Partial Royalty

CHAPTER 1

I was six when I first saw her, a grand ball was held for the christening of my little sister. The first time I laid my eyes on her I knew she was strange. Her dress was tucked in a little so I could clearly see a portion of her knee, she wore her shoes the other way around and her tiara was about to fall off her head. I had the urge to fix it and so I tried. Before I could even touch her hair, she ended up biting me and I let out a deafening shriek. The people around us suddenly started staring at me and I had to look down for a couple of minutes. This is really embarrassing! Who does she think she is? She ran across the room and dived under the buffet table. I had to chase her, I didn't care if she was a woman, I had to get even.

When I finally got a glimpse of her, I crawled under the table and paused for a little while. Is she crying? How could she be the one crying if I was the one who got bitten?!? I knew she was weird. But as I heard more sobs I knew I had to calm myself down. She's a girl Jasper, just a girl. So without further thought I approached her and patted her back, she seemed to have noticed me so she slapped my hand before it even touched her skin.

"Ow! What was that for?" I screamed at her.

"Don't touch me!" She screamed at me back.

"Weirdo!"

"Monster!!"

"Monster? Did you just call me a monster? How dare you! I am a gentleman!" I furiously pointed out at her

"You talk funny" she said calmly

"You look funny" I said with a frown and before I knew it she started to cry again..

"I'm sorry"

I could see her shoulders trembling and her hands shaking. I couldn't take it anymore and so I decided to pull her in for an embrace, a slightly loose one. I had to keep my distance.

"W-what are y-you doing?"

I ran a finger across her hair, it smells like strawberries. I took her tiara off and something pricked my finger. I immediately saw blood flowing down the tip of my index finger. I let her go and I started to panic.

"What's wrong?" She asked while looking worried

"B-blo-ood"

"What? Where??"

I showed her my index finger and the moment she laid eyes on it she shoved it inside her mouth, sucking all the blood that was left dripping. I felt so disgusted, I had to push her away and she hit her head on one of the table's stand.

"You fool! I had to do it! You looked like you were about to cry!" She said pointing a finger at me screaming

"Who gave you the permission to do that?"

"I did!!!"

She hurried back to my side and wiped what was left on my finger at the hem of her dress. She cupped my face and rubbed her hand in my eye as I gently closed it.

"There, all better now your Royal Highness? Happy??"

"Thank you" I replied while nodding my head

"You had to say a lot of things before thanking me"

"S-sorry"

"You cry easily for a boy"

"So-rry"

"Stop saying it if you haven't even done anything worth saying it"

"Sorry"

"Shut it will you?"

I froze. My eyes widened. What kind of a lady swore like that infront of the future King of Bridgedret? What kind of a lady wore her shoes the other way around and what kind of a lady is she to have unsealed pins on her head???