"So, your name is Athanasia. Athanasia de Alger Obelia, right?" Said an ice cold deep manly voice. I was seated on the sofa. I had many desserts and sweets in front of me, but I couldn't eat any of them. Ask me why. Why?
You asked it right? Right? Right? Anyways, its because.... THE EMPEROR OF THE OBELIA EMPIRE IS SITTING IN FRONT OF ME AS A SNAKE ON MY NECK!
A few hours ago:-
It was a summer morning and I was sleeping like a pig. Well, you don't expect for a 5 year old to get up and fight right? Well, you for that! I was sleeping till late like my usual routine in which I do nothing but fool around and gather jewels to hide 'em in the rosewood tree. But I wasn't planning on doing that today. I met my brother yesterday so going there today was risky.
Yeah! So I was sleeping when Lily rushed in and woke me up. "Princess Athanasia, please wake up." She generally doesn't do that, maybe something important, hence, I jolted up when she called me. "Eh-what? What happened Lily? " I asked. "Please pardon me princess", she was panicking, "but crown prince Thanos has come to visit you."
Thanos. Thanos de Alger Obelia, my brother whom I met yesterday. But why is he here now? WHY?
"What is he doing here."
"He said that he is here to meet the princess and become closer to her." I choked on myself. Emperor? You mean Claude? Why? The f is happening! Wait... Is it because I ignored his beloved son? F you Athanasia!
But still is he an idiot to not know how a child feels like? Really! Fine I ran away from him, but is it worth throwing me into the court? You son of a b****! I had a mental breakdown and the words "why" were echoing throughout my mind! Damn that! Are you going to kill me now? Noooooo!!!
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After having a few more breakdowns and moments of regret, I finally made up my mind to go and face death bravely. Lily made me look pretty. Enough to appeal the Emperor... I think?
Anyways! I entered the guest room where my brother was sitting quietly. When he saw me, he smiled and I flinched, by default.
"We meet again sister." Am I seeing a devil in this kid? He says smiling, "I wanted to meet you for a long time and you finally met Me yesterday, but then you ran away. I thought you might be scared of me, so I asked my attendant to set a meeting with you."
Rich kids are really on an anathor level of intelligence. "But I don't know how it got to my father". I take that back, he's more of an idiot than me.
"He then asked for my presence and the reason I wanted to meet you. I just got to know about you a few days ago when I overheard the maids. I hence became curious about you and started to find more about you via servants. Then I got to know about your Ruby palace. I then thought about meeting you but got lost in my way. Then I found you but you ran away, I wanted to chase after you but my attendant found me and brought me back. Father was a bit tensed as I was missing. I ended up getting scolded but then he didn't want me to get lost again, hence, he asked for me to bring you." So this is your story huh? But his childishness is cute.
"He seems to have taken a liking to you."Cough. Cough. Cough! Liking? Oh yeah! Liking to kill me. Hahahaha! But... Ain't this a great chance to know more about this brother who wasn't mentioned in the novel? Yeah? Yeah!
"So shall we go?" He seems very innocent, taming the baby won't be hard enough, moreover, seems like Claude cares for him, so if I manage to get on his bright side, he would save me when I am in danger right? "Sure" I put up my sweetest smile that would make anyone fall for me. I see his face becomes red with happiness.
So now here's a change of plans. My former plan was to run away and live quietly. But as things go on now, I might have to change plans to get on Claude's and Thanos's bright side and run away then live quietly, as I am going to meet Claude now anyways.
Lily was a bit nervous but still, I reassured her, then we headed to the main palace. Brother asked me to wait while he went to ask for his father's permission. It's weird someone should actually recieve me when they were expecting me right? How unroyal! Anyways...
I was left alone when he went away as servants followed him, not even one stopped for me, not like I care, but still...
I thought something and headed a bit more to the inner side of the palace, I saw beautiful small angelic gold statues over there. I was so attracted to them that I went near it. 'Are they real?'. To check it, I bit them, hmmm, seems to be real. Then suddenly I heard a voice....
A cold voice to freeze your blood, "What is this filthy bug doing in my palace?" It sent shivers down my body.... I was scared.