The Princess of Planet X

Chapter 20

I awake nervous and scared, my usual night since the accident ten years ago. My hands wonders up the scars swirling around my abdomen. Tears fall from the corner of my eyes as someone walks into my room. Quickly, I wipe the few tears, lay down and pretend to sleep. A cologne smell enters my nostrils the second someone plants a light kiss on my forehead. I open my eyes scaring the crap out of the weirdo.

Lightning shots from the palm of my hands before I stop the thought of frying the freak. I watch as the lightning fries Christopher, he falls to the floor, still conscious to say the least. "I am so sorry," I laugh out as he shots me death glares. I help him onto my bed, laughing as the glares continue. "I am so sorry, truly."

"Why are you laughing then?" He calmly interjects.

"Why are you such a weirdo? Shouldn't you be with your wife?" I stare at Christopher as he rubs the back of his neck. "Exactly, crazy?"

The silence consumes us for a minute, "In all seriousness, why aren't you with Mila?" Christopher just sighs outs, "I have no where else to go."

"How does the pertain to me?"

"Mila is having an affair with the King, actually she is pregnant with his illegitimate child." Christopher explains, "She thought I wouldn't find out, but she isn't too smart. I mean I have Lily, Greta, Lauren and my name is Kingsley after all. How could I have been so stupid to marry a whore?"

I gasp at the name calling and the story. "That's why I am here, I want you to do something." Christopher explains that he wants me to fight for my crown back. That I need to corrupt parliament and the public with the King's indiscretions. Therefore they will have to step down from their titles, leaving the throne with no heir but me. "C'mon Christopher," I sigh out not wanting to take back my title.

"Your parents would never want an adultery lord and stupid lady on that throne, you know that."

Like a fire sparking inside me at the mention of my parents, I agree to the plan without calculating the possible difficulties ahead. "Your plan better work, Kingsley."

"Don't worry, your majesty, it is flawless." Christopher replies leaving my room.

Looking around my dusty and empty room, I lay back on my bed sighing out. The sticker stars on my ceiling have fallen off one by one, leaving only the biggest star left there. I concentrate on the object letting the lightning hit it, the star shines pink, blue and purple before it falls, on my face. I scream out frustrated and stressed.

My phone lights up as I receive a text, "Get ready to become a Queen," the mysterious text reads; making me even more stressed.

"What a shit hole?" I mutter to myself throwing my phone across the room and snugging into my giant decorative pillows.  

**

Waking up this morning seems like the biggest mistake I have made in my twenty-seven years of existence. Not only did I accidently fry my alarm clock but my hair looks like I personally electrocuted myself; which , too, is highly possible with me. "What's the plan today?" I coolly ask Christopher as we serve our selves breakfast. "Well, Kara, I thought we would stick around the castle, get you used to life here again," Lily interrupts winking to Christopher as she catches an apple thrown her way.  Okay, now I am even more confused.

There is no business or problem that Lily needed me here for. She lied to get me here, so I could take the crown back. Even though, technically I can not take it because I denounced myself, unless there is an apparent problems like adultery or public revolution. "Great," I mumble to myself grabbing an banana.

"Good morning," the elegant queen greets as she walks in. Her Rapunzel like hair in a tight top bun and her bright blue eyes withered with stress and worries. Ten years ago when I gave her the crown, she was a smart and child-like twenty-four year old, now, at thirty-two she looks to be more in her fifties than early thirties. Her crows feet wrinkles around her eyes and frown lines around her mouth, I guess a cheating husband and stress of a kingdom is aging her faster than normal life. "It is nice to have you back, Kara," Elizabeth happily breaths out taking her place in front of the omelet chef.

"Are we still on?" Elizabeth whispers to me when no one is around.

"What do you mean?" I mumble out, a questioning look on my face.

"You are taking this crown away from my unfaithful greedy husband," Elizabeth replies with anger and excitement in her eyes.

I quickly nod an okay, before taking my seat at the big formal dining table. The chairs around me start to fill in with cousins and members of parliament, majority of them I have never even met.  Like ten years ago, amazed with the legendary Princess of Planet X.  "I have an announcement to make," Christopher boldly shouts as Mila takes the seat next to him.

"I am divorcing Lady Mila Kingsley, on the grounds of adultery. An affair which she ha had with our own dear King Nolan," Christopher announces it all over breakfast. I guess, that is why they call breakfast the most important meal of the day. "I, too, am divorcing King Nolan of Planet X, on grounds of adultery," Elizabeth announces with Christopher. The queen looks at me, in a way of telling me to announce my part of their plan.

"And I announce the appeal to take back my rightful ruler of this beloved planet," I happily announce as parliament looks pleased with my decision.

"This is not fair!" Nolan goes in to throwing a fit, a three year old fir, in front of everyone in the room. His mistress weeps on her way out of the room, while his two other mistresses follow her. "You can not do this, Karolina."

"Well it looks like I just did; sorry," I shrug, "Now where do I file out my appeal paperwork?" I ask the prime mister, whom I just met this morning. 

"Your highness, we need parliament to vote then a long grueling process of basically pros and cons. For now, we can strip his title  and place the kingdom in temporary care of the next heir or parliament. In this case, there is no heir, so parliament shall take control after voting." Prime Minster Mills explains to the table at hand.

"Can we vote now?" Elizabeth asks, as Prime Minster Mills agrees to the vote.

"Those who like to put Karolina's appeal for the Crown say 'I'?" Prime Minster Mills explains to the twenty parliament members at the table.

"'I,'" all twenty parliament members agree. Nolan throws his hands up and stomps his way out of the room like a two year old. "I guess your plan is in place," I tell Christopher as he slings an arm around my shoulders, like we were teens again.

"Thank you, Kara," Elizabeth sighs out a breath I didn't realize she has held, "Now, my baby and I can live a calm peaceful life." She quietly pats her flat stomach and heads to talk to Greta and Prime Minster Mills. "You are back, Your Majesty," Lily smiles winking.

Me, your highness, after ten years? 

I straighten myself and flip my shiny brown hair over my shoulder. Its about time I start acting like the legendary Princess of Planet X, again.