This is my first Royal Tutor OC and fan fic. Please be gentle.
The carriage road steadily up to the large palace gate early one summer morning. Two guards stood at attention as they greeted the two visitors. One was an elderly man with starch white hair and eyes like daggers. The second was a teenage girl with dirty blonde hair and bright sapphire eyes.
"This is it Evelyn, the Royal palace. We'll be staying here for the next month while the University busies themselves with verifying your discovery and research." The man said nodding to the guards as they passed through the gate.
"But professor I was hoping to be a bit closer to the city. What if the other researchers need me to explain something to them?" The older man chuckled gently taking her by the shoulder.
"You worry too much girl. This is a big deal for you. And I have no doubt Prince Bruno himself will like to meet you. It's very rare someone your age gets an honor like this direct from the University and the King." Evelyn nodded giving a small smile looking up to the palace. She had seen many fine buildings in her travels, but none so large and well kept.
"Why would one of the Princes care about a girl like me? I'm gaining a degree not a title. I don't think Bruno or any other Royal in this place will even notice we're here." Just then the French doors of the entrance swung open revealing an excited looking Prince Bruno. He caught eye with the two and grinned rushing over to them.
"Hello Professor David Monterey and Lady Evelyn I assume. I am Prince Bruno and am delighted to meet you both." Monterey chuckled again giving a sideways glance to the young girl who simply huffed.
"We'll have the servants bring your luggage to your rooms. In the meantime I'd like to bring you to meet my brothers and our Royal Tutor. Heine has been particularly interested in meeting you Lady Evelyn." Evelyn froze for a moment... Heine, could it be him? It had been six years since she'd seen him last. He must be a different man.
"Thank you my Prince. We would love to meet the others, wouldn't we Evelyn?" Monterey nudged bringing the girl out of her thoughts.
"Oh right, yes thank you sir." With that they started for the main classroom. Evelyn tugged at her cherry colored scarf as they all walked the palace halls. She wondered if it really could be him. The same Heine from the church. The one that not only taught her, but practically raised her and the other children until he left to study elsewhere. Would he even recognize her now? Would she recognize him? It had been a long time.
"We're here. Are you two ready to meet everyone?" They both nodded and Bruno opened the door revealing three more young gentlemen and a red head that looked like a child more than a man. She recognized him instantly and became excited.
"HEINE!" She shouted with tears welling in her eyes. The child looking man stared at her in surprise for a moment before going wide eyed. He couldn't believe what he was seeing.
"Evelyn? Little Evelyn is that you? You're all grown up." His face was frozen in shock as the two embraced for the first time in years. The Princes watched on, some in confusion and some in delight.
"Ah so you're the Heine that looked after my Evelyn back in the day. I have to thank you for being the one to instill her with a love of learning so long ago." Monterey smiled shaking Heine's hand. Heine gave a warm smile in return.
"Wait, Professor was she a student of yours?" Leonard piped up from where he was standing by the window. Bruno slapped him on the back of his head and glared.
"You fool, the Master was having a moment and you just ruined it." The two began to argue while Kai and Lehe watched on. Heine sighed and returned to the visitors. He's become far too accustomed to the Princes squabbling to care.
"So you are the one receiving the degree and commendation from the University. I always knew you were bright Evelyn, but even I couldn't have seen this coming." Evelyn rolled her eyes giving an unimpressed glance.
"Did you really? Perhaps you've spent too much time around these children to remember what actual hard work can do." Heine gave a small snort at her sarcastic tone. She still had some of his old influence in her personality.
He remembered back to the church and a little girl with big bright eyes begging him to read to her. She always wanted to hear stories of faraway lands and ancient cultures. She swore up and down that she would travel around the world one day when she was big enough. Looks like her dreams came true in the end. There was a warmth of pride in his chest thinking he somehow influenced her to pursue this.
"Excuse me Lady Evelyn, I don't mean to be so blunt but what on Earth are you wearing? I've never known a woman to wear trousers before." Lehe suddenly felt a chill behind him and looked back to see Bruno glaring at him. Evelyn sighed having figured someone would ask about her clothes.
"Well someone is sure calling the kettle black. You look more like you'd belong in a dress, but you don't hear anyone else calling you out about it." Lehe went pale backing up from the girl. Leonard began laughing hysterically pointing to his younger brother's long hair. Bruno covered his mouth trying hard not to burst out laughing as well. Kai merely smiled at the antics. Lehe fell to his knees muttering to himself that it wasn't true.
"My, my someone has a sharp tongue on her." Heine stated casually. Monterey Laughed loudly pulling Evelyn into a headlock. She rolled her eyes but gave a smirk to the older man. The laughter in the room slowly died down enough for conversation to continue. Lehe was still a bit upset but calmed down.
"And to answer your rather rude question my Prince, I dress this was because I find dresses to be rather inconvenient while on a dig or traveling in general. I still wear them on accation, but that's really only for formal events and the like." Her pointed tone made all the princes shiver as it sounded so much like Heine. It really did show just how much of him was absorbed by her.
"Well now that all that is out of the way may I ask to speak with Lady Evelyn in private? There's something I'd like to discuss with her." Bruno claimed. Evelyn was confused but eventually went with Bruno to his room while everyone else continued chatting.
"So Professor Monterey, when exactly did you meet Evelyn? I can't say I remember ever seeing you at the church." Monterey shook his head. Heine was surprised at the sad yet warm look in the man's eyes.
"No you wouldn't. I met Evelyn about two years after you'd already felt. I actually found her at the docks trying to stow away on a trader ship. The girl was as sharp tongued and straight forward then as she is now. All she wanted was to travel and I could see the determination in her eyes. So I offered to take her with me to a dig site and see if she could handle it. Turned out she could, even better than some of the men that had done this stuff for years." Heine hummed and gave a small smile. He was happy that her will payed off.
This is part one. Part two will come soon. Let me know what you think in the meantime. Kk bye. =)
