“Alora!!!” A voice called.
I opened my eyes, my vision was fuzzy for a couple of seconds…
I mustered all my strength to get up…
It was day time now.. probalbly 8:00 a.m in the morning…
I stood up and went out of my den to see Skol.
“What do you want?!” I growled.
“Um..” He sighed. “There is no easy way to say this but… Tala and Tidwulf ran away…”
My eyes wide open, “How?!”
“I don’t know… Tala just went off with a suitcase and a little after Tidwulf followed right behind her with his own suitcase and they never came back.”
Tears streaked my eyes again from what he said… tomorrow will be the day… Friday… but I don’t want to go anymore… I never even wanted to go…
I put my head against his chest and just cried my heart out…
“It’s okay…” He wrapped his arms around me.
“What if it’s not okay?!” I cried.
“It’s okay… I promise… they will come back…” Skol tried to comfort me.
I sighed and pulled myself back a bit to look at him, “I am sorry for.. running away…”
“It’s okay…” He smiled.
Suddenly, he pulled me in… and… he kissed me…
It was a short moment… but for some reason… I wanted it to be long… so long… I wanted it to be forever…
Wind blew through our hair…
I pulled myself back a bit again, ending that moment…
Skol touched my cheek, “Everything will be fine…”
I shifted my eyes to the ground, “Okay… I believe you…”
There was a long moment of silence…
“Let me bring you to the castle.” Skol said and then backed away from me and transformed into his werewolf form…
He stood on his four-paws and I walked towards him and sat on his back.
Then he bursted into a run…
It was nice to have the wind in my hair, the sun shining down on us…
But I still felt empty…
I missed my dear best friend already…
I even missed the annoying Tidwulf…
We reached near the castle… dang that boy can run fast…
I saw the creamy pearly white castle walls…
“Can I get off now?” I asked.
Skol nodded.
I slid off his back and Skol transformed back into his normal form.
“Open the gates! I found her!” He called.
It took a couple of seconds but the gates opened…
“Here…” He grabbed my hand.
We began to walk into the castle walls…
I thought that I would never be here… but yet… here I am…
“I’ll take you to your bedroom, I’ll give you the tour later…” Skol grasped my hand tighter and led me down to a hallway…
The carpet was velvet and had gold moons on it…
We then walked up some stairs that were at the end of the hall which then led to another, bigger hall…
After passing a couple of doors, we stopped at one door…
Skol opened the door with his free hand…
In the bedroom there was a canopy bed that was purple, the floor was a fluffy white, the drapes were dark purple, and there were a few drawers and cushions that were light purple and white.
“This is your room now, someone already put your suitcase in here.” He explained.
I nodded at him.
“Well, I’m gonna let you unpack. A maid will come to get you fitted for your dress for tomorrow.” He explained.
I nodded at him, then he left.
I opened my suitcase, thankfully, no one touched anything.
I sighed and carefully took out my knife and gun first.
Then I took my clothes out and violently shoved them in the drawers.
Then I put my books on my bed.
I put the gun and knife on top of the drawers.
I only use my weapons at times to protect myself.
I jumped on my bed, it felt super comfy.
As I looked around, I noticed a picture on my desk.
Something seemed… familiar with it…
I decided to come and look at it. When I picked it up, I saw a picture of me when I was much younger… along with a boy that looked like Skol…
I widened… I remembered now!!! Skol was my childhood friend… we were best friends…
I chuckled a bit as I realised Ambree was jealous of us when we were younger and how Tidwulf teased her and still does.
Suddenly, there was a knock on my door.
I turned around and said “Come in!”
A maid came in, she looked only about 12 years old.
“Come with me.” She smiled.
I nodded and followed her.
After a while, we arrived at one of the royal gardens.
There was a stool in the middle of there and a seamtressthere with lots of white satin and fabrics and jewels.
“Can you step on the stool please?” The seamstress asked.
I nodded and stepped on the stool.
After the seamstress finished taking measurements, it was the afternoon.
When I got off the stool, I saw Skol walking towards me.
I rolled my eyes and walked in a direction from him.
As I walked, I felt someone grasp my shoulder.
I turned around to see Skol.
“What do you want?!”
“Well, just to say hi.” Skol smiled.
I blushed, his smile was so cute.
“Now um…” He shifted his eyes to his shoes. “Uh… are you hungry?”
“Nah, I’m fine.” I lied.
Honestly, I kinda felt hungry but I was pretty sure I could walk it off.
“Oh… um okay…” He smiled awkwardly. “So… what do you want to do?”
“Nothing really.” I shrugged. “Except go to the woods again.”
We went to the woods and we played.
It actually was fun to hangout with him.
We played in the forest, swam in the river, and we even pretended to be those funny little birds in the trees.
When we came back to the castle, it was dawn.
Skol led me through the halls and showed me the dining hall.
He pulled out a chair for me and I sat in it.
I smiled and said thank you to him.
As I ate my food politely, the werewolves except Skol ate violently.
When I finished, I asked to be excused and the king nodded.
I went into my bedroom and flopped onto my bed.
Tonight was a long night…
I just hope my best friend and her persistent admirer are okay…
I pulled up the covers and then I closed my eyes…
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