MKTBP25: Jealous
1150 Words
Early in the morning, Princess Tiny was walking around the Garreto with Asta and Mora when someone caught her attention. She saw Greg picking some flowers in a garden with another servant.
The princess didn't understand why she suddenly felt a little angry with Greg and the lady servant.
She just continued to walk until she reached 2 steps behind their backs. The two, Greg and the servant, didn't notice the princess because they were enjoying what they were talking about.
"Mhmm!" The princess cleared her throat.
They immediately looked back and were surprised to see the princess. They bowed their heads in chorus while greeting the princess, "Your highness!"
"What are you two doing here?" She looked at Greg, "Don't you have a training or task today?" She looked at the servant. "Don't you have a lot of things to do too?" she asked.
"I don't have training today, your highness. You've let us rest for today because tomorrow, we're going to the forest of Iluson," Greg answered.
Princess Tiny just lifted her eyebrows and looked at the servant. "Mhmm, I still have things to do inside your mansion, your highness. I'll go ahead and work again now," the servant said in a trembling voice. She was about to turn her back when the princess stopped her.
"I'm not yet finished with you," she said in a very cold voice. "Who told you to walk out of my sight without my consideration?"
The servant immediately kneeled down. "Forgive me, your highness."
"You hang out with someone without finishing your work first. Now, you're being rude in front of me."
"Your highness, please forgive her. It's all my fault. I asked for her help on how to properly cut a flower of Minche," Greg said.
The princess looked at Greg with flaming eyes. She's not angry because Greg is the reason the servant left her work for a while, but she's angry because Greg was helping the servant to get away from his punishment.
"Okay, then two of you were at fault." She smirked.
Greg kneeled down too, "No, your highness. It's all my fault. Lisa had nothing to do with it. I'll just let her go back to her work, and I'll take all the punishment." But his words only added to the princess's anger.
"Why didn't she do it? She's being irresponsible, and that's her fault." She looked at 20 big drums of water. "Go and make sure to fill all the empty drums full of water today."
Greg and the servant looked at each other in desmay.
"What!? Aren't you going to follow my order?" There's a threat in her voice.
"Your order will be followed, your highness." The two lowered their heads to reach their hands that were placed on the ground. Then, they stood up and made their way towards the drums of water.
While the two were walking away towards the drums, the princess smiled.
Asta went in front of the princess to see her face clearly. "I knew that cunning look of yours."
Princess Tiny just smiled at Asta. "They deserve punishment."
"Look, you're just jealous!" Asta said, which made the eyes of the princess widen.
"What? Jealous!" Her voice got louder.
"You've never given such a big punishment to anyone who did such a small fault. Besides, they each have different faults. You should have given them different tasks, but you gave them both hard work to do instead. Lately, when you saw them, you hastily walked towards them with anger on your face. You've never been angry even if someone did something wrong. You just punished them but don't show anger," a long speech from Mora.
"Did I?" the innocent princess asked. She realized that she had never felt such anger before. She never acted this way before either.
"So, you've been preventing me from loving Greg while you're already falling for him? Huh?" Minnie Tiny said.
"Enough, I'm not in love with him," Meme Tiny replied.
"Yes, you are. I can feel you, you can't lie on me."
"But it's not love. No way!"
"Look, our baby is in love. She seems to be quarrelling with her Minnie now!" Mora chuckles.
"Enough!" Princess Tiny shouted when she heard what Mora said. "Stop teasing me, it can't be. It will only be the cause of another mess!" She immediately walked without looking back at her personal servants. "Don't follow me!" She ordered, but Asta kept following her.
"Don't dare to follow me!" she said again, threatening Asta for the first time in her life. Her eyes were blazing with rage, but tears were welling up in them.
Princess Tiny immediately went to the mini-hill and sat down under the Buloko Tree.
"Are you alright?" Minnie Tiny asked.
"I'm not, can't you see?" Tears flowed from her eyes.
"I'm sorry, Meme. It's alright, you can still stop that feeling for Greg."
"But how? If only Bryce hadn't done such a stupid thing against me. I would rather choose him than Greg! We are not allowed to be in love with just a commoner."
"I know, but what's wrong with a princess loving a simple guy? Isn't our kingdom fair?" Minnie Tiny asked with sense.
"I felt the same way. But I understand why it is being implemented. The kingdom treats its people fairly, but we, the royal family, must be at the top or else the people won't respect us. If people see that we can only be kicked here and there, our kingdom will fall into chaos. That's why royal blood must follow our own-made rules. We must be a model for our kingdom. If we marry a commoner, a lot of illiterate and naive commoners would dream of such fortune too. They won't respect me anymore and those who have positions in Minime Kingdom."
"We can be free, but there are rules that restrict us from being completely free. However, these rules were made for the best of everyone and not to limit our freedom. Maybe to limit our freedom, but it's because when we go beyond this limit, it will result in a big chaos."
"Indeed, Minnie. That's why I can't love Greg. If I'm already in love with him, I must stop it right now."
"I honestly like him more than anyone else. He is a different man. I felt like he has pure intentions; he is kind and understanding. He is very helpful too."
"Stop Minnie, don't say such compliments and don't ever fall in love with him either. Never, you must not. You can't, Minnie, or else, I won't be able to manage this love when both our feelings coincide."
"Mhmm, I don't know. I just like him; that's all I know."
"You can't like him!" More tears continue to flow in her eyes.
"What if I fall in love with him too?" Minnie Tiny asked.
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