Chapter 3: A new friend
It was such a beautiful day at the castle's garden. Flowers were blooming, birds were singing and the butterflies were dancing.
Ellegaard looked at the sight and took a sip of tea. She then looked at Magnus which were sitting in front of her across the table covered by a white cloth.
"Thank you for inviting me here for tea, Princess." He smiled gently at her. She smiled back.
"You're welcome; we had known each other for months after all."
It was true; it had been two months since the ball. Since then, Ellegaard and Magnus had been visiting and talking with each other more often. He was almost like a friend to her.
"Such a pretty day, right?"
"Yes. Just a perfect day for a cup of tea." He took a sip.
A few minutes passed, they were talking when suddenly Magnus spoke.
"Princess, I remembered you said that you had to meet your personal tailor and her new assistant today, right?"
She paused a few seconds before stood up quickly.
"Oh my! I almost forgot! They must be waiting for me. Sorry but I guess I have to go now."
"It's okay. I had a great time after all. Goodbye."
They waved and she ran quickly back in the castle. His eyes followed her, he turned and left.
"Hm… Where is Princess Ellegaard?" Lukas said while crossing his arms. Beside him was Maya, Ellegaard's personal tailor.
"*huff*… Sorry for… *huff*… coming late." Maya smiled when she saw her.
"It's alright Princess. You came after all."
"So, did you fix my old dress?" Ellegaard asked.
"Yes, I did. It is all fixed and beautiful as new." She took out the dress from her bag and handed it to the princess. She looked closely and turned to the tailor.
"Thanks, Maya."
"My pleasure, Princess."
"Where is your new assistant?" She asked, putting her hands behind her back.
"She's here." Maya looked at the twin doors. "Come in, Jesse."
A young girl stepped in and Lukas blushed at her sight. She had waist-length black hair with a yellow hairpin, green eyes and rosy lips. She wore a red and white t-shirt underneath a blue overall, along with brown shoes. She was indeed a very cute and adorable girl.
"My name is Jesse. Honored to meet you, Princess Ellegaard." She crossed her hands in front of her.
"Wow, you're at my age?" She walked up and said while smiling sweetly.
"Yes. I… didn't expect that." She scratched the side of her necks.
They talked for a few minutes when Ellegaard suddenly said. "Hey, let's become friends! We're the same age after all."
"W… what!? Friends?" Jesse put one of her hands on her mouth in a surprised way.
"Yeah!"
"But… I am just an assistant of a tailor and you're a pr-" She didn't have a chance to finish it before Ellegaard put both of her hands on her chest and looked at her with puppy eyes.
"Pleasssssssssssssse?" Although she was nearly 18, but puppy eyes trick was one of her favorite, and she always won with it.
Jesse looked at her with a few drops of sweats rolled on her forehead. She then gave up and said.
"Okay, if you want so…"
"Hooray!" She put her hands over her head in a happy way. She then pulled her new friend's hand and walked toward the doors. "Come on, I'll introduce you with my friend. Goodbye Maya and Lukas!"
Lukas looked at Jesse; he blushed and shook his head, putting his hands on his hips, making the red feathers stuck on top his armor hat swayed.
Sorry if you don't understand the word "armor hat" or it seems weird with you. If you do, just ignore that sentence. Honestly, I don't know what word to use beside it.
When they're out of sight, Maya smiled and said. "Well, glad that she found a friend." She then looked up at Lukas and saw a shade of red blush on his face. She grinned evilly and put a hand over her mouth; she spoke with a teasing voice.
"He he… It looks like someone is hit by a cupid's arrow."
Upon hearing it, he blushed harder and quickly turned to her.
"I… I am not!"
She ignored it and with a hand on her hip and other hand raised, she sang.
"~Lukas and Jesse sitting on a tree K-I-S-S-I-N-G~"
Lukas walked away with a red and annoyed face. "You stand there and sing; I'm out."
Ellegaard and were at the park with Jesse, her friends were there and introduced themselves.
"My name is Petra."
"I'm Axel."
"And I'm Olivia."
"Pleased to meet you all, I'm Jesse." She smiled.
After their introduction, Ellegaard spoke. "Jesse is Maya's new assistant."
Jesse then added. "If you have any 'clothing problems', just bring them to me. I'm always ready to help."
"Wow! You're so great!" Olivia squealed.
As the friends were chatting, a person stood on a big branch, his hand holding a hunted paper.
"Hm… Hunt me, huh?" He mumbled. He then gripped the paper tightly.
"Once I succeeded with my plan, everything will be mine…" He paused to look at the smiling princess. "… including you, Princess."