"Prince Clay! I am very sorry!
I was surprised to see the Prince outside the walls of Solaris.
"Sh, keep a low profile! They can't know I left the walls" he says as he whispers.
"Prince Clay-"
"Please, call me Dream" he says, cutting me off. "What is yours?".
The prince was smiling. He has perfect teeth and rosey, soft lips.
"I am Sapnap, or what my friends call me, Sap."
"It's nice to meet a silver blood, outside of the walls and all"
"It's pretty disgusting here if you ask me"
"It's a new place for me, I don't leave the walls and it seemed more peaceful here"
"Peaceful at night, during the day, it's a mess"
I look the Princes' face, and studied him. He had a emerald green eyes that shined when the light hit them. His freckles, perfectly placed, the tint of pink on his face. I noticed I got mud on his shirt. I start to panic.
"Prince Cl- I mean Dream! I am very sorry! I got your shirt dirtied with mud. Ugh! First impression I should say"
"It's alright. No worries." He says, as being calmer than he should be. "I'll just say I was practicing in the battle field."
The bell strikes again, 10:10. Shoot! I'm late!
"It was nice meeting you Dream! I have to run home! it's really late! please forgive me for the mess"
"It's alright, I'm heading home anyways" He says as I start running away.
I have never gotten home late before and if my mom was left later, she would have been a mess to have lost her son. My thoughts still spin, feelings like a fever dream. Did I really meet the prince? Was he actually here? And talked to me? I kept questioning many things and why the prince was outside the walls.
Dream. was the name he got asked to name him. It's a pretty name but why Dream?
I get home and my mother was outside the door, waiting impatiently and I can see she was shaking and looking around for her lost son. I run to her and hug her, to show her that I was still here.
"Sappy! You had me worried sick! Where have you've been?!" she exclaims with her worried tone. I knew she was going to lecture me about being out late and all that.
"Sorry Mom! I was kinda not noticing where I was going and then I realized I was a bit far from home." I tell her.
"Never do that again! I cant lose you! not now!" she says, hugging me tighter. "You know how worried-sick I was!"
"Mom, I know, and i'm sorry"
We head inside and go to bed. I start undressing to get comfortable, and the dandelion that I picked for my mom fell to the wooden floor. I picked it up and placed it onto my dresser, knowing in the morning, it wouldn't be as beautiful and healthy as when I picked it up and ran into the prince.
My thoughts swirl around, about the chances to meet the prince. Please, call me Dream. He smiled at me. Smiled at a silver blooded. The features of the prince from far away was a sight but up close, his features were at a much closer and more detailed. Each and every characteristic, was placed perfectly.
I shake my head. He was probably just being a nice person and probably was upset at me for ruining his shirt, but had to keep his act.
Morning comes, and I go down to the village center, where I meet up with George. He had a shift to do, but I finished doing my chores, so, I help him out.
George and I were born together, separate moms but with the same heart. I met George during the 2nd grade and he was one of those kids that already had a goal in life. I, in the other hand, were those kids that didn't even care and just sat there and was feeling exhausted the minute the teacher started to teach.
We started heading to George's cart.
"You sure you want to help? You probably will get more chores, knowing you, you are well needed" he says, with a worried face.
"I'll be okay, i'm two steps ahead of you, I have my day off!"
"I heard you came home late, what was that about?" He questions me. "You usually get home early or on time?"
I wanted to tell George about last night, how I met the Prince in person, standing right in front of me. But, that would just be a laughing matter. How could a Palladium Blooded Prince, of the Kingdom, talk to a silver peasant from the soleue's.
"I kinda walked a bit farther from my house towards the walls, and picked up dandelions. You know, because it's much greener..." I lied.
"Well, don't do that, I don't want your mom to lose her only living male figure and I don't want to lose my childhood best friend" he says as he starts opening the umbrella of his meat cart.
"Yeah, I know, I get easily distracted and the flowers were actually freshly bloomed!"
"You and your flower obsession, it's adorable how you blab about how many flower species you know" he jokingly says, followed with a giggle'
"Oh cmon now, flowers are a beautiful thing in nature! even after the big radiation storm, the new flower species bloom! What can I say! I'm a flower fanatic!"
"Yeah yeah, okay okay. " He says.
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Months pass by and I turn 20, which means my name gets put in the box to be pulled out to either be in the war or to live another year. I had a small piece of break covered with frosting, shared with my mom and George.
There is a knock at the door. We rarely get visitors. My mom goes to open it and it's the guards. With a package?
"Is Sapnap here?" the guard with the green and grey suit.
"I'm Sapnap"
"This is a birthday present from the Kingdom" the guard says, handing me the small box. It had weight in it. "Have a wonderful morning"
The guards leave and I put the box down. A birthday present? from the castle walls? Who?
"Open it!" George says, "no one from here has ever gotten a present from inside the castle walls!"
"This was....unexpected, Sap" my mother says in her regular concerned tone.
I open the box and it came with a letter, and under the letter were clothing. The clothing was absolutely beautiful. From the color patterns to the perfected sleeves. But who could have sent this?
I read the letter:
Dear Sapnap from Soleue,
I have received news it was your birthday today! And I wanted to give you something for it! Have a good birthday!
Yours truly,
Anon.
An anon from inside the castle walls sent me a present. I still don't understand why I got the present, I second guess it was the Prince. He probably hates me for what so did. First impression of me was a mess, just like his shirt.
I try on the outfit, it was really comfortable, made with the finest silk and sewed in the right parts.
"Sap! Omg! You lucky gremlin, you got a present from the castle walls! and on your birthday! Man you are one lucky muffin!" george exclaims.
"Yeah but why me. I'm just a silver, nothing special nor important of me."
"Oh whatever, it's still something big!"
"Okay okay, it's is something"
We both say goodbye to each other. And the sun was starting to paint the sky red with purple. There was another knock on the door but it sounded more forceful. My mother opened it and it was the colonel.
"Is Sapnap Titanos here?" the colonel asks.
"I'm sapnap. Who's asking"
"I am Colonel Oreon. You have been chosen to work inside the walls as a servant. Please come with me and please do not ask questions. Kings orders." the colonel says, with such strength and such tone.
"Wait, what about my mother, so can't leave her alone!"
"Sapnap it's okay, i'll be okay" my mom says but I still cut her off.
"I don't not accept."
"I am sorry, but you will have to come with us forcefully"
They said forcefully which confused me since many colonels that come to houses and ask about being a servant, usually have an option, but why not me. I keep denying to position. The colonel threatened to kill my mother, so I had to accept. Without knowing, as I was turning around, all I remember was the colonel making me smell a substance that put me unconscious. The next thing I know, i'm inside the Kingdom Walls. Welcome to Solaris, Server Nap.