My kingdom is small with a little over 450 people. the kingdom was peaceful, not much crime or bad people. Our king is a nice man, his name is Marcus Wolfy, but i really wouldn't know I've never met him. Him and his wife Cass, have one son Zack. He's the prince of the kingdom and like you'd expect every girl wants him, except for me. I just don't understand it he's not that special and not many people ever really see him. But by what I've seen in pictures he's not that special, he has Short Plain black hair, jade green eyes, a tan complexity, bulging muscles. not much different then half the men in the kingdom, so I just don't get it.
I live in a small four bedroom cottage on the northern side of the kingdom. My house on the inside was a big circle , walking in the front door you see stairs on the left to the right is the family room and straight ahead is the the kitchen in the middle where the two rooms meet is the dining room. The kitchen is the biggest space on the main floor with an island in the middle and off the right is the back door. The up stairs is where we spend most of out time the first door you encounter is the bathroom door after that is the bed rooms each with it's own bath and closet.
I live with my mother, father and twin brothers. My mother is a striking short women standing at five foot with straight red hair big blue eyes, and pale completion. But dont let her good looks and petite size fool you, She's the devil him self when she's mad. My father how ever is the complete opposite a big old softy well to me and mom that is, being the only girl has its perks. My dad has green eyes and brown curly hair standing at 6'7 he's quite tall , and very tan. My twin brothers Alic and Felix both take after our father in height both 6'5, with our mothers blue eyes straight yet brown hair as well as our fathers huge muscles. I on the other hand feel like I dont belong with porcelain skin and my eyes that make me a freak and burden apone my family. Still Father however says they make me unique, a little too unique for the kingdom to know about all because one is a sapphire blue and the other a emerald green. I'm not allowed out with out a cloth to cover my eyes. I've never been seen with out it in public. To the outside world I'm blind. The disabled child of a perfect couple.
I am dreading today's events the grand ball. I wish I could stay home to read or play music. But unfortunately I cant. All because the king invited father to bring his family to enjoy an evening of dancing.
I sit at my vanity as mother pulls and tugs at my thick dark curly red hair. After a slow hour she manages to pin it in a bun on the top of my head with strans hanging from the sides of my face and fake metal flowers shoved into the craves of my bun. She huffs and looks at her finished design. Grunting at the pain in my head I ask if shes finished.
" of course not sweety I still your makeup to do as well as get you dressed so stop all your whining child. " she says with a smile
"But Mother why do my make up when my eyes with be covered" I reasoned
Giving me a stern looks as to say. "because I said so"
I Sigh and sit back as she picks and pokes at my face. When she was done she claps her hands and dismisses me to get dressed. Cursing my father for being close to the king. I go and pick up the dress from my bed and throw it on.
Once i put it on i go and look at myself in the mirror. The dress its self is simple yet beautiful, a royal blue color and a tight fit that hugs my hips yet flares out some when it gets to my calfs. The top is a heart shape with a long slit that goes between my average sized breast but still not revile much . The back is what fancys me the most with criss crossing straps. dazed at looking at my self in the mirror i hear my mom shut the door as she enters
" oh you look absolutely beautiful. alright now lets see all of you" she says as she moves her findings in a circle wanting me to do a spin.
"There now must we leave so we can get their so I dont have to be the blind girl showing up with a crowd."
Huffing in annoyance she leaves the bedroom, I slip on my blue flats and rush down stairs to see my mother in a matching colored dress yet hers more modest with a closed back. My father apears by her side as well as my brother besides him in a black tuxes and ties and handkerchiefs that match mine and mother's royal blue dresses. Oh how mother loves to match our clothing.
We head to the car and get in, the windows are blacked to the outsiders looking in but clear to the ones on the inside . As we pull out of the dirt road from out house we make it to the main road that heads in to town. Makinging it to the castle an hour and a half later i take one last look at the manifest place with its grand size . Before slipping on the cloth and waiting for my brothers to walk to the other side and open my door. once Felix opens my door i hold out my hand and he guides me threw the darkness i see.
i hear the sound of music and feel the smoothness of the floor,
" were heading over to the tables with the king and queen ." i hear Felix say in a low but husky tone
nodding we continue our way, I stop making felix tense up and follow my movement to a halt. I feel as if someone's eyes are on me burning a hole throw me as weird as it was I tug his arm as to say continue " why did you stop" he whispered "it was nothing." I lied
" oh OK."
i decided to push the feeling away and think about what I'm going to do for the next five hours of my life in the darkness. bringing me out of my thoughts is my fathers voice " king Wolfy thank you for inviting me, it is lovely what you've done with the place." " oh non since Mr.Vladimir and pleas call me Marcus how many times have i told you this." " of course sir and please call me al," noticing my brothers and me standing there he then continues "oh pardon my rudeness sir this is my wife Diana and my children Alic, Felix and my daughter Phoenix." i feel my fathers huge hands lightly take ahold of my hand pulling me forward next to him. " well it is an honor to meet the family, please sit and enjoy your self's ill be back after a while." my father lets go of my hand and i feel him move away from me. not sure what to do i just stand there before the familiar hand of my fathers is now on my back guiding me to my seat i ask him to sit me near the wall or window if there is one, to my liking he sits me next to the door that lead to the garden.
i sit in my chair listening to my mother and the queen chat on and on about the never ending list of things. my brothers are off dancing i believe and my father is with the king. board out of my mind from sitting for the past hour. i grab my stick that was broken down in my lap and i screw the two piece together and stand up. " mom I'm going to get some air is that alright." " yes of course honey just be carefully." before she finishes i turn around and use my cane and free hand and find the door, opening it slide out letting the warm air attack my body.
I walk along what feels to be a pathway and turning when i feel the grass hit my cane i walked for a bit until my cane hits something from the sound of it i can tell its concrete using my free hand a feel around and and can tell that its a bench. i decided to sit down on it and just relax, listening to the sound of the frogs and insects . after spending a long time out on the bench i decided to head back in side , walking back the way i came i take my shoes off so that i don't have to use my cane and follow the rough feeling of the stone.
As I'm walking I bump in to something hard and I hit the ground hard and let out a groan. Before hear the loud slurries of a drunk man " watch where your going are you blind lady do you know who I am." How dare this man say that does he not see I'm "blind" getting up I wipe my butt off and smell the alcohol off the mans breath before jabbing my finger into his chest yelling " well if your not stupid you could see that I am blind. And if your so important maybe you should learn some manners and help the girl you knocked over up instead of yell at a girl." Not giving the man a chance I use my cane to navigate around him and find my self at the entrance I came out of. Walking through them I feel someone standing next to me "excuse me where is the lady's room." Hearing the familiar voice of Alic saying hed take me there. Grabbing ahold of his hand he leads the way to a bathroom unoccupied by people.
I walk In and remove the cloth from my eyes and stare at my self in the mirror before using the bathroom. When im finished I take a quick look at my self making sure nothing is on my dress before putting my cloth back on and exiting calling out for alic but getting no reply I figured hed left me.
So I do what I know best and guide my self with my cane going back the way I came or thought it was. Wondering the halls for 15 mins before getting irritated I remove the cloth and pray no ones around. Sighing as I see no one is around I can tell im no where's near the ball room. Walking threw the castle hoping im going right way I continue my search.
As im walking I hear what sounds like a man in pain following the noise I come across a room with lights coming out from under the door. Hearing the yelling from the otherside I press my ear to the door and hear a low and deep voice "zack calm down this instant do you hear me I order you to stand down." Realizing the voice as my fathers.
I began to be curious about what my father be telling prince what to do, listening more closely I hear more voices. "zack man chill ." my brother alic ring out. The voice I hear next is deep and husky sending chills down my spine. "don't tell me what to do how dare you." Deciding to open the door some I peer inside and see that pieces with his shirt half torn on his body and my father and two brothers as well as the kung standing around him. "now son you must calm down we have a castle full of guest and I don't need you shifting and causing terror." Shifting what is he talking about . Looking more in side I see the prince or what was the prince sprat hair from his body and him dropping to his hands and knees. "damn it his too far in the change empty the castle now alic Felix get me the chains." "yes father." Watching still I see the king ringing someone and my brothers bring out big silver chains with a color on the end . Looking back over at the prince I see his body bending in unhuman ways and the sound of bones cracking and shifting in to deferent places . "quickly boys.....here hand me this."
My father takes the end that has the caller on it and places it around zack neck "now boy this is going to burn ." as the words reach his lips zack hollows out in pain and I see steam coming off of his neck where the collar was, my brothers hook the other end to metal hooks on the concrete wall as my father snapping on huge cuff like thing to zack wrist and ankles they look big for him so big he'd be able to just slip out of .un till I see him mophoring in to a huge hair dog. Gasping at the sight of his massive frame. I lock eyes with the beast, starting in to a never ending black hole of no emotion. I'm snapped from my trance when he begins to tug against the chains. I turn around and began to run down the hall hearing the echoes of snarls. As I am running I hear the chetter chat of people my mother runs at me in a panic " put your cloth on before your seen child." She snatches it out of my hand's before I reply and puts it on me. She then rushes me to the car putting me in the front seat and drives off in a mad dash. Removing the cloth once again. I look at my mother "mom back there, The prience and dad,alic, Felix and the king ....I saw dad snapping chains on the prince and the boys helping and the king did nothing.." "listen phe what you saw back there must never be told to anyone is that clear." She snaps, I replying a small tone" yes but mother what was that." "there are a lot of things you don't know of yet child ill explain in the morning for now go to your room and stay in there." " yes mother" getting out of the car I run in to the house and up the stairs to my room.
Striping out of my clothing I go to the bathroom and take a long hot bath thinking over what i seen. After what felt like years I get out and dress on my favorite pjs. Hearing car doors shut I run out of my bedroom door and to the stairs seeing my father and brothers coming in with different clothing on and my mother running to my father and inclofing him in a hug. She releases him and looks iver the boys.
"what happened."
"dear its fine me and the boys are ok ."
" oh really then explain why phoenix came running down the hall in a panic and in the car she was said she saw you three and Marcus chaining up zack. "
"what!"
Moving back to my bedroom slowly and shuting my door. Seconds later I hear the punding feet of my fathing walking up the stairs. Jumping in bed and pretending to sleep I pray he he doesn't know ive heard anything.
As I close my eyes I hear a soft knock before my bedroom door is opend and closed. " I know your awake phe ." damn
He comes in and sits on the edge of my bed , before speaking. "Honey I know you might not beable to understand what you saw tonight but know that noone can know." Looking at my father I open my mouth to speak but am cut off but him "that's all good night we have a busy morning". He kissed my forehead and leaves the room, with me sitting in bed in shock.