alternate world

chapter 2

Charlotte entered the castle and walked in next to Yami  she Still looking around amazed, Is this real or is it a dream, it looked so real
She followed Yami inside absent-mindedly ,she shocked him after he stopped suddenly .
"Sorry" , she muttered, rubbing her head , Yami body was stiff .

She looked around to see why he stopped And then she froze, when she saw the room she were in .
It was an amazing beautiful room with luxurious furniture , and more than one window, which made the sun enter it from all sides .
"Isabel My girl , where have you been, why did you make me worry about you like that?" a familiar voice catch her attention , when she looked towards the owner of the voice, it's her mother was approaching her and hugging her.
Charlotte's body froze from surprise, what is her mother doing here?!
“How can I thank you Prince, for finding my daughter” , Charlotte mother said as she leaves her and approaches Yami and holds his hands .
“What are you doing here mother” Charlotte could say  .
" What do you mean by this ?! You disappeared last night without telling anyone where you went, I was worried I asked Philip to find you", Charlotte mother answered Anger .

"Oh my God how careless you are, you are from a nobles family you should do better"
A white-haired woman said that in a way that provoked Charles.
"Karen, there is no need for that, It is good that Isabel is fine and nothing has happened to her" , When Charlotte heard the voice, she opened her eyes in astonishment ، it was Julius  in his adult body, but he was dressed in a strange outfit that was luxurious And he puts a crown on his head ، she couldn't believe what she saw.
"Dad, you're just being nice to her because my brother loves her, but she has to learn a lot of rules If she wants to be from the King family.” Charlotte was boiling with rage and wanted to punch that person , But when she turned to him she found it was William.
" James, stop harassing Isabel or you're going to get involved with me " Yami replied in an angry tone, which made William raise his hands relentlessly.

Charlotte's brain was going to explode, what the hell is going on here, they're all people she know but why are they using different names And why does William call Julius dad and Yami  brother?  ، she Can't stand this anymore .
"Did you stop this farce? ,  Mr Julius , William , what is going on here, why are you acting so strangely?; Is this a play ?"
" Julius and William?! Who are these people you're talking about?" Julius replied with anxiously .
"Isabelle, are you okay? You called me Yami too? What are those names?" Yami replied .
"Stop calling me that , My name is Charlotte Roselei and you've known me since we joined the Knights of Magic, what happened here and why can't I use my magic! Where's your grimoire?", Charlotte was nervous, not understanding what was going on.

"Come on, there's no need for that, you must be just nervous," Charlotte mother said, holding her daughter to make her calm down.
"I'm fine, you guys are acting weird," Charlotte replied
Yami was worried about Her behavior was not normal , and he was afraid  things would get worse, as much as he was worried about her , but now he didn't want her to say something she would regret , And his stepmother will use it to abuse her later, she never loved Isabelle.

"I'm sorry for doing this" ، Yami muttered to her , before Charlotte asked him what he meant, he pressure on a point in her neck made her lose consciousness.
Yami carried her in his arms ,
"I'm sorry my daughter didn't mean to say this strange things, something must have happened to her yesterday, I'm afraid someone might have hurt her",  Charlotte mother was apologizing while pretending to cry.
"It's okay, let her rest then we'll talk later," Julius replied.
Yami take Charlotte and put her to bed in her own room , He tease her cheek while he sighs, she made him worried  about her because of her behavior

He left her room and returned to where his father is, he will be waiting for a lot of nonsense from his stepmother.
as he expected when he came in, she started to complain about Charlotte "Have you seen how crazy she are?! How can such a girl like this become  wife of the king eldest son!, who will become king after him!" , She was just trying to question Yami ability to make the right choice,
"I'm sure it's an emergency , I'll talk to her when she wakes up" , Yami answered briefly, not wanting to get into an argument with her

" I hope you're sure of your choice, son" , Julius said.
"I'm sure dad" , Yami said as he got up and left the room When the door closed, he nervously passed his hand on his face.
"My mom must have given you a headache" , he heard William voice   "just a headache" yami answered.
William laughed ، " I'm sorry but this is my mother, I can't control her actions, Let's go get something to drink "
“Is this an apology?!” Yami raised his eyebrows .
"Something like that," William replied, placing his hand on his brother shoulder and walking outside with him.
They may be half-brothers, but they've always been close to each other.
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In Charlotte room, she woke up with a headache , she was trying to remember what happened .
“I must have been dreaming after what happened in dungeon”.
She thought for a moment But when she looked around, she realized she wasn't , She tried to control her nerves to think logically, she should not lose her nerve as happened a while ago .
She got out of bed and went to a window , it overlooked a very beautiful garden ، This helped to relax She started trying to put the pieces together, maybe she would come up with a solution to go back to her place.

" Everything happened after she touched that rose, and everyone here is people she know almost, but with different names, and it seems that no one here uses magic.
She was trying not to believe this, but it's seems  she gone to an alternate or parallel world? , they are the same people but not like in her world! .
If someone had told her this story, she would have said he was crazy , But it seems to be the truth and she have to deal with it Until she finds a way to return to her squad, to her own Yami and not to this fake person" .

She heard a knock on the door and gave permission to enter, she was her mother.
She stood in front of her and she was angry, Charlotte decided to keep up with her, maybe get information from her about her whereabouts and what they are doing here .
" can i get An explanation of what just happened " , Her mother said she put her hand on Her hips .
“I have nothing to say”, Charlotte replied with a Cold tone as she is still looking out of the window.

" Lady, stop treating me like that ،
I had to cry in front of them to cover up your reckless behavior”.
"What do you want?" , Charlotte replied after turning around to face .
Her mother sighed and approached her.
"Dear, I know it's hard for you, but why don't you love Philip? He's a handsome guy and he loves you so much, and you two are childhood friends" .
"He loves me and I don't! Because..." Charlotte said, her face completely red at the thought that Yami in this world was in love with her, why she not?.
"I don't want to hear these same reason, and that your feelings towards him are those of brothers, and that he is an idiot, and other than that bla bla ، My dear your marriage to him is important, he will raise our family up, you will be the wife of the prince who will become king, you will be a queen, Think about this , stop thinking about something silly like love, after marriage you will love him" , Charlotte mother said in a serious tone.

Charlotte heard her mother words in astonishment,  Was her version in this world not loving Yami even though he loved her!, ironically in her world she had loved Yami for years and was unable to tell him her feelings ، But it seems something has not changed about her mother, she just wants her to marry a royal person for a family reputation .
" Don't worry, I'll do as I see fit." Charlotte replied, trying to finish the conversation
“I hope, dear” , her mother whispered and left the room .

Charlotte collapsed into the chair, her head in her hands, trying to think about what position she had put herself in and how she would get out from here .

To be continued...........