Whoa! I haven't updated in forever! I am so sorry, I planned to have it out a long time ago but time has been going by so fast and I have been busy. I didn't even notice how much time has passed. I can't believe there is only 2 days left till Christmas! Merry Christmas!
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I woke to the sun shining on my face and a cold breeze blowing on my face, very strange since it was almost Summer. I opened my eyes grudgingly when the breeze grew colder and stronger, I expected to see a window open.
What I was not expecting was for the source of the breeze to be from Edward blowing air on my face from his mouth! I jumped from the shock of him being so close to me, his stunningly gorgeous face smiling lovingly down at me.
I rolled over to the side of the bed and swung my legs over the edge where Edward stood ready to catch me if I fell. He led me to a wash basin where I cleaned my face and rinsed my mouth of the unpleasant taste that seemed to come from sleeping.
After I finished I looked around the single bedroom that was in the tiny cottage, my guess was that it consisted of a kitchen, a sitting room, and this bedroom.
The bed was simple; a wooden frame and a down filled mattress with clean white sheets and a thick wool blanket on top. The walls and floor were made of wood but the floor was planked and the walls were smooth and painted a soft blue.
Against the wall was a small chest of drawers with a small jewelry box that held a bag of coins and some precious jewels atop it. On the spindly legged table next to the bed was an oil lamp Edward had used as a light to guide us to the bedroom, it was unlit now.
"Are you hungry?" Edward asked me. My stomach growled as I tried to answer, making me blush the nod. I put my small hand in his large outstretched one.
We walked handing hand in hand to the beautiful kitchen where a plate of hen's eggs, sausages, pancakes, and a goblet of fruits juice lay. I sat in one of the intricately carved chairs at the tall table and picked up a silver fork.
Edward watched me intently as I began to eat the breakfast he'd prepared so beautifully for me, I was having a hard time believing it. I lifted the silver fork, filled with eggs, to my mouth to slowly put it in and an explosion of spices, herbs, and cheese hit my taste buds. My eyes closed of their on accord in pure bliss.
"Do they taste alright? I haven't cooked or eaten in a really long time so I can judge." Edward was actually nervous that I didn't like his cooking, absurd.
"No, it's amazing! The cooks at the palace could never even dream of making something so delicious." that seemed to comfort him and I pecked him on the cheek, making him smile widely.
I continued to eat the best breakfast I'd ever had, with my new found love right at my side. I wonder what we are going to do today?
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So after I finished eating Edward and I walked down to the water to play and swim, he had lent me some of his clothes which I had made some "adjustments".
We were walking side by side and Edward started chasing me, making me scream with the thrill and I laughed exuberantly. He threw his shirt off revealing his perfect body and I ran into the water then dived under.
The Mediterranean was warm yet cool and crystal clear, much like I had seen from my third window back in the castle. The sky was cloudless and the sun shone proudly, but it wasn't the only thing shining, Edward was too.
The sunlight was throwing glittering rays of light off his diamond like skin, sending a shimmering glare every time he moved. His back was to me so I cupped my hands together then dipped them into the water filling them with the cool blue liquid then splashed it on his face as soon as he turned around.
He sent a wicked smile my way and squealed when he threw a wave of water my way and dove for cover underwater. Whenever I went under Edward was right beside me, ready to help if I somehow got into any trouble like the fool I am, but this time he wasn't. He wasn't even in the water with me.
I spun around wildly, trying to find Edward when I finally spotted him onshore surrounded by the entire palace guard mounted on horses. Not only that but he had several swords and spears pointed at his throat and the guard looked murderous.
I noticed that Edwards skin was not sparkling any longer and the world seemed darker, I looked up to see that the clouds had come in alarmingly fast and covered the sun in a thick blanket of grey.
I sprinted out of the water, kicking it up, gasping, and screaming for the guards to lower their weapons immediately. A few of them twitched their arm but other than that they showed no signs of hearing me, my words fell on deaf ears.
"What in the name of the holy god Zeus are you bumbling idiots doing! Release him this instant! That is an order!" I shrieked at them.
"We can't nor shall we your highness, this fellow has been charged with the kidnapping of her royal highness, Princess Isabella. That's you." one of the guards explained while staring unabashedly at my exposed form.
Edwards' clothes that I had "adjusted" were actually nothing more than scraps of cloth after I had finished fixing them to my liking. The shirt was now just a strip that barely concealed my breasts and tied in the back and went around my neck. The pants were now cut so short that they ended right below my buttocks, I had never worn less clothes and it felt amazing.
Other than that I was in naught but my skin, I hadn't felt the need to cover myself when it was just Edward and I swimming. Now, with the lecherous guard here, I wish I had brought a robe of some sort or something to cover myself with.
I glared at the gawking men and crossed my arms over my chest, attempting to shield myself from their piercing gazes that made me so uncomfortable. Their eyes hardened when they weren't accessed a full view to my chest and roughly handcuffed Edward and tied him to the captains' horse.
I knew it was the captain because he wore the uniform of the captain, who would have guessed, the captain wearing the captains' uniform. I grew agitated at them for insisting on taking Edward from me so I did the only thing I could think of, scream.
"Unhand him this instant!" I shouted at them. The advancing guards paused, only for a moment, before continuing and attempting to get me on a horse. As they put their greedy hands on me I lost all control and started kicking and punching the four of them.
I got one in the nose and lip and another in the eye before I was picked up by my arms, bound by my hands and feet, and tossed over a saddle with my bottom in full view of the guard next to me.
One of the men that was in the group of four that tried to capture me, so stupidly, walked right by my feet so I put every single ounce of strength into my legs and kicked him. Right… in… the face.
His head made a satisfying click as it snapped to the side and he fell like a corpse to the sand, totally unconscious making the others go crazy.
The captain stomped over to me angrily and struck me on the cheek, the sound reverberating in the air, thwap thwap thwap. I gasped loudly and tears sprung to my eyes and I felt my face swelling, heating rushing to the contacted area.
A deafening roar split the air followed by the sound of iron being ripped apart and horses whinnying, frightened. All eyes flew to Edward who was standing glaring murderously at the captain, the chains now laying at his feet, completely destroyed.
He walked, very slowly to the captain then spoke, in a deadly calm voice that even I was timorous of, who knew my kind, sweet, loving Edward could be so angry and frightening. But I wasn't afraid for my safety, I knew who the anger was directed to.
"That was the biggest mistake of your pitiful life. You see, you just struck a lady. Not just that, but a lady of much higher status than your own. The Princess of Athens! I hope for your sake Hades will be merciful in the underworld, for I will not." Edward was now circling the man, getting angrier with each passing moment.
"To strike her you have condemned yourself to an eternity of damnation." he continued, "For your crime I will destroy you." at that he grasped the captains' throat in his pale white hand and began to slowly crush it.
Mr. Captain started gagging and trying to pull Edwards hand away from his throat while turning a furious shade of purple. His attempts to remove Edwards hand was in vain, he was like a statue, unable to move from its taken form.
The other soldiers watched, frozen, as their leader was slowly suffocated to death by a man that was clearly not human. I almost smiled at that last thought, but now was not the time to be smiling since the captains eyes were now almost popping out of their sockets.
I closed my eyes tightly to the scene before me and waited for Edward to be done with the murder of this terrible man. I heard a heavy body drop and Edward spoke again, "Now you see what will happen to those who harm my beloved." I opened my eyes and Edward came over to me and got me off the horse.
He held me and I pressed my face into his shoulder and sobbed gratefully, while breathing in his heavenly scent. I calmed as he whispered soothing words in my ear, apologizing profusely for letting me witness that.
"Leave now, and don't come looking for us again. Tell the queen she is dead, I don't care, but leave us alone." Edward growled. They galloped away hurriedly and soon the sound faded and all was silent save the sound of my ragged breathing and the waves crashing against the shore.
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Wow, that was the longest chapter! Whoo, again, I am really sorry for the lateness of this chapter I wanted to have it out like, the 18th, obviously that didn't happen! Please review, I would like at least 30!