A Short Story- The Royals Secret

The Royal’s Secret

Why was I here again? Last time I came to this revolting back alley I nearly died. I would need to find the locket and quickly if I wanted to get out alive. Dust and dirt collided with my hair as I strutted through the alley, but today was not my lucky day. Swaying the silver chain in his left hand and holding a dagger in the other he walked up to me “Give me the locket,Ryan” I demanded. He would do harm judging by his perfect hands,he was more likely to handle a cloth then a sword unlike me.

Maria was what I called myself but I think Dirty demon would describe me more, a mud skinned teenager with silver eyes and tattered,dull brown hair. Being a thief  is tough so I became tougher with muscle crawling over every inch of my body, my now deceased friend Lilyanna always said I was a dark and brooding mess but with the feral grin that makes people's skin crawl I think she was mislead. Maybe she was right,I do have a hard punch and will insult anyone who gets in my way but  life is hard if anyone knew that I thought it would be her. I started to walk away from Ryan.

“Oy, I ain’t finished with you yet!” The man was pushing his luck but finally some fun let's say hello “What do you want?”  I yelled,never having friends or family you tend to have bad social skills. He replied with  “To kick your head in!”  “Sorry sir but your request has been canceled” He charged like a mad ogre,in one swift movement I had slid under him and grabbed the locket then launched into a run. Do it for Oka that doggy breath and pom pom hair,Maria leaped onto the dumpster lid and vaulted over the brick wall, then free fell into the icy sea.

As I shuffled towards the church sleeping willows ruffled their leaves,sending hints of pollen swirling through the air and fluttering towards Maria. The clovers seemed to shift elsewhere  as if to get away from me, as I strolled through the thick pasture towards the towering, ancient building ahead. The crisp morning air swept through my lifeless hair waving it around my dirty chin.

Clouds rolled through the sky, soon a shower of water would come and usher us into any shelter to be seen. My shabby black shoes ascended to the old, jagged path, clusters of dust floating from their resting place once Maria was near. Tripping from where I was now would leave a fatal wound,why hasn’t the priest removed this yet,it would do some good.

Cracks scattered throughout the path seemed to gape at me with my scratches and all. The aroma of roses crashed into me along with a faint whiff of violets and honey probably from the wild bee hives scattered everywhere collecting pollen for the Queen.

A hum hovered around me, viciously I clapped my hands, why did it have to be spring? Bees are the worst, even flies are better. “Maria,leave it alone” the priest shouted strutting past Maria to weed all the daffodils and blue bells. Pests, why do we even have them?

Home was always the place I felt safe but for some reason today get off, like a piece of the puzzle missing. The priest strided to me will a phony smile, “Maria today I must ask you to dig another grave” he whispered, the smile fading “For whom Papa?” I asked, he stilled for a moment then spoke in a spiritless  tone “The King has been found poisoned,we are hosting the funeral” I gaped at him only nodding before shuffling within the fortress.

As Maria lumbered towards the basement trap door something clicked,of course that's why everything felt wrong,the king is dead but how would anyone even be able to get close to the castle? Staring up to the heavy,black beams,they now looked like they could collapse at any moment being nearly vertical under the spiked,grey roof.  The red stained glass built throughout the walls now reminded me of blood swirling through my veins, pain was not new to Maria but it hurt more and more every time.

The day I had been dreading came quicker than we expected due to changes of the weather. I dressed in the finest dress I could buy. It had white swirls with patterns of faint pink,the rest in a cute peach. It was perfect for Calami being knee high and sleeveless.

As I shuffled out the door Papa came rushing towards me with a piece of paper,he handed it to me with a light smile. I read out loud “My Dear Maria,please do not judge our actions for we were young and restless,we thought it was best but I always loved you as well as Remona. You must be bonded with the princess to become queen,our kingdom needs you more than ever. I have one request please find my assassin,he flead for oakwood forest. Love your true father,king Lucifer.”

I stared at papa or just the priest breathless, he blurted “You must go now,you will always be my daughter just also my queen” I hugged him,he returned with a rib crushing embrace. “Go” the Priest grumped.

Rushing  to the carriage I nearly slipped on the step,luckily Papa caught me. I stared mesmerized at the girl in front of me as I sat down. I stuttered “I am Maria and y-you are the princess,well of course you're the princess with your tiara hehe.” She stared before replying with “who are you?”. So much for a good first impression “ I'm Maria,you-your . . . . .  sister” I admitted. “Really Yay!”She squealed, “well really I'm your half sister”. “Still,I’ve got a sister” “Miss you will alarm the horses if you continue that squealing” the driver Hollered in a strange voice.We went the rest of the ride in silence apart from The princess trying (but failing) to contain her excitement.

Soon after the Princess outburst she whispered “My name is Cara by the way” The driver interrupted with “Miss we are here”.  As I hoped out of the fluro blue carriage I tipped the driver before heading to the golden,red light surrounded by tall figures that jumped the light two by two. “We have to do that” Cara sighed. “Do what!” I asked loudly, she sighed before saying “Jump the fire silly,have you never done it,you know be bonded?”. I just stared at the people ahead,”I guess not” she mumbled.

Without hesitation she grabbed my hand and pulled me towards the fire,and  went into a full on sprint towards it. She was fast I was faster,dodging nearby people as I went,we ran towards and finally I was ready for this,I jumped. Heat coursed through me sending jolts to my nerves every now and then,we hit wet sand once over the fire panting in a heap we smiled at each other.

I could feel Cara’s thoughts,feelings even emotions,something was tying me to her like a chain no a-a bond. Love was different to this. No it couldn't be that it was like family. She only grew happier as I tried to figure out what was happening,we were bonded. I Stood and walked towards the forest,Cara close behind.

Soon we were deep in the trees,seating myself on a fairly clean log,a guard came sprinting along with a velvet cushion. He carefully placed it on the log then making eye contact with the princess he patted the cushion and facing us shuffled away. Not contain my laughter I snorted half the time in Caras face, “Being a princess is a nightmare as you can see”. Too full of laughter I only nodded, “Cara you must read this,it-its from our father” I handed the roughly folded paper to her letting the bond sink in as I waited.

After a minute I confessed “Once you are ready we’re going to find the assassin” her eyes light up “I’ve always wanted to be a ninja!” Cara squealed,I was never going to get used to that. “That doesn't mean we are going to be ninjas” I grumped “But that doesnt mean I can’t be a ninja!” she sneered ”Fine you be a ninja but I want nothing to do with it” I shot back.

We spent a day looking for outfits (well more just Cara, I just tagged along) she ended up picking a very,very,very,very,very and very bright fluro outfit and I’m not exaggerating.  We were ready with everything in our packs.  “It’s time for the hunt” I growled and of course Cara squealed “YAYYYYY!!!, wait what?”

It was Time for an

ADVENTURE!

One thing I would like to say is thank you to my dearest friend Georgia,without her none of this would be possible. From her weird,crazy and just plain dumb ideas to her positivity and smile she has helped so much thank you. Comment if you would like to see more and as always I hope you enjoyed.

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The Church

Sleeping willows ruffled their leaves,sending hints of pollen swirling through the air and fluttering towards Maria. The clovers seemed to shift elsewhere  as if to get away from me, as I strolled through the thick pasture towards the towering, ancient building ahead. The crisp morning air swept through my lifeless hair waving it around my dirty chin.

Clouds rolled through the sky, soon a shower of water would come and usher us into any shelter to be seen. My shabby black shoes ascended to the old, jagged path, clusters of dust floating from their resting place once Maria was near. Tripping from where I was now would leave a fatal wound,why hasn’t the priest removed this yet,it would do some good.

Cracks scattered throughout the path seemed to gape at me with my scratches and all. The aroma of roses crashed into me along with a faint whiff of violets and honey probably from the wild bee hives scattered everywhere collecting pollen for the Queen.

A hum hovered around me, viciously I clapped my hands, why did it have to be spring? Bees are the worst, even flies are better. “Maria,leave it alone” the priest shouted strutting past Maria to weed all the daffodils and blue bells. Pests, why do we even have them?

Home was always the place I felt safe but for some reason today fet off, like a piece of the puzzle missing. The priest strided to me will a phony smile, “Maria today I must ask you to dig another grave” he whispered, the smile fading “For whom Papa?” I asked, he stilled for a moment then spoke in a spiritless  tone “The King has been found poisoned,we are hosting the funeral” I gaped at him only nodding before shuffling within the fortress.

As Maria lumbered towards the basement trap door something clicked,of course that's why everything felt wrong,the king is dead but how would anyone even be able to get close to the castle? Staring up to the heavy,black beans,they now looked like they could collapse at any moment being nearly vertical under the spiked,grey roof.  The red stained glass built throughout the walls now reminded me of blood swirling through my veins, pain was not new to Maria but it hurt more and more every time.

Creatures Of The Night-chapter 1

Creatures Of The  Night

Chapter one

The wind kissed my face as it whisked  passed leaving a tingle in my cheeks and the snowflakes settled at my feet. The bells chimed 9,night would soon come and knock at our doors making us fear for our lives. I knew if I stayed in the forest for much longer the guards would come look for me and I did not want to upset father so I left.

Soon after I made it to the castle gates. I was greeted by Matilda who was not to pleased I was late but she quickly changed her mood when father walked in. It was an awkward dinner with no talking but the food was delicious,after dinner I had a dance lesson with Matilda which was torture as usual. Finally  after 1 hour of dance AKA torture I finally went to my room and slept till morning.

When I woke the sun was streaming through the window making it impossible to look out,I hoped in a comfortable  peach knee-high dress then went down for breakfast. It was my favourite,scrambled eggs,bacon and toast,simple but amazing! Father walked into the room looking very unimpressed,he sat down at the head of the table and dished himself some bacon and scrambled eggs. After a minute Mariana blurted out “What is it!” he just stared at her before finally saying “You were out until sunset,do you realize how many rules you disobeyed by doing it!” why now so early in the morning but she couldn't drop the conversation so she said “I was only out minutes after the bell why is that so bad” Father said “do you have a death wish,that's the last straw MARIANA! You will be  grounded until you learn to behave then I will consider letting you out of my sight do you understand?”. The anger rushed through her veins,one jump was all it would take to be out of the castle and then she’d be free but she understood that he was just trying to protect her so she said “Yes” Fathers emerald eyes turned to sorrow as he said “I can’t lose you like I lost your mother if anything happened to you I would never forgive myself. You of all people should know the legend-

There was a witch who thought the world would be better through destruction and terror. A time were witches could rule with no fear. She soon found a tapestry in the darkest cave of the screaming forest. It was black with stars and those strange creatures that shone tearing through the living,this witch thought this was the witches ticket to ruling. She created a spell of ancient forbidden words we had long forgotten freeing theses dreaded creatures from their cages and letting them destroy us but the witch thought we could at least stop it then we would prove ourselves so sh-” “She created a riddle, the two of the same used to be one put them together and the creatures will be gone,only the higher lifes will have them but at a cost they will go one of the two that keeps the key will never be free. It shall stay as an eternal slave only to keep the peace. Father you used to tell me this as a bedtime story I know what happens” Mariana said

Father mumbled “Your mother spent all her life trying to figure out what that riddle meant but look at what happens-she’s dead because of those horrored monsters. You are grounded do you understand  . . . do you understand!” She only mumbled “Yes father” and left the room with an empty

belly.

Late in the afternoon a carriage came by but  Mariana only saw a glimpse of creamy white and blue before it was out of sight again. She left the garden to go see who it was but was stopped by a guard. “Let me pass” he only said “Sorry your highness the king's orders to keep you here” Mariana retorted with “For whatever reason,I am the princess you will let me pass do you understand!” he said “Miss-your highness I am not allowed to let you leave. I am sorry but it is the king's orders” she knew it was no use so she said “Fine,but if I am going to be cooped up here could you at least go get my Toffee and apple book  . . . . please”. After a moment he said “Of course,now stay here”. She waited till he was out of sight before running into the entryway,petrifying  a few servants into telling her where the king was then running to the untouched study.

After taking the stairs Mariane realized she should have taken the carpet to the top level but she was here now so there was no turning back now. Putting her ear to the door she heard “Airlie I know very well why your here but my answer is no. After  what happened to Alena  I will not put anyone else  in danger.” That must have been my father anyone would be able to tell by his gruff voice “Marcus please let me help,don’t be stubborn please” Arlie had a rather croaky voice but Maria was able to make out was he was saying. “She turned  to them and does not know her love now,you will not have the same fate as her”  there was pain in Father's voice  that Maria had never  heard, “Father please let me help mother .  . for the good of our people”

 what was he talking about?,she didn’t have a brother. With her heart a rush of panic she unlocked the door and let it creak open.  There sitting on the desk was Arlie,Maria's brother,the rightful air to the throne,so alike they could have been twins. Maria collapsed to the floor in a heap.

The air was thin and foggy with flicks of dust sprinkled  about,swirling her head about Maria could make out  the shape of a horse,no a . . a  creature,she stepped back a step the another and another but the creature was closer every time,it whispered “Save us and you will come” this had to be a dream. Maria fell and drifted to deep sleep.

This is the first chapter to a novel I will be making I hope you liked it!!

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Should we eat dogs?

In 2014 more than 5 million dogs were killed for consumption however the consuming numbers are shrinking. We all know you’ve never really thought about the topic,its what people call “a lost cause” but really is it? There might still be hope for man's best friend maybe. It's your choice so let's see what you think at the end of this.

First off ,in some cultures its usual to eat these cuddly,fluffy beasts,it's like how we eat cattle to these people,there isn't much of a difference. Who knows why some of us do it but that's not the question,the question is should we eat dogs? Take a long and hard think I’ll let you choose your opinion then tell you mine and why  . . .

I think we should at least try eating dog because as people say it's good to try new things and I’ll tell you later but you might want to try it when you hear the taste description.

My opinion on eating dogs would be in the middle of all of it because I personally prefer them as companions instead of last night’s curry. Some may say it's despicable to eat dogs and some may say they taste wonderful. I am fine with both but we should try new things.

In 44 countries its legal to eat dogs and man South Korea eat a lot,over 100,000 tons of dog meat or 2.5 million dogs. But surprisingly only a small percent of the Korean population eat dogs on a regular basis. Yes all the others may have consumed dog meat once in their life but thats once.

Now I was going to hold this off for as long as I could but you’d all yell at me for not telling you so what do they taste like,take a cross between beef and mutton with an extra meaty flavoring now don’t hate me for saying this but I would like to try that.

 It would be hard to think about eating a dog if you grew up  not eating dogs and rather kept them as pets. I think one reason we shy away from eating dogs is because they are more intelligent and are more aware of pain.

It is okay to eat dogs but you should give them a great life before . . . they pass. So what’s wrong with eating dogs? Absolutely nothing so go ahead just try it.

Wanderer

We created a short story from a picture of a man on the mountains. I hope you liked it!

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