Destined Lies || Prince Series

Chapter 1: Meeting the princess

December 25 (When Eloria was 6)

 Third person's P.O.V. (Note: Addyln's Eloria's other identity)

     "Alex! Addlyn's here!" The shrill shout from the living room was enough to make the poor boy startle and jump up from his chair. Dashing to the living room as fast as his little feet can carry him, Alexis knocked everything out of his way before he accidentally tripped over a toy car lying on the ground. 

      "Ow!" Alex groaned as he rubbed his knee, clearly forgetting that a certain someone was standing right in front of him.

      "HAHAHA! Oh dear, you are still so clumsy even on a holiday!!! Come on, Alex! Let's go play!" Addyln, a cheerful girl with dark brown hair and sky blue eyes, chuckled at the sight of her best friend lying flat on the ground, having only his small fragile face to support his weight. Addyln held out her hand for the red face boy to hold before using most of her energy to pull him up.

      Noticing the humiliation that was written all over little Alexis' face, Addyln patted his shoulder and pulled him out into his backyard. "Come on Alex! Let's play! Whoever wins this game gets to make the loser do something!" Picking up the ball beside her feet, Addyln smirked. "Or is little witty Alex afraid that he would lose~" 

      "Am not!" Alexis mumbled under his breath and proceeded to glare at the ground. 

      "Hehe! If so, let the game begin!" Laughter filled the cold silence of the isolated house as the two little children started playing. Warm tingles filled their heart whilst pure happiness lit up their souls. 

      Too bad, that was all a façade. Another one of her tricks. A forgotten memory deep in the princess' heart. Probably the last of her concerns... But was that all that was? A lie?

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29th November (Present year)

Third person's P.O.V.

      "This is a message to the student council. Please report to the principal office now. Principal Evan says to... Uh... Hurry up before he explodes... (III-_-)" The sudden message from the PA system jolted the attentive students from their lessons.

      "What is it now?!" The golden hair of the French prince swayed as he stood up and groaned at the sudden message.

      "Don't be so lazy, Ciel! It must be something important! And you do not want to anger principal Evan any further, do you? He's definitely already mad...!" Prince Albert heaved a deep sigh and pulled Prince Ciel's collar towards the door while the others sweatdropped at the scene. "Why are you guys still standing there?! HURRY UP!!!"

      "OW OW OW!!! STOP! MY CLOTHES!!! MY BEAUTIFUL CLOTHES!!!" 

      "STOP YOUR IDIOTIC NONSENSE!!!" 

      "What a bunch of idiots...!" An irritated voice came from the back of the chaos as the group of six passed by their neighbouring class. 

      "Good morning Alex, your highnesses!" The cheerful light grey hair aid greeted the group like how he usually does. 

      "Good morning Livio, Princes Gion, and Shintarou! Let's go to the Principal Evan's office together!" 

~~~~~~~~~~~Time skip~~~~~~~~~~

      "Took you people a long time!" With a devilish glare imprinted on the brown-haired principal's face, principal Evan sat on his leather chair with his arms crossed. Everyone sweatdropped upon hearing their principal's loud growls. "Why are you brats still standing there?!" 

      Getting caught off guard, the princes scooted into the room only to realize that there was someone sitting on the chair opposite Principal Evan. The mysterious person smiled sweetly as she turned around to look at them. The girl's wavy blond locks swayed as she moved her hands up to wave at the speechless princes. "Hello, your highnesses~ It's a pleasure to meet you all!"

      "Um... Bonjour...? Who... Are you...?" Prince Ciel asked, his face mixed with surprise and shock to see the princess speaking in such an informal manner to a group of world-renowned princes.

      "My... Where's my manners... The name's Eloria. Eloria Aphelion~" The princess replied with a cheeky smile. Her pastel blue eyes glimmered as she looked at each and every prince until they squirmed under her radar-like eyes. "Ow-!"

      "Your manners aren't gone! You don't have any!" The angry principal bared his teeth and growled, his hand just above the said princess' head, ready to smack her again. "You're just like your mother!" 

      "Aww~ But mother is right~ You are indeed really childish, Principal Evan- OW!" 

      "YOU LITTLE BRAT-" 

      "Calm down, Evan... Let's not be too irrational..." The vice-principal desperately tried to peel Principal Evan away from the pouting princess. "This is why I always say I'm going to be driven to my early grave..." Mumbling under his breath, the stressed man pinched his nasal bridge and sighed. Of course, dealing with a childish person every day is an impossible fret for a normal human.

      "HMPH! Anyway, this is Princess Eloria of Finland, she is here to represent Everfrost Academy for a cultural exchange program."

      "Everfrost Acadamy... Isn't that the school that has a very successful student council? I heard they already own a lot of companies!" Prince Albert ejaculated, his eyes widened in surprise. "We could learn a lot from them!" 

      "That is a little over the top..."  The princess said as she scratched her cheek shyly.  

     "If that's the case, then where are the other members?" Prince Gion questioned with a straight face.

      Typical Gion... "Well, they said they were busy with their work so since I'm free, I guess I'm here alone... But don't worry, you'll meet them sooner or later," Eloria smiled as she stood up. They are actually very free right now but decided to let me deal with these princes alone...! Those so-called 'friends'! "Well then, Principal Evan, about that matter I told you earlier..." 

      "Yes, I'll assign someone to it," The said man said as he put down his cup of tea. "Do send my acknowledgment to your mother." 

      "Of course," Eloria said as she turned for the door, her cup of espresso in one hand and in the other, her tortilla-brown jacket. "See you around, princes~"