Chapter 15: Stranger Say What Now?

London, England

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The ship finally landed in the port of London on a surprisingly dull gray afternoon. As soon as I took my first steps on solid ground, I swore to myself to never go on another boat again as my legs wobbled unsteadily. My bag was a bit full; it had some clothes that was in the lady's suitcase along with my book and my now slimmer wallet that now carried $50 and the credit cards that I could actually use. The only thing that I truly missed was my Ipod, which had gotten lost in the lake right before that explosion from the bombs that I had set off.

I was about to start roaming around when I heard someone call my name. I turned around and saw Jake pushing through the crowd to get to me with a small smile on his face.

"I'm glad I caught up with you" he said, slightly out of breath. I couldn't say anything; I was still surprised that he remembered who the hell I was.

He reached into his pocket and pulled out a thick white sheet of paper that was folded in half. "Here" Jake said as he handed it to me.

"What is it?" I asked, looking at the paper suspiciously.

"It's money" he replied with a smile as he put the paper in my hand.

My eyes widened as I looked at the paper, then back at him. "I can't take this-"

"Yes you can" he interrupted. "It's to help your sister get better". His small smirk told me that he didn't believe the hospital story at all; and yet he was still giving me money.

Before my mind could properly react, I already had my arms wrapped around his neck and was giving him a hug. "Thanks" was all I could say as he brought his arms around my waist to bring me closer to him.

Oh crap, oh crap, oh crap... I thought to myself, now feeling self conscience about holding him.

He chuckled before whispering something I guess he thought that I wouldn't hear. "Your parents always said that you were cute...". My eyes shot open and I pushed away from him to get a good look at his face.

"What was that?" I demanded.

"Nothing, nothing. Stay safe; maybe we'll see each other again" Jake said with an embarrassed look on his face as he waved and walked away quickly. I was about to run after him and demand an answer, but thought better of it and opened up the white paper to see how much he gave me.

It was then that I noticed that there was writing on the page. I put the money in my pocket and began reading the note.

"Dear princess,

Yes, I did just call you princess.

I just want to say that I never thought that I'd be seeing you again after so long. You probably don't remember me, but I could never forget that beautiful smile that you have.

Let me explain.

When you were younger, 7 years old to be exact, we were arranged to be married. Our parents were considered royal, so it seemed like a good idea.

But your parents suddenly took you away and moved to the U.S., making sure to keep a low profile so that we couldn't find them; I'm not too sure what their reasons were.

I also don't know where your parents are, but I'm sure that they're alright.

This is all that I can tell you right now, so until next time. Stay safe and I'll miss you".

Prince Jake

My mouth opened and closed like a fish out of water as I re-read the letter over again. I looked behind me in the direction that Jake went but saw nothing except crowds of people swarming all over the place.

WHAT THE HELL! I can't believe he knew about my parents! I thought to myself as I started to walk around, not really knowing where I was going. I ended up stopping in front of what looked like a coffee shop that had the most delicious aroma of chocolate coming from it. I walked inside and went to the counter, keeping a sharp watch for suspicious activity.

I ended up ordering a cup of hot chocolate with whipped cream, and when I sat down and took a sip, I knew I was in heaven.

Of course, that had to be ruined when four gorgeous looking male models walked right in and looked in my direction. We had a stare down that only lasted a couple of seconds, which was unknown to the humans.

I chugged my hot chocolate down, almost burning off my tongue, before calmly getting up out of my seat and walking out of the other door that was conveniently placed near me. They followed me with grins plastered on their faces. I wanted to just snap my wings out right there and then, but there were too many people around me, and I didn't want to draw any attention to myself.

I just can't get a break, can I? I thought as I hurriedly took a left turn...right into an alley. I spotted a door and tried to open it, but it was locked from the inside. The alley wasn't big enough for me to spread my wings and start flapping, and all that was there to hide behind was a tin garbage can and some black bags of garbage in a nearby pile.

Brilliant.

I turned toward the opening of the alley only to see those four guys standing in front of the alley, looking more and more Eraser-like with every passing second. They grinned menacingly, baring their disgusting sharp yellow canine teeth at me.

"Personal hygiene much?" I asked, my mouth turning into a frown at the thought of their germy teeth sinking into my skin, possibly giving me rabies or something. They snarled and advanced forward. I instantly went into a fighting position, assessing my surroundings.

Ok, maybe if I kick the first one in the mouth, I could jump on the other ones head and be able to make it out of this alley without a scratch, I thought to myself with a determined look on my face. But just as I was about to put my plan into action, I suddenly felt something hit me in the back of my head.

Damn it... was the last thing that went through my mind before I completely blacked out.

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