Everything Burns

Ch. I

"Help! Someone help me!" I yelled on top of my lungs as I ran through the halls of the palace. Turning around the corner a pair of cold hands grabs on to my right arm making me face him.

"Got you Mari Ana. Next time you are going to have to try much harder than this," he said with a bold smile.

I sigh and reply back, "I know, I hate losing in tag. Especially to someone like you Alex."

"Come we have to go back and get you ready for your seventh birthday party at dawn," he told me dragging me away to my chamber.

"But I want to keep on playing," I wined.

"I still want to play too. But, your majesty would be upset with both of us if we don't get you really," he continued to drag me.

"Fine, only if you tell me when is your birthday," I said while grinning.

"Why would you want to know my birthday?"

"Just because."

He sighed, "Well it's June first of the year 2497. So, it makes me ten years old."

"Alex," I said.

"Yes, Mari Ana," he told me.

"You're really old," I told him laughing and he eventually joined in. We arrive at my chambers and found Priscila along with Karen holding my clothes.

"Princess, we are here to help you change in to your gown for the celebration at dawn," they told me in perfect unity.

"Well I guess, I will be going Mari Ana. If you need me I will be helping out my father in the kitchen," he said as he walked away.

"Okay see you late," I shouted out to him. I turned around towards Priscila and Karen and said, "Let us go in and get ready."

They both repeated, "Yes, my princess." We entered my chamber together.

"We are finish, princess. We will be taking our leave," they both said.

"Thank you," I told them as they left my chambers.

My dress is beautiful. A simple white ball gown with small beautiful small designs found all over the dress.

It's already dawn, I start heading towards the ballroom for the celebration. Father told me earlier this week we would be having guests from other countries  and from the kingdom for today and that I should be on my best behavior. But, I doubt that's going to happen.

I walk into the ballroom, it appears that the guest have yet to arrive. My parents the king and the queen are sitting at their usually place waiting for the guest to arrive. I walk up to them and take a bow.

"Mari Ana, you look beautiful like always," my mother tells me with a warm smile as I take my seat besides them.

My father speaks up, "Of focus she does she gets her beauty from you Bela."

"Thank you so much mother and father for the dress and this ball for me," I told them giving them a warm smile.

"It's nothing for my beautiful little girl," my father told me.

"Presenting the Royal family of Mares," our servant said boldly. It was a couple with a young child around my age. The woman with beautiful pale features and golden hair. Her eyes bright bold blue. The man with his skin a bit tan and brown hair. The boy with blue eyes like his mother's but the spitting image of his father. They walk up towards us and take a bow.

"Thank you for your invitation Ivan," said the man.

My father stood up and spoke,"It was nothing.  I am just glad that you were able to come here to celebrate my daughter's birthday. Now go and enjoy yourselves. Mari Ana would you please accompany their son Daniel."