The bottled wishes
A/N: Please enjoy
It was a cold morning, but it was to be expected in September. Members of society had gathered in the town centre with anticipation. Everyone was waiting for the prisoner to come out to the execution. The guillotine stood on a raised platform for everyone to see, it stood tall with a blade so sharp it hurt eyes to look at it. Suddenly, Drums began to beat; chills ran through all those who heard the tune: The dead man walking.
Then, walking probably as slow as he could a young boy walked up to the platform. He was small and scruffy and was as thin as a tooth pick. His hands were shackled and he had tears falling from his eyes, as he walked up to the guillotine, He started to shake with fear. Two men, who were already standing on the guillotines stage, lowered the boy into the head slot. The front rows of the execution could hear the little boy pleading to the men to let him go and the men apologising to him.
When the drums stopped, everybody stood still. A tall man stood up with a scroll and read aloud; "Young David Burns, you are sentenced to execution with the c rime of theft. May Lord have mercy on your soul," and in a lower tone, so no one could hear, "I hope your good intentions help you to heaven my dear boy..."
Then, a fourth man wearing a mask look up to the balcony of the palace that overlooked the town. He waited for the signal from their small princess when she stood up, and shouted so everyone could hear.
"Off with his head!"
And the four5th man pulled the lever...
Rin had to look away from the scene, she hated the law her parents made having to sentence a child to death! Rin put her hand up to her neck, and felt a sting at the back of her eyes. She was going to cry – of all people! Standing up, Rin quickly left the balcony, behind Len was waiting for her with the usual snack of croissants. Ever since the event that happened with Miku, Len hadn't acted the same towards her. He was cold and distant – and she hated that.
"Len! These croissants are wonderful!" Once Rin took a bite, that made him smile.
"I shall give the chief your complements, highness- Rin..." that made her smile. Suddenly, the little princess let out a giggle that sounded as if her guilt's and worries never existed, it sounded too innocent to Rin. After all, she was anything but.
"Hey, Len?"
" Yes?"
"Do you remember, when we were young we used to always make flowers crowns?"
"Yeah... Those were the good days"
"We never play anymore. It's not fair."
Len stayed silent for a moment afterwards before he got an idea, "Well, why don't we play? Today, we could go to the beach and write messages in a bottle."
"Really? Today? Right now? Wait until I get my summer dress on then!" Then, Rin jumped from the table and ran to her room to get ready for her day trip to the beach.
"wow..." Rin and Len stood on the edge of the sand with their feet in the water, "I forgot how beautiful the sea was." Rin complemented.
"Yeah and big." Len added,
"Well of course, It has to cover the four sides to the earth, silly!" Rin laughed.
"Oh yeah, of course." Len said blushing. "Anyway! Let's play this game! What we do is simply, we right a wish in a bottle and fling it out to sea so someone can find it."
"That's an easy game," Rin noted, but she still wrote something and sealed it in a bottle. When they both finished, they threw the bottle as far as they could. When both bottles splashed against the water, Len turned to Rin,
"So what did you wish for?"
"I'm not telling or it won't come true! What did you wish for?"
Len put on a silly voice and repeated what Rin said, "I'm not telling or it won't come true!"
"Hey! Don't mimic me." Rin said as she splashed water onto Lens face. Rin didn't want Len to know what she wished for, 'For David Burns's family to find happiness again over the cruel laws' As if writing words in a bottle would work.
Len didn't want Rin to know what he had wished for, not now anyway, as for what Len had written on the sheet of paper was 'For Rin to live happy after I'm gone in her place'
A/N : I hoped you enjoyed this chapter, I tried to get away from the daughter of evil part of the story.
R&R pretty please, the review button is going to spoil the story if you don't click it! D8
P.S. the start of this chapter the story of the boy is partly true. Before child criminal benefits were introduced, a young boy from a third class family was hung after stealing a silver spoon for a first class family. There was nothing his parents could do for him except pray.
May he R.I.P.