Chapter 22
The coming of age ceremony
It's the next day, the coming of age of Alysia and her fourteen years birthday.
Alysia is seen in her room with Lydia discussing
Alysia: I am fourteen years old, today! I am fourteen, 1 and 4, 14 (twirls)
Lydia: (chuckles) Don't burst my ear drums Sisi. You are just fourteen
Alysia: Just fourteen? Look at me! In two years, I will be of marriage age just like you are now
Lydia: (goes downcast) And I will be seventeen soon, still single
Alysia: I'm so sorry for bringing the marriage topic
Lydia: No it's fine. Besides I have a feeling of this party being in my favor (smiles)
Alysia: Yes ma! My optimistic and positive, lovely sister
Lydia: (rolls her eyes) Anyways, fourteen years old girl, I will leave the maids to do their jobs for you. I wanna do something in my room. (Faces a maid) When you are done with Sisi, just knock on my door and I will answer, for you to get me dressed.
Maid: Yes, my lady
Kristin: I will call you myself, my Lady
Lydia: Thanks Kristin (Kristin bows) Aly, I will see you after I get dressed, so that we can go there together
Alysia: I just wish that I will meet the banquet
Lydia: Foodie (Alysia giggles, Lydia leaves)
Lydia goes to her room and immediately got shocked
Lydia: You! Ghost boy! What are you doing here!
Postinur: Hey, calm down, I don't bite or suck souls
Lydia: Hmm. Well, you shouldn't scare me like that!
Postinur: You Should have seen the look on your face. Like waaeh (demonstrates a silly shocked face)
Lydia: Shut up, ghost boy!
Postinur: Hahahah
Lydia: What are you doing here in my room. I'm not Alysia! (Sits on her bed)
Postinur: It's about her. I came because of her.
Lydia: Lemme guess, you are scared and worried about who she chooses as her right hand man
Postinur: Exactly. I don't want her choosing some stupid person or something and you know, she's pretty, the right hand man can easily fall for her
Lydia: You are right. So let's look for a way to make you become her right hand man
Postinur: Uh? I was just thinking of a way that we can arrange some good prince that is not the crowned prince to a kingdom. I was suggesting the Chevalier kingdom.
Lydia: You are blabbing rubbish.
Postinur: I'm not gossiping, so how am I blabbing?
Lydia: In all, you are saying rubbish.
I got a better idea, ghost boy. You just be her right hand man
Postinur: Lady. I'm a ghost. How's that gonna be possible!
Lydia: Listen to me first. Sisi won't know you are the one yet, you just have to dance with and make her choose you, you can even be lucky enough to tell her you love her and who knows, kiss her too
Postinur: Now, you are talking rubbish!
Lydia: Dude. It's quite easy. You are a ghost, you Know revealing yourself won't be the best option, so just possess a guy or something and then after everything, like after the coming of age party, you will tell Alysia it's you and that's all. Very simple
Postinur: What? Possess?
Lydia: You are a ghost, Postinur. Possessing Should be a tip of the iceberg for you. Just enter someone's body, how hard can it be?
Postinur: But isn't that bad??
Lydia: Don't you love her?
Postinur: I do and I will do anything for her. But mind you, I'm not doing this because I'm selfish, I'm doing it because I don't want her to choose the wrong guy. I'm sort of protecting her still.
Lydia: Sure, I know.
Postinur: Why are you helping me?
Lydia: Because I know that you love her much and I sincerely think that no one else is good for her, except you.
You love her purely, you will do anything for her, you dedicate your everything into protecting her. You are one sort of a man. You never even for once force her to love u or something
Postinur: Wow, you came here a few months ago and you already noticed it?
Lydia: I'm great at psychology
Postinur: Little wonder (a knock)
Lydia: Yes, who's that?
Kristin: My lady, I came to call you to be dressed
Lydia: Come with the other fashionistas. Let's do it in my room
Kristin: Yes, my lady (leaves)
Lydia: You can go now, ghost boy. Remember our plan, I won't be able to remind you in the ballroom. Just find a normal kind of guy, maybe a prince to possess.
Postinur: Thank you again, Lydia. You are wonderful at heart
Lydia: You are welcome (a knock on the door) See you in the party (Postinur disappears) Come in
Lydia and Alysia are now dressed and are going down the stairs to the ballroom
Lydia: My Sisi looks so beautiful. I can stare at you as I do to the stars at night cause that's how you look right now
Alysia: (blushes) Thanks. But stop wooing me, you are not a boy
Lydia: I'm not wooing you Sisi. I'm just commenting on the glorious sight at my side, so glorious.
Alysia: You look beautiful too sis, you are not bad yourself
Lydia: Thanks (they arrive at the ballroom, all stop and stare, wows and whispers everywhere) See, they too know how splendid you look (Queen Odessy meets them)
Queen Odessy: You are both late! It's already time for Alysia to have her first dance with her father and then choose her right hand man
Alysia: We're sorry for being late, mom
Lydia: Sorry aunty
Queen Odessy: Whatever, you are here already (A small trumpet is blown to announce the arrival of the princess who is being celebrated for now being a woman)
Announcer: The princess, our future queen, Princess Alysia (all cheer) (the announcer clears his throat and silence replied him) Princess Alysia will now have her first dance with her father, our royal Highness, the lion of the throne of this great kingdom. (Cheers and clapping ovation) (princess Alysia walks up to her father and the dancing begins)
King Klein: You are quite good at dancing
Alysia: Mom made me take strict classes
Woman 1: she's so beautiful and gracious
Woman 2: It's the first time seeing her and now I know why she had been kept away from the world, her beauty is too much!
King Klein: People are admiring you. Even the women
Alysia: (chuckles) I got the beauty from you, my most handsome Dad
King Klein: Ofcourse. (Looks at a corner and notices a young man staring at Alysia) I should leave you now before Prince Kelly murders me with his gaze. He clearly wants to dance with you. (Alysia turns and sees the prince) Kelly! Come here boy (prince Kelly meets them)
Prince Kelly: Your highness (bows) Long may you reign, strong and wise.
King Klein: Thank you son. I'm leaving my daughter for you, you can dance with her
Prince Kelly: Thank you, great king (bows again, King Klein leaves them) Hi (Alysia nods, Kelly takes her hands and starts dancing with her) You dance with grace, your highness.
Princess Alysia: Thank you. You are good too (Lydia sees them and smiles) (they continue dancing and talking about themselves)
Lydia was just standing and watched them when a prince walked up to her for a dance. Both Alysia and Lydia are dancing. The king is talking with some men, while Queen Odessy watch them with motherly pride
Prince Kelly: You are too beautiful your highness, just like the morning Star. You are glorious
Alysia: (blushes) Thank you
Prince Kelly: Your blush makes you look like the sun flower. (Alysia becomes a little embarrassed) I'm sorry if I make you embarrassed, I just, you are just so beautiful I could marry you here and now
Alysia: (chuckles) You have such great humor prince Kelly
Prince Kelly: No, I'm not in anyway joking, your highness. I love you