Tomorrow Is the day I choose the last three men. Then, they will all participate in a tournament, where they have to fight each other. Who wins, will have my hand in marriage.
Of course, I don't want any of them to win. I want to be alone. I want to be free. But if I'd even think about saying that out loud, my father will kill me. I'm sitting on my throne now, while my dad is doing a speech-- again. I'm not listening, it doesn't interest me. The only thing I have to do is "sit still and be pretty", as the maidens told me with a smile.
After the speech, I was talking to my dad. 'So, who do you like most, Hyacinth?' he asked me with a bright smile. I sighed. 'I'm not sure, I think they're all good options-- in their own unique way.' I said. I was lying. My father just laughed. 'I'm sure you'll figure it out quickly, you're smart enough for that.' as he said that, he turned around to walk out of the kitchen.
'Father, I don't think I'm ready to get married yet...' I quietly said. Immediately, he turned around. He sighed.
'Of course you are, darling.' 'I'm not. I don't want to dedicate my whole life to one man-- that I don't even know that well!'
'It's not only the man, Hyacinth. You will rule a whole kingdom-- stop being this inconsistent.'
I sighed. 'You know, your mom used to think like that too. But eventually, she was the happiest she had ever been after she married me. Don't overthink too much.'
With that, he turned around again.
'But I don't want to marry anyone! I want to rule this kingdom on my own!'
'NOW you're going too far, young lady! You know that's impossible! If you don't get rid of this attitude by tomorrow, I will have to ground you and lock you in your room for a couple of days!' he yelled back at me. I laughed. 'You're insane, father!'
Suddenly, he walked over to me and hovered above me.
'I don't know who made you like this, but I want you to cut off all contact with them. Go to your room.'
For the first time, I was actually scared of my dad. I nodded and ran out of the kitchen, tears burning behind my eyes. A maiden looked at me. 'Are you alright, princess?' I nodded, smiled at him, and walked up the stairs-- slamming my door shut behind me. We had already had dinner, so I had no excuse to go downstairs and face my dad anymore. Good.
As it began to get darker, I opened my window, hoping Kyra would come early today. I thought about my father's words.
'I don't know who made you like this, but I want you to cut off all contact with them.'
Who was it that made me like this? Was it Kyra? Or maybe I've always been like this but was too scared to act like it. And now, that I've been being some kind of rebel-- being friends with a vampire-- I feel like I can do much more. Perhaps I should stop with these kinds of actions, for now.
'Hey! It's early, why are you in your room already?' I heard Kyra's voice behind me. I smiled, a bit annoyed, and turned around.
'I fought with my father.'
Kyra laughed. 'Are you kidding? The king and the princess fought? What was it about?'
'I told him I wanted to rule this kingdom by myself. I guess he couldn't handle that. He got mad at me and told me to act normal, or he'd ground me.'
'Did he ground you?'
'Not yet, I just went upstairs to my room.'
She just laughed. 'You're getting braver, huh? Is it because of me?' she grinned with a wink. I rolled my eyes, but a little smile appeared on my face.
'... Perhaps, I'm not sure.'
After a lot of complaining, I began to get angry again. In the meantime I was walking around my room while Kyra was sitting on my bed. 'I hate it here so much! I wish I was born in another body.' 'Ugh, I understand. Coming to this tower every day is scary as fuck. It's worth it, but scary.' 'Language!' 'Sorry. You know, we should just run away together.'
I turned around to look at Kyra. 'What are you looking at?' I got lost in my thoughts.
Running away with Kyra? The thought gave me... butterflies. Probably because it made me nervous. But, I liked it. I liked the thought of thrill going through my body as we ran through the forest at night.
'You're not actually considering it, are you?'
I smiled evilly.
'You know, it does sound very appealing. Just the two of us, in the forest.' I quietly said.
'Calm down, princess. Don't romanticize it too much, you'll fall in love with me.'
I giggled. 'As if I could fall in love with someone as aggressive as you.' I grinned.
I never really thought about it. Me being with another woman. It's something that's not accepted as a princess-- here, you have to marry a strong, rich man to make it.
It doesn't scare me, though. I kind of like the thought of me with a woman. Especially if it's Kyra.
No, Hyacinth, what are you thinking?! You have to marry a prince. Plus, stop thinking about the running away part-- you're guarded by a hundred guards, who are watching you every second.
But then again, they also didn't see Kyra coming into my room every night.
'Hello! Stop thinking!'
Kyra's voice brought me back to real life. 'Ah, I'm sorry. What were you saying?'
She laughed. 'Nevermind.'
'... okay.'
It was quiet for a while.
'Hey, do you think we'd actually be able to run away?' I softly asked. She smiled.
'Well, for me, it'd be easy. I'm doing it my whole life already. For you it will be quite hard, though.'
I nodded, kind of disappointed.
'But we could always try.'
