She was fuming!

She was older than him, she'd got more experience!

Yes, she was catholic! But she had seen her parents married for longer than any of her stepmothers, and she'd had hands on experience on watching the King and Queen rule

it was 1554, she should be on the throne, not her young, naive, half-brother

She was thirty eight! She couldn't be banished!

No what happened, she would get the throne, she had all confidence Edward wouldn't provide an heir, as he was too depressed over the death of Jane

No, she had all intentions that she would soon, be ruling the country, Edward wouldn't provide an heir, and if he did, they wouldn't last long, Edward wasn't exactly weak, but he wasn't exactly strong either, so if his children were like him, they were unlikely to survive

But she was Mary Tudor, Princess of England, that would soon change, soon, she would be Mary Tudor, Queen of England

Little did Mary know, her wish wouldn't be granted

Mary sat on her bed, she was fuming still, but was able to keep control of her anger

She rubbed her head, she had another headache coming, ever since her parents divroce they had become more and more frequent

"What's going on in-!" one of the guards, employed by Edward to keep her in her room, entered the room, stopping at the sight of Mary in pain

The guard helped her to her feet

"Are you alright?"

"I-I-I'll be fine, I just need some water" she replied, still clutching her head

The guard got her some water in a glass and she drank it, her headache receaded slightly, but not entirely vanishing

Little did she know this would be the first of many problems she would have in her later years

The guard left, vowing to inform "His Majesty" of what had happened

Mary sat on her bed and thought

She could make her escape if one of the gards were gone, then she heard the words that made that plan impossible

"Send this to his Majesty"

Mary moved to the mirror, if she looked closely enough she could see bits of her mother and father in herself

She had her mother's facial features, but her father's fiery temper, and look where it had gotten her, trapped in a nunnery in England

Her cousin surely wouldn't allow this

If Edward had any love for her, then he would release her

She highly doubted she'd be out of this room any time soon

Even if Edward did love her, in his eyes, she was a catholic, and catholics were trouble

There was a knock at the door

She crossed the room, reaching the large wooden door, and, slowly opened it

"Princess Mary" the man bowed, she nodded and let him into the room

"His Majesty, King Edward VI has sent me with this..." the man held out a letter "... he has sent me with a request 'if you sign this, you will be allowed back to court' if-"

"What happens if I do not sign?" Mary asked

"Your majesty, in your best interests-"

"What happens if I do not sign?!" Mary almost screamed at him

"Then his majesty will likely have you killed"

'Likely have you killed' The words spiralled around inside Mary's head

"No..." she gasped, falling onto the bed, landing on her backside "...he couldn't, he, he wouldn't, not even my father could do that to me" she whispered

"Then I suggest that Your Highness sign"

"Could I have sometime, to decide?" she asked.

"Of course Your Highness" the man left and Mary moved to the desk in her room

She began writing on a piece of parchment

the man returned half and hour later

"I refuse to sign..." the man looked ready to protest "...but give this to my brother, His Majesty" she told the man, who bowed and left

Little did she know, she had set events into motion

[TBC]