The Prince and Lucas arrived in a forest filled with trees. They had no idea where they were going or where they were. All they could see were trees of different colors, shapes, and sizes.
"Do you think we are at the right place?" Prince Edward asked looking at Lucas who was staring at the environment they were in.
"If this isn't the place, the guardians would have corrected it and wouldn't let us come here."
"So how come I am not seeing any houses, just trees?"
"It's that time of the month when trees rule."
Prince Edward looked at Lucas for being sarcastic at a moment like this.
They walked around a bit and soon they became tired. "What if we take some rest, your highness?"
"Don't call me highness." Prince Edward cautioned him.
"What should I call you then?"
"You can call me Edward."
"I can't do such a thing."
"I am not making a request, I am commanding you."
"You are no longer in your kingdom, your highness. So pardon me if I refuse to call you by name."
Prince Edward stood for a while with his arms folded across his chest. He waited patiently for Lucas to finish enjoying himself before grabbing his ear. "What did you say?" He tried to get the Prince's hand off his ear but the Prince wouldn't let go. "What did you say?"
"I said, I am at your service." The Prince finally set his ear free.
"Good."
The Prince turned around and he could see a lake in front of them, before he could turn to look at Lucas who was also looking at the same thing when he found himself being pushed by something and he and whatever that pushed him rolled down and they met themselves inside the water.
Lucas ran to meet them and was surprised to see the girl. She was beautiful with her curly damp hair. She was squeezing out the water from her hair when they heard, "Phoebe."
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Phoebe left the house with the hope that she could catch up with Claudia's vehicle but it was already out of sight. She decided that she was going to rely on her instinct. For the first time in a long time, she noticed the necklace around her neck but the moment she touched it, she was taken to a trans where she was able to see where Claudia was. Shocked by what just happened, she removed the amulet and put it inside the back pocket of her trouser.
"This is weird. Let's see if it's real or not." She ran to the place where she had just gotten a revelation of when she mistakenly collided with someone and before she knew what was happening, she and whosoever it was, rolled down and they met themselves inside the water.
She got out of the water and was squeezing out the water from her hair when she heard her name. She turned to see who knew her and she was shocked to see Claudia standing a few meters away from her in confusion.
This wasn't the way she wanted it to go. "What are you doing here," Claudia asked.
"I..." she looked at the two guys standing beside her then at Claudia. Claudia was surprised to see her with two strange guys she has never seen before. "I just came out to hang out..."
"And who are these people?" Claudia cuts in while looking at the two guys.
"Um... them?" Phoebe asked pointing to the two guys. When Claudia didn't reply to her, she went on saying, "They are my friends." She went behind the prince and covered his mouth when she noticed he wanted to ruin her plan. "His name is Erik and that's Damian..." she pointed at Lucas who was staring at her in awe.
Claudia's eyes couldn't leave the two guys. "How come I haven't seen them around?" she asked, her eyes still fixed on them. "Or were you hiding them from me because they are boyfriends?"
Boyfriend? Phoebe's mind was filled with different thoughts.
"Who are they?" she asked again.
"These are my friends."
"How come I don't know them."
"That's because, they..." she paused thinking of what other lies to tell. If Claudia ones Phoebe followed her, she was going to be in big trouble and Gwen and Chadd would be in trouble too. She had to think of something fast.
"We traveled out of the country." Phoebe turned to look at the guy she gave the name Damian. She was shocked that he covered up for her. She could notice the other guy looking at the guy that covered up for her.
"Really?" Claudia asked.
The Prince and Lucas nodded.
"Well, since you are a friend of my daughter, how about we go home and have a chat about this?"
Phoebe almost choked on her saliva. She wasn't expecting this kind of reaction. She thought Claudia would just agree and everyone could go their own way but having two strangers she knew nothing about in their home was not what she expected.
"Do you have a problem with that?" Claudia asked the guys.
Lucas whispered into Prince Edward's ear and after having a secret conversation, they agreed.
Phoebe looked at them in awe. She was speechless. Why did they agree to it? They should have rejected the offer.
"Alright! I brought my car if you don't mind us using that."
"No, we do not mind." and they left with Claudia with Phoebe walking behind them with her head bowed in disappointment.
There was a white light blinking on the sand where the Prince and Lucas stood. The light continued blinking and the light emitting from it changed into different colors.
"Mama, mama, see what I found?" A Little voice said in excitement.
The woman rushed to meet what her daughter found. She bent down to pick and saw that it was a necklace. "What's that mama?" the little girl asked.
"I've never seen such a beautiful amulet. We will add this to the collection of things we need to sell. Let's search for more."
The girl and the mother left with the amulet.