Cloaked Beauty

Chapter Four

Decided to start putting little poems or song lyrics that I like at the top of the pages. Hope you like it or don't mind :).

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"It's time to try

Defying gravity

I think I'll try

Defying gravity

Kiss me goodbye

I am defying gravity

And you wont bring me down!"

Defying Gravity

Chapter Four

"And you are?" the queen asked, as she eyed me up and down.

The dining room was completely filled, and it was obvious that while we were having our own party, many monarchs had been having their own too. The tables were covered with platters, plates, and glasses which were being poured into with wine. It was loud and chatty. In this party, I could almost promise you they were probably talking about the new fashions, they royal status, what their maids were doing wrong, or something about their government. I mean, was their much more royalty could talk about?

My eyes grazed over the scene and laid upon Derek, who looked uncomfortable sitting at the end of the table. Why? Oh, I could give some reasons. Maybe it was surrounded by girls trying to crowd around him, wearing dresses that shown only too much skin. As if he could feel me watching him, his eyes flickered over to me. A sudden smile grew on his face, and he practically jumped up from his chair, said a hurried excuse, and walked towards us. I saw Francesca receive a few glares. Hm, I got none. Huh, I guess there was nothing to be jealous about me right? Just another girl, covered in bashful dark colors.

"Hey!" He said brightly rushing over. Derek grabbed me by the arm. "Come sit with me, please!" he pleaded.

"Why?" I asked. The queens eyes narrowed as she watched our exchange.

"Because I'm hoping that your outfit and some of those ninja moves you used will scare them away," he said as if this was the most obvious thing in the world.

"Um, who is this son?" the queen asked. Derek looked startled, as if he hadn't even noticed her standing right beside him.

"Oh. Mother, this is Celeste Eudlici. Celeste, mother." I held a hand out to shake, but the queen's eyes just widened.

"An Edulici? Celeste Edulici?" I frowned and nodded. Her eyes widened even larger. She quickly took my hand and shook.

"Our kingdom expects many great things from you. Your father was a great man, I knew him before." I frowned.

"Of course you did," I said. "Of course he was."

"Son, why don't you take Celeste and Francesca to sit and eat dinner with your friends. Don't you think that would be nice?" Derek smiled.

"That would be nice." Then, before we could protest, he grabbed Francesca and I, then pulled us towards the end of the table. We, or at least me, without a choice, plunked onto one of the chairs. All of the girls, or I guess princesses, eyes suddenly snapped towards me, as if noticing me for the first times. Their facial expressions showed they though of me as something you threw onto the curb, or found on the street.

"Who is she," a princess with a lisp like voice spat, her eyes disgustingly grazing over me. "I don't know if I can eat now. I might barf."

Derek didn't seem to see their disgust towards me. He just laid a hand on my shoulder and said, "Oh, that's just Celeste."

Just Celeste.

Suddenly my mood dropped. What was I to him? The girl who saved the little boy? The creepy girl in dark clothes? The girl who could beat up a guy? Or just, just Celeste?

"Yeah," I murmured. "That's me." The girls seemed satisfied with that answer, since it seemed like I was nothing to him, but it looked like their eyes were throwing daggers at the placed on my shoulder where his hand had been. Gosh, jealous much? A hand had suddenly had a light grip around my elbow, and I turned to see that it was Princess Francesca, taking a seat by me.

"Don't worry," she whispered. "There always like this. Especially to me. Annoying right?" I nodded.

"Definitely."

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Maybe it was an hour later, or thirty minutes, I don't really know, when the food arrived. A small plate was placed in front of us as they took up the ones that had been their for the appetizers. The meal consisted of tiny spinach decorated around the edges, though it didn't look quite that healthy, since it was covered in some type of dressing, but never the less, it probably tasted good. In the middle was a filet Mignonne, dressed in sauce and was terribly hot. I tapped one of the servers on the shoulder.

"Yes mam?" they asked, then jumped in surprise when they saw me. I expected it though, as it usually happened to everyone I met.

"Can I have my rare instead please?" They nodded.

"Certainly." The plate was taken off the table and hurried to the kitchen, were I could hear orders being yelled around.

"You want yours rare?" a princess asked surprised. "That's weird you know. I like mine fully cooked, like how a young lady should eat. It's healthy." I gave her a look. "What! At least I eat right. At least I'm not like those skinny girls who complain about fat. I eat steak!"

I completely doubted this, as I stared at her meal, which didn't have a dent in it at all. I mean it! She was trying to cut the steak, but her arms were so thing, she couldn't even do it.

"Of course princess," I said. "Of course. But I like mines rare. Taste better to me."

The server came back out and placed the meal in front of me. Immediately, I dug in like an animal. And that's probably how I looked to everyone as they registered the girl covered in black tearing into her meal. They all gave me strange looks, including the princesses and Francesca, except for Derek, who was smiling wildly for some reason.

"That's how I like my girls, someone who's not afraid to eat. You never fail to surprise me Celeste." And with that, he sent about all the girls attacking their steaks.

"Look at me! Look at me!" one of them yelled stuffing a large piece into their mouths.

"No me!" another yelled. I wanted to roll my eyes, but I was disgusted. This time, I was the one who wanted to barf. Was that how it looked when I ate?

"Excuse me," I whispered hoarsely. Then throwing a hand over my mouth, I ran hurriedly out of the room.

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