Tiredly and exhausted, I walked back into the gates of the dull castle. I was so upset and confused. I started to have a bunch of negative thoughts and doubts. Usually, my sister is keeping me posted and updating me about what's going on with her life. Two months ago, she stopped writing letters to me. It makes me sad because that's the only communication we have in these old prison walls.
My heels were probably all dirty and muddy from walking the path. It rained yesterday night and some of the path is mushy. It was cloudy today in America. The servants doing landscaping and trimming bushes around the walls of the kingdom. They were all sweaty and dirty.
To stop the anxiety I was feeling, I decided to get a pitcher of water for the workers outside. I ran back inside the double doors and ran towards the kitchen where the personal chef, Lenard (Le-Nard) was.
"Lenard, can you please get a cart with pitchers of water?" I begged in a desperate tone.
Lenard sweetly smiles at me.
"Anything for you princess, just make sure no one takes my kitchen stuff." He does as I command and starts preparing the pitchers of cold, iced, water. When he was finished, he pushed the cart towards me and I gladly took the cart from him.
"Umm princess, should I be the one pushing it outside?" Lenard questions.
"Oh no, I got it this time Lenard, but thanks though!" I happily trailed off outside and everyone stops as they hear the wheels rolling outside.
"I grabbed some water for you all!" I announced cheerfully as the workers smiled and wiped the sweat off their faces.
"Thank you, Princess Elisa!" One of the faithful workers sweetly replies.
"Thank you for thinking of us!" Another worker praises.
I nod and head back inside the kingdom. I had no lessons for today, so I decided to go to the library and read something since I was bored.
To get to the secret library, I had to go up the stairs and into the main lobby. You just go straight down the hall and towards two beautiful old oak doors. Open them and there is a circular Library room. It has a bunch of romantic books to read. That's why I love to come here.
I walked towards the middle of the library, trying to find a good romance book when someone interrupted me.
"Princess, if you're looking for The orange Romance, I have the book!" The sweet angelic voice said behind her startling her.
Elisa turns around to find her personal maid, Judy.
"Oh yes I was looking for that, why do you have it?" I asked while eyeing her.
"Oh well, I just wanted some advice for when the day comes." She smiles while shyly looking at me. Something is different about her, she's usually too shy to say anything. It's a good thing though! Something is making her happy and I wanna find what it is?
I smiled as I walked towards her and grabbed the book from her hands.
"Thank you so much, Judy." I sweetly thanked her and started to head towards the kingdom's garden.
Another cool fact is that the kingdom's garden is actually located near the prison, Inside the kingdom! Prison is on the left side of the kingdom, underground, while the garden is on the right side of the kingdom underground like a greenhouse almost. I like to go here because hardly anyone goes there during the day. It also has the most beautiful roses, which are my favorite type of flower, and it smells lovely.
As I walked down the stairs towards the garden, a sigh left my lips. I felt free for once down here. No one to boss me around, tell me wrong from right, a place where I can clear my thoughts and just relax and read.
I sat down on the concrete bench and started to read the romance novel. My mind was at ease, my body relaxed and focused on the book. Pages turning and my mind resting, I started to hear noises. I hold the place I stopped at, with my finger, and looked around the darkroom. I couldn't see any signs of anyone, so maybe my mind was playing tricks with me. I shrugged it off and started to read the novel again. Little did Elisa know, there was someone hiding and stalking her. He was obsessed with her. He watched from his hiding place as she went back to reading. He made a plan. He was gonna have Elisa no matter what it takes, he promised himself that.
Elisa was almost finished with her favorite romance novel until her mom started to shout at her making her lose her place in the book. Elisa sulks as she turns around to look at her mom.
"Elisa, I and your Father need to tell you something." She says with her usual serious face.
I smile and walk with her up the stairs towards my Father's office.
"Honey we're here," Mom says as she gently knocks on the door making the guards open the door from the inside.
Mom walks in first with me closely behind. We walked into the royal office. Everything in order and top shape. Nothing misplaced. Everything was spotless.
"Today we have made the decision to give you our title." My father says as he dropped his pen and held his hands together and looked towards me.
"What do you mean?" I asked confused.
"We want to make you the next heir to the throne," Mom says while holding my arm and rubbing it with her thumb.
"You want ME? To be the Queen? What about Lisa?" I asked confused because only the firstborn is supposed to be the next heirs.
"What about Lisa? We decided that she will be staying away, so we wanted to go ahead and move forward with you being the next ruler." My Father again says with his scary, serious tone.
I just nod because I was just thinking, I was the last option. I was kinda feeling hurt when they said that, but I always wanted to make them proud. I never really wanted to be a Queen, I just wanted to be free and live life with someone I love. Then again when your parents are the King and Queen there is no running away from this.
My parents were happy and I signed my name on the papers that show that I am the next heir. My parents smiled.
"We already have a suitor for you." My father said with a gleaming smile.
"What do you mean? Why do I already have a suitor when we didn't even have a ball or I didn't even meet him?" I questioned clearly confused with this sudden announcement.
"Long ago, I and my friend decided to make a promise... The promise involved having our kids marry each other. Well, I don't break promises, so I signed the paper already, and well, they will be coming down here to visit, but the parents are gonna have to go back less than a week to rule their kingdoms, but it gives you a chance to get closer with his siblings and him." My father says while sipping his wine.
"What's his name?" I asked curiously.
"The man you are supposed to be marrying is Prince Ashton, soon to be King Ashton of France." My Father gulped the dark liquid down and giggled.
"Did you get any news from your sister?" He asked curiously.
"No, she stopped two months ago." I sadly answered. I was now frustrated. I forgot about this, but he brought it up and now my mood has changed.
"Oh, ok well you're dismissed." He says while swirling his wine, playing with it.
I bowed and walked out of the room. I decided to go talk to Judy because I had nothing else to do. I looked for her everywhere. I decided to go to her room and when I did, I saw the door cracked open. I peeked in and saw her smiling like an idiot as she was reading something, a letter.
"What are you reading?" I asked as I pushed the door open startling her.
"N-Nothing!" She says as she hides the letter behind her back.
"Come on Judy!" I whined as I looked at her with pleading eyes. She sighs as she shyly smiles.
"It's from my boyfriend." She says with a pink tint on her cheeks.
"Oh my goodness! Who is this lucky man?" I asked curiously.
"When your father and I left to go meet someone, we traveled across the world to meet the person, but that person had a son. We stayed for about a week, but my boyfriend begged me to be his and I agreed. He promised me to give me love and to be able to take care of me! He wouldn't tell me his name, but he always signs with a cursive A." She giggled while smiling. I smiled looking at her happy face.
"Well if your happy, then I am happy for you!" I said while looking at her red face.
"Thank you, princess!" She smiles. I smile and left.
I honestly didn't want to hear about this. I mean don't get me wrong, I'm really happy for her, but knowing that she got to be with someone who she loves and me just finding out that I'm in a forced marriage makes me envy and feel jealous of her. I want to be just like her if it means I get to be with who I love.
I was frustrated, furious, and feeling emotional. I was walking outside, my arms were folded to my chest, stomping my feet, puffing out in anger, I made my way past the gate. I knew I was disobeying, but I was too mad to care.
I stomped past the gate and towards the street. It almost looked like I was marching. What a horrible day! How come a Queen can't marry who she loves! I was gonna cross the street, still in my thoughts, until I heard sounds of hooves approaching at a fast pace. I turned towards the sound and saw a coach wagon approaching me.
My eyes widened. I stopped walking and stared. Fear completely shut me down as I was unable to move. The man driving was yelling for me to get out of the way. I couldn't hear his words clearly as I saw the wagon getting closer and closer.
I closed my eyes, waiting to feel the pain, but all I felt was a sudden force of wind and a heavy body pushing me, making me fall and roll on the ground. My eyes still closed, but I felt someone's breath hitting my face.
I slowly opened my eyes to find the most handsome man I have ever seen in my entire life. His eyes were the color of the sea, yet dark and powerful. His hair soft and messy, his uniform shows that he's of a high standard like myself.
"What kind of idiot marches in front of the street just to get ran over?" His cold breathy joking tone made me come back to reality.
I pushed him off of me and sat up as I wiped my dress from the dirt. I stood up and was furious. How could he just think about me like that!
He stands up and scoffed at me.
"Aren't you gonna thank me for saving your life?" He asked as he was standing in front of me crossing his arms. I could tell that he was a Royal Warrior. His suit fit his toned muscles perfectly.
"I didn't ask for you to save me." I glared at him as I tried to walk past him, but he blocked my way.
"Are you serious right now? If it weren't for me, you would be dead." He scoffed while looking at me straight in the eyes like an angry bull.
"I had everything under control," I said while I folded my arms and glared right through his soul.
He chuckled at me making my ego a little hurt.
"You looked like a chicken whose head was about to be cut off." He says while smirking at me. My eyes go wide my mouth opens from shock after hearing what he said. How dare he compare me to a chicken and how dare HE make fun of dying chickens!
"You better close your mouth, a fly might fly in it." He says as he walks past me. I quickly closed my eyes, but me being stubborn and not letting him win the argument decided to say something quickly.
"Oh really, alright, you wanna make fun of me, but you should honestly look at yourself!" I angrily said as I stormed across the street back to my kingdom. I looked behind me secretively and I saw him now shocked. I smirked to myself satisfied with what I said.
I chuckled at his reaction, sadly he is handsome, but he's such an arrogant jerk. He's so full of himself!
I cheerfully walked inside the kingdom. I have never felt like laughing in my entire life. I walked up the stairs and towards my dad's office until my face dropped as the doors opened revealing the jerk from outside? What was he doing here and how did he get inside?
I walked inside never leaving eye contact with him as he left. I looked at my dad and he was looking at me angrily. What did that jerk say to my Father to make him look so mad!
"Do you know who that man is?" My Father says while trying to control himself from yelling.
"No?" I questioned.
"That man is the Royal Warrior of France, my Friend's other son, your fiance's brother." My dad says while inhaling in and out.
"What's the big deal?" I asked looking confused.
"He came in here and told me that you walked outside the gait and you were standing in the middle of the road waiting to get killed when he saved you. Instead of thanking him you slapped him and called him names! How dare you do that to a man of honor!" My father yells.
I was beyond mad that the man would lie.
"That's not what happened! That man doesn't deserve honor, I didn't slap him in the face, but I felt like it. He's a liar and maybe his Dad didn't teach him-" I was shouting back at dad until the door swings open revealing that arrogant JERK!!!
"How dare you yell at your Father!" He says while interrupting the fight between me and my dad. I could tell he was smirking, but he wasn't showing it to my dad.
"How dare you lie!" I said with my arms crossed as I glared at him making him look offended.
"Your daughter is so disrespectful, was she raised to be like this? Maybe she was born like this?" He shamelessly says to my father totally ignoring me.
"No she usually doesn't act like this, but as punishment, she will serve you as a personal maid while you stay." My father says while smiling at him and glaring at me. I was so in shock and that's when I had it.
I know after what I was about to do, I would be punished severely, but I couldn't hold my anger. I gave the Jerk a HARD slap in the face making the whole kingdom hear the pop sound. The Royal Warrior, or should I say weakling, was on the floor holding his face in shock.
"How does that feel?" I asked while sarcastically giving him a smile and leaving. Everyone was shocked. No one knew I had that in me to do that. I didn't care though. I had enough. A man shouldn't treat a woman like that and I don't care if his father is my dad's friend. You don't get to fight me expecting me to be silent, no I fight ten times harder.
I rushed down the hall, towards the garden. I had enough of this day and was ready to call it quits until I felt someone pull me by my wrist. I turned around and saw that SMIRKING STUPID IDIOT! I wanna rip him apart and let him suffer as much as I am doing right now!
"I'm hungry, go get me something to eat." He commands.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you," I said coldly at him.
"Why is that? You can't cook?" He says while smirking at me.
"No, because I'll poison it," I said while walking away from him and he follows behind me.
"No you can't, you wouldn't do that to me. Don't you know who I am?" He asked bewildered
"Umm don't know don't care," I said while turning corners trying to escape.
"My name is Andrew!" He said as if he was famous.
"Doesn't ring a bell" I said while picking up the pace, speed walking down the halls.
"I'm the Warrior, everyone drools over." He says while pushing me to the wall and trapping me.
"I bet you do like me, but you won't admit it." He says as he leans towards me. I felt his breath near my neck making me feel goosebumps and trying to escape his trap but fail miserably. I feel my cheeks heating up and seeing him smirk.
"You're so full of yourself!" I said as I pushed him and angrily stomped away.
His eyes never left my figure. He was so confused. This girl was different from the rest and that's part of the reason why his cold heart started to beat again for the first time. His dead heart only beats for her. He longed for her for so many years, a girl who was different from the rest, and he finally found the person that made his heartbeat. He knew her for a long time ago... He liked her for a long time now, but he wants to confess but doesn't know-how.
I was walking down the basement, stomping my feet. I was so annoyed with this boy! This is the main reason why I haven't date anyone for so long. Boys can be jerks and they are full of themselves. Listening to all my sister's problems with her lovers, they would always cheat on her.
I was walking down and accidentally took a left instead of a right. I found myself near the prison area. It was forbidden for me to be near here, so I turned on my heel prepared to leave until I heard something in the prison.
It sounds like the prison guard and someone else. I took my heels off to avoid the sound and snuck into the prison to eavesdrop. It was really dark, but the rooms were lit with torches. I saw some barrels in front of me, I was about to pass them when I saw a guard and another man in black clothes with a mask.
Curiously I hid behind the barrels and listened.
"Is it a deal?" The man in the cloak said. His voice rough and scratchy.
"No, she's mine, I will give you the plans, but not the girl." The guard orders sternly with his deep dominant voice. I shivered at his voice. I was about to turn around when I bumped into someone's hard chest. My heart started to beat faster, my mind panicking, I felt like crying, and I felt sick.
I turned around slowly and saw Andrew! The arrogant jerk! He smiles from ear to ear when he saw my spooked expression.
"What are you doing behind those barrels?" He asked and I pushed him down with me.
The two tall men turned towards the direction of the voice. We are dead, we are so dead.
"Now we are gonna die because of you!" I whispered yelled and glared at him.
"Don't say it in that attitude!" He whispered back.
"Oh sorry, yay we're about to die!" I sarcastically whispered back
"That's the spirit!" He whispered in my ear as he grabbed my arm and we crawled back to the entrance of the prison without being caught.
I looked back and two shadows and light were getting closer and closer. Andrew grabs me and we hide behind a wall. My chest on his chest and him hugging me to keep me quiet.
There was the man in black. His jaw was visible from the wall. He knew we were somewhere and he was looking for us. For some reason, he didn't see us. He was right there. Face leaned out looking straight ahead. My breathing hitches.
"Hey, we got to go before we get caught!" A third voice orders and the man in black leaves as heavy footsteps march up the stairs and left.
"What did we get ourselves into?" Andrew says with a sigh.
"Looks like your kingdom has some dirty business in the shadows." Andrew chuckled.
"How are you laughing? This is not funny, it's scary!" I angrily looked at him.
"It's funny because I have you in my arms and there is no escape now!" He starts bursting with laughter as I struggle to free myself from his tight, strong, grip.
He took the chance to pull me with him up the stairs, to the main lobby, more stairs, and towards a guest room. He throws me in the room as I stumble on his bed. He locks the door and rested his back on the door, blocking it from me so I couldn't escape.
"Now let's see. I need my laundry done, I need my pillows fluffed, I need my towels ready for my shower, and I need to make sure there are no bugs in my bed." He says with that stupid smirk.
"No," I said while glaring at him and folding my arms. He made an offended look.
"That hurts, but you see, I have the key. If you want the key... you either do as I say or you can kiss me if you want." His smirk grew wider when he saw my expression.
"F-Fine," I said as I get up while walking towards him, but before I could head towards the bathroom, he grabs me by my arm and our faces were really close.
"Are you gonna kiss me?" He asked with a flirtatious smirk.
"N-NO! I'm gonna get you a towel! I have a fiance!" I said as I slapped his arm. His eyes grow wide and he let go of my arm and backed away while scratching his neck.
"W-Who's your fiance?" He asked while stuttering as it gets awkward.
"Some guy named, Ashton," I said coldly.
His eyes get wide.
"Get out of my room." He demands.
"W-What?" I asked.
"GET OUT!" He yelled.
I rushed for the door as if my life depended on it, but I had to turn around and look at him.
"The door is locked." I awkwardly said while rubbing my neck.
He stomped towards the door making me get out of his way, but he grabbed my arm and when the door clicked, indicating that it was unlocked, he pushed me out and slammed the door in my face.
I was in shock. What happened? What's going on? What's wrong with him! Why am I thinking about him! I started to slowly walk towards my room. With heavy shoulders. I don't know what's going on with my brain, but that man has made me feel different already.