Clashed Royals!
1639 Words
Aria POV
"Fight with me Aria, I order you!" Prince Vallin yelled at me. I sighed and lowered my head.
I knew that he must have saw me that night, that's why he's asking me to fight him. Now, he was ordering me. I can't obey that order. I left Todd to come here to be with him. We were supposed to leave this evening to meet his friend but, Vallin has gotten in the way.
I hope Todd forgives me. If he doesn't, I'll just use my pretty face charm.
"I'm sorry, my prince. I can't use a sword" I bowed.
He groaned and swiftly made a move, pointing it at my neck. I didn't flinch or even blink an eye.
"You didn't move, why?" He asked me. It was part of my training. Even with a sword at this point in my neck, I can defend myself.
But, now is not the time to show off.
"If it's my destiny to die by your hand, so shall it be, my prince" I said. He threw the sword on the floor. I walked closer to him and wiped the sweat off his face.
He froze immediately I touched him. Was prince Vallin falling for me? No way! Natalia will have my head served for dinner.
"I need to do some work for prince Todd, please excuse me. I'll call Natalia for you" I said and wanted to turn. He grabbed my hand and the towel dropped on the floor. He turned my body and pinned me against the wall.
I could listen his heartbeat and I'm sure he could hear mine. His hand brushed some of the hair strands on my face and tucked it behind my ear.
My eyes were fixed with his. I knew I hated guys but, I can't withstand their touch. It's hard to resist it.
"What are you doing?" I asked.
"I can't let you go yet" he spoke softly.
"Why? I have work to do" I said. He drew his lips closer to my ear. His body was rubbing against mine. My average size b**bs pressed against his hard chest. I felt my n#pples getting hard already. I hope he doesn't feel it.
"Because I'm not done with my training yet" he whispered. I groaned and exhaled deeply.
"Fine, I'll wait my prince. Can you just move away a bit?" I asked.
"No" he said.
"But..."
"She said to move away!" Someone yelled from behind. I peeped and saw Todd.
Damnit!
Vallin left my body and I heaved a breath of relief. These guys, they are headache.
"I have to go Prince Vallin. I have to do something for prince Todd" I said and was walking pass him. He stopped me and stood in front of me.
" I said you aren't leaving my side till I'm done with training" he growled.
"You are selfish, huh? You really want to use and dump her like you'll do Natalia soon" Todd said.
So, it was true. Prince Vallin was a player. Why should I even care about that.
"You should stop saying things that doesn't concern you Todd. You should also leave from here" he said.
Todd walked to the weapon rack and took a sword. He unsheathed it and gazed at his reflection.
"Once I'm done fighting you, can I leave with her?" Todd asked.
"That's only if you can beat me" Vallin said. They walked close to each other and started fighting.
These people are fighting because of me. Wow, that's exciting but very displeasing to watch. I'm not interested in any of them. I'm just using them for my own purpose. I need to find my mother.
"My prince, please stop fighting" I tried to stop them but, they didn't listen. They kept clashing their sword against each other.
Vallin was stronger than Todd. He has been training all by himself everyday for three hours. There's no way Todd can win.
"Please, stop it!" I cried. They didn't listen. They were trying to hurt each other. Todd was already getting bruises all over his body. I'm not surprised, like I said, Vallin is stronger.
How do I stop these people? Should I use a sword? No, they'll become more suspicious of me.
Should I...?
Before I was even done asking, someone came and separated both of them. I heaved a breath of relief. Who is he?"
"Thank goodness you're here Edward" I heard Natalia's voice from behind. I turned my neck and her eyes met with mine.
"Because of you, these two brothers are fighting!" Natalia yelled at me. She was right, it was because of me.
"You must be Aria. We've met before" Edward said. He is the Edward Todd told me about. He's really cute.
"Yes, hi" I waved in a cute girl mode.
He smiled at me and sheathed his sword.
"We aren't supposed to meet like this. Todd said he was going to invite you out today" he said.
"Yes, we were supposed to go but someone got in the way!" I said and glared at Vallin. He was also staring at me. Natalia rushed to him and took the sword from him.
"Oh, baby... You shouldn't be..."
He threw her hand off his body and walked away.
"Vallin! My prince!" She ran after him.
"He's a loser after all. There's still time, let's go Aria" Todd said. I smiled and nodded. Finally! Some free time. They waited for me while I changed my dress. They were shocked to see me in male dress. Well, it's the female version of male dress. That's what we used for training. I never got to dress in beautiful gowns or undergarments.
"You are still beautiful in whatever you wear" Todd said.
"Lets go. The boys must be waiting!" Edward added.
With Todd's influence, I was allowed to leave the palace. Finally, I could breath the outside air. We walked around for a bit before we got to the brothel house.
I should have known this was where we were headed.
"Come Aria" Edward said. He placed a hand on my shoulder. Todd pushed his hand away and placed it on my shoulder instead.
"Let's drink till we pop!"
Oh goodness! We walked in and we saw some guards waiting for us already. They cheered till we sat.
"A pretty girl is in our midst today. We are blest!"
"You are an angel, a queen!"
They cheered. A queen! Yes, I'm supposed to be a queen but some undeserving asshole is sitting on my throne.
I just laughed with them and keep blushing like a fool that I am. Edward was a really good drinker. He said they were going to drink till they pop, I could get information about my mother in their drunken state.
I smirked and poured some drink for them.
"Here! Drink more" I said.
"You drink some. If you drink five glass, I'll grant you a favour!" Edward said. I smirked. Five glass, just five glass?
I started drinking ever since I joined the assassin group. I poured all five glass inside a bowl and gulped them at once.
They all gasped and we're silent for some seconds before they cheered loudly.
"Drink another five, I'll grant you a favour!" Another said. I don't need favour from the rest of them, but, I missed drinking alcohol. I kept on drinking. They must think I was going to get drunk but, they were the ones who got drunk. It was way past midnight already.
The owner of the brothel house came and sighed deeply.
"Not again!" She cried.
"What is it ma'am?" I asked her.
"I have to close but, whenever these people are around, I'll have to stay here all through the night"
"Including the prince?" I asked.
"What prince?" She asked.
Oh, seem like no one knew of his identity here.
"Sorry, I'll take care of them for the night. You should go home and rest" I said.
"Really?" She asked. I smiled and nodded.
"There's a bed behind the counter, you can sleep there once you're tired. How can these ugly peasants be making a pretty girl like you stressed. If you ever get tired of them, you can work with me here. Thank you, good night!" She said and left before I changed my mind.
That's it, everyone was gone. I swiftly positioned them in a better way so they sleep well. I got to where Todd was and leaned his head on the table.
He touched my hand.
"I'll train harder and find her. I'll find the lost princess!" He said. I shrieked in fear and my heart started beating fast. I let go of him and swallowed hard. I'm the lost princess. Are they still after me? After all these years! Why can't they just give up?
I crawled towards Edward and sat him up.
"Hey Edward"
"Hmm?" He answered. Great, he hasn't dozed off yet.
"I'd like to ask you a very important question"
"Anything for you, girl" he mumbled.
"Where does the king hide his criminals?"
"The king... Criminals?" He asked.
"Yes! Tell me now, hurry!" I said. I waited patiently to hear his response but, he started snoring.
Argh! This son of a b***h. I let go of his head and went to the bed behind the counter. It's useless getting any information from them. They are just useless in their drunken state.
I laid on the bed, facing the ceiling. I started hearing footsteps and whispers outside the brothel house. I gently kneel on the bed and peeped through the window.
By the looks of it, they wanted to steal or attack.
"Who are these people?" I asked myself. They wore a different type of uniform.
"They must be up to something" I said to myself.
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