Thank you for reviewing, fav, and/or follow this story. Hope you guys enjoy chapter 3. Oh, when they bow they kneel and put one fist on the ground.
Starfire was in her room getting ready for the ceremony and the meeting of her new husband. Thinking about the living with the king and prince under one roof made her cringe. 'There has to be something between the two men if father wants me to go with them, but what and why? He would never do this if mother was here. He hated the Carberous for what they stood for, but here I am getting handed to them on a silver platter. Why does not father just hand them the gun, too?'
Her thoughts were interrupted by a knock at the door and Richard's voice telling her that it was time to go.
She looked at herself one last time. She was wearing a knee length hot pink strapless dress with jewels outlining her bust, her hair was done in a messy, but cute bun with hot pink dangling earrings, and light, barley seeable, white eye shadow and pink lipstick. She grabbed her clutch and headed out to where Richard was waiting.
"Wow, Starfire, you look… words can't even descried how you look."
"Should I take that as a compliment?"
"You should." Richard said smiling cause Starfire to also smile.
"Are you ready to be introduced to the world?" He said extending an elbow for her to take.
'Why cannot it be you who I am who I am marrying?' Shocked at what she wished for, but it was true she was beginning to have feelings for her guard. "Yes I guess…" She said taking his elbow.
"Well come on." They made their way down to the dining hall; the dining hall was gorgeous room. The walls were painted in a crème color with gold trimming, a huge gold candle chandler hung over a long dark wood table, the chairs matched the table, but had red seat cushions.
Starfire's father, soon to be father in-law, and soon to be husband were sitting at the other end of the table.
"Ah here is the girl of the hour. Koriand'r this is King Fey and Prince Kar of Carberous."
"It is nice to meet you both." Starfire said bowing.
"Rook, you were right when you said she looked like her mother."
"Thank you?"
"Did I speak to you!" King Fey yelled and slapped Starfire across the face hard, shocking Starfire into hiding behind Richard.
"Who is this?" Prince Kar said pointing to Richard.
"He is Koriand'r's guard for the time being."
"Stand down!" King Fey ordered Richard.
"Sorry, but I don't work for you and I'll not let you speak or hurt the princess that way again, you scared her to death."
"Where she is going she has to get used to it." The prince said with evil smile on his face.
"Stand down, Grayson." King Rook ordered.
"Not if they are going to treat her like that."
"She is not a child anymore she needs to learn about world sooner or later." King Fey stated.
"True, but she doesn't have to learn about it this way. I heard the stories of your people, you guys are nothing, but cruel, disgusting, and the most vile of beings anyone has ever met," Richard said wrapping his arms around a still trembling Star, "Sir if you make her go with them there would be no telling what would happen to her over there."
"That's why we are signing an agreement."
"Will you see her again?"
"No."
"Then how do you know they will keep their end?"
"I don't…"
"Exactly, you don't know they could kill her as soon as they get her to their lands." Richard raged on. "Now if you don't mind I'm taking her to her room." He said walking Star out of the room and to her room. Inside Richard helped her undress and changed into a purple shirt and white shorts, untangled her hair from the bun, and wiped of the makeup.
"Starfire look at me." He begged. She looked up and felt his arms go around her. "I promise that I will protect you no matter what." He said and kissed her forehead.
"My father will punish you for our outburst, you know that?"
"I don't care he shouldn't have been so willing to put you through that."
"Thank you for what you had done for me, Richard." She said lying on her bed.
"I'll be out in the hall if you need anything."
"NO, please do not go, please stay with me." said begged tears began to stream down her face.
"What happened to the girl who got smack by her old man and didn't care?"
"This is so different."
"How is it different?"
"Because I might lose you and I do not want to lose you." She was beginning to cry harder putting head in her hands.
Richard just stood there in shock. Why would she be worried about him for? What makes him special? "Star… don't be upset over me, please." He said sitting on her bed, using his arms to prop himself up, and looked at the floor.
"Richard, do you not get it? You are a great friend, so I am worried about you." She whispered as she crawled over to him tears still staining her angelic face.
"Star…" He said wrapping his arms around her and held her as she continued to vent. "I'll stay."
She pulled back looking at him with her watery green orbs and smiled a little. She wanted to kiss him right then and there and never wanted to let him go, but before they could do anything there was a knock on the door.
"Koriand'r open this door now! I know that, Grayson is in there." Her father shouted.
They both looked at each other not moving and not knowing what to do.
"I'll break down this door. You have until five. 1… 2… 3…"
Sighing Richard got up and opened the door. Starfire's father saw red as he walked into her room.
"Do you two have any idea how embarrassing that was for me?"
"I'm sorry." Rixchard said.
"Sorry! You're sorry? You do not have a right to say you are sorry!" he yelled making Starfire cringe.
"I knew hiring this boy would lead to a downfall." He said to himself.
"Daddy p-p-p-please he did not mean anything."
"Bull. He meant everything thing he did." He said. He slammed his fist into Richard's jaw
"Daddy…" Starfire screamed bending down to help Richard up.
"You, Koriand'r, are the most disappointment anyone could have wished for, you know that."
"Daddy!" Starfire screamed crying her eyes out. "You are making a big deal out of nothing. Mother would never let you do this." She said still crying trying to get through to him, but red was the only thing her father saw and his senses went in to over drive and all he wanted was blood. King Rook shoved Richard out and locked the door.
King Rook charged Star, grabbed her and started to beat her senseless. From outside Richard tried to get in to the room, but his attempts were hopeless as he listened to Starfire's blood curling screams. Richard pound on the door, sweat pouring from him in his futile attempts.
"King Rook, please don't hurt Starfire anymore, please." He begged falling to his knees crying.
A few moments later the door unlocked and King Rook stepped out and glared down at the red teary eyed Richard.
"You're being transferred." Was all he said before he walked away.
So please don't be mad at me. This chapter wasn't supposed to go this way, but it took on a mind of its own. Oh, before I forget the next chapter will hopefully be filled with humor and I have an EOCT (end of course testing) next week so I might not update until it's over. bye