The Wings Smeared With Crimson

The Royal Family

My train of thoughts was cut as the driver told us that we arrived at our destination.

The signboard on top of the boutique said "The Black Rose". It was written in pitch black paint in a neat french style handwriting,with a black rose replacing the "O" in "Rose" .

The overall look of the shop was good and pretty remarkable. The inferior design was absolutely stunning.The building's color was one of a red rose it had lots of vines tangeling alongside the walls.Black roses grew on the vines.The windows were made of high-class crystal.There were lacy black and red curtains hung on the windows.As for the entrance door it was painted pitch black and had golden knobes.I was definitely pleased.

At the entrance of the shop,two rows of employees were coordinated neatly at each side of the road before the shop.They all bowed once they saw both Al and I advancing towards them and greeted us politely and perhaps too loudly:"Welcome,your royal highnesses!!". It was as if they wanted the whole world to know that a part of the royal family is actually attending their work place. Go figure!

Well, has anybody ever told you not to judge a book by its cover?As for me I've been told that alot.However I never thought that I'll face any situation where this saying is applied.

When I saw the signboard I thought that maybe for once in my life I would be able to add something other than pink to my closet.Seriously,that place is like a pack of flamingos laid on top of each other.

I do not hold a grudge against the color or anything but I had to deal with it throughout my whole life because of mother, and have reached the point where I feel like throwing up everytime I look at it.

And there it was when I entered the boutique....

Seriously, I did not feel like throwing up because I think that pink panther has already done that.Every single article of clothing was pink in there,and so was the interior design.

Great.Just great.

Note to myself:Bring whomever designed this boutique along with the person who owns it to the royal court for fraud.

When Al saw the funny expression allover my face he burst out laughing.That earned him another stomp on his foot,which also damadged the pink marble underneath our feet.He screeched in pain.

"I thought this place sold dark-colored outfits.Where are they?"

A man came up.His uniform's design was different from the other male employees.It was in a higher quality as well.It just told off that he was the manager.

He suddenly spoke:"It was indeed,your highness. But the queen said that these colors do not match your preference. We decided to change the store's goods into ones that matched it."

He said it with a smug smile on his face.He thinks this pleases me.

I put on a fake smile and did not show my anger at mother, but could not stop the popping veins on my forehead.Sometimes she can be so dense when it comes to my preference.

In the process,I almost unleashed the power of the red demon as the place began to shake and everybody panicked.I snapped out of it when Al tugged on my arm and pulled towards a stack of outfits.

"Now princess,getting excited to the point where you lose control over your power is a bad thing you know." He said with a wink.

Everybody relaxed and began to nod in an understanding way.They all had a smile of satisfaction on their faces.Nice save brother,nice save.

I tried on tons of outfits but non of them satisfied me or impressed me.

The last dress,however,seemed to workout.

The top and skirt of the dress were  both pink ofcorse.The  waist area of the dress had a long red ribbon tied to it.The upper rim had red laces with a fabric red rose in the middle.The skirt was puffy and big and had mini red roses sewn all over it.The shoes were pink heels with small red roses decorating them in the middle of the front of them.It had pink gloves that reached above the elbow.

As for the accessories,they included two red earings shaped like roses.A necklace of light pink pearls as well as a golden ring with a red daimond shaped as a rose as well.

That is it.It was perfect.It had my favourite color and favourite flower attached to it.That was it.All my anger at mother vanished that instant.

Alright,I know that it is mostly pink but at least my favourite flower is pasted all over it which made it flawless.

My butler paid the bill and brought the dress in an elegant wrapper.

We were both escorted back to the limo by our butlers.I was smiling happily.At least something good happened today.

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We were welcomed excitingly and politely by the servants of our castle.Those guys are all like family.

I eagrly climbed the stairs towards my mother's room to show her the dress.As I oppened the doors I was startled when a figure jumped on me and all the contents of the bag in my hands flew in the air.When I opened my eyes all what I saw was a patch of golden hair.

"Lizzy!!!You almost gave me a heart attack!!"

She looked at me with sparkling green eyes and said:"But siiiiiis,I missed you so much.It has been ages!!!"

This girl or my youngest sister is a too hyperactive 13 year old.She is also a spitting image of mother in everything including being too...active maybe?

"Alright,it hasn't been half a day since I saw you.I missed you anyways.And can you please let go! I am chocking in here little one.."

"Oh,sorry sis.." She loosened her grip and eventually let go.

"Jeez,Lizzy try being more calm like Lia here." I said pointing at Cecilia the second eldest.

Lia was rather the opposite of Lizzy. She was a very calm 15 year old.She rarely spoke.She had silver hair and blue eyes.She was just like father even in her behavior.

"Are you alright elder sister?" she said worridly as she helped me up.

"I think you are going to need my help soon again sister..."

I looked at her with a questioning look.Then I understood why she said that.

"Anneeeeeeeeee!!" Mother was there and once again I fell to the floor becsuse of the large impact of another tight hug.Yay...

She nuzzeled my face with hers to the point where it almost peeled off.

"Mother,release!!You're worst than Lizzy!!!" I said in a muffeled tone as I was running out of air.

Mother immediately let go as she noticed that I was chocking ang again Lia helped me up.

"Oh,sorry flower but mommy missed you lots." She said with her eyes twinkling with excitement just like a child.

Sigh...She'll always be a child at heart...

"I missed you too...Also,the errand you assigned ..."I said as I lifted the dress off the floor and unfolded it to full length.

Mother's expression showed delight.For once in my life I was actually happy that she liked it for I liked it as well.

"Oh,Anne it is amazing!! It suits you well!! I hope you meet THE ONE with this dress!!!" she squealed as she hugged me tightly.

I couldn't help but smile warmly at her.Eventhough she can be very unreasonable and a little annoying,alright maybe too annoying sometimes, she still loves and cares about me in her own weird,unfamiliar way.

"I hope so too,mother..." I said as I patted her back gently.

At that point I should have remembered to be careful in what I wish for.I never knew the huge impact my words were going to have on both the past and the present.Maybe the future as well.