Can We Do That Right This Time?

2)Turn Around, Bright Eyes

"Have you finished breakfast, your highnesses?" The head chef asked. "just about, but the sooner I finish, the sooner I have to leave, and the sooner I have to leave,  the sooner I have to see Lucer's dumb face again." I replied "Hurry up sis we have to go!" 

"But I don't wanna." "well too bad 'cause  momma says we have to get in the car by 10 so we can board the flight by noon" Lili argued. Why does this have to happen to me? Why can't mom and Larry discuss politics over the phone, and why does she get off on my misery? the world will never know... Reluctantly, I motion for a maid to clear my plate as I walk as slowly as possible to the front door near the palace gates. I take time to look at every decoration as if it would be the last time I ever see my house again. "Eren, hurry up we're on a tight schedule and you should know damn well our pilot doesn't like waiting." I whisper a goodbye to the paintings and statues as the palace doors spit me out of my comfort zone. 

"There she is, only after like 10 years." Looking up from the ground to that woman's smug face staring back at me. Seriously fuck that bitch who does she think she is, Satan? Well now that I look back on it.... "Eren get back up you've stalled enough time as it is you don't need to waste more." "but mom..." "no buts Eren, get your ass in the limo." "fine" I grimace as I duck into the open door of the shiny black limo and sit on the leather seat next to the window when  the door is abruptly shut and I hear the click of a lock. "goddamnit! my one chance to escape, how dare you lock the do-" 

I open my eyes to Lili grabbing my shoulders in an attempt to wake me up. "ugh what the hell just happened" I rub my eyes to clear my blurry vision. we appear to be at an airport. The airport. "we had you tranquilized so you wouldn't bitch the entire ride." mom explained "I swear to god woman why did you do that? I can be quiet. sometimes." 

"your highnesses, we have arrived" the driver leaves his seat to open the door of the limo. Lili hops out and stretches her little legs as if she was cramped for hours. As slow as I possibly can, I exit the car with my nose in the air. "He'd better be close you know I just hate walking too far." I don't usually pull out the snobby princess attitude often, reserving it for special occasions. It's actually really fun, but I don't do it too often, choosing to use it more as a coping mechanism than portraying it as who I really am. "Right this way madam" the servant motions to the jet choosing to walk me there like a gentleman. At least he knows how to treat a lady, Lucer should take notes. 

"The flight should be approximately 4 hours. Expect to be at the Aquarian Empire around 4 and at the palace by 5." The pilot says bluntly "today your highness" "mom why are we doing this again?" "sweetie, I haven't told you anything I don't know. Now chew this gum before we take off" "is it drugged?" "maybe" I board the jet which has beige walls and lots of comfortable seating. It's a luxury jet comparable to first class and air force one. But it's better because we own it, we being the royal family.  

I sit down on the recliner in the corner and pull out my phone. scrolling through the apps until I find Instagram. A post of Toralei at the beach catches my eye, stopping to stare at it in envy. why can't I be flirting with cute boys with her like we planned. I was tagged in another post with her and Jacklyn posing with 3 friendship bracelets. Toralei wearing lavender, Jacklyn wearing mint green and holding a third light pink one. My color. "even though she isn't here with us, Eren is here in spirit." My heart warms up a little, they miss me after all. I message Jacklyn telling her to share any embarrassing stories and to give me advice on how to deal with Lucer right before I pick up the book I've been reading, fresh dog ear tag in place, so I don't totally dread the next three months ahead of me.

2 and a half hours later my ringtone blares throughout the entire jet "cause I may be bad, but I'm perfectly good at it. Sex in the air, don-" "Jacklyn is this you?"                                                   "yes I received your urgent message an hour ago this orders for a phone call."                                    
"I still have that Rihanna ringtone you dared me to put on. Lili could hear it from the other side of the jet."             "do you want my advice or not Eren?" "yes"                                                    
"so basically me and Tori put together a list of survival hacks and tips on any of your fuck boy needs. I'm sending you the link via text, just open it and you're there."
"Thank you so much! But I have to hang up due to technica-"

And just like that the call was forced to a close. I find the link and tap once to connect and tap twice to confirm. It sends me to the latest post on Jacklyn's blog titled "Top Ten Fuckboy Survival Tips"

1) Avoidance- if you don't ignore his advances who will? Go out of your way to avoid him and get your friends to as well.

2)saftey in numbers- if you know he's going to be there, keep a squad of girls by your side. He will be less likely to approach you and if he does your girls will be there to defend you.

There are 8 more tips they put but scrolling through them, I recognized that these were gag tips made by Toralei to humor the masses. Also known as nothing useful.

My greatest fears are realized when I can see to the silhouette of Aurven, the biggest city in the Aquarian empire in the distance.