The unfathomable first kiss

Lilly's P.O.V-

Someone shoved me from behind the pillar. I stumbled forwards up towards his throne but had caught myself with the thought of what would have happened if I'd fallen. Steadying myself, I stood up straight and solemnly bowed to the prince. He eyed me curiously.

"Your name?" He asked.

"Lilly" I said inaudiably. His eyes went murderous and the people surrounding us gasped. I wanted to ask what had been so shocking about it but I feared speaking openly was not a good idea yet all the people began to complain towards one another like it was some sort of debate.

"Quiet" The prince snapped.

Everyone went from arguemental to dead silent. His eyes flickered back over to me and then he said-

"Your sixteen?"

"Seventeen" I corrected. He nodded.

"You'll be doing the cleaning from now on" He said. "That is, after you change into something decent"

I wanted to ask what was going on but I feared to speak. Someone had thrown a folded pile of warm clothes at me and I caught them hurriedly.

"Come with me please" Some woman said passing by me in a flash. I hurried to catch up with her. I was led into a small cold room with only white walls and one bed. The woman had blond long hair that flowed down to her mid-back. Whitish blond streaks swam down towards the tips of her hair. It was clasped back into a low ponytail with a dark chesnut clip. Her eyes were a gray blue.

I set the clothes down on the bed.

"I'm Cherie" She said. "I know your a bit confused but that will all be explained. As of right now, you'll need to change into those clothes and then begin on your cleaning"

"Cleaning?" I asked. She nodded.

"You'll begin with the bathrooms, I'll be back in a minuete" She left closing the door. I looked down at the clothes on the bed. A claret polo tee shirt without buttons and a v-neck with a white apron style skirt that was a short as a mini. I slipped into the clothes without complaint. When Cherie returned she asked me to follow her out to the bathrooms.

"Now just start with the toilet. Here's a scrub. I'm guessing you know what to do from here" She pushed open the bathroom door. "I'll be back in a half hour. If you think your done before that, don't stop cleaning" Now I was left with a mop, a scrub, and a water bucket. I stared down at my reflection in the murky water from the bucket. For a second I didn't even recognize myself.

The bathroom was bigger than I'd intended. The walls were painted a summery gold and the floor had a plush blood red carpet laid out near the bathtub. I walked over to the toilet and got down onto my knees. I'd never really done this kind of thing before. And as of now, it didn't look like I had a choice. I scrubbed the toilet and then I did the sink counter and the bathtub. After that I mopped the floor, hanging the carpet over the shower curtain.

I heard footsteps coming down the hall. They lingered outside the door and then I saw the knob twist and then he walked in. My breath caught in my throat. He had golden blond hair and dead set against eyes of green. They met mine instantly. He looked away from me and his gaze traveled around the room and then he sighed as he wrote something down onto a clipboard.

"Poor effort" He said. "Needs to try harder"

"Me?" I asked.

He looked back up at me with those eyes that were going to kill me.

"I don't see anyone else here, do you?"

"Of course not, I'm not stupid" I said. That suprised both of us. Then he said "I never said you were"