Aaron Burr's P.O.V.

"Burr! Get the fuck up!" I heard Hamilton burst into my room and throw me off my bed with a loud thump. 

"What the fuck do you want?!" I mumbled as I picked myself off the floor. 

"Are you serious??" Hamilton asked, crossing his arms. "It's already midday! Training is about to start in a few minutes." I looked around. Hold on, I thought I was... 

Was I with George last night?

"Hello?" Hamilton waved a hand in front of me. "Are you Aaron Burr, sir?"

"Huh?" I asked, rubbing my face. 

"Are you okay? Maybe I should just... tell Laf you're sick or something."Hamilton frowned. 

"Nono," I shook my head. I was really confused. I wanted to see George. "I'll be out in a bit. Go ahead, I'll meet you on the training grounds," I walked around the room, grabbing my armor and clothes. I heard Hamilton walk out and close the door behind him. 

Getting ready took longer than expected. There was just a lot of things on my mind. 

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Scratch that, I only had one thing on my mind. George William Frederick. But my Knighthood is more important than him. I grabbed my sword and shoved it into its scabbard. I tie my dark blue cloak around my neck before rushing out the door and running down the halls. Lafayette must be pissed! 

I sprinted out the castle and to the training grounds where everyone was already watching a match between Laurens and Hamilton. I tried to blend in with the crowd of knights. Hopefully, Lafayette didn't notice. 

"You're late," I heard Lafayette hum behind me. And let me tell you, that scared the fuck out of me. I jumped which made Lafayette laugh. 

Oh shit, he noticed. 

"So, why are you late?" Lafayette asked quietly as he moved forward so he was standing next to me. 

"I overslept," I answered. There's no use in lying right now. 

"I can see that. You stayed in for four hours. You're lucky I covered for you during Washington's call today," Lafayette huffed. 

"Yeah, thanks," I said. There was a small moment of silence as we watched the match. Laurens seemed to be winning. "You're going to make me fight aren't you?" I asked, turning to look at Lafayette. 

"Yeah, totally," He laughed, crossing his arms. He seemed more cheery than yesterday.  Which is a good thing? I just hope he doesn't make me fight Jefferson again or something. 

As expected, Laurens won the fight. He was panting and gasping for air since Hamilton will not just give up and just kept trying to kick Laurens. For a small guy, he's pretty persistent. Laurens helped Hamilton to his feet before returning to the sidelines to take a break. 

"Burr! Get in there!" Lafayette pushed me forward as I stumbled over my feet. I watched Lafayette look at the other knights who were all talking to each other. 

"Excuse me?" I saw George approaching us with his brother behind him. George flashed me a quick look before turning to Lafayette. That was enough to make my heart race. 

"Oh, Prince George!" Lafayette exclaimed. "What can I do for you today?" George muttered something to him that I couldn't quite hear. Lafayette glanced at me with the biggest smile I've ever seen. After George was done talking, Lafayette nodded and held up his hand to point towards my direction. 

George returned the nod and walked towards me. 

Oh no, he's fighting me isn't he?

"Gear up, you're fighting me," George called out. I grabbed a dulled sword from the rack. I waited for George to take  position before walking over to across the training grounds.

I heard Lafayette start the match. 

George quickly stepped forward, swinging his sword which I blocked with mine. I did not expect that. I thought he would take careful actions. Well, this is my first time seeing him fight. You can't judge a book by its cover as they say. George swung again which I barely managed to dodge.

"Burr!" I heard Lafayette call out. "Focus!"

Right, the match! 

I started making attacks of my own, trying to swing my sword at his head, his sides, all of which he either blocked or dodged. 

I swung my sword, aiming for his side but he blocked it with his sword. He smiled at me at which I rolled my eyes at. 

"Good morning, princess," 

Princess? He called me that in my dream. Was it even a dream? It just felt so real. If it was, why didn't I give two shits about him holding me?! That is illegal! For men to do that. Fuck, what if someone saw us? He's trying to use me to get to the king, isn't he? I felt a pain in my stomach as George kicked me to the floor. Before I could get up, he aimed the sword at me. 

I lost. 

Lafayette ended the match at which George held out a hand for me to take. I reluctantly stared at him but let him help me nevertheless. 

"Did I kick too hard?" He asked me as we walked towards the sidelines. "If I did, I didn't mean to."

"It's alright, you were supposed to take me down either way," I reassured him. 

"Prince George," Lafayette started as he walked towards us. "Will it be alright if you leave us for a minute? I need to have a word with Burr."

George glanced at me with a curious look but nodded and left us to join his brother. 

"Burr are you alright?" Lafayette asked me with concern in his eyes. 

"Yes. Why?" I raised an eyebrow. 

"Because first, you overslept. You never oversleep. Second, you kept getting distracted by something during the fight! What was it?" 

George.

"I was just thinking about Washington's orders yesterday. I might have a way to... you know... complete it?" I muttered. 

"Okay...?" Lafayette crossed his arms. "What are you going to do?"

"I'm..." I trailed off as I saw George, watching the current match that was going on. Oh fuck, he looks so attractive. 

Lafayette raised an eyebrow as he followed my gaze. 

"Are you going to use Prince George?" Lafayette asked me. 

I don't want to.

"Yes," I nodded, snapping out of my daze. 

"Alright... Just watch your step. If he knows, he'll most likely tell his father and the war will continue where it left off," Lafayette warned. I nodded to which Lafayette returned and left to address the knights and their duties for today. I turned my head to see Madison, walking towards me with a piece of paper in his hands. 

"Burr, do you know where Thomas is?" He asked me. 

"No, do you need him right now?" 

Madison nodded his head reluctantly. "He usually helps me gather herbs."

"Don't you have an assistant?" I asked raising a brow. 

"Sadly no," Madison shook his head. 

"How about I get the herbs? It's better than standing guard all day long."

"That's actually true but are you sure? It's going to take you awhile since you have little to no knowledge about plants."

"I'll be alright," I shrugged. 

Madison sighed but nodded. "Alright, here's the list." Madison handed me the piece of paper. "When you're done, just drop it off in my chambers."

"Right," I gave Madison one last nod before walking to the stables. 

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Oh hohohohohoho there's something that's going to happen next chapter. It's not much but I really liked it so be wary

~Ly