a/n I wrote two chapters in one day just because I got a pushy sister who wants to read!
"Sora, everything will be okay" Lily had Sora lay on the kitchen floor where she laid out the blankets. Lily proceeded to clean her wounds.
"Don't worry Sora it'll be okay. It doesn't look too bad" Jill, another servant consoled her.
"Thanks Jilly" Sora smiled weakly before falling asleep.
"I can't take this! I hate how she treats her own stepdaughter. This is Sora's house legally!" Jill exclaimed.
"I know, but it temporarily belongs to Laura until Sora is 18. We'd just have to wait" Lily tried to calm Jill an clean the cuts at the same time.
"We can't wait! Laura would kill her before she hands the house over. Laura would kill her before she's 18" Jill crossed her arm and fumed in her little corner.
For the rest of the day Sora was asleep. Each servant took turns watching over her. It was clear that tomorrow she wouldn't be able to move so Lily was chosen to go to the market.
Around midnight Sora begin to stir. Her eyes flapped open to see the dark cool kitchen. The last thing I remembered was talking to Jilly before sleeping. I guess I slept the whole day. I should get up a little and walk around.
Sora began to sit up than an unbearable pain sheared through her body.
"Ow!" Sora screamed and fell back down. Soon the memories flooded back into her mind. She had been whipped. Ten lashes in total. Then she heard someone rush down the hall and enter the kitchen it turned out to be Jilly.
"Hey Jilly, don't fuss over me. I'll be fine" Sora assured.
"Do you need anything?" Jilly bent over and helped Sora back to bed.
"No, I just wanted to take a walk, but it seems impossible now" Sora giggled.
"Yeah, just stay put I'll sleep with you. And if you need anything just wake me" Jilly set up another blankets next to Sora and slept by her side. Through the rest of the night all was calm and silent. In the morning Jilly woke up and started breakfast along with the others.
Soon Sora woke up to the smeel of fresh eggs.
"Mmmm smells good" Sora complimented. "I should be going to the market now" Everyone turned to stare at Sora.
"What?" Sora asked.
"You're not going anywhere in your condition" Travis, the old cook said.
"I have to, I want to! I don't want to stay in this house for the whole day especially with my stepmom around. I want to get away from her!" Sora pleaded.
"Fine but Lily is going too!" Travis stated "And Lily make sure she doesn't get hurt" he looked in her eyes and said sternly. Travis always treated the rest of the servants as his own kids. Especially to Sora when her dad passed.
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Sora and Lily rode the horse to the market instead of walking because of Sora's back. When they got there Sora stayed on the horse, Lily was on the ground guiding the horse around. They reached Mimi's stand. Mimi looked surprise to see Sora back here.
"Sora! Are you okay!? Are you mad?!" Mimi jumped up and down as Sora shook her head.
"I'm not bad, but I'm not okay. To be exact I'm ten lashes not okay" Sora grinned trying not to be so blue.
"Oh my god!" Mimi felt pity for her friend.
"It's not that bad. At least I wasn't awake to feel the pain afterwards"
"You passed out?!" Mimi shouted wide eyed. Everyone walking past them stared at the odd trio. Lily silenced Mimi by covering her motuh with her hand, and whispered to her the events. Mimi's eyes got wider by the second. Finally Lily let go and Mimi was in a state of shock.
Just then the unthinkable happened. Prince Tai and his companion appeared.
"Hello my lovely Mimi" Matt whispered in her ear.
"Good morning" Mimi replied sadly.
"What's wrong?" Matt asked putting on his concerned face.
"Well-" Mimi was about to tell him when she saw Sora shake her head violently."...nothing" she said.
"I don't believe you" Matt said holding her hands.
"Give the girl a break can't you see she doesn't want you to know!" Lily shouted. "Men!"
Sora couldn't help but laugh at Lil's outburt.
"Lil calm down" Sora smiled.
"Well, I'm glad at least my outburst made you laugh" Lily said sarcastically. "Well, I shoudl go now. I'll leave you love birds alone" Sora's eyes widened at the last comment.
"What was your name? I never got it yesterday" Tai asked hopefully.
"I don't give my name to strangers sorry" Sora said trying not to look at him. It hurt to reject him, but she had to orshe'd get even more punished.
"Sora stop being so stubborn!" Mimi scolded her.
"What?" Sora glared at her friend or what she thought was a friend.
"Who cares If you get punished again! You need to stand up for yourself! You can't let Laura boss you around! You can't let her keep you locked up like this! You should lead your own lif!" Mimi went off like a bomb.
"But If she doesn't punish me she'll punish Lily or jilly, or even Travis for my crimes" Sora explained.
"What crimes? What have you done to deserve the ten lashes" Mimi's eyes was filled with fire as she thought of how she had gotten hurt.
"I-I don't know" Sora admitted.
"See, now I want you two to have a good time" Mimi smiled and pushed Tai towards Sora.
Tai gently lifted Sora off the saddle and walked over to a bakery shop. When they both were seated the started their conversation.
"I'm Prince Taichi, but you can call me Tai" He smiled adoringly at her. Sora blushed furiously. She wasn't use to men staring at her.
"I'm Sora Takenouchi" Sora blushed even more when he held her hands.
"Sora...that's a beautiful name" he whispered gently to her. By now she was having a panick attack. She couldn't think and the smell of his scent made her more dizzy.
"Yours too" she replied stupidly. Tai looked at her awkwardly. Sora realized what she said and began to laugh. Tai joined in a moment later.
"I'm sorry, it's just- that hahaha" Sora laughed more. After a while they both calmed down they began to to talk again.
***************10 minutes later.
"..so that's my life story. What about you?" Tai asked.
"Well. I lived a happy life till I was 7. that's when my dad died and my stepmom, Laura took over..." Sora told Tai her whole story and she didn't even feel like she was exposing too much. She felt a connection with him.
"Well I should be going now. It was nice talking to you" Sora smiled as she began to get up. Tai rushed over to her side and helped her out of her seat.
"I have to ask you something or I'll regret it..." Tai started.
"What?" she asked eyeing him carefully as he spoke his eyes were soft brown and his lips looked soft. I wish I could kiss those lips. I'd die happy. Sora thought
"Would you go to the ball on Friday?" he asked.
"That's in two days I have nothing to wear" Sora explained. "I couldn't possible go. I'm just a servant"
"A servant who use to be the daughter of a great noble men. Please come" Tai pleaded with his eyes. He never took his eyes off of hers. He stepped closer and leaned down. Their lips touched and electricity surged through their bodies.
Oh my god! He's kissing me! What should I do? Who cares. It feels so good to have him kissing me. What is this feeling inside of me?
Oh my god! Am I an idiot! She'll hate me for this, but It feels so right to be with her. What is this feeling? It comes when I'm with her and hurts when I leave her. She's kissing me back. I'm in heaven! She's so lovely.
When they broke the kiss to catch their breathes. Sora felt his arm circle around her waist. Sora rested her head on his chest and closed her eyes.
"You are bewitching me. I think I'm falling for you" he whispered in her ear.
"I think I am too. I'm scared to close my eyes and wake to fin all this a dream" Sora confided in him.
"It's not. I'm really here and it's amazing that you're here with me" He smiled and hugged her tighter.
"Ow!" Sora shouted in pain.
"I'm so sorry! I forgot all about it! Forgive-" Sora cut him off with a soft kiss.
"I must go" she said. Sora walked out and to her horse and Lily who was waiting nearby. Tai came out and shouted over to Sora.
"Remember Friday! At nine o'clock. Meet me. I'll have my maids dress you up at the ball at Ten"
"I'll be there" She shouted back as Lily helped her on the horse.
Matt walked over to Tai and patted him on the back.
"So loverboy, you got a date huh?"
"Looks like it" he grinned back.
"Stop grinning so much. That's my job" Matt grinned.
"How are we going to tell Kari we don't need her help anymore?" Tai asked.
"Are you so sure we don't need her? It hasn't even begun how are you so sure we don't need her help" Matt asked.
"You're right. Well we should be going or else we're going to get a mob" Matt said pointing to a few citizens who was staring at them.
"Right" Tai pulled Matt by the arm and Ran all the way back to the castle with a few women chasing after them.
It probably sucks, but the next one will be better. please reveiw. If I don't get reveiws I feel discouraged and stop writing.
