Storybook Romance: Knights In Love

Chapter 1: Enough is enough!

Darling Charming's POV:

Aaaaaaaaaaaahhh!! That was exactly me right now! If you're confused, then listen. 

Today was the day of eternal hell. Yes, today was the day of a party, where there's gonna be bright lights, romantic dances, and mellifluous music. Also tasty food. Normally, Briar Beauty would've enjoyed it. But today, even she, the party queen, will run away if she gets a chance. That's precisely how I am feeling right now.

Let me start from the beginning. I am Darling Charming, daughter of the 'great' King Charming and the 'mesmerizing' Queen Charming. I have two idiots as brothers; well one is a genius actually. Nevermind! So, as you know, I am enrolled into Ever After High, which holds its students hostage if they don't obey and follow the destiny of your parents. Whether you're a supposed to be a ruthless villain and if you're amicable, or you're a poor prince forced to save your damsel, and you're not interested in love. And then there's lost cases like me; dreamy princesses who want to be a dauntless knight in shining armor and save people, not just 'damsels'! *flinching* 

Yep, it's all true. Raven Queen, my best buddy and Dexter Charming, my twin brother-friend are above examples of this. If you're sorry for them, then I have to classify you as injured, 'cause you got hurt from falling from above; i.e. you're an angel. Coming back to today, I am stuck in a boring castle with just four walls and a party to handle. And then there's lovesick lads, grappling with each other to win my hand. Sadly, they don't realize that they can only can win my hand, not my heart.

But, aside from all my poetic quotes, I am just plain stuck with annoying aunties and ubiquitous uncles. Oh, and my drama kings and queens; my parents and my grandparents. Also include my absurd person of a brother, who is busy posting selfies of himself for the annual self-love photography competition. If there's one, that is.  

And ofc, I have to meet some preposterous princes as well. Oh god, what is wrong with me, making every word I say a freaking alliteration?! Well, atleast they're all true. Only, one person that is my geek brother Dex understands my situation right now. But, tbh, I pity him more than myself, in one hand. I envy him because he rarely gets to speak with all those arrogant aristocrats! Ugh! I DETEST MY LIFE!

I tied my freaking tight corset, which had an elegant, pastel blue and pink design, with a hint of silver. I chose this dress only because of the silver. A dress which made me show my already evident curves and made me look like a cringey puffy blueberry cupcake. To tone the flash of the dress, I was instructed to wear some silver jewellery to match my bouncy platinum blonde hair, which was styled into a 'Tiara of Twists' hairstyle suggested by my beautician and interestingly streaked with some light blue highlights which I recently got done permanently. Well, it was TWO years ago, but hey it is still recent to ME! 

As usual, my dress was long enough for anyone to trod on it and make it dirty so I'll have to buy a new gown. Most times, people would step on it, and fall on their face, ever so carefully, hitting their teeth and nose and giving them a nose bleed and broken teeth for the rest of their life. Guys, it's not my fault these people are actually wearing wedding-length gowns for every single party instead of just wearing some jeans and a jacket covering a crop top. I wear that to Briar's parties; don't tell anyone! 

My hair, fortunately for me, was always so combed perfectly, without a strand in place, obviously with magic. Or else, every single day I'll have to brush my secretly wild hair which will end up in tangles, because I am not a princess who wakes up singing "LALA, LALA, LALA, LA!!!", at the top of my lungs and attracting awful birds, who thinks it's their vicious enemy, a predator,  screaming. Rather, I wake up breaking my alarm clock when it hits 6 am and yawning like I have broken from a 100-year sleep. But, even the Sleeping Beauty seems perfect after a century. She must be secretly a cursed vampire, huh!

Mom just told me that even posh princesses like me, might even peek around the corner, hoping to get an opportunity to talk with my dumb 'model' brother. Well, she didn't say that, ofc. And OBVIOUSLY, no rebels allowed! Little do they know that a certain gorgeous, coy and gracious Charming princess is a diehard REBEL! 

  

A.N: Ooohh! I read my own story and was amazed by my writing skills, lol! It did take me some time to write and edit and sort out things. But finally my friend is getting her own books!! I am such a Darling simp and fan! #darlingcharmingisthegoat! I love how the story is gonna come out and I'm seriously lovin' it! Next chapter is gonna be a shocker for y'all, bet ya!