Darius~
I wake up late ,its all Kale's fault . I'm lying.
He woke me up a dozen times but in my defense he wasn't straight enough.
I quickly get dressed understanding the fact that I had ruined my one chance at impressing Rahaya but Kale kept ringing it in my head , no wonder no one else except me liked him , he loved to lecture people too much.
Kale leaves me the moment I get to the training ground , the traitor. He had promised he would stay for a little while . I walk up to her , her back faces me and even from the back I could tell how pretty she was . Black curly hair held up with pins exposing the back of her long slender neck , her back was straight no slouching , I could tell from that that she didn't play .
She stood , feet apart , hands behind her back like she was waiting to punish a late comer and that late comer would be me .
I could feel my face become wet with perspiration and my hands trembled a bit , I had to stable myself of she'd think me a fool.
I straighten my back as well and walk up to her , practicing in my head whether to just smile or shake her hand or salute! Yes that would be better .
But the moment she turns to me as I got closer I could not help but smile , she was very beautiful , her face was kept rigid maybe for intimidation but her features were striking . I realized I had looked a minute to long . I salute her and I didn't do it as well as I had practiced in my head , my shaking hands betraying me , I should cut the useless thing off .
She rolls her eyes and throws me a sparring sword , she wasn't impressed , I had to fix the situation somehow! But when I tried to speak I stuttered , I should throw myself into the river .
" I- I know right here on this training ground , I am no prince , I want you to know that I understand that and so there is no need hate me or treat me any different than anyone else". Yeah that should work , she'll think that I'm not using my position to my advantage. Yes.
"I was never going to treat any differently" she scoffs , good job Darius
"My P- , what do I call you"? She asks and the sincer confusion on her face makes me burst laughing .
" Whats funny ". She questions but I can se that she's trying her best not to laugh at all , hmm.
"Call me Darius" I tell her and she lifts an eyebrow
" I could get killed for that " but I could see that she was tempted to .
" But you hate to call me Prince don't you?" I laugh and she joins me , I can't help but stare , she's beautiful, her laughter sounds like music .
" Time to train ".