Why me

Why me

The maids had come to take away the plates as soon as they were done eating and it wasn't long before the butler that had brought her there suddenly appear beside her along with some other butler she had not seen before.

How many butlers did they have in the palace anyways.cathy wondered as she had remembered it was a different butler that had come to give her her food the other night.

"Take him back to the guest room"Cathy could hear him order the butler in which he complied to while she could only watch as they led her brother away from the dinning area leaving Cathy and the familiar butler alone in there.

She had been meaning to ask him of his name.

"What's your name"Cathy asked and everywhere went silent for a while before he finally spoke up.

"Joseph"he simply replied as he stared at the young human girl sitting in front of him.

He had not bought the idea of humans being in the palace and at that to they were being treated as if they were some important guests but then he had overheard what the king and master Nick were talking about yesterday night somewhere in one of the alleys of the palace.

He would be lying if he said he didn't consider the king's words to be utterly ridiculous.he was sure even master Nick did not believe any of it and so did he.to him it was completely impossible but just because he didn't believe such thing didn't mean he had lost his common sense to mistreat the lady sitting in front of him right now.

"Let's take you to your room miss Cathy"Joseph said offering his hand for her so she could get up but Cathy didn't take his hand.

"Am not going back there"Cathy declined to have Joseph frown.

"I understand miss but it is the king's orders that you should be kept in your room at all times"Joseph said trying to make her understand as calmly as he could.while in fact he felt like whipping her off from the chair she was sitting on.

"Kept? Do I look like some toy to you?" Cathy questioned as she angrily stood up now walking past Joseph standing behind him.

"I am not going back to that room at least not for now.why don't you show me around the palace Joseph"Cathy said her tone different from the one she had used earlier.oh God!! What exactly did this lady what from him! She wanted to end his life here in the palace he was sure of it.

Joseph immediately turned to her the frown on his face had already deepened.

"It is the king's orders and not mine milady"Joseph said his tone now coming off as impatient.

"Then am not going anywhere"Cathy said as she made to sit down back on one of the chairs that was present there.

Joseph stared at her not knowing what to do or say again.should he use force on her? If he did he might get in trouble but then again the king shouldn't find out the lady was moving around the palace.

Sighing sofly,Joseph thought of a method to get the mistress on her feet.

"If you insist milady but promise me you will listen to me after"Joseph proposed to have Cathy purse her lips looking at him for a while before finally nodding.

Atleast it was better than being locked up in the room all day.she would be bored out of her life.

Joseph offered his hand again to her and she took it this time as they both now walked out of the dinning room with Cathy trying as hard as possible to maintain her balance with the heavy clothing she was made to wear.

She noticed how the maids and servants that were passing them by kept staring at her which made her wonder what was so special about her that they kept gawking at her as if she looked like a foreigner.

"Why are they looking at me like that Joseph"Cathy whispered beside Joseph as she could feel their piercing eyes on her which was really making her uncomfortable.

Was there something on her face? Cathy wondered not knowing why they all seemed so Interested in her.

"Just ignore them milady"Joseph said with an obviously bored tone in which Cathy did not fail to notice but she chose to ignore it instead.

They continued walking further and Cathy who had taken Joseph's advice just looked around her instead of the people in it and she could now admire it's beauty as her eyes kept looking at each painting that was hung on the wall.

That was one thing she loved so dearly about the palace.its paintings!

"You seem to be intrigued by all these paintings here milady"Joseph commented seeing as how the lady kept looking at each painting they were passing by.

Cathy simply smiled trying to remember the last time she had even painted.

Thinking about it now she suddenly felt a burning sensation to paint.call it a hunch?

"Master Nick"Joseph's step came to a quick halt seeing the person that was approaching them as he turned to Cathy who had also stopped walking upon seeing that the butler had stopped.

"Why did you stop"Cathy questioned with her eyebrows raised as she saw the sudden worry that had been replaced with the frown.

"We should go back to your room now milady"Joseph said,his words sounding cracked and somewhat low.

What did he mean go back!?Cathy questioned in her head as she shook her head at him.

"Why?"Cathy shot the question at him wondering why he had suddenly changed his mind.what changed so soon?

Joseph seeing how master Nick had gotten closer could only gritt his teeth in frustration as he now turned towards the direction where he had seen Nick approaching them as he now bowed his head.

"Master Nick"the butler greeted and that was when Cathy noticed a certain man's presence in their midst and when she looked up to see his face she had quickly remembered him from the man that rode with them in the carriage.master Nick was it?

"Why is she still roaming around the palace.you should know better than not to let her just move around anyhow she wants Joseph"Cathy heard the man say nonchalanty making her wonderwhy he had bothered speaking out what he just said.

What was the point of saying what he had no interest in.cathy wondered as she just stared at the man who was only looking at the butler and had not bothered to even spare her a glance.

"Please forgive me master Nick.i will be sure to take her to her room now"Joseph said as he grabbed Cathy's arm but Cathy was stiff not moving from the spot she was in.

"We are not done yet"Cathy said now facing the butler as she used her other hand to push the butlers hand away from her arm.by now she had felt the man looking at her.

"You should keep to your promise Joseph"Cathy simply said ignoring Nick's stare's that were now on her as she made to walk past him but that backfired quickly as she felt a sharp stink in her arm.

She looked up to see the man that had grabbed her arm with his fingers sinking it into her skin which was surprisingly really painful.he said nothing as his cold eyes looked down at her without any emotions in them.

Cathy winced in pain trying to get away from him but he was also stronger than her and if she loved her life,she would stay still and not make the pain worse for her.

Had she offended him in her past life or something? Why was he so mean!

Did he want her to go to her room so bad he had to go this extreme?

"Please forgive her master Nick she would like to go to her room now right miss cathy?"Joseph directed his question at the lady really hoping she would cooperate with him and to his surprise he saw her nodding her head and immediately Nick left her arm which had by now leave the mark on her skin as he walked away while Cathy could only watch his retreating back leave,her eyes already filled with tears as she cleaned it off,gently rubbing the spot he had maltreated.

Joseph said nothing as he now walked ahead of her to have her follow behind him also not saying a word till they reached her appointed bedchamber.

"Are you...…."Joseph was about asking how she was feeling but before he could finish constructing the sentence Cathy had opened the door to her room and as she entered she slammed it right at his face.

He was a bit flustered at the act and somewhere upset the human girl t

had the audacity to slam the door to his face but then again he had remembered who had requested for her to be here.

Even as annoying as it was, Joseph simply discarded it as he now went down the stairs to report to Ronald that she was now in her room.

Cathy fell on the bed,her legs touching the cold marble floor and her face directed at the ceiling as a deep sigh escaped her lips.

She simply laid down on the bed staring at the ceiling as she slowly drifted to sleep.

The sun had long gone to sleep to have the breeze dance her hair all over her face in which the girl was oblivious to as she had long slept off.

Catherine rain was a nineteen year old villager that lived with both of her parents and even though her parents were just average people that struggled to get by the day,she was still happy because she knew she had her parents and her siblings and one could find out that she was suprisingly satisfied with that.

often times she would paint just to get some income for the household but most of the villagers there were not interested in that kind of stuff.

Infact you could say all of the villagers from where she came from were also struggling but Cathy had people who loved her work and that were loyal customers which was somehow uplifting.atleast!!

Cathy didn't wish for much and even though sometimes she did,it wasn't something she obsessed over like most people.she had always found joy in the little things she had.so one could say that Cathy wasn't ready for an extravagant life she was forced into.

She was a girl who had always loved to make decisions for herself and make her own choices.it was an habit she had inhabited since she was a kid and even though her parents complained about it she always did what she felt was right to her and wouldn't let anyone control her.it was just how she was.

After some hours of having a good nap,Cathy finally woke up and as she slowly fluttered her eyes open she met with a pair of deep black eyes that caught her off guard as she let out a small sqeak.

Cathy blinked many times to make sure she wasn't hallucinating and when she was sure she had seen right.her fastened heart beat could only think of one thing as she tried to roll her body to the other end but only to end up on the floor.

When did she get to the edge of the bed?

Cathy wondered as she took a deep breath in.

What was he doing in her room?

Cathy stayed on the floor not wanting to get up and start another drama with this man and besides whenever she saw him it annoyed her.she was grateful that the bed bunk was high off the floor so he couldn't see her.

Cathy stayed there for some minutes and when she didn't hear any sound coming from him she became curious to know if he had left.but then again she would have heard the door open.

The room was awfully quiet which made her wonder if anyone was in it.if he wasn't going to leave he should at least say something.cathy thought as she now realized staying on the floor was a stupid idea to begin with.

Cathy bit her bottom lip as she now stood up from the floor to see the man that was still on the bed his body facing her as he rested on a side of his body one of his hands on this hip while the other was used to support his head while he stared at her with his lips pulled up as if he were somehow amused.

Did he think this was funny?

"What are you doing here"Cathy asked through gritted teeth as she stared back at the king.maybe she had forgotten her manners but it wasn't her fault! He was asking for it.

"I came to spend some time with my soon to be wife but I see she doesn't want to see me"Ronald said cutly omitting any form of honorifics as his eyes were simply on the human girl that had some how caught his interest.

Never in his life had he thought he would be intrigued by any thing whatsoever that had found its way to the earthly race but here he was now going crazy about a girl.a human at that!

Cathy laughed at his words as she now walked away from where she stood.

"Do you think you can do anything you want just because you are the king?"

"Wait…..what am I saying of course you can"Cathy laughed again turning her back on the king as she just looked at the door her eyes now full of regret.

If only she had not come to the palace that day.if only!!

Cathy turned back to face him to see he had already appeared in her front.

How did he get there that fast!

"I know you are the king but you can't just pretend to love someone just to use them for your whatsoever purpose.why does it have to be me? Just why??"Cathy asked staring into his eyes that held no malice in them right now.but it didn't mean he wasn't going to turn to someone unrecognizable any time soon but she would still say her mind anyways.

"Who ever said I was pretending?"came the kings words and Cathy laughed again.

"Are you expecting me to believe that the king!! The king of this very city has feelings for someone like me? that's just ridiculous!"Cathy said truthfully.no one would believe such bullshit.no one!!

"So what? what if I am the king? your the one my heart chose and am not letting you go"Ronald said with a stern voice as if it were a warning in which Cathy didn't fail to miss.

Cathy wanted saying something but his finger which had landed on her lip was quick to stop her.

"Stop talking"Ronald warned and Cathy got the message as she simply stood there staring into his dark eyes and for some reason she was hynotised.why did she have so much effect on him?Ronald wondered as he was already loosing it the way she kept talking.he wanted her so badly.

Cathy shifted back so his finger would leave her lips as she wondered why he had stopped her from talking.cathy studied him closely but she couldn't read him as his face was blank but his eyes spoke many words in which she had failed to catch and just like that she watched him leave.

Why did he always leave so unexpectedly and without anything?Cathy wondered looking at his retreating back.