Dragon's Love with Dangerous Letters

Chapter 4

The young teen wasted no time in getting home after the ball. She shut her door and locked it and to make sure that no one came in Artemis even put the chair from her desk in front of the door. She shifted her clothes and dressed into something more comfortable before settling down on her bed, the letter in her hand since the moment Levy had handed it over. She took one of the butter knifes from the kitchen earlier and used it to cut open the seal placed on the envelope. Gently yet quickly the girl pulled the double folded paper out of its packaging and unfolded it. The script words filled the paper and the green orbs the girl bared quickly began to work their way over the paper.

Dear Artemis,
I know this might not get to you for some time. I know that communicating with you is tough. It's been getting even worse as the days go on. Our real king still hasn't been found and king Jose is still in charge until our prince becomes fit for the task. Working at the palace isn't such a blast like usual. I don't want to get you down with life here though so ill just get to the good things. The prince has still been better than Jose and of course still has that crush on Levy like usual (still never admitting it, Gajeel can be like that though heh). Anyway. . .I do hope to see you sometime in my life, soon if anything. This place. . .it's terrible. Jose he. . .he tortures those he thinks are traitors. All I want is a life like yours. I hate it here. I can't take it. Artemis I want, no I need to see you. I need to get away. I. . .I can't bare this anymore. Please. . .Artemis when you get this and read it just burn it and any thoughts you have of coming here. I don't want any evidence to be found that may cause you harm. I love you and I hope to see you soon.

-Love your cousin, Celestine

Artemis couldn't help but be speechless at the letter she held. The shock she received from finding out that Gajeel was one if the royal children and held dragon slaying magic passed over as the brunette stared at the wet stains in the paper, her cousin's tears were all that she could conclude the stains were. It broke her heart to know and learn what Celestine was having to go through. It actually made her want to cry too knowing how terrible that kingdom sounded and if anything it probably wasn't the half of it.

Doing as her cousin wished she took the letter and held it over her lit candle upon her desk. She watched as each inch and word burned away slowly, the only thing of her cousin she had at that moment. Once the letter was gone from existence and its ashes were dumped away Artemis pulled the chair away from her door and put it back to where it previously rested in front of her desk. She took her quill pen into her hand and straightened out the paper on her desk. Quickly the girl wrote down all that had occurred in just one day, from this morning to now and ended the letter with what she planned to do, something that could possibly put herself and those close to her in grave danger.

After the letter was shut away in an envelope and sealed with the blue seal of her kingdom, Artemis slipped into a pair of leather boots and draped a cloak over her shoulders that was stuffed away in the depths of her closet. Quickly writing a small note the girl placed it on the ground in front of her father's door, this note letting him know what his daughter planned on attempting with her life at stake. Artemis may have hated leaving her father and especially if it was leaving him under the circumstances of frightening him to death but the girl didn't want to change her mind. Seeing her cousin was something the Artemis was dead set on at the moment and nothing was going to change her mind.

Magnolia's streets felt more welcoming to Artemis than ever before with this death mission set in her mind. All the brunette needed was to find the short teen and the prince accompanying her earlier this evening at the ball. The task seemed extremely hard with how large this kingdom was but like some miracle the girl found the task easier than she had expected after she simply spotted the two wandering down the street she was on. Calling their names she hurried after them, the two turning to look at her as if she had two heads.

"Artemis? What are you doing? I thought you would've been in bed by now with how much you work." Levy stated looking at the taller female like she was crazy for still standing.

"I wanted to ask if you two were planning on going back to PhantomLord now." Artemis replied.

"We were and by foot. It should only take an hour from here actually. Why do you ask?" The prince of the said kingdom inquired, his arms folding along his chest as he never tore his gaze off of Artemis.

". . .I want to come with you. Let me come to PhantomLord with you."