Chapter 0ne
Sincerities
Adam stirred in his sheets as the sun's gentle rays spread across his figure, filling the room with light. The long white curtains rustled eagerly with the short cool breeze, causing the boy to shiver. He opened his deep blue eyes and smiled. Today was his birthday. Quickly, he jumped up and out of bed, entangling himself in his sheets for only a moment. His long blonde tail waved along behind him as he raced down the hall to his older sister's bedroom.
Beatrix leaned over the rail of the docks and leaned down enough to sweep the water with her fingers. But the ripples that obscured her reflection weren't only from her hand. A small boat with a single passenger pulled into the docks. A tall young man stood at the front, overlooking the castle. He turned his head towards Beatrix, and smiled. His resemblance to her king was shocking. He had short, stark blonde hair and light skin to match. His small blue eyes sparkled as he looked the general over. The only thing missing, she noticed, was the tail. The pilot leaned her poll against the side of the boat, and handed the man his bag. He smiled, and stepped off onto the docks of Alexandria. Beatrix stood up as he approached her.
"Good evening, Lady Beatrix. I'm Adam's new guardian, Charim." Princess Garnet Til Alexandros the 18th rolled over in her bed and groaned. The knocking had been going on for a few minutes, and she had become annoyed. Her little brother's voice could be heard from the other side, pleading her to get up. Groggily, she sat up in bed.
"Yeah, come in." Before she had finished, the heavy wooden door flung open, and Adam bounced inside. He happily flung himself on top of her, wrapping his arms around her neck.
"You're finally awake!" She smiled and pulled him off her neck. His bright blue eyes were alive with excitement, partly obscured by his long blonde hair. Adam then began clenching and unclenching his fists against the bottoms of his red pajamas.
"Guess what, Dagger?" He asked. She sighed and shrugged, her oversized night shirt slipping off her shoulder. Adam's grin broadened, happy to be able to share the wonderful news with his sister. "It's my birthday." He said, this time in a whisper. He began to giggle uncontrollably, and jumped off the bed. With that, he ran out of the room and down the hall to his parent's room. Dagger, as everyone called her, smiled and clambered out of bed. How could she forget her brother's birthday? After all, he'd only been talking about it for the past month.
The click of heels gave way to Miss Charlotte, Dagger's maid. She carefully set down a silver tray with Dagger's breakfast, and walked over to the bureau. The ten-year old gleefully picked up a buttered scone, and began to nibble at it. Miss Charlotte flung open the bureau doors, and picked out a light blue dress. Dagger rolled her eyes.
"Seeing as it's your brother's birthday, I would like you to wear this dress." She smiled expectantly and held the dress up for the girl to see. Dagger swallowed and set her scone down. She pushed back her chair and walked to the end of her bed, where a pair of faded overalls had been folded over the frame. She snatched them up and began to undress. Miss Charlotte stamped her foot and put the dress back. She closed the doors, and briskly walked towards the doorway. She stopped just before leaving the room and turned to the young princess.
"I hope you know, you're shaping up to be a pretty shabby princess." With that, she turned her heel, and angrily clicked down the hallway. Dagger stuck her tongue out at the retreating maid. She constantly asked her mother and father to get her a new one, but they never agreed. Hoping on one foot as she pulled on her overalls, Dagger looked around for something to wrap her brother's present in. She was looking for something blue, Adam's favorite color. She strapped the top of her overalls, and took one last look around the room. Nothing in her room was blue, she didn't like the color. The girl rubbed her nose with the back of her hand, sniffled, then left in search of something to fit her gift-wrapping desire.
Author's Notes: Yay! First chapter! I got this idea when I was drawing on lined paper during science class so like.yay. Like Garnet and Zidane's kids? Aren't they cute? No? Well too bad. Adam gets cuter, don't worry. And Dagger? She uh.stays the same for the most part. This fic basically centers on the two of them growing up, with a slight problem along the way. Not to worry, I skip years. -_-
Adam stirred in his sheets as the sun's gentle rays spread across his figure, filling the room with light. The long white curtains rustled eagerly with the short cool breeze, causing the boy to shiver. He opened his deep blue eyes and smiled. Today was his birthday. Quickly, he jumped up and out of bed, entangling himself in his sheets for only a moment. His long blonde tail waved along behind him as he raced down the hall to his older sister's bedroom.
Beatrix leaned over the rail of the docks and leaned down enough to sweep the water with her fingers. But the ripples that obscured her reflection weren't only from her hand. A small boat with a single passenger pulled into the docks. A tall young man stood at the front, overlooking the castle. He turned his head towards Beatrix, and smiled. His resemblance to her king was shocking. He had short, stark blonde hair and light skin to match. His small blue eyes sparkled as he looked the general over. The only thing missing, she noticed, was the tail. The pilot leaned her poll against the side of the boat, and handed the man his bag. He smiled, and stepped off onto the docks of Alexandria. Beatrix stood up as he approached her.
"Good evening, Lady Beatrix. I'm Adam's new guardian, Charim." Princess Garnet Til Alexandros the 18th rolled over in her bed and groaned. The knocking had been going on for a few minutes, and she had become annoyed. Her little brother's voice could be heard from the other side, pleading her to get up. Groggily, she sat up in bed.
"Yeah, come in." Before she had finished, the heavy wooden door flung open, and Adam bounced inside. He happily flung himself on top of her, wrapping his arms around her neck.
"You're finally awake!" She smiled and pulled him off her neck. His bright blue eyes were alive with excitement, partly obscured by his long blonde hair. Adam then began clenching and unclenching his fists against the bottoms of his red pajamas.
"Guess what, Dagger?" He asked. She sighed and shrugged, her oversized night shirt slipping off her shoulder. Adam's grin broadened, happy to be able to share the wonderful news with his sister. "It's my birthday." He said, this time in a whisper. He began to giggle uncontrollably, and jumped off the bed. With that, he ran out of the room and down the hall to his parent's room. Dagger, as everyone called her, smiled and clambered out of bed. How could she forget her brother's birthday? After all, he'd only been talking about it for the past month.
The click of heels gave way to Miss Charlotte, Dagger's maid. She carefully set down a silver tray with Dagger's breakfast, and walked over to the bureau. The ten-year old gleefully picked up a buttered scone, and began to nibble at it. Miss Charlotte flung open the bureau doors, and picked out a light blue dress. Dagger rolled her eyes.
"Seeing as it's your brother's birthday, I would like you to wear this dress." She smiled expectantly and held the dress up for the girl to see. Dagger swallowed and set her scone down. She pushed back her chair and walked to the end of her bed, where a pair of faded overalls had been folded over the frame. She snatched them up and began to undress. Miss Charlotte stamped her foot and put the dress back. She closed the doors, and briskly walked towards the doorway. She stopped just before leaving the room and turned to the young princess.
"I hope you know, you're shaping up to be a pretty shabby princess." With that, she turned her heel, and angrily clicked down the hallway. Dagger stuck her tongue out at the retreating maid. She constantly asked her mother and father to get her a new one, but they never agreed. Hoping on one foot as she pulled on her overalls, Dagger looked around for something to wrap her brother's present in. She was looking for something blue, Adam's favorite color. She strapped the top of her overalls, and took one last look around the room. Nothing in her room was blue, she didn't like the color. The girl rubbed her nose with the back of her hand, sniffled, then left in search of something to fit her gift-wrapping desire.
Author's Notes: Yay! First chapter! I got this idea when I was drawing on lined paper during science class so like.yay. Like Garnet and Zidane's kids? Aren't they cute? No? Well too bad. Adam gets cuter, don't worry. And Dagger? She uh.stays the same for the most part. This fic basically centers on the two of them growing up, with a slight problem along the way. Not to worry, I skip years. -_-