Chapter 18: Going out of the Palace

I woke up feeling someone shaking me. I opened my eyes and slowly sat up.

"Princess Leanille! Are you okay?" It was Mina.

I looked around and, wait, why am I back in my room???

"Mina, what happened?" I asked immediately as she helped me stand.

"You fainted this morning, Princess," Mina replied.

I glanced at the clock and saw that it was already 3 PM. I sighed. Seriously?

I had just woken up and decided to go out immediately. Stupid Airylle, I mean Leanille, haysz! You are Leanille now, not Airylle! Wait, who caught me earlier?

"Uhmm, Mina, who caught me when I fainted?" I started to ask, but Mina interrupted me.

"Princess Leanille, the King and Queen were very worried about you, as were your sisters."

Ugh! It's really my fault. My room looks great; I only noticed it now.

"Okay, Mina, you can leave now. I'll take a bath first," I said.

"Princess, let me help you," she offered.

"No, I can bathe by myself," I said, and she nodded and left.

Mina is really persistent. I told her to call me Leanille, but she still calls me Princess. I shook my head and took a bath, then dressed in a loose t-shirt and shorts that weren't too short. I combed my hair and let it down, then went downstairs.

I saw two men, but I could only see their backs. Who could they be?

I approached my mom, who was sitting on the sofa, and kissed her on the cheek.

Their surprised faces were epic.

"PRINCESS!!" Mom and Dad hugged me.

"Haha, I'm sorry for worrying you," I said.

They let go of the hug, but Mom inspected me and spun me around.

"Are you sure you're okay, my princess? Maybe something still hurts? You shouldn't overexert yourself," she said worriedly.

I hugged her tightly.

"Mom," I said.

"Princess, is there a problem?" she asked.

I hugged her even tighter. I missed this.

"Nothing, I'm just sorry for being a bad daughter," I said.

"Princess, that's all in the past. You're different now," Dad said.

I hugged Dad next.

"My handsome dad!" I said.

I heard Mom and my sisters laugh.

"Princess, I know I'm handsome. I can't deny it even with my eyes closed," Dad said.

"You, honey! You're so conceited," Mom said.

"But you love me," Dad replied.

"YIIIEEEEE~" My sisters chimed in.

I laughed and let go of the hug. Mom blushed.

"Mom, you look like a teenager," I said.

"Of course, because I'm beautiful," she said.

We all laughed.

"Leanille, have you eaten?" Elena asked, and I turned to them.

I frowned when I saw the faces of the two men who had their backs turned earlier.

They're the ones from the mall, with Prince Zion.

"I'm full, sis. Who are they? Why are they here?" I asked.

"Do you remember them, Leanille?" Ellanie asked.

"I saw them at the mall earlier with Prince Zion," I said.

They looked sad.

"We thought you had remembered," Elena said sadly. So I hugged her.

"Sis, even if I don't remember, it's okay. I'll just create new memories with you," I said and smiled.

They smiled too and hugged me.

"Right!" they said together, and we laughed.

I let go of the hug and saw the two men looking at me. Hmp! Arrogant.

"Leanille, these are Zede and Olive... they are princes of--" Ellaine started to say.

"Knowing their names is enough. I don't mind," I said.

My sisters looked puzzled. The two men frowned. Yeah, right! I rolled my eyes at them and saw them laugh secretly.

Hmp! Laugh all you want! What's funny anyway?

"Why do you seem angry at them, princess?" Mom asked.

" No I'm not Mom, Do i look angry? " I asked

" Annoyed then So, why are you annoyed with the Prince's?" Mom asked.

"Nothing, Hmp!"

I linked arms with Elena and Ellanie.

"Mom, Dad, I'll borrow my sisters for a while," I said.

"Haha, sure, Princess," Dad replied.

"Where are we going?" Sister Ellaine asked.

"What are we going to do?" Sister Elena asked.

"Well, let's make some magic! Haha, just kidding. I mean, let's make some new memories!" I said and pulled them along.

"Princess! Bring Prince Zede and Prince Olive with you," Mom called after us.

I frowned.

"Okay," I said and saw the two men following us.

"Sis, where's a good place to hang out here?" I asked.

They were thinking while we walked outside.

"Uhmm, let's go outside the palace, sis. Let's explore as normal people, not as princesses or whatever," I said with a smile.

"That's not possible, Leanille," Sister Ellanie said.

"There are too many guards; they won't let us out," Sis Elena added.

"And we're not allowed to go out alone," Sis Ellaine said.

"But we're not alone; they're with us," I said, pointing to Zede and Olive.

"Huh?" Zede and Olive responded.

-_-

"Just come on! Haha!" I said and pulled my sisters.

Well, since I have sharp eyes, I looked for a low wall that we could climb. We were in front of a wall.

"What are we doing here?" they asked.

The wall was only head-high.

"Zede, Olive, you can climb that, right?" I asked.

They nodded.

"Are we really going to climb?" my sisters asked, laughing.

"Why not? It's a new experience," I said.

"But Leanille! We don't know how to climb," Sis Elena said.

"That's why the boys will go first and help you guys. Come on, climb up," I said, pulling Zede and Olive.

They climbed easily and helped my sisters up.

"Waah! Don't drop me, Olive! I swear I'll slap you!" Elena said.

"Haha, oh no, oh no, I might drop you, Elena," Olive joked, laughing.

He did get slapped by Elena once she was up, but it wasn't hard; she laughed too.

"Your turn, Leanille," Zede said, reaching out his hand.

"No need, I can climb this myself," I said and found a foothold.

"That's hard, Leanille!" Ellaine said.

I took a running start and jumped onto the foothold. Hoo! I was up on the wall. We were all up. they looked amazed.

"Haha, I told you I could do it," I said.

They realized and softly said, "Wow."

"HEY!! WHAT ARE YOU DOING THERE?!"

0_0

SHIT! Wait Zion?

"Bro!! Be quiet!" Olive said.

"The guards might hear you!" Zede added.

"Waah! Zion!! Just stay quiet!" Ellaine said.

"Don't be loud!" my sisters echoed.

Zion frowned. Zion? Why is he here?

My eyes widened when I saw a guard. Shit!!

"Leanille!" they called softly as I jumped down.

"What the he----" Zion started to say.

I immediately covered his mouth.

Idiot! The guards seemed to notice us!! Fuck!

"Aren't those the princesses?" a guard asked.

"Yeah!! We're in trouble with the King!!" another guard said.

"YOUR HIGHNESSES!!" the guards shouted.

0_0 my sisters.

Shit!

"Sis, jump down! Zede, Olive, take care of them!" I said.

"What about you?" Olive asked.

"We'll find another way! Just wait for us!!" I said and pulled Zion.

"Your Highnesses!!!" my sisters almost got caught, but they managed to jump down.

"Chase them!" a guard commanded.

0_0

"Waah! You're so annoying!! Because of you, we're getting caught!!" I said while running. I wondered why he was so quiet. The guards were chasing us.

"Princess!!!"

I saw a low wall and pulled Zion, hiding in the tall grass. We were both sitting down, me with my back to him. I had to get rid of the guards before climbing the wall.

"Princess Leanille!!! Princess Leanille!!" the guards called.

The grass was long and thick.

I peeked out and immediately ducked.

"What the hell are we hid------" Zion started.

"Be quiet!" I whispered while facing away from him.

I was surprised when Zion stood up. Shit!! The guards had their backs to us, so I turned to him and pulled him down to sit.

"What are you doing?!! We're hiding, and you show yourself!" I whispered angrily.

He frowned and looked annoyed.

"Why are we hiding?! Besides, they're chasing you, not me!!" he said, raising his voice a little.

"Bro, did you hear that?" a guard asked.

"I think someone spoke," another guard said.

"They're here---" Zion started.

I covered his mouth and we fell, with me on top of him.

"Shhhh, be quiet!" I said, peeking out.

0_0

I quickly hid in Zion's chest when I saw the guards looking our way. Damn! Did they see us?

"I think they're over there," a guard said.

"We're going to get in trouble with the King!" another guard said.

I heard their footsteps , I think theyre leaving