Princess Of Darkness

Tangee

After the fight ended Ashlee and I both fell on the floor panting. I crawled over to her and pushed her sword aside. I placed my hands over her stomach and closed my eyes

'Heal her' I said in my mind. I felt a warm glow run through my body and opened my eyes. All her cuts were closing and all her bruises were turning back to the same pale color as the rest of her skin. She gasped really loudly as the cut on her neck healed.

"Well!" she said jumping to her feet and throwing her hands on her hips.

"You have been practicing, very good sister"

"Thank you" I said bowing my head to her.

She stood there, looking at me for a long time. Her pale blue eyes gleaming in the light of the candle lite room. She was starting to make me really uncomfortable.

"What?" I said shifting my weight from one foot to the other.

"You're going to make a great Princess Of Darkness Tan-Tan"

I smiled at her. She always did believe in everything I did, even the things everybody keep saying is impossible.

"Come on, I have a little one to get back to and a husband who has to get to work"

"Aw, I thought we were having sister time?" Ashlee said following me

"I was in the mood for a late dinner"

I looked at my watch then looked at her.

"Ashi, its damn near six o'clock in the morning"

"OK then, how about dinfast?"

I sighed and shook me head at me crazy twin sister. Nobody in this castle used the word dinfast since mom died, she made up that word for father when he had late nights and didn't get to eat dinner with us. I grabbed her arm and wrapped it in mine as we walked down the hall towards the east wing of the castle.

"Tell you what, we'll have dinfast in my wing with Aja and Valentine then you can watch Aja while Tine goes to work"

"Why do I have to watch Aja?"

"Because" I dropped my voice to a whisper and looked around the halls to make sure no one could hear what I was about to say.

"I've finally created a potion that I think-"

"Tangee" voice called from behind me. Damn. I turned to see my father standing behind me with his arms crossed over his chest and a smirk on his face. My sister walked from behind me and placed her hand on my shoulder.

"Father, Tangee and I were just going over plans to have a late dinner and breakfast wi-"

"Yes Ashlee, I know all about dinfast" father said not taking his eyes from mine.

"Why don't you wake sweet little Aja and the warrior and get started on that while I have a word with Tangee?"

"Ha, sweet? She hasn't been sweet anything since the day she was born. Ever since she learned how to walk she's been tearing up shit and breaking things and getting into a whole mess of trouble with the townspeople that I get blamed for since I'm the one who's always stuck watchin-"

"Sound familiar you two?" Father asked I gave him an innocent smile as I watched Ashlee as she went down the hall and entered my wing. My attention turned back to my father who was still staring at me with those ice blue eyes. I shivered a little then walked towards him. I stopped in front of him and bowed.

"You wish to have a word with me Father?"

"Arise my child, and walk with me" I stood up in time to see him turn and walk away expecting me to follow him. I walked quickly to catch up with him.

"What is it you wish to speak with me father?" I asked when I finally caught up to him.

"Not here, it is to personal, let us go to my study" Father unfolded his wings and lifted into the sky he hovered for a moment and waited for me to follow him.

"Umm, can I take the stairs?" I asked staring up at my father and his majestic black wings. Father stares at me with a sad look.

"Tangee, you know there are no stairs to my study. Your options are to use those amazing powers that you like to store away and try to forget about. We both know that your moth-" he hesitated and looked away. My blood started to boiled at that point.

"Go ahead, say it. We both know what father? That mother wouldn't want me to bottle up my powers?" My voice started to rise a bit as I continued.

"That she wouldn't want me to hide them and pretend they don't exist? THAT SHE WOULD WANT ME TO EMBRACE THEM AND FLAUNT THEM AROUND LIKE ASHLEE DOES!?" the servants and other workers walking back to their homes looked at their princess with shock at how she was exploding. But I truly didn't care

"THAT SHE WOULD WANT ME TO USE MY POWERS TO FIGHT AND DIE IN SOME BULLSHIT WAR LIKE!-"

"THAT IS ENOUGH TNAGEE MARIE, YOU HOLD YOUR TONGUE THIS INSTANT!" My father screamed at me. I shut up and bowed. He gently landed on the ground beside me and roughly grabbed my arm we shot into the sky. He flapped his black wings and soared until we landed softly on the floor of his study. After we landed he let go of me and stood by his bookcase, we stood there in silents, then father grabbed a book and tossed it to me. I opened the cover to find my mothers name written in beautiful cursive handwriting.

"Why have you given this to me?"

"Its a diary Tangee, you and your sister seem to think I made your mother fight in that war read this and you will find the truth"

I looked at the book, tracing my hand over the sun and moon on the cover. My mother had always been fascinated with the sun and moon. At our birth she gave us each a sign, Ashlee was the sun, and I, I was the moon.

"You may leave now" my father said

'Valentine, come get me' I sent my husband a subliminal message and waited for an answer.

"Tangee" my father said sitting down to his desk.

"Yes, father?"

"You'll find your messages don't work here anymore, so you'll have to use your powers for more then messing up your mothers ashes and healing the sick" I stared at my father in shock. He didn't, he wouldn't he just wouldn't. I tried to talk to Valentine again but when I got no response I turned to the door and opened it. I looked down at the five hundred foot drop straight into the court yard. I turned my back to the open door and looked at father, he watched me as I stepped to the edge. I closed my eyes, opened my arms, and fell