Princess Amara

Chapter Nine

It was silent as I crashed into the waters so far below my home. Below the castle that been my home, where I had siblings and a Father. 

My second chance paradise. 

I had just fucking dove away from it. 

My heart cracked. 

My own Father had another daughter and was lost to us ... but he loved my Mother so much he couldn't have- but what made her any different from Aria's Mom? 

I didn't kick for the surface, like I should have. 

I should just open my mouth and let it go, let this end. Have them find my body on the shore, and leave this fucked up world for someone more equip to handle it. 

Yellow. 

It flashed brightly behind my eyelids. That color that I would probably hate for the rest of my days. That bright yellow dress covering the body of that witch who had just stormed my home and taken everything I had left from me. 

Just like that. In a blink of an eye. 

It was all gone. 

And she had taken it. 

Her and that bitch. 

It had to be fake, it had to be. 

Motivation. 

My feet kicked through the water, even as my dress weighed my down. I pushed my arms up, cutting through the current, reaching for air. For life. 

I broke the surface, gasping as air filled my lungs. 

As anger filled my body. 

Strong arms wrapped around my waist and easily maneuvered me to the shore, where my other two soaked sisters were currently coughing up the sea. 

"Are you okay?" Kronus' deep voice shattered my personal space as he spoke directly into my ear. 

I nodded as we finally struggled out of the water and onto land. 

My body collapsed with adrenaline and shock next to my three sodden sisters, who were still spitting water out of their mouths. 

"Did you jump with your mouths open?" I looked at them bewildered. 

Andrea, caught her breath first as she looked to the balcony we just jumped from. "Oh fuck" she whispered as my eyes followed hers a nodded in agreement. 

Aria sniffed as she wiped the tears from her eyes, "that did not just happen" she coughed, shaking as her makeup smeared around her eyes. 

We all blinked, wide eyed as we stared from the ground to our home, where guards were most likely rushing to get us. 

"We need to keep moving. Quickly, they will be quick to follow us" Kronus spoke quickly and efficiently, as we sat in the sand completely dazed. 

What the in hell was happening? 

"We need to keep them safe, but traveling together will just make us an easier target" Darren spoke as he strategized with Kronus and Khon. 

"I left my hairpin in my room" Aria muttered dazed. 

"I left my favorite robe" Andrea agreed, just as confused. 

I wasn't any better, this wasn't connecting. I can see that we jumped, but it was from an outsider's view. Utterly detached, "And my favorite shirt is in my closet" I muttered along with them. 

As we sat there staring, gazing at our home. 

Our unsafe home. 

"We take them separate roots, but eventually we need to meet back up" Khon stated.