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Chapter 8: The Next Morning
When I woke up I was still lying in Nur's arms. He woke up shortly after I did.
"Good morning." He said as he kissed me on the cheek.
"Good morning." I said smiling at him.
Then suddenly, something crossed my mind.
"Oh no!" I said sitting up. "I was supposed to have breakfast with my dad and Uncle Purple this morning!"
Nur sat there rubbing his chin. "What time is it?" he asked.
"It's noon!" I said, putting my boots and gloves on. "They know we went out last night, and if they find out we never came back, I could get into big trouble."
"Woah, calm down Viz." Said Nur. "I could still fly you back to your window and you can make it there in time. You could tell your dad that you slept in or something."
"Okay." I said. "Thanks a lot."
"No problem. But you have to give me one more kiss before you leave." he said smirking.
I smiled and wrapped my arms around him as I kissed him. I didn't want to go back to my palace at all. I just wanted to stay in Nur's ship forever with him now that I realized I had feelings for him. But I knew I had to fulfill my duty as the tallest. I also knew my friends and family would miss me. So I pulled away from him.
"Okay, let's go." I sighed.
Nur left me on top of the palace. I activated my invisible shield, which I have used so many times in the past and went to my room.
No one was in my room, so I changed into my normal everyday clothes. I left for the kitchen. Everything in the hallway was silent. I started getting nervous because I didn't see anyone.
Then I heard a swift movement behind me. I turned around quickly. There was nothing. Then I turned back around and saw a box on the ground. I moved towards it cautiously and opened it. There was a note inside.
It said: give up your position you have no chance of keeping it
I crumpled up the note and threw it on the ground. There was someone who didn't want me to become tallest. The only question was who?
I decided to ignore it for now as I went to the kitchen. Dad and Uncle Purple were sitting there. They looked pretty bored.
"Viz!" said my dad. "What took you so long?"
"Oh, I just forgot to set my alarm last night and I slept in a little. I'm sorry." I said.
"It's okay. Just remember to set it next time." Said Purple.
"Um, dad. I have a question. What if there's someone who tries to assassinate me or something during my coronation tomorrow?" I asked.
"Well, Viz, that's highly unlikely. Why do you ask?" said my dad.
"Oh, I was just worried, er, concerned." I said.
"It's impossible!" said Purple. "There's an invisible shield that's going to surround the podium. No laser or bullet could make it through."
"Yeah," said Red. "It's kinda like that little gadget you have that makes you invisible, except people can see you behind it."
"Okay, well that's a relief. How do you get in?" I asked.
"There's an DNA ID scan that allows only a selective few into the shield." Said Purple. "And also, we'll have a bunch of guards."
"But if by some small chance, someone actually-"
"Viz!" said my dad, cutting me off. "Why are you even thinking about this?"
"Yeah!" said Purple. "If you worry about it, you can't enjoy anything about it!"
"Okay I guess." I said.
"Now let's eat! We've been waiting a long time to start!" said my dad happily. "It's customary for the new tallest to have all of his or her meals with the previous tallest on the last day before the coronation. So we're gonna spend the whole day together!"
The servants brought out tray after tray of tzipooch and other Irken dishes. We began to eat everything we could get our hands on.
"Say, Viz." Said Uncle Purple. "Have you seen Fiz? It seems like all she does is spend time with that little alien kid. I forgot his name."
"Um," I nearly choked. I couldn't let him know they were dating. "Fiz has been busy lately. Something with her homework." I lied.
"Really now? She never put much effort in her work before. I always got bad reports from her teacher. Liz was always a hard worker."
"Oh, isn't she coming back today?" I said changing the subject.
"Yeah, she's going to say a speech too." Said my dad. "She should be here soon."
A servant entered the room. "My Tallest, Princess Liz has arrived."
"Wow, that was fast!" I said.
"Why don't you go greet her?" my dad asked.
I didn't wait another second. I was so excited that my cousin was back. I ran to the docks where Liz's ship would be.