Royal slave: chapter 16
James' POV
I was so glad to finally return home. I had missed my mom and dad so much and naturally i had been very happy to see them again. Before i had met Jasmine's mother, i was really concerned that i would never see my mother or my father again. I owned the royal family alot. If it wasn't for them, then i might've never returned home.
Years had passed by. Alot had changed since i returned home. The royals had allowed me to come over and play with Jasmine when either of us asked. And naturally, i began to have a good bond with Jasmine and her parents.
I was 17-years-old now. I was getting my personal belongings packed. For i wasmaking myself ready for a one-way journey to the royal palace. I had planned to work there as a slave seeing as there wasn't anything i could do here. But that wasn't the main the reason. I actually wanted to spend much more time with Jasmine. If i went to work for her father and mother, then i would spend 24 hours a day/ 7 days a week time with her. I couldn't wait
I had gotten everything packed easily, since it wasn't that much, and left. Not before telling my family, our mistress and my friends goodbye of course. My mom had a hard time letting go of me, but my dad and our mistress were succesfull in convincing her to let me go to the palace. I promised her that i would soon return to visite them.
I was picked up by the carriage, the one that had brought me home years ago, and now i was on my way to the palace. I had to admit that it did suck a bit that i could only stay there as a slave and nothing more. Because i was a slave it would be a scandal if i had any close connections to those of a higher class. Let alone a connection to the royal family. I looked out into the forest. I knew this road like the back of my hand. I had gone this way so many times that i could go through it with my eyes close and still arrive at my destination. Something that i had started noticing over the years was the fact that, the more i took this ride, the shorter it seemed to be. And so it didn't take long for the carriage to stop at the palace.
I walked into the palace and looked around. The last time i was here was last year around easter. Which to me was way to long without seeing Jasmine. "ah! James!" I heard a deep male voice say. I turned and watched as the king walked towards me. "it's so good to see you, young man." He said and grabbed my shoulders. "likewise, sir." I said smilling. "it has been quite a while since we've last seen you." Another voice joined, which belonged to his wife the queen. She walked down the stairs and approached us. "yes it is." I said. "judging by your bag, i guess that you'll be staying here for a while." She said. "well, we had agreed that i would work here." I said and grinned. "i know, a lthough it is quite a shame. after all, we all know you've got a thing for our little girl." The queen said and winked at me. I grinned and blushed in embarrassment. "my queen, don't tease the boy like that." The king chuckled and his wife smiled at him.
"anyway, a servant will take you to your room. you can get settled there and you have the rest of the day off." The queen said and called for a servant. The servant came quickly and lead me upstairs through various corridors. It didn't surprise me that it took a while to arrive at my room. After all, this was a very big place. We finally arrived at my room and i walked inside. I dropped my bag on the bed and looked around. It was a really nice room the royal couple had given me. It had a nice view aswell. It wasn't as good as the rooms of the higher classes, but it was much better then what others slave, who were less lucky then me, would get. I was about to unpack my stuff, untill a voice stopped me. "i see you're staying here now." I heard a female voice say. I turned to look at the door and gasped.