AN: For the purposes of this story and this story alone some facts have been altered or slightly skewed. Please don't hate me for this. Some of the alterations I have done are to dates and I flubbed on other minor details. For the most part any historical information that is given is true. I did my research and Googled this shit so that I could be as accurate as possible and keeping to the story. Any time there is an alteration or flub I will list it at the end of my chapter.

** WARNING: This story is rated MA for content, subject matter and violence... reader discretion is advised.(Whispers "I will do my best to keep it to a minimum). AGAIN... RATED MA JUST IN CASE! **

Double Warning... I swear in real life so it is logical to think that I will make my characters swear. If you have a problem with it then don't read any further. If you are like me and don't give a shit ;-) then read forward.

Triple Warning: I do not own the characters created by SM, she does. I own the story line, and that being said... some of you reading this may scratch your head and say, "I have read this before." You probably did, 2 yrs ago. I took it down and am revamping it and am slowly putting the story back up. Updates are not going to be regular as I want to do this story justice.

Now... on with the show.

Chapter 1

Present Day

As I walked into class I saw a table with a sign that said "Take one". Before I "take one", I looked at the cover of the book, is Mr. Cisco kidding with this shit? "MEDIEVAL LIFE & TIMES". Great… just great. I said to myself as I sat at my desk with the book. Hopefully this book is not a revival of other books, dressed with a fancy new name and cover look. Taking a look through the pages told me that it was just that, a revival. Great, just fucking great.

"Ok class, take out your books and turn to page 153. We are going to be looking at the Life and Times of King Henry VI." Mr. Cisco said.

I could hear my fellow students flipping through their books, to the right page. I had done this so many times in my life that I could probably recite this whole book verbatim. Ok maybe not this book but I have done this in history class a lot and know just about everything there is about medieval times to write my own "revival" book and dress it all pretty.

"Ok Class, can anyone tell me when Henry VI reigned as king?" Mr. Cisco asked pulling me out of my musings.

"I swear, if you put your hand up I will make sure you are cut off for a week." I whispered super low so that only my brother could hear.

"You wouldn't." Was his whispered reply.

"Oh yes I would. Tell me brother, is this shit something that is mandatory with each and every school district? Will they ever change up the curriculum of what HAS to be taught in our schools?" I asked him.

"Really Edward, are you seriously going to bitch about HistoryAGAIN!" Jasper said in his mind.

Silly me, I forgot who I am trying to talk to. Mr. I-love-history-so-shut-up-and-let-me-learn. THIS is who I am trying to pass the time with. Can life really get any more boring than it is right now? I highly doubt it. I really do need a life don't I.

All the while Jasper's and my conversation was going on, one of the other students said, "King Henry VI reigned from 1422 to 1461 and then again in 1470 to 1471. Mr. Cisco."

"Correct, well mostly at least. Can anyone give me a brief synopsis of Henry's life and why I said mostly?"

My Brother went to put his hand up, "A week Jaz… I'm not kidding it will be a week!" he put his hand back where it was. When Jasper started in on History... there was no shutting him up.

A red headed girl in our class put her hand up. "Yes Victoria."

"Well Henry was king of England by the age of 8 months old and not two months later he was also King of France. He was only officially crowned in 1429 at the age of 7 as King of England and again in 1431 as King of France. I think that is where your mostly comes into play Mr. Cisco." She said in a sickly sweet voice. She continued with, "In 1441 he had one son named Charles and in 1461 his grand-daughter was born. However in 1470 he lost his only son to murder thus leaving the throne's succession to his grand-daughter when King Henry dies. At the time of his son's death he could not have foreseen that his own death was 1 year away. King Henry died in 1471 and for reasons unknown Edward IV, a distant cousin, takes the throne and not the rightful successor…"

I tuned Victoria out. I had been through these conversations more times than I care to remember. You would think this subject is quite fascinating and it was… the first time. Maybe even the second or third time, but if you really thought about it, you would know it really isn't. At least it isn't from my point of view, not when you have done this as many times as I have.

Movies make medieval times look so romantic, extremely fun and completely alluring. But what you don't really get from the movies is the cold hard truth of the times. What I mean is… if you stole something they would cut off your hand. If you lied they could and probably would use some kind of torture device if they didn't cut out your tongue first. Not to mention they could and would brand a person for various offences. We all know this but… ask me if you actually see them cut off the hand or cut off the tongue in those movies or do you see the brand actually searing into the skin of the one who is getting branded… no you don' you wouldn't see it either, especially if the movie was classified as a romance or drama. If they showed you that shit then it would then become a horror flick and who wants to see a horror flick about medieval times.

So as I said… this shit tends to get boring… and fast. Now I know history has a lot of mystery but there was always one mystery that was never figured out and the answers aren't in any of the history books. It always wondered upon... whatever happened to King Henry VI's grand-daughter. By the time Edward IV became king in 1471 she seemed to have disappeared a few years later. There was never any trace of a body so no one could rule out that she was murdered or if she just ran away from royal life. There was absolutely no mention of her name or a variation of her name in any of the history books.

We know for a fact that King Henry VI had a son and then a grand-daughter. We also know from the history books that the prince had cut ties with his father over lack of approval of his marriage to a middle class commoner. And we also know that they had a daughter in 1461 and nothing more about the family after 1462 when the "ties" were severed. Except for when the King's son was murdered in 1470.

"Ok Class." Mr. Cisco said bringing me out of my revere. Wow, I hadn't realized that I let that much time go by unnoticed. "I want a 10 page report on the Medieval Age to be turned over to me in 2 weeks. Class dismissed."

I figured I would bring up my musings to Jasper, the resident history buff. "Hey Jaz, do you know anything about King Henry VI's grand-daughter?"

"Nothing more than you do Ed. We know very little about her after 1462. It was like her parents did everything in their power to keep the King from her life. All that is known is that she was to marry her betrothed in August 1478 as there was an announcement on the church door proclaiming that she was to wed and that should anyone know of any reason for the union to not happen then to step forward. We know that she married a month before her 17th birthday and that is about it. After that… it's anybody's guess. Most think she ran off after the wedding wanting to avoid her royal duties and many others think she was killed. But like I said… it's anyone's guess."

"That doesn't really help me but thanks Jaz."

Why now? I have gone through High School many MANY times and have done this same lesson over and over and over again. So I ask again… why am I now thinking about the young Duchess when she has never once crossed my mind in the past. This is all too much for me, I need to get away from school for a while. I need to clear my head.

As I was walking towards my Volvo I saw Alice leaning up against Rose's BMW. I should have known the pixie would be one step ahead of me.

"Don't worry Edward, I will let the other's know."

"Thanks pix." I kissed her spiky head. When I caught the telltale sign of a vision, I was quickly blocked. "Alice…"

She smiled and started to walk off but in mid step she turned to me and said. "All in good time Edward… all in good time."

Well what the hell is that supposed to mean. Angry at her and at myself I got into my car and drove off.

Historical Facts & flubs:

- King Henry VI's information above is accurate except for the son name Charles who died in 1470. King Henry VI's son's name was Edward and he died in 1471 leaving behind no heir to the throne.

Complete Flubs:

- I don't know if the book Medieval Life & times mentioned above actually exists or not, I just thought it sounded good for a title.

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