15. 15 years old. The palace changed Oriana's life and views on people.
Titanium blonde hair poked from under the covers as the maids rushed around the bed to wake up the future crown princess.
"Lady Oriana!Lady Oriana!" A maid cried out as she shook the poor girl into waking up. Almost like a deep slumber has taken over her.
"MY LADY!!" The maid shook her harder waking her up.
"Huh? June?" Oriana said sleepily as she rubbed an eye.
"My lady you need to get ready, your trip to the palace is today!"
Oriana eyes widdened as she looked down in amazement. She's 15 years old again but the feeling of disgust filled her head.
'I'm traumatized to go in there. How can I avoid this?'
Oriana just thought of all the disgusting things that happened and it overwhelmed her. She vomited on the sheets.
'Perfect.' Oriana smirked as she covered her mouth.
"My lady are you ok?!" All the maids called out as they helped Oriana as she looked pitiful covered in vomit.
"I'm not feeling so well, I felt hot and very sick. I think the food from last night unsettled my stomach." Oriana felt weak as she was being changed into a new night gown. The stress of the palace and the combination of her past life made her feel sick to the point she was warm.
"Go alert the Duke! The lady is suffering with an illness! She soiled the sheets with vomit and reaching a fever!" June pointed at a maid as the maid nodded and yelled.
Not even 10 minutes in the Duke burst in concerned for his daughter. Oriana burst into tears as she meekly stood in front of her father.
"Father I feel sick. Father I can't..." The memories of her past life flooded in again and out came the vomit as she dry heaved heavily.
"Father...I-....I feel like I'm floating..." Oriana felt truly sick but she needed to convinced her father she is deathly ill. "I feel like I'm going to leave..."
"Don't say that, my princess! You are going to make it! What made you ill like this? Was it the dessert or the food last night." Oriana shook her head and held a handkerchief to her mouth.
"I'm not sure, but I think it is. I woke up from a nightmare throwing up as well. I couldnt sleep well last night."
"Let's get you a doctor, I'll send a message to the Emperor that you are seriously ill. Just rest princess, I'll order soup but have a different cook prepare it."
-Meanwhile at the Palace-
"Oh, the young first lady of the Burgese family is sick? With a stomach bug and fever?" the Emperor said plainly as he read the message.
"Aw, I really wanted to see my niece. Well it can't be helped, Enzo!"
The crown prince walked in and walked up to the throne and kneeled.
"Yes, father?"
"Bring this medication to lady Oriana from me, she's sick with vomiting fits and fever. Its to calm her down and make her sleep peacefully." As a servant walked up with a powder in a fancy bottle on a pillow.
Enzo walked up to the pillow and grabbed the substance.
"She is your fiancée it's your job to make sure she's, well...well." Enzo looked at the bottle with concern but brushed it off.
"Also make sure you visit the camp your brother is at. The war has been vicious lately."
"Yes, father."
Enzo left the court looking at the bottle intensely but got on a carriage off to the Burgese resident. The crown prince was happy to have a fiancée like Oriana, long blonde titanium hair and bluish green serene eyes. Her hair framed her face perfectly. She was the most beautiful girl in the kingdom, her sister Dia comes second.
'Oriana Burgese, the Duke's daughter and the lovely looking lady of the kingdom.'
"sigh.." The crown prince glance at the powder and read the note on it. "Hopefully, this is not poison. It only says for a good night sleep."
'Wait! father never told me the dosage! She'll be alright, right? If she takes a spoonful she'll be fine.'
-Meanwhile at Burgese Residence-
Oriana count the hours she felt of freedom from not repeating the past. Now she felt like she was free to move for now. Until...
"My Lady, the crown prince has arrived!" June walked into the room with the Crown Prince behind her.
Oriana eyes widdened in shock as the Prince brung the medicine in hand to her.
'What is Enzo doing here?! I thought I can dodge the royal family for the day.'
"Your highness I..." Oriana weakly stood up as she try to curtsey. Quickly, the crown prince supported her.
"Don't push yourself, Oriana. Father heard you were ill and sent you some medication in this bottle."
Oriana stared at the bottle with disdain. In her past life, the bottle hold a neurotoxin which is used to put people to sleep and too much of it can cause periodic comas. It was called "Angel Bliss". Because too much pass the coma point and you will be an angel. The only way to reverse it in her last life was to use Devil's Rose sap.
"I'm good, Enzo. I'm Happy the emperor worries about me but I can't accept this. I'll be better soon, please tell his majesty I'm getting better from the other medications. This will be too much." Oriana smiled as she tilted her head I. innocence.
"When are you coming to see us in the palace? It's your first time and you need to know before the engagement party where to go." Enzo said as he put the bottle in his pocket.
"I'm not sure let's see how I fair the next few days."
As the Prince came closer to Oriana to hug her, he felt a searing pain in his head. He quickly grasped his head. Oriana looking with concern pushed him away.
"Enzo?! are you ok?" Oriana cried out as she try to check his head.
"I'm OK, Please take this bottle and use it." Like if he was under a spell he forced the bottle into Oriana's hand. "Feel better, I have to go see Blake at the army camp."
As she watched Enzo leave and sighed clutching the bottle. As she handed the bottle to June.
"June, dump out the powder until a little is left and put powder sugar in it. That's Angel Bliss in it. A neurotoxin."
"My lady, what do you mean? Why would the Emperor use a neurotoxin on you?"
"I don't know but do as I say. Since the bottle is luxurious and is from the royal physician father knows its medication from the royal family. He will feel like I'm ungrateful for not taking it."
Oriana sat next to the window slowly sipping on tea as she glanced out at the sky.
'I need to get away from the royal family but I can't avoid my fate into marry into the family. The emperor has a son he likes just for his military skills but is weary of him so he sends him out often. Prince Blake has his own territory rewarded to him. If I can leave this kingdom and join him I will be free of the royal family.'
Oriana sway to her bed and laid down on it after placing the tea cup on the table.
'I need to convince father that everyone is plotting against him and I'll be forced as the Emperor's concubine.'
"Anyways...I'll talk to father tomorrow."