Sofia the First
Sofia and James more than meets the eye
Chapter 10: The king of Frankia
The castle was getting ready for the great visit. The royal family of Frankia was coming, King Stefan, Queen Caroline, Prince Hugo and Prince Axel. Everyone was working. In the castle, every servant, every man, anyone was helping to get the castle ready for the meeting.
But King Roland was in a mind conflict. In his head, he knew that for James and Sofia's escape, there can be a war…. And his kingdom was not ready for such a war. He knew it, he had to find a way, to solve this mess, maybe if he only give Amber to Prince Hugo will be enough, but Axel is the heir of the throne, not Hugo. He knew that he must find an excuse, or something to secure the peace between their kingdoms. But this problem was only known by those who were in Roland's inner circle, or in the council of the kingdom.
Roland
What a situation, damn their love, they brought the kingdom into one of its darkest hour, why couldn't we find them until now?
Such an embarrassed situation, I made a promise, I must try to give Sofia to Axel. After all he is the heir to the throne, not Hugo, even if their father will accept, surely Axel won't. He wants Sofia, but Sofia is in love with James….. How is this possible, how could I have not seen it, how could not saw the feelings between them. There's no time to argue, I must find them, but how, Amber knows for sure, but she wouldn't tell me. Maybe Miranda has some ideas, or where they could have gone….
We checked Ruby and Jade's houses, we checked every house in the village and still no track….
But this doesn't seem to be the only problem, as Stefan and his family are about to arrive. It will be such a mess, such a bad thing, something wrong is about to happen, but when I will get those two; they will pay for this… Roland, can you hear yourself, how can you be so angry on an innocent love….. no they are the problem, why I can't keep me under control…
Why it's like all the anger and fury inside me is channeling evil….
Meanwhile in Amber's room, Amber, Miranda, Cedric and Baileywick were talking about the meeting with Sofia and James:
,,So they are okay,, asked Miranda
,,Yea, they are fine, they can handle until we make that potion and cure dad,, said Amber.
,,They really stood up above all, and they have proven that they are ready to face anything for their love,, said Baileywick
,,Oh come on, love, they are still so young,, said Miranda.
,,Mom, they really love each other, you'll see, no one can cross between them,, said Amber
,,Anyway, we must keep a line of supplies for them, and as the royal family will arrive today, we may be in danger,, said Miranda
,,Your right, your Majesty, maybe we will have to stop it this night, after all we deliver last night everything they needed, they can handle for 4-5 days,, said Baileywick
,,No matter what, we will still try to go to them in this night,, said Amber
,,I may have an alternate plan, Princess Amber, we left them some money, so we can send a message and inform them that this days we can't go to them,, said Baileywick
,,Your right Baileywick, we must not make Roland or the royal family to suspect something, we must look like we don't know anything,, said Miranda
,,I will handle this you majesty, I will send Wormwood with your message at Prince James and Princess Sofia,, intervened Cedric
,,Great then it's all settled, I will go to write the letter, mom and Baileywick, go at dad and see what is he doing, and Cedric prepare for the delivery,, said Amber
,,Ok, let's all head for our duties, we will speak later,, said Miranda
So, there was a hard morning for all the persons in the castle. But finally, at 09.00 A.m., the Royal chariot of Frankia was landing at the castle. Everyone greeted the royal family, as they moved towards the Throne room, where Roland, Miranda and Amber were waiting to greed the guests.
Finally, when King Stefan approached, Roland stood up and said:
,,Greeting, we were waiting for you,, said Roland
,,Greeting, we are glad that we finally arrived,, said Stefan
,,Come, you all must be tired because of the road,, said Miranda
,, Indeed it was a long road,, said Caroline
,, Indeed, Hugo, you can leave, we have some important things to discuss,, said Stefan
,, Come with me Prince Hugo,, said Amber as she took Hugo away.
,,Now Roland, I didn't saw Princess Sofia or Prince James, it's something wrong? ,, asked Stefan.
,,Stefan, we have a lot to discuss,, said Roland
,, Ok, so what has happened,, asked Stefan
,, You didn't saw Sofia and James, because we revealed something…,, said Roland
,,And that would be,, asked Axel
,, We discovered that James and Sofia have feelings for each other, and they have left….,, said Roland
,,What!,, said madly Axel. ,,How could you, you told my father that you will allow Sofia to be my queen…,, continued Axel
,,Axel, don't be rude, please let Roland speak, you maybe go outside and allow us to decide, now go,, said Stefan
,,So, Roland where we were, you were saying that Sofia and James left the castle,,
,,Indeed, I tried to stop them, but it was nothing I could do, they left the castle and we don't know where to find them, and I am really sorry for this, I did not fulfilled my agreement,, said Roland
,, Roland, don't worry, we will find them, and we will talk with them, and if Sofia wants to be with James, we can't stand in their way, even if Axel will not accept, and after all we decided to let Amber and Hugo to try a relationship, after all Hugo may be in love with Amber,,
,, I know, maybe I did a wrong thing, trying to force them and making them into exile…,, said Roland
,, Roland, I would not be a person that will force things that are not for us to decide, even if we are kings, I wanted to make an alliance between the kingdom of Frankia and Encharthia because you know of the talking and warnings brought at the council, about the Eastern Empire,, said Stefan
,, I know, I anyway must make the kingdom of Encharthia more powerful to stand against the Eastern rising,, said Roland
Meanwhile, Hugo and Amber were walking in the royal garden. But in Hugo's mind, there was a strange thought about Amber…..
Hugo's Pov:
She's so beautiful, so perfect, gosh I am under her control, she is the chosen one, we always were meant to be, I can't even think that I will lose her, I was such a fool when I was younger, I was acting so selfish, but now I realized that maybe I could have lost her, lost my soul, my love, my rose…. But I saw beneath her beautiful, she's more than meets the eye…..
,, Hugo….,, suddenly said Amber
,,Um, yea, what is it,, asked Hugo
,, Were you listening,, asked Amber
,, Um yea a bit, sorry Amber, I was just lost in thoughts,, explained Hugo
,, Oh, sorry, I was…,, said Amber and after she was stopped by Hugo
,,Amber, I need to tell you something, it's something that I've been keeping for a while,, said Hugo
,, Yes, what is it ,, asked Amber
,, This is…. ,, said Hugo as he took Amber in his arms and forced his lips on her's.
He pulled her as close to him as possible, he didn't want to stop his first kiss. Amber closed her eyes and melted in his arms, she always had a crush on Hugo, and after Sofia made him to change, her feelings for Hugo grew, and she realized that Hugo is the perfect one for her. They were a cute couple; they were now in their atmosphere, a hot, romantic and passionate atmosphere, and perfect for the first kiss.
But Amber was the first to break the kiss and said:
,, Hugo, you know for how long I wanted this to happen? , said Amber
,, I can imagine, it was the same for me, I first realized that I might lose you because of my childish behavior, but thanks to Sofia, I realized that I must change for you, Amber I lo….,, said Hugo as he was stopped by Amber, when she forced another kiss, she was feeling like never before. They were in a dance, a dance of life, romance and kisses, and no one can stop them…
Meanwhile back at the house, Sofia opened her eyes and saw that it was 10.00 A.M. Then she looked at James and said:
,, Maybe it's too early to wake you up; I will let you sleep, after what we went through, you deserve some rest ,, said Sofia
After that, Sofia went downstairs to prepare the breakfast before James wakes up. She wanted to relieve him of work, to just relax and spend time with his true love. She made some pancakes with chocolate because were James favorite's. But when she was making the pancakes, a sound came from the door:
,, Clover, can you guys open the door for me ,, asked Sofia
,, We'll do ,, said Clover
After they opened the door, a black bird entered the house and went to Sofia:
,, Sofia, good that I found you, I brought you this,, said Wormwood
,, Wormwood, It's good to see you, what is that ,, asked Sofia
,, Is a letter from Amber and the rest,, responded Wormwood
,, Oh, so you seemed tired, you want to eat something, and maybe to rest a bit,, asked Sofia
,, Oh thank you, but I have to go, see you soon Sofia,, said Wormwood
,, Ok then see you soon, bye ,, said Sofia
,, Sofia, we will leave for some time too, we will go into the wood to ask for some help from the animals, because they can warn us if someone hostile comes near this place,, said Clover
,, Great idea you guys, go then, but be careful, see you soon,, said Sofia
,, Later princess, bye ,, said the three pets as they left for the woods
After that Sofia opens the letter and began to read it. In it she read:
Dear Sofia and James
I am sorry that I couldn't come personally, but because of the arrival of Hugo's family, we are unable maybe to come to you tonight, so we decided to send you a letter, because we didn't want for two to get upset. I am sure because this early hour, James still sleeps, and probably you, Sofia will read the letter first. We had to make all the preparations for the great arrival, such nonsense. I and Baileywick wanted to come, but it's too dangerous, because someone can now spot us easily and we will have you location revealed. So we don't know if we will come tonight, but you have money and you can make some shopping, but be careful and avoid any guards. And don't worry, because we will handle the royal family of Frankia, we won't allow someone to get between you two, and if someone dares, they will have to pass through me first. I know, you maybe think that I'm crazy, or you began to laugh when you read that. Don't worry, we will solve everything. And it's also a big day for me Sof, today I will learn if Hugo likes me, you know, I always had a crush on him, and since he changed, thanks to you, I began to like him even more. So this is indeed a hard day, but don't worry, you too better relax, and use it as a free day, because you and James really need it. And also remind my twin that if he doesn't take care of you properly, he will answer to me, so hear me James, take care of Sofia, or you will…. Oh never mind, James knows how to take care of you; he is a cute and noble boy... And after all he is my twin, and I know that he can handle this.
We also began to use the potion for dad and it's seems that is working, we really are making progress, and soon we will have everything under control, we will be able to return to our normal life, of the regular life, and I know that we will solve this trap, this thing.
We will get trough I know it, but we have to be patient, and to let things go by destiny.
Oh also, mom wanted to write you some words, so I will let you two to ,,talk,, with her.
Sofia, James, I am so glad to hear that you two are okay, safe and unharmed, and also I am so proud to hear that you two were able to handle everything. I'm really sorry for not standing up for you two, and I know I will have to pay for my mistake, I should have helped you, but I knew as I always said: She's stronger than you know, a heart of iron, pure. And I always knew that James is a true noble, pure, calm boy that can take care of you. So just to know, I support you're love, and I will help you with everything I can, just to repay the mistake I have done. I can't lose you two…
Now we will see each other soon, we will keep you updated….
So this was me and mom, we will talk to you soon, take care and relax
With love,
Amber, Miranda
, Baileywick and Cedric
Sofia almost cried when she read the letter, she realized that she has such a great and wonderful family, so nice persons to rely on. But she took the breakfast upstairs, to wake up her prince.
When she entered the room she put the breakfast down and went to kiss James:
,, James, come on, wake up, I have something for you,, said Sofia as she has kissing his cheek.
,, Oh, come on Sof, just five more minutes, it's only 10.30 A.M. ,, said James
,, James, come on, I've make pancakes with Chocolate, your favorites,, said Sofia
,, What, I felt like you left the bed, as I could not find your hand, Sofia, why you didn't wake me up, I could have helped you ,, said James as he stood up
,, Because I wanted you to rest, and I saw how nice you were sleeping, I couldn't do it. ,, responded Sofia
,, Never mind, I don't want you to get upset, I want you to be happy,, said James and stole a kiss from her, but as he wanted to pull back, Sofia put her hands around his chest and pulled him closer to her, because she wanted to fell James close to her….
So after all love was in the kingdom of Encharthia, and it seemed that the problem was not so bit, but this was only the rising darkness….
For some persons the danger has still not pass. But for Amber and Hugo, it was the perfect morning, and for Sofia and James also a perfect morning.