(Samara P.O.V.)
I'm not your average, sweet, lovely soon-to-be-ruler-of-half-a-kingdom princess like my sister, the fire princess Hilary. I mean, she loves dresses, especially pink ones, and her favorite animal is a bunny. She would rather have tea and cookies than ever look at a sword, and the sight of blood made her faint.
I, on the other hand, the ice princess, would never be caught in a dress. My favorite animal is a wolf-considering that I have one for a pet. I love to fight, and my signature piece of clothing is combat boots. Right now, Hilary was having tea in the castle with my mother. And as for me?
I was in the forest, running as fast as I could. A dagger in each hand and my wolf Aquarius by my side, I was chasing after a bunny. Specifically my sister's bunny, Mr. Noodles. He was darting in and out of the thicket, dodging sharp thorns and tangled roots. I flipped over one tree, ducked as a gnarled branch swung overhead, and leaped clean over a stream. Catching my breath, I looked to the right and grinned in satisfaction. My wolf had caught the rabbit by the fur around its neck.
"WHY ME! WHY NOT HIM?"
Kai was in a mood.
Well, that's an understatement. Kai was on a rampage, tearing up his papers and shredding his price clothes. Tala snickered as he threw the crown at his father feet.
"Why do I have to rescue her? I already went on a mission today?"
Tala rolled his eyes and proceeded to kicking the boy out of the castle.
"Don't scare her with your ugly face!" he called, grinning.
Kai held up his finger as he slammed the silver car door shut and drove away.
"Oh! Prince Kai!" I heard my sisters' cry through my soundproof walls, and smiled to myself. Kai was in for a shocker.
I slipped on my combat boots and called my wolf to follow me. I stealthily streaked out of my room and downstairs where the two were. Peeking around the corner, I sighed sadly as I saw Hilary smiling fondly at the fire prince Kai, who gave her a small smile in return. He was quite good-looking, which was a good thing because I was going to have to marry him soon. Standing a little ways off was his brother, the ice prince Tala. He was wearing an annoyed expression, and his icy blue eyes were locked on the couple. Of course, no prince ever rescued me, because I was…well, too tomboyish. Not girly enough. Plus, Hils had tons of friends, while I was a loner, typical. No one wanted to be friends with a freak. I was lost in though, a sad expression on my face as Tala suddenly noticed me. He locked eyes with me, his icy eyes piercing through mine. Snapping back to reality, I gave my head a little shake and slid a cool expression onto my face as Tala and Kai bowed slightly.
"Samara, ice princess."
They both gave me identical looks of curiosity, as Hilary sneered, "Oh don't waste your time on her She isn't worth it."
"And I though Kai would be happy that I saved him from the wicked witch of the west."
I snapped back. Suddenly, a servant walked in.
"Um, your majesty-"
"Sam is fine."
"Right, Sam, um, your pet has escaped again." She disappeared along with my sister. I swore loudly, glaring at the swinging door. I realized Tala and Kai were still there, and apologized.
"Um, sorry but I have to go find my pet."
"A unicorn? A bunny? A horse?" Kai smirked. Tala elbowed him, and he stopped. I sighed.
"Everyone loves to make fun of me. No, stupid, a wolf. Now, excuse me."
I sent Kai a glare, bowed in Tala's direction, and called softly, "Ice path."
A path of frost formed, leading me to my wolf. Both boys gasped as ice skates melted onto my feet. I skidded forward, as fast as a gust of wind. In a second, I was gone, the ice path vanishing as I moved faster and faster. Tears started to fall down my cheeks as I recalled my sisters' cruel remark and how Kai had laughed at me. Even my future husband thought I was a failure. A freak. I hated it when people were cruel to me for no reason.
It stung.
A lot.
"Is the plan ready to be carried out?"
Boris snapped at his servant. She nodded and hastily handed him a sketchbook. He smirked as he flipped though the pages.
"They will be sorry they ever rejected me!"
Boris threw his head back and let out a mad laugh. As if on cue, lightning flashed outside, outlining his large form.
"Tyson! Come help me with the chores!" Hiro called, groaning as he lifted a heavy block form the doorway.
"What's that?"
Tyson asked his older brother. Hiro snorted and tossed him the gilded invitation. Tyson's brown eyes went wide with wonder as he exclaimed, "A ball? Sweet! Wonder if Max is going?"
The younger teen dashed off, leaving his brother spewing curses as he was left with the chores.
"I guess that's what you get when you're the oldest." He muttered, turning back to the giant slab of marble.
"I don't get it. Why is she like that?"
Kai snarled, giving his older brother a death glare.
"I mean, I have to marry her! So why isn't she normal."
"Stop it." The sharpness of the wolf's voice surprised the crimson-eyed teen.
"When-when I looked into her eyes…they were filled with such pain and hate. And the way her sister treated her…" Tala shook his head.
"I guess that…. she is kind of cool. A pet wolf? And that ice trail was impressive…." Tala smirked as his brother trailed off, lost in thought.
I was racing though the forest at top speed, tears blurring my eyesight as I blinding tripped over stray branches and leaped over thick bushes. Suddenly, I collided with something heavy and fell back, hitting my leg on a jagged rock. My head snapped upward as I looked up into a pair of forest green eyes.