Greetings to anyone that is willing to read this. This is my first fan fiction, but I am not going to bore you with all the details. I do, however, just have one thing to say. You don't have to review this story if you don't want to. I write purely out of enjoyment and if you do flame my story...all I ask is that you make your flame worthy of having my marshmallows roasted over it. Like I said, I write for myself and anyone that likes my stories and not for people that want to poke fun at me just because I am new or they don't like my story. That's all for now.
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Chapter One: The News
"Hey, Alexis!"
A girl with blonde hair and hazel eyes, turned around to see a girl with blue hair and brown eyes running towards her.
"Hey, Blair. What's up?" Alexis asked her long time friend.
"What's up is that the prince from Dragon Kingdom is coming to ask for your hand in marriage," Blair said.
"Another one!" Alexis exclaimed in horror.
"Yes. I over heard some women talking about it in the market. They said that he was one of the handsomest princes around," Blair said, hoping to uplift her friends spirits, though to no avail.
"You think that my father and mother would have figured out by now that I don't want to get married. I'm only sixteen and I have my whole life to get married. Why can't they get that?" Alexis asked to no one in particular. She knew the answer to her own question though.
Her mother and father were the queen and king of Magic Kingdom, therefore making Alexis the princess. Her parents were married to each other at the age of sixteen and they want Alexis to be married at sixteen as well.
"Why do they want you to get married at such a young age anyways?" Blair asked Alexis, snapping her out of her thoughts.
"Because to them, that's tradition and I have to go along with it, no matter what my opinion is," Alexis said, "Thankfully, they haven't yet arranged for me to get married."
"That would be horrible. Can you imagine if you had to marry Chazz!" Blair said horrified.
At hearing Chazz's name, both girls shuddered. Chazz, the prince of Obelisk Kingdom, was the most selfish prince Alexis and Blair had ever met. He had come to ask Alexis for her hand in marriage, but after seeing his true personality, point black refused.
"Ya, well let's just pray that this guy is better then him," Alexis said, "though come to think of it, anyone would be better then him."
"That's true," Blair said nodding agreeably.
"You're so lucky, Blair," Alexis said suddenly.
"Me? Ha! You're the one that lives in a palace and doesn't have to do any work!" Blair said surprised at the fact that her friend just said that she was lucky.
Blair was what another royal family would call a commoner. She didn't have any royal blood in her, but with her good looks, any guy would ask her for her hand, even if she was a servant.
"Ya, but I also have to get married soon. You don't have to get married once you turn sixteen. You have as much time to find the right guy as you want," Alexis said truthfully.
Not really being able to argue with her friend there, since she wasn't a princess, Blair changed the subject.
"Hey, you want to the market?" Blair asked Alexis knowing that that was were Alexis loved to spend her free time.
"Okay, let's go!" Alexis exclaimed jumping up and running to the door, only having to run into her father, who was coming through the door.
"Oops, sorry dad," Alexis said apologetically.
"That's okay, sweetheart. Before you and Blair run off to the market, there is something that your mother and I have to tell you," her father, Zanzabar said.
Alexis then noticed her mother, Alena, standing behind him.
"I'll see you later then, Lex," Blair said.
"Wait, Blair. You can stay since Alexis will probably give you the details afterwards," Zanzabar said, "Now, Alexis. As you know, your mother and I have been trying to find a good husband for you, but you have kept turning all of them down. Since you have not yet choosen a husband, your mother and I took the matter into our own hands and have arranged for you to be married to the prince of Dragon Kingdom. He and his parents will be arriving in a few hours."
Alexis and Blair just sat there shocked. Alexis was mortified. The one thing that she didn't want to happen, happened. She was in an arranged marriage! However, Alexis knew better then to argue with her parents decision, mostly because it wouldn't do any good, since her parents usually don't change their minds about anything. Alexis just nodded her head.
"Well, then, that's that," Zanzabar said while getting up. He and Alena then got up and left.
"Oh, Lex, I'm so sorry!" Blair said while giving her friend a hug.
"It's fine," Alexis said sadly, while all her hopes of finding a husband out of love just flew out the window.
But knowing her friend better then that, Blair knew that it wasn't fine but there was nothing that either of them could do about it. Both girls just sat where they were. The excitement of going to the market before had died with the news.
Meanwhile, the prince of Dragon Kingdom had just heard the exact same news and he wasn't taking it as well as Alexis.
"What do you mean I'm in an arranged marriage!" yelled a boy with brown hair and brown eyes.
"Exactly that," said his mother, Suki, said, "now stop your yelling and go pack for the trip."
"Fine," Jaden said angrily stomping out of the room and to his own room to pack.
His best friend, Jesse, was in there waiting to hear the news.
"So what happened?" Jesse asked with curiosity.
"My mother arranged for me to get married to the princess of Magic Kingdom. That's what happened!" Jaden said angrily, "Meka!"
A small timid looking servant girl walked slowly into the room.
"Y-yes, sir? Meka asked timidly.
"Pack my stuff for me and don't ruin anything!" Jaden barked at the servant girl. He then turned to Jesse and said, "Come on. Let's go have a sward fight with some of the palace guards and a duel. I need to put myself in a good mood for this trip or else my mother will kill me. Though right now I am thinking that death would be better then this marriage."
"Okay. Why don't you just give this thing a chance? You never know, you may like this girl," Jesse said grinning.
Jaden just rolled his eyes and replied, "Fat chance of that."
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Well that's all for now. If you have any comments questions or suggestions, or just want to tell me to update the story then tell me in a review. Bye.
