The Darkness returns

19: The Coronation

I felt nervous. I was walking through the hallway with two guards leading me towards the throne room. I was going to become King of England. Would the people like me? Would I be a good King. I shook my head and started looking at the statues and paintings in the hallway. The long red rug seemed to be endlessly long. The hallway made a turn to the right. A few meters in front of me I saw two, huge, wooden doors. There were two guards guarding it. This must be the throne room. The two guards who were guiding me walked to the side, one left, the other right. I stood in front of the door. I sighed. I looked at the guards. They were ready to open the doors.
"Open it." I said. The guards nodded and the doors opened. I looked straight into a huge room filled with sunlight. There were hundreds of people standing in the room, wanting to see me get crowned. I walked into the room. In the corner of my eye I saw my friends and Luna. They were cheering me on. I walked towards the small staircase in front of me. I saw a little red cushion laying on one of the steps. I was told that those were for my knees. I walked towards it and sat down on my knees. An old man dressed in long, reddish robes came to me. Behind him, there was a stool with another red cushion. On the cushion was my crown. It was gold wit rubies on the sides.

The man stood in front of me and looked down on me. He smiled.
"Do you, Rohan Hill, swear to look over this Kingdom with mercy and justness." He said.
"I swear." I replied.
"And do you, Rohan Hill, swear to keep the peace in this Kingdom and be true to your people?"
"I swear."
"And do you, Rohan Hill, swear to follow the laws made by the old Kings and create new ones for the good of your people?" I looked up at the man.
"I swear." I said. The man smiled again.
"Then, I crown you now, as King of England!" The man turned around and carefully lifted the crown up from the cushion. I lowered my head and I felt the cold, heavy gold press against my head. I stood up and turned to the crowd behind me. I looked at the people who were now mine to take care of.
"Long live the King!" Someone in the crowd yelled.
"Long live the King! Long live the King! Long live the King!" The crowd started chanting. I smiled. The crowd started clapping. Luna squeezed herself through the crowd and ran to me. She gave me a big kiss. I smiled at her and hugged her. I wiped some hair out of her face.
"Thank you for giving me strength." I whispered. She giggled.
"No problem." She whispered back. She gave me a quick kiss om my cheek and went back to the others. I looked for Sir Arthur. He slightly nodded at me and I knew he knew what I meant. I walked down to me friends.
"Woohoo! King Rohan!" Virsorrith said, hugging me. I laughed.
"I can't even believe it myself." I said.
"What can we do for you, Your Majesty?" Aluxio jokingly said, while giving me a deep bow. We all laughed until Nessa spoke up.
"Is no one going to say anything about the fact Luna and Rohan just kissed?" She said. Luna and I looked at each other.
"Well, we are dating." Luna proudly said. Aeryn, Priscilla and Nessa squealed and hugged Luna. Mom gave me a kiss on my head and Dana ran to grab my leg. Soon she was stuck to it like glue. Aluxio gave me a pat on the head and Virsorrith was holding my shoulders and shaking me.
"You got the girl and the crown. Way to go mate." Aluxio said. I smiled.
"My Lord, it is time for you to return to your chambers." Sir Arthur said. I nodded and waved my friend goodbye. A few citizens wanted to shake my hand or wave at me and I made sure they had the chance. These were now my people and I wanted them to know I already cared a lot for them.

I walked towards my room together with Sir Arthur.
"You will have a grand tour through the castle tomorrow, as you do not know where to go." He said.
"Okay." I simply replied. I was walking silently. I didn't have anything to say. When we were almost at my room, Sir Arthur asked me something.
"The girl, how long have you been dating?" He asked.
"Since this morning, actually." I awkwardly said. Sir Arthur nodded and opened the door for me. I walked in and he closed the door. I heard him walking away. I took of my shoes and my coat. I laid the crown carefully on my nightstand and let myself fall onto my bed. I almost sunk into the soft mattress and the insane amount of pillows and cushions. I looked up at the canopy. I was King now. It just felt so... crazy. One minute, I was fighting an evil creature, the other I was told I was going to be a king. And there I was, laying in a royal bed with the crown on my nightstand. I closed my eyes and hoped I would be a good King. I opened them again and sat up straight. I started changing into sleepwear. I blew out the candles in my room and flopped back in bed.