After I felt frozen enough to hull myself inside, I wondered for what seemed like hours. Bringing myself through the grand hallways. All carpeted with a plush red carpet and golden walls. I sigh looking at portraits of our emperor and empress and just walk until I stopped at a set of complex doors. A carving of large white fox looking weary and dangerous. I knew exactly why those doors were placed there. They were just for me, a gift from the emperor. In fact what lay behind these doors were as well.
I pushed opened the heavy doors as the smell of paper hit my nose. I sighed relieved to be in a silent environment. I entered closing the doors silently behind me. My black boots echoed through the large room. A black carpet with white walls so large you can fit the emperors bedroom in here three times over. His bedroom was huge. I sighed as I met someones eyes. I chuckled as the emperor's eyes widen. I never saw him around books before. He seemed too busy to read. No one really dared to enter here. Ever. So seeing him woke me up quite a bit. I stiffened and bowed and herd his light laughter. I looked up curiously.
"My liege, may I ask why you are here, the ball starts at sunset for your leaving." I murmured straitening up his eyes locked with mine and I gulped. Count again Alexandra. I thought to myself.
One....
Two...
Three....
He looks at me and sits at one of the small candle lit tables. "I'm here to read."
"Funny I never took you as a reader, you seem to never have time." I said quietly noticing I was still in my armor I blinked and sighed. The weight of it didn't bother me any longer. I moved myself silently over to the ladder and started climbing grudgingly. I wish he would just go away. He just makes my heart ache anyway.
I blinked picking up a book titled "Lie" My own little book of myself. My own diary I always have kept it in here. It's safe and not a room most people enter. I hopped down from the ladder making my way a safe distance away. I could hear the chair scrape on the black carpet and I wince as his footsteps came towards me and he sat across from me.
"Alexandra." I jumped at the softness in his voice. I looked up sharply. "Your purity that I saw in you it's being tainted by darkness, I might have to change your name." His gaze was soft and it worried me. Why the hell did he care. The one I foolishly fell for. I struggled and faked a smile.
"Aiden, every good person has a bit of evil and it will slowly come out, this happens to be it's time, but the good always wins doesn't it?" I gave a forced laugh. His eyes looked as if he didn't believe me but he nodded and took my wrist. I stiffened as his figures drew across my sensitive wrists he unlaced my wrist protector and stared at the scars wincing. He laced up my protector and I looked down ashamed. He seemed angry and hurt by it. I looked him strait forward. "Those are the scars with the battle with the evil, my liege." I mumbled and he looked me in the eyes and he leaned over the table, his arms wrapped around me. I gasped as an electric feeling passed through my ridged body. This was my first physical contact. I closed my eyes before I knew it there was some sort f liquid down my face and my arms slowly wrapped around him. I never felt so at ease.
It was over far to soon. I don't know this feeling on my face, this water tasted salted and I was startled for a minute as i wiped it off. Aiden just laughed at my expression of pure wonder at this knew thing I was just introduced to. I had no idea what it was. Or what you called that action he did to me. I wasn't aloud to do that, but the safe feeling that it provided me with, it awoke a new me, something that I thought was lost forever. Hope. It took away all the pain. He grinned at me like a child would seeing his best friend. I felt sparks erupt in my heart as I realized the smile was at me. Whatever this was, love they called it, I wanted it bad. This longing in my heart I felt like I needed it to live.
We stayed together reading and sharing stories and adventures. I have never actually opened up like this before. I just stayed in that library all day, well until he and I were fetched to prepare and dress for the the ball. I was not looking forward to this. I was not aloud to wear my armor or pants I had to dress like a lady and that annoyed me. He waved at me as he left and I moved myself to my room. I dreaded tonight.
(Ahh Aiden's picture is somewhere over there ---------->)
~Shatteredsoulxx
