Not your Romeo and Juliet

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I'm a good girl till I turn to my bed.

The perfect daughter my parents could wish for. Born in a noble family, I've had all the materialistic things anyone could ever desire. Dresses made of the finest of silks, food brought from all over the world and room adorned with best decorations.

I smile at every occasion. The society looks up at me. And I've never made any horrible mistakes.

Except for one.

After finishing my day, I return to my room. Once I close my door and lock it, I'm no longer the good girl everyone wants.

I go to my balcony.

"Late tonight, my lady?" He asks.

"Yes. My apologies. I had some work pending and Matilda wouldn't let me leave before completing it." I explain.

"No explanation needed. You are already here. With me. Now." He presses each word.

"Ready to sneak?" He raises his brows.

"Certainly." I reply.

He helps me down my window through a ladder and makes sure to hide it before guiding me to his horses.

Once we reach there, he helps me get on mine and then he rides his.

We pass the woods before arriving at our destination.

"Let's begin the adventure then?" He asks. I nod.

He helps me down and tames our horses.

"The palace is a bit busy tonight." He says as we approach the ramparts of the palace and then find the hole behind the bushes. Nobody knows there is a damage on the back wall except for us.

And there is a story behind it aswell.

We both met at a party initially. As if God wanted us together, we ended up meeting each other in numerous parties.

Montague and Capulet families hate each other. The hatred is passed down through generations. Even our servants fight mid street. But we were an exception.

When we met, we didn't know about each other's families. Our bond strengthened owning to numerous parties we attended. It didn't affect us much when we recognised our family relation.

After a month long flirting, he finally got the courage to ask me out.

FLASHBACK

"How did you get here?" I ask with surprise.

"With love's light wings did I o'erperch these walls,
For stony limits cannot hold love out." He smiles.

"So this is how we meet." I smile back.

"Does sneaking around match your standards?" He asks.

"If it's with you, then it does." I reply.

"May I ?" He helps me climb down the ladder he had used to meet in my balcony.

"So where are we planning to go for our first date?" I ask during our ride.

"An adventure or something casual?" He asks.

"Adventure."

"Then follow my lead." He reigns his horse and I follow the motion.

"We're in the woods behind the palace." I point.

"Trust me I know." He helps me down the horse.

Then, he finds a way towards the back wall of the castle, which is not guarded. The woods serve the purpose and not many enemies dare to pass the woods as it is guarded at the entrance and contains many dangerous predators.

"Take this." He passes me a shovel.

"Why?" I ask in response.

"We are digging in the wall." He answers.

"What? God forbid, but what if we get caught?" I ask in pure terror.

"What is an adventure without a risk, my lady." He smiles.

"And you want your lady to do the dirty work?" I question with disgust.

"If you wish an adventure, quit being a lady. " He replies.

And that's how our first date turned into us breaking into the palace.

"I assume it being your first date." He continues the conversation.

"Second, if we count the one with lord Forman's son." I answer.

"Impressive. He is quite a popular bachelor."

"He couldn't impress me. Tell me about yours." I prompt.

"Numerous that I've lost count." He flaunts. "But this being my first real one." He completes.

END OF FLASHBACK

Once we break into the palace, we disguise ourselves as servants. We take different paths and do some light work to avoid suspicion.

I go into the Queen's chambers and slip few jewels from the compartments. When I'm about to leave the quarters, I hear some whispers.

The lower the voices, the spicer the tea.

I eavesdrop the conversation between two maidens.

"I've heard the King of Iran brings a very special stone from his lands as a present to our King." One of them says.

"And I've heard that it contains magical powers." She lowers her voice yet again.

"The king can rule the entire world with this stone." The second one remarks.

"But rumours say that the stone will be gifted to them only after the Prince inherits the throne." The first one speaks.

"The prince is almost at the age of marriage. The event might happen soon." The other woman says.

Returning back to where we tied our horses, I wait for my partner to come.

"You've heard the rumours, Juliet?" He asks

"What are we going to do with the stone, Romeo?" I smirk.