The Tale of a Princess's Life.
Chapter One: The Horror
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Here is Chapter One: The Horror
Pichu's Point Of View
It was seven o'clock in the morning, and I was watching the sun rise behind the apple trees. I wished I could go outside and feel the sun on my skin, instead of only imagining it.
I have never felt the morning sun. I have only been outside in the afternoons, with surveillance. This is because I am the fragile Pichu Princess. My room is, of course, at the top floor of the highest tower in the castle.
It was impossible to go in or out of the castle without permission. There was a cannel between the garden and the tall wall surrounding our land. If someone was able to climb over the wall, they would be in for a surprise. There was a second cannel, and this one was broader than the former.
Next to being locked in my own house, I would have to do the things they expect of the Princess of the kingdom, things like drinking tea with other important people, and listening to political talk, which I do not really understand.
A Princess's life was not hard, but it certainly is very boring.
There was a knock on the door. I already knew who it was, it was the maid. Of course. Because it always is. She would get me dressed, and escort me to the dining room, where I would be having breakfast with my father.
As all of you already guessed, he is the king of our kingdom. He is a fair king, he chooses the best option for our country, but he does not really like me, his daughter, because he rather had a male heir to take the throne when he would die. But instead he got stuck with me.
After the maid helped me to put on the red dress, she put a lavender flower next to my ear.
She said I looked beautiful. As she always did.
I sighed, hoping that today would be different than other days – I doubted it.
I went to the dining room. When I got there, I was a little surprised, because I did not see my father anywhere.
Then a maid came in and said that my father, 'king Raichu' had an unexpected visitor, and would soon be joining me for breakfast. So I started eating my breakfast. I had almost finished my share of apples, when my father came in. He gestured me to remain seated, and started to speak.
"There has been made a request." I stayed quiet, waiting for my father to continue. This probably was not the only thing he wanted to say, right?
"Recently, Prince Elekid's fiancé passed away. The Prince has recovered from his loss, and…" Great! He did not finish his sentence. He never did, so I had to urge him to do it.
"Father, what is the Prince's request?" Just so you know, I am a curious type, I do not like waiting and I do not like to keep others waiting.
"The Prince's father made a proposal. He offered me a treaty that would be the best for both our lands," he said. I got irritated, and I knew I had the worst temper after seeing a stunning sun rise.
"And what is this 'solution' for both our lands to cooperate? The history tells me it is not something small. We have been at war with them more than any other country." I got impatient, but managed to keep my cool. Hopefully my father would just answer my question.
"The proposal is for the marriage between you and Prince Elekid," he said, and if you would listen closely, there was an authority in his voice. This was no question towards me. It was already decided, and I would have to marry someone I do not know.
Tears filled my eyes, and I did the only thing I could think of. Run.
I was not on my way towards my room. That was the last place I wanted to be right now.
So I ran towards the garden. This magical place was filled with all kinds of flowers, and the most important thing, apple trees.
I knew exactly where to go to. I bolted towards my tree. It was the biggest tree in the garden by far, and it was visible from every point in the garden. Even from the castle!
There were no branches on the tree this low. There were branches a few meters up, but still too high for most of my kind. I was probably the only one able to climb into the tree. I made sure my dress would not get dirty when I ran up into the tree.
It was my very own tree house. This was my room. Although it took a while to create it, the outcome was perfect. I would end up here when everything was just too overpowering in my life.
"Uhm… What shall I do? I know! I am going to train and get stronger," I said. Did you know the result gets better when you encourage yourself out loud? I always talked to myself in my tree house.
The training went well, and I got some new tricks up my sleeve from the 'Train how to'. I am stronger than my surveillance, but my father does not know that. He thinks I am still his little daughter.
I jumped out of a window, onto a thick branch, and plucked an apple. Apples were my favourite food.
After I had finished, I sighed. I knew I would have to go back to the castle, so I jumped off the branch.
I felt sorry for Prince Elekid, I am sure he loved his fiancé… Just like I loved my mother. I wondered if the fiancé died of an incurable disease, like my mother.
"I guess he will not be happy with this 'solution' either…" My unusually green eyes overflowed with tears. All the time I was wrong. A Princess's life was not easy, it was unfair.
One of the guards spotted me, and ran towards me. I lied, and said I twisted my ankle. The tears in my eyes were in my advantage. He believed me immediately, because he thought I was weak.
He put me on his back, and within moments, we were back in my prison.
We were in the hallway, when Charmander, the guard, and I saw my father walking towards us.
"My daughter, I insist that you…"
He spoke too slowly, so I interrupted him. "I am going to listen to you, if it is reasonable what you are asking from me, otherwise I will not listen! That is the meaning of compromising!"
I walked up the stairs to my room, in a dignified way that always made everyone's jaw drop. It definitely helped I wore my red dress today.
The arrangements were being made the next day. The trip to the wedding location, which was at the Prince's country, would take five days at the most. We had to travel in an elegant way, to indicate that we were royals; otherwise we could have been in the Land of Yellow within two days.
I already knew what I would wear at the wedding. A simple, white, knee-length dress. I looked best with undecorated dresses; nevertheless, every dress looked fine on me.
I still was not happy with this marriage. I would leave my home, my apple tree… Everything.
I grabbed al my 'Train how to' magazines to take them with me. I could not leave them behind, so I hid them under my dress.
"Princess." I was startled by this and jumped – with elegancy – and turned around. It was Charmander.
"It is time for us to leave, Princess Pichu," he whispered. I thought the reason he whispered was because he did not want to startle me again.
"Thank you for informing me. I will come with you." I gave my tree one last glance, and turned away.
"I will not cry. I will not cry. I will not cry," I whispered to myself. I saw the looks Charmander gave me and held back my tears.
"Pichu, do not stare out of the window, it is undignified," my father said. My father liked to say 'dignified', a stupid habit I took over. Now it is the word I use the most.
I looked at my feet, thinking about all kinds of things. There was not much to look at outside, because the curtains were almost completely closed. We travelled like this, so that nobody would recognize us. It would be a secret until the wedding took place…
My eyes became watery. I should not think about it. We were on our way, headed to the Land of Yellow. Since everyone thinks I am weak, I got myself a bodyguard, Charmander. The carriage was big enough for ten small sized Pokémon, so we had enough space with five of us.
Within a few hours, we would be at the dock to travel with a royal boat, named 'The Pearl'. They never give original names to ships, let alone royal ships. I have never seen the sea, so, normally, I would be excited, but I could not be excited now. Especially with a ship named 'The Pearl'.
Surrounded by Pokémon who never speak
Never walking carelessly outside the palace
Red in green, and shining white
Losing my own place, only to trade it for something foreign
Why me?
I am tired of being what you want me to be
I want to be more like me and be less like you
But that is out of the question for a Princess
*Author Note – This story's inspiration came from the Surfing Pikachu TCG card. It is our first fanfic! Please. Give us feedback with your reviews!*
