Valencia

Taylor and Brad sneak up on Jamie Benn, who has returned to looking out the windows. He is grabbed by the two and dragged him toward Tyler’s chambers. Taylor unlocks the door and opens it up. They shove Jamie in and then relock the door, trapping him inside the room. Tyler pushes himself up on the bed. He has removed the lipstick from his face, but the tiara is still stuck in his hair. He spots Jamie, awkwardly standing at the door. He sits up and wipes his eyes.

“Who-who are you?”

“I am the Jester.”

“Jester?” Tyler questions.

“Yes, there’s no need to be frightened, I am Jamie Benn. And I’ve got a joke for you, uh...a lord comes home to his fair maiden with a goose in his hand. The lord says, ‘Tis be the hog I lay with every evening. His maiden says, ‘That be not a hog, tis a goose.’ The lord says, ‘I was not speaking about the goose.’”

“Jamie Benn...the Jester?” Tyler chuckles a little bit. “Tis a funny joke you have told me Jester. So, what are they killing me with ridiculous jokes now? Is this still punishment for me? As if being locked in here wasn’t degrading enough...I’m the king, not some pretty princess or maiden...I mean I was considered a fair ‘maiden’ when I was once a peasant...with Jonathan...but...!”

Jamie comes forward to him. He sets his staff down and walks up to Tyler, who is eyeing him. He stops at the foot of the bed and procurs his hands out to Tyler. The young man looks at them and then back up at Jamie, blinking.

“Take them, Tyler,” Jamie says.

Tyler does so. And he is pulled to his feet and led over to his dresser. Jamie helps him to sit down and picks up the washcloth that is sitting on the dresser stained from the pink lipstick. He is careful not to get it back on Tyler, but wipes his eyes, from the tears. He sets it back down and then situates the crown in place of the tiara.

Tyler turns to Jamie and smiles. “Thank you. You are the first person to be nice to me in this castle.” They gaze into one another’s eyes longingly. Tyler isn’t completely sold on Jamie innocence, given that he works for Queen Taylor, but Jamie is putting on quite the facade for him.

“I’m just nice overall, I mean Queen Taylor can be a real bitch sometimes, but like you, I can’t escape this place either.”

Tyler chuckles again, Jamie has just called Taylor a “bitch”, he has to be innocent, and he cups his hands over his mouth. Jamie grabs his hands and lowers them back down.

“There’s no need to hide your emotions with me, Tyler. I won’t tell Taylor.”

“So what’s your story, Jamie?”

“My story? Gosh, when I was a little boy the Queen’s parents killed mine and kidnapped me. I was forced to make jokes and try to provide humor…”

“How horrible!”

“Tis so, but it is just how my life goes and Taylor has kept me safe from harm and been nice to me...well, as nice as someone like her can be.”

“Well, never get boyish looks Jamie, they don’t help you out at all.”

“I think you’d look handsome even without the boyish looks. In my eyes, it’s what’s on the inside.”

“No one’s said that...since…” Tyler trails off, looking into Jamie’s eyes.

“Since what?”

Tyler gazes into Jamie’s soft brown eyes. He lets Jamie hold onto his hands and bats his eyelids, flirtatiously, “Since Jonny.”

“Jonny?”

“Jonathan Toews. He’s this dreamy man I fell in love with,” Tyler replied. He blushed at the thought and lifted one of his hands to tuck a strand of his wavy hair back in place.

“The Knight, who came to rescue you, but you turned him down?”

Tyler nodded, flashing a slight smile at the Jester. “ I thought fame and fortune would be easier...but it is not!”

“And you love this Jonathan?”

“With all my heart!! He’s my one true love...or so I think…” Tyler looks down to the side. Jamie hesitantly grabs Tyler head and tilts his head back up. Tyler lets Jamie puppet him. “But maybe…”

“Maybe…?” Jamie echoes.

Tyler leans forward toward Jamie, but before he kisses Jamie, he jerks away and gets to his feet. He clasps his hands together and looks at his bed, standing with his back to Jamie the Jester.

“It's like I've been grounded and humiliated,
Something she can't stop,
She wants me manipulated,
Something she won't stop,
I’m being recreated. Yea…
It hurts to know that I can't leave, I'm locked in,
And I’m losing hope bit by bit,
I can't leave, I've been mocked,
By her majesty, she loves me,
But I've been shocked, Yea…”

“I am so sad, heartbroken, under her power and fear.
I am broken, at the fact, that my love has disappeared.
And I don't know, where to go, oh, but I feel so hopeless,
I just can't quite, thinkin' about him, nanana, yea…”

“I need help,” Tyler spins to Jamie.

Jamie gets to his feet and comes over to Tyler. He takes his hands and leads him to the bed. They both sit down on the end of it together. Jamie launches into song:
“You seem down in the dumps, so troubled,
My job is to help you, be loveable,”

Jamie scoots closer to Tyler, who is looking at him with curiosity. He continues to sing:

“So flip that frown right up-side down, Yea…”

“This is a cool tune…” Jamie states and nods his head.

“So listen to what I wanna say to ya,
Don't worry about her, look at me,
I can make you happy, we can be buddies,
Or more...yea…”

Jamie shoots Tyler a sly look. Tyler chuckles and turns his head to the side, to hide a blush. Jamie reaches over to move Tyler’s head back to him.

“You are so sad, I can fix that,
It hurts to know what she did to ya,
Don't worry, I'll help thee,
With my little jokes...
If you don't know, where to go,
I'll help you get back home,
Don't worry, I'll be with thee,
By your side, all my life. Yea…”

Jamie winks at Tyler.

“Na, na, na, na,
Na, na, na, na,
Na, na, na, na,
Na, na, na, na,
Na, na, na, na,
Na, na, na, na,
Na, na, na, na,
Na, na, na, na.”

Jamie and Tyler grab hands and stand up from the bed. They begin to dance around the room. Jamie takes the lead and twirls Tyler about.

“I just worry, that I'll never,
Find my love again.
But thinking, I am here now,
To find a new journey...with you,” Tyler sings cheerily.

“Don't you worry, I'll help thee.
Help you get through life,
Don't you worry, about a thing,
You will do just fine!
And if you need help, I'll be with yea now,
Just call my name,” Jamie sings.

“But don't worry, be happy,
Life's more than whatcha think.
Don't worry, you'll see,” Jamie and Tyler sing in unison.

Jamie dips Tyler over his arm and presses his lips to Tyler’s. There is a second, before they finally break apart.

Tyler suddenly gasps and shoves Jamie away from him. “Oh my God, I’m so sorry, I can’t do this!! I have my true love, Jonathan, and…” He trails off, looking away and up at the ceiling.

Jamie comes over to him again and wraps his arms around Tyler. “If you really want Jonathan or Jonny, I’ll go away and leave you alone, otherwise give me a chance. I can be your set Jester.”

Tyler grabs Jamie’s wrists in his hands and spins to him. “I’d like that. Perhaps we can continue to see each other and see if anything develops.”

“Well, I think something already has,” Jamie remarks, putting his hand on Tyler’s cheek and leaning toward him again.

Tyler chuckles. “Easy there Jamie, stick to the jokes for now! But thank you were cheering me up.”

The door suddenly swings open and Brad storms in. He shoves Tyler to the bed and seizes Jamie, dragging him out. The door is once again locked, trapping him inside of the room.

Notes

When I read this chapter, I think of this picture:

It looks like Jamie is kissing Tyler's hand! :P
Some Bennguin/Bacon everyone! :)
Awwww!
Thanks to A Shruinger for helping to create the lyrics to this new song. XD


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