Hey, I still don't see any replies yet, so I'm putting in another chapter. Here is chapter 4!
Shana walked along the road in Bale with her luggage. She remembered the first time she had come here. It was with Dart and Lavitz.
Lavitz, Shana thought. She went around the fountain and walked to Lavitz's mother's front door. She set her luggage down and knocked on the door. She waited and knocked again. The door opened and Lavitz's mother opened the door.
"Shana! How good of you to come! I haven't seen you for awhile! Please come in, come in!", she exclaimed giving Shana a big hug. Shana picked up her luggage and walked inside. She set it down and Lavitz's mother shut the door.
"What brings you here?", she asked, walking into the kitchen.
"King Albert is having a wedding and I've been invited.", Shana said, sitting down at the chair offered to her.
"Well, that's wonderful! Is Lavitz and Dart invited also?", she asked, tending to the boiling water on the stove.
"What?", Shana asked, looking at the old lady.
"I asked if Lavitz and Dart were invited also.", she said, looking at Shana curiously.
"Y. . .you don't know?", Shana asked.
"Know what?"
"Oh my goodness. I never thought I was going to be the one to tell you. Lavitz was murdered by a man named Lloyd who was working for Emperor Doel after he took the Moon Gem from King Albert. Him along with Dart and a few others were part of the legendary Dragoons.", Shana said. Lavitz's mother turned around and looked at Shana and dropped the glass glasses she was holding. They fell to the floor and shattered. Shana rushed down and helped the elderly lady pick the broken glass up. When it was done, Lavitz's mother got new glasses and poured the tea. Then they sat down.
"Lavitz is dead?", she asked worriedly.
"Yes. I am so sorry. I thought you knew!", Shana said innocently.
"No one told me. I had no clue. Well, look honey. You have a wedding to go to. I'm sure King Albert will be expecting to see you pretty soon. I'll deal with my sons death and you go enjoy the wedding. I hope you'll drop by when it's over!", Lavitz's mother said. The two women stood up. Shana grabbed her luggage and went out the door. She walked down the road and near the castle. She walked up the stairs and was stopped by the guards.
"Who are you? No commoners are allowed into the castle after what has happened to King Albert.", one of them said.
"I'm not a commoner. I am one of King Albert's friends, Shana.", she said.
"Miss . . . Miss Shana? Oh my word! Please, it would be an honor to take you to the Chamber of the King. Please, let me take your luggage! Miss Shana in my presence. . . who'd have thought?", he said, taking Shana's luggage and walked into the castle. She followed him.
"I know where the King is. Could you just leave my luggage here?", Shana asked politely.
"Yes! Anything for you, Miss Shana. I was ordered to serve friends of King Albert like royalty, so I will! Please proceed to the King!", he said very fast. Shana walked through the castle and into the Chamber of the King. Albert was talking to someone privately.
"Albert?", Shana asked. He looked up.
"Shana? Is that you? Oh my gosh, how wonderful to see you again!", he said rushing down from the throne and hugged the young woman.
"It's great to see you too Albert!", Shana said back, replying his hug. They stood there hugging for a second before Albert pulled away.
"My gosh. I never thought you would stop by the castle before the wedding! Oh! You got the letter right?", he asked.
"Yes."
"Well, can you believe it? I don't!", Albert said excitedly. He started rambling on like a 16-year-old girl on a telephone.
"Albert. . . Albert. . . Albert!", Shana started saying and shaking him.
"Hmm?"
"Your rambling.", Shana said simply.
"Oh. Sorry. Please, let's go somewhere else.", he said and they walked to the roof.
"Shana. You have no idea how glad I am to see you.", Albert said.
"I'm glad to see you too. It feels so. . . right that we are around eachother again.", she replied.
"Have you spoken with Dart?", Albert asked.
"No. I miss him.", Shana said and looked out at the sunset.
"Do you like him?", Albert asked.
"No.", Shana said. Albert looked shocked. "I love him. I think about him all the time. I want so badly to feel his presence again. Oh, what would I do?", Shana said. Albert relaxed his face and smiled.
"You two belong with eachother. It's so obvious to tell. He likes you alot also. I could see it in his eyes during the journey.", Albert said, walking toward Shana and looking at the sunset, also.
"Albert?", Shana asked after about a minute.
"Yeah?"
"Do you love Emille?", she asked.
"Since I saw the real her.", Albert said, starting to smile again. "She's so pretty, and she's so graceful and smart and talented. She's all I've ever wanted. I'm suprised that I never saw it before."
"I wonder if Dart feels that way about me.", Shana said, more than asked. Albert stood back up, and Shana followed suit.
"You should get some sleep. You look tired. I don't have a free room at the moment, but my bed is big enough, if you don't mind.", Albert asked.
"I don't mind. You have what you have and you can't do nothing about it.", Shana said. She smiled.
"Ok, then. I'll have a couple lady's maids tend to you. Come back to the throne room when your ready for bed.", Albert said. He walked outside and two lady's maids walked in. They each grabbed an arm and pulled her toward a dressing room. They had her remove her traveling clothes and her undergarments. She was given a small nightgown that went to mid-thigh and had spaghetti straps. It was also pink. The lady's maid in the blue dress undid her hair while the lady's maid in the pink dress gave her a foot massage. When they were done they thanked her and left and Shana walked into the throne room. Albert quickly noticed.
"Shana! That quick?", he asked, smiling.
"Yes. I'm dead tired from walking. Although I stopped at Lavitz's mother's house.", Shana said as Albert walked toward her again.
"How is she doing?", Albert asked.
"She had no clue Lavitz was dead. I felt so sorry. She broke two glasses. Although she told me she'd deal with the death of her son and that I should go to the wedding and have fun.", she said. Albert smiled.
"Well, that's good. Follow me. I'll take you to my bedroom.", he said. Shana followed him to an additioning room. He showed her the bed and told her that he'd be in shortly. Shana jumped onto the bed after Albert left and climbed under the covers and fell asleep the minute her head touched the pillow. About an hour later, Albert walked in wearing black silk pajama pants and no shirt. He had a six pack and nicely toned biceps. He closed the door and locked it. He heard a moan and stopped. Shana had just turned over in the bed towards his direction. He folded his arms and watched her. She looked so gorguese with her brunnette colored hair sprawled all over the pillow and her deep red puffy lips soft and moist. Her eyes closed concealing the "to-die-for" brown eyes that had a small twinkle when she was happy. Then out of the blue, he felt a tightening in his pants.
What? I knew I had a crush on Shana, but for it to go this far? Do I have stronger feelings for Shana? Am I marrying the right person? What about Dart and Shana though? How can I feel this way about another girl three months before I get married? Will I be able to be in that bed with her?, Albert wondered as it tightened and loosened to it's own accord with the thought. He ignored it and climbed into the bed next to Shana. He pulled the covers over him and he felt an arm snake around his waist. Shana's warm body moved over towards his body. She seemed to fit perfectly around him. Albert ignored it and fell asleep immediately. Though he never noticed, his hand moved down and over Shana's.
There is the fourth chapter. I hope someone replies to this. I like it. Like I said, the romance was gong to come a little later in the story, and here it is! Just please reply to this I really want some relies! Please stay tuned to see the next exciting chapter of "This Is Really Happening"!
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