After Suzuka, Pierre stuck to his word. He stayed by Y/n's, and subsequently Charles' side. The trio had spent last four days unpacking y/n's belongings into Charles' and Charlottes flat. "How have you got so much?" Charles asked with his hands on his hips. "I don't know, I just accumulated stuff over the year." Y/n said shrugging her shoulders. "Y/n," Charlotte called from the other room, "Your phone's ringing." "Who would be calling you?" Charles said pulling a face. "Let's find out" Pierre said running and grabbing the phone from charlotte.
"Bonjour" Pierre said laughing, before his face turned serious and he began speaking english.
"Yes, Ma'am, I'll just grab her for you."
"Princesse, it's some professor from cambridge." Pierre said handing Y/n the phone.
"Hello, this is Y/n, how may I help you"
"Ah Miss Leclerc, I am Dr Tamsin O'Connell, I head the Archaeology department here at Cambridge. I'm just following up on the email we sent you last week."
"Oh, I'm sorry ma'am, I didn't receive that, let me try and find it" Y/n began flailing her arms around mouthing to everyone for her laptop.
"Don't worry dear, I can give you the jist. Basically, we would like to offer you a place to study your masters here with us."
Y/n's jaw dropped and she started jumping around in circles. Her brother, Pierre, and Charlotte all looked at her terribly confused.
"Miss Leclerc, are you still there?"
"Yes. Yes, sorry. Oh my goodness, sorry, I don't particularly know what to say."
"Well, would you be interested in joining us next year? We were interested in you joining us as an intern on a few digs and research projects before starting on your masters in august. Would you be available to join us in january? It would only be occasional work and we would pay you for the work you do outside of the masters study."
"You want me to join your work, like your official research?"
"Yes, we are incredibly impressed by your work in your undergraduate, and with the work you submitted in your application. We have several digs going on, including one in pompeii, where your ability in italian would be incredibly useful to our team. We will put it in writing for you, because there are some forms and contracts we will have you sign. That is, if you're interested in joining us, and continuing your studies with us."
"Yes. Yes. I would be honoured. Oh my goodness, thank you for the opportunity."
"Brilliant, we're incredibly excited to have you on board! I'll be in touch in a few weeks and we can discuss accomodation, and pay, and hours, and all of that sort of stuff. We're truly excited to have you on board, Y/n.
"Trust me, I think I am more excited. Thank you so much!"
"We shall speak soon, Miss Leclerc, Au Revoir"
"Goodbye, Thank you." Y/n pulled the phone away from her ear, and pressed the 'end call' button. She just stared at her phone.
"OMG, OMG, OMG" she said to herself. She walked straight past the three others, walking onto the balcony, closing the sliding door behind her. Y/n let out a squeal into her hands, jumping up and down. "OMG, OMG" she shouted over the side of the balcony.
"What the hell is going on, Y/n?" Pierre said standing at the door, with Charles and Charlotte.
"I, I got into Cambridge" she said looking at them.
"You got in!" Charlotte squealed, jumping on Y/n.
"You applied?" Pierre and Charles both said confused.
"I didn't want to get my, or anyone else's hopes up. I didn't think I would get in. I only told Charlotte."
"Now we have an even better reason to celebrate tomorrow night."
"Was your and arthur's birthday not enough of a reason?"
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Jimmyz was heaving. Y/n was surrounded by her three brothers. They apparently had to take a Joris imposed 'Leclerc shot'. Y/n hadn't told anyone else about cambridge yet. Pierre had been very tentative about bringing it up, however he and Y/n were going to Paris on Monday morning for some sport thing Y/n didn't understand, so she was sure they'd talk about it then.
"I have an announcement" Charles drunkenly slurred, standing up on the DJ stage. Y/n was shaking her head at him and waving her hands as she looked at him in horror as he grabbed a microphone. "My baby sister, the Leclerc Little Princess, actually has an announcement, but she's too scared to let slip."
"Oh god, she's pregnant" Arthur shouted
"Gasly, I'm going to kill you." Lorenzo said grabbing onto Pierre's collar.
"Woah, Woah, she's not pregnant" Pierre said trying to get himself out of lorenzo's grip.
"Y/n/n got into Cambridge University, apparently they loved her so much they want her early" Charles laughed from the stage, nearly falling off.
Y/n was instantly mobbed by all Charles' friend, they all treated her like a little sister. 'LC8', as they called themselves, always pushed Y/n, encouraging her, caring for her. Basically she had 10 brothers. They were holding onto her and jumping up and down.
"Get out of my way, let me hug my baby sister", Lorenzo said pulling Joris off Y/n and pulling her into the tightest hug and lifting her off the ground. "I am so proud of you, my little princess. I always knew you'd do something great. Papa would be proud too." Y/n has started crying slightly. "Lorenzo, you idiot, you made her cry" Arthur said stroking Y/n's hair. "They're happy tears" She laughed.
"Stop crying, you need to make a speech." Charles said grabbing her and pulling her on stage. Y/n immediately protested, but she had no choice, Pierre lifting her up onto the stage next to Charles, who handed her the microphone.
"Well, not many of you know me well. Those that do know this is my worst nightmare, so this might be very painful for everyone involved. So I'm Y/n, baby Leclerc, mini Leclerc, little princess, or as the LC8 call me, baby genius or Indiana Leclerc", that comment earnt Y/n a laugh from the boys. "I am very lucky to be so loved and supported, even from afar. My big brothers truly are my inspiration, even if I don't really share their passion for fast cars. WIthout them, I wouldn't be where I am, able to follow my dreams." She smiled towards her family."I will be sad to leave Monaco again, but I'm realising everything my Papa, and Jules, and everyone else wanted for me. Plus it's not even far away. I'm gonna stop now because I don't know what else to say and this is getting awkward."
Charles grabbed her before she got off stage. "Tell them what you'll be doing, idiot"
"Oh right, I got offered an internship to occasionally work for them from February till August, then I've been accepted for my Masters in Archaeology. Now get back to partying!".
Everyone whistled and clapped, while Pierre helped her off the stage and gave her a kiss. "Well done, Princesse. I am proud of you."
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The Little Princess
FanfictionY/n Leclerc was 14 when Jules died. She had never been to races anyway, only ever watching on TV, so it wasn't hard for her family to keep her seperate from that life. But when Herve died, Y/n fell apart. Pascale thought it would be best to send her...
