When we reached the place where I had stopped before dinner, we waited for
the announcer to call our names and sure enough with a loud voice he said,
"It is my pleasure to introduce Her Royal Highness, Princess Hailena
Eleanor Charmont of Frell, Kyrria and Sir Kylen."
With a large applause, we stepped down the large stairs. I was surprised at how I had gotten such a long, formal name announced and Kyle was just Sir Kylen. He, of course, had a longer formal name, but he told me later that if you talk to the announcer before he says your name and tell him what to say, he does not use your long name. This was quite useful information and would probably come in handy in the future.
It was just like coming down the stairs before dinner, though Kyle was there with me and there was a much larger crowd of people there. Actually, it was a huge crowd of people and all of them dressed in their very best. Not the whole town had come to the ball, though I was happy that the animals, ogres, and other creatures did not attend. It probably would have felt strange. I had always been taught to stay away from them when I was younger, but this town seemed to be different, except I knew that they too would feel strange and out of place.
As I looked around at the smiling faces, I again heard voices saying different things like when I came into dinner.
One young woman said, "Isn't that the girl? The one from the forest?"
Then another person next to her said, "Yes, I think so. I mean, I don't think they would have said the wrong name. They did say Princess Hailena, right? I could have sworn they said that."
For one second after they said it, I thought, "A princess? Where? I don't see a princess."
And then reality sank in. I never liked reality very much. We never really got along very well after I was born. But, of course, he still had to hang around and annoy me when I was so far away to stop him.
But I didn't care about there gossip, because it was true. I had just come from the forest, I was The Princess, and everyone did have questions and confusions, because I really was a princess.
It's not my fault, though. I swore I should have been born in another family. Beauty and fashion were never my style, though the people around me got the idea that I was a princess. Though the title was there, the picture would never, ever, be there.
Suddenly, with all the confusion and thoughts running though my head, reality hit me smack in the face again and all because I felt Kyle move a little closer to me. And with the thought of us arm in arm, my whole world turned right side up again. Then I realized that he had, indeed, moved closer on purpose, because a small glint of happiness was shown in his eyes, as soon as he did this, that I had never seen before at the dinner table.
I had seen it though. I have seen it many times, actually. It was quite random when he did it, too. It was always when one of us was in mid sentence. I knew what it was from though, because I had read about it. I read it in his journal.
In one single entry he had explained it all. It was the one that I had read before he came to take me to the ball. Before he left her wrote one last comment:
P.S.-
I really do believe I like her. I know I like her as a friend, but it could be more. She seems to make me happy no matter what. Sometimes I wish I could just run up to her, sweep her off her feet, and tell her how I feel, though my lack of self-confidence brings me down. I really don't believe a girl like Hailey would like a guy like me.
Why would she? She is a beautiful, kind, funny, charming, and spectacular girl. Plus, she certainly is no dummy. She reads and writes poetry (I found a piece of paper with them on it) and she snuck behind the eyes of the palace in the middle of the night, just to take a book from the shelf.
I certainly will never win her heart. Most likely a prince will make her fall deeply in love with him, kiss her, and then they will both ride off into the horizon on a white horse. When they arrive in the castle, everyone will cheer and a crown of gold with be placed on her head.
I could never give her a crown of gold on her beautiful black curls.
With my life, I might as well give up. Being a knight is not the greatest profession. If you are really hated by someone of a neighboring country that you have beaten in battle, many times they come straight into you house and kill your family.
They don't kill you. No, they leave you with the guilt that you killed your own family by letting someone else do it. And the reason is because you became a knight and won a battle.
I know what the knight feels like afterward, because my uncle felt it. I doubt he ever forgave himself.
I would never want a sword through her.
Though I still wish and will always wish, that she were mine.
Everyone loves Hailey. She seems to brighten everyone's day up just by walking in the room and saying one sentence. The sentence is always funny and cheerful.
And there is no doubt to anyone in this kingdom that she can't defend herself. My uncle sure knows that Hailey definitely doesn't have that whole damsel in distress thing, which probably would be easier if I were traveling with her or something.
But when would I do that? It's not like she can go anywhere with me, because we're stuck here. All of us. Trapped. Trapped for all eternity.
Forever.
- And that was it.
I still don't understand what he meant by being trapped forever, though I doubt it's anything good.
R&R People! R&R!
**** READ:::::::: A/N- Okay, really short chapter. I really don't even think it should be considered one. Lol, but I haven't updated in a month, so it felt like a good time. Kyle's story is so sad, yet so beautiful! (Picks up tissue and blows nose)
Anyway, I thought I was going to tell about the ball, but instead I changed it around. O well. Sometimes my mind goes loopy and I can't control it. (Notices that eyeballs are not straight. Hits head and they roll back into place. "There we go. Good as new." Reads over chapter and says- "Ah! What have I done!?!?!?" Looks at Patrick's imaginary friend, Tina, and says, "Why didn't you stop me?" Tina comes over from sitting on the floor in the bedroom and looks at the chapter on the screen, "Wow! You really screwed that one up kid.")
Gtg. More Later. If I get 10-20 more good reviews then I will update again faster, but it can't be the same person. I want to know if I should keep going, but criticism is allowed. I like to know what I messed up on. (Tina laughs at the sentence and says, "Apparently a lot by the looks of it.") ( (V_V) )
See Ya!
With a large applause, we stepped down the large stairs. I was surprised at how I had gotten such a long, formal name announced and Kyle was just Sir Kylen. He, of course, had a longer formal name, but he told me later that if you talk to the announcer before he says your name and tell him what to say, he does not use your long name. This was quite useful information and would probably come in handy in the future.
It was just like coming down the stairs before dinner, though Kyle was there with me and there was a much larger crowd of people there. Actually, it was a huge crowd of people and all of them dressed in their very best. Not the whole town had come to the ball, though I was happy that the animals, ogres, and other creatures did not attend. It probably would have felt strange. I had always been taught to stay away from them when I was younger, but this town seemed to be different, except I knew that they too would feel strange and out of place.
As I looked around at the smiling faces, I again heard voices saying different things like when I came into dinner.
One young woman said, "Isn't that the girl? The one from the forest?"
Then another person next to her said, "Yes, I think so. I mean, I don't think they would have said the wrong name. They did say Princess Hailena, right? I could have sworn they said that."
For one second after they said it, I thought, "A princess? Where? I don't see a princess."
And then reality sank in. I never liked reality very much. We never really got along very well after I was born. But, of course, he still had to hang around and annoy me when I was so far away to stop him.
But I didn't care about there gossip, because it was true. I had just come from the forest, I was The Princess, and everyone did have questions and confusions, because I really was a princess.
It's not my fault, though. I swore I should have been born in another family. Beauty and fashion were never my style, though the people around me got the idea that I was a princess. Though the title was there, the picture would never, ever, be there.
Suddenly, with all the confusion and thoughts running though my head, reality hit me smack in the face again and all because I felt Kyle move a little closer to me. And with the thought of us arm in arm, my whole world turned right side up again. Then I realized that he had, indeed, moved closer on purpose, because a small glint of happiness was shown in his eyes, as soon as he did this, that I had never seen before at the dinner table.
I had seen it though. I have seen it many times, actually. It was quite random when he did it, too. It was always when one of us was in mid sentence. I knew what it was from though, because I had read about it. I read it in his journal.
In one single entry he had explained it all. It was the one that I had read before he came to take me to the ball. Before he left her wrote one last comment:
P.S.-
I really do believe I like her. I know I like her as a friend, but it could be more. She seems to make me happy no matter what. Sometimes I wish I could just run up to her, sweep her off her feet, and tell her how I feel, though my lack of self-confidence brings me down. I really don't believe a girl like Hailey would like a guy like me.
Why would she? She is a beautiful, kind, funny, charming, and spectacular girl. Plus, she certainly is no dummy. She reads and writes poetry (I found a piece of paper with them on it) and she snuck behind the eyes of the palace in the middle of the night, just to take a book from the shelf.
I certainly will never win her heart. Most likely a prince will make her fall deeply in love with him, kiss her, and then they will both ride off into the horizon on a white horse. When they arrive in the castle, everyone will cheer and a crown of gold with be placed on her head.
I could never give her a crown of gold on her beautiful black curls.
With my life, I might as well give up. Being a knight is not the greatest profession. If you are really hated by someone of a neighboring country that you have beaten in battle, many times they come straight into you house and kill your family.
They don't kill you. No, they leave you with the guilt that you killed your own family by letting someone else do it. And the reason is because you became a knight and won a battle.
I know what the knight feels like afterward, because my uncle felt it. I doubt he ever forgave himself.
I would never want a sword through her.
Though I still wish and will always wish, that she were mine.
Everyone loves Hailey. She seems to brighten everyone's day up just by walking in the room and saying one sentence. The sentence is always funny and cheerful.
And there is no doubt to anyone in this kingdom that she can't defend herself. My uncle sure knows that Hailey definitely doesn't have that whole damsel in distress thing, which probably would be easier if I were traveling with her or something.
But when would I do that? It's not like she can go anywhere with me, because we're stuck here. All of us. Trapped. Trapped for all eternity.
Forever.
- And that was it.
I still don't understand what he meant by being trapped forever, though I doubt it's anything good.
R&R People! R&R!
**** READ:::::::: A/N- Okay, really short chapter. I really don't even think it should be considered one. Lol, but I haven't updated in a month, so it felt like a good time. Kyle's story is so sad, yet so beautiful! (Picks up tissue and blows nose)
Anyway, I thought I was going to tell about the ball, but instead I changed it around. O well. Sometimes my mind goes loopy and I can't control it. (Notices that eyeballs are not straight. Hits head and they roll back into place. "There we go. Good as new." Reads over chapter and says- "Ah! What have I done!?!?!?" Looks at Patrick's imaginary friend, Tina, and says, "Why didn't you stop me?" Tina comes over from sitting on the floor in the bedroom and looks at the chapter on the screen, "Wow! You really screwed that one up kid.")
Gtg. More Later. If I get 10-20 more good reviews then I will update again faster, but it can't be the same person. I want to know if I should keep going, but criticism is allowed. I like to know what I messed up on. (Tina laughs at the sentence and says, "Apparently a lot by the looks of it.") ( (V_V) )
See Ya!