Chapter 2: Monster in King's clothing

The young princess stood in the Throne Room, staring at her brother with pleading eyes.

Please don't make me choose. They tell the King. She couldn't be made to pick who were to die, these innocent people or the man she loved. The eyes that looked back were not those of her older sibling, but those of a cold monster that would not be defied.

The monarch said in a harsh tone to his little sister,

"I will give you until the count of five, or I will choose and they will ALL die."

The teen desperately looked around the room. She looked at the innocent people, who were pleading for their lives before her,

"One," Her brother mercilessly started counting off

She looked at her love Elliot who was telling her to choose him and let the people go,

"Two,"

She had only tried to stop Logan from killing the protestors, who had only wanted to get their message to the king that they weren't happy. Why does she now have to suffer?

"Three,"

The princess could here the impatiens in her brother's voice. She quickly looked at her choices again. The protestors were now crying about how they had children.

"Four."

She had made her decision and slowly pointed toward Elliot. Logan looked and quickly told the guards to take him away. His sibling quickly ran over and grabbed Elliot's hand and said she was sorry. Elliot was quite as the guards hauled him out of the room to be executed.

The princess snapped. There was a horrible rage in the pit of her stomach that was threatening to go off at any moment. She had to release some of the steam so she turned toward the thing that was suppose to be her brother and said in a near yell,

"I will NEVER forgive you for this!"

The king was unfazed and simply replied quickly

"Good. Then you will never forget it."

Whatever that thing was standing before her, was definitely not her sweet, gentle, and loving brother. It was some sort of monster in king's clothing.

A/N: okay I know there are a million and one fan fictions on the Elliot/protesters decision but I felt I had to put in my version. So there you go! Again reviews are much appreciated!

~Alliekat