Sorry for the bad title . ;;
I couldn't think of anything else for it.
Chapter One, The Meeting
Alice walked briskly through the busy halls of the castle of Carvidal, holding tightly onto the dark green coloured book, her serious expression never wavering. Maids and Butlers scurried past her, an occasional one bowing and saying Good Afternoon. "U-Umm…Milady…" a quiet voice came from beside her. Alice looked over from where the voice was emitted, slightly annoyed.
"Yes, what is it?"
"Umm…Your Highness wanted too see y-you…He said too report to the throne room as soon as possible…"
"Tell my Father that I will be there shortly."
The maid bowed and muttered something that Alice couldn't hear and headed in the direction of the Throne Room. Alice walked in the same direction as the maid, her flaming red hair flowing behind her. She took this time and pondered, why did Father call me too his throne room? Was it maybe a new suitor? Or maybe Brother came back from his travels. Alice shook her head, she was thinking too deeply into this.
Acheron opened the vast doors of the throne room and blinked several times, his eyes finally adjusting too the darkly lit room. "Welcome, so you must be the boy who passed the test?" a voice boomed from the opposite side of the room. Acheron turned his head from where the voice emitted and smirked, "Who else would it be your mighty highness?"
"Yes, well since you passed the first three tests, and as you know, this is the fourth test, one of the hardest tests and we have lost all of the contestants on this one test. Are you prepared?"
Acheron sighed, "If I wasn't I wouldn't be here now would I?"
"True, this test is too get my daughter's emotions back, you see when she was a wee girl, as you know, her mother died. But with that she also sealed away my daughter's emotions. The only clue we have is that it's the item that is the most precious too her."
"Yeah, so, how the hell am I supposed to do that?"
"Become her friend. The rest might come clear after a while. And here she comes now!" The King said gleefully, clasping his hands together, not that anyone could see, mind.
Alice opened the massive looming doors of her Father's 'sanctuary' just as she entered the room, the once dark room exploded with light, she sighed. "Father what do you want of me now? You do know it is rather troublesome too walk all the way over from my room to the side of the castle."
"Oh precious Daughter of mine, don't be so negative! It's good too get some exercise once in a while" The King threw his hands up to emphasize his point. "It's not like you get any Dearest Father of mine. You still haven't answered my question." Alice glared at her father with annoyance, why must he always evade her questions? She looked around the room, something brown and black caught her eye, she quickly dismissed it, thinking it was a new butler or maid.
"This," her Father motioned too the black and brown thing "is one of your suitors, you are too get too know him and treat him with hospitality. Understand?" Alice sighed, yet again. She did that a lot when she was around her foolish Father it seemed. Alice turned her eyes to her 'suitor'; his face reminded her somewhat of a rat, and his raven hair spiked up in all directions, outling his pale skin. The boy obviously noticed she was looking at him, his grin was somewhat wider than before, Alice furrowed her eyebrows. Then her Father spoke once more. "Young man, I haven't gotten your name yet."
The boy spoke, in a mildly suggestive tone, still looking at Alice. "I'm Acheron, horrible name actually, but you can call me Ace" He wiggled his eyebrows at Alice.
"The rest of you can call me Ace as well, just don't call me Acheron. If you do I might have to do very bad things too you, yes, very bad things." He glared at everyone in the room mockingly, which was only two other people. "I am Alice, I'm the Princess of Carvidal" despite herself, she curtsied, damn her Father and his 'good habits'. She felt like this was going too be a long…She hoped it wouldn't be THAT long.
Um..That was the first chapter! I know it was a little boring, but please bare with me for a few chapters. Please?
And please R&R your opions. :D