Well, it's been over a month since I updated; I am so, so, so, so sorry. I really am. Getting the motivation to write this chapter was hard. But after a month, I managed to stop being a professional procrastinator and update. Big news, this is the very last chapter of Imperfect Queen! I cannot believe it myself, but I hope you all like this. Please review ^^

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Agatha was usually able to instantly fall asleep. Tonight, it wasn't the case. As she tossed and turned, her mind was still struggling to register all events that had led up to this moment. Not only she had been crowned Queen, but in an unexpected series of events, she had also met Guinevere, who happened to be her mother-in-law. Huh. That was so…weird. She was sure not a lot of people met their in-laws because they had interrupted their coronation.

Agatha had already given up on having a normal life, anyway.

She looked over at Tedros; he seemed to be asleep. Agatha suddenly envied him. She must have been awake for at least two hours.

As she rolled over to her side, she tried to fall asleep. Hoping she would succeed. Eventually, she did.

When she woke up, it was because Tedros was fumbling through drawers. Agatha begrudgingly opened her eyes, and restrained herself from asking what in the name of god he was doing. Instead, she simply quirked an eyebrow. Tedros was still being noisy.

"What are you doing?" Agatha inquired. Tedros turned around to face her.

"I need ink" He replied lamely. Agatha stared at him in disbelief.

"What for?" She asked him.

"Some document I need to sign" Tedros mumbled in reply. This only furthered Agatha's curiosity.

"What document? And don't they have ink somewhere else?" Agatha inquired in obvious puzzlement.

"The one that absolves my mother from death penalty" Tedros answered. Agatha widened her eyes. Oh…she had to admit, he had been quick about that…

"Oh…that makes a lot of sense…"Agatha added lamely, obviously unsure of what to say.

"Yeah…Arietta was looking for you, by the way. I told her to be back in an hour, since you seemed need sleep" Tedros told her. Agatha was grateful for that.

"Thank you, for that I mean" Agatha mumbled. Tedros nodded and smiled at her.

"No problem. She should be back any moment now, though. It's been nearly an hour since I saw her. Ah, found it!" Tedros pulled out a small bottle of ink from a drawer. Agatha cracked a smile at him.

"So where are you going?" Agatha asked him.

"I need to meet with some advisers and sign this. After that I can wait for you and we can head for breakfast, if that's okay with you" Tedros suggested. Agatha considered it, then nodded in agreement.

"That sounds perfect" Agatha agreed. Tedros grinned at her.

"I'll see you in a while then," He leaned in and gave her a peck on her lips. Agatha smiled at him.

"See you later" Agatha said, while a pink blush crept up her cheeks. Tedros grinned at her and then left the room. Agatha simply laid back down and rolled over to her side.

She stayed like that for at least ten minutes. Until she heard a knock on the door. Agatha suppressed a groan and instead said;

"Come in!" In that moment, Arietta and Nerida strolled into the room. With their matching navy blue skirts and matching ponytails.

"Hi, Agatha!" Arietta chirped in her usual cheery tone, "You got some extra sleep today"

"Yeah, did you have a poor night of sleep?" Nerida asked, looking for a dress for Agatha.

"Uh, you can say that" Agatha replied. She sat up and stretched, letting out a groan while she did so.

"Well, enough slacking for today!" Arietta chided, "We actually need to fill you in your new schedule, since you're a queen and all"

"Oh" Agatha said, "Is it very different from my old one? I kind of liked my old one, well, I was used to it to say the least"

"Well, we know. But things change when you move up a step on the social pyramid" Nerida added, laying a scarlet dress on the bed.

"True, true. But before we get there, can you fill us in what happened last night with Guinevere?" Arietta asked. Agatha rolled her eyes at her curiosity.

"Well, not much really. We just kind of talked about…stuff" Agatha replied lamely. Arietta and Nerida just looked at her blankly.

"What stuff?" Nerida pressed. Agatha sighed.

"You know, marriage, backstories, all that kind of stuff" Agatha said ambiguously. Obviously, she didn't feel like talking about it.

"Was she nice to you?" Arietta asked while she brushed Agatha's hair.

"Yeah, she looked like she was really nice" Agatha answered. Finally giving an answer worth their time.

"So what is going to happen to her?" Nerida inquired, helping Agatha slip off her nightgown.

"Tedros said he needed to sign a document that absolves her of death penalty. So that's pretty good, considering everybody hates her…"Agatha trailed off, remembering the booing from last night.

"Yeah, we heard a lot of comments on the subject. Mostly negative ones…"Nerida added, looking away.

"Sounds like them" Agatha mumbled.

While the two fixed up Agatha, they made their usual small talk. Thankfully, the two maids stayed away from the topic of last night. Agatha really didn't feel like talking about it; she simply felt there wasn't that much to tell, even if there was.

"Well, so what you'll need to do is not really that…organized, per say" Nerida started, "you should start your day by going to the chapel and saying your prayers; today we'll bypass that, but tomorrow you have to. Then, breakfast, obviously. On some days there might be a council, you are required to go to those"

"They're really boring, by the way" Arietta interrupted. Nerida glared at her and continued;

"As I was saying, is not really organized, so you'll most likely spend the whole day talking to ladies of the Court, or doing something else"

"Like reading or parading around the gardens with the Ladies of the Court" Arietta interrupted again, but Nerida just nodded in agreement.

"Wait a second" Agatha said, adjusting her dress, "what do you mean 'Ladies of the Court'?"

"Oh, we never told you?" Arietta shot a confused look over at Nerida.

"No…" Agatha answered.

"Well, they're basically ladies-in-waiting" Arietta explained. Agatha still looked confused.

"They're high-ranking women; they're the Queen's friends, or they might assist her. You should've probably spent more time with them…"Nerida added, while she awkwardly looked away.

"We kind of smothered you over the last month, haven't we?" Arietta grinned toothily.

"No, that's fine, really. I feel more comfortable with you…is that bad?" Agatha inquired.

"Not for us. Now, for the Court, it might be a little iffy to think that their queen hangs out with low-life servants…"Arietta explained, suddenly wincing at her own words.

Agatha frowned. The Court had to be the most annoying group of people she had met. They were this bunch of nobles that had a say in decisions, and that was fine with her. But man, they were really, really into other people's business. As well as the fact that they were highly snobby. She had only met some members twice, but that was more than enough for one lifetime…

"We all know that's not true" Agatha alleged defensively. It still irked her when either Arietta or Nerida degraded themselves. It was just one if the things that were so wrong with social hierarchy.

"Yeah, but you know what I mean, I'm just trying to voice their thoughts on us" Arietta explained. Agatha nodded, even if she understood, it didn't mean she agreed.

"I can't believe we never filled you in with the ladies-in-waiting thing, we really need to do better at the whole maid thing…" Nerida thought out loud, she said so as she tightened Agatha's corset.

"It's not that big of a deal, really." Agatha assured them.

"For you, but for other people, it is…" Arietta explained.

"So wait, do I just get to parade around the castle doing nothing all day?" Agatha asked.

"Not exactly. It's like we told you, when there's Council meetings is different, you might need to travel sometimes, oh, and I know you're going to love this one" Arietta emphasized, an evil grin was plastered on her face. Agatha sighed

"The Queen gets to organize all balls" Arietta told. Agatha groaned loudly.

"Are they seriously going to trust me with balls? I mean, they're alright, but I know nothing about event planning. Can we reevaluate this one?" Agatha rambled. Nerida giggled.

"Relax, there are about two balls each year. Christmas Ball, and sometimes Easter Ball. The last one didn't even take place this, actually, that was a one-time thing a couple of years back…" Nerida quietly thought about balls, then Arietta chirped in;

"Monarchs get their own birthday ball, too. So you get one, and Tedros gets one. But it's completely up to you if you actually want one"

"I would rather not; too much fuss over such little things…" Agatha replied.

"We assumed you probably would say that, anyway" Nerida added.

"Before I forget, some lady wants to meet you today at 2 by the gardens" Arietta said, changing the subject. Agatha raised an eyebrow.

"What lady?" Agatha asked.

"Uh…some lady named Dulcina. She's the duchess of something, I forget what. She's one of your ladies!" Arietta explained vaguely.

"Huh, how old is she?" Agatha asked Arietta.

"Thrtyish, I think. Not really sure…" Arietta replied lamely.

Agatha sighed; she had never been too keen on people, let alone so called 'ladies-in-waiting'. For all that she knows, they might be like any other Court member, or they could actually be decent people, but that's the thing with royals, you never know what to expect.

Agatha angrily stomped through the castle's halls. She had agreed to meet Dulcina, because that was the polite thing to do. This time, Agatha wasn't anxious about meeting her, instead, she just didn't feel much trepidation, nor excitement for that matter. But if she was going to be a lady-in-waiting, they needed to get along.

Well, Dulcina was certainly a pain; she complained about everything, and even though Agatha did complain often, she had to draw the line somewhere. Dulcina was a young woman, who looked to be in her late 20's or early 30's, like Arietta had said, and she had long red hair, tied in an elaborate bun, as well as piercing blue eyes, which seemed to be judging your every response. She was narcissistic and full of prejudice, and it also seemed she was a greedy individual. She criticized the Court's handling of the kingdom, as well as the servants, whom she obviously didn't like at all. Like many others, she questioned Tedros's decision of absolving his mother.

"I just don't feel it's fair; she's a deserter after all"

"Well, but that doesn't deserve a death penalty" Agatha argued. Dulcina shot her a dirty look.

Then she went on imply that Agatha wasn't fit to reign because of her background. Now, Agatha doesn't expect people to kiss the floor on which she walks, but she does expect certain amount of respect from people. And that was when she stood up and excused herself. Dulcina just stared at her.

"I need to go, since I already wasted thirty minutes here, and I have duties to attend" Agatha alleged, much to the duchess's chagrin.

As of now, Agatha was irritated; someone with such a high rank shouldn't look down on Agatha just because of her previously being a peasant, nor should they talk so much crap about previous monarchs. Agatha didn't even want her as a lady-in-waiting. She didn't even want ladies-in-waiting…

As the weeks progressed, Agatha started becoming busier and busier; there were Council meetings at least four days each week, and they were about three hours. This included debating important decisions, and approve or veto important bills, or in some cases, requests. Tedros and Agatha usually ended up dying after those three hours.

On the other side, Agatha had to meet the Ladies of the Court; it was a group od six women, ranging from 16 to somewhere in their late 30's. some were really nice, others were okay, and a minority was dislikeable. This was a huge relief to Agatha; they all liked to talk about themselves a little bit too much, but overall, they all enjoyed each other's company. There were two that Agatha liked the best; Elira, a young duchess, and Ursula, a woman around 25 who was also a duchess. Luckily, Dulcina wasn't in the bunch, much to Agatha's happiness.

Even though she was more tired than usual, everything seemed to be going well for Agatha. Getting used to the new schedule wasn't that hard, even if it was hard staying awake at Council meetings, she was managing to do well. She might be busier, but she knew that was going to happen, so it wasn't a surprise. After months of dreading it, Agatha wasn't having usch a hard time as queen, at least not so far.

As time passed, a dreaded day came; Sophie and her mother were leaving. Agatha knew it needed to happen, but it was still hard to hear the news. As she sat on a bench in the gardens, the two women approached her, revealing the news; Agatha felt as if all the weight of the world was dropped on her in that moment. They both promised to write her as soon as possible, especially Callis.

It wasn't a nice day when they left; the sky was grey and cloudy, as if it was a representation of Agatha's feelings. She stood in the entrance of the castle, guards were there, guarding the gates. Agatha watched as the guards helped them get in their carriage; she ignored the knot at her stomach as she watched.

"We'll stay in contact, I promise you" Sophie stated, and she hugged Agatha. Sophie leaned in and whispered: "Remember to write when your first child is born, oh, and remember to name me their godmother"

"Sophie!" Agatha exclaimed, feeling a blush on her face. Sophie just rolled her eyes.

"It's going to happen eventually, you know" Sophie retorted

"Yeah, yeah." Agatha said dismissively.

"In all seriousness, I'm going to miss you" Sophie said, her tone softening. Agatha nodded, silently agreeing.

"I'm going to miss you trying on my clothes all the time" Agatha said. Sophie laughed at that.

"I will miss that too…" Sophie mumbled.

Callis came over and hugged Agatha as well.

"I love you, and I'm proud of who you are. Write some time" Agatha hugged her again, feeling how real this moment was.

"Thank you, I love you too, Mother" Agatha said, feeling tears forming in her eyes. Callis and Sophie went into the carriage, leaving Stefan as the only one to still say goodbye.

"Look, I know I never really addressed this, but… I always saw you as a daughter, and seeing you walk down the aisle and assume that crown gave me a real feeling of pride, even if we're not really anything, but I love you as my own; I wish you the best" Stefan said. Agatha hugged him, feeling the tears flow freely down her face.

"Thank you for coming, and for walking me down the aisle, even if you didn't need to" Agatha said.

"It was my pleasure" Stefan added, smiling warmly at Agatha.

The guards closed the carriage doors after Stefan went in, and they left. Agatha stood there until it disappeared from her view.

Eventually, weeks became months, and months would turn into years. In all this time, Agatha often reflected on all the events that led her here; what once made her cringe, it would now be a bittersweet memory. She would always remember her first weeks at the castle, and the alienation that came with that, but she would also remember the good things, such as all the good times she had with Arietta and Nerida, or her Coronation Ball, even if it did end abruptly.

She often received letters from Sophie and her mother; big news, Gavaldon was still a dead town, at least according to Sophie. Agatha usually got a laugh out of Sophie's letters. She eagerly wrote back to them, trying to be as detailed as possibly as she could. She also got letters from some people from the kingdoms; merchants, artisans, artists, potters, even nobles, they all were received by Agatha. Nerida usually handed them, saying how shocked she was at the amount of correspondence.

She was loved by the crowds, and was often seen as the ideal queen the people needed. Kids loved her and would always rush to see her and talk to her. Adults always wanted to talk to her as well. They all thought her perfect. But Agatha knew she was their imperfect queen, even if they didn't believe that.

And as time progressed, she and Tedros fell more and more in love. She was very much aware of how cheesy that sounded, but it was true. They were proud to say they were one of the few arranged marriages that did turn into love with time. Even people could tell it was genuine, even though their judgement was usually off.

"Do you ever wonder what would've happen if I hadn't been the one that Tristan and Chaddick randomly chose?" Agatha asked Tedros once, as they laid awake in the middle of the night.

"At some point, I used to. I guess I would've been married off to the richest girl they could have found. Some princess or something" Tedros replied simply, "I'm glad they found you though, you were the one" Agatha giddily smiled at him in that moment. She leaned in and kissed him. He kissed her back eagerly, just like he always did. Their lips parted, as they eventually whispered 'I love you" into the darkness of the night.

At first, Agatha had been scared out of her mind, but now, she still couldn't believe how far she had gotten. She was proud of herself, and she was happy. Happier than ever. She wanted to be the queen everyone wanted and deserved, she wanted to be a good and loving wife, and she wanted to be a good person, overall. Without this experience, she wouldn't be who she is today. She thought she would regret her decision, but now she was glad her mother pushed her to go on this journey.

This was truly the greatest plot twist of her life.

The End.

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