The royal moon witch

Chapter 4 - A new morning

*Elvira P.O.V*

The next day I woke up and I had a weird feeling inside me. A feeling I didn’t know and it came from my stomach. As I stood up from the big bed and stretched myself, I suddenly heard a grumbling sound coming from myself and I chuckled. Now I knew what this feeling was! Hunger. I walked trough the big room that was mine and looked around. I saw the plate that was given to me yesterday for dinner and remembered what happened: The prince who is supposed to become my fiance, gave me nothing but a scrap of dinner. I shook my head and walked towards the closet. I had placed my clothes inside it and grabbed a pair of jeans and a simple white top with a open back. Then I went to the bathroom, washed myself with the expensive soap that laid there and took the bottle of rose petal water I had made myself. I used it as a perfume and then got dressed in the clothes I just had picked.

They were simple and probably seen as boring by a lot of people but I didn’t mind. After I had brushed my hair and put it in a messy bun, I walked back to the closet for my shoes. I saw my cloak hanging and smiled. I took it with me for a bit of comfort. Even though I know would not wear it here. I grabbed my shoes just as someone knocked on my door.

‘’Come in!’’ I said as I just put on my shoes. The door opened and Queen Rose stood there, dressed in a pretty dress which again like yesterday made her look so normal yet so regal at the same time.

‘’Good morning my queen’’ I said and bowed. She chuckled and shook her head.

‘’Good morning Vira.. That is how you want to be called right?’’ She greeted and asked.

‘’Yes.. Thank you for not saying my full name yesterday’’ I said and blushed a bit. I had hid my full name because, how strange it may seem but there is some power full magic behind a name.

‘’Did you enjoy your dinner?’’ She asked and I smiled. I was not gonna say that it was only a quarter of what probably was supposed to be on my plate.

‘’Yes, it was very tasty.. It filled me up so much that I even skipped dessert’’ I said and she smiled.

‘’Good.. Now, lets go get us some breakfast’’ Queen Rose said and I walked with her out of my room and we headed to the dining hall.

Arriving there, I saw the king sitting already on the same spot he was sitting yesterday. A worried look on his face.

‘’What is wrong my king?’’ Queen Rose asked and walked towards him. I followed her, ignoring the amazing smells of bread, fruit and freshly pressed orange juice.

‘’Oh it is that stupid headache again’’ King Roberto said and looked at her with a slight smile.

‘’Have you taken the medication that was given to you?’’ Queen Rose asked and he nodded.

‘’It doesn’t help anymore’’ he said and I looked at him. I scanned the room to see if something in here could be the cause of the headache. Often it was something small that nobody noticed but could lead to a lot of physical trouble. Suddenly the smell of coffee hit my nose. Personally I always had disliked the smell and taste of it but maybe that was the problem.

‘’Eh.. King Roberto?’’ I asked and saw a little plastic bottle stand next to his plate. He looked up and nodded to show that he was listening.

‘’Did you change anything in your diet recently?’’ I asked. King Roberto frowned but Queen Rose nodded. ‘’He tried to stop with coffee a few weeks ago.. These new pills should be helping’’ She said and gave me the bottle.

I checked the bottle and saw that the ingredients were not written on it in Italian but in Latin. Lucky me I knew that language and started to read them.

‘’These pills are fake.. They actually contain caffeine..’’ I said and the king frowned.

‘’So instead of drinking it.. I was taking it in anyways?’’ he asked and I nodded.

‘’And I am sure that drinking coffee is something you enjoy more than these’’ I said with a smile. He looked at me in a serious way and I swallowed. Did I say something wrong? Suddenly he started to laugh and I felt relieved.

‘’You sure are right’’ he said while laughing and held up his cup.

‘’Please my beautiful wife.. Can you pass me the coffee?’’ He asked and Queen Rose walked away with a smile on her face.

‘’Vira.. Take a seat’’ Queen Rose said when she came back and I took the same seat I had yesterday. I noticed that there was not a plate for Valentino and I looked at Rose with a confused look on his face.

‘’Valentino always eats later.. He often is on a run right now or working out at the gym’’ She explained and I nodded. Not that I was looking forward to seeing him but I was curious by nature.

We ate our breakfast in peace, the king, queen and I. While doing so we chatted a bit and laughed. I explained to them a bit about the coven and the way we lived.

‘’So, technically.. You are a princess so to speak’’ Queen Rose asked after I explained that my parents were the leaders of our coven.

‘’Well.. you could name it that but I just say that I am just like everyone else’’ I said, it was my honest opinion even if I was a Blue-Moon witch. I took a bite of the strawberry and enjoyed the sweet taste. I did try not to eat too much even if the hungry feeling inside me was hard to satisfy. I knew from stories that it would only backfire and most likely make me sick.

‘’So Vira.. What are you plans for today?’’ King Roberto asked me after a while in which we were eating in silence. I looked up and had not thought about my day yet.

‘’I.. Eh..’’ I started and thought about it for a moment.

‘’I was thinking of taking her with me to the city for some shopping’’ Queen Rose said and looked at me smiling. I smiled back and nodded slowly.

‘’Wait? Are you sure you want me with you?’’ I said a little surprised that she wanted to take me with her on a shopping spree. Queen Rose smiled kindly but suddenly I got a feeling that we were not gonna be shopping for her.

‘’You will need more clothes than you have now, you are to be the princess of our country’’ She said and even though she smiled sweetly and her tone was nice, I noticed that she would get me a new wardrobe. Even if I would say that I didn’t need one. I smiled and was about to say something when Valentino walked in. Right away a plate and cutlery was placed next to me for him. He sighed and grabbed the items and moved them to where his mother was sitting and he sat down next to her.

‘’Good morning Valentino’’ Queen Rose said and handed me some more strawberries. I took them gratefully from her and enjoyed the taste. Strawberries always were my favorite and even though I like the small wild strawberries more than the strawberries sold in a*****e, I couldn’t resist to eat these. They were simply delicious!

While I was eating, I saw how Valentino filled his plate and ate. He ate very slowly, chewing without any sound and as if every time he moved his teeth, he first decided where to bite. Sometimes he took a sip of the water he had filled his glass with. Wherever he made a cut in the food he had on his plate, it was a correct one without any hesitation. He knew he was elegant and he clearly liked to show it. While eating he looked at me, in quite a intense way. He literally stared at me, yet never truly in my eyes. I could feel his eyes resting on my face around the height of my forehead. I swallowed the bite slowly and it almost got stuck in my throat which was narrowed now that I was stared at so intensely. I turned my head the other way to look over the table, trying to ignore Valentino’s eyes but it was a hard job.

His eyes now were on my ear and I couldn’t resist to touch my earring. It had a small moon pendant hanging on a silver ring and I was playing slightly with it. I still had some food left on my plate but I knew I couldn’t eat anymore as long as he was staring at me like this. Why was he anyway? He had made it crystal clear yesterday evening that he didn’t want me here and hates me for God may know what reason.

‘’Vira?’’ Queen Rose asked and I was happy she broke the silence. I looked at her and could feel how Valentino also shifted his gaze to his mother. I almost would let out a sigh of relief but it would betray my true feelings over his action just now and I didn’t want to give him that satisfaction.

‘’Were you finished?’’ she asked and I nodded.

‘’Yes.. Yes I am’’ I said a bit stammering because of the intense feeling I had just a minute ago.

‘’Good, shall we go then?’’ She asked as she got up and I nodded.

‘’Yes.. I’ll grab my..’’ I said but she shook her head.

‘’It is alright, you won’t need a coat’’ Queen Rose said and took her mobile phone from the table. She quickly dialed a number and gave introductions about a car and something about guards. Of course I thought, she is the queen so she will never leave the palace without a guard.

When she was done she looked at me with a smile.

‘’Let’s go’’ She said but was stopped by the king.

‘’Don’t stay away for too long, we have our trip to discuss remember? We have quite some events to attend in the upcoming weeks’’ he said and gave her a sweet kiss on her cheek.

‘’We will be back before 14:00 pm’’ Queen Rose promised and I looked at the sun. It was my way to determine what time it was and I could see it was only 10:00 am. Would we be shopping for four hours straight?! I thought and was surprised. I was sure I would be done way faster than that but I didn’t say anything. Of course I didn’t know what things we would be shopping for of course, I only wore simple jeans and tops or a t-shirt with a wool cardigan. When the winters were harsh I wore sweaters but only then and that didn’t happen very often. Formal wear was something I didn’t own because we didn’t do anything very formal in our coven. Even the wand-ritual was dress-code only for the one that would do the ritual. Thinking back of the ritual my heart ached a little because of the losses we had.

‘’Hello? Vira?’’ Queen Rose stood now in front of me and was waving a hand in front of my face. I had not even noticed I had been staring into nothing and with a smile I looked at her.

‘’I’m sorry, I was day dreaming a bit.. Did you say something?’’ I asked and she shook her head.

‘’No, I just walked over to take you with me, it is time to go’’ She said and we started walking.

While walking away I could feel a set of eyes focused on my back and I didn’t have to guess who’s eyes it were. I didn’t know why he had been staring at me like that but I knew it was annoying. Something in me told me that I should confront him with this but on the other hand I kind of expected a reaction like last night and it was better to not wake up a sleeping bear. Maybe he would turn around and change his mind about all this? I didn’t expect him to change his mind on the marriage but maybe that me being here would show him that I and my kind of people were not evil or bad.

Before we left the dining hall, his voice suddenly sounded through it and it sounded everything but nice or warm.

‘’Sam..’’ Valentino said and a blond male walked into the dining hall from the hallway.

‘’Yes prince Valentino?’’ He asked and stood straight, looking forward.

‘’You will go with my mother and the witch.. Keep a eye on her, the witch I mean and do not let my mother be alone with her for even one second’’ Valentino said, his voice cold.

‘’Yes prince Valentino, I’ll keep your mother safe’’ the man said. I looked back at Valentino and in his eyes I could see a coldness towards me that honestly I didn’t thought I deserved. Something in me told me I would regret my action later, maybe or even most likely. But I couldn’t keep my mouth shut and turned to Valentino, I looked him straight in the eyes and gave him my best smile even if it was a bit forced.

‘’That actually is a wonderful idea Valentino dear, nothing should ever happen to mother at any time’’ I said in the sweetest way possible and then turned to the blonde man that stood next to me. I could see a twinkle in the blond haired males eyes, he clearly thought different about me than Valentino.

‘’Nice to meet you Sam.. I am very happy that you will come with us on our trip.. Please take extra care of mother and don’t forget to always safe her first’’ I said and then walked out of the dining hall. I could feel Valentino’s anger but I didn’t care. He deserved this for calling me a witch with so much disrespect.

Of course this action was most likely not received very well by him and I knew that I would need to do more than just be here to show I wasn’t evil or bad. But even though something had fueled the hatred he felt for my kind, I did deserve respect. I would of course find out what exactly had happened why he was hating me so much just for being a witch but first things first: I was going on a shopping trip with the Queen.