So! Hey! Im gonna reply to some comments, cause I feel like it! And before that... SPRING BREAK! FREEEEEEDOOOOMMMMM! YES! So yep. Spring break for me equals to being a couch potato and watching anime and texting people and annoying my brother to no end.. FUN! So, now Lets answer reviews!
CakeIsAGoodFriend: Thanks for that tip, and honestly, I did think about that, and it's all just part of the plan.. Don't tell anyone... Ehh... Oh well, I'll just spill, since I haven't updated this in a while, and I'm in the mood to give my readers a little treat. (WooHoo!) Since right now, Max is really the main girl of this story and right now and she is the oldest, I had to make some changes to a couple of characters, and add some girls around her age; hence Rin and Catori and another I'm gonna add in the next chapter.. Those 3 will really be her main girl friends. The reason I based the character off of me and my friends is because I have some stories that are ongoing, and I have to keep writing them, even if i don't post them up on FF. So yeah, I have to impersonate a lot of characters almost everyday, and its really hard to do that, with the unique personalities. So, by basing it off of myself and people close to me, It makes it easier for me because I know how both of us act truly, and I don't need to ponder for an hour. Plus, by having a girl with almost the same attitude as her will make Max have a close friend while at the castle.
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So, since only like two people requested characters, I'm just not gonna kidnap another character..
Iggy: Nooooo!
Phoenix: Excuse me?
Iggy: Oh.. I meant, no, DarkBloodyAngelOfAbyss is not James Patterson and doesn't own Maximum Ride.. She only owns the plot and other characters...
Phoenix: Good Iggy...
Which Prince?
Chapter 5
"Good, you gave them an okay impression.." Cat was pacing back and forth in my new room, as I laid on the bed with Angel and her dolls.
"What do you mean by 'okay'?"
She stops and looks at me. "You did well."
She started pacing again, and I turned my head from her to Angel.
"Don't be like that, Celeste." She stared at a white bear held in her hands. "Really?" The bear stared back silently, dressed up in a dress, with wings on the back. "Alright!" The little girl grinned.
I sighed. "Cat, are we supposed to be doing something right now?"
She shook her head. "Actually, right now I'm supposed to be in lessons, like the others, but since you've arrived, I'm here.." She let out a breath. "Well, lessons end in about.. fifteen minutes, so after that, you can talk to the princes if you want."
There was a noise outside in the hallway, and out heads swiveled to stare at the door.
"Or someone skipped lessons, and now you can talk to them instead.." Catori moved towards the door, and yanked it open just as two boys ran in and fell, taking the royal advisor with them. Next, the GOA walked in calmly. "Will you get off me?"
Angel stood up and ran to the two boys that fell. "Iggy! Gazzy!" She squealed, and then she shoved the bear she held into the younger one's face. "Say hi to Celeste!"
The youngest prince looked up and smiled. "Hi Celeste.."
I examined the scene, Cat was pounding on the other boy's back and yelling at him to get off, while Angel tried to make the younger boy say hi to all her other dolls and toys, while the GOA just stood and watched too.
Rin walked over to me, and greeted me.
"By the looks of it, you three skipped." I commented.
She nodded. "So, you having fun with Angel?"
"Shes nice and sweet." I saw the prince that was on Cat lift his head and say something to her, and Cat just looked at him weirdly. "Those two are the princes, right?"
Moving her head, she turned to stare at the two still on the floor and then rolled her eyes. "Yep. Iggy and Gazzy. Even though they don't act like princes, believe it or not, they are."
I snickered. "Boys never act sane. Its like they have a switch, but it doesn't work. Flip it to sane, and the whole thing goes bonkers."
"So right. But for these two, they do have another switch. Pranking mode, and pyromaniac insane."
"Well, thats nice." I responded. "So if you skipped lessons, won't the maids and the butlers be looking for you..?"
Her eyes widened. "Oh. Yeeaaah.. About that.."
There was a crash, then a scream from somewhere inside the building. "RIIINNN! IGGGGGYYY! GAAAZZZZZYYY!" Voices screamed.
"Well, it's not only them thats looking." She went over to the prince lying on Catori's leg, while the one with Angel picked himself up. Tugging his arm, the tall strawberry blonde stood and glanced at the door. "The tutors are looking too."
The prince around my age that was with Angel went over to the window and opened it. "Iggy! Rin! Come on!" He waved before climbing out and placing his feet on the windowsill and standing. In a second, he had disappeared, probably climbing on something.
I guess that was Gazzy..
"We gotta go, alright Angel? We'll play later, when we are not being chased." Iggy spoke, as he started climbing out the window.
"Okay!" The six-year-old grinned and was fine with it, like this happened often.
Catori sighed and got up. "You all be good, okay?"
"Based on what happened earlier," I shifted my position on the bed, "I don't think they understand or even know the meaning of the word good."
The sixteen year old facepalmed. "At least try.."
Being the GOA, Rin saluted. "No can do, miss!" She turned her attention from us to the door. The footsteps and running sounds got closer. "Well, got to scram." She started to climb out the window. "You three saw nothing."
"RIN!" One of the boys yelled from outside.
"Coming," She called out, then turned back to us.
"You better go, we wouldn't want the GOA to get into major trouble when there is a war." I said.
A smirk played on her lips. "I like you. We will talk later. See ya! And Cat, try not to bruise out poor prince's back." With that, she disappeared.
"Those three..." Cat sat beside me. "Are definitely messed up.."
A group of people burst in through the doors, all panting, their clothes blackened, wet with various stains, and messed up.
"Have you seen Prince Gazzy?"
"Or Prince Iggy?"
"Or even Rin?"
Angel giggled at them and ran up to the small crowd. "No we haven't! You look weird.." She commented, and one person sighed.
"Really, they escape every time.."
The crowd dispersed and left to search in other places.
For some reason, I still didn't fully believe what I had just gone through. I was taken - kidnapped, actually- and then they took me here, into a castle where a girl like me would never be. Then, after that, I met the King and Queen and even the Princes, and most of the staff.
...Seriously. I mean, for real. Maybe I'm asleep.. Someone might have drugged me..
Who in their right mind would believe that someone who is definitely not famous at all is suddenly surrounded by royalty? Who? This has to be a dream.
Thats when I smacked my head into the wall. I groaned, and held my forehead. "Owww... Bad idea, bad idea.."
Catori had taken little Angel out for a walk, then to the king, while I stayed behind in my room, leaving me to my thoughts.
Still. A royal advisor, a GOA, a king, a queen, maids, princesses, and several princes. Even though I saw everything with my own eyes, I'm still definitely not believing it.
Maybe a walk around will help clear up some questions.
You know, crashing into a brick wall that appeared out of nowhere hurts. It really hurts.
I scowled up at the 'brick wall'. "Hey! That hurt!"
Silence.
Wait.. Silence..? What?
"Um, hello?" I scrunched my nose and looked up, asking myself if the 'brick wall' I crashed into was actually a person.
It's one of the princes.. I realized. Come on, why isn't my life normal?
He just stood there, looking down at me with those obsidian eyes.
I rolled my eyes, and stood, brushing the dirt off of me. "Hello."
He didn't answer, but instead someone else answered, coming up behind him. "Well, hello, Max. That is your name, isn't it?"
Another prince stood beside , and looked down at me.
Geez, why is everyone so tall?
I nodded. "Well, duh, my name is Max."
"Ari." He introduced himself, then pointed at the other prince. "Fang, if you didn't remember."
Well, no, I didn't remember, so thank you for refreshing my memory..
Ari ran a hand through his dark brown hair. "So, Miss Max, what brings you out here?" He hold a hand out, gesturing to the massive garden.
... Is this guy making fun of me?... Geez..
"Nothing," I shrugged. "Just wanted to go for a walk."
Ari nodded. "Well, it's nice out here, so have fun."
I smiled, then noticed that Fang hadn't spoken at all.
"He doesn't talk too much. And when he does, it means that apocalypse is coming, and the world will end."
The black-haired teen looked at Ari skeptically, then rolled his eyes.
"Well, do you have any questions about this place..? We could answer them, if Catori didn't answer." Ari said, offering me the chance to quiz him.
Ari stepped forward, then we all heard a click.
Was that click harmless? No. Was it surprising? Yes. Did something bad happen? You can say that. Was it the trio that jumped out your window earlier? Yep. That definitely is a yes.
Ari froze, and less than a second later, out of the rose bushes rose some kind of wooden plank, with a.. Wait.. Is that what I think it was..? Oh. Okay, yes it was what I thought. So it was a pie, the tin glued to the end of the plank. With a quick movement, the pie was plastered on the victim's face as the plank retreated back into the bush, with the tin empty.
I held back a laugh when I saw Ari's face, covered in blueberry pie. A piece of the crust fell off his face and to the ground.
Ari stood there motionless, with his eyes closed, probably debating on whether or not to chase after them or not. He started to open his eyes, and he sniffed. "I can smell you guys.. Come on out so I can give you a hug, you three!"
There was shuffling and the soft rustling of leaves behind the bush.
Thats where they were.. But looking back at the pie-covered face of the victim, I wasn't able to hold back my laugh, so I let it out. Fang had a smirk on his face, and Ari slowly crept towards the trio's hiding place.
"Give your prince a hug!"
"N-" There was a sound, then it stopped, as if someone put a hand over another person's mouth.
"Come on! I know you're there! You can't hide anymore!" He stepped forwards once more. "Give Prince Ari a hug!"
Gazzy sprang up suddenly, and pointed. "No way, Ari!" It would have sounded fierce, but unfortunately, he started laughing. "You.. You look absolutely ridiculous.."
"Gazzy!" It was Iggy this time, and he stood, then started laughing too.
And there was the last one. Rin stood, noticing Ari walk forward steadily. "Move! Move it, you two!" She pushed them and the two started running, laughing.
"Hug me!" Ari approached Rin, seeing that she was the only one who hadn't fled, then he lunged forward, and she stepped aside. "Give me a hug, Rin!"
"Now way in hell, Ari!" She yelled, dashing away to catch up to her two friends. "I'd give you a hug anytime, but not while you look like that!" She laughed, then disappeared somewhere with Iggy and Gazzy.
Ari chuckled, then started wiping his face. "Those three.." He shook his head. "Well, Max, do you have any questions? Or do you wanna talk to the other princes and get to know them too? I have a feeling that you would be here for a while."
For a while? How long is 'for a while'?
"I'm not sure." I looked at Ari in confusion.
"Oh. I said that out loud? Oops.." I let out a breath. "Well, sure, I could hang out with the others more.. And get some of my questions answered.."
This time, Fang spoke. "The reason those three are constantly goofing off is because they want it to be cheerful around here." I looked at him. "After the drought came and the fight between us and the Batchleders came, people were pretty depressed, so those three teamed up and started doing pranks to make people laugh."
Ari stepped back in surprise. "Oh my God. The world is ending. The world is ending! Somebody go alert the villagers!"
I grinned, I liked this guy, a joker, and he had a personality like an older brother would have.
Fang punched Ari's shoulder.
"Well, thanks for answering one of my many unsaid questions." I thanked.
He nodded.
Ari looked behind me. "Well, Sam and Dylan are most likely inside.. Care to come with us?"
"Sure."
OMG! I UPDATED ALL THREE OF MY STORIES TODAY! YES! Okay, so this chapter is more about the 'Troublesome Trio' and a bit about Fang and Ari, so now you know more about them. So yeah. Things were pretty sad before the crops started growing again, and thus, the 'Troublesome Trio' was created. So, the next chapter will be more about Sam and Dylan and Ari and Fang, as we get a bit deeper into their history. Okay.. So.. Umm... Ok? What should I say..? Well.. Thanks for reading so far! And thanks for the reviews! Keep on reviewing everyone! Reviews make me happy! ^.^
Iggy: Please make her happy! Or else I feel like something will happen..
Me: And what exactly?
Iggy: Nothing...
Me: Want a burger?
Iggy: YES!
Me: *gives him a burger*
Iggy: Now make her happy so I can be fed! Oh, food.. I love you, I love you, I love you!
Me: R&R
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