Sapphire

Hello! I posted all of You Know Something's Not Right When the Good Girl has Been to Hell and I was not pleased at ALL with the feedback. I am only going to post maybe 3 chapters of Sapphire (which is also a finished work and received GREAT reviews on Mibba) and I will need more feedback to post. If there is no feedback, no story....

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On with the story:

Chapter One: Just what every girl wants for their birthday...

*Ten Years Ago*

“Sapphire! Come here, sweetheart!” my father called.

“Just a minute, daddy!” I called back, setting The Ultimate Tales of Bedtime Stories aside.

I sighed and crawled off of my enormous bed, battling overstuffed pillows to get to the edge.

My Hello Kitty pajamas were wrinkled from being worn all day ,but I really didn’t care.

I slipped on some purple house shoes and trudged out of the door.

A couple of corners later I arrived at my father’s office.

I knocked lightly and heard a “come in” from the other side.

I reached up and grasped the silver doorknob, twisting it slightly.

“Hey there sweetheart.” my dad said, coming and hugging me.

“Hey there dad.”

“Your birthday is a few days away and I thought I would go ahead and give you a present.”

“Ok.” I replied, jumping up to sit in a plush office chair.

“Gabriel, you can come out now.” my father called.

The door to the supply closet opened, revealing a boy not much older than me.

He had long blonde hair and piercing blue eyes.

He was really handsome.

I was mad at myself for wearing my pjs and house slippers.

Then a thought popped into my head.

“Dad! You know how I feel about slaves! How could you?!” I yelled at my father.

The boy, Gabriel?, looked taken aback but he quickly regained his composure and the cool façade returned.

“He’s not a slave sweetheart.”

I immediately sighed in relief.

“He’s a bodyguard.”

“A bodyguard? Why?” I was really confused. Why did I need a bodyguard? Yeah Echo was mean to me every now and then but he wasn’t that bad.

“I have been receiving some threats lately and wanted to make sure you are safe.” My father explained.

“But he’s only a few years older than me.” I observed, it seemed unusual for him to be a bodyguard.

Gabriel spoke for the first time.

“Some aren’t as fortunate as you, Princess.”

I glanced at him curiously.

What did he mean?

But when I was going to speak I found him with his head lowered and I began to wonder if he had even spoke at all.

But a nagging part of me told me that he had.

“You are dismissed, Sapphire.” My father said with a wave of his hand.

I scooted to the edge of the chair and jumped off, heading toward the door.

I was halfway to my room when the feeling that someone was following me finally got to me.

I turned quickly and ran into something solid and not expecting it, started to fall backwards.

I let out a small gasp and closed my eyes, waiting for the impact.

When none came, I peeked to find myself looking into the beautiful blue eyes of Gabriel.

I blushed and pulled away from his embrace.

I scurried away from him quickly in embarrassment.

“I’m sorry, miss. If my touch offended you, please fell free to punish me.” His words cut through me.

Then he took off his shirt and turned, kneeling, so that his back was exposed.

I gasped at the sight of the scars that marred his tanned back, appalled that someone would do that to another.

“Gabriel?” I questioned softly but received not reply.

I walked until I was bent down to his level, trying to get him to look at me.

“Gabe?” I spoke softly once again but this time I had got his attention.

“Gabe? Is that a-a nickname?” The delighted look in his eyes tugged a smile from my lips.

“Yes it is. Gabe, I want you to know that I would never lay a hand on you. I am not one to bow to anyone and I won’t have you bowing either.”

He looked at me like he was seeing the light for the first time and in a way, he was.

“Alright, Phire.” he replied.

And so begins the journey of the princess and her bodyguard.

Of Sapphire and Gabriel.