Chapter2: Explore

Eli's POV

I walked to my dad's room, knocked and walked in. My Father's Balcony door was open and I saw him standing there looking out to the kingdom.

"You wanted to speak to me Father"

"Come" I walked and stood next to him and looked out.

"Son I want to give you something to think about" what was he talking about?

"Yes"

"I think you need to get out more and find something"

"And what's that?"

"Love" no. I knew the time was coming for me to fall in love. My Dad had introduced me to so many princesses. But they are all the same. They all care about what they look like and all they want is to rule and make orders. Well when someone like me reads what love is really about, in the many books I read. Love takes time and will hit me like a ton of bricks when you realize that's what you feel for her. I want someone that's real and actually gets to know me and not want me for my money.

"What about it?" I ask.

"I think it's time to get your head out the books and start searching for it." He turned and faced me and put his hand on my shoulder. I looked at him. I'm not really sure how I want my future yet. I know he wants me to take the thrown, but do I really want that? To be King?

"I haven't found her yet." I really don't want to start talking about me and the thrown. But this subjects okay because there probably isn't a girl out there for me.

"I brought so many princesses for you to meet and there's none you have found interest in?" He asked searching my face.

"Honestly, No I haven't." I looked him in the eye "I'm 18 now and I will make my own decisions and when I find a girl, I will come to you."

"Well I'm Glad you are making your own decisions." He smiled a crooked smile "When you find yourself a lady, I will see it in your face." I nodded and me an my dad started talking about lighter subjects. Then I heard a knock at the door.

A Server peaked threw "Excuse me, I am so sorry to interrupt but Prince Adam would like to see Eli." Adam, I loved my brother. He always talked about the thrown but he understood that I'm the oldest. I should go talk to him about what dad said. For a younger brother he was sure smarter than me at things. I looked at my dad and he nodded for me to go on.

"Where is he?"

"In your mother's Garden"

Clare's POV

Ali and I are walking around the Village. Picking flower's along the way.

"I'm going to miss this place." I didn't want to cry. This place brought so many memories of my childhood. My dad and I running to the stream and getting water, then on our way back we would have a race to the house. Me and Ali trying to catch Fireflies at night. Me sitting peacefully reading books on the hill top, letting the wind take me to a happy place. All that, I will be leaving behind to pick up trash for people who think there better than us.

"I'm going to miss you Clare." Ali pulls me to a stop and turns me to look at her "You're my best friend and I don't know what I'll do without you." She started to cry. I hated tears for sadness. I need them to be happy.

"Ali you will always be my best friend and moving to live in a Castle full of Snobs isn't going to change that." She stopped crying and smiled at me.

"I guess you right. Will you come back Clare."

"Don't I always come back." She hugged me tight and I hugged her back. Not wanting to leave this spot, this place.

"CLARE" I heard my mother scream. Ali looked up at me.

"Ugh I'm not ready to go" I whispered looking down.

"Hey" She grabs my chin a lifts my head. "You're Clare Edwards and I know who you are. I know you can make it through anything." Ali always knew how to make me feel better.

"Goodbye Ali" I turned and stated walking when I heard Ali say.

"You might find something interesting in the Castle and who knows, you might want to end up staying."

Eli's POV

Me and Adam sat across from each other on the ground playing with grass.

"So that's what dad talked to you about…Love"

"Yeah and he thinks I will end up falling in love with one of the princesses."

"Didn't you say one, out of all of them you liked?" I looked up and saw him giving me a questionable look.

"I said she was Okay but it's not someone I want to be with"

"Julia you mean." Yeah the only reason why I said she was okay is because she didn't talk much. While the other…..well that's a different story. It's not that Julia wasn't pretty, it's just I didn't feel anything when I was talking to her.

"Yeah and now dad's wants me to pick one and of course later on take the thrown."

"So are you going to pick one?"

"No, I told him I'm 18 and I make my own choices. But I didn't give him and answer about the thrown."

"Well what about the thrown. You're the oldest." I honestly did not want the thrown. I had Dreams when I was a kid about traveling and writing about what I see.

"I don't …I don't really want it." I looked at him and he looked shocked.

"Eli you know you are the next one in line for the thrown."

"I know." I had nothing to say honestly.

"Dads going to snap a gasket." I rolled my eyes. But now that I think about it I wonder how he would react. I lay back in the in the grass and I heard Adam come lay next to me.

"I don't know what I'm going to do Adam."

"I know you Eli and when your decision is made, you won't stop til you get it." Adam chuckled.

Clare POV

I feel my mother squeeze my hand as we enter the Gates at Goldsworthy Castle accompanied by two knights at our side. When I walked through the gate I felt as If I wasn't Clare, the girl that lived in the village. I feel like a whole new person, I feel like a nobody. I'm coming into this Castle and who knows when I'll get out. I'm cleaning for rich people who know I will be a maid and treat me and my mom like dirt.

I look over at my mom as we walk down the long path guarded with knights with the little luggage we had. The look on her face told me she was thinking the same thing I was…wondering. Wondering what it will be like when we start our new lives and work.

The knight led us in and then a very high class looking woman came up to us.

We bowed in her presence. She nodded when we looked back at her.

"You must be the new maids, The Edwards." Her wrinkly eyes looked between us. We nodded in response.

"We have lots of rules to go through, but first let me show you to your rooms." She then turned and started walking, we followed. She led us to these beautiful granite stairs. We walked up the stairs only hearing the tapping of our feet against the granite. Finally after about a hundred steps we made it to the top. I looked up and the first thing I saw was a huge door that had a big gold "G" on it with guards surrounding the door. I'm guessing that was the King's room.

The lady turned to the right and went down the hall. She stopped by the third door to the left.

"This will be Your Mother's room and she will clean every room on this floor." She turned to my mom "Go ahead and get your stuff unpacked while I show your daughter where she will be staying" she started walking back to where we first came from. I followed and looked back at my mom. Will I be able to see her again? All that was rambling through my head as the lady kept walking to the other end of the hall where there were windowed doors that led outside. It was a bridge that led outside to another section of the Castle. Farther away from my mother.

"This will be your room." She pointed to the first door to the right.

"Make yourself comfy, work starts tomorrow. I'm sure you want to look around." She smiled at me "Get a look at what you're cleaning. I will tell you more details tomorrow." I nod a do a curtsy, she nods and walks off. I turned and opened my door. I walk in and the room is pretty big. It had creamy colored walls and a big white colored bed. On the celling there was a hook to drape long white sheet to hang around my bed. I put my bag down and jumped on it. I passed my fingers over the patterns on the material and I sighed at the softness. I got back up a decided to go look around…..

Eli's POV

I sighed. It was getting late and I was still laying out here with Adam. I love being outside, listening to the now peaceful sounds of the late afternoons. I looked over at Adam and I knew he was thinking the same thing. Going inside and being alone.

"Well I'll see you tomorrow Adam." My muscles cracked as I sat up.

"See ya Goldsworthy." Adam chuckled and got up as well. I started walking back into my "Soon to be Castle" I sighed again. I have lots to think about.

Clare's POV

I found a secret door in a guest bedroom on my 'Exploring the Castle quest'. It was an empty room and I looked inside a closet and there it was. I was just like any regular door but it was black and the word Morty was engraved on it. I walked in and it was a bedroom. I quickly shut the door and listened outside the door if there was anybody inside. Nobody must be in there because I didn't hear a sound. I opened the door and walked inside. It was a Dark red colored room with a Black bed put off to the side. There were shelves full of books. There was a desk near the fire place. It had a couple of books and papers scattered all over the desk. One was opened and…but I didn't want to get caught reading it. Well nobody was around. I went up to the desk and sat down on the chair. It was a Dairy….

"Who are you and what are you doing here?" Demanded a voice behind me. I jumped and turned around. It was a Boy. He had Gorgeous green eyes and a perfected shaped face.

"I umm I'm s-so sorry." I stuttered and looked down. I hope this doesn't cost me and my mom to loss our job. I looked up and he was still just staring at me with an unreadable expression.

"I'm Sorry" I bowed and hurried out the door with one quick glance at his face. Then I ran out the room and to mine. I closed my door and slid down to catch my breath.

Eli's POV

When I walked into my room to find someone reading my Journal I was Furious. But when I saw it was a girl I stopped and stared and wondered how she got in here. I have never seen her before. I scared her and she jumped and turned around. She looked up and I saw these two pairs of Beautiful blue orbs. They were so different so…innocent and kind. I traveled my eyes to her features. She had a cute little girl face with rosy cheeks and a little button of a nose. Last I looked at her lips….They were so thick and pink which brought out her face. She was breathtaking. All I could do was stare at her and before I could say anything, she said sorry and ran out my room. A couple of seconds after I ran to go find her, I look out my door and she's gone….Was this girl really in my room? If she was I had to find out who she was. For some reason I want to get to know her. I have a weird feeling inside the pit of my stomach, I can't even describe it. But my minds telling me she will come back. I want to get to know her and see if she was …..real.

Well…I hope you liked it Sorry for not a lot of Eclare in this chapter but give it time. I had to put out some details before I get to Eli and Clare. If you have questions feel free to ask but I'm sure I will answer them in the next couple of chapters.

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