One night and I already had 7 visitors! Haha, didn't know how well this story would go over here's Mirana ;) review pleaseeeee!
Mirana of Marmoreal, 19 years old
I stood on my balcony and looked mournfully over my kingdom. The people were all so happy. I couldn't let Iracebeth get to them, now could I? Thinking this, I felt the weight of my crown on my head.
"Miiirana?" I jumped as Chessur appeared in front of me.
"I do wish you wouldn't sneak up on me like that. It's quite rude." He laughed.
"I find it slightly comical. Actually, I have a message from our friend, Tarrant." My mouth involuntarily curved into a genuine smile. I hadn't heard from Tarrant in years. He had been banned from seeing me until the Gribblic Day, still many years away.
"What did he say Chess?" I was nearly bouncing won excitement.
"Calm yourself, majesty. He merely told me to ask you something. How is a raven like a writing desk?" I drew in a sharp breath and looked away. Silent, joyful tears fell from my eyes.
"He remembered," I choked out. I looked back at Chess. "He remembered...Oh Chessur, he remembered!" I threw my arms around him and hugged him.
"Yes, yes, now do you have a message for him or will you keep speaking nonsense?" I thought carefully for a moment.
"Just tell him I miss him. A lot." He disappeared into thin air withing seconds.
I ran over to my writing desk and grabbed some parchment and a quill with some ink. This I wrote:
'Tarrant: "How is a raven like a writing desk?"
Tarrant:'
I was recording every word he ever sent to me. I would keep them with me indefinitely, of course.
And I waited. And waited. And waited. I stood on the balcony the next night and thought to myself. What if he doesn't miss me? Oh I do hope he does. But he remembered the code, which means something certainly.
"Majesty?" I spun around swiftly and saw my most trusted Lady in Waiting standing by the door.
"Lady Julia, please come in. What brings you here so late?" She took a seat near my bookcase. I followed suit and sat near her.
"Well, majesty...Honestly? I've been worried." I took her hands in mine and put on a fake smile.
"About what dear?"
"You." This caught me completely by surprise. For a moment, my masks fell just long enough for her to see. My eyes widened and my smile dropped. I had a tiny frown for a moment the corrected it.
"O-oh," I stuttered. "Why would you be worried about me? See, I'm perfectly fine! Right as rain, I am," I said, borrowing the Tweedle's line.
"You don't seem...yourself. You're distant and distracted and quite frankly it's scaring me." I bit my lip and looked at her eyes. She was right. All that was in her eyes was complete and utter fear.
"It's no problem, dear. I just have a lot on my mind." I blushed slightly, knowing exactly what I was thinking about.
"Just tell me your fine? And mean it."
"I'm fine. I promise. Come now, it's getting late. We should retire for the evening, shall we not?" She smiled slyly and stood.
I got into my nightgown and climbed under my covers. Sighing in contentment, I fell asleep. With the lights on.
"Mirana? Mirana, wake up. Wake up!" I opened my eyes lazily and found myself staring into a pair of green eyes. But they were the wrong shade.
"What is it Chessur?" I sighed and sat up slowly. I had a slight pain in my stomach.
"It's Gribblic Day! Did you not remember?"
"But...but it was years away!" I thought deeply, then whispered, "Thank you Time. I'll owe you forever." I smiled like a small child and jumped out of bed. I was walking, or bouncing, to my dresser. I slipped on a piece of fabric, my dress from the previous day, and fell on my backside with a tiny thump.
"Bloody dress..." I heard laughing behind me. That laugh was all too familiar.
"Tarrant!" I jumped up and ran into his waiting arms.
"Hello Mira," he whispered. My teenage nickname hung in the air like sweet rain.
"I missed you so much," I said into his shoulder. His grip tightened and I took that as a 'I missed you too.'
He pulled back to look at me. Time had aged him, his hair growing out to his shoulders. His skin was whiter, and his eyelids were darker.
"I love you, Mira."
"I love you too," I murmured. I watched curiously as he moved closer to me, angling his head downward. He gently pressed his lips to mine; our first kiss. I pushed my lips harder on his and tangled my fingers in his long hair.
"Majesty...Mirana...Mirana!"
I woke with a start and looked around me. Chess was floating in front of me. I let out a cry and dug my face into the pillow, gripping my sheets with much more strength than I could possibly possess. I felt a furry paw on my head, trying to calm me.
"It's okay, majesty. It was just a dream." This only made me cry harder. It was just a dream, unfortunately. Why couldn't I just have a good moment in my life? At that exact moment, I felt like I'd been punched in the gut. I gagged a bit.
"Excuse me for a moment Chessur." I ran to the bathroom and threw up the contents of my stomach: tea and acid. When I was finally finished, I dropped to my knees and rested my head on the side of the tub.
After I gained my strength back, I stood up and brushed my teeth. I walked back into my bedroom and tried to get dressed. There on the floor was my dress from yesterday. I let out a whimper and continued to my wardrobe.
I pulled out a large white dress and put in on reluctantly. I reached for my pearl necklace on the side table and fastened it. Tarrant had given it to me years ago. I think I was around 10 when I got it. It seems to have grown with me.
"I might have a message from Tarrant. That is, if you'd like to hear it." I nodded and listened carefully.
"How can I possibly miss you? Why, I haven't even noticed the Time passing, which it hasn't you know." I frowned and turned around.
"Tarrant wouldn't have said that. He wouldn't have…couldn't have." My bottom lip trembled a bit, and I ordered Chess away. I spent the day in my room under my covers. If someone were to look at me, they'd say I was just a big jumble of white.
Ok, that was sort of short...I'll explain why Tarrant said that in the next chapter though reviewsss welcome!