royalty sucks | jariana

one - obsessive ex.

1:36 AM.

Ariana walked down the street quietly, careful not to make too much sound as the heels of her flats hit the cold pavement repeatedly.

Ariana couldn't go anywhere out of the castle without a couple of guards around her at all times, and although at first she was fine with that, she grew to be annoyed at the dumb rule.

She wanted to get a breath of fresh air alone, truthfully. It was hard to admit that soon she would have to go on a date. Not to mention, with the richest prince in all the land.

So, she snuck out of her room. Thankfully she had taken survival classes a few years back since her parents wanted to know that she would be safe, with or without guards.

'Why not put all that to the test?' She thought. As soon as she made it out of the dreadful castle, she set off to one of her favorite places to go whenever she felt stressed out. St. Mary Park.

She loved to relax near one of the most beautiful trees she has ever seen.

A cherry blossom tree.

She had quite the memories here, both good and bad. She even met her best friend, Selena, here.

As soon as she arrived, she leaned against the lovely tree. She closed her eyes and sighed.

'Will this prince be that bad? He couldn't be. i just need to give him a chance.' She thought to herself, but suddenly, she heard a voice. A voice she knew all too well.

"I might've heard from a little birdie that the sluttiest princess of the land was going on a date with the richest prince here. I didn't know you would stoop that low, Ari."

Zayn.

She stumbled off the tree, taking a few steps back from where she was previously standing.

"Z-Zayn?"

He chuckled slightly, sending chills down Ariana's spine.

He grabbed the collar of her blouse and slammed her against the tree. "You really don't learn, do you, slutiana?" he whispered in her ear roughly.

Slutiana.

~flashback~

He got a good grip of her hair, while screeching, "How many fucking times do I have to tell you to stop talking to that village trash boy, huh?" He delivered a hard slap to her face, his grip on her hair tighter than before.

"You just-" Slap. "Don't-" Slap. "Fucking learn!" Slap.

Ariana could feel herself losing consciousness.

"D-don't you get it Zayn? Just because I talk to someone of the opposite gender, doesn't mean i'm fucking them!" She spat, but soon regretted it as he kicked her in her stomach.

"Don't you fucking talk back, slutiana!" He yelled as he delivered one last punch before she blacked out.

~end of flashback~

"Leave me the fuck alone, Zayn. We're not together anymore. get that through your thick skull." She said quietly, trying not to gain attention or wake the towns people up.

He laughed before punching her in the stomach, causing her to gasp and fall to the ground.

He grabbed her chin roughly and forced it upwards so she can look directly at him.

"Listen. I'll let you have it this time. go on that date. but I better not find out about a second one." He spat at her before getting up.

"But, I'll give you a little reminder just incase you forget." he chuckled out as he knelt down and gave a hard, full force punch right to her eye, before getting up and leaving.

Ariana couldn't get up. She was laid there, helpless, as she began to cry, the pain of the punch kicking in.

As she was about to get up, she fell back. She didn't have the energy to walk home. She thought about how much trouble she's gonna go through once her parents find out.

She allowed the darkness to take its toll on her.

Before blacking out, she heard faint yells. "Ariana!", "Holy Shit, Ariana!", "Can you hear me?".

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so that was chapter 1! sorry for not updating quickly, i was studying for finals and couldn't get to writing.

comments are always appreciated. ★~(◠‿◕✿)