1 "Where's my pearl necklace for gods sake"
"Isabel, sweet, you're hurting my ears. Please shut up for awhile"
Kyle smiled sweetly pleadingly at his sister.
"No Kyle, I want this night to be special for Max....and its my birthday and I want that necklace"
She stormed off, and Kyle winced as the door slammed shut. This drew Max, Michael and Alex into the room. Max was his brother, and Michael and Alex had been their best friends since they were born..well, since royal play school anyway.
"If we sent Isabel to war, maybe we'd win a lot quicker" Alex smirked.
"Yes well, we wouldn't want to ruin any of her dresses! Anyway, Max, it's near the end of the day so how do you feel so far? Finally 20 huh" Michael patted Max on the back.
Max sighed and slouched against a chair, and looked out at the dusky sky. The moons shone in unison in a hazy orange and the sky worked down to a rich purple at the horizon. He didn't see the sneaky glances the other men gave each as they picked up ropes from under the table.
"Max... as its your birthday, we thought we'd give you a surprise...it's more of a tradition actually..."
Max turned slowly, sensing something wrong, and was met with a web of ropes, binding him tightly.
"What the hell are you doing?" Max shouted, struggling to get out. He became more annoyed as Michael started laughing. "I swear, let me go".
"Ahhhh, the tradition of turning 20! You are a beggar, and are not allowed into the palace for 24hours!"
"What? Are you insane?"
"No, we're quite normal..... just in dire need of a laugh which you can provide!!"
It went quiet as Michael put Max under sleep. Carried to a back gate in beggars clothes, he was set upon a step, and Alex left him with a note, sniggering as he wandered slowly back to the palace, where he could enjoy a nice dinner. Ohh the pleasures of a joke when you were royalty!
"Isabel, sweet, you're hurting my ears. Please shut up for awhile"
Kyle smiled sweetly pleadingly at his sister.
"No Kyle, I want this night to be special for Max....and its my birthday and I want that necklace"
She stormed off, and Kyle winced as the door slammed shut. This drew Max, Michael and Alex into the room. Max was his brother, and Michael and Alex had been their best friends since they were born..well, since royal play school anyway.
"If we sent Isabel to war, maybe we'd win a lot quicker" Alex smirked.
"Yes well, we wouldn't want to ruin any of her dresses! Anyway, Max, it's near the end of the day so how do you feel so far? Finally 20 huh" Michael patted Max on the back.
Max sighed and slouched against a chair, and looked out at the dusky sky. The moons shone in unison in a hazy orange and the sky worked down to a rich purple at the horizon. He didn't see the sneaky glances the other men gave each as they picked up ropes from under the table.
"Max... as its your birthday, we thought we'd give you a surprise...it's more of a tradition actually..."
Max turned slowly, sensing something wrong, and was met with a web of ropes, binding him tightly.
"What the hell are you doing?" Max shouted, struggling to get out. He became more annoyed as Michael started laughing. "I swear, let me go".
"Ahhhh, the tradition of turning 20! You are a beggar, and are not allowed into the palace for 24hours!"
"What? Are you insane?"
"No, we're quite normal..... just in dire need of a laugh which you can provide!!"
It went quiet as Michael put Max under sleep. Carried to a back gate in beggars clothes, he was set upon a step, and Alex left him with a note, sniggering as he wandered slowly back to the palace, where he could enjoy a nice dinner. Ohh the pleasures of a joke when you were royalty!
