People keep asking when my chapters get longer *grins evily. Just wait till
later in the story when they get longer, sory bout the short chapters.
Chapter 4
The time until the arrival of the court passed like a breeze with Serenity. We played as much as she wanted to, which was a lot. One day the same guard who had escorted me into the palace the first time came into the room. "Alana the queen wants to see you and Serenity," he said I almost fell over backwards, he was so cute! He was about 16 years old and was very strong. "Come Serenity," I said, "your mother wishes to see you." The guard smiled at me and we walked out of the room to the throne room. "Come in," said the queen, "Ah, Alana, and the princess," she said. "I wanted to tell you the royal court will start arriving tomorrow, both of you will need to be present during their arrivals, and dress appropriately," she said, mostly to me, I noticed I was wearing a very informal play dress, I had the best outfits for us. "Of course your majesty," I said to her. "I neglected to tell you that the other kingdoms will be coming as well," the queen said, a sly look on her face, only my manners kept my mouth closed. All the kingdoms! That is like 12/13 other children! Hopefully they will all be friends and keep each other occupied.
The next morning I dressed Serenity in her traditional princess gown, luckily all the kingdoms will be arriving at the same time. I dressed in a blue ball gown. It was appropriate for my 13 years of age. It is low cut, and the sleeves start in the middle of my shoulders. The hems are gold, as is the waist, which is triangular; the tip of the triangle falls below my waist. I crimped my hair to make it wavy, tying small braids throughout my hair. I let my hair fall, except for the front, which is put back with two barrettes, blue ribbons coming down from each one. "Wow, your pretty," said Serenity. "Thank you Serenity," I say back. "Call me Serena, I like that better," she says. "All right, if that is your wish," I say, I hear a bell. "Come Serena they will be here in five minutes," I say quickly to her, her hair flying behind her as we run to the meeting room, her hair is in its usual style, little ordangos on top of her head, it is so cute. As we go into the meeting room the queen looks at us and conceals a laugh. "You both look beautiful," she says approvingly to us. I notice I had forgotten my knots but then remember her telling me not to wear then in the palace especially with company, I sigh with relief. The first to arrive is Mercury; They dress in a pale blue. "Welcome Mercury," says the queen, "I hope that you like it here, your daughter will be staying with the royal nanny," I smile and bow to them. "Take care of my princess, you here," said the king gruffly to me. "I assure you," I say, "the stay will be very comfortable and fun for your daughter, I will personally be making that true," I finish saying that and smile reassuringly, the king nods, and leaves the room, the princess goes with them. Serena looked sad, "it's traditional for only the royal family to meet guests, you'll play with her later," I told her understanding why she looked sad. "Oh," she whispered back, the queen gave us a 'be quiet people are coming' look. The rest of the greeting time passed without incident. The orders after Mercury was this, Mars, Jupiter, Venus (that was almost an incident), Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, Saturn, Earth, Okira and Milara, then all the rest came at the same time. The 'almost incident' with Venus was, well, the princess of Venus came into the room and I almost fainted. The similarities between them are, well, numerous! They are almost identical! If she and Serena are anything alike in spirit, it's going to be a long two weeks. The princess of Venus looked at and smiled evilly. I had no clue she could read auras, or minds for that mater! After they left the queen turned to me and said, "yes she can, it was something I forgot to tell you." "Is it both?" I asked her. She shook her head, "only auras, right now but she could become more powerful, there are ways to make sure she can't read it, you could be taught," she told me. "I only wish to be taught after she pries a little to deep, if ever," I tell her. She nods her head, "that is understandable," she said, Serena, having no clue what we were talking about, looked at us like we were nuts.
Chapter 4
The time until the arrival of the court passed like a breeze with Serenity. We played as much as she wanted to, which was a lot. One day the same guard who had escorted me into the palace the first time came into the room. "Alana the queen wants to see you and Serenity," he said I almost fell over backwards, he was so cute! He was about 16 years old and was very strong. "Come Serenity," I said, "your mother wishes to see you." The guard smiled at me and we walked out of the room to the throne room. "Come in," said the queen, "Ah, Alana, and the princess," she said. "I wanted to tell you the royal court will start arriving tomorrow, both of you will need to be present during their arrivals, and dress appropriately," she said, mostly to me, I noticed I was wearing a very informal play dress, I had the best outfits for us. "Of course your majesty," I said to her. "I neglected to tell you that the other kingdoms will be coming as well," the queen said, a sly look on her face, only my manners kept my mouth closed. All the kingdoms! That is like 12/13 other children! Hopefully they will all be friends and keep each other occupied.
The next morning I dressed Serenity in her traditional princess gown, luckily all the kingdoms will be arriving at the same time. I dressed in a blue ball gown. It was appropriate for my 13 years of age. It is low cut, and the sleeves start in the middle of my shoulders. The hems are gold, as is the waist, which is triangular; the tip of the triangle falls below my waist. I crimped my hair to make it wavy, tying small braids throughout my hair. I let my hair fall, except for the front, which is put back with two barrettes, blue ribbons coming down from each one. "Wow, your pretty," said Serenity. "Thank you Serenity," I say back. "Call me Serena, I like that better," she says. "All right, if that is your wish," I say, I hear a bell. "Come Serena they will be here in five minutes," I say quickly to her, her hair flying behind her as we run to the meeting room, her hair is in its usual style, little ordangos on top of her head, it is so cute. As we go into the meeting room the queen looks at us and conceals a laugh. "You both look beautiful," she says approvingly to us. I notice I had forgotten my knots but then remember her telling me not to wear then in the palace especially with company, I sigh with relief. The first to arrive is Mercury; They dress in a pale blue. "Welcome Mercury," says the queen, "I hope that you like it here, your daughter will be staying with the royal nanny," I smile and bow to them. "Take care of my princess, you here," said the king gruffly to me. "I assure you," I say, "the stay will be very comfortable and fun for your daughter, I will personally be making that true," I finish saying that and smile reassuringly, the king nods, and leaves the room, the princess goes with them. Serena looked sad, "it's traditional for only the royal family to meet guests, you'll play with her later," I told her understanding why she looked sad. "Oh," she whispered back, the queen gave us a 'be quiet people are coming' look. The rest of the greeting time passed without incident. The orders after Mercury was this, Mars, Jupiter, Venus (that was almost an incident), Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, Saturn, Earth, Okira and Milara, then all the rest came at the same time. The 'almost incident' with Venus was, well, the princess of Venus came into the room and I almost fainted. The similarities between them are, well, numerous! They are almost identical! If she and Serena are anything alike in spirit, it's going to be a long two weeks. The princess of Venus looked at and smiled evilly. I had no clue she could read auras, or minds for that mater! After they left the queen turned to me and said, "yes she can, it was something I forgot to tell you." "Is it both?" I asked her. She shook her head, "only auras, right now but she could become more powerful, there are ways to make sure she can't read it, you could be taught," she told me. "I only wish to be taught after she pries a little to deep, if ever," I tell her. She nods her head, "that is understandable," she said, Serena, having no clue what we were talking about, looked at us like we were nuts.
