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Jasper was sweet and caring and I think he could be a good friend but there was something missing. I dismissed this thought as I was walking with Rosaline back to my room; I had to marry one
of them. "Good night Rosaline." I said she curtsied and left. Jodie came and undressed me, then took my hair out and cleaned my face. "Good night your highest." She whispered leaving the
room.
It was dark but I could see my hand faintly. Strangely I heard a noise, it sounded like footfalls. "Who's there?" I whispered reaching for the candlestick next to me. A shadow appeared out of the
gloom. And before I gave into the darkness I saw to green eyes.
"Isabella. Isabella. Please wake up" I heard someone whisper. I slowly opened my eyes. It was still dark. Turning I saw a man, I open my mouth to scream but he said "No, no please listen to
me."
"Edward?" I said trying to figure out who he was.
"Yes." He replied. I lit the candle next to me and held it to his face. There angry scratches ran down his face. "What happened?" I questioned. I totaly forgot that I was sitting in my nightgown,
with my hair everywhere; I didn't want it pinned and no make up on. "It's horrible, but please don't marry Samuel, he's a murder, I escaped he killed my best friend" Tears were pouring out of
this eyes, with out thinking I held him close to my chest and hugged him while he cried. I had never been this close to a man before not even my farther, but it didn't matter, he needed
someone to hold him and I was the only one around.
His sobs stop and he sat there broken. "Edward, for your health we need to think of something else. Other wise you will be consumed despair." He nodded. "We shall speak of this matter in the
morning. Right now, something to take your mind of it." I pondered
"Twenty Questions" He mumbled
"Yes" I said capping my hands, "Twenty questions. You start." He looked at his hands then cleared his throat. "What's your favourite colour?" He asked his voice shaking. "Green." I answered
quickly. "Where were you born Edward?"
"North Hamtonshire. What is the thing you hold most dear to you?" I looked into his eyes when I answered, "The hopes and dreams of my people. I would prefer die than betray my people." He
looked shocked. "What? I might be spoiled, and I don't like unclean things but I do deep down care for my people." I sighed and looked at his face. He was very handsome. "Your beautiful." He
said to me.
"What?" I whispered shocked. "I'm not wearing make up, I'm only in a nightdress and my hair is a mess. How can you call me beautiful?" He just looked at me and smiled, "You don't need
those things to be beautiful. "I smiled shyly at him. For the rest of the night we talked and that was when I truly was happy.
I was feeling so sleepy the next morning. Edward had left at about 3ish so I had only got four hours sleep. "Good morning Princess." Said Maggie she was the cook's daughter and often helped
out at the palace as the pay was good. She brought in a steaming hot plate of toast and butter. "Hello Maggie" I said she curtsied and I waved her away. Hopping out of bed I sat and ate my
fattening breakfast. Once I was done I rang the bell and my maids came through the door. "What colour today Madam?" Asked Lizzie
"Red" I said with out hesitation I must scare this Samuel so he dares not fight against me that would leave me to pick either Jasper or Emmet. But I had seen Emmet looking longingly at
Rosaline and I new something was going on between them.
Lizzie returned with a red and gold dress. Grace pulled a white blouse over my head and Jodie and Beth put on my corset and did it up. Lizzie helped me into stockings and petticoats. Next was
the dress as it was sewn together I had to step into it carefully. Beth tightened the laces at the back while Grace added things to the sleeves. The dress had a stiff bodice with golden embroidery
on it. The long white sleeves of the blouse showed through and connected to them were thick bands of red and gold flowing down the arm. The dress had thin straps with black on the. The skirt
part was red on either sides and had a slash in the middle to see the top golden petticoat.
My face was once more powdered white and I chose a deep red lipstick to match my hair was pinned back but a couple of strands were left to shape my face. I wore a beautiful black necklace of
black pearls and many rings. My maids excused themselves and I decided to take a walk in the gardens. Picking up a matching parasol I started towards the north gardens because of the
beautiful water fountains. Wondering around the fountains beautiful peacock butterflies came and sat on my shoulders and I smiled warmly at them deciding that I would have a dress made like
the butterfly.
All of a sudden a man came flying at me with a dagger, I screamed as it entered my flesh, right in the middle of my body. Before I gave into the darkness I saw Edward running towards the man
but I saw no more as my eyes were no longer in that world.
I awoke in my bedchamber dressed in my undergarments, a nightdress and a dressing gown. Many people were squashed in the room, the King, Queen, Lord Emmet, Jasper the Duke of
Courtside, Edward all my ladies in waiting, a doctor and all my maids. "Isabella, thank goodness you have awakened." Said my farther taking my hand in his. I smiled slightly at him, just then
felt a horrid pain in my side. "Ahhhhh" I screamed out and the doctor ran over to me. "Princess please settle yourself," He said as I closed my eyes in agony. I didn't open them again for another
week.
A month had passed since I was stabbed, no one told me who did it and I didn't want to know. But Samuel strangely disappeared from court without even talking to me. I was only allowed out
of bed a day ago and I have a scar on my side were the knife entered, but it will fade in time the doctor told me.
Today I must choose a husband; the ball was cancelled because of my 'illness'. Emmet and Jasper have both been visiting me frequently, but I feel no more love than brotherly and I can tell
they will never love me like that ever. But with Edward it was different. When he visited me I wore a huge and rare smile but when he left I felt sad and heart broken.
I called for my maids. "For this evening I shall wear one of my red dresses. But now please get me my blue and purple dress." I said to them and they all got everything for me. There was a light
knock on the door and Alice entered holding three large striped boxes. "Princess Isabella." She said curtsying "I have made you your dress with undergarments." She said, I smiled. "I thank you
Alice for the dress will you do me the honor of dressing me?" She gasped this was a great honor for a signal person who was not one of my maids. She nodded and shakily walked over to me.
"Beth, Lizzie and Grace you three are excused Jodie stay so you can do my hair and make up with Alice." They all nodded and the three left while Jodie went and prepared the jewels and make
up.
Alice set the three boxes down in front of me and opened all of them. I slipped off my nightgown and pulled on the white pantaloons while Alice blushed like crazy. "What ever is the matter girl?"
I questioned her in a sharp tone. "Forgive me please." she said tears coming into her eyes. "I am sorry." I nodded. The girl had never dressed anyone before so seeing another woman naked
came as a shock to her. "Do not fret." I said patting her hand. I pulled on about six petticoats all white with pink flowers sewn into them. The corset was a light shade of pink with flowers on it
too. Then she helped me get the dress over my head and tighten it at the back. I looked wonderful. The dress was of satin and pink. The top half was low cut with white fur lining it. It had tiny
pink ruffles on top of the centre of the fur. The sleeves were puffy at the top with slashed parts showing purple satin underneath in between there were beautiful sewn roses. On the bodice part
was beautiful roses sewn on. The skirt covered my feet and stretched out very far. It too was pink satin but had emeralds on it with tiny little gems flowing about them with ribbons in bow
shapes. "Alice I must say I am very impressed I adore this dress and you shall be my new maid, but you shall also be my personal dress maker. You can have your own room near mine if I need
to at all." I said to her smiling all the time. Alice looked so happy. "Thank you so much I am forever grate full you ma'am." She said curtsying. "Jodie" I said for she had fallen asleep. "Jodie" I
said coming closer she still didn't wake. She had fallen asleep on my bed her face in my pillows. How dare she. I woke her with a large thump on her rear end with a book I had picked up. She
awoke with a cry. "What in heavens name do you think you are doing?" I screamed at her for there was drool on my bed sheets. "Your majesty, I'm sorry, I didn't get much sleep last night,
please forgive me." She said kneeling to the floor I gave her a look of degust. "Jodie Witherbottom" I said pacing the room "you shall return to your family for two months. And I hope that being
away from the palace will get you better sleep." She was nearly in tears but it is forbidden to cry in my presence. Sending her home was not the worst I could have done, I could have done
much worst, but this means she has caused dishonor to her family and herself but I couldn't send her away forever for that would be like a death sentence. "Return in two months time. Now
get out of my sight." I shouted as she ran for the door.
Alice did my hair and makeup while I wondered who I should get as a new maid there was a local girl in the village called Jane she would do as it was said her family need her to work but no
were needed her. I decided to send a guard out to find her and ask her if she wanted to become my maid.
Walking in the gardens I bumped into Edward. "I thousand apologies my princess your beauty stunned me so much that I was in such a daze." He said with a deep bow. "Rise my Edward for you
to earn my forgiveness walk with me." I replied and gave him my hand. We walked to a cherry tree with beautiful blossom falling down. "Princess there is something I deeply wish to tell you"
Edward said to me. "Speak man then." I said raising a thin eyebrow. "While I tell you this may I please call you Isabella for I need to tell you how I feel?" I nodded to him. "Isabella from the first
moment I saw you I thought you looked like a goddess and now that I have talked to you and learned at you I know you are a goddess. Isabella I dream of you every night, I dream of us
Isabella what I'm saying is,….. I love you." I was so socked I didn't say anything, and then it clicked. The feeling in my chest in my mind when I see him its love. I love him. I do so much.
"Edward" I started "Edward I love you too." I whispered and I took his hand in mine.
We talked for a long time and I whished it could go on forever. "Edward, my darling" I whispered "I love you more than the moon and stars you are the first and only person to love me for
Isabella not princess Isabella but we can't marry, the country would be in up roar wars would start I am the single heir to the thrown and you are just just." I could finish but he did.
"Just a explorer, nothing more than a beggar." He said the same thing I had said to Jessica the morning he arrived. "Edward. Tonight I must choose my husband. I think it best we don't see
each other again." I whispered and left. I left my love for my country. I walked away without looking back and I let my heart finally die. For now I understood why I was stabbed. It was so
Edward could get to me. He was friends with Samuel, made me hate Samuel and got Samuel to stab me not so I would die, but so I would recover and get to know Edward better. He did that
because he loved me so I would grow to love him. But I have been a princess all my life. I am spoiled. I have maids and servants food, jewels and money. So I have no room for love. I am a
princess and a princess must do what is right for her country not herself. Edward thought I would do anything for him. But I can't, I won't. I will do anything for my people and anything for my
country.