The next morning was like no other for the four male musketeers; they got up, dressed and met up out side of the B&B before walking together towards the Garrison. "Did any of you see Kayley??" Porthos asked as they sat down to eat their breakfast "no, the door was locked and if she's still ill, then we shouldn't bother her" D'artagnan stated; he had stopped by his sisters room on his way out, but the door was locked. Whilst eating, Athos noticed something at the gates, or rather, someone; he smiled when he realised who exactly it was. The other three men noticed and raised a brow, but turned in the direction Athos had nodded; their faces lit up at the sight. It was Kayley, dressed in her uniform, a smirk planted on her face as she approached the table; passing cadets greeted her. Once sat down, Aramis stood and grabbed some breakfast for the teen who thanked him "why didn't you tell us you were ill??" D'artagnan asked earning an eye roll "I hadn't seen any of you so how could I??". They spoke and ate for twenty minutes, each of the men checking on the young woman "I'm fine guys!! Really" she kept reassuring "it was just a 24 hours thing" of course, they had Aramis check since he was the medical man. Once they had finished their food, Kayley decided it was time for the cadets training; they carried it out like usual. After two hours of training, Treville exited his office and grinned at the sight of Kayley well and fighting; he called out for the musketeers to get to his office. Inside, the Captain explained to the five that the King and Queen wanted them at he Palace, as extra protection since Louis cousin and his family were there "but be careful of Rochefort, especially you Kayley" the Captain ordered "whilst you four were on the mission and you were ill, he tried to get Kayley's musketeer title taken away" all eyes widened "what!? Why would he try to do that?!" D'artagnan wondered, his boyfriend sighing "it would have been one less musketeer, and a good one at that". Kayley chucked and smirked "maybe he sees me as a threat" she offered before turning serious "you're....not gonna do that...are you??" she asked, but Treville chuckled and he shook his head "no, you have the King and Queen on your side with helps". Clapping his hands, Aramis smiled "okay, let's get going" they began to leave the room, but Treville stopped the teen "can I have quick word??" it wasn't a question. Kayley closed the door once the other musketeers had left "what's up Uncle Treville??" he man smiled "I spoke to Constance yesterday, she said that a woman come to visit you and cared for you when she found you ill, said she was a friend of yours" he explained before asking "who was she??" Treville wouldn't normally be noisy like this, but something felt...off. Kayley seemed to think for a moment "hmm....I don't know" she admitted "I guess I was so ill and out of it that I forgot" the Captain stared at the girl, feeling she wasn't being completely truthful "...okay, if you do remember, know you can tell me". The young woman left the office and rushed down the stairs towards the stables; Athos had prepared Sam for her. Once they made sure they had their weapons, hats and cloaks, the five musketeers rode away; Kayley took a deep breath of the fresh air, earning a chuckle from her brothers "I hate being on bed rest".

After a short gallop, the five arrived, handed over their horses to the stable boy before making their way through the Palace and into the throne room where the royal couple and their family were talking. "Ahh!! Musketeers!!" Louis greeted smiling "and Kayley, where were you yesterday??" he asked, all eyes landing on the teen "my apologise for my absence yesterday your majesties, but I had fallen ill through the night and was forced to bed rest" Kayley explained. Anne rubbed the girls arm in a form of comfort "but you're better now?? Or do you need to return to bed??" she asked, wanting to be sure her clearly favourite musketeer was well "I'm better, really" the teen reassured, not wanting to have to go back on bed rest. They all chuckled "so musketeers, I want you to meet my cousin, John, his wife Sarah, and their son, Derek" Louis introduced "John, Sarah, Derek, this is Athos, D'artagnan, Porthos, Aramis and Kayley, the best musketeers in the land" they all shook hands. "It's an honour musketeers, my cousin has told me much about you all" John stated, earning smiles "he honour is all ours" Aramis said. Anne and Kayley decided to go for a walk to talk, the first subject that came to the Queens mind was "so, Derek seems to take an interest in you" Kayley raised a brow "how so??" she asked; the older woman explained "well, all he's been asking about is about you". Kayley smiled "probably because I'm a female musketeer" Anne rolled her eyes "come on Kayley, no one has ever taken that much of an interest in you, no offence" the teen chuckled "not taken, but it doesn't matter anyway" she stated, earning a confused look "even if he did have an interest in me in the way you think, he's related to royalty, I'm just a musketeer" Anne shook her head "you're more then 'just a musketeer' Kayley, you're close friend with the King and Queen of France, you're the friend ever female musketeer as well!!" she exclaimed "besides, you two...would make a cute couple" Kayley couldn't help but blush "there's no way Anne" her face turned sad "no one would want me anyway...I'm damaged remember". The Queen seemed confused for a moment before realising what the eighteen year old meant "Kayley" she sighed "what LaBarge did to you...that wasn't your fault, you were ten years old" she stated; Kayley gave a small smile "I know that, but he still took something from me...something that I can't get back" the two hugged one another. All of a sudden, Porthos and Derek appeared, walking towards them, both laughing at something "Anne, Kayley" Derek smiled, his gaze lingering for a small time longer on the eighteen year old who smiled. Anne smirked as an idea popped into her head "Porthos, can you escort me back to my husband please??" she asked, the bear like man catching on to what she was doing "of course your majesty" and with that, they left the two young adults alone.

Kayley knew she wasn't allowed to harm the Queen, but the ideas appearing into her head....but she could harm Porthos!! "So you're the famous female musketeer I've heard so much about??" Derek stated with a smile, making the teen mentally curse as she felt her cheeks heat up a little; she nodded before he continued "well, you are certainly the most beautiful musketeer I've seen". Great, now her cheeks were probably bright red!! "That's em...very sweet of you Derek" she smiled; the twenty year old returned it "just stating the truth, tell me, I've heard many different stories of how you were given the title 'musketeer', could you tell me the real one??". As they walked around the garden, Kayley explained what had happened; how she had jumped in front of the Queen when one of the Palace maids had tried to kill her, disarming and over powering the maid, but getting herself stabbed in the process. "And after a week of not being allowed to do anything so that I could heal, I was announced as the first and only female musketeer" Kayley finished; Derek had listened to every word of what the eighteen year old had said, a smile only leaving his lips when he heard her say she had been stabbed, but it quickly returned when Kayley reassured that she was okay and soon recovered. "Incredible, so...you really would die for the King and Queen??" he asked, forcing the teenager to a halt; Kayley looked him straight in the eye "absolutely, I would die to protect most people...any musketeer would, even the cadets" she stated before smirking "it comes with the job description" they both chuckled at that. Inside the Palace, all of the musketeers, the King, the Queen, John and Sarah were all stood at a window, watching the two young adults talk and laugh "aren't they the cutest??" Anne thought out loud, Sarah agreeing; Louis and John chuckled "if I didn't know any better cousin, I'd say your son was smitten with our dear Kayley" the kid suggested earning a nod "I agree". D'artagnan had to push past the big brother protective mode, but he did turn to Porthos "why did you leave them alone?!" he whispered; the bear like man held up his hands "I had my orders from her majesty". Athos patted his boyfriend's shoulder "she's a big girl D'artagnan, Kayley can make her own decisions" he stated "how do you think she felt when you and I got together?? The 'hurt my brother and you'll pay' talk was very interesting and actually quite terrifying" they chuckled at that. All of a sudden, Rochefort entered the room and gave a small bow before seeing what they were all looking at; he smirked when he saw the two young adults together in the garden, it grew larger when he saw Derek gently brush a strand of the girls hair from out of her hair and behind her hair; the eighteen year old's cheeks had returned to a light pink before they continued walking. A servant came into the room and declared that lunch was ready in the garden, requested by the Queen; they made their way outside and met up with Derek and Kayley. The musketeers all stood a few feet away from the table whilst the royal couple, the King's cousin and their son sat and ate, talking about different things. Derek then realised something "em...Louis, Anne, when are the musketeers going eat??" he asked; since they were to protect them, then...did that mean they didn't eat until they left the Palace?? But that wouldn't be for a while!! The royal couple both suddenly realised this and turned to the four men and the teenager "musketeers!! Would you like some food?? There is more then enough" the king asked, surprisning the five "em...are you sure your majesty??" Athos asked earning five nods "of course, in fact, we insist you have some food".

After an hour of eating, the King had some royal duties to attend to, which his cousin offered to help; Porthos and D'artagnan went with them whilst Anne and Sarah wanted to go talk about thing. Athos and Aramis went with the women. Before they left, Derek asked his mother if he could go for a ride though the town "as long as Kayley goes with you" Sarah said earning two nods. The two young adults made their way towards the stables, saddled up and rode towards the town "it's been years since I've visited Paris" the twenty year old explained earning a smile "I only recently returned from the war with the others, we were gone for four years" Kayley stated, earning a look of shock "you went to war?! Against Spain?!" he asked, receiving a nod "yeah, I'm a musketeer so it was my duty, all of the musketeers were commanders in the war". Eventually, the two reached the town and rode around for a while, Kayley saying what things were; they soon left their horses in the stables in the Garrison; Derek was more then amazed. All of the cadets said hello to their female musketeer and her friend; they didn't know who he was. All of a sudden, a voice spoke that made Kayley and the cadets grown; the Red Guard. "What do you want now??" the eighteen year asked, folding her arms as she turned to the entrance of the Garrison; Derek was confused "who are they??" he asked quietly to the girl "the Red Guards, they and the musketeers down get along". The leader laughed "how cute, it seems little Kayley has got herself a boyfriend" all of the guards laughed whilst Kayley fought to keep the blush from rising. Let's just say, a fight quickly broke out; the eighteen year old pushed the King's cousin's son behind her before withdrawing her sword and taking out the men that approached to attack. Derek watched with wide eyes, half amazed but half worried as well; the young woman could clearly hold her own, but he couldn't help it. Within minutes, Kayley was kicking the beaten Red Guards out of the Garrison, making sure they didn't turn back before putting her sword away "shows over cadets, back to training!!" she ordered before approached the twenty year old. "Are you okay??" Derek asked, slightly scanning her for injured which earned him a chuckle "I'm fine, I have to deal with those prats daily" she chuckled. The two walked around the town before finding themselves stood in front of a street artist playing the violin; Derek had an idea as he turned to the eighteen year old. He bowed and held out his hand "may I have this dance??" he asked in a fake posh voice, making Kayley laugh; she thought for a moment before placing her hand in his "yes, you may" she mimicked the posh voice. The two danced to the music, earning smiles as they all knew who the teenage girl was; Derek hand was resting on the girls back, the other holding one of her own in his; Kayley planted her other free hand on his forearm. They danced around, the young man twirling Kayley around a few times; both of them wore smiles and even laughed. After a few minutes, their dancing came to a stop as they were only inches away from one another; they stayed like that few a few seconds before Kayley stepped back, her cheeks once again turning a shade of pink "we em...better head back to the Palace" she stated, the twenty year old slowly nodded as they made their way back to the Garrison, saddled up again and rode off.