After I'm out of the castle and on my horse I'm off. I have my bow and arrows with me in case and now I'm on a mission to find Keith. He has to be here somewhere. If they left we would have known.
Hours have passed by and I haven't found anything. The sun is getting closer to setting and soon it's going to be dark. Just as I'm about to turn Dancer around I see a flash of something. Dancer whinnies and I turn him towards the noise. There's a rustle and I see another flash of something. Raven. A dark raven color. I draw an arrow and line it up to my bow. I listen for a noise and look for the movement again. There's a quick flapping noise. A bird? It moves up and I follow it. When I see the color again I shoot. As soon as I do there's a loud noise and suddenly the creature is moving. As soon as it does Dancer startles, rearing up into the air. As soon as he's back down on all fours I push him to follow the creature. Might as well do something out here while I can. We follow the animal until Dancer can't fit anymore. I dismount and tie him to a nearby tree. I get down and look for any signs of the animal. Before I can think there's movement. I quickly shoot an arrow and before I can shoot again I find myself stopped by a mouse. It's suddenly perched on my bow and I recognize it as one of the castles mice.
"What?"
The mouse looks furious. It points at me angrily and waves it's hands above its head. I watch dumbfounded as it does a bunch of different actions. Finally I stop it from going any further.
"I have no idea what you're trying to say."
It glares at me before pointing behind it and forming a heart with its tail. When I don't reply it turns and scampers off.
"Hey!"
I walk after the mouse and into a clearing. There's a large pond with a massive castle. Surprisingly I've never seen this place before. I look around for the mouse when a rustle comes from the trees. I draw my bow as the animal barrels out of the forest. It's a bird. One of the most beautiful swans I've ever seen. It's feathers are unique and unlike any other. The bird skids to a stop in the water, sending water splashing up around it. There's a squeak and when I look down the mouse points to the swan. I look back up just as the moon hits the water, bathing the swan in a beautiful light. It's feathers glisten for a second before there's suddenly colors. Pastels are flying through the air, surrounding the bird. I can only watch in awe as the colors slow and sink into the water. What they leave behind has me dazed. I must be seeing things. Right? Because I did not just watch a swan turn into a person. By person I mean Keith. Keith is a swan. I drop my bow in shock and the mouse squeaks in protest. It was trying to show me where he was. I look down at the mouse and it points towards Keith. I look back at him and he looks up, noticing me for the first time. His expression goes from shocked to filled with something I can't put a name on. I've never seen Keith with a look like that. He takes a step towards me and I can't help but run at him. We almost fall when I barrel into him. He yelps in surprise as I cling to him.
"I'm so sorry."
I whisper.
"What?"
"For all of this. It's all my fault."
"No it's not. You didn't do anything wrong."
"I made you leave. I offended you. You got taken because someone's after me."
"Okay... So it's kind of your fault."
I roll my eyes and pull back.
"I bet you wish you hadn't been chosen to marry me. I make a pretty bad partner."
He shrugs.
"You're not as bad as you think."
"Says the person who ended our engagement."
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The Turned Prince (Swan Princess AU)
FanfictionLance, the only Prince of Altea, is set to marry Keith, a galra from the royal court. Ever since they were kids it's been known to the universe that they would be wed. The couple that would unify the two races and end the war. That is until somethin...