Chapter 3

A world shifting, parallel universe or time travel? It's one of these three I could describe what is happening to me right now. I feel nauseous, dizzy and everything appears in a blur.

After following the whisper I can tell that someone whispering on me has the same voice of my grandma. It was weird or they just have the same voice?

Grandma Analine Fortress used to call me 'Evelyn' when she was alive. She was once a history teacher and told me I have the resemblance of the Princess Evelyn. Also, another person that doesn't believe Evelyn is a traitor. One of the reasons I don't attend our history classes 'cuz it reminds me of grandma.

How will my grandma react if she found out I'm literally infront of the crown of princess Evelyn that is shining like it was new. Everything around me is different from the museum. I was at the hallway but now I'm inside of a room that I think was where their jewels are stored. It has no box of glass protecting the crown there was only a royal pillow. I moved my eyes around. The crystal clear chandelier above was bright that was made of glowing red stone. I pinched my cheek hard to make sure I'm not dreaming again.

"Aw!"

The walls were in different paint. It was blue mixed with white like the bright sky. Suddenly, the sound of a footsteps scared me that I had no time to think where to hide as the door finally opens I turned my back.

"Your Highnes—An intruder!" A shout of a woman that I think was one of the handmaidens. I turned my back and looks at them with a nervously wants-to-go-back-my-world-smile. It's really happening, I shifted to Evelyn's world.

"You are a woman that disguise herself to steal our 'perrrfect' princess Evelyn, is it not?" the guy with an ugly mustache asked me with him emphasize the 'perfect' word. I can't still understand how did I end up being in this world and just became a thief.

I was taken at the ground part of the Castle then forcibly sat me down on a torture chair with my wrist both tied on the arms of this chair. This must be a dream, again, if I could just close my eyes I would wake up and Theo beside me got caught by the museum guards.

"You are to answer my question! Who is your master?!" I got startled by the weird mustache man yelled at me. What does he mean by master? He really think I tried to steal his perfect princess' crown? Excuse me? I just appeared!

My eyes just lowered down to the ground and kept my mouth shut. He walks towards me to grab my hair for him to pull it down to make me face him.

"I am asking a question, my lady. Who is the master that orders a fine woman like you to dress up as a man to steal a crown?" he asked the same question again but an added fluttering words. He lifted my chin up. The smell of his breath makes me want to vomit 'cuz of how bad it is.

How am I gonna get out of here? Is Theo still at the museum at the present world looking for me? Maybe he also got caught by the guards but there's Wave to save him. I'm just alone here.

"Hey! You weird mustache guy with a breath that stinks I didn't steal the crown!" I yelled at his face making some of my saliva shower on his face. Some of the servants at my right laughs secretively but the weird mustache guy aimed a slap to them that made the servants stop.

"You have no manners nor respect young miss. A lowlife like you shall be beheaded" his tone doesn't even gave me the shiver that I should be feeling. I'm sure he doesn't have the authority to behead someone by the looks of him.

"What is this news I have been hearing?"

A man with a white royal suite with a shash of blue,white and red details on made an entrance to the room where I'm brought by this weird mustache guy. The servants at my side I could tell they're interested at the man.

He is tall half of the door size, white milk skin that is smooth by just looking, bluish eyes, and plump pink lips. He looks gorgeous but not as near with Wave's handsomely face but there's a resemblance.

They bowed that could only made me guess he is a high rank. Perhaps a prince? But Prince Aiden doesn't look like him. Who's this?

The weird mustache guy approached the man with a smile on his face, a face that someone makes to win over a person.

"Your Royal Highness," he bowed. Royal highness? Is it the prince then? "There is an intruder and tried to steal our loved by all princess Evelyn". The way he puts sugary words everytime he mentions the princess makes me vomit in disgust.

The tall looking man had this aura I can't describe. Is he him? He walks towards me with his eyes analyzing every corner of my face that made me uncomfortable. Intimidating at first glance and bluish eyes. He could be...

"My prince, it seems like you are lost in thoughts. Well, it is decided that this young lady is to be beheaded then?" the man with a weird mustache said. Will he stop with the beheading thing? I feel like he should be the one to be beheaded. What an annoying guy he is.

"Prince Aiden?", the weird man with a mustache called him again with a name that confirmed my thoughts. He really is the Prince Aiden of Waven but what is he doing here at Asterine?

Prince Aiden felt like he was washed from a cold water after he was called again. Is it because I resemblanced the Princess? This is insane. How should I go back to my world? I was lucky that is only Prince Aiden but what if the Princess saw me? That beheading thing the man kept suggesting would be real.

"No, you are to go back to assist the Princess Evelyn, Mr. Footman" the cold tone of the Prince Aiden I guess was feared by the guy with a weird mustache. So he's a footman. How did he get the guts to suggest to behead someone? I shook my head.

The man left causing the Prince's attention turned back on me. So it is true he is intimidating at first glance but he is actually the nicest out of all royalties I've read.

He smiled at me, "What nation are you from, m'lady?" he asked. What nation should I say? It can't be Asterine if I'm in Waven right now that would only give proof I planned to steal the crown.

I just said whatever goes "Why? If you are trying to prove I planned on stealing the crown then you are just making a pointless conversation." I kept my words to be simplified to make myself looked like from their centuries but my clothes—my gosh I'm wearing a pajama!

He laughed? Is he being unserious right now? What's going on inside his head? Prince Aiden motioned the handmaiden currently bowing her head to follow him. I only realized that she's the only red head out of these two handmaidens. She followed the Prince while the two untied me on this torture chair.

Am I gonna be freed? He is nice after all. I happily stand and stretched my arms soon as I got untied an another man walked in wearing—ain't no way a palace guard of the 19th century is right infront of my eyes?

The maids left me and the guard is the only one here beside me. Oh no... what if this is a punishment? He slowly walked towards me with his eyes looking like it could cut me with a knife because of how sharp it is.

I gulped and started to panic, "Please, hear me out. I did not try to steal her...her Highness crown"

He did not stop and kept walking forward at me so I walked backwards that I didn't realized the wall is now behind me. No,no....this can't be happening. Why is he doing this to a dignified lady like me? "No. Please, believe me I did not—"

I was pleading but then he grabbed my shoulder and pushed me forward so he can hold both of my wrist behind my back to lead me out of the I think dungeon. So It is not 'that' punishment? Whew. I was over thinking much.

Where is he taking me? The hall was getting a lot darker and we were walking downstairs—wait! Downstairs? So that's not a dungeon earlier? I'm gonna be taken to a legit dungeon?

No no no I will find out how to go back. Maybe I'm still dreaming. This is an illusion. The whispers had gone me mad.

"This is an illusion" i kept chanting on myself and palace guard just glanced at me with confusion as he opened a jail bar and pushed me inside.

"Hey! That was rude! I told you I really did not tried to steal it. I just appeared there! Please" I tried to push the bars so he could look back and listen to me. It didn't work. This empty dim place like this could literally make me insane rather than staying in an old asylum. Overreacting but yes. I didn't do anything wrong why do I have to get jailed? This is unfair.

"Shut up will ya?" a voice of a guy stopped me from shouting to the guard to come back. It was dim and the candle outside is the only source of light here.

I looked down one his clothes. Black t shirt and a gray jogging pants. No way that exist in this century.

So this is "Theo?" I called on him. He was panting while covering something on his abdomen. I touched it and that was... blood?