Okie dokie! Well this is my new storyyyy! Hope you guys like it! R&R people! Seriously! An author needs motivation!


Janelle ran through the woods in the middle of the night. She was alone, only the trees ,that were swaying gently around her, were present. There something about these tall plants that made Janelle uncomfortable, it seemed like they were laughing at her, or like they knew some sort of horrible intense secret. A twig cracked and Janelle whipped her head around, without the comfortable weight of her dagger she felt unsafe. "Who's there?" Janelle demanded with a strange hint of confidence. Before the figure could answer, everything went black.

Janelle gasped and sat up in her bed. It was just a dream, another horrible dream that Lady Nyx had so oh-so greatly bestowed on her. She needed to get rest, more nobles were coming to the palace she was staying at. It was big affair, for anyone who cared about jewels and the size of summer homes. Janelle had remembered quite clearly, actually, the conversation she had with her cousin and her a sigh Janelle fell asleep.

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She had been drawing and her cousin, Melissa , had been sewing. Although she wasn't allowed to draw, Janelle still did. It was the only way for her to feel close to her brother who was all the way back in her homeland.

"Ow!" Melissa cried as little drops of blood fell onto her work. "Oh shoot, not again. And it was turning out so lovely too!"

"Well, maybe because your fingers are too close together and you're not even focusing..." Janelle suggested without looking away from her drawing.

"Hilarious, Janelle. What about you, huh? I'm sure your drawings aren't that amazing either." Melissa replied as she got up and made her way over to the loveseat that Janelle was sitting on. In one movement Melissa grabbed the book from Janelle's hand.

"Oh, well these are quite good, but you get my point! How are you so perfect at everything, except actually acting normal!" She demanded.

"I guess I just enjoy it." Janelle replied calmly. "Aaaand, now i'm bored." She quickly changed her mind and threw her book on the seat. She got up and walked across to the window.

"Do you suppose it's easy to escape during a ball?" Janelle asked curiously.

"Escape? Why would anyone want to do that. You are quite aware that I throw the best parties!" Melissa cried happily.

"What? Oh yes..." Janelle replied absentmindedly.

"Are you girls ready yet? I've been waiting at the stables for half an hour!" a young man said loudly as he walked into the parlor. Both girls gasped.

"Dmitri!" Melissa exclaimed as she ran into her love's arms. Janelle made a disgusted face and quickly turned back to the window.

"No 'Hello Dmitri! How was your day?'" Dmitri asked Janelle.

"No, I just don't care for asking obvious questions. Are we going riding or not?" Janelle asked the couple.

"Well, I would much rather go for a walk in the garden, won't that be fun, Janelle?" Melissa asked her cousin.

"You mean walking through a field of roses while watching you two adore each other? Forgive me if I say I will pass on this little outing."

"Janelle! What is the matter? Why are you so against love? It's wonderful." Dmitri asked the blonde.

"Against love? I am most defiantly NOT against love! I just don't need it. It's a distraction, that's all it is." Janelle snapped back.

"So, you won't be joining us?" her cousin said.

"Ugh! You two are impossible!" Janelle exclaimed as she threw her hands in the air and left the room.

"Well I believe that went well." Dmitri told Melissa with a smirk.

"Oh my, I wonder what will happen when she figures out that she is betrothed." Melissa said a hand covering her mouth.

"Then may the spirits help him." he replied as they left the room as well.

Chapter 2:

"Henry...Hello? Henry? Earth to Prince Annoying! HENRY!" Christopher yelled in his friend's ear.

"What?" Henry replied looking away from his book. Henry was fairly young, about 17 and had dark brown hair and green eyes. Although he was the youngest son of King Richardson, he was the most handsome of them all. Back in his homeland, all the girls would want to do something noticeable. Whether it was jumping in front of his carriage or throwing a flower onto his horses's head, Henry was getting quite tired of it. And at this point was no longer noticeable, it was just routine.

"Um, Hi? Or should I say, you're still alive after reading non-stop and not eating anything since this morning!"

"Well, this is a good book. You should get a hobby. Then I won't annoy you and you won't annoy me...it'll be a beautiful thing, guaranteed."

"Yeah, well that's not the only thing that's beautiful around here." Christopher replied glancing at a girl sitting on the grass, drawing. The girl was about their age, if not younger, and was wearing a light white dress. There was not hat on her head nor were there gloves on her small hands, now that was different.

"Is that all you do? Look at girls all day?" Henry said to his friend. The word around the kingdom was that Christopher was searching for a wife, well that's what his father said. Christopher was just using this as an excuse to travel the world. Christopher had blonde hair and brown eyes. He taller than Henry and more fit. He was quite handsome as well.

"Well not all the time but this is an exception." Christopher replied honestly as he watched the girl with interest.

"That won't last you know. You don't even know her name."

"No, but I'll find out."

"Not before I do."

"Since when were you involved in this?"

"Since I saw her with a book." And with that the two princes ran to the tree that the girl was under. She had blonde hair and blue eyes. She suddenly looked up at the two figures over her.

"Um, Hello?" She said uncertainly.

"Hello." The two princes said at the same time, then they glared at each other.

"Is there a reason you're staring at me while I draw?"

"Oh, you're drawing?" Christopher replied sadly. Drawing always led to thinking and then where would we be? Henry, on the other hand looked at her fondly. She was drawing! And he could read! Surely that meant something, something grand. Grand, where did that come from? Oh right, his new book, new vocabulary...wasn't reading fun?

"That's interesting. What are you drawing?" Henry asked curiously as he sat next to her.

"The ocean." She replied with a dreamy expression. "And you care why?" She replied curtly.

"Oh, I was just wondering. It's really beautiful. What's your name?"

"Janelle"

"Well, Janelle, it's a pleasure to meet you. I'm Henry, Prince Henry."

"Prince? Is that supposed to impress me or something?"

"Well it usually does."

"Not this time...Now what's your name?" Janelle asked Christopher glancing in his direction.

"I'm Christopher. Nice to meet you Janelle." Christopher said not paying attention, his gaze was set upon a group of girls playing croquet.

"Well Henry and Christopher, it was nice meeting you but-" Janelle started.

"JANELLE!" A group of girls shrieked as they ran towards her.

"Oh No." Janelle groaned as she brought a hand to her face.

"What? What's going on?" Henry asked confused.

"Get behind that bush, go now!" Janelle ordered as she pushed the two friends into the blueberry bush. She then threw her book into the bush as well.

"Stay in there until I say it's safe ok?" Janelle said as she took a breath and walked towards the screaming girls.

"JANELLE! Oh my GOODNESS! It's been ages! How are you?" A petite girl with orange hair asked.

"I'm doing well and you?"

"Well? Don't you mean GREAT! You're getting married to WILLIAM!"

"William? Who's William?" Henry asked Christopher worriedly

"Relax, he's probably just a friend."

"No, She said married That couldn't possibly mean-"

"Look it's William!" A brunette cried out.

"Hello Ladies. Hello Janelle." William said kindly.

"Hello" Janelle said curtly as William put an arm around her waist. Janelle stiffened and Henry saw her sudden reaction to her fiancee's touch. The group talked for a little and then they slowly started to go their separate ways until it was only William and Janelle left.

"Now remember what I told you. You're mine and you do what I say. Understand?" William asked Janelle with an icy tone.

"I understand, you don't need to remind me every minute of every day! Now go, i'm drawing and I told you not to disturb me when I draw."

"I leave when I want to."

"Well so do I." Janelle said as she started to leave but was quickly stopped when William reached out and grabbed her arm.

"Did I not just say that you do what I say?" William said through gritted teeth.

"I heard it, but I don't listen." Janelle snapped back but quickly cried out in pain as William's grip on her arm tightened. William hesitantly let go and left.

"Remember." William said behind his shoulder.

Janelle glared at him until he was out of sight. She quickly ran to Henry and Christopher.

"Are you alright?" Janelle asked the two boys.

"I should ask you the same thing! Who was he?" Henry asked.

"Yes, Yes i'm fine" Janelle replied, brushing off his comment. "Are you two part of the alliance?"

"Yes. We just arrived, and we are looking for our room. Would you be so kind to show us were our room is?" Christopher asked happily.

"It would be my pleasure." Janelle replied with a smile. And that was the start of Janelle, Christopher and Henry's new friendship. But someone was watching from a distance and did not like what he saw.

Hopefully this one doesn't suck :P...until next time

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