The Chosen Ones

CHAPTER TWO -NEW PEOPLE-

I woke up two hours earlier today, I am way too nervous to sleep. My mind is like an endless desert of thoughts.

Today I will be meeting the royal family. I will be introduced to each member of the family including the servants. I am not sure what to say. I have to make today's meeting perfect. I need all of Shenlong to think of me as the perfect innocent person that is weak and clueless of everything she sees. I also need them to see me as someone who cannot be messed with.

Once I finished my breakfast, a maid came in to introduce herself to me.

She bowed to me and greeted me. 'Good morning princess. I hope that you have rested well and that you are not feeling ill. My name is Nina, I am the head maid of the third prince's palace. It is a pleasure to be in your presence, princess.'

'T-thank yo-ou. It's a pleasure to meet you too.' I tried to mimic a realistic smile.

'As you already know today is an important day to you and everyone in the royal family. So shall we prepare you, your highness? We shouldn't be late for a day like this.'

'Ah...y-YES o-of coure-es.' My voice is so shaky from the fear that cripples inside of me.

'Well then.' She clapped her hands hard enough so that everyone could hear her. 'Come on ladies we have to prepare her highness, princess Akira for today's meeting greet! Get her the blue dress that Kai prepared.'

'Kai?' I whispered to myself.

To my surprise she answered my rhetorical question. 'Ah yes Master Kai Akuma! He is the best tailor in all of Shenlong! You should meet him someday, he is the one that made your dress for today.'

'Ah.... I-I see...' My words stumbled.

'Now then shall we get you washed and dressed?'

'Y-yeah... wait, washed!?'

'Yes your highness.'

'Oh no I will wash on my own. I appreciate the offer but I am okay with doing it myself.' My heart is beating so fast. I couldn't let them see my scars or the bruises that are still not healed yet. I can't let them see the secret that I was forced to hide. I can't, I can't, I CAN'T. I feel so dizzy, I don't know what's going on.

In front of me is a glass of water that Nina is holding. 'If you are uncomfortable with the maids washing you then please excuse us. We...no I will be the only one waiting for you behind the door.' Her smile feels like honey. The sweetness and warmth of honey. I never met someone like her before...never in my entire life. I nodded to her and left to wash up.

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Once I was done with washing up, I left the bath to see something marvelous. My entire body, from head to toe, is firmly in place. I didn't move a single muscle, even my eyelids are fully open. My pupil seems to disintegrate from my fascination. How can something look this gorgeous? My Hanfu stands right in front of me.

Miss Nina brought the dress forward. 'Princess! Oh my you are done already! I am truly impressed. Shall I get you dressed?'

'Y-yes....but only the stunning hanfu please. I-I can wear my garment o-on m-my own....if that's okay.'

'Of course it is, princess!'

I finally finished wearing my two layers of garment, it is now time for that elegant dress to be wrapped around my weak and hideous body. It feels wrong. I don't feel like I deserve a dress like this. I guess it's because I was never gifted something like that.

The main colour is a turquoise colour, to match my hair colour. To be more specific my hanfu is Tang Dynasty. The very top of my dress has a gorgeous floral design. The flowers embroidered in the dress have beads sewn in the pollen part of it. Touching the different textures was satisfying to me, it made the anxious feeling in me gone. Now comes the skirt. The belt of my skirt has water Lily drawn into it. The edge of my long skirt is the exact same floral design that was embroidered into my turquoise dress but it's way larger, it takes half the space of the skirt. Tucked in my skirt is my white sheer coat. It's the only not turquoise coloured fabric, it's white in colour. The very end of the sleeves also has water lilies drawn in it. It all looks stunning...no gorgeous..or perhaps magnificent. None of those words can describe its beauty.