Blooming Royal
She turned to him and smiled. "I've always loved cherry blossoms." She caught a petal in her hand and blew it into the breeze. "Why?" He looked at her quizzically. She tilted her head and stared at the flowering trees. "I don't know." She bent her head sadly, "I guess, I guess it resonates with me." She touched he bark of the tree. "Cherry blossoms take years to grow. Some may plant them, wait a few years and give up. But those who wait, receive the best, because when they bloom, its magical. And they don't die after like most flowers. They last." He put his hand on top of hers. "Then," He looked at her lovingly, "I'm glad I waited for you." ***** What happens when a maiden who just wants to be a good servant, gets interwined with royal politics? So many questions but not enough answers.... Will she understand her fate. Will she throw away her fears. Will she survive? ***** Ayvanna is a Princess' personal maid, but always seems to get in trouble with her family. Next thing she knows, the Noble Ball arrives. If she knew what -and how- that Ball would change her life, would she gave attended? Probably not. But she naively went, and that, was when her life took a sharp curve.
6
"Ronan?!"
A handsome male stood in front of her, looking nervous and fidgeting his hands.
"Ayvi, sis…"
Ayvanna looked at his long bronze locks - same color as hers - then looked into his grayish-blue eyes.
Ronan inherited his eye color from thee paternal side while Ayvanna got her jade green ones from their mom. They only saw their parents once, and that was in a photo taken before they were born.
They lived most of their lives in the orphanage before being sold to the head maid - Temmin.
Temmin had this unbridled belief that whoever she bought as slaves and brought them into the palace, were her possessions and were forever indebted to her.
At their early stages in the castle, Ayvanna and Ronan refused this opinion, but every other servant below Temmin I the castle knew this as a fact. The siblings always stood up for each other against Temmin's bullying, and were so vlose not even her could separate.
Other servants saw the children's bravery and wanted to rebel too. Temmin saw the two of them as a threat. So she went and told the royals that there were too many male servants and less guards. So Ronan was then brought as a guard and taken to a different side of the palace. Without her brother there to encourage her, Ayvanna slowly let Temmin bully her again, and she and her brother grew ever distant. He was always so busy training and guarding, and slept in a different side of the castle, so they rarely saw each other.
'Then what's he doing here?' Avyanna asked herself.
"Umm, Ronan?"
"Yeah?" He looked up, hope and fear filling his eyes.
"I know…"
She knows? She knows! I knew I should have told her! I should have taken time out and explained! Ugh! What is she going to be thinking? Her brother dumped her and-
"RONAN!"
He shook his head and woke up from his thoughts.
She looked at him with concern in her eyes, "You drifted off. You know, you don't have to-"
He tensed then looked at her and grabbed her shoulder, "No, I should have told you! I'm a bad big brother! I'm sorry I-"