Chapter 53
Princess Edaline
Edaline was inside the castle roaming the halls, watching the snow fall, she could see her sisters and nephew playing in the snow. And remembered the fun times when they all played together with their mother, she turned around he corner not looking and suddenly bumped into someone. It was Philip, she was about to run away but Philip noticed and stopped her from going anywhere else. "Edaline, I mean your highness. I am so sorry, I should have been looking towards my where a bout's" said Philip.
"No, it's…. it's my fault I should have seen where I was going, are you alright?" asked Edaline. "I'm fine, are you?" Said Philip. "I'm fine…." Said Edaline as there was an awkward silence before Edaline she spoke for what would seem the last time. "Well… I must be off then." Said Edaline as she was prepared to walk away, "No, wait… Uh… I thought we could have a small talk, please Edaline. In some way I feel like I owe this to you" said Philip. "Philip, I'm sorry but I'm not ready to hear it yet." Said Edaline as she walked away form him holding back some tears.
She made her way to the library hoping no one would see or hear her but she heard some people in there as she was in one of the shelves crying and was going to try to sneak out but stopped when she heard some familiar noises. "Hunter Cole, may I have a word with you?" asked Fallon. "Of course, your highness." Said the hunter. "well…..." said Fallon but then was interrupted when they heard some books fall, that's when Edaline realized that they noticed she was there.
"Uh… sorry I didn't know anyone was here, I guess I should have checked before entering the room, I… should go." Said Edaline but then Fallon spoke up. "No, its fine I should leave I promised Genevieve to help her with the kitchen." Said Fallon as she quickly left the room. "Edaline are you ok?" asked Cole. "I'm ok, its just been a bit hard all that has happened this past year." Said Edaline.
"Oh. Well, don't worry everything will solve out, I'm here to help you any day you need, I'm going to head out now and search for in the forest we have behind." Said Cole as he left.
Princess Hadley
Hadley and her sister Isla were outside walking in the snow when they came to a bench to stop and decided to sit for a while. "Isla, I think that you and Tobias should sort things out, the ball is coming soon, and I think you two should solve your differences." Said Hadley. "Hadley, I appreciate that you worry about this, but this is our situation and we'll solve it the way we can, he made it clear that he doesn't want me to interfere with his life, so I will stay out of it." Said Isla.
"But Isla I know you two, your both suffering and its not good for neither of you. You should both suck up your pride and get over it, because when the time comes he will leave, or did you forget he has a kingdom to get too? You two should spend these times together instead of fighting, you're wasting perfectly good memories on this. If I had someone, trust me I wouldn't be doing what you two are because it seems to be pretty stupid to me." Said Hadley as she got up and left Isla to think about what was going to happen between her and Tobias.
She walked through the meadow that opened a door that lead them back in from her mother's pavilion when Rowena had destroyed the tiles and main entrance. She was looking at one of the flowers when suddenly someone tapped her on the shoulder it was hunter Cole and Phoenix. "your highness are you alright?" asked Cole.
"yes, I'm alright." She said. "Great, well I'm going to keep on with the search enjoy your day princess." Said Cole as he departed. "princess, it's not a great idea for you to be all alone here with the circumstances." Said Phoenix.
"It's ok phoenix, I'm not alone anymore." Said Hadley as this confused phoenix. "I don't think I follow princess?" said phoenix which made Hadley laugh. "Your out here with me, aren't you? So therefore, I'm not alone and stop calling me princess my name is Hadley." Said Hadley while she was chuckling. "well its princess Hadley." Said phoenix.
"you got that right, but I'd prefer that close by friends call me just Hadley." Said Hadley as she was chuckling.
"You consider me as your friend?" said phoenix confused but then again it sounded like he was happy to hear what Hadley had said. "yes, of course." Said Hadley as she gave phoenix the biggest smile she ever gave to anyone which only made phoenix blush slightly. "so…. I heard that you guys throw a ball for Christmas? Is this true?" asked phoenix. He may have been Derek's right hand, but he never spend Christmas here since he was young and spend it with his family.
But now that Derek needed him the most he moved into the castle for awhile or at least I think. "Yes, we throw one every Christmas eve, we invite some close friends and relatives and spend time, it's been a tradition. My mother created this before she died, and after her death we use this as a memory of her like an anniversary of her death. Plus, it was how she met my father, so she has always liked balls, she wanted us to find love the way she did, she wanted us to be happy." Said Hadley almost crying.
"Hadley? It will be ok? I know what you're feeling, I too lost someone important to me." Said phoenix. "really who?" asked Hadley. "my father, he died from influenza nine years ago when I was 8, he died six moths after my brother was born. Then I had to help my mom take care of my younger siblings since I was the only one left, I had an older brother, but he disappeared along time ago and we never heard from him again. He went on to search and tried to search a better life for us, but he left five years ago and never came back, so it was me. I had to help her care for my little sister and baby brother." Said Phoenix.
"how old are they now phoenix?" asked Hadley. "my sister is 12 years old and my baby brother is 9 and I'm 17, my oldest brother today would be 24 years old" finished phoenix. "So, your brother has been missing for nine years?" questioned Hadley. "Yes, and my mother went crazy because she had lost my father with a six-month baby and then two months later she lost her fifteen-year-old son, so I had to step in." said phoenix.
"phoenix, I don't know what to say except that I am so sorry, it must have been really hard for you, phoenix if your living here for a while how would you help your mother?" asked Hadley.
"Brandon, every early morning he comes with me and I deliver a bit of my check to my mother I also made sure they have food." Said Phoenix. "since when have you two been friends?" said Hadley. "ever since I can remember, both are dads were friends and served with king Randolph but unfortunately his dad didn't make it. Although his mom remarried he never forgot his father and decided to join in with king Derek to feel closer to his father, plus his stepfather and him never got along." Said phoenix.
"you grew up in the village as Derek, didn't you? He treats you like a little brother I heard that he has helped you." Said Hadley. "I lived two houses next to his workshop." Said phoenix as Hadley seem to remember since she went to go visit Derek once. "was it the small house with two windows that was next to the woodcutter's cottage?" asked Hadley.
"Yes, the green one. I worked at the woodcutters for a while there, before going to work with Derek, before I earned a bit of money since I was a kid, but Derek was there for me. He would sometimes share the food his mom made and even payed me a bit more than what I was supposed to earn." Said phoenix.
"He probably considered you family" said Hadley. "you're the first one I told about this Hadley…. I don't know why but I feel like I can trust you…...if I may I would love to be the first person to take you out on the dance fool if you want?" Said phoenix. "Yes! I mean… I would love to." Said Hadley as she gave phoenix a quick kiss on the cheek making him slightly blush. "I should probably get going lunch is almost here and I should go." Said Hadley as she was going to leave but then phoenix stopped her.
"I'll go with you, its not good for you to be walking here alone." Said phoenix as the two left together chatting and laughing.
so sorry guys i've been gone for two months almost three already but I took a break that I needed but also have great new ideas for the future, anyway will there be something more than just a friendship for Hadley and phoenix?
Will Isla forgive Tobias and give him a second chance? Will Edaline let Philip explain what happened to them years ago? will Fallon and Cole fall in love? will Levi be captured and who is Phoenix lost brother? till next time Love you all.
