Her Majesty's Claims

Rozette #2

*POV: Julius

I race through the woods in the dirt. Where is she? Rozette! I try to call for her, yet all that comes out is the bark of my wolf. He's hungry and all I want to do is to tell her to get away from us. My wolf is dangerous and I can't control him. He's already taken all control twice tonight. He's chasing her though! If anything happens to her I'll kill us both. Would he really touch the girl we love? I was in love with her before the change...but what if he does something to hurt her? I can't live with it if he does. She's mine.

My wolf growls too, making his claim to master mine. He wants her too. After all, she's supposed to be our mate. I love that girl with all my heart. With every part of me...we were ment to be together. My wolf says we can make her love us too. What will happen when she finds out what we are though? What will she do when she finds out that we live here? That because of us this forest is closed off to the city? What if she kills us, or locks us up to protect the kingdom? What if she rejects me, and doesn't want to be mine? What if she just sees a monster?

I've found her and before I can stop him, my wolf has got her. He's pinned her and all of her tears beneath us. She screams and cries out for help. Then, she knows. She asks me to stop and I can't help but feel more human when she says my name. But right now, it's a full moon. Right now, she's mine. Right now, I'm the beast inside of me. I'm the Shadow in the forest.

I sit up in my bed with the sweat that has formed from the stress of my imagination. It's not the first time I've had dreams like this. I need Rozette, those feelings are real. Those fears are too, but I need to find her. I have to make sure she's okay. She'd be sleeping in her room right now. Luckily, I don't have too far to travel just about five stories worth of castle -___- It could be worse, I'm lucky to live in the castle. My mother worked here in the kitchen before she passed, she used to look after Rozette too for some time. She died when I was twelve years old. My dad left us when I was young. I don't even remember him.

I ran from the little cell that I call my room and made my way to the princess's much larger one. It's kind of funny, because she's so small and yet my own room could fit in hers at least six times. It's not her fault though. She's only 5'7" compared to my 6'3" height. She has these dark eyes that just glow with warmth when she smiles and her black, soft hair falls in lengthy waves down her back. She always has a slight blush to her pale skin, and she is always trying to prove she's worthy.

Rozette's parents are too prideful to acknowledge how great she is. They hardly know their own daughter. Though her mother is sweet and gentle, she couldn't tell you the dreams that Rozette has. I'm the only person who can do that for her. I'm her best friend. I used to tell my mother that I would marry her one day. That was before I knew what princesses had to do. Her parents wouldn't let her live her life out with someone she loved. Rozette was arranged to marry a rich man that didn't care a slight about her thoughts.

I was ten when my mother told me that it was Rozette's duty to mary wealthy. I cried for two whole days. It wasn't until I turned eighteen, which was two years ago that I knew she was mine. My wolf was drawn to her like he needed her to survive. He loved her as much as I did, but the beast is so cruel I'm not sure what he'll do on her wedding day when it comes down to it.

I got to the door of her room and noticed I couldn't hear her even breathing like when she's sleeping. I needed an excuse. Riding. We used to go riding in the moonlight early before dawn. Well, that is before I turned into a monster. It's not a full moon yet, but luckily dawn was starting to break through the crevices in the castle. I knocked on her oak door and pushed it aside. I covered my eyes, not wanting to seem pervish if she was getting dressed.

I noted Rozette's startled appearance and well just her appearance. She is always gorgeous. When she's on display like I had her right now though, she looks really great. One day she won't try to cover up though, she'll want that with us. I'll have her and she won't care that I see her in even less. I couldn't help the smirk that grew on my face in complete satisfaction that I got to see her. I saw her blush and realized that she was embarassed. I must be the most awkward best friend in the world...