Chronicles of the Accursed One: Fatal Ties

~Princess Calena Marcia Clair~

I lay upon my bed once more, but get up once again. My nerves were in a wreck, far beyond what I was originally used to what with my adventures throughout the castle and nearby villages being taken into consideration. To find me, Princess Calena Marcia Clair, in such a panicked state just because men from all over Izol are coming to try and get me to be their bride, it was outrageously wrong. I sit down upon at my vanity staring through my open window into the night sky thinking with a smile. If Angelus were to see me now I’m sure he would only laugh at me and try to cheer me up in some way.

An image of us playing at Heavens Falls comes to mind and al I could do was smile and reminisce happily. His toned muscles carrying me on his back, his broad shoulders tightly wound I held on to as we dove under the water into the deepest parts of the pool. It feels like a dream every time we are there. It was a space, a world in itself where we are free of all our worries of princess and servant, where we can be friends without worries of boundaries and such, but he doesn’t see that. I wish he would. I always wished he would loosen up and treat me like a friend…or maybe more. I don’t know for sure.

With a deep sigh I say to myself, “What are you thinking, Calena?” I stand and walk to my mirror. I giggle at my appearance. My right strap to my nightgown was off my shoulder and my chest slightly protruded. I grab my chest and pull my breasts up but they barely move. “Small…how can any guy love this?” I sigh then look at myself once more. With a smile I strike a pose, putting my left hand upon my hip, jutting it out a bit, bending over and blowing a kiss to myself saying, “Come here, milord.” I chuckle to myself.

I smirk as I throw myself upon my bed allowing my imagination to take over. “No, milord. Not so soon. Shan’t we wait until after our wedding day?” I imagined a handsome blonde hair blue eyed prince stoop over me, cusp his hand on my cheek and look into my eyes with love and caring.

“I cannot wait any longer, my fair maiden. Thine beauty hath captured me so and I must have thee.”

“Oh please, my prince. Dare not break such a tradition. If thou doth love me so, then give me but this one request.” I turn my head blushing.

“Then it shall be so, but, may I have just one request, my princess?”

I look up as if staring into his eyes asking, “What may that be?”

“A kiss. One kiss to seal my love for thee.”

My heart begins to pound at the thought of kissing him(even though it wasn’t real).”O-o…okay.” I close my eyes and pucker my lips, imagining the princes lips touching my own. Soft and gently we pulled apart. As my eyes widened, my heart skipped a beat. The prince had fallen out of my imagination and there in his place was Angelus with a wide smile, gentle as always. My face burned bright red. It took me several seconds to push the thought out of my head but I overdid it. I flailed my arms and legs out and fell out of my bed. There I lay on my stomach looking through my shoulder length dirty blonde hair. “Get a hold of yourself woman.” With a deep sigh my heart remained pounding, but a sound came to my ears. Light footsteps coming down the hallway slowly.

Suddenly, their came a tapping at my door and a small high pitched voice spoke out. “Princess? Its Eunji.” I felt elated to hear that voice. My newest little servant was only 10 and she had the most adorable voice to her. I sprang to the doorway and rushed her in. After closing the door I looked her over. She wore a rather long nightgown that near touched the ground. She was very thin and finely tuned. Her all around dark tan in itself told me she was from the southeastern most continent of Eloquoia. Her white hair was in a neat ponytail on either side of her head giving her that younger charm.

“You are mine tonight, little girl.” I smile my most evil smile I could muster, even though I’m almost sure now that it was a sad attempt.

“Your highness!” She cried out before lunging out to me but falling face first into the stone floor. I fell to my knees as well. Was this what she felt when she passed out? Helplessness, weakness, and the world spinning around her as the light faded and everything fell into nothingness? I don’t know, but I felt a cold hand creep across my spine. What was visible to me were a pair of feet covered in what appeared to me as cloth and wrapped diagonally. It was black, and so too did my vision become.

I slip into a dream-like state, I think. My visions still blurry but I can’t help but noticed a figure running to me. I can not tell who it is, but something inside told me who it was; Angelus.

I open my arms, scared, and calling out to him in a mute voice. At my feet, grounding me where I stood was Eunji. She was scared herself, but more so than I. Tears streaked down her face uncontrollably as she cried out between sobs, “No! Don’t do it! Stop! No!!” What could this mean? What could this possibly mean!?

I turn back to Angelus only to find a wolf running at me full speed. It was far larger than any ordinary wolf. It had black fur with a single white patch atop it’s head just between it’s crimson eyes. Angelus?! NO! It can not be. My sight blurred then came to again to see the wolf disappear and Angelus running again. Anger was overtaking him. A foreign face was before me.

I felt a strong hand yank me into the air. My world went spinning. I could see a sky and water blend together and a powerful cry. “Calena!!”

I jolt awake sitting upright. My hair is completely messy as if I had been in a fight. I look at the strands in front of my face in agitation as I huffed and puffed from fear. Blowing at them, I slam my hand down behind me as I turn and find myself feeling something soft that wasn’t my bed. I look down to find my hand groping Eunji’s buttocks. I flail my arms away and fall to my left off the bed exclaiming, “EEEP!” I land on my back and just lay there dazed. Eunji pops her head from atop my bed into view.

“Princess! Are you ok?!”

“Sure thing…I’m ecstatic…,” I say weakly. Any more surprises you would like to throw my way life? The vision of seeing Angelus’ face pulling away from mine after the kiss suddenly comes to mind and I find myself slapping my reddened face yelling, “Why is it that that is the only thing that pops up after that stupid dream!?!?”