Are we Villains or just Human?

Prince Dulen

 1 1/2 years ago

Another day, another year, watching the beautiful sunset that dragons roam and their scales are a beautiful hue of blue, I wish I could be like them, free. I walked and walked until there was nothing, just a cage , my home. "Arunia, I have someone for you to meet." My mum said in a singsong voice, I wonder who made her happy because she is never happy. I walked into a beautifully laid table, filled with various spreads that anyone could ever dream of having. " This is Prince Dulen, he will be staying for dinner tonight, why don't you sit with him while I bring out the starters." She said happily.

" Sure mother," I said as I rolled my eyes. It was so obvious now, she was trying to set me up of course. For a split second I didn't see it but the more I looked at him, I realised he must be the man who ripped me off. " Hi," I said awkwardly,

" No need to worry, we can just pretend we don't know each other," he said and he whispered the next part " just to let you know I am not so keen about being set up either." He said, I laughed, more than I ever had before.

18 years old

On that day I knew I had made a new friend, yet looking back, I clearly couldn't see past the hase and the mist, to see the manipulation, lies that followed. I couldn't escape though the door that was so shut that it would be unable for me to open it again and what surprises me the most is that my magic is gone, I can't feel the rumble of magic spilling from my veins, no I can only feel emptiness. The pitch black dances around me and sends me to sleep just like a sleeping spell and the sun rises up, time and time again. A notebook is lying on the corner in ominous letters. Is the corner saying goodbye, goodbye to who though? Not to me, only my mum knows, yet she locked me up in this hell hole, I am running out of options.

1 ¼ years ago

" upon a castle hill, wishing..." I sang,

" Hi, you have a nice voice," he said sweetly, even though he interrupted me, singing has grown to be a passion of mine ever since the rest of my life became depressing and dull. " It is a surprise to see you here, have you been stalking me?" I replied in a joking manner, " you wish," he said in an extremely sarcastic manner. From that moment on I knew we could never be lovers but just possibly we could be friends. We started to spend more time together and I could see my mother was pleased although she clearly thought that we were courting each other. I was pleased though because mother started to talk to me again even if it was only ever a single word.

I was getting ready at the house wearing a dark green dress full of leaves, my mother was hoping that this dinner he would propose to me, my anger flared up every time she would mention it for I knew I was too young . My fury blurred my vision to see straight, I punched my mother with all my might, my anger,my pain, at that moment tears welled in my eyes before mother got up and furiously said " Go to your room now, I do not want to see you until dinner. She muttered the next part " No wonder he hasn't proposed yet, he is repulsed by you." That last bit hurt but she was right I am not worthy of love and never will be for I was an abomination. My bedroom was plain with white walls and a damp ceiling. My mother never fixed my bedroom. She always said you might leave someday. Why would I spend money to fix it? Her voice haunts the house, her voice echoes off everything, there is no escaping my mother, only death.

"Auria, come downstairs, Prince Dulen is here." She said softly I knew that he brings out her soft side. I walked downstairs completely unaware of what was to take place tonight. My mother hired an excellent cook for this special occasion and by the time desert had come and we had polished it. I could tell my mother was getting impatient clearly because she thought that he was going to propose to me, at the end of the dinner though he got down on one knee with a sparkling diamond, carefully crafted in his hand.I was stunned, I felt betrayed, how dare he do this, how dare he ruin my life. My mother looked at me with her patronising gaze and in that moment I knew I couldn't be a disappointment again, so I hesitantly replied "yes" I waited and then said "I will marry you." Just to sound more affirmative. I was worried about what my life could become, being a mother at a young age having no freedom, that isn't the life I want. I want to become something. Although acorrding to my mother I would be lucky if anyone would want me, due to my power. Although there was no denying my beauty I had often been refered as a beauty gone wrong. I just wish I could define me instead of my magic, for if people looked past my magic, I was a gem in a jagged stone. I just stood there for some time, the longest minutes of my life. My mother then pointed out that it was getting late. Before we left he pulled me aside "you, know that I had to do it ," he said apologetically.

" You didn't, you didn't have to." I replied though tears, they could fill an ocean with my tears,

" you know I did" he said, as we cried together in harmony, we both knew that this would change our lives forever.

18 years

I woke up from my short sleep to find my mother towering over me, with her deep brown eyes staring into my hollow soul, " mother", I said timidly.

" Yes darling" she replied as face came closer to mine.

"Where am I?" I replied as quiet as a dormouse

" You surely know or did you forget that as well you insolent little girl" she said in a rage of fury, one I had truly never seen before, her anger was like a volcano that was about to erupt and destroy the whole world, quite honestly was what confused me the most is that after that she closed the door silently and left, she was definitely hiding something, something really big I just didn't know what it was. For then I went to sleep to forget about the past, present and future and I dreamed about the wedding which took place here before I visited his parents or his castle.

1 ¼ years ago

This wedding had taken place in our Kingdom, due to my mother's instance, for she had struck a deal with her parents, one of which promised wealth beyond her dreams if all went well for the first 3 months. The wedding took place in a garden full of different colours, hues and shapes of flowers dancing slowly to the sound of the wind, singing melodies far too precious for our ears. While the venue was stunning it didn't feel right. My floral gown was a pearly white covered in crystals, from head to toe, with a lace up back to complement my body. Out in the crowd, I could only recognize my mother because the rest of the people were here because of Prince Dulen. The arch was covered in roses symbolising love, to me though they made me think of thorns and hate, though I couldn't pull out knowing it would be too late, so I tried not to cry. Prince Dulen came to see me before the ceremony started and he said " Don't worry." Although I could tell that he was also on the verge of tears, I said nothing. Walking down the aisle made me feel sick, my heart was trapped in a cage, I truly wanted to let all my emotions come flooding out all at once. I had a duty and I wanted to make my mother proud. Prince Dulen was not that bad, he could be worse. I Laughed internally. Then and there we were married, then it was time for a kiss, his deep brown eyes looked into mine,his breath smelled like cinnamon because just had dessert before the wedding and then we kissed, it wasn't bad, it just felt empty and then everyone stood up and clapped and I was now Princess Arunia. I new life, a new beginning in which I was trapped.