The Tale of the Moon Princess [Yandere Prince x Princess Reader]

Chapter 1

"Princess?" I paused my tending of the rose bush and turned to see a young boy.

"Yes, Marcus?" I knelt down to be at eye level with him. He puffed out his pudgy freckled cheeks.

"Will you deliver this to grandmother?" He held out an envelope.

"(y/n)'s positively speedy postal service accepts all deliveries!" I took the envelope. "I shall bring this to her at once."

"Thank you!" He quickly hugged me causing me to smile to myself.

"I shall send notice when I have returned." I put my hand to my forehead in a solute. The boy did the same before running back towards the palace. I tucked the letter under my corset, against my chest. I grabbed my cloak and looked around, making sure no one saw me taking a little trip outside the castle grounds. I swung the light cloth around me and secured the button around my neck. My pastel blue cloak with small golden stars embroidered across it was enchanted. As long as I kept the hood on, no one would recognize me. I often visited the city to visit citizens as princess, but I did also enjoy an adventure without being stuck in a crowd.

"Good morning, miss." One of the local bakers greeted me as I passed by his shop, stopping for just a moment to enjoy the sweet aromas that escaped to the outside. "May I offer you some fresh bread?" He was arranging the steaming goods outside as he held out a small bread roll.

"That sounds quite fine." I smiled and pulled a few coins from my pocket.

"Oh no, miss. On the house." I was grateful but could not accept that.

"Please, I'd like to pay for it."

"Oh, I insist m'lady."

"You are too kind." I placed the two coins on the table and nodded at him. He gave a warm smile in return. I continued down the road towards the boy's grandmother's home. He, his younger sister, and his mother came to work at the palace about a year prior and the boy always wanted to send letters to his grandmother, but his mother did not want him going out alone. It was our little secret that I would deliver the letters for him. I wrapped the hot roll in a cloth to keep it warm. His grandmother lived in a tiny cottage in the corner of the city where it was much quieter.

"Mrs. Gorn?" I lightly knocked on her door.

"Yes?" Her delicate voice responded. I slowly opened the door and stepped inside.

"Delivery." I smiled as I pulled down my hood.

"Oh your highness, has that boy troubled you again?"

"It's no trouble, grandmother." She sat in an old wooden rocking chair which she never seemed to move from. "Here." I knelt before her and pulled the letter from my bust.

"You have such a beautiful soul, princess." She smiled and took the letter, respectfully, with two hands.

"It's nice to escape palace life sometimes." I stood and looked around. "It is quite stuffy, may I open the windows for you? I think you will breathe better." She nodded and I went to the window that looked out on the Sephany River. I pulled the tattered patterned curtains aside and used all of my strength to force open the old window. "There!" I wiped my hands together, removing the dust. "Oh, I have something else for you." I took the wrapped bread from my pocket and presented it to her. "Fresh out of the oven." I held it out for her and she graciously accepted.

"Where will you go next, your highness?"

"I was thinking of visiting the toy shop. It's been a while since I brought gifts to the children." I cared for the children in the palace more than anything. Their families worked hard for us and they were always so kind despite the tiring tasks so I had to return the acts. I enjoyed it though, they taught me so much. I tried my hardest to make the children feel like little princes and princesses themselves. Although my father had passed when I was a child, my mother always supported my efforts.