It was almost time. Razelynn's eyes followed the clock hands as it ticked.It was ten fifteen and only one minute til she can could close up the bakery.The ticking sound always bugged her,it made her feel like a bomb was about to set off but that was regulation for every shop to have clock set to their usual store hours.The clock chimed three times,Razelynn sighed "Finally,"taking her pink hair out of a pony tail.As Razelynn took off her pink apron,she heard the bell to the front door ring.
"Ugh,"she growled under her breath "I'm sorry but we are closed,please come back tomorr-"Razelynn was caught off guard by men in bright suits of armor.Two of the royal guards had come.
"Ms. Bisherick," One of the guards started "The queen has given a task for the Grand Ball coming up."
"Or would you rather have us come back tomorrow,"The second guard drawled in a snippy tone.
"No!I mean," Razelynn cleared her throat ,getting a bit more of her confidence"I'd be to perfectly fine with whatever task the queen has for,sir." Razelynn gave a slight bow of her head,as one of the guards handed her a white scroll.Razelynn sighed and put the scroll in the back pocket of her black jeans.
As she locked up the bakery,she felt something breathing down her neck.Razelynn whip around with unnatural speed,to see someone on a black cloak like mask and dark grey,bloody gloves.
"Seriously,Sophia,"Razelynn groaned ",you got blood on my shirt."Though Razelynn was a vampire ,she hated the mere thought of blood stains on her clothes.Sophia was one of the queen's executioners and usual have some form of blood or other bodily fluid on her.
"Well,"Sophia started in her french accent ",I had to work late tonight.Not my fault someone tried stealing from the queen again." Razelynn rolled her eyes and walked to the door to their apartment.She unlocked and pointed upstairs,signaling for Sophia to clean up.
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Sophia took her sparkly comb and straightened out her brown and magenta hair.Razelynn flopped onto the couch,taking scroll out of her back pocket.
"Hey what's that?"Said a muffled voice from the shelf.
"Hey,Soph let Alice out,this pretty important." Razelynn told,reading over the scroll.
"Why?"Sophia went in a bothered tone.
"Ugh!It's from the queen,Stupid!"Razelynn shouted,standing up.
"Let me out already!"Alice's yelled from in the jar on the shelf.Alice was the queen's phoenix but her ashes were cast outside on her hundredth birthday.They don't know if the queen didn't know she was a phoenix or she was just a pretty accessori and didn't care for her after she turned to ash. Sophia grabbed the jar off the shelf and pop off the lid,letting the ashes spiral out in fit flames and sparkles.The ashes turned into a girl with yellow skin and bright orange hair slicked back in high ponytail resembling the look of rooster feathers.
"So what does it say?"Alice's british accent slightly harder to understand from her excitement.
Razelynn cleared her throat and read aloud "Razelynn Quinn Bisherick,you have been given the task of making the cake for The Grand Ball of Kingdoms."On The Back of the scroll were the specifics for what the queen wanted and if she didn't get what she wanted,some would have to pay.
