Windsor
-Tiana-
I never thought much of my life and how I would escape my reality- I just knew I needed to. Growing up unloved and shunned by your own kind makes you a little resentful.
“Damn right we’re resentful. They’ve always looked down on us.” Ana pipes in.
“Perhaps you’re right but Windsor could be our escape” I had been trying to reason with Ana for the last couple weeks about leaving the realm and trying this new school. Ana was fully against going to another school. Instead she wanted us to go rogue and find a pack. Somewhere she would be accepted as would I.
I had gotten the acceptance letter from the school a week ago. The women who had been tasked with taking care of me were overjoyed. When I was young they partially paid attention to me but since I learned to take care of myself and Ana woke up they stopped trying with me.
Believe it or not I was actually an important figure. You wouldn’t guess it based on how I’ve been treated but I’m actually the fairy queens daughter. However I was born from an affair between my mother and a werewolf alpha of the earth realm. My mother was embarrassed when she learned she was pregnant. Claiming it was the kings daughter- they were rather disappointed when I looked nothing like either of them.
Both the king and the queen had brown hair and brown eyes. Their skin was dark and rich and they had luscious curls.
No one could deny I wasn’t related to my father when I sprouted from my mother clearly mixed. Besides the fact that my teeth gave away werewolf lineage- I had lighter skin and my stick straight blonde hair and hazel eyes didn’t match either of my parents. My mother became a laughing stock and brought much shame to her family. She abandoned me to the maids to deal with and moved me out of the castle.
Sometimes I wondered if my mother did truly love me but she had to choose herself over me. It didn’t really matter anymore. I was age and I needed to leave the realm.
“Tiana do you have all your clothes packed? Toiletries? Books?” Elena asked me. She was the nicer of the two who were sent to care for me. I merely nodded at her. She knew I wouldn’t speak but sometimes she tried to converse with me in private.
“Elena why do you bother even speaking to…it. She doesn’t ever reply” Nadine rolled her eyes Ana let out a growl at the disrespect. She at least had the decency to look a little scared. Everyone feared Ana. She was relentless and liked to hurt people to entertain herself.
I nodded at the women and picked up my things. The train that would take us to the academy would be here soon and I couldn’t risk being late.
I headed out the door and jogged to the station. I managed to always keep in good shape by running. I don’t know why I expected to see my mother at the station but it was unsurprisingly empty.
“You should really give up on that woman. We only have each other.” Ana always tried to be my supporter but sometimes she could be a real downer.
“Sometimes you have to hold out hope” I whispered.
I boarded the train and chose an empty cabin. It was towards the end and luckily no one picked it. They likely smelled my wolf and made a deep effort to avoid it.
As the train departed I swore I saw a woman with curls and dark skin. When I blinked however she was gone. Must’ve been wishful thinking.
I stared out the window for most of the trip. Ana chattered on about how terrible of an idea this was and how if we just traveled to the earth realm we could find a pack that would take us in. I didn’t have the heart to tell her that she was delusional. We had nothing to offer a pack. No real life skills, just a ‘pampered’ princess who lived in a fairy realm for 18 years.
This was our shot to try to practice our fairy magic and for Ana to practice with other wolves. She tended to forget that while I was part werewolf, I was we also fae. I needed to harness both skills.
I watched as the station outside the school came into view. I guess this is where we start.