Always Look At The Stars

Chapter 5

Lets leave the dairy for the time being and l go back to the original story. The days passed one after the other. At the same time, Vanessa couldn't help to hate the Duke, every little thing he did irritated her. And was needed to go out did eventually, on their last night, they brought the alcool and what Vanessa deciduce was weed, she got used of the smell but still didn't approve. The boys built up a fire and they all sat down around it, Alex took his guitar and started playing, famous tune for everyone to sing along.

- And to be ever more cliché, I brough marmallows, declared Aslhey

They all laughed and cheered, the evenight went on till Chuck ask

- Okay, There something I don't get. I get that sergent drill and Jessi act as sussy and don't drink but Vanessa, I never saw drink a glass or smoke even a cigarette.

- Well because first it is illegal and second bad for you. answered Vanessa getting angrier by the second.

- Yeah that Vanessa, she is a gooddy two shoe. Always doing what she is told. Added Sophia

That comment made her blood turn, how could Sophia said that, yeah she had a few drink but still. And she realised what something else, it was true, so true and that was why she felt so angry. Without thinking, she grabbed a bottle from Chace and golped maybe too much. The liquid made her throat burn but she keep on drinking.

- Whoa, you had enough, you prouve your point. Alex took gently the bottle in his hand as he said that.

And she exploded.

- Don't tell me what to do, especially you, you junkie.

- Calm down Princess, he reply calmy

- And don't ever call me princess ever again.

She jerked back and left. She wandered for a bit in the trees not knowing where she was going. Her head was spinning far too much, she started to lose her sense of direction but she didnt care. All she could think about was a that jerk, she didn't know why but he made her so angry. Even he smugh face make him want to punch him.. But at the same time, why did she hated him so much, he did nothing, never acted diferent around her, treating her like everybody esle. That it, she is not everybody else. She was going to be a queen, nobody was allowed to talk that way to her.

She didn't know how long she walked, or if she was still in the propriety. When she felt her legs getting numb, she decided to stop and lind onto a tree. She looked around her, trying to make everything out in the darkness and despite the spinning. Then slowly, she felt her eyes close, she fought aginst it but it was to strong. Everything became darkness.

What fallow was weird, lot of moving shape with bright colors, she was couldn't tell if she actually threw up or that was just the dream. Then, she hear her name in muffled scream, she tried to respond but her lips decided to stay shut. Inside her head, she panniqued, what would Gram say if she knew, and if she never was going to wake up or worst not found there in the deep of the forest in the freezing of the Scotland summer night.

- I found her, she hear but like if she was under water, every words seems from coming from so far aways.

« Is this what death is like ? »she thought. She felt like someone was picking her up and carrying her, she could feel the mouvement of that person. Then every became black.

Vanessa could feel the sun burning her face, she tried to turn her head away from the sunlight but every part of her body was heavy, impossible to lift. Eyes still closed, she tried to remember last night, it came in blurr, the camp fire, Sophia, the blottle, Alex then the deep of the forest. Where was she ? She was leaning on what seems to be a matress, every thought brought a deep ache in her head, like sharp knife entering her skull. Swolly she opened her eyes, and blinked fast, the light hurted so much, she could stand it. Few moment later she started to reconnize the room, it was her beedroom in Scotland castle. How did she ended up here ? She recalled being picked up and carried before passing out. She straided blankly at her room, then notice the shape of somebody leaning in one of the chair in front of her bed. With a jolt, she stood up, but it only brougt bach the headache and the spinning.

- I wouldn't move that fast if i was you.

She reconnased the voice, it was Alex. Was he wachting her ? Despite her dried throat, she manadged to blur out

- What happened ?

- You went psycho last night. And now you have what is called a hangover. He said really soflty

- Yeah sorry about that. She stood up again, very slowly this time and leaned on her elbows. How did you find me ? What happened after that ?

He rose up and gave her a bottle of water, with a medecinie.

- First of all, drink.

He pressed the bottle into her hand, and the medecinie into the other. Then went back to his chair and put his fingers over his wriths, checking his pulse she guessed. She obeyed, she was so thirty and she hoped that the medecinie will stop the deep ache in her head. She shamefully looked at him, hopping to learn in how much trouble she was.

- Well, it was actually quite easy, you didn't go that far, mostly walk in circle I guess. He laugh. Chuck found you and we carried you in then took turn to check on you till you wake up which you just did.

- To check what ?

- Well, in case you drow in your own vomit. We thought that would be bad press. Imagine the title : Princess :0, Vomit : 1. And we promised our grand mother we would ake care of you.

She blushed so hard, she felt like her cheek were on fire.

- How much trouble I am in ? she whispered

- None, we decided it was best to tell nobody, even Jesse and your boyfriend agreed. But they might be a bit mad and you will surely get a lesson from both of them.

He flashed her a wide smile.

- I'm guessing that was your first time drinking ?

- How did you guess ? she retorked sarcasticly

- Well I remember my first time too.

- Really ? Did you make a fool of yourself in front of high society person, you brother, boyfriend and your cousins to ended up vomiting and passing out in the wood ? She was angry now

- No, I did not. But there is a first time for everybody.

- Thank that really cheer me up, she spat out.

A silent followed her words, she thought back of the evening and started to feel even worse that she already did. He was trying to help her, checking in on her and everything and she almost screamed at him for that. Shame, that was she felt at the moment.

- I'm sorry she apologised

- Don't worry, i grew up with two sisters, i can deal with crazy, he replied playfully

She glared at him, wanting to laugh but trying not to show it, but she couldn't repress a faint smile.

- There you got, the first smile from the Princess to a poor little duke.

That was true, she never smiled once at him in two week. No matter what he did. More shame as the words of last night came back to her, she had screamed at him. He checked his pulse, again.

- And I'm also sorry for screaming at you yesterday. I hope you didn't take it badly, i just, well i don't know.

- Needed someone to scream out for once he answered for her. Don't worry about it, word don't hurt me. You want to know why ?

He had a little spark in his eyes, and she coudn't stop herself from asking, it was too tempting.

- Because you don't know my story. He said the words with a strong accent while titling his head and his finger from right to left.

She laughed so hard, it made her stomach ache, but a good kind of ache. He smile at her and said

- I stronly belive I was a sassy black woman in a other life.

Yeah, he wasn't that bad after all