Prince Jason saves Lady Elizabeth when she is ambushed. Coming to, she has no idea who she is. Will fate work to their advantage and love prevail? This is a fluffy period piece.

A/N Well, I'm hoping you guys like this. It's light but melodramatic. I've never tried a period piece before. This is around the late 18th century. I took some liberties of course. Liz is 20. Jason is 25. There's no brain damage. This will be a shorter fic. And then I'll post another one where Jason is the virgin and Liz teaches him the ropes.

Chapter 1 - Preparations

Elizabeth stood in the middle of the meadow spinning in circles until she fell panting to the ground.

"I am in love with love." She said grinning.

Her father, Duke of Rothsbury, had been travelling abroad for months and during such time, Elizabeth buried her head in books; daydreaming of finding love and studying medicine. At the age of 20, she was quite peculiar in that her zest for knowledge rivaled any scholar in the area. However, due to her status as a woman, she was regarded as a novelty. Her brother, Earl of Rothsbury was an accomplished doctor so she learned as much as she could from him.

Her mother passed away when she was a small child; a victim of pneumonia. She was quite notorious for her poetic tongue and Lady Elizabeth took after her mother in that regard.

"Lady Elizabeth." Someone yelled from afar.

Elizabeth sat up and looked around. The meadow was a glorious medley of different colored poppies. They waved at her as the wind whipped around them making the meadow look as if it was alive. She stood up and lifted her dress and ran as quickly as she could towards the house. It was suppertime and she still had to clean up.

Ruby, who served as head of household, stood in the doorway crossing her arms. "Lady Elizabeth, where have you been child?" She asked inquisitively. "Were you rolling around in your dress?"

Elizabeth smiled. "It was a beautiful day so I lay in the field watching the clouds float by."

Ruby shook her head. "Perhaps if you spent more time with your head out of the clouds, you could find a proper husband to look after you."

Elizabeth scoffed. "I'm perfectly capable of looking after myself. "

She was beyond independent and thought it an insult to imply otherwise.

"I don't think I've ever met anyone as strong willed as you." The older woman said clearly exasperated by her.

Elizabeth grinned. "Not even my mother?"

Ruby's mouth broke into a slow grin.

"At least I acquired it honestly." Elizabeth said before running upstairs to her room.

Georgie, her chambermaid, followed behind her and quickly help her shed the confines of the dress.

"Lady Elizabeth, we must hurry. Ruby is threatening to tie you to the bed until the morning."

Elizabeth laughed as she quickly bathed and stepped into a fresh dress.

"Almost done." Georgie said buttoning the last button.

Elizabeth hurried downstairs and breathlessly sat at the table.

"Late again I see." Alfred said placing the plate on the table in front of her.

"Honestly Alfred, it's not like someone else will be joining me.

"Perhaps you are forgetting that we have other things to do besides serve you." He said wickedly. "This place dost not run itself."

Elizabeth grinned. "How could I forget? You never let me." She said before tasting the soup. "Scrumptious."

"Were you expecting worse?" He asked walking away with a smile.

To Elizabeth, the servants were her friends. It was quite unorthodox but nothing about her was normal. They were more careful when other people were around so that their actions wouldn't seem inappropriate. Liz quite liked having the huge manor house to herself. But admittedly, she did miss her father whom she adored.

She finished and went into the sitting room. Taking a book of poetry off the table, she perused it before settling on one page. She could sit for hours reading. Her love of literature knew no rival.

"Lady Elizabeth, we must get you packed for your trip on the morrow." Ruby said firmly. She knew that if she didn't get Elizabeth moving, it would never get done.

Liz sighed, knowing that Ruby wouldn't back down. "Oh alright." She said marking her page and reluctantly letting the book slide out of her hand.

She followed Ruby upstairs and they began their task. She was going to visit her grandmother a few towns away. The journey would take two days, so she really wasn't looking forward to it.

They finally managed to stuff two bags full of clothes and shoes and then both sat on the bed out of breath.

"Glad that is done." Liz said falling backwards.

"Lady, I have something for you." She said handing Liz a letter.

Liz squealed. "Did this come today?" She asked excitedly.

Ruby smiled. "Yes. I'm going to go make some tea."

Liz nodded and as soon as Ruby was out of the room, she ripped it open hastily.

Dearest daughter,

I hope this letter finds you well and in good spirits. I am currently travailing my way across the Italian countryside. You would love it here. I've already procured two books for you to study. I miss your thirst for knowledge. All the women I've come across only cook. It's quite disconcerting to say the least. In a few days, I will start making my way back home. Hopefully, you haven't gotten yourself arrested or something equally unsavory. I look forward to seeing your beautiful smile soon.

Love Always,

Father

Liz grinned. She missed his wit and endless stories. She couldn't wait to see him. Bounding out of the room, she ran down stairs and resumed her spot in the study and picked up her book.

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Jason walked into his mother's quarters. "You called for me." He said standing in the doorway.

His mother was brushing her hair at her sitting table. She turned and smiled at him. "Jason, can you fetch me my cup." She said pointing to the wooden stand next to the bed.

Jason went and got it and handed it to her.

"I know you're still angry with us. But, you have to consider that we are acting in your best interests." She said before sipping her tea.

"Mother, may I point out the disastrous marriage that my brother AJ is currently enslaved to. Do you really want to afflict me in that way?"

"You're so melodramatic. Courtney is not that bad. She's just high spirited." She said hoping that a lightning bolt wouldn't strike her dead.

Jason rolled his eyes. "Seriously mother, not even you can deny that the woman is completely daft."

Monica tried not to but soon both of them were laughing loudly.

"You do not have to endure the same fate."

"Then call off this crazy party and let me find love on my own." Jason pleaded. His parents were having a party where they invited all the single ladies who they deemed appropriate. As if he was supposed to just walk around the room and sample them and make a decision right then and there.

Queen Monica looked at him for a moment and then turned and started brushing. "You are not getting any younger my son. I would like to live to see you marry."

"Now who's being melodramatic?"

She turned and gave him a look. "Jason Morgan Quartermaine, I have very little patience for your ideas of courting. The last….girl…..you attempted to court was a complete trollop." She said putting down her brush.

Jason sighed. "Just please give me a little more time. I have a day's journey to make in the morning. When I get back, I will focus on it."

"I'll talk to your father. But, I'm not promising anything." She said softly.

"That's all I ask." He said leaving the room. The last thing he wanted right now was to marry some vacuous over emotional girl. He wanted to learn to run the kingdom, not babysit.

"I need a drink." He muttered to one of his guards as he made his way down the hall.

"I'm right behind you." Johnny said grinning.