Princess Of Darkness

Tangee

The wind whipped the trees as I waked down the same old dimly lite path. At the end was the same little figure. A figure I knew all to well. A figure I knew was my little daughter. My Aja.

"Aja!" I screamed "Aja come back!"

The little girl turned around and smiled.

"Aja!"

"Tangee?" Said Aja, but not in her cute two year old voice but in a mans voice. Her fathers voice.

"Tangee!, Tangee please wake up!" suddenly I felt a blow to my chest making me take an unnaturally deep breath.

"Tangee!, oh god please don't leave me, please don't die!" Die? Die! How could I be dying? Another blow to my chest, then another, and another

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I sat up in bed panting like I just ran a mile.

"Oh thank God" I heard my husband Valentine sigh. I looked at him then jumped out of the bed and ran to Ajas' bedroom. I opened the door to find my little angel sleeping in her bed. Good she's safe. But for how long?

I closed the door and headed to the bath, a long soak does wonders after a bad dream, I started the hot water then slipped out of my silk and lace nightgown. I slid into the water and closed my eyes. I started counting the hours until I had to be ready. Six. I have six whole hours until I had to meet with Hades, Lord of the underworld, or as I like to call him, father. Three sharp knocks came on the bathroom door. So much for relaxing.

"Yes?" I called out.

"Mistress Tangee, Master Valentine has called in a medicine man-"

"Excuse me? What did you just say?"

"Umm... Master Valentine has called in a medicine man to-"

"That's what I thought you said. Send my husband in here. NOW!"

"Yes Mistress" she scurried off. While I waited for Valentine to arrive I got out of the tub. I wrapped myself in my blue bath robe and started brushing my hair.there was a knock on the door.

"Tan?" Valentine called.

"Come in" I called back.

I turned around and watched him walk in. Valentine is 6''0 with brown hair.

"You sent for me Mistress?" he said as he bowed to me.

"Knock it off Tine" I said blushing.

"Sorry force of habit" he stared at me with those light blue eyes, a cocky side ways grin on his face. I smiled back and stood up, I walked over to him and wrapped my arms around his neck as he wrapped his strong arms around me.

"What did you call that quack for?" I asked

"So he could come check you out," he replied, "And what makes you say he's a quack?"

"Because he makes a fake diagnosis and charges way to much for his cures"

"But can you prove he's a quack? Come on honey he's the best medicine person in this relm please go see him so we can find out why you almost died" I glared at Valentine and his eyes got bigger.He slowly started to back away from me with his hands up, palms facing me.

"The best?"

"Tangee-"

"THE! best?"

"Tangee calm down-"

"THE BEST?!?!"

"Tangee Marie-"

"Can he look at people and tell what's wrong with them? No! Can he heal a person by laying his hand on their shoulder!? No! Can he make bodies for the souls of our fallen warriors!? No! Can he bring people back from the dead?! NO! But guess what Valentine I CAN SO HOW IS HE BETTER THEN ME?!"

"He's not, I'm sorry" he said in a calm voice. He held his hand out to me and I took it. He pulled me into his arms and held me tight.

"If it means that much to you I'll go see him" I said pressing my face into his chest smelling his yummy cologne. He kissed the top of my head and stroked my hair.

"Thank you"

****

Going to see the damned medicine fake made me late for my meeting with father. I dressed in my black gown, looking in my full body mirror I saw it showed off evey single curve in my body. I swept my waist length white hair into a bun that sat a top my head. This all looked very good for someone who was in a rush. Before I entered the meeting I brushed back a loose hair and made sure my low cut strapless gown wasn't showing to much cleavage.

"Sorry I am late father," I said walking in and taking my seat on his left. "I had a last minute engagement that took long then expected"

"All is forgiven my dear Tangee" said father. He stood and begin pacing the room. His cherry red shoulder length hair slightly flying behind him.

"As you all know," father begin. "I am not going to live forever and I think it is time to disscuse who will take my place when the time comes." With that our royal adviser purked up. My twin sister Ashlee looked at me worry written all over her already pale face. We are to young to take the throne so that means it is to go to the royal adviser. Our adviser is a sick and twisted man who Ashlee and I both knew would never step down from the throne come our twenty-first birthday.

"The rightful heirs to the throne are my daughters, Ashlee and Tangee," he pointed to us before continuing. "But being they are to young the position goes to the royal adviser, Lucifer" at the mentioning of his name Lucifer stood up and bowed deeply to father.

"Your darkness," he began "I should do my very best to run this kingdom in the same way you have"

"I'm sure you would," said father motioning for him to sit back down. "But my daughters being only in their eighteenth year of life are alot farther along then I was at their age. I have seen my girls grow and change over these past twelve years seens the... Incident..." Father stared off into space for sometime until Ashlee called him back to attention. He smiled at us and went on like nothing happened.

"Which is why I am going to appoint them to the throne this year instead of on their twenty-first birthday"

"WHAT?!" Lucifer, Ashlee, and I asked all at once.

"I think you are both very bright and intelligence girls. Therefore you are both-"

"YOUR WICKEDNESS!!!" Lucifer shouted as he stood up knocking his chair to the floor. Everybody in the room stared at him with shock. No one ever interrupted my father.

"Not that I do not trust your judgement but I as your adviser I think you should reconsider they are still very young perhaps someone with more experience-"

"My father said," stated Ashlee. "That we are ready to take over. So that means sit your ass down and shut the fuck up" Lucifer looked at her with disgust then he stormed out of the room slaming the door behind him. My father smiled at Ashlee.

"It is with that tongue Ashlee that I want you to take control of the military. I appoint you General" Ashlee got a huge smile on her face as she stood and bowed to our father.

"I shall try my hardest father" father smiled back at her then turned to me.

"My dearest Tangee, you are so much like your mother sweet but a total bitch if you pissed her off" I blushed as he said those words and hoped my milk chocolate skin hid some of the red tent.

"Which is why I want you to rule the palace" I gulped as the others in the room gasped, Ashlee turned her head and smiled at me.

"B-b-but who e-e-ever r-r-rules the p-p-palace r-r-rules-" I started to studder.

"The underworld, yes" my father finished for me. "That's why I picked you Tangee. I appoint you. Princess Of Darkness" said my father. My heart dropped to my feet.