "Hi, I heard what happened." She said, carefully.
         "I know, I didn't see it happen though. How is everything over there?" He asked, sounding tired.
         "Fine, I miss you though." She said. They really hadn't spent much time with each other since the relationship had begun, but they were happy whenever they were together.
         "I miss you to, I am not sure if we are going to leave here on time though." Kevin said and stretched, laying down on the bed.
         "Why not?" She asked, she was going to miss him.
         "They are looking all over for the murderer and it seems as though they won't be able to let anyone out of the country until they do." He said sadly.
         "But can I come there?" She asked.
         "It is worth a try." He said and sat up. "Will you? I really want you to be here and maybe Jasmine can come with you." He said, sounding happier.
         "Yeah, can I bring my other friend? Remember Valerie?" She asked.
         "Of course and I have a feeling that Howie will be happy with that." He said and laughed.
         "Okay, I will, bye. I love you." She said and Kevin heard a click, but he didn't put the phone down. He just listened to the dial tone and smiled, he had never heard those three words come out of her mouth before.

         Kim quickly put on her windbreaker, a blue t-shirt and a pair of faded jeans. She ran out into the California sun and ran to her car. She turned it on and stepped on the gas, racing to Jen's house.
         "Val! Open the door!" Valerie had just left Kim's place an hour before and had taken a nap when she got home. She sat up in surprise, listening to the banging on the door and the screaming by Kim.
         "What is it?" She asked, opening the door in her bathrobe.
         "Get dressed! We are going to Britian!" She yelled and Valerie looked at her in surprise.
         "Huh?" She asked, sleepily.
         "Get in!" Kim said and pushed her back into the apartment. She ran to Valerie's dresser and pulled out an outfit. "Get dressed." Valerie did as she was told.
         "Don't I need to pack?" She asked as she quickly put on the white t-shirt and black stretch pants.
         "No, we don't have time. We can just buy everything when we get there." Kim instructed and nodded when she saw that Valerie was done. "Ok, let's go!" She said and grabbed her friend's hand and dragged her out the door. They got in the car and Kim drove quickly to the hospital.
         "Where are we going?" She asked, she wasn't having fun at all. "And why are we going to Europe?" She asked.
         "We are going to the hospital to get Jasmine-"
         "Who is Jasmine?" Valerie cut her off. She didn't know who Jasmine was.
         "AJ's girlfriend, I think. And, we are going to Europe because the guys can't leave because the government is searching all over for the killer. The guys are lonely so I decided that we would come and keep them company."
         "Who?"
         "The Backstreet Boys! Are you still sleeping or something!?" Kim laughed and pulled into the hospital driveway.
         "I guess so..."
         "Stay here, I will be right back!" Kim said and jumped out of the car and slammed the door, walking to the main desk.
         "Is Jasmine here?" She didn't know her last name but she didn't think there was anyone else with the name Jasmine.
         "She just got off duty." The receptionist said and Kim ran to the Doctor's parking lot, hopefully she could figure out who Jasmine was. She spotted a young woman with a white jacket opening the door of her car and Kim walked towards her.
         "Jasmine?" She asked and the young woman turned around.
         "Yes?" She asked curiously, looking at Kim.
         "Hi, I am Kevin's girlfriend. They are in England right now and they were wondering if we could come join them since they can't leave the the country." Kim said and Jasmine looked at her curiously.
         "How am I supposed to believe you?" Jasmine said, shutting the door of her car.
         "Just believe me, we gotta go." Kim said and motioned for her to follow her to her car, where Valeire was waiting.
         "Are you Kim?" Jasmine asked.
         "Yes." She said, turning around to look at her.
         "Yeah, AJ has mentioned you once or twice." Jasmine said and Kim smiled.
         "Follow me." They walked the short distance to her car and sat down and drove to the airport.
         "That is Valerie." Kim said, looking back at them.
         "Hi Valerie." Jasmine said and they shook hands.
         "Hello Jasmine."
         They talked and then ran to the airport. Kim had called them on her carphone and there was a flight leaving for Britain in half an hour.
         They bought the tickets and ran to the gate, catching the plane just in time since there had been a long line at the ticket counter.
         "AH! Made it!" Kim said and sat back in her chair as the plane took off, it was going to be a long flight.

         The trio talked for the nine hour flight and they took naps to pass the time. At five o'clock in the morning, local time, they arrived. They walked into the huge airport and were thrown into a crowd of people. People were screaming and yelling and the girls were afraid that they would go deaf.
         They found a sign with their names on it and drove to the hotel that the guys were staying at.
         The bellboy showed the to the guys room, where they had all gathered to meet their friends.
         "Kim!" Kevin said and smiled as he sat up and hugged his girlfriend.
         "I missed you baby." She said and held him tight.
         "Hey Jazz!" AJ said, leaping off of the bed and hugged her. The other guys and Jen just stood there and waited for them to finish.
         "Hi Valerie!" Howie exclaimed and shook her hand and gave her a little pat on the back.
         "Hi Howie." She said and smiled.
         Nick turned on the television to see if there was any news that they had missed.   "The killer has been found, James Thompson of New York has been taken into custody." The group stared at the television in surprise.

         And Jen in Florida was staring at the television in even more surprise than the group in England. Her dad had killed the Prince of England...