Kingdom Days, A Fanfic. Chapter 2, Day 1

After I changed (and washed up of course), I decided to head on out. I grabbed my keys, locked up my home, and started to make my way towards the do- I mean Joesph's castle.

'It'll soon be your castle too Sam.' A little voice told me in my head. I sighed and ignored the little voice, who seemed to always be telling me one thing or another.

I soon made it to and inside the castle and began to walk towards the throne room. Since I was in no real hurry, I slowly walked and took my sweet time getting in there. I spotted Lewis stand by the King's throne with an odd look on his face. I could tell something was bothering him.

"Hey Lew, is something wrong?" I asked as I approached him.

Lewis looked at me, a small frown on his face. "Ah, Milady! It's King Joesph...he's...he's gone!..."

"G-gone?...So...he's dead?..." I asked curiously. I didn't like the guy, but if he did die, I would feel sorry for him and his kingdom, after all, Joesph didn't have any heirs as far as I knew.

"Nooo! Don't tell me you were secretly wanting for that to happen!" Lewis shouted at me in surprise.

I just gave him a grin and hoped for the best. "If you know me Lewis...you know I'm not that nice." I chuckled, then turned back to being 'serious'.

Lewis sighed and handed me a piece of paper. "Here, I found this on his throne..."

I took the paper and began to read it to myself.

I went to go take care of some business. I'll be back before the wedding. -Joesph Knight

I sighed and looked at Lewis with a 'seriously' look. "So what? He'll be back, it's not like he's gone forever."

Lewis just kept frowning. "B-but...now you cant get to know him." He sighed "I guess the only thing you can do now is wait for him to return."

This time, I saluted to him. "Yes sir!" I said in a smartass voice.

Lewis gave me a sigh and I turned around. "Where are you going?" he asked

"I'm going to go explore this place. Be back later!" I told him as I turned and ran out of the castle.

"A-ah! Please be careful, Milady!" Lewis shouted back to me in a voice of surprised concern.

I ran outside into the village and looked around, trying to decide where to explore first. The first thing I saw was an old, but still working windmill. "There!" I said excitedly as I ran to the door and slowly opened it. I quietly walked in. The bottom floor reminded me of the windmill from my childhood in the orphanage.

As I walked around the bottom floor, I spotted a ladder that led up to the next level. I walked over and tried to climb up it, but my high heels made it hard.

I growled and kicked them off and just left them on the floor down there and began to climb. "Never liked those things anyways." I mumbled to myself as I got to the top.

The top of the Windmill looked the just like the one from my younger days, save for some differences, like age, colors, and...the pictures?

I studied the pictures with a smile. The first one reminded of a brown haired Alice from 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'.

But before I could look t the second one, I heard footsteps behind me and I quickly turned around, only to see a boy who looked a bit old then me, that was for certain. He had dark brown hair and beautiful green eyes. That wasn't the oddest part of him though. He had a set of animal (maybe cat? Or dog?) ears and even a tail on him.

He was looking down at me and studied me, as I did with him. "Oh. Aren't you that one princess who's supposed to marry the King?" He asked

I nodded. "Yeah. How did you know?"

The animal-boy turned his head away from me just a little bit. "I just heard some things, that's all. You came here from another kingdom, right? So where are you from?" he asked me.

"I'm from the Lunar Kingdom." I told him with a small frown at the thought of my country.

He frowned slightly. "Wasn't that kingdom attacked? Oh...so that's why you came here. That's really too bad."

I just nodded at him, letting the frown stay, as did his. We stayed quiet for a few minutes before the animal-boy looked at me.

"Hey, do I have to call you 'your highness' and stuff? I would rather call you by your name, but..." The animal-boy said as he looked away from me, still frowning.

I nodded and grinned. "Sure, go right ahead. The name's Samantha Urwin, but call me Samantha, or even Sam if you want."

The Animal-boy gave me a weird look. "Huh? That's a weird name. Well, thanks anyway. I find it a lot easier and convenient to call people by their names."

I frowned. "It's not weird, I've heard worse than Samantha. So, would you care to tell me your name?"

"Oh, sorry. It's Ian Leroy. Don't call me Mr. Leroy though. It really doesn't suit me." Ian said

"Okay Mr. Leroy." I said with a chuckle.

Ian gave me an annoyed frown and I sighed. "Sorry, I'm kind of...um, what's it called...hmm..."

"A smartass?" Ian asked. I nodded and we both gave a sigh and soon began to make some small talk. It was pretty boring at first, since we just asked the basic questions (Favorite color? Favorite animal?) and getting short answers. (Red. Dogs.) We soon got to a topic I did not want to touch: Joesph.

"Didn't the king run away? This is the first time I've heard of a runaway groom instead of a runaway bride." Ian asked as his tail swished behind him a bit.

I frowned and watched the moving tail. "He's the one who wanted to marry me though..." Sure, I didn't really like the guy, but a girl can't but feel this way.

"Hmm, weird. But he doesn't look like the type who would be interested in somebody like you." Ian told me as his tail stopped moving. He must have seen what I was doing.

I decided it was time for a change of subject. "What are those things over by the window?" I asked as I pointed towards the pile of paintings.

"Huh? Oh they're just paintings, that's all." Ian told me with a blank look on his face.

This time I gave him the annoyed frown. "I meant what are they about."

"Nothing at all Samantha. They're just...something I do in my free time. Hey, did you know I actually arrived in this kingdom not too long ago. Don't tell the king though. He would probably kick me out." Ian told me, quickly switching subjects.

"Why would the King kick you out?" I asked, a bit curious. I mean, the man wanted Lewis and I to leave just because he didn't like us at first sight. So I kind of had to wonder why he would kick Ian out.

"Just to take care of some stuff, that's all" Ian said quickly as he turned his face away from me.

This got me curious. "Just what stu-" I began to ask, but Ian cut me off.

"Hey, is that one elf kid with you?" Ian asked.

I nodded. "Yeah, Lewis is my servant."

Ian gave me a small nod. " That's what I thought. I haven't seen him around these parts either. He looks kinda wimpy if you ask me though."

I sighed. " He isn't wimpy...when he isn't around me that is. Most people who knows us would say he isn't quite as wimpy as he usually is when I'm not around. But Lewis is a great guy..."

Ian just nodded as we heard the church bells start to ring, telling us the time. I counted up to six rings before it stopped and I sighed. "I better go, Lewis is probably expecting me to go home now."

Ian just nodded again. "I'll see you later Sam."

I grinned and waved to him as I walked to the ladder. "Later."

I climbed down the ladder, collected my heels from the bottom, and put them on. I slowly made my way out of the Windmill and through town as I walked home, but first, making a small stop at Lewis's.

I didn't bother to knock, but instead I just walked in. "Lew? Ya home?" I shouted into the quiet home.

"Milady! Ju-just a second!" I heard a voice shout from behind a closed door. I quietly walked over to it and heard water running. 'He must be taking a shower.' I thought as I heard the water shut off.

I decided to move away from the door and find my way into Lewis's room. It wasn't too hard to find, since there was only one other room with a door in it. I walked in and the first thing I saw was the bed not made.

I sighed and picked up the covers and began to make it. "There are days I wonder how this boy survives as a servant..." I mumbled to myself as I finished and sat down on the bed.

Lewis quickly walked into his room, full dressed and hair still wet. "Hello Milady. Did you explore the town yet?"

I nodded. " A bit." I couldn't tell Lewis I had gone to the Windmill, or else I would get another scolding.

Lewis gave me a smile. "This place isn't so bad, is it?"

I gave Lewis an annoyed look. "It would be a lot nicer if the King wasn't such a jerk."

Lewis gave me an apologetic smile. "Like I said, you should at least give him another chance. Maybe he's actually a nice person. I'm sure he has his reasons."

I stuck my tongue out at Lewis a bit. "Yeah, because he's a douche bag."

Lewis just gave me an angry frown. "Milady! How many time have I told you NOT to use words like that?"

"This week, this month, or this year?" I asked in a smart ass tone. I knew I was being mean, but I didn't quite care right now. Every time I looked at Lewis, all I could really see was him in my mind, telling Joesph that I would marry him, even though I didn't want to.

Lewis actually glared at me. "Milady! I suggest you go back to your home right now! At least until morning."

I sighed, got up, and walked to the bedroom door. "Alright...sorry Lewis." I mumbled as I left.

As soon as I got inside my "home", I checked the time. "Seven-o-clock...may as well go to bed...not even hungry right now." I muttered to myself as I walked into my room and slipped off my dress and hopped into bed in just my slip and my tank-top.

"Night Lewis..." I mumbled to myself as I fell asleep, feel bad for what I had said to my best friend...

-END CHAPTER 2-