Dreamstress

CHAPTER 9: FLINTSÃ

I woke up very early the next day, I had another dream but y'all get to find out later and this time it was a more peaceful dream.

I felt like I had lost something. Reality seemed like a dream to me and I kept wondering; what of I didn't exist?, what was life all about if only the most powerful could live?, if one would die at the snap of their hands? I don't feel like living anymore awaiting my own turn.

'fear stops life but love opens up to passion, excitement, adventure...and acceptance' these words poured into my head as a searing pain shoots through my head and like a flash it was gone.

'what was that about?' I thought.

*KNOCK*KNOCK*

I opened the door. it was a fellow maid, who immediately left as I opened the door, the heir was also standing there.

"Good morning imperial crown prince" I bowed(I knelt on my two kneels and gazed at the floor precisely).

"Are you still sad?" He seemed concerned- strange.

"Even if I was sad till eternity, no one cares and more over being sad wouldn't bring her back, I'll find something to cover up her memory" he was silent.

"Lets go" he finally said dissolving the silence in the air not tension I was too unhappy to feel tension.

He wasn't with his personal guards and this was to be my first training with him.

I had lost a soul and I couldn't get it back.

*DURING TRAINING*

"You have to stop throwing punches partially use a firm grip and exert force. get down we're doing a hundred push ups I hope you can handle it?" the heir said mostly asking.

I got down and started the push ups he did the same and when we finished the hundred I felt rejuvenated.

"Good you're doing a good job but most of your fighting techniques are partial avoid these techniques or use them in full" the heir educated. he was looking alluring with his upper body bare.

we paused to have a sip of water mostly him I had been thought by my ex-master to train without water so I could cope in training without the water.

"if one comes on too straight there is always a weak point" I said.

"And you used that to educate yourself maybe," the heir drew close," if you had a combination of partial and genuine skills," I yelped as skillfully turned me around and held me in a back hand lock, "and could control them," he kicked my legs and I knelt, "it would be better."

I quickly got up and did a back flip thank good ness his hold wasn't so strong as I succeeded in doing the back flip and backed him.

Although his hand was still holding my arms it became lose and I released my arms and kicked his leg he was now kneeling.

"like I said there's too many weak points in genuine fighting" I said as I backed away from him a bit to avoid surprise attacks.

trust me when I say that throwing this kind of back flip is hard especially when your opponent is so close.

"good work in getting a skilled fighter down," he smiled and I blushed. ' yeah, yeah I trickily defeated the heir.

"let's continue" I and the heir continue our training.....

"We'll try again tomorrow" the tenth time the heir had tackled me to the ground I wasn't in the mood for anymore training. the heir walked away to his room and I got up from the ground and went to mine.

I took a shower in order to not waste time and earlier I had taken a bath.

I checked the dress colour chart and wore the colour of clothes I was supposed to wear today and wore a shoe that matched with the clothes.

I was officially starting as the imperial heir to the throne maid.

I went to the kitchen after taking a look at the food chart. I made sure to double check the heir food after the male head of the chefs named Manson gave it to me he was quite a gentleman.

I went to the heir's room in this quarter.

*KNOCK*KNOCK*

"come in" I heared the heir's voice say and I entered the room, he was laying on the bed. I placed the food in the dining area and set out to arrange the fruit and milk and water on the table.

the heir entered and I noticed his presence " what's your name?" the heir asked as he sat down at the head of the dining table.

"Julianna" I said surprisingly without nervousness.

"Do your parents call you Jul, Juli, Anne, Anna, Lian, Lianna whatever nickname they can make up with your name?"

parents?! I went completely blank.

"soft spot huh?"the heir asked as he paused in eating and glanced at me.

" Why were you..." I waited for the heir to complete his question but he didn't.

"why are you crying?" the heir asked.

I touched my cheeks and felt the liquid this was the second time I was crying without noticing. 'have my emotions gone haywire?' my thoughts as I wiped the tears off.

"what's wrong?" the heir asked.

"I still miss the dead maid" I told the most believable lie but as I did I realised it was half the truth and I didn't even get to know her name"

"Flintsã" the heir said.

"what?" I asked confused.

"her name was Flintsa. Although I don't believe you, I think rather that your parents are your sore spot,maybe one day you'll tell me, Julianne" he said... my name.

it seemed my name and his voice were a perfect match. I narrowed my eyes slightly he focused on his meal.

"try putting on the jewels I got for you, I bought them for a reason" the heir said as he took the fork and knife.

I didn't like wearing jewels my world changed after my five year old birthday.

"yes" I hesitated but replied.

" tomorrow is princess Lyra's birthday you're accompanying me to go there " the heir said.

"okay" I replied

"join me for breakfast?" the heir offered.

" No need imperial crown prince I've already eaten" I lied

Unexpectedly, my stomach growled and I felt my temperature switch to embarrassment.

'traitor' I yelled in my mind as the heir chuckled.

"Are you sure about that?" he was playing with me for sure but this was too embarrassing.

"yes" I replied

"hmm. I guess this is what we call the irony of life" the heir said with a smile and continued eating.

" I'll take my leave now imperial crown prince " I bowed slightly

" sure go ease yourself of whatever is troubling you" he said and I hastily walked out with my tail in between my legs.

All these emotions... it's been too long since I felt all these positive emotions but at least I had once known how they felt.

what if the heir's powers connect with mine and we become destined mates?.....the only feeling I hadn't fully experienced was that feeling called love.

(when two power holders meet and their power shares a connection it can be described as a mate bond and it is deeper than the mate bond one can also choose to block their powers and settled down with whoever they like apart from their destined mates and when that happens they can die or become vulnerable if they are weak or lose their powers)