"Ivy, I promise, I won't affect you here. I just need to know something." I said and opened the door but a man just of my age stood up.
And then I realized that the person standing in front of me was
someone who I didn't expect to be here.
Jake.
I slightly close the door and hide.
"I told you His Majesty would be here-" Ivy stated as she opened the door but another man was standing.
"L-lord Dylan. W-what are you doing here? Were you looking for Her Majesty?" Ivy added and started to talk to the man standing. Dylan? But his name's Jake. What is he doing here? Is he also aware that he's in the novel?
"Yes, my lady. How is she?"
"Enter please, my Lord."
He entered my room and I stood up pretending to hit my head from the bed.
"Aw!" I shouted knowing I really hit my head. That hurts.
"Your Majesty!" Both of them came to see me and Ivy let me stand up.
"What were you doing out there, your majesty? Let me get some ice." Ivy said and left.
"Are you alright?" This man suddenly started talking but I was left starstruck by him.
"Hi. My name is Jakeston Dylan. What about you crying princess?"
And so I remember. Dylan was his second name. But I got used to calling him Jake because of Grandmother.
"Princess?"
"Oh. Pardon?"
"I was asking if you were alright." he added and chuckled as Ivy arrived and handled the ice on him.
"Then I'll leave first, your majesty, my lord."
"Thank you." he replied and Ivy left us alone.
The silence continues as he wipes my head with the ice on a towel.
"W-what a-are you doing here?" I started and cut the silence.
"I'm here for you of course. The maids keep sending me letters saying that you have been unwell. So I am here."
"That's not what I meant."
"Then what is?"
"I'm curious if you're also not aware that you are also here in this novel?"
"Princess, are you really ill? I'll just leave if you need more time to rest." he stood up and was about to leave but I held his hand.
"Jake, come on. You know the novel right? What grandma used to tell us. You must also know that we're here in that novel!"
"Your Highness, I do not know what you were talking about." he said and left. What the hell? He's definitely lying. I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!
Dylan's Point of View
"That's not what I meant."
"Then what is?"
"I'm curious if you're also not aware that you are also here in this novel?" she explained. I refrain from laughing because of what she says. Did she say novel?
"Princess, are you really ill? I'll just leave if you need more time to rest." I stood up and was about to leave but she suddenly held my hand.
"Jake, come on. You know the novel right? What grandma used to tell us. You must also know that we're here in that novel!" and now she's calling me by the name I'm not used to.
"Your Highness, I do not know what you were talking about." I left her but stayed outside if she's gouging to follow me but she didn't.
I don't even know why I woke up being here and acting strangely too. Then, does the princess feel the same? I was about to approach her again but I heard her crying. She's crying. Was it because of me?
"My Lord, are you going to leave already?" Ivy suddenly stood by and I just nodded.
"My name is Jakeston Dylan. What about you crying princess?"
Argh. My head.
"Stop it Jake. I hate you so much."
"Hey, how can you leave without giving me notice? I really thought you left me."
"O-of course I-I'm your friend. You should treasure me the most since we've known each other for so long."
"My grandson, take good care of this necklace. This is all I can pass on to you and the woman you love. Please do not waste the opportunities with the one you truly love. "
My feet immediately started to walk on their own and lead me to the Princess room.
"Lord Dylan, did you forget something?"
"Princess." I started.
"Oh yeah, I guess he forgot this." she said, wiping her tears then suddenly slapped me. That hurts.
"Y-your majesty."
"Can you please give us a moment?" I asked her maid and left us.
"Now you want to talk? Haha, you wished." She covered herself with her blanket and did not face me.
"Your highness, I really didn't know what you were talking about but, when I was about to leave, some things were on my mind. I don't know those memories at all but you were there. It's crazy that out of nowhere, I woke up being here. Princess Aisla, do you feel the same?" I explained to her and she began to face me.
She nodded and so I smiled.
"Then, let's help each other find a solution to our problems." I said and she ran to me and surprisingly hugged me.
She's really peculiar. But from this day on, I couldn't help but smile.
I was enchanted to meet you, Isla.
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Once Upon A Princess (ONCE UPON A TIME SERIES 1)
خيال (فانتازيا)The Kingdom of Cornelia is a fairytale that Isla often heard from her grandmother when she was young. This is her grandmother, Amanda's favorite so she always tells it to Isla before she goes to bed. As Isla got older it was there that she thought t...
