Chapter Five
Lessons
It was him.
That was something I definitely didn't expect to say.
As the man walked in surrounded by maids, I was just looking up from writing my last entry. I was trying to find and easy way to explain something when I saw him face. I snorted loudly when I saw him. He surprised me in every way.
The man from the gardens walked in, his highlights dancing in his hair. I was thinking to myself, is there something wrong here? He couldn't be more than 19! He can't be my teacher.(?)
I was now somewhat embarrassed, because of my snort and because of my childish performance on the balcony. I figured I would never see him again.
"Kiara is going to throw me off that balcony for real this time," I muttered absentmindedly.
"Pardon?" My mother and the man said in unison.
"Oh! Nothing." Yes, stupid Winter at it again.
My mother had then given me a very strange look as if to say, you've lost you mind. I quickly closed this book and threw it in the drawer of the desk I was writing on. Then, I crossed my legs in my white dress and faced him. I tried all I could to use all my pretend "properness" when talking, facing, or even thinking about him. Then I said, "My name is," as if I had not just made a fool of myself, "Win-,"
"Claidis Star," my mother interrupted. My own mother cut me off.
"Call me Winter," I said stiffly. My mother made that sound that parents make when you annoy them. It was like a 'puh'.
He stared at us as if we were crazy, especially me.
"I'm Mercuvio," A beautiful name for a beautiful man, I thought, "it's wonderful to finally meet you."
"Mer-coo-vi-o?" I said. Always asking questions.
"Haha," he laughed then smiled, " no no, Miss, it's pronounced more like Mar-cu-vi-o"
"Oh."
We stared at each other for a blissful moment. He has beautiful eyes, they're brown, but like a tunnel.
Right then, my mother decided to butt in again.
"Mercuvio will be teaching you how to control your necklace, and also to find it's hidden powers." she said.
He looked away from me when she had said his name, but I continued to stare.
"Yes." he replied
"Yes." I repeated, but it's didn't sound like me at all.
Toma walked in and looked over at Mercuvio. He raised his eyebrow, shook his head, and walked slowly over to me.
Even though he's a doll he seems oddly realistic. Mummy says that he was Ustareth's last and greatest invention, before she died.
"That's a very handsome panther you have there," said Mercuvio. He was obviously impressed.
"His name is Toma. He is beautiful, isn't he?" I gooed.
"Oh yes."
"Well," Mother said even stiffer than before, "I'll be leaving you two.." Toma snorted. "Y-you three. Wonderful meeting you Mercuvio."
"And you," he replied, but looking at me.
"Well, then. Good-bye." Then, she left.
"Lousy woman," That was Toma.
When he spoke Mercuvio jumped about a foot into the air. Toma again raised his eyebrow.
"Y-you can t-t-talk?"
"Uh huh," Toma frowned. The he rubbed his body on my legs and left, "just thought I'd see what the fuss was about."
Mercuvio's lessons were always fun to attend, because of the constant flirting me and him would share. After a minute or so he would look away from my eyes and continue his lesson. Apparently, my necklace has powers not only to cause me to fly, but to stop time, and to change my appearance at will. That was the one trait I was truly interested in. So far, me and Mercuvio have managed to change my hair color, but that's about it. I went from black to blonde. I said I thought I looked like Kiara. He didn't know who that was. Soon we change my hair back, and the lesson ended.
"So he's like really nice and so cute,"
"You said-"
"And he has like the cutest name!"
"But-"
"I mean, Mercuvio, Mar-cu-vi-o!"
"Winter-"
"He's just so cute, like, altogether,"
"WINTER!" Kiara screamed.
"And-what?"
"You said I could have him,"
"And I mean it, I'm just saying what a good choice he is," Good save Winter!!!
"Oh, so what's his name again?"
"Mercuvio," I said, almost dreamily.
I was smiling, but then I caught myself.
Lessons
It was him.
That was something I definitely didn't expect to say.
As the man walked in surrounded by maids, I was just looking up from writing my last entry. I was trying to find and easy way to explain something when I saw him face. I snorted loudly when I saw him. He surprised me in every way.
The man from the gardens walked in, his highlights dancing in his hair. I was thinking to myself, is there something wrong here? He couldn't be more than 19! He can't be my teacher.(?)
I was now somewhat embarrassed, because of my snort and because of my childish performance on the balcony. I figured I would never see him again.
"Kiara is going to throw me off that balcony for real this time," I muttered absentmindedly.
"Pardon?" My mother and the man said in unison.
"Oh! Nothing." Yes, stupid Winter at it again.
My mother had then given me a very strange look as if to say, you've lost you mind. I quickly closed this book and threw it in the drawer of the desk I was writing on. Then, I crossed my legs in my white dress and faced him. I tried all I could to use all my pretend "properness" when talking, facing, or even thinking about him. Then I said, "My name is," as if I had not just made a fool of myself, "Win-,"
"Claidis Star," my mother interrupted. My own mother cut me off.
"Call me Winter," I said stiffly. My mother made that sound that parents make when you annoy them. It was like a 'puh'.
He stared at us as if we were crazy, especially me.
"I'm Mercuvio," A beautiful name for a beautiful man, I thought, "it's wonderful to finally meet you."
"Mer-coo-vi-o?" I said. Always asking questions.
"Haha," he laughed then smiled, " no no, Miss, it's pronounced more like Mar-cu-vi-o"
"Oh."
We stared at each other for a blissful moment. He has beautiful eyes, they're brown, but like a tunnel.
Right then, my mother decided to butt in again.
"Mercuvio will be teaching you how to control your necklace, and also to find it's hidden powers." she said.
He looked away from me when she had said his name, but I continued to stare.
"Yes." he replied
"Yes." I repeated, but it's didn't sound like me at all.
Toma walked in and looked over at Mercuvio. He raised his eyebrow, shook his head, and walked slowly over to me.
Even though he's a doll he seems oddly realistic. Mummy says that he was Ustareth's last and greatest invention, before she died.
"That's a very handsome panther you have there," said Mercuvio. He was obviously impressed.
"His name is Toma. He is beautiful, isn't he?" I gooed.
"Oh yes."
"Well," Mother said even stiffer than before, "I'll be leaving you two.." Toma snorted. "Y-you three. Wonderful meeting you Mercuvio."
"And you," he replied, but looking at me.
"Well, then. Good-bye." Then, she left.
"Lousy woman," That was Toma.
When he spoke Mercuvio jumped about a foot into the air. Toma again raised his eyebrow.
"Y-you can t-t-talk?"
"Uh huh," Toma frowned. The he rubbed his body on my legs and left, "just thought I'd see what the fuss was about."
Mercuvio's lessons were always fun to attend, because of the constant flirting me and him would share. After a minute or so he would look away from my eyes and continue his lesson. Apparently, my necklace has powers not only to cause me to fly, but to stop time, and to change my appearance at will. That was the one trait I was truly interested in. So far, me and Mercuvio have managed to change my hair color, but that's about it. I went from black to blonde. I said I thought I looked like Kiara. He didn't know who that was. Soon we change my hair back, and the lesson ended.
"So he's like really nice and so cute,"
"You said-"
"And he has like the cutest name!"
"But-"
"I mean, Mercuvio, Mar-cu-vi-o!"
"Winter-"
"He's just so cute, like, altogether,"
"WINTER!" Kiara screamed.
"And-what?"
"You said I could have him,"
"And I mean it, I'm just saying what a good choice he is," Good save Winter!!!
"Oh, so what's his name again?"
"Mercuvio," I said, almost dreamily.
I was smiling, but then I caught myself.