The Elemental Queen

Chapter 1:The Beginning

  As Alexandra looked out into the baby blue sky, that was gradually turning into a dark blue, she saw a black raven that was midnight black. She thought about how nice it would be to fly,to fly high, as high as her wings would take her. She imagined her coal black hair with her sea blue tips that became an earth green that shifted into a metallic silver ,and the few strands that turned into a maroon red.Her hair was always long it never stopped growing,they tried to cut it to her shoulders,but it grew back in a couple hours.Its at her hips currently,which is still very long,because for a fifteen year old she is 5’7 she’s almost as tall as her aunt,who is 5’9. 

     “Oh,yes how nice that would be, to be able to fly,only one can hope.”she said silently to herself,for fear her aunt would hear.See,Alexandra lived with her aunt,Maris,because her mother and father died,no one knew how though,they were in great health,never got sick,autopsy did no help no one knew what to do,they said they just dropped dead,then Alexandra was stuck here. Alone.

    “ALEXANDRA! WHERE ARE YOU!? THE DISHES WON’T CLEAN THEMSELVES!” yelled aunt Maris from the balcony.

    “Coming, aunt Maris.”Alexandra said from the top of the roof.She began to climb down with such ease you would have thought she was a monkey,considering it was two stories from the balcony,which her aunt was standing on.The house was four stories high all together,but Alexandra never saw any of the rooms except her aunt’s room,the kitchen,and her closet that her aunt called her room,small but cozy.It wasn’t much,but it kept her warm in the winter,since her aunt would not put a vent in there,for it is too much money,then Alexandra thought about how she always spent money on all those expensive perfumes that smell like moth balls. She was the only family Alexandra had,sadly.She never went to school,but she found some math,history,and language books.She was excited because she loves learning about new things.She never got to see other kids,or people,except one lady,her name is Lydia Sarrasi,she tended the horses,she gave Alexandra pieces of candy,sometimes.She loved them even if they weren’t the best or like the ones the other kids had,but that was fine with her.Alexandra never got sweets she only got greul,it's like very soggy bread squashed into a paste,while her aunt got the best of the best,steak,smashed potatoes,green beans,rolls,and the best wine or champagne there was.She climbed down and met her aunt on the balcony.

       “Go on,clean all the dishes and set out the red china,we have people coming over,and when they come over i want you to stay in your room and don’t come out or make a single sound,you understand?”

       “Yes ma’am,I’ll get right on it.”

       “Good,now leave.”

    Alexandra left and went to the kitchen to get plates and went to the dining room and looked around in awe at what equiste furniture there was it was magnificent,she had to stop and remember her task and she started to set the mahogany wood table that glisended when the diamond chandelier hit it just right and when she was done she went straight to her closet and sat and waited for her aunt.While she waited,she studied about the trojan war,her favorite event in history.Then she heard voices,male voices,she never heard male voices before.She heard three different voices,two boys,one a mans.The adults talked about the food,while the boys talked about sports.Alexandra found it boring so she went back to reading,then a little while later her aunt called her.

          “Alexandra,come here,please.”

         “Yes,ma’am.”she called back,wondering what her aunt needed with her.

         “You are going to live with this family for a while,okay.”her aunt said to her.

        “What, why!?”she asked in confusion.

        “Because these boys are going to rule the kingdom one day so they need a queen,since they are born at the same exact time they will share a bride,which will be you,so pack your bags.”she told her.

        “That's not fair!Don't I get a say in this!?It is my life!”she demanded.

        “No,you don't,now go.”she said in a tone of finalization,Alexandra knew it was official so she went to her closet and started packing,then a few minutes later she heard knocking on the doors. She wiped her tears and opened it.It was the two boys.

       “What do you want?”she asked them coldly.

       “We wanted to let you know that we were sorry about this decision,and we will take care of you,and you will have an actual room and you'll have all access to any room you want.”they told her.

      “W-what are both of your names?”Alexandra asked them.

     “I am Mark.”the taller one said,even though they were both taller than her.

    “And I'm Lukas.”he said to her.

      Their eyes showed kindness and honesty.She trusted them.

    “Thank you,I'm Alexandra.”she replied.

    “No problem,Alexandra.”said Lukas

    “You have a lovely name,by the way.”added Mark.

     “Thank you.”she said.

    “No problem,we also wanted to let you know that we will be leaving in a few minutes. Do you want to ride with our father and us,or your aunt?”they asked her.

    “With y'all,please”she told them eagerly,to not be around her aunt or listen to her nagging for at least a few minutes,they seemed so honest,she thought to herself.Maybe this will be a good thing,maybe things will be better for me,maybe I can make friends,even. She tried to look at it in a good way,she still found it hard to think of her life as the next queen.But she promised herself she would make the best of it no matter what.Soon she was done with her packing and they were heading towards a carriage that was white as snow,there wasn't a speck of dirt on it.The edges were lined with gold,and there were golden flowers around the doorway and windows.Alexandra never saw such a beautiful design,she was awed at how beautiful it was,she thought about how weird it must have looked with her  there in a black t-shirt and dark blue jeans and her run down dark maroon red shoes,with her jacket tied around her waist that was a mixture of dark blue and sea green,standing next to this luxurious,expensive,carriage.And the people around her did not help at all,Lukas and Mark were wearing finley tailored suits that were a dark navy blue that had a design that looked similar to a griffin and there were a few pendants around the collar that pulled it all together,then Mr.Thomas(they told her that on the way to the carriage)was wearing a black suit that had a sash that had many pendants on it she tried to count them but was unsuccessful in doing so,she lost count on the way there.Her aunt was right behind her,she was wearing a ball gown that was a sickening shade a bright pink that stood out of all the dark colors that everyone else was wearing,they stopped at the carriage door and aunt Maris tried to get in and the doorman would not let her through.

        “What is this about!?Let me through!”she yelled at him.

         “I’m sorry but you can’t come with us,we feel as though she would be more comfortable without you,wouldn’t you?”he asked her with kindness,she tried to suppress the laugh,but she could not stop the smile that fell upon her lips.

         “I’d rather go alone,please.”she answered.

          “Of course,m’lady,this way please.”he gestured towards the carriage.He extended his hand towards her.This might not be that bad,she thought to herself.She got into the carriage and the boys followed while Mr.Thomas go into the front and sat beside the  driver.Alexandra looked towards her aunt's house one last time only to see a mad and flustered aunt Maris,that looked about as shocked as she was when she had been told she was going to leave.

         “So how long will it take to get there,if you don't mind me asking?”she asked cautiously.

         “It’s perfectly fine,it should be about an hour or two.”he told her.”I would recommend taking a nap,I usually fall asleep on the way,we will wake you when we're there.”

          “Thank you,sir.”she said gratefully.She fell asleep on the way there,but she was doing something that she hasn't done in a very long time.She fell asleep smiling.