With The Royalties ✔

Chapter 6

Footsteps approached when suddenly, I felt something pull me away from William. I look up and see Edward. He had pulled me towards his chest in a protective way and started yelling at Will all these whispered curses.

"What happened to you Will. You weren't like this. You were nothing like this." he said, his voice breaking towards the end. I look up and he has tears threatening to spill. I look towards William and he just has a stone face on. From the looks of it, this topic has been going on for a while. They were looking at each other for a few seconds when William just turns his back to us and goes down the hallway, making his way up the stairs.

Edward all of a sudden starts to hug me as if he needs support. I hug him back and pat his back in the process. And he just suddenly stops weeping and just, he's just frozen. After a while, like that, we stop hugging each other.

"I'm sorry, I'm just a softie sometimes." he said, sniffling.

"I understand, everyone is like that, maybe" I replied, remembering about my brother and his situation. Bringing back memories.

"Well that's going to leave a mark, he was holding you a little roughly," he states, pointing towards my neck. I touch it and feel little goose bumps around it, stinging a little, making me wince a little. "Maybe if you go to the restroom and wet it with some hot water, it might stop the stinging," he said, already taking me to a bedroom with a bathroom.

When we get inside the washroom, I grab a cloth from one of the cabinets under the sink and wet it with hot water. When I actually look at my neck, it had a red hand mark, it scared me just looking at it. I'm surprised I wasn't choking when it happened.

Edward then exits the bathroom with an "I'll be right back.". I keep on dabbing hot water on my skin, making it sting a little at first, but then after a while, I guess it got used to it. Edward comes back with a lacy black scarf. "Nikolai gave me this, hopefully, it might cover up some of the marks." He said and handed it to me. When I put it on, it can only cover the sides, but not covering the entire middle of my neck, but, it's better than nothing.

We both exit and return to the party, since Edward said he doesn't want to "worry" his brothers from both of us being gone. When we got back, I didn't really want to do anything anymore after that uncomfortable situation, so I just sat there in one of the empty seats until I got tired again.

I got up and had asked before hand to Edward If I could just wander the halls. He had told me I could since he said he could trust me, which brought my mood up a bit. I was just wondering around, looking at many of the various paintings they had on the walls. They were portraits of the former Kings and Queens, or sometimes just valleys, and maybe the ocean, stuff like that.

I didn't notice I had reached the entry doors. I looked up had noticed Prince William just look out one of the windows, with his hands behind his back. I had instantly regretted coming out to wander to halls, so I turned my back, heading back towards the ball when I heard his icy cold voice.

"Your presence... disturbs me, so, I think it's best if you don't come back." He said, his voice steady during the whole sentence.

I stop dead in my tracks when he said that. I turned around and made my way towards him. I start laughing from my anger, a habit I do. "Why, Why? From the way your acting, I think you'll be a terrible King. King's aren't supposed to be acting the way you do. You just..." and that's when I start rambling the unpleasant curse words about him under my breath.

"Wha.." He hadn't even finished his sentence from how dumbfounded he was, a puzzled look on his face along with shock. He was going to say something but, without me. I make my way towards the door speed walking and exit. I just want to go home and go to sleep, he's really getting on my nerves.

When I finished going down the stairs, I start walking towards the gates, hopefully wanting to get a cab.

When all of a sudden someone grabs my wrist forcefully. I look and, to say I'm not surprised, It's William, again. "I won't tolerate you disrespecting me like that." He said, with me trying to pull out of his iron grip. I finally stop trying and let out what I think is my last words.

"You've been disrespecting me, Why shouldn't I disrespect you?", I snapped back. I've been trying to be nice, and I don't really care, Prince or not, if you disrespect me, I disrespect you. That's when I pull away and push him back a little and give him a slap across the face. That's when I realized how stupid I was. I mean, I can't slap a Prince!

That's when he starts laughing, with a -you know what you did look- and a little evil glint in his eye.

And that's when he states the obvious, "You know what you did."

No Shit Sherlock.

My face is written with shock all over it, and his just had a smile. A Smile. He was just looking down and me and...Smiling. Not that his smile was ugly, it's just that, the inside of him is ugly, you know? Which got me even angrier.

He grabs me with a questioning "Hmm?", wanting an answer from me, which I didn't know how to respond, I just look right back him. I start wanting to pull away from him, and he just keeps pulling me close, knowing that I feel uncomfortable.

I start yelling at him, "Just what are you doing..." I start pushing on his chest right when our faces are inches apart.

When all of a sudden an angry voice was heard.

"William!"