I know i'm like way overdue to post...but i don't know what to post about....i could talk about societies or mom and dad being gone...but then again i already put that on my other blog...and who wants to read that boring stuff twice....
So.....
I am starting a LINK STORY!
I will start it, and you will continue it through commenting....make sure and read the previous comments to make sure yours goes with the story...it can be serious, silly, random, predictable, fiction, non fiction, etc...
So it begins a little something like this.......
Once in a land far far away called Northingdale, there was a 17 year old boy named Damian. He was a prince by birth but his father had so many sons already that he gave him to his Sister, Francis, who had no children of her own. Sister of the King of Northingdale, and Dutchess of Makayleighshire. She was married of course to the Duke of Makayleighshire, Kyle.
Damian had grown up never knowing he true geneology and probably wouldn't have cared. He was treated like royalty, after all, for all he knew he was nephew to the king of Northingdale! He was provide the best tutor and teachers, and he learned quickly as well. Being quite the ladies man, he had many friends. He enjoyed archery and horseback riding, as most the royal gentleman did in his time.
One day, that started out as any other, he went on a hunt with 4 of his friends. Peter and William in front of him, Derick and Eric behind, they had eyes in all directions. Now how they managed to miss it we don't know to this day but......
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Oh wow how can I top that. Well here goes, There was a huge airplane in the middle of this field. They came there to get Damian because they heard he was the most handsome prince in the land, and they needed him to use his wondrous singing voice to make the princess of Ireland happy. You see, Princess Alexas was very sad because her father died and her servants came to Damian to see if his charming voice and looks would help cheer up the Irish princess. He agreed to go only on one condition..... Ok someone esle needs to finish it;)
....she mustn't know that his station in society...he wanted know how she acted around regular people...not putting on airs to impress people of high society...who she really was. He had been told she was Beautiful and shy...but he had also heard stories that she was beautiful, loud, boisterous, and rude. Quite the contrast whether beauty is a factor or not. The men agreed after some contemplation that as long as he was handsome and could sing, they didn't care if she knew who he was. So, Damian went back to Makayleigh Castle to tell his parents of the men who had sought after him. "How long will you be gone?" Damian turned to the men searching for an answer. "How ever long it takes to make Princess Alexas smile." he replied. He's parents agreed, and sadly watched their son leave, not knowing how long he'd be gone. "Princes Alexas" Damian thought...painting an image in his mind..."I hope your worth it."
The next day they landed in Dublin and started to the castle to see the Princess... when they arrived.............
A rather odd fellow greeted them. He opened the door to the Castle foyer. He led the men into the a sitting area. "Please sit down Master Damian" the odd man said as he motioned to a chair. Damian knew that he would be prying, but he couldn't help himself, and he asked if Princess Alexas had any brothers by chance. "No" replied the odd man. "If she did, she may not have been so depressed when her father died, but she was the only child of the King" the odd man replied as he itched his nose vigorously. "Oh" said Damian trying to hide that he was relieved that he wouldn't have to win over any buff brothers as well as Princess Alexas. The odd man stood up and asked Damian to wait there in the sitting room. It seemed to him that he was waiting forever. Damian stood up from the chair and walked over to the window, and to his surprize, he saw a black horse drawn carriage pull up in front of the castle.
He started running through his mind who could be inside, and he came up with the logical scenario that perhaps the Princess was not even here when he had arrived. He saw the odd man walk out to the carriage, and open the door, but Damian's conclusion was not correct...
The odd man opened the door, and a young man about the age of 19 alighted. "Who is that?" thought Damian..."Perhaps a sibling?"
but then he remembered that the odd man had said Princess Alexas had no brothers. The odd man and young boy entered the sitting room. "This is Prince Alec of Northingdale... I believe you two are cousins" stated the odd little man. "He also has come to try to please the princess and also hopes to win her hand in marriage."
"WHAT???" thought Damian..."I don't know if i can compete with royalty if she doesn't know who i am...then again i would want her to like me for me." Coming back to the moment Damian asked "So when shall we meet the princess?" The Odd man answered.."soon enough my lad..soon enough" and led them off to their quarters...Damian was given a brief tour of his rooms then instructed to change into proper attire for dinner. Afterward he, and Alec would meet Alexas. His first dinner in Dublin was indeed one of the most awkward meals of his life. Actually there wasn't much eating going on...he and Alec stared at each other for quite some time..the same thought running through both of their minds...Competition...after a while they begin to ask each other questions...not really caring for each others answers but trying to be rid of the awkwardness. Finally, the time had come...the odd little man let them to the royal sitting room to meet the princess. "I must warn you" Said the odd little man "She is quite sad..almost bitter against this world, you two must make her happy again." The odd little man smirked a tiny little grin...Alexas was like the grandaughter to him that he had never had...it hurt him to see her hurt...neither one of the young men knowing what to expect they slowly entered the shadowy room...a small, delicate bunch was curled up on a chair...neither knowing what to do or say....
Princess Alexas looked at them both, heaved a sigh, and then brought her knees up to her chest. Her long brown curly locks spilled over her shoulders and covered her face. She made Damian and Prince Alec feel quite akward. In their akwardness, they just looked at eachother. Neither of them had ever had any sisters or knew how to deal with such a situation. The odd man cleared his throat, and then walked up to the Princess and introduced everyone. "It's nice to finally meet you" said Damian in an honest tone. "It is truely an honor" stated Prince Alec. Alexas nodded her head toward both of them and tried to be curteous, but she was still holding back the tears. After all, her father had only died about a week ago. She looked at the odd man, "Roger..." her voice cracked. The odd man nodded his head as he dismissed her.
Roger joined the two boys and sat down. "She really is not ready for this, but there is no heir to the throne, and honestly, she can't rule in her emotional state. But then again, neither of you can make her happy in her emotional state either. My, my, this is a mess" he finally finished babbling to himself. "Umm" Prince Alec hesitated, "What happend to the King?"...
Roger, in a very stern tone told Prince Alec to be quiet because if the princess heard what he had said she would start sobbing vigoriously. " I will explain it to you later but for know you must cheer up the princess, after all that is why you are here isn't it" Roger said with a slight grin. Roger left the room and Damian prince Alec and the princess just sat there in awkward silence. Until Princess Alexas spoke saying, " Who are both of you and why are you here?" Damian was the first to reply " I am Damian. I am a poor lad from Makayleighshire and I was brought here to cheer you up with singing. You do like singing, don't you?" She replied " Yes, would you sing a song right now?" He nodded and said with a smile, " Yes your Highness." As he began to sing Prince Alec interrupted saying, "Wait I was brought here to play the piano for you." She replied, "Who are you?" He said with a snobbish tone, "Well I am Prince Alec of Northingdale, Princess Alexas." "Oh!" said the princess, "Well I am sure you will not mind playing the piano while Damian sings, would you?" With a unhappy look he agreed to play with the other lad. When they began their lovely duet of words and music you will never guess what happened!.....
the queen burst in..."WHAT IS THAT RACKET???" They stopped abruptly. "Mother!" said Alexas as she slowly stood, "Your back!" "Yes i'm back Alexas..With all the talk of your sobbing people condemned me for being away. I really don't see why your taking this so hard. Who are you two?" "I'm Prince Alec of Northingdale" Said Alec not making the mistake to hold his tounge twice. "and you?" asked the queen pointing to Damian. "I amd Damian of Makayleighshire" being carful not to reveil his liniage. "Well please be off with the both of you, i need to speak with the princess in private. They two slowly left the room, both a bit depressed. On the other side of the door the queen addressed the princess. "Alexas you really must stop this whole depression act! No that your father is dead we need to be at a search as ever for you a spouse. I do not wish to be weighed down by matters of state and i believe you should marry and let a king handle it all." This whole time Alexas had stood in silence staring at the floor. "Yes mother" was her only relpy. She had learned long ago not to argue with her mother. The queen in Alexas mind had no right to be called such. Never at the castle much less in Ireland, she traveled about with friends and went to parties and balls. She doubted if her mother really ever knew and loved her father...after all it had been an aranged marriage. Alexas' mind then jumped ahead to the reality of what her mother had just said. She too would be forced into an arranged marriage and probably be just as unhappy as her mother. No, she couldn't, wouldn't let that happen! Her mother dismissed her and Alexas moped toward the kitchen. Not really hungary but needing to talk, though about nothing in particular, and thought she might find one of the faithful servants there to chat with. She walked into the kitchen and there sat Damian sipping on some tea. "Oh" she said, "I'm sorry, i didn't mean to intrude." Damian stood "oh no, your fine, please, sit down." She debated for a moment if it was a good idea..then she sat. "Sorry about mother" She said," She can be...well, short". "It's ok, i'd rather be sipping tea right now anyways after the long journey". Alexas looked out the window "and what did you say you do back home?" the princess asked. Damian choked inside, while trying not to do so outwardly. He quickly thought of an answer. "I...um...am servant to the Duke and Dutchess at Makayleigh Castle" he let out a breath of air inside, pleased with his answer. He then decided he would rather hear the whole story not from the princess then from Roger later and slowly asked her "what happened?" She didn't have to ask what he meant, what else could he mean...she thought of crying, but then remembered what her mother said " Alexas you really must stop this whole depression act" though it wasn't an act she would do her best to cheer up...and she was starting to like Damian for his boldness, and decided to answer him. "Well.....
".............my father.......my king......" she held back a tear and continued....."he was murdered......no one knows who it was....our General, Orion, believes it was a spy from the north.......the rebels of the north never liked the strict moral standards of my father....and have been in rebellion for nearly 10 years now...my father.....was a great warrior and never once let another man lead his army...no matter how large and powerful the enemy....the rebellion was falling....and about 2 months ago they had finally agreed to a treaty....My father was supose to meet with them......the day before the meeting someone...............................................something snuck into the castle and passed the guards........and..........and...."
Damian could see it was almost too much for Alexis, and leaned forward to try an somehow express that it would be ok...When suddenly Alec barged into the room with shout! "Where can a man find some descent food around he......"he noticed the other two".....um.........hi....I mean good day to you....both...I mean princess...I...was......um....yah.....I think Roger needs me.....for....help with the piano.....Piano! Yep thats it! Yah...so I'll just....leave now.....Oh! Damian....Roger needs to see you as well....." He quickly left the room. Damian looked back at the princess feeling very awkard, but to his astonishment she was smiling and said "And that is the reason I appreciate your confidence." He just laughed, they spoke for a minute longer and then she dismissed him.
Damian made his way to the Hall where the piano was, but found only Alec, and not Roger.
Alec looked up from the piano with a grim glare....and said "You really think she will fall for you??? HA! Dont set yourself up for such a failure peasent! Leave now before you make a fool of yourself even more than you already have!" Damian quickly replied "Me make a fool myself? Did you hear yourself in the kitchen??? Dont speak to me about foolishness...look in the mirror and you will have plenty to deal with!" Alec stood up in anger and started to reply when suddenly the whole of the castle seemed to shake at it's very foundation...and a massive roar echoed through the halls....
Damian and Alec glanced at eachother and totally switched their mindset, eager to determine what the noise was. It seemed that for a breif moment they made a temporary alliance and searched the halls. A few minutes later they found Roger lying on the floor in the armory. "Are you alright?!" asked Damian panicked. "I don't know, I was just cleaning these swords and the top shelf on that wall fell taking a few of the ones below it down aswell. When that happened, it knocked the blade that I was cleaning from my hands. The sword then sliced my forearm" Roger said as he seemed out of breath. "Ok" said Alec, "We need to get you cleaned up and cared for". On the way to Roger's room, they passed the Princess in the hall. She ran up to them. "Oh my goodness! Roger, are you ok?" she said. "Oh yes dear, I'll be fine. I just had a little mishap in the armory" he nodded his head as if to say goodnight. Damian continued to take Roger to his room to rest. Prince Alec followed hesitantly as he kept gawking at Alexas. However, the Princess knew exactly what he was thinking and just rolled her eyes.
Damian got Roger settled in, no thanks to Alec. He left Damian and Roger as soon as they got to the door of Roger's room. Then Damian headed to his own room. It was late, and Damian was exhausted. He was almost to the his room when the Princess stepped out from the library. "Thank you" she whispered. It took Damian a minute to collect himself and realize that she was talking to him. "Oh, what for?" he anwered. "For having a genuine spirit about helping Roger" she said...
"...living in this castle and among such decietful nobles all the time...its such a delight to see true honesty..."
Damian almosted blushed but then replied, "Simply how I was raised my lady." He looked into her eyes and for a split second...he got lost in her glance...she had a sparkle in her eyes like he had never seen...in anyone...it was about this time he realized how foolish he must look and smiled. She just kinda chuckled and winked at him.
"Well I had better leave you alone for the night Princess." Alexis quickly replied, "Damian, please call me ALexis! Please?" Damian smiled and reaplied, "Very well...Alexis," he reaplied and smiled.
Damian was just about to make his leave when it hit him...what had made the shelf fall and make such a mighty crash in the first place...
"So your going to bed Damian?", said the princess.
"Not just yet...I'd like to go see what actually happened with the book shelf and everything," reaplied Damian.
"OH OH can I come?? Please please??" The princess requested urgently!
Damian smiled wide and replied "Its your castle!"
They went to the room where Roger had been hurt...it was a large baunqet hall with chandeliers and hundreds of suits of armor...a marvelous sight to say the very least!
They both walked over to the massive book shelf that had fallen...but nothing looked out of the ordinary...
"This is so odd Damian...it seems as if the shelf had pushed itself down..."
Damian leaned close to the wall that the shelf had been up against and began to run his fingers over the edge of it.
"What are you looking for?" asked the princess inquisitively.
"Im not sure just yet...but I'll know when I find it," he replied while still searching...a few seconds and then...success!
"Look here ALexis!" He said excitedly.
She moved to his side and leaned in closer to the wall.
"I dont see anything..."
He took her hand in his and pressed it against the wall.
"Its not what you see...but what you feel!" He said with a calm smile.
"I feel it! Its like an edge...the wall's texture is the same which makes it unapparent to the eyes..."her eyes widened"..but it feels as if this should open like.."together they said, "a door!!!"
It was at this time they looked at each other and just stared for a few moments...the both of them were taken away by the other...they gave each other a rush...that neither of them had ever felt....they then realized they were still holding hands.
Damian dropped her hand slowly. "Im sorry..."
She just sort of smiled and assured him it was ok.
Damian leaned to the other side of the hidden door and slighty pushed. A ten foot tall by eight foot wide door slowly cracked open to there astonishment.
"Damian!!! Its a Secret passage!!!"
Damian stepped into and looked down the wide corridor...and then it hit him.....he looked back solemnly...
"And this passage...is the reason your father died...."
Alexis's eyes and mouth slighty widened, as tears slowly came...
Damian reached to take her hand again.....when a sharp cold wind blew through the tunnel...he looked back quickly as a grody whisper peirced the calm silence...
WOW!! I am not gonna write because I will probably ruin it so I will just leave y'all to your awesome writing!
P.S.- Rebecca uses the word awkward a lot?( I know totally random, right?)
By the way, that last comment was from me, shivangi!
"Damian!" said the princess, "I don't think you should go in there it doesn't look safe. Maybe you should go get Alec." Damian said with slight relief," You are right I might should wait and check this out tomorrow when it is light." So they slowly walked to the princess' room and they said goodnight and Damian ran swiftly to his room and went to sleep. Alexis, on the other hand, was thinking about who knew about the secret passage and how they got in to kill her father. in thinking of this she finally fell asleep. When they all appeared for breakfast the next morning no one could find Roger anywhere. "This is very odd" said Damian. " Why, just yesterday he was hit with a bookcase and now he is missing" Alec interrupts "Oh yes very odd indeed." Alexis just sat there in silence she could not believe what was happening. Then the wretched queen burst in and said, "Alexis I am off to find you a husband so you will not have to worry about becoming queen without a husband to help you rule." Alexis thinking of a new husband she doesn't know and worrying about everything else that is going on made her just want to burst into tears, but she pushed back her tears and said goodbye. As the queen left the castle Damian said in a stern tone, "I think it is time we check out that secret passage and find out what is going on around here.".......
With the queen gone, and Alexis of spending time thinking, Damian thought this a perfect time to explore, no one would miss him and Roger was definately missed. "Hey old buddy can i come along?" asked Alec, "wondering around this dreary caslte has me in the mood for a little adventure...and secrect passageway exploring!" Damian rolled his eyes,"Your free to do as you like, i guess you ought to come along incase i run into something dangerous or scary or big or dark or-" "I get the point!" exclamed Alec "let's go!"
With two lanterns in hand the boys slowly pushed open the door. Stepping inside Damian swong the lantern in front of himself, reveiling a flight of 20 stairs. Slowly they decended testing each step. Once at the bottom they discovered the tunnel forked. "Right or Left?" Damian asked Alec. "I don't care." he snobbishly replied. "Right then" said Damian and sped in that direction. Twisting this way and that the tunnel continued with no more forks and no more stairs. Until after walking for what seemed forever they came to a flight of stair that appeared to head back toward the surface. Pushing hard up on what was obviously the underside of a floor, Damian finally broke through. To his astonishment then were in Droichid Forest nearly 2 miles from the Castle. With no buildings or objects of importance in the area, they headed back down the tunnel to see where tunnel number two to the left went. By the time they made it back to the fork it had been nearly two hours and Alec had had enough. "Yeah you have fun and let me know what you find, i think its about lunch time and then i will be due for some sleep." proclaimed Alec. Damian didn't say a word but just started walking down the other tunnel. "I hope you come out alive!" Alec yelled over his back as he walked back toward the armory entrance.
Honestly Damian was glad to be rid of him, all he did was complain. Damian tried to quicken his pace because he too was getting hungry. He rounded a bin in the tunnel and to his surprise all that stood infront of him was a spiral staircase. He slowly ascended assuming that it was quite old, this time he came to a door that was on the wall, not the ceiling. "odd" he thought. "it doesn't seem that i came far enough up to be above ground". He pushed on the door and PUSHED. Till finally he decided it had to be locked. Where theres a lock surely there must be a key...not daring to hope, he started feeling beside and all around the door. Sure enough his hand fell upon a key. Excitement rushed though his veins as he incerted the key. Click, the door unlocked. He slowly turned the doornob and pushed with emense gentleness. A crack of light perced the tunnel and he peeked through the crack. He gasped as he saw through the crack the interior of the queens office!" ...
WOW!
Damian stood there amazed thinking why does the passage lead to the queens office. "That's it!!!" said Damian, "It has to be someone who works in the castle. I think I should go tell Alexas what I found." "Alexas, Alexas, where r you?" shouts Damian. "I am in here." Alexas shouts back. "You will never guess what I found. The passage leads to the woods, but that is not all it also leads to the queens office." Alexas gasped. "Damian, the queens office is always locked only my mom and some of her servants have a key." "I know" said Damian. "It had to be some who knew where the key was." Princess Alexas was shocked. The person who killed her father was probably in the castle right now. "I think I am going to go in the queens office and search for clues. Is that alright with you?" Alexas still in a daze from all the news finally said "Yes, Damian it is fine, but be careful." He assured her he would be and ran out the door. When he made it to the room where the secret passage was he saw the passage door start to open. He quickly jumped behind the curtain so they would not see him, but Damian was shocked to find.........
....Roger slowly emerged practically crawly...Damian lept forward, bumping some armor in the process and helped Roger to his feet. "Roger where have you been" exclaimed Damian. Roger too weak to answer went limp in Damian's arms and fell unconscious. The next morning as soon as Damian awoke he ran to Roger's rooms to check on his progress. "He is beat up pretty bad" said one of the caretakers. "but he is well enough for company if you'd like to sit with him." Damian slowly opened the door trying not to make too much of a stir and found a seat in the dim room. "Hey Roger, how you doing?" "I'll be fine when i catch that hooligan and make him pay for all that he's done!" stated Roger. "What hooligan?" asked Damian "and what all has he done?" "He thinks he can get away with killing the king, beating me up, making my Alexas cry. I won't have it!" "KILLING THE KING!?!?! who did it!?" spat Damian. "It's a matter of catching him" replied Roger, as though he never heard a thing Damian said. "He is sneaky and covers his tracks well, and the queen will never believe us, i would bet my good arm that she is in on it!" "WHO???" asked Damian in a soft but impatient tone. Roger pulled Damian closer and whispered in his ear..."....
....when SUDDENLY a bolt from a cross bow seemed to fly out of the very wood work, into Roger's Neck killing him almost instantly!!! Damian yelled out and dove to the floor. A bolt flew past his head as he flew through the air and another flew and stuck to the floor just as he hit the floor! Damian glanced quickly to the wall from which the bolts had flown and caught eyes with...someone or some "Thing" with midnight blue, unhuman eyes glaring at him through the small crack of what appeared to be yet another secret passage. It was too dark to see any more than the eyes...but that was more than enough for Damian! The "Thing" pulled another bolt to his crossbow as Damian jumped over a small table for a dagger, sitting on a chair oppisite to him. The "Thing" aimed just as Damian snatched the dagger up. Simultaneously the bolt flew from the crossbow as the dagger left Damian's hand. For a split second..........everything slowed ............................and the bolt and dagger past each other within centemeters of clashing.............another split second past and the bolt had caught Damian in the shoulder as the dagger plunged deep into the "Thing"s chest. They both let out a yell.....it was at this point that Damian realized this "Thing" was no human...but a Cursed Elf...having left the ways of the elves it had turned to corruption...and had become what the Comman folk called....Crythen's. The Crythen then grabbed the large knife and pulled it viciously out of his chest, dropping it and his crossbow onto the floor in front of the passage way. Damian also pulled the bolt form his shoulder, just more gently. The Crythen then pulled his massive barbarian blade and not wanting to leave a witness charged at Damian. Damian pulled his sowrd and shouted, "For the KING!!!!!"
The first clash of there massive blades rang through the large room. Speed and agility was the key especially when fighting a Crythen and Damian was king of this! They fought around the whole room and smashed tables and book cases...the epic fight went on for what seemed like to Damian, ages when the Crythen suddenly swooped a low blow cutting Damians left knee and knocking him to the ground. Damian let out a sharp cry and grabbed his leg with his free hand but held his sword up to keep his guard. He tried with all he had to crawl away......to crawl toward the secret passage.....The Crythen smiled menacingly and slowly followed his crawling victim....watching his prey in enjoyment....the Crythen then raised his sword over his head with both hands and brought his blade down with amazing strength breaking Damian's blade in two! Damian dropped the second half of his blade and crawled away that much the more. The Crythen stopped and let out a long hideous laugh...Damian made it to the door way still crawling...he slowly rolled over and sat up against the wall grabbing the Crythen's previous weapon: the crossbow...the Crythen then looked at Damian and let out a louder laugh. He said in a corrupt voice, "You dont have a bolt boy." And then laughed again. But then to the Crythen's suprise Damian began to laugh along with him...The Crythen stopped laughing but Damian didnt.......The Crythen was confused but more than that, ANGRY! He then shouted , "YOU HAVE NOTHING TO GLORY IN WITH AN EMPTY BOW BOY!!!"The Crythen charged and swung his mighty blade at the young knight.....But just as he was within reach of Damian, the young knight swiftly grabbed the dagger he had thrown at first, stuck it in the place of a bolt and let it fly...right between the eyes of Cursed Elf......The Crythen was stopped immediatally...."My bow is empty...and who has won the glory Crythen?" The Cursed elf then fell with a crash to the ground......
P.S. I was going to let the story end right before the death...but I just couldnt :( sry I had to leave you at such a wierd spot
wow....:O *Stares in AWE*
...Mournfully Damian staggered over to Roger...knowing he was gone and began to weep. Something Struck deep within him and he needed to get away...he ran through the fields and found a quite place to sit and think...his shoulder still bleeding profusely, he shed his tears and walked back toward the castle, sought out a member of the staff to clean his wound, told them about Roger and then he sought out Alexas. He found her weeping silently in the garden beneath an arbor of roses. It would have been beautiful if it weren't so sad. He walked up to her never his eyes leaving the ground. "I suppose you heard the news?" He whispered. "First Dad, now Roger...who's next?" she then turned to him with a new determination in her eyes." We must leave this cursed place with it's secrets and hidden passages, I shall run away, there is nothing left for me here but death, disappointment, and an unwanted marriage." She ran from the arbor and not knowing what she might do or where she was going, Damian ran after her. "Wait Alexas! We can work through this rationally, and SLOWLY! No rush decisions!" She stopped, turned quickly and replied. "Will you take me to home, i want to see this simple life you live, i think i'd rather be a happy servant with no worries but work, rather than i princess with worries of if i'll have my next breath." Damian's mind twirled...she didn't know he wasn't a servant...yet she wanted to see his simple life, how would he pull that off...he then began to think he ought to try if it was for her protection. Then rationality was out of the picture. Thinking through things slowly could be deadly...he would do all he could to protect her. "Pack lightly, we leave tonight" He couldn't tell if it was fear, relief, or regret on her face. But regardless of what is was she replied " I'll be ready, and i must bring my servant, it will be less conspicuous traveling with three". "Good meet me in the stables at midnight" That night darkness crept around them, so many shadows you couldn't see anything if it were to creep upon you. Alexas half scared out of her wits just from the dark walked circumspectly toward the stables, while her servant walked straight and stared at her mistress like her sanity was unoccupied. Damian had been out and about walking the property, scouting out the safest path to exit the town. He had then headed to the stables to wait for Alexas. He soon heard them coming and with out a word they grabbed the horses Damian had ready and slunk away. Not a word was spoken till they were several hours past the boarder of Dublin.
"Damian" said Alexas, "How much longer do you think it will be." "I am not sure," said Damian, "Are you tired, Alexas?" "Well, a little, but don't worry about me I will be fine." "I hope so," Damian replied with a cute grin. Alexas smiled shyly back at him and then said, "Thank you for taking me away from there, I was getting afraid something might happen to you, Damian." "I would have been alright," said Damian, " You were more in danger than I was." They both laughed, and then Alexas said, "I am glad you came to the castle to help me feel better, you really did cheer me up!" Damian blushed and said "I am glad I came too, because if I wouldn't have come I would have never met you!" As he finished speaking the servant yelled "Princess, there is someone following us!" "Oh no they caught us," exclaimed Alexas. "Don't worry we will lose them," Damian Exclaimed back, "Makayleigh Castle is right over the hill." They road as fast as they could, and they finally made it to the castle but they were still being chased. Damian ran Alexas and the servant in the castle and ran back out. He was scared to find who it was but he went out any way. Damian was shocked to find that it was Alec. "What are you doing here?" "I followed you here I wanted to know where you were going, and I see that you came to my Aunts house, Prince Damian," said Alec with an evil smerk. "How did you find that out," said Damian with a worried look. "I'm not dumb you know, did you think I really didn't know my own cousin?" "Well when I saw you at the castle you acted like you didn't know me," said Damian in wonder. "You need to leave Alexas alone, or I will tell her who you really are," Alec said with an evil grin. Damian was boilling mad and was about to say saomething when Alexas ran out yelling,"Damian are you alright-oh Alec, was it you who was following us?" "Why yes," said Alec "I am sorry if I scared you." Damian interrupted, "Well, why don't we go inside?" Alec gave Damian a mean look and cut in front of him right behind Alexas. As they walked in Damians servant yelled with excitement, "Prince Damian we have missed you." Damian looked at Alexas with fear, she looked at him and said......
..."Why'd he call you prince?" " oh, that's Samuel, he calls me that because he thinks i'm too high class of a servant, i don't get it really, he does it without even thinking about it" You see Damian and Samuel were really good friends. Samuel did know he was the dukes adopted son, as well as the son of the king, upon several occasions he had slipped and called him so. But when asked by Damian why he called him such, his reply was simply, "You're higher class than a mere dukes son, you should have been the king!" Damian was now happy for the nickname, it covered a lot!
Alec could not help but smirk, he was so ready to reveal the secret, but he would wait till it benefited him the most and bring Alexas running to him for comfort.
They entered the servants entrance and Damian immediately sent Alexas with the cook to get a meal and be refreshed after the long journey. He then dashed to his parents quarters to tell them of the entire situation and hope they'd go along with the plan. Only finding his mother in their rooms he greeted her with a hug and kiss. " Son! I had no idea you'd be back! Did you make her smile?" "More than that mother, i brought her here, but that is a long story, lets get Father and i'll tell it to you both" The Duchess sent her servant to fetch the Duke and soon Damian had told them the whole story. "Well you can't live the rest of you life letting her think your a servant, and being blackmailed by my dimwit nephew Alec." Stated the Duchess. "I know" Damian declared, "but i don't know how to tell her" "Tell her the truth, why you hid your identity and she will understand son" his father replied. After an hour more of contemplating the problem, Damian decided there was nothing he could do but tell Alexas and went in search for her.
Going back to where he had left her Damian asked cook where she went. " Oh that Alec fellow done took her to show her about the place, tisn't nothing but a house...i'da thought she'd seen one in her life" Damian rolled his eyes and went to look for her hoping she'd ride herself of Alec in the complicated Halls of Makayleigh Castle.
"Do you know which way they went?" Damian asked the cook. "Theys was headed fo' the garden I'd says," said the cook. So Damian went to the garden and he found Alec but could not find Alexas anywhere. "Where is Alexas?" exclaimed Damian. "I-I don't know I think I lost her." "Oh you did a fine job, will you help me look for her," said Damian. "Well I would but I, um, I think I should go to my room." Alec ran off as Damian went to search for Alexas. "I sure am glad he left," said Damian with excitement, "but I wish I could find Alexas." "Damian," Alexas quietly said, "I am over here in the bush, I had to get away from that selfish prince." "I know what you are talking about," said Damian in agreement, "He sure can get annoying." "I am glad I found you Alexas, because I need to talk to you." "Ok, go right ahead," said the princess. "Well, um, where do I start, I-I haven't been completely honest with you." stumbled Damian. "What do you mean," said Alexas in wonderment. Damian went on, "I am not really a servant, I am the Dukes son, this is my parents castle." Alexas was in aw, "So, you aren't a prince but you are a dukes son?" "Yes." said Damian, "But you need to hear what I have to say. When they came and asked me to sing for you I agreed to come only on one condition. That condition was that you not no who I was because if I." "If you what." said Alexas. Damian wondering if he should say it finally said it, "If I fell in love with you! I asked them not to tell you who I was so that if you fell in love with me, you would really fall in love with me and not my royal statis." "Damian, you know I am not like that," Alexas said caringly. "Yes, I know that now that is why I told you. Will you forgive, Alexas?" "Of course I will. I understand why you did it, and Damian I think I have fallin in love with you for you." Damian blushed and gave her a huge grin and said, " I have fallin in love with you, and that is not because you are a princess I can assure you that." They both looked at each other and smiled the biggest smiles either of them had ever given in their lives. Then all of a sudden Alexas mother, the Queen, burst into the garden. "Mother, what are you doing here????" Alexas exclaimed. The Queen rudely replied.......
...The queen merely stared, then after a silence that seemed an eternity she replied " What do you think i'm doing here, you run away with a servant and think i'll sit idley by!? I sent Alec to find you, being royal blood i knew him to be trustworthy, and look what i find!Love! Posh! It doesn't exsist and you are coming with me, since i can't trust to leave you at home you will travel abroad with me" Alexas had stared with her mouth open during her mother's whole speach, trying to fathom it all,what would happen with her mother parading her around the world like a prize to be won? then she started to swoon! Falling toward the ground Damian was quick to catch her. Quick to object to any contact between them the queen shoved Alec, who had followed her to the garden, forward to take Alexas from Damian. He lifted her from Damians arms, much to Damians distress, and sauntered away following the queen. Damian caught himself standing with his arms still outstretched and not knowing what to do. Then he remembered...I am not the helpless, authoritativeless, servant the queen thinks me to be. He quickly scurried to his parents chambers burst in and explained the whole story, including his declaration of love. "Well," Stated the duke " if she is here of her own free will, they cannot legally take her, she is under Makayleighshire protection because she is within our boarders" "Then what do i do?" exclaimed Damian..."Go and get her boy!" Laughed his father. Damian rushed from the room, flew down the stairs and out the front door, but there was only dust from the departed carriage! He ran to the stables mounted his horse and tore down the road....
.....Damian made all hast down the dusty road he heart pounding in his chest. " Go and get her boy!" his fathers words rung in his head as a thunderous gong. As the carriage came into sight Damian slowed his horse to a swift gallop till he came astride the carriage. "you can't just take her like this" he declared to the queen mother" but to his surprise the carriage stopped. The queen exited the carriage with a look of triumph on her face. She indicated the carriage and Damian quickly dismounted to look for himself. There was no Alexas within....
Damian was shocked "Where is she?" He shouted. "She is with Alec and you will never find her where she is.'Did you honestly think that I would let the Princess marry you, you're not even a prince." The Queen said with disgust. Damian looked at the Queen in shock, after a while he got the courage to speak and said, "No matter what you say I will find her. I know every part of this town and I will find her." So Damian road off not knowing where to begin his search.
The mere thought of Alexis alone with Alec drove Damian mad! Not knowing where to start Damian immediately sought out his parents wisdom on the situation. "I just don't know son" mussed his father. "Where would Alec take here where his small little brain thinks i can't find her....wait a minute! I got it!....
Ok sorry to leave u there...but i have been thinking for an hour...and i got nothing!!!
"I've got it, Alec is going back to his castle in Northingdale. That has to be it he has no where else to go. It would be to easy to go back to Dublin and the only other place Alec would think of would be to run home." 'And besides Northingdale is in the opposite direction of Dublin so he took her as far from home as possible." Damian was bursting with excitement! So he rode home told his father his theory and his father agreed that they must be headed to Northindale and that Damian should leave at once to save her. So Damian rode off into the night on a long journey to Northingdale. The journey gave Damian time to think about everything that has happened over the past few weeks, "Why he was chosen to come to the castle?", "Why someone killed the king?, "Who killed the king?", "Did Alec like Alexas or was he here for some under handed reason?", "Why is the queen gone all the time?", all of these questions ran through Damian's mind, but the most important question in his mind was, "Will I ever see Alexas again?"
Meanwhile, the queen had departed on her merry way to parties and events. However, Alec had taken Alexas toward Northingdale, but contrary to Damian's belief we he was not going TO Northingdale. With Alexas in front of Alec on his tar black steed, he stopped momentarily to see if he was being followed. With no trace of any followers Alec turned off the road, straight into the woods on a barely visible trail. Unless he had known it was there, it would not have been seen. Alexas had given up her struggle long ago and had actually fallen asleep from exhaustion and stress. But just to make sure she would not know where he was taking her, Alec slipped a thin cloth bag over Alexas' head in case she were to stir. After riding on the scarce trail for nearly an hour Alec stopped and tied the horse to a tree. He then dismounted, pulling Alexas into his arms. Stirring, she could not see anything in the dark, nor remember where she was. She did remember Damian however, and whispered his name as she felt arms around her. Alec not wanting to ruin the beautiful moment didn't say a word, but carried her toward a shack hidden in a hillside and Alexas fell back asleep.
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