Amongst the Trees

Chapter 1: Marceline and Aidyn

7 years ago in the Kingdom of Faybush...

"Sir! Missus! Its time for your afternoon tea!" 

        A young boy with bluish-grey eyes and blond hair wearing a crisp white collar shirt under a short-sleeved grey sweater chases a young girl with light brown hair and dazzling hazel eyes wearing a simple white cardigan over her dress with a pink torso and frilly white skirt. They giggle with glee and disappear amongst the tall reeds behind the palace. They come to a halt and crouch, using both hands to suppress their giggles. 

"Where have you disappeared to Prince Aidyn and Princess Marceline?!" 

        Aidyn reaches into his pocket and pulls out a pearly pink stone in the shape of a heart. He slips it into Marceline's hand and grins widely. 

"This is our signal... this stone means we're best friends and we can never be apart," whispers Aidyn as he takes out another stone, this one a striated grey roughly a heart shape. 

Marceline smiles brightly with her white teeth and stands up, grabbing onto Aidyn's hand. They run back to the worried servants to drink their afternoon tea, hands intertwined. 

Present-day in the Kingdom of Faybush...

14-year old Marceline stands on her white marble balcony watching the green trees reflecting gold in the distance. Her hand grasps onto her heart-shaped stone, which she tied onto a string around her neck. I wonder what the outside world is like... it looks so marvelous... A dress with a sheer white tulle over a gold skirt hangs loosely on her shoulders. The golden specks embedded into the tulle catch the light and sparkle with every movement. A golden sash is wrapped around her waist into a bow on her back. With a sigh, Marceline walks to her small balcony garden and plucks just enough flowers to transform her elegant braid into a flower crown. 

"Ah... that's much better" Marceline says as she smiles at her reflection in the mirror. 

"I couldn't agree any better Marci," says Aidyn as he approaches Marceline. Aidyn is dressed in a white suit with a gold pattern at the hem with black dress shoes. He leans in for a kiss, which Marceline returns. As they pull apart, they smile at each other and walk outside. Everyone is bustling and moving about, preparing for Nicolette's coronation. As Nicolette is the first daughter and the next in line to become queen, this coronation is a big deal. It is being held in the spring garden with banners, flags, and everything you could think of. 

"Do you want to go to the place?" Aidyn whispers with a playful glint in his eye. He extends his right arm, which Marceline slips her left arm through. 

"Let's"