Destiny

Chapter 9

*JinHee's POV*

I woke up and felt frightened. My head was hurting and I'd had nightmares. I sat up and noticed that the bed I was in wasn't my own. Soon I remembered where I was. Prince ZiTao's room. I got out of bed and went to the washroom to do a little tidying. As I cleaned myself I thought back to the night before. A smile appeared on my face as I took my time. I was hoping he would return before I ran out of reasons to stay. 

"Why did you save me?" I had asked him. "Why would I not?" He replied. "You didn't have to~" I replied. "I guess~ I wanted to. Or rather I didn't want to see you die for something stupid." I blinked at him a few times. I wasn't sure what to say. "Thank You~" I finally breathed out. He smirked at me. "You're welcome" he said. 

I looked into the looking glass on the wall above the wash bin and wiped the sleep from my face. I sighed and redressed myself as the door opened. I emerged from the wash room and saw him entering the room with a tray of food. He set it down on the table and looked over at me. "Oh~!, he said, darn it you're already up." "You didn't want me to awake?" I asked. "I was going to test the theory of water burning witch's skin" he said with a slight chuckle. "You fool~,I said with a laugh, that only works on dark witches and I took a bath yesterday remember?" He chuckled. "Oh right~ you did" he said while flashing me a bright smile. His smile was radiant. It brought a softness to his rather serious and gloomy demeanor. I liked it... A lot. "Come eat~" he said. I sat at the small table with him and he placed a plate in front of me. I smiled at him. In the short amount of time I had known him he was growing on me. 

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*MiYoung's POV* 

I woke up in unfamiliar surroundings. It was Prince YiXing's room. I looked around a bit confused. I was alone. I got up and walked to the wash room. I cleaned myself and put my night dress back on then walked back to the bedroom. I heard a noise and hid back in the washroom. "MiYoung?" I heard the prince call out. I stepped out and looked at him. He smiled when he saw me and opened the door behind him. A young girl that looked to be about 15 stepped in and I eyed her curiously. She carried a bag with her and looked to be afraid of being in his presence. "MiYoung, he said bringing my attention back to him, this is Cynthia. Follow her." I raised an eyebrow at him but did as I was told. Cynthia led me down the hall to another set of stairs and up one flight. We reached a room and she opened the door. "What's this?" I asked. 

"This is your new room my lady" she said. I was genuinely surprised. "What?" I asked. "His majesty has requested that you and your sisters be moved here." I was a bit shocked but I remembered he did tell me things would get better. I smiled brightly and looked around the room then looked back at her. Prince YiXing wasn't here but she still looked afraid. "What's wrong with you?" I asked her. "Your amulet madam~, she said, where did you get it?" "My mother" I answered. Her eyes widened and she dropped to the floor in a low bow. "Your majesty~" she said. I was shocked. I didn't know what to say to her. Just then Prince YiXing came to the door and she breathed a greeting to him. He asked her to leave and shut the door. I had a feeling that my life was about to change drastically. 

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*HeeYoung's POV* 

I sat in the library with Prince SeHun. We were combing through any book we could find that had a mention of my old Kingdom. It turns out that SiSeo Kingdom where he was from was a close neighbor to my small homeland of Valhallia Kingdom. Maybe we would have been betrothed to each other since he was also his fathers youngest son and I was the youngest princess. It would have been a dream come true. 

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*KyungMi's POV* 

Joy. That was the only way I could describe how I felt after this morning. I had been scrubbing our Lady's floor while she and Mistress Lucy had been inside babbling like they always do. While hard at work I sang to myself and continued scrubbing. Just then I saw a pair of shoes appear before me and looked up. With a smile as radiant as the sun itself stood Prince JongDae. He held his hand out to me and I took it. I stood up and bowed. "Your majesty~" I said with a smile. "Your grace~" he cooed. "Might I ask what it is you're doing?" He asked. "Nothing~ Just cleaning~" I said. "But why?,he asked, and Why are you still wearing those rags?" I looked down at the tattered old dress I wore and shook my head. "Haven't you heard the news dear?" He said. I shook my head again. I was confused. Just then a group of guards came rushing through the hall and he pulled me into his arms protectively. The guards pushed past us and nearly broke down our Lady's door. 'What was going on?!' I wondered. Soon they emerged with A struggling and screaming Mistress Lucy. "Unhand me!" She bellowed. They dragged her down the hall with iron cuffs on her wrists and ankles. I looked at them with a confused expression. It was as if he'd read my mind because he answered my unspoken question. "They're so she can't use her magic" he said. I looked up at him and realized I was still in his arms. It felt so right.