"Hello."

Really that was all I could say to him. He was like one of those guys that fall out of the dark side of your dreams to come and seduce you. Like if I was talking in fairytale terms he was the big bad wolf, in a really hot guy body, waiting to eat me. The guy just oozed dangerous and it was really hot. Maybe that was why they didn't want me alone with him. If I was another girl he wouldn't have to try hard to get into my pants. The guy was gorgeous.

"I'm sorry about not being here before." He paused and looked down. "My mother hasn't been well."

There was a harsh laugh behind me and it wasn't hard to tell that it was Kyle. He really needed to grow up sometimes.

Ignoring him I smiled at Decon. "It's fine. I hope she's better."

"Yes she's much improved."

Wendell looked between us and took a step closer to me before putting his hand on my shoulder. "Well I'll leave you two alone Claudia. If you need me I will be dining with my Queen." He kissed my temple before walking away and leaving Decon and I 'alone'. I knew that there was still a guard at the door and Kyle leaning against the door behind me.

Decon took a step closer to me. "The other prince doesn't like me very much."

Looking over my shoulder at Kyle I frowned. It was upsetting how he acted because he thought he was the best out of everyone. If I had my way I would never marry anyone. It wasn't fair. "He doesn't understand that he isn't the only person in the world that is hurt by things." I said it looking right at Kyle and only turned back to Decon when Kyle walked away.

"Did I interrupt something when I came here?"

"No not at all."

"Good, I wouldn't want to do that."

I smiled up at my new prince and walked to the window that over looked the grounds of the castle. They were so beautiful and I had so much fun as a child running through them and never making it past the entrance to the forest. That was there she was buried. I wasn't allowed anywhere near those woods because of the cottage that resided behind the trees. I got close once. The boys were teasing me that I wasn't brave enough to enter the woods- but that's a story for another time. "So why did you come here?"

Decon shrugged. "My mother wanted me to meet people from the other kingdoms I mean I've never left mine. I'm her only child that made it past infancy so she was always very careful about where she let me go."

"My dads the same way. I'm their only child period but he never let me do much. I was always his little china doll."

It seemed that we had more in common that anyone wanted to let on. He wasn't that bad of a guy he just liked being alone. Lots of people did. I know I like being alone. Its better then always being trust into the forefront of everyone. All my life I would have rather been locked in a tower like Rapunzel then be forced to pick a prince. One could come save me from my tower like I wanted. Why didn't they just do that? Put me up high in a tower and let them try to save me? But then again, maybe I wanted to save myself. Who said I need a prince to come to my rescue? I didn't need a prince to come rushing to my aid to sweep me off my feet. Though let's face it I wouldn't have any problem having one of the princes come and save me. They were the hottest guys in the whole kingdom and focused on me. (well most of them were)

"So what are we supposed to do?"

I laughed at Decon's question. "You're asking me?"

"Yes."

"I have no idea. Every time someone comes to 'court' me we just talk. I've known all of the other princes since I was born. I've never had to be courted by them because I know everything about them." I paused. "But you on the other hand, I know nothing about."

Decon smiled. "Well there's not much to know about me, I'm kinda normal as far as being a prince goes. I'm supposed to be a knight in shinning armor but I've never gotten the chance to be one."

I laughed. "Well I don't want a knight in shinning armor. Being saved by someone else really isn't my thing." It was true I hated having to be the person to get saved. Yeah I'd had enough of that when I used to go missing when I was growing up. I'm the person that everyone likes kidnapping. It's really not fair. Sometimes I really just want to be able to be the one to save myself.

"So you're not that kind of princess?"

"I'm not any kind of princess." I pointed out. Reaching out I pushed open the window and leaned forward so I was partially outside. "See I'm the girl that was made a princess because Wendell felt he should pay back my parents in someway. So he made me a princess."

That made him laugh. "That makes you a princess."

Looking back at him I shook my head. "No I'm only a princess when I'm on this side of the wall. When I'm at my actual home I'm just a teenager."

"Would you like to walk with me?"

Walk with him? Was I allowed to do that? I thought I was but then again I had been told not to be alone with him. But there would be a guard with me. There always was. That was a bad thing about being a princess there was always a guard around when I was in the kingdoms. The other royal families didn't want me to be alone because they felt that I could be used against them. "I don't know if I'm allowed to."

"Not allowed to walk?"

"I'm allowed to walk Your Highness."

"Don't call me that."

"Well what should I call you?"

"Decon, I heard you call the other prince Kyle. You don't have to be proper with me princess."

"Then call me Claudia and not princess."

"I shall." Demon reached out and closed the window. "So will you walk with me?"

Would I walk with him? I wanted to but I wasn't sure if I should. When I saw Kyle walk into the room I smiled at Decon. "I would love to walk with you Decon." I held my hand out to him at daintily as I could and grinned when he took it. Kyle wasn't the only one that could let their eyes wander.