Maxerica: That One Bullet

It's Time

America's POV

"Sooo, America, guess who I brought to the wedding and coronation?"

"Don't tell me its Kota... Please, he'll make it all about business."

"No, but someone's even better!"

"Still confused here...."

"Fine. It's Kriss, Elise, and Natalie."

"What?!"

"I thought it would be appropriate."

"No, it isn't! They came here to support me. They hate you, and they hate me slightly."

"America...I'm sure that's not true."

"I don't know.. Elise seemed pretty sure that this would be her wedding."

"What about Natalie?"

"I mean, she was okay with whoever you picked, but that still doesn't make it less awkward."

"Maybe you're taking this the wrong way?"

"Am I Maxon?" 

"Enjoy having friends over, enjoy spending whatever time you want with them. Cause It will end soon once the twins grow up, there will be more children and more Queenly duties."

"Are you preparing me?"

"I have too."

"Again.....Not the flower."

"America, I'm not going to fight, not when our wedding is so close."

"Okay. Fine." 

"I'm checking on the twins. Wanna join?"

"Alright, no more fighting though."

"Agreed."

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"So whens that surgery?" He asked.

"Sometime between now and next week. Doctor Ashlar wanted me to be prepared."

"Ahhh, I see."

"Are you prepared?"

"Not really, I mean I've had so much negative stuff happen to me on the table, I'm not sure what will happen."

"Like what?" He scoffed.

"Anything! I might not wake up, I might bleed out, I might not remember you again."

"America, you're having a surgery to remove the bullets. Not brain surgery. You're going to be fine."

"Thanks, now...... I have some cuties I need to attend to."

"Is it me?" He asked with a smirk.

"Close, your mini twin."

"Ugh, Ahren and Eadlyn stole my spots."

"What spots?"

"My spot with you. I always had your attention."

"I guess you need to sha-" I started, but Maxon ended my sentence kissing me.

"I have waited a long time to do that. You keep pushing me back."

"Well, to be fair, I couldn't remember some stuff."

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"Elise? Kriss?!"

"America!" They yelled.

"I'm sorry," I said.

"Why?"

"For winning the Selection, I thought you would be mad at me."

"If we were mad, would we be here?" Elise said.

"I'm sorry Kriss, I knew that you were my biggest competition. I'm sorry."

"Nonsense."

"Thanks for understanding."

"Where are you, kids?!" Elise yelled.

"They're upstairs, in the hospital. They're 9 days old."

"Awwwww" They gushed.

After all this time, they still had time to take notice of me. To actually make me feel like I didn't just win the Selection. Queen Amberly was right, the Selection gives you some of the best friends.

"Hey, America, Can I talk to you?" Maxon said peering through the door.

"Yeah, why?"

"Your family members are coming!"

"Really? Even Kota?!" I said excitedly.

"Not Kota."

"Why not?"

"I thought you didn't want him here."

"I guess, but he's family, he deserves the chance to be here."

"Alright. Sounds fair."

"But, He wouldn't do anything to hurt you right? I know he is very abusive with words."

"Maxon. He's family. He wouldn't hurt me in the slightest bit"

"You're right, sorry I asked. I just don't have any siblings."

"Understandable."

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"America?!" I saw a small child with red hair, identical to mine. 

"May?" 

"Omg! You remembered!"

"Yeah, didn't Maxon tell you?"

"Sorta, I was busy helping Gerad."

"Speaking of which, where is he?"

"He's playing with the guards."

"Tell him careful, they play rough alot of the times."

"He wouldn't care, he just wants someone to play with."

"I'm going to leave now," Maxon said.  Leaving me with May.

"I need to see your dress," May said, so excited.

Kota?

"Wait here May."

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"Kota? I haven't seen you in forever!" 

"Yeah. Why would you care?"

"You're my family, of course, I would care!"

"Doesn't matter. You left me. You left me to fend for myself. Not even asking how I was doing."

"Kota, You left us. Do not try and be the victim here."

"We'll talk about this later."

"Twins at age 18? America, get it together."

"I was one night, and we're getting married."

"Does the public know?"

"Not yet, weddings Friday, Report is Friday. Planning on telling the public then."

"Kota.... Can I ask you something?"

"Whatever."

"Can you give me off? I know that since our father passed, I don't know what would be appropriate."

"America I......."He started.