Arkala's Princess

Chapter 9

Arkala's Princess

Chapter 9

"Oh my god this is so sad!" Kara says sadly. "It's your last day here today."

"Yeah." I say, grabbing a tray while we line up in the cafeteria.

"Where's Ryder? He should be here!"

"I don't know...." I say, thinking back to a few days back.... And what had happened at my house. I saw him yesterday, and we acted like nothing happened.

"Hey, babe." Ryder says, putting an arm around my waist. I look up to him and give him a quick kiss on the lips.

"Hey." I say, getting some food. "Afterwards, can we talk?"

"Sure." Ryder says, and I nod. We all walk to our normal table, and we start eating.

"We'll miss you Syd." A girl in the cheerleading squad says, giving me a hug.

"I'll miss you too." I say, giving her a hug back. She smiles and walks away.

"I can't believe today is actually your last day here." Kara mumbles.

"Neither can I." I say, and Ryder reaches for my hand under the table as we eat.

After we've finished eating, Ryder and I walk out of the cafeteria, hand in hand. I lead him towards a place where there isn't much people, and I start to talk.

"Ryder..... I.... Like I told you, I really, really like you. Just know that." I say.

"Sydney!" Another girl from the cheerleading squad comes up to me says. "Today's your last day, right? I'll miss you!"

"I'll miss you too." I say, giving her a hug.

"Here, tell me in here." Ryder says, opening the janitor's cabinet nearby. He turns the dim light on, and closes the door after we both step in. It's quite small, and my body is inches away from his.

"Okay." I sigh. "So, as I was saying, I.... Really, really, like you."

"I like you too, Sydney." Ryder says, holding my hands in his.

"And..... We have to. We have to break up. We can't keep dating. We might not be able to see each other ever again." I say, thinking of Arkala. I won't see him there, and I don't know if I'm coming back.

"But Sydney-"

"I'm sorry, Ryder. I was so surprised and happy when you asked me out. I was. I really was. But now..... What if you meet another girl, and you want to go out with her, but you're still dating me? So we can't keep doing this. We have to break up."

"I won't want to go out with another girl." Ryder says. "I won't."

"Ryder...." I say, and Ryder steps closer to me, so that our bodies are brushing against each other.

"One last kiss before we break up?"

"Fine." I sigh, and my lips meet his. My stomach has this tingly feeling like it always does when I kiss Ryder, and to think I won't feel this anymore..... It sucks. I really liked him. And still do.

His hands are on my hips, and my hands are around his neck, pulling him closer to me. He pushes me against the wall, and we have a heated make out session right then and there.

***

"See you." I say, hugging each of the girls on the cheerleading squad. It's the end of the day now, and.... I'm going. To Arkala. Real soon.

"Oh my god I'll miss you!" They say, and I smile. Next is the jocks.

"Stay hot." A guy says, and I grin, giving him a hug. I hug everyone, and now there's two people left.

"Kara......"

"Oh my god I'll miss you. So much." Kara says, flinging her arms around me, and I hug her back. She's been my best friend for ages, and I can't believe this is probably the last time I'll be seeing her.

"I'll miss you too. " I say, pulling away.

"You have to text me, okay?"

"I will. You're gonna rock being head cheerleader, Kara." I say.

"Thank you! But never as good as you." Kara says, giving me another hug. When we pull away, Ryder is standing next to me, and I give Kara a smile and face Ryder.

"Well." Ryder clears his throat. "This is it."

"Yeah." I breathe, not looking at him in the eyes.

"Hey." Ryder says, lifting my chin up with a finger so I look him in the eyes. "I'll miss you."

"I'll miss you too, Ryder." I softly say, and he leans in and kisses me. It was a long kiss, both our lips moving in sync. We both pull away, out of breath.

"You'll also text me, right?"

"Of course." I say, giving him a hug, in which he returns. "I guess this is goodbye."

"Yeah." He says, as I give Kara and Ryder one last smile, and walk away, to where Wade would be waiting for me just around the corner.

***

"See you mom, see you dad." I say, waving out of the limo, a hand on the cage of where Misty is in. I wanted to take her, she's special, and yeah, in the end, I won, and I got to take her.

"Bye sweetie." Mom says, waving back. She has a few tears in her eyes.

"You'll be great, hun." Dad says.

"Bye." I say one last time before the limo drives away.

"Are you ready, dear?" My grandmother asks me.

"As ready as I'll ever be." I say, leaning back into my seat.

"You'll do great." My grandma says.

"Hopefully." I sigh.

When we arrive at the airport, Wade opens the door for us and my grandma and I hop out of the car, some of my grandmother's assistants and Wade carrying our things.

"Madam, may I ask, are you.... Olivia Bryant?" A lady asks my grandma.

"Yes, I am."

"Nice to meet you, ma'am. Your private plane is this way." The lady says.

"Sydney? Are you coming?" My grandmother asks, and I nod slowly, and follow the lady into the airport.

"So... We're going on a private plane....?"

"Yes, sweetie. Did I not tell you?"

"No, you didn't." I say. My grandma opens her mouth to reply when the lady speaks up.

"Your plane is ready, madam." The lady says, when I see a small plane outside.

"Thank you." My grandma says, the lady walking away. "Let's go, Sydney."

"Okay." I say, and we walk through the tunnel that is connected to the building to the plane.

"I think a few of your second cousins may be staying at the palace too." My grandma says all of a sudden as we sit.

"Really?"

"Yes. You've never met them before, have you?"

"Not that I remember, no....." I trail off.

"You'll get along well, I'm sure."

"Yeah." I say.

-------------

Hey!!! This chapter was dedicated to @Fashiondiva0211 for voting for a lot of chapters!! Thank you so much! xx