Awkward

Once upon a time in a kingdom far away, a Princess was born from the reigning King and Queen, she was their first born and they had been trying to conceive for years. For such reasons, her arrival was greatly celebrated throughout the kingdom, and great feasts were held in her honor. Noblemen from the neighboring kingdoms flocked to welcome the little Princess to the world. Likewise, the fairies gathered around to shower her with graces and pretty gifts. One of the fairies was a bit eccentric, everyone loved her as she was a bit of the crazy aunt they all had who liked to walk under the rain and do strange things that never really harmed anybody. When it was her turn, everyone held their breath wondering what would she come up with. 

-So, little Princess, everyone has given you qualities, you're going to be beautiful, you're going to sing well, you're going to be smart, well-spoken. In a few words, you're going to be perfect. Perfectly boring in my opinion. And no one loves perfectly boring. People hates perfect. Flaws is what make us relatable.- People started speaking on the background. -Hush! You all know it's true, because you all have flaws, if you didn't you wouldn't have started talking while I was speaking. As I was saying, flaws are an important part of oneself. I embrace my many flaws, and I want the Princess to have flaws of her own that make her stand out. My present to her is the ability to say inconvenient things at the most random moments, the gift of being awkward. 

Some people laughed, what kind of gift was that? The Queen and the King were nonplussed, that shouldn't be much of a problem they thought. Of course, they were wrong, as they found out as soon as the Princess learnt to talk. One day, when the Princess was five years old, a queen from another kingdom paid visit to the castle, she loved to eat and had gained some wait during those last years. The Princess was there to greet her and just after she did her curtsy, she blurted out: 

-Are you waiting for a baby?

-No.- the visiting queen replied after getting red-faced. 

-Oh! So you're just fat.-the Princess added nonchalantly. 

Needless to say, the Princess was brought to her chambers and reprimanded by her governess. However, nothing could stop the awkwardness, if anything it was worse every time. The Princess grew beautiful, and charming, and awkward. She arrived to an age when her parents considered she needed to marry as she would be the future Queen and she would need someone to help her rule. The monarchs set up several meetings with crown princes of other kingdoms, and prayed for her daughter not to say anything inconvenient. Their prayers were unheard as she managed to shoo her suitors away every single time. 

There was one day in which the Princess was being specially awkward. 

-Have you ever noticed how spoons and knives are perfect for torture?- she told her date while closely examining the utensils. -Look. You could scoop out someone's eyes with them. 

Surprisingly, her date laughed wholeheartedly. 

-You're the funniest girl I ever met.- he told her kissing her hand. 

The King and the Queen couldn't believe their eyes. The Prince kept courting the Princess for some months, until one day he asked for her hand to her parents. The King and the Queen were beside themselves with happiness. 

-We think you should ask our daughter, however, she is the one who has the last word on it. 

The Prince did as he was told, and asked the Princess to marry him. 

-Yes, but... What if you get tired of me? What if I inconvenience you with something I say? What if I inconvenience someone with something I say? What if you stop loving me? Or I stop loving you?

The Prince took her hand with his, comforting her. 

-Your awkwardness is what made me fall in love with you. It doesn't matter what other people think because love is about supporting each other and making each other better. And because I love you nothing else matters. 

The Princess tried to say something else, but the Prince sealed her lips with a kiss. And they lived awkwardly ever after.