Once Upon A Princess (Under Editing)

"The Princess is my ideal type",said a young man. "Just keep dreaming my brother, who would want to choose an ugly man like you over me", said another young man as he adjust his cloth proudly. This arguments has been going on between young men ever since the King announced that his daughter is already of a marriageable age. The young men continued and this led to a long heated argument between the duo.

It was interrupted by an old man who walked up to them when he noticed their argument would soon lead to a serious fight. Young men, he began, "the princess is beautiful and kind no doubt, but none of the noblemen have been able to secure her hand in marriage, how much more commoners like you".

" Instead of fighting over someone you might never meet, work hard and get married to a woman you can control, love and cherish without fear. Do you understand?" He asked. The men nodded affirmation and apologized to each other for being childish.

However, while the men argued that she was good mainly because she is beautiful and kind. The women of the land claimed that she was just an annoying proud lady who only cared about herself. "Did you hear that her mother sent for her before she died but our mighty Princess refused to come", gossiped one. "At least she's good at fighting, she protects us from internal and external threats. She also defends the poor", argued another. "You are right my friend. Maybe she's good after all",they all agreed. "When is the right time for her to get married?", asked one of them.

"Didn't you hear that the Princess is not interested in humans", said one of the ladies. As soon as she completed the statement, every other lady took to their heels, saying that they cannot be part of such a conversation.

The princess is wearing a beautiful, elegant gown made of luxurious silk. The dress is a soft, pastel shade of blue, with intricate embroidery and delicate lace trim. The gown is floor-length, with a fitted bodice and a full, flowing skirt.

The sleeves are long and slender, with a slight puff at the shoulder. Around her neck, the princess wears a delicate pearl necklace, and her hair is styled in an elegant updo, adorned with a few strategically placed curls.

She walked around the palac to feel the beauty of nature, an aura of royalty emanating from her. Her maids followed her carefully, making sure they all walked at the same pace.

They also made sure they gave their distance so as to avoid collision upon the Princess's sudden pause (or just to be safe). The Princess has always been know for her harsh yet adorable lifestyle, she was firm but kind. She had a little soul despite not being human, something that was passed to her by her late mother.

As she walked around with charisma, many thoughts ran across her confused mind, she would shake her head slowly, nod slowly or pause for a while before she continues her walk. Who could have killed my mother? "Will they try to kill me?" As these thoughts ran through her mind, the Prince suddenly walked up to her and this made her more confused.

Prince Kingsley is a younger brother to Princess Kayla and an elder brother to Prince Kelvin. His mother, Princess Kayla's step mother and the King's youngest wife had brought him to the palace when the Princess was very young. Unfortunately, for some ugly and sad reasons, they do not seem to get along well with each other.

Maybe it was because Prince Kingsley lives in his sister's shadow and he doesn't like this, or because Princess Kayla gets irritated by her brother's weakness. Weakness! Prince Kingsley happens to be the weakest Prince in history, to crown it all, he fought with a girl and got beaten. (How could my own brother be such a weakling) Princess Kayla would lament upon remembering this incident.

Prince Kingsley had dropped by to deliver an important message to Princess Kayla, hoping to get support from her.  Even though he didn't really like it, he couldn't help but accept that she was highly respected and her opinion mattered a whole lot.

The maids and enuchs bowed in respect for the Prince and Princess respectively when they met. The Prince signalled for his enuchs to leave. "Shall I see you in private? I have an important news to break",said the Prince. " You are dismissed" , the Princess said to her maids. The maids bowed once again and left the duo to their privacy.

"Big sis" , he began using a phrase he only uses when he needs something from her.  "I want to get married. I'm in love with this girl, she's beautiful and kind hearted just like you so I'm getting married to her and I need you to support me".

The Princess looked surprised for a moment but finally found the right replies for her brother. (Wrong timing brother). She gave him a warm smile and held his hands. "Kingsley, it is nice to hear you have decided to settle down with one of the many women you flirt with, especially because you think you can't become the crown Prince if you remain unmarried. However, that's not the case. The point is that you should stop being a weakling and I think if you stopped thinking about flirting and focus more on being strong, your fighting skills might not be as embarrassing as it is."

She gave a sarcastic smile and started walking away but stopped when she remembered something. "You see, you don't have to be desperate, whether you get married or not you'll become crown Prince if you're not a bastard, which I'm not really sure of". The Prince was annoyed by the word the Princess uttered. "Kayla", he said already tightening his fist, "why are you so full of bitterness and envy, at least I'm treating you like a sibling, shouldn't you do same to me. When I become king, I have the power to decide your fate. I can even decide to kill you, so, if I were you, I'll be nice to me".

The Princess turned back, disgusted by the Prince's response. "You see darling, from what I know, you won't become King or even crown Prince if the Queen does not perform the royal rites. Therefore, rather than thinking of how to punish me, you should focus on convincing the Queen to perform the rites. Come to think of it, if she has nothing to hide, I see no reason she'll refuse to perform the rites", the Princess chuckled   and walked away and her maids rushed after her.

As she walked away happily with an evil-satisfied smirk, the youngest Queen who was passing by saw the duo and sensed something was off and decided to know what was wrong. She in her own self never really liked Princess Kayla. However, it has become impossible to destroy her. (at least she has tried several times but failed)

As she turned towards the pathway, the Princess approached her direction. Not only was she agitated by the Princess's happy- evil expression, she could also feel that same aura. The powerful intimidating aura she was jealous of, the one similar to that of her mom, which made everyone including the King himself respect her. Meanwhile, her own son had a look of disappointment which seems to change to anger as soon as he saw his mom. One could easily notice that he agreed with Kayla's last sentence.

"You look ravishing today Your Majesty" , said the Princess jokingly. "Are you suggesting that I don't sometimes look good", asked the Queen angrily. " Of course not Your Majesty, she replied calmly aware of the fact that this will only annoy the Queen the more. I'm just appreciating your beauty, it somehow reminds me of my mom". She looked strangely at the Queen and then smiled. "Have a nice day Your Majesty", she said finally before she walked to her chambers and her maids followed suit leaving the Queen and the Prince behind.

The Queen walked towards the Prince noticing he had an angry expression. (Of course, that wench is always up to no good) "What did she say?" She asked , "I know she's up to no good, that demon......." the Prince interrupted her with an angry tone. "Just perform the rites mom, why is it so hard. Mom, if anything goes wrong because you refused to perform the rites, you won't survive it, I promise you", he replied  and angrily walked away. The Queen was surprised by the words her own son uttered. She couldn't believe that a child she gave birth to could threaten to kill her.

She was still standing surprised, looking at the Prince's backside when it occured to her that the Prince had always been a spoilt child and to crown it all, a weakling. But he could have the gut to threaten someone with death. "Maybe he's all bark and no bite", concluded the Queen. "Come to think of it, I'm doing this for you. Of I perform the royal rite, you won't survive it, if I don't, then I won't survive", said the Queen as she gave a grin.

~~~~~~To Be continued~~~~~~~