Bloody Roses

Chapter 5: Daughter of Darkness

I dropped the bloodstained dagger next to Charlotte, who lay there in a puddle of blood.

 "I need to blame this on someone.. So no one knows I did this." I told myself.

I unlocked the door to my room, and found a servant walking around.

"Hey. Come with me." I called.

He looked at me, and followed silently.

I then opened my bedroom door, and shoved the servant in the puddle of blood next to Charlotte, and closed the door, locking it.

I quickly ran downstairs towards my mother and father, fake crying. (I am a really good fake crier)

"Mother.. F-Father!" I yelled, sobbing.

"Oh Aura! What happened?" My mother said, pretending to worry.

"C-C-Charlotte.." I weeped, wiping my eyes.

Both of my parents exchanged horrified glances, and ran past me into my room, leaving me alone sobbing like mad.

See how they only care about that Charlotte?

One of the many reasons why I had killed her.

I ran upstairs into the room, only to find my mother crying waterfalls on her knees.

"CHARLOTTE!" She shrieked.

My father was holding the servant who I had shoved in there to frame him by the front of his bloodstained suit while sobbing.

"YOU! YOU DID THIS TO OUR PRECIOUS DAUGHTER!" He screamed into his horrified face.

"I-I-It wasn't me your highness, it w-w-was Au-"

My father interrupted him by flinging him at the guards.

"Take him to the dungeon to be executed tomorrow at dawn!" He ordered.

I smiled mischieviously as the servant passed by, giving me a terrified look that said "I never believed you would ever do this.. To anyone."

After he passed by, I began to fake sob again, this time even harder than before.

"I found her there when I left to tend to the garden outdoors.. We had ordered a servant to serve us some snacks and after he cleaned up the plates, I'm guessing he came back and.." I sniffled.

My mother hugged my father, wiping away tears that seemed like they would never stop.

"Please.. go to your rooms and try to forget this horrible tragedy.. She will be missed.." I said, quietly.

My parents both walked on slowly towards their rooms.

I entered the room and cleaned up the dagger with water from my gardening can.

"Finally got rid of one thing.." I mumbled.

The reason why I loved yet hated her was because she always understood me..

..At least that's what it seemed like.

You see, she had always been a huge burden in my life.

She may seem innocent..

But she never truly supported me.

I've always heard her talk to her friends about me.

How I'm "overreacting" and "lame."

She never really understood.

She only faked a laugh and a smile each time I would come around.

I was always jealous of her looks, her freedom, her everything..

Yet, I never understood why all this time I haven't done anything about it.

 About how she would talk behind my back.

Before I used to think that she was sweet and kind..

But now I realize she was the only thing stopping me from going insane.

From me being able to realize my wicked future.

From me being able to realize that I have a future on the dark side.

I felt free.

When I had become insane..

..I had realized that this was the real me that I was hiding all of this time.

I only explained this because you could've been confused, so..

Anyway, I had ordered another servant to clean up the blood that was spilled all over the floor and walls.

Afterwards, I snuck out of the castle in my black shawl, and went to the local bar.

Drunken men staggered around, knocking over tables and getting into fistfights with other men.

I took off my hood, and watched as all the men that were still concious and sober stare at me in awe.

"Princess." They all bowed in front of me, and I smiled.

"Hey boys.." I said flirtatiously. All of them seemed attracted.

Perfect.

"Do you handsome men have any weapons I could.. borrow?.." I asked, smirking.

The group looked at each other, concerned.

"Why would you need any weapons? N-Not that I'm disrespecting you, your highness.." One man spoke.

"It's quite alright, Adam." I gave him a beautiful smile as his face turned a bright pink.

"She.. Knows my name.." He fainted, straight to the floor.

"I need weapons. And they're for a special cause.." I gave all of them an evil look.

They all stared back at me, and I could literally almost see the hearts in their eyes.

This is the first time people have thought of me as attractive.

Well.. It could also be because I'm royalty. They don't knoiw anything about who I really am.

"Send all of your most prized weapons to the castle." I bit my lip in satisfaction.

"Send them to the daughter of darkness."