DOWNSTAIRS AT THE DINING TABLE;
Breakfast was served in grand buffer fit for a king's breakfast. As the dishes were set and opened vanellope guzzled down the food like a wild animal, munching and enjoying every piece of the meal. I stared in displeasure wondering how the daughter of a king could eat without any utensils and the maids in the room could only make it worse by whispering amongst themselves.
"Hey get your acts together. I roared pounding the table.' "You're the daughter of an emperor didn't your mother ever teach you some etiquette.
She seemed rather unfazed ignoring my words like she wasn't too comfortable with me at the table and as worse as it could get I lost my appetite this storming out of the dinning room.
"Hey I'll save some for you once your back. She screamed at the top of her lungs and it echoed on every side of the hallway.
2 MINUTES LATER(OUTSIDE THE HOUSE)
I walked outside the towards the car packed in front of the house. Hakeem and I exchanged a glance and our eyes and mind were locked momentarily.
"Hakeem I want the security in the palace to be raised as high as it could get. I said checking my watch.' "Well keep an eye on vanellope for me my hunch tells me Humphrey will be back and I think they're working together so monitor their every move.
"Yes your highness I'll do just that. He bows opening the car's door.
I was about entering the car when I heard my name from behind I was hesitant but turned to see vanellope in a cream dress. Her beauty was as radiant as the sun, her grey eyes never left mine as she made her way towards me majestically her white hair and smooth pale skin fitted the dress perfectly and I was amazed at how beauty she was.
She ran towards me hurriedly with a chocolate basket and a rose flower bouquet in her hand but as clumsy as she was she stumbled upon her face and everything was almost ruined. I smiled silently to myself but walked towards her lending her a hand.
"You shouldn't be outside nor should you have come here. I reprimanded helping her to pack up the basket and it's content.' "Do you want your father in law to have my head on a platter.
She looked at me and her eyes were filled with hot tears that rolled down her cheeks and upon reading her mind I could tell she was heartbroken.
"No need to be sad vanellope you shouldn't go through the stress because I'll never like you. I said handing all her materials to her.' "I'm not attracted to you and I'll never be. I have one wife and that's Lucinda and our arranged marriage will never change that.
She nods handing over the gift basket and bouquet to me but I ordered Hakeem to trash them right before her eyes.
"No I had just prepared that to bid you a farewell as you head to work but you threw it in the trash. She gasped trying to hold her tears in. "Okay I guess I Rudolph that I'm not your ideal woman.
"Yes you aren't and don't try to get me to like you because it won't work either. I replied in a mocking voice.' "I'm fated to Lucinda and you're nothing like her. Just take a look at your clothes, your hair, your makeup and even the way you eat you're too full and myopic minded to be my partner.
"Enough! I get it but don't you dare think of me as cheap nor try to insult me. She warned poking my chest. "I'm just fulfilling a wife's duty I'm not after you neither am I competing to be Lucinda your ex wife but just you wait.... I'll be back in a new style Rudolph and mark my word you'll wish you had never hurt me like you did today.
"I'd never regret it. I replied entering the car.' "Hakeem make sure none of this world gets outside the palace and find that birdie before I get home I'd like to see his face.
"Yes your highness I hear you. He bows ordering the chaffer to drive the car.
I had wanted vanellope to feel the same way I did when Frank was taken away from me but this I had to admit was a bit pain that will haunt her mental health but I didn't care because I was certain she was going to die in three days time.
VANELLOPE'S POV;
Rudolph's word had cut into me as deep as a sword wound but it hurt more than James insult and I didn't know why it was so but I realized I had come to love him and was ready to do anything to get his undivided attention but it all seemed futile. I was totally heart wrenched and cried the entire days over. Alexis tried comforting me but it was futile because my pride was insulted and I could no longer feel the need to look pretty or admire myself as a woman but my husband seemed rather undisturbed and would go on recruiting soldiers for certain I was sure the distance between us was wide and all the rumor about him being heartless were true.
TWO DAYS LATER;
The room seemed rather dark and cold that I had to cover up the bedsheets from it but it all seemed futile when suddenly a shadow stood naked by the bedstand. His abs were outstanding and before I knew what was going on we were already kissing like we were wrestling for dominance but he pulled from the kiss nibbling my ears with his warm and wet tongue. The pecks he placed on my skin gave me a tingling sensation from which I was moaning nonstop but this fantasy was about to be short lived as his teeth became fangs and the next thing I knew was that he bit me draining all blood from my body. I screamed for help a dozen of times waiting for a saviour but none came to my rescue and suddenly my eyes popped open to the bright sunlight shining inside the room which was as scattered as a war zone.
"Thank God it was only a dream. I moaned walking towards the bathroom so I could pee.' "Hmmm I think I need s*x but that son of a b***h couldn't even handle my feelings let alone pleasure.
Just as I was about walking into the bathroom I accidentally slipped and my head hits the tiled floor and my vision became fuzzy. it took me time to realize that I was down on the ground and while I tried to stretch my hands I discovered blood was all over the place both my head and lower abdomen were bleeding because I've been stabbed through by a broken piece of glass. I muttered a word of an unknown language wondering if this would be the end for me but suddenly the figure from the previous night was right before me and he was looking as scared as a cat.
However, he scoops me up in his hand and I could feel his strong hand pulling me close to his chest and my eyes shut pitch black from excess bleeding.
THE NEXT DAY IN THE EVENING;
I woke up yawning hungrily only to realize I was in Rudolph's room and I was wearing his pyjamas. I quickly scanned the area with my eyes before jumping off his bed but he was nowhere to be seen. I entered his bathroom and to my greatest surprise he was in chains and he was looking quiet terrible and I was afraid the kingdom was under attack but little did I know he would become the legendary crimson monster.
"Hey get out of here and don't even dare to loosen the chains. He barked struggling with himself as I tried to unlock the padlock.
I totally ignored his warning and continued unlocking the chains. "Look I'm not here to save your f*****g ass because I want to but I don't want to be a widow at a young age because I need freedom so I could save my elder brother from exile. I remarked loosening the final chains as his hand hug free.' "So don't thank me but please stop torturing me with your inhumane words.
"You fool what have you done?! He roared angrily pouncing on my body.' "you have just released the crimson monster inside of me but the curse is about unleashing itself but it is deflected by the moonlight so run and don't look back."How can you say such audacious lies? I asked feeling nervous.
"I'm not lying vanellope I'm a man of my words. He roared angrily pushing me aside before asking me to run away.
I staggered fearfully trying to move but my legs couldn't move until I saw him transform into my life saviour but this time his eyeballs were red and there were cobalt tattoos all over his body and his hairs were elongated and his height increased as well as his muscles. I screamed for help while trying to run away but it seems like no one was around to save me so I had to face my fate. He disappeared upon approaching me but appeared behind me. His growls were petrifying and cold but I tried turning to face him but he roars at me before knocking me to the wall.
My life flashed before my eyes and I was left to think about my life sufferings, my brother and how far I've come until this stage it all felt surreal to me but as I raised my hands to hold the curtain rail he stood before me and held me tightly by the throat. I struggled to no avail but tears of agony trailed down my cheeks and the touched his hands making his grip loosen up. I touched his hands trying to free myself but I fell into a deep trance.
IN THE TRANCE(RUDOLPH'S MEMORY)
The entire place was as dark as charcoal but as I looked ahead there was a man weeping on a stool with a lady in his hand. The gloomy lights beaming on him helped me to navigate his location I had to walk through dead bodies to locate him and when I did it was none other than Mr arrogant and he had a dead woman in his arms while sobbing profusely. I smiled at him hoping to bring him comfort but he looks away like he has never met me before.
"Rudolph you're Mr arrogant and what are you doing here? I asked paying his back gently.
He looks at me with a long face he stood up holding the lady's dead body. "Do I know you? He grinned sadly.'
"I'm vanellope your wife and the lotus pavillion are waiting for you especially your father, Emperor Adolphus. I giggled holding his face.' "he's out there waiting for you.
"My wife's dead here she is! Lucinda is dead and my dad's the cause of everything. He screamed showing me a film of all that happened in his past. "Is this the one you want me to return to?!
I felt sad for him but as I touched the film a new scene began playing and we discovered it was Hubert's and Humphrey's doing to stage lies against his brother because he was most likely to become king. I knelt before him smiling assuming him that I was there to help him and he loosened up and began telling me his entire secret and with a little bit of assurance he lightened up.
Moreover, we buried his wife and heartbroken he screamed hitting her coffin.
"Lady..... I've lost all that matters to me and no one knows how much I'm hurting on the inside." He complained as blood began gushing from his eyes.
"I understand you Rudolph outside here we're the married and happily leaving together. You're a good man and your people adores you and your dad's changed a lot. I said holding his hand assuringly.
"I can't go back there no one wants me. He sniffled holding his hair.
"But I need you Rudolph! Your dad needs you even Chamberlain and Hakeem they all need you. I cried hugging him.