^^TWO DAYS^^
^^IN ARYSTARR EMPIRE^^
^AURORA'S ROOM^
Aurelia and Aurora sat sipping their hot tea."Why did you want to meet with me,Princess Aurelia?".Aurora asked,looking distant.
"You've been looking so stressed ever since we came from the meeting at Ayrshire assembly hall.What's wrong?".Aurelia sips her tea.
"Nothing, is just that am worried that Lord Dimitrix doesn't like me any more".She sigh.
"Stop with all this formalities, we've been friends since childhood,just call us by our names and yes,my brother luuurves you".Aurelia assured her and she smiled."I got to go train,come out later".And she walked away.
Once Aurelia was out,the smile fell off Aurora's face."Come out already!".She spoke hoarsely.
The shadow lurking in the dark comes out,showing his ugly creature.
His face was as white as snow, his hair black and disheveled,his sharp nails was dirty,his pale lips was covered with cuts."Hello Milady".He lips curves into a creepy smile.
"Where were you,you stupid Demon!When I summon you answer.Goddamn it!!".She flipped her table aside in rage.
"Calm down will you and tell me what is it,Milady".He sat on her window as a cup of tea appeared on his hand and he sips from it.
"Calm down!".She let out a sardonic laughter. "How can i? How can I when I still saw myself!!".She throw her hands up in frustration.
"Your old self".Demon Lucian corrected as she gave him a suspicious look.
"Why do you sound so calm?".
"Cause I am".He snickers.
"You knew right?That My old self Eleanor is still alive?".She inquiries and he nods.
"A lonely soul will always find its way into an empty shell.Take for example no one can leave an empty container lying helpless on the ground without filling it with ink".He explains.
"So she's here to live my life, to fill in for me?".
"Hm,just like how you took the real Aurora's body and how you put it into another".He explains better.
"That bastard Aurora!".Aurora grimaced."It's all because of her Dimitrix never loved me and only use me to satisfy his sexual needs.I love him so much that I can't imagine been apart from him but he never loved me,not even once but now am in Aurora's body,his gonna love me".She smiled.
Demon Lucian brows furrows."Eleanor,don't forget the deals you owe me for exchange of all this-".
"HEY!DON'T CALL ME THAT!!".She yelled but he was already long gone.
Aurora sigh."I hope that Eleanor doesn't cause any trouble".
^^In Dimitrix's Study Chamber ^^.
Dimitrix watched as Erik walked in with a tray containing hot tea.
"Any news?".Dimitrix asked and help him drop the tray."Hmm?".
"She's the only daughter of King Edward-".
"I know that,What else?".
"Her name is Eleanor and she isn't betrothed to any one.Yet!".Dimitrix flashed him a deadly look that shut him up,immediately."Her father wants to get her betrothed to the Son of Wizard Arthur".He informs.
"Is that so?".Dimitrix rubs his chin."I made a bad impression towards her, I think she might hate it if I court her,moreover her father and I are enemies and won't let me near his Kingdom to court her".He sigh.Dimitrix was never the one who believed in first love but what he just experienced today made him believe.
He could still remember how his entire body went rigid when he caught her in his arms.
How had he fallen for her.'Was it when he had caught her or when her ocean eye rested on his or the excitement in her eyes when the ruler of the four kingdoms was fighting in the assembly room or was it how innocent she looked.WHEN?AND HOW?'.He was not the type to fall for someone in another kingdom.
"Your Lord".Erik snaps him out of his deep thought.
"What!".He snapped back.
"Why don't you send her letters,anonymous letter then you'll later confess when everything dies off".Erik suggested and Dimitrix nods in agreement.
"I shall take my leave,My highness".Erik bow and was about to leave when he heard Dimitrix say.
"Arrange a beautiful maiden for me".He instructs.
"No!".Aurora barge in.
"Have you no respect Aurora?do you want to be punished?".Dimitrix asked lazily but his gaze shows differently.
"Accept my sincere apology,Lord Dimitrix Leonid Aston".She gave her curtsey.
"Rise".He ordered and waved his hand for Erik to leave.
After he left he shifted his cold gaze to Aurora.
The only time Dimitrix gaze soften was in front of his sister,Leonard and Erik but to others he was extremely cold."What are you doing here,Princess Aurora".
"I came to remind you of our outing tomorrow,Dimitrix".
"Lord Dimitrix".He corrected. "And don't be so stupid,am not going out with you,a common sense will tell you that we are in a tight situation and it's no time for dates!".He grunts.
Aurora quivers as tears threatens to spill from her eyes."Why are you so cold to me!You loved me before,you always looked after me-".
"Aurora,please not now".His voice soften.
"You love me but now you don't, you take maiden in and out of your room and dump me aside.WHY?????".
"Because you're no more than a sister to me a...and somehow ...you feel like a stranger to me.Aurora leave before I throw you out of my presence!".He mutter through gritted teeth.
"A....a..am still same".She stutters before she storm out.
^^MONTHS Later^^.
Eleanor has been trying to persuade her father to let her meet with a Wizard but he often decline and instead given her a governess to educate her especially in manners which Eleanor seem to lack nowadays.And those past days,Eleanor has been receiving love letter from an unknown person.'Who might that be?'.She always wondered.
Vivian walked into Eleanor's room,closing the door behind her.
She couldn't help but smile on seeing her young mistress.
Indeed she needed a governess.
She shook her head and pad her feet towards the bed and stared at Eleanor,who was sleeping recklessly. She had already kicked the blanket to the floor with her leg,a leg was outside the bed and the other was in,her hair was all scattered all over the pillow,wetting it with her saliva.
"Princess"She calls.
Silence.
"PRINCESS!!".She screams as Eleanor flew off the bed hastily and landed herself on the floor.
"What,What,What?????".
"Your lessons are about to begin,you need to freshen up.Princesses has there time to wake up and for goodness sake princess, stop sleeping like this".Vivian helped her to her feet.
"Even in sleep there is do and don't".She let out a depressed sigh and head over to the bathroom.
"Are you going to bath yourself, Princess?".
She nods.
"Ok,I will tidy up the room".
After Eleanor showered,Vivian dressed her and sat down on a chair opposite her mirror. After She got her hair fixed,Eleanor tucked her hair behind her back then suddenly frozed as she remembered that kiss she got from Dimitrix.
Her ears turned crimson red."Gosh".She mumbled and covered her red face.
Until today she couldn't stop thinking about it.'Why?'.Didn't he say in the story he can never get romantically involve with other graders except his own maiden,who was a first grader,that was the one of the reasons he rejected the real Eleanor.
'But why?'Or was he using her to get to her Father?'.
'KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK'The knocking sound from her door jarred her back to reality.
Eleanor was about to stand but Vivi beat her to it.
"Princess".She called with a wide grin spread across her pink tint lips."A letter from the anonymous writer".Eleanor reciprocates the smile and took the letter and started reading leaving a smile on her lips.
"I wonder who he is,he must be so in love with you.He should show himself already,don't you agree?".
"Yes,he should".Eleanor couldn't agree more.
^^DINING CHAMBER^^
A chair was pulled out for Princess Eleanor and she sat down,opposite her father who had already began to feast on his food.
"Greetings to you, father".She greeted and watched as the castle chef filled her empty plate with nutritious food.
"Did you sleep well?".
"Not so well but I might if you let me visit the Kistanklan,please".
Edward smiled."You would-".
"I would?".She interrupts.
"Manners darling".Eleanor give him a slight bow,showing him how sorry she was."You would if you agree to get married to Wizard Arthur's son,you see,we need more alliance".He explains, hoping she agrees.
"Ok".She only said.
"Really?".Edward looked at her shocked.
"Hm" 'By the time she becomes his betrothed,she was off to her world. She smiled."Can I go today?".
It took half a day for Eleanor,Vivian and her personal Knight to finally arrive at Kistanklan Kingdom.
Once their carriage halts in front of the King Wizard's castle ,Eleanor came out hastily and bump into Wizard Arthur.
"Sorry".She bow.
"Rise,its nice you agreed to our proposal".Wizard Arthur says.
But Eleanor wasn't listening,her eyes wandered around in search of his son."How was your trip here,I hope it wasn't stressful-".
"Not at all".She interrupts causing everyone to gasp in shock.
Vivian could only shake her head in mortification.
"Where is your son,Wizard Agnes?".She heard Eleanor ask.
"W..why you so eager to see him?I mean shouldn't you show how sorry you are for the disrespect you just bestowed?".
"I will find him,am sure he's room isn't that far.Vivian stay,I will be back".With eagerness she hurries into the palace.
Vivian bows."Am sorry for her manners,Wizard Arthur".Vivian pursed her lips tightly. "Eleanor why?".She mumbled to herself.
Eleanor checked every corner of every rooms until she finally found him.
Wizard Agnes, known as a great wizard for his mighty powers.
"I can sense you aren't the real Eleanor, your soul is pure unlike she whose heart is filled with hatred,anger and destruction.Why are you here,Kaitlyn?".
Eleanor looked at him with a hint of fright in her eyes.'How did he know'.She was nonplussed,unsure on how to respond.
He was indeed a powerful wizard.