Many individuals say that being a princess happens to be one of the most easiest jobs there are. The only things that they ever truly do is sit there look pretty for incase a handsome prince comes seeking their hand in marriage, have tea parties with other princesses and gossip about the latest news about fashion. The hot's and not's. Well, not me. My name is apala Livingston and I am the princess of the Argonia kingdom.
Instead of being that perfect princess like my mother wishes for me to be, I am currently sat behind my desk in my own personal office working on some issues my kingdom is having at this precise moment. The demand for more houses to be made in the south, much needed supplies for the hospitals, and financial aid with the orphanage.
As you can see, I'm not your typical princess, am I? After spending some much needed time apart from my office, I head outside. I look for my dragon, Amethyst. I've had Amethyst way since before she hatched in her egg. Every dragon rider is born being bonded with an egg. This ceremony has gone on for centuries. I smile as Amethyst bends down so I can climb onto the base of her neck. She roars and jumps into the air and fly's out to the edge of the border.
Amethyst lands on a clear patch of grass and I jump off. For a good bit, we just lay there in peace when Amethyst's head shoots up in alarm. I look to her and her eyes clouds over. I hear her voice in my head which is telling me she's mind-linking me. mind-linking is something that each bonded dragon pair has, it's our way of contacting our dragon to ensure each other are safe.
"Princess apala, there's a group of wolves about 10 miles outside of the border." She tells me.
"Okay, thank you Amethyst. Come, let's go greet our guest." With those words, I jump back onto her neck and we fly off.
Instantly, I am greeted with Lukas, The son of our head general, and 5 other guards. Each on their dragons. Landing gracefully onto the ground, I am instantly surrounded by my guards and with Lukas by my side, each in a protective stance, along with their dragons.
"Princess Apala, I presume?" The alpha questions. I believe he's the alpha. why else would he be the one who speaks up?
I nod "You presume correctly alpha. Ttate your business for being here."
"I have business with your king. With your guidance, we'd like safe passage past your borders. We are perfectly fine with accommodating to any commands you may have."
I think over it and nod. "The only command I have for you alpha is for each of your guards to ride on the backs of the dragons I have before me. One wrong move from you or any of your guards alpha and I will drop you from the sky without warming. are we clear?"
"I wouldn't want it any other way princess. Guards, don't do anything rational. Remember we're only here for business." They nod and jump on each one of my guards dragons backs. I help the alpha onto amethysts back in which she grunts and flys up into the sky.
As we near the borders, the guards open the portal and we fly through. I flew into the courtyard of the castle, the castle is a pretty big one might I say, there's at least 300 rooms, kitchens, Game rooms, movie theaters, inside swimming pools and outside ones, two ball rooms, Tennis courts, basketball courts, training area, bedrooms, bathrooms, dragon training area, courts, court yard, a bowling alley, a court room, and last but not least-and my favorite-a garden.
Jumping off of amethyst's back, I help the alpha down. I nod at amethyst who's look says that she wishes to say with me. I walked into the castle with the alpha and his guards and saw my castle guards bow at me. I bowed my head and continued to walk to the throne room. When I walked in my mother and father were sitting on their thrones. One day, just one day I'll be sitting there.
"Ah, apala, my lovely daughter, why are you here?" my father asks me.
I bowed "father I'm here because there were wolves on the east border. Their alpha requested to talk to you. Something about important business. "
he nodded "Yes, I know, he sent a message. Let him in. "
"Other news too father, there's at least 10 wolves." I see my father think about something for a minute and start to speak. "Only let the alpha in, the other wolves -who I presume are guards- take them to the game room, i'm sure after their long journey they'll want to have something to do until their alpha is done"
I nodded and with that lukas walked in with the wolves who had been waiting in the entrance area. A door guard started to present everyone in the room.
"Presenting alpha Dawson of the blue crescent moon pack! " says the announcer.
I nodded to my father and walked towards the group of wolves. "Alpha you may stay, the rest of you must follow me." On que, the protective wolves growled and stood closer to their alpha.
"Presenting princess apala's loyal dragon, amethyst!" Amethyst walks in through the doors. one thing with being a royal dragon is that she can change her size to as if she was just a newborn dragon. She prances in and stands right beside me. I look down at her and mind link her saying
"come, let's take these wolves to the game room" she growls an approving growl and I smile at her.
leading a bunch of curious wolves who were defiantly against leaving their alpha in the first place to a gaming room isn't exactly easy. After a couple of minutes we made it to the game room after passing at least 20 or 30 rooms. The guards opened the door and we walked inside. The wolves gasped and ran inside. Everyone had something to do, either playing the xbox's, PlayStation's, laptops, desktops, any electronic you could name, except phones, we don't keep them in here. I sat down on a couch and started playing on my galaxy 8 + phone.
I turned my Bluetooth headphones on and connected my phone to it. I clicked on one of my favorite song, battle scares by Lupe fiasco and guy Sebastian. I am later woken up to amethyst slightly shaking me.
I opened my eyes to see amethyst, "you're parents are done talking to the alpha. They wish to see you" I nodded and sat up. "Stay here with the wolves, I'll be back in a bit. Okay?" She nodded in understandment. I walked out the room and walked down the big hallways of the castle, I soon made it to the throne room and heard the guard pronounce my appearance.
I looked at the thrones and saw it was the alpha and my father there, wonder what happened to mother? Hmm, oh well. "You called father?" He nodded and I walked over to him, I bowed and looked at him. "Apala... you're not gonna like this and you know I love you" "ya..." why do I have a feeling this isn't gonna be good. " we'regonnabehavingthewolfacademycometoourschoolandyou'regonnabetheirtourguideforpartofit" he breathed out really fast. "Wait, wait,wait, wait, I'm gonna be what now? And who's? "
He had the look of fear in his eyes, He knows I don't like wolves and he's gonna make me do this? " sweetie... darling... I love you... um... you see the alpha here is the headmaster of werewolf academy. He came to see if uh..." I glared hard at my father. He trembled in fear. As the alpha noticed the king could not speak, he spoke for him.
"I was wondering if maybe you could tour, just one class not the whole academy, around the castle? This will be their end of the year field trip so I was hoping the future queen could tour them and let them stay here for about a month or two. You will never have to see us again after this. " I was mad, no wait, more than mad. He expects me, ME for a all sakes! I hate wolves.
Calm down Apala, breath in. Breath out. Breath in. breath out. I looked at the alpha. "no. Get someone else to do it. I'll only be a spectator. " he had a thinking face on. "well Princess you may find your mate during this." I hissed. My father cowardly shrunk on to the wall. You see I got my fathers traits and looks but I got my mothers anger and it only worsened for me.
"Don't you dare say that! Ever! " he smiled and nodded. I'll murder him for even thinking that. "Calm down Apala, I can feel your anger and it only makes my dragon even more mad. She's half tempted to shift right here and now because of your anger. " I nodded mentally at amethyst.
I sighed. "I'm only spectating. Get someone else to do it. Besides, I doubt my mate will be a wolf. I don't even like wolves. " he tsked. "That's what you might think. You never know. " I rolled my eyes and smiled. I walked out the throne room wondering how everything will turn out. Maybe having wolves here won't be a bad thing... maybe one will be my mate. No! I smacked my face. Stop it apala, it just won't happen.