Her Knight In Shining Armor

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"Cydea, you know better!" My 'mother' yelled.

"I don't care what you say- I'm not your puppet. If someone makes fun of me, I'm going to do it back."

"But you're a princess! You're not supposed to-"

"I'm not supposed to what? Be something other than a doormat, like you? You let everyone step all over you. Even the king."

"You're supposed to call him father!"

"He doesn't deserve that title; and you don't deserve to be called mother."

"Cydea, get back here!"

"Oh no! Someone's saying my name, but I don't give a fuck."

I went upstairs to my room and locked the door.

I held back the lump in my throat. Don't listen to them. They're not worth it.

"Peri wants fed." My pet parrot, Peri said.

"Of course you do." I said, opening her cage.

"Why is Cici upset?"

"Birth Giver yelled again."

"Birth Giver is shit."

I chuckled. "I know."

...

"Cydea! Get down here, now!" My 'father' yelled.

"Why?"

"Laurel is here."

"I don't care."

"Get down here now, or you're going to the dungeon."

As if you could put me in one.

"No."

"Now!"

"Burn in hell!" I yelled.

I heard stomping. I rolled my eyes as I levitated the heavy chair up against my door.

"Bye bitches." I said. "Come on Peri."

Peri flew out my window, and I jumped down.

Down in the village, I shape-shifted into Cici, which was me, but just where I didn't look like a princess.

The king and queen had never seen Cici, so I would be fine.

"Cici!" Yuna exclaimed, running towards me.

"What's up Yuna?" I asked.

Yuna was my best friend. She was really sweet, but strict when she needed to be. She was also a knight in training.

"I've been assigned to the princess!" Yuna exclaimed. She grabbed my hand. "I'm so happy; I get to be a knight now! I'm going to go to have to move though- it's kind of far away."

"Haha... that's great! That you're a knight, I mean. I'm so proud of you!"

"C'mon, let's go get ice cream before I have to go!

...

Yuna hadn't known that I was the princess.

She didn't know anything about the castle.

That was fine though, because she'd forget about me and be okay.

"I have to go now. Bye Cici!" She said, getting up.

"Goodbye, Yuna."

I went into the forest and transformed back into the princess. The perfect, pinky, little princess that I needed to be.