March 1
Archane
At the Palace
9 am
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I'm late, oh shoot! "Excuse me!" I walk as fast as I could because I can run in these sandals.
"Make way!"
I cried out, the lady turns around and it was the lady in waiting- shoot. I stop when I saw the princess.
"Princess Maria Evangeline, good morning" I bow down and wink at her.
She giggles and hugs my waist, she was just 6 years old kid. "Chane! I saw a prince!"
Oh.
"Oh really?"
She nodded, "Auntie Miranda said, it's for you!"
Oh... Right.
"That's bad" I pouted.
She looked at me with a confused look, "Why?"
"I will never have time to play with you princess if that prince is around" I acted sadly.
I heard her shock tone, "No! No! I should tell this to my father!"
And she runs-
"Princess wait!" The lady in waiting said, poor.
Oh shoot the meeting and I start to run again.
I was struggling with these bunch of maids cleaning again and again in the hallway ah.
When I got there, I fix myself before approaching them.
"Oh there she is, I wonder why the maiden is late" Auntie Miranda said giving me a sharp look.
I smiled and bow down, "Pardon for my tardiness but the princess stop me to play and it's so hard to refuse her highness" I looked at the king of the - I don't know in front of me.
The king laughed, "I saw the young princess too and I understand how hard to refuse her because she's so adorable"
I stood up like and smiled sweetly.
"King Ronald Reagan and Prince Nigel Reagan I will formally introduce you to the Daughter of Duke Antonious Xavierius, Lady Archane Xavierius."
I bow down and smile, "It is my pleasure to meet you, your Highness"
I hear him laugh again, "Please have a sit"
With a smile, I sit on the chair between my Auntie and the prince.
"King Ronald is a great king in Carofa, he never failed to solve a problem and he is here to visit the king and your father to talk about marriage."
"About what?" I looked at my auntie, I thought this was supposed to be a date, not an engagement arrangement!
"Your dad didn't tell you?" The king asks.
I looked at him, "He never said a word about this"
I looked at the prince and shook my head slightly. He needs to say no too but he just shrugged, dude! There's no way I'm gonna get engaged.
"And now you know please tour his highness around, I know the two of you will get along"
We will not! I looked at my Auntie and she just smiled at me great!
The prince stood up and lend his hand. Oh, I just want to stand up without his help but I remember, I'm a lady geez.
I held his hand and stood up.
"This way your highness," I said and give him a sweet smile.
But I hate this.
We go to the farm because why not?
I heard him chuckle, "Is this the way you do for a prince to turn you down?"
I glance at him and smile innocently, "I don't understand what you are saying, your majesty"
He went to the pigs then look at them. "Lady Archane Xavierius, you are famous for being single and badass in an innocent way. I remember when one of my friends told me that you touch a worm and give it to the bird, how disgusting is that?"
The birds are hungry!
I clicked my tongue and smiled again, "The news is not always true your highness but to be honest having an affair with someone is difficult for someone like me"
I went to the chicken and holds it. "I'm not a pretty pink princess"
He stands straight and walks like a true man, "I hate traditional girls"
I looked at him, "Okay" I went to the horses and cares their hair but someone holds my hand and let me face where he is!
He held my chin and smiled, "In short I like you"
What?
Then he suddenly laughed at me, "Kidding" he winks and turns himself to face the cows.
As if I assumed.
"Want to see the garden, your majesty?" I asked.
He looked at me and smiled, "You are more beautiful than the garden why would I still want to see it?"
I can't help myself but raise one of my eyebrows, "Pardon me?"
The prince shook his head, "I want to see the Kitchen"
What lame pickup lines, "This way your highness" I escorted him to the kitchen then he told me to make tea for him, and then- he told me that he wants to go to the library so I can read a book for him.
I thought I will be his wife, why do I have the feeling he will just make me his maid?
"A snowflake drop into the sea, no one knows what it means." I stop then close the book.
"Why did you stop?"
I looked at him, "I am not your lady in waiting" I put the book on the table.
I was about to stand up when he held my hand, "But I'm your guest, a prince. It's your pleasure to tour me and serve me"
Wow, hah!
"I am not like those other princesses" I held his hand and put it on the book. "So don't think that I love to be with you, your Majesty"
I started to leave the library with my head high up without thinking what will be the consequences.
"Now I'm wondering what Auntie Miranda will do to you, twinnie"
I looked at my twinnie who is standing beside the library door.
I walk towards him and hugged him.
"Welp, you will help me right?" I said with puppy eyes.
He chuckled, "Noi can't, I have another thing to do"
I pouted and throw a tantrum. "Then don't!" I walk out and leave my twinnie there. Hmf, another thing? More important than me?!
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At the palace
2:56 pm
"I told you to take care of the prince and tour him here but you just leave him in the library. Thank you to your twin he did your job"
Then make my twinnie marry that prince.
"I'm sorry Auntie Miranda but the prince is not as -"
My Auntie went to my table and look at the papers. "I don't want to hear an excuse Archane, be responsible.."
She stopped then looked at the paper, my drawings. "Than wasting your time to theses Cartoons"
It's called anime, not cartoons!
She throws it and walks towards the door. "Fix yourself because dinner is ready, don't disappoint me again Archane Xavierius"
I look at my drawing and pick it up. "I'm not wasting my time"
I whispered.
"Milady, you need to change now. The other palace servants will arrange it for you"
I nodded then stood up, what else can I do?
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"Lady Archane is a very adorable lady I ever met"
Blahblah whatever.
I continue eating never mind what they are talking about.
"Well, she is especially when she's" I step his foot hard enough to make him shut my twinnie's mouth.
"Aw! Hahaha" he looked at me.
"Mother, I want to have time with the prince too," Rivera said, my cousin. Auntie Miranda's daughter.
Auntie Miranda looked at her, "But my daughter, the prince requested to be with Archane.
Oh great.
The king of Carofa laughed, " My son is handsome, isn't he?"
He is not.
And my Uncle just laugh which is the king, "I can see a spark between my Niece and your son"
Spark, an electric spark can kill people so I can kill him if he tries to go beside me.
"Dad! He can't steal my Chane!"
The princess groaned.
Yeah, right. I can't be my property in this palace?
"My princess, Chane needs someone to be with so as you"
I have my family.
"I-i don't want to marry someone your majesty, I want to travel around the"
Auntie Miranda's words cut me off.
"You are a lady, not just a girl outside of this palace, we already talk about this right?"
"B-but" I looked at my twinnie's hand that is now holding mine.
"I understand" I bite my lower lip to avoid talking.
And they change the topic they talk about a lot of stuff until I decided to excuse myself and went to my room.
Great, I think I will forever be in this cage.
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March 2
At the palace
9 am
"Don't touch that!" I shouted and get my sketchbook.
He chuckles, "Why, is that your diary?"
I glared at him, "It's not!"
"Why are you here anyway? You are a prince but you don't know what's privacy means"
He looked at me with a smile, "Duchess Miranda told me to spend my time with you. You know to get to know each other" he winked at me and it's disgusting.
" I don't need to spend time with you to get to know you, I already judge you from your head down to your toe"
I went to my balcony to have some fresh air cause the inside is toxic.
"Wow, yesterday you are so gentle but now-"
I looked at him, "Cause I want you to give up on me, start dating with my cousin not me because I don't have the interest to marry a prince and be forever a damsel in distress!"
He walks towards me while looking directly into my eyes, he gently places his hand under my chin then lifts my face. "You will not be a damsel in distress if you are my queen"
W-what?
Someone laughs and removes his hand. "Your majesty, you are a guest not an intruder in someone's room"
Twinnie, I looked at him and smiled.
"You are the one who jumps in her balcony like a thief"
"I got her permission"
Twinnie winks at me then looks at the prince "if you please wait in the garden because my sister needs to fix herself first to be appropriate to your eyes."
The prince nodded while looking at me, "My apologies, see you in the garden my lady" he holds my hand and kissed it.
He left and like I don't feel like in a square room with no doors nor windows.
My twinnie holds my hand and softly clean where the prince kissed.
"You okay?"
I nodded and smiled, "Thank you"
He chuckled, "I didn't do anything "
"Hurry up because you need to attend his majesty" and he pretends to be an aunt again.
I laughed.
He looked at me and smiled, "What punishment did you get from Auntie because of what you did last night?"
I puff my cheeks, "I need to make more speech for the opening a new mall"
"And you are done with the first one right?"
"Twinnie, I wish"
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I went where the prince is and I am shocked seeing him with a bag containing the informal attire of a woman.
"You want freedom right?"
He smirked and give the bag to me.
"B-but you know it's forbidden to roam around without the butler-"
He held my hand and smiled, "Trust me milady"
For freedom?
I smiled and nodded.
I went to the bathroom and change my clothes. From gown to an informal one.
He looked at me from head to toe, "I can see the real you and I want the true you"
I rolled my eyes, "So what now?"
"Well, if we want to go outside without butlers we need to"
"Over the bakod?" I asked.
He looks at me out of confusion. "Over what?"
"The bakod, i-i mean wall!"
Even though he is filled with confusion in his cover he nodded and dragged me to a wall that is next to a garden house.
"You are not a pretty pink princess right?"
I nodded.
He smirked, "Then you know how to climb right?"
W-what?!