Princess Training Camp
Chapter 10 - Close
The beautiful young brunette smiled, relieved—she was expecting to reach the final two, but she was worried all the same.
Her clear, sapphire eyes darted to her last competitor—a small blonde lady, who, in her opinion, was rather disgusting. Pardon her for using such a word. Those mud-yellow eyes were all but inviting, and she didn't bother with the dress code. Tight dress that hugged her flattering('Was she anorexic?', Tea thought) figure, such a low neckline it showed all she had. Her hair, at least, was the color of lush sunflowers, simply down and decorated with large rubies.
Nonetheless, Tea rolled her eyes.
This competition was getting rather nasty. Last week, she found out that the mild lunch wine she refrained from drinking due to some headache earlier was actually filled with 50 alcohol—imagine, 50! The nerve of that girl! She would be drunk to oblivion with only a shot…which sadly, happened to one of the maids who ended up drinking the leftovers. Oh poor girl, last she heard, she was still in a comatose state…
Of course, the little brat never admitted to the crime, although it was rather obvious, since the chef said the drink was a special gift for her by an anonymous person. They tracked the deliverer down—and who else, but one of her personal servants.
…she missed Serenity…and their little chats…those that lightened her mood…
Tea bit her lip then. How could Serenity steal anyway? It went against her whole personality! And her absence just worsened the verdict.
She sighed. There was still a lot of time left before her dinner-date with Prince Seto…
Tea looked outside her window, her mind drifting away…what a sunny day…but where was company? Where was Atem?
Tea wandering thoughts, however far, did not prevent her from noticing two feminine figures that were making their way across the courtyard. What..?
As she leaned more closely to observe the view, she could make out that one of them was blonde, the other a brunette..,
…who looked very much like someone she knew…
She gasped. Could it be!
With her fist pressed tightly across her chest, she ran as fast as she could toward where the duo were headed.
The east quarters, If she remembered correctly, the only important room there was…the king's master bedroom. And she hoped, she dearly hoped, that they weren't planning anything that involved murder.
"What the hell!" Seto cursed, evading the sharp blade. A murder plot!
The assassin was smiling, her high ponytail swishing with every stroke. She was beautiful, so lithe, it seemed she was dancing, here footsteps were a graceful pattern.
Dancing! What was he thinking—she was here for one thing, and that was his death!
"You're crazy, woman! I'll have my guards up here and you head on a platter in a second!" Seto growled, grabbing a pillow from his father's huge bed to fend off the long, gleaming knife.
"If that were true, don't you think your "guards" would've been here ages ago?" Hilary countered amusedly, smiling prettily, while thinking inside, Still a stupid prince..
Seto froze. That voice! He heard it somewhere before. "…do I know you!" He demanded. The blonde paused at the question.
The Crowned Prince then took advantage, not waiting for her answer. He jammed the pillow through the knife. It was inches from his chest then, since the edge of the blade was protruding on the other side of the pillow. Seto then pushed it down as strong as he could. The pressure cost Hilary her grip, and the knife went down. She jumped back reflexively, fists up in defense.
Seto threw the now worthless knife at the wooden door, and its blade stuck in the slits, the pillow with it. He then leapt at Hilary's throat, relieved to assume the offensive. Hilary cart wheeled backwards, heading for the door.
"Good, but not good enough." The blonde smirked. She grabbed the heel of the knife behind her, letting the pillow fall to the floor.
Seto's eyes narrowed for a second, then he rolled across the floor to her.
Midway through, many things happened at the same time.
The door opened, Hilary jumped forward in surprise, her back now exposed to Seto. Seto, stopped before he collided with her, then instead grabbed her feet and pulled hard, causing her to fall backwards on top of him. Gozaburo, who was watching all the time, sat up, and suddenly remembered the security button under his bed. Finally, Atem stepped into the scene.
Silence.
Hilary reacted first. She cursed under her breath and glared at the intruder, then, using her hands, bounced against the floor beside Seto to a full back somersault flip. Her hands landed and pushed against Atem's shoulders, landing behind him as Seto stumbled backwards to avoid crashing to the Duke.
"What in the world!" Atem grunted. He stomped one foot forward to balance himself.
"Bad luck, that's what it is." Hilary glared at Atem's slumped form, and decided at the breath of the moment. With precise aim, she threw her knife straight to Seto's forehead. Your death comes more swiftly if your brain was incapacitated than it does in the case of the heart.
Seto gasped, then recovering and with inhuman reflexes, dodged the knife. The slight hesitation, however, caused the knife to graze slightly across his cheek, then it continued past him.
And instead struck on King Gozaburo, who was smiling as he found and pressed the button.
A/N:
Very short, only bout 2 pages in MS Word. Gomen, but I had this chap planned out, and I didn't want to add anything that might mess my plans XD So, any thoughts? Please review! I can't live without your reviews! nod nod I would've stopped this fic long ago if there weren't those few people who did! Love you lots, by the by! huggles
So…what happens next! Stay in tune for more!
Afterall, this fic would end in…probably 2 or 3 chapters! So..please stick til then
Shanichan11: Hee, well he's not dead in this chapter! XD
ANAYAS-CREATER: It's her background, you could say And it did say on chapter 9 that Serenity's trouble was just a distraction for Hilary. Hah, you could consider it a random fact otherwise XD
Rajalily: Eh? It's hilary who's assassinating Seto, not Serenity Thank you
Puppies, Animequeensaphira, & spotzplaya88: Thank you, and here's the update