Mommy

"Ahh!!" A shrieking voice mixed with shock and delight I quickly turn my head to find one of the maids in charge of me named Bea.

I looked at Bea with a panicked face and tried to hide the book in my hands and my strength failed me at the last second and the book dropped to the ground. Bea and I stared at the book for a solid 10 seconds before she screamed again. My body stiffened at her scream I thought to myself that I am doomed and I have been found out sneaking in mothers' study which no one was allowed. I bet bea came here under moms orders because she was the only one allowed to enter when my mom needed her to fetch something.

"Ahh! Oh my little miss you are so smart! Where you trying to read a history book?!, oh I better tell her lady! This is great news!" Bea started to fidget towards me looking between me and th book that just fell.

I grabbed the hem of Beas skirt before she could tell mother. I looked her in the eyes and tried to wet them and act as innocently as possible, no one would believe Bea if she told others of her reading and sneaking into the empress study after all one required a special key to access this place. I was only able to enter her study because I was clever enough to think of using the window and the window next door as a bridge but even so the study is on the second floor and the windows edge was only sufficient enough for only a toddler could walk on if mother where to find out that I do such dangerous things just to enter her study I'll be banned from leaving my room forever! Just thinking of her blue eyes getting angry at me made my body shiver I have seen her scold a maid once and it made me cry so I definitely don't want to be scolded by mother.

"No!" I screamed without realizing my mistake, although its true I can now speak fluently in our country's language 'sun' I have never spoken to anyone and that includes my mother.

"Little miss! You can say 'no' oh you are so smart and cute lets go tell your mom your first word is 'no'." Bea lifted me up and carried me even though I struggle in her arms, Bea was the type of person who would praise me for everything I do even by me simply eating, Bea would praise me nonstop but right now her face is filled with joy and pride and all I and to is keep saying 'no' and screaming as she ran heading for moms throne room. In the main hall before the pair of giant doors I know my mother is in, I stopped retaliating and froze in Beas arms.

Bea knocked at the door and waited anxiously. As we waited she fixed my hair and straitened my clothes out for me, I was wearing a light blue dress perfectly tailored for me the design showed that I was indeed the next princess inline for the throne but even so me being a baby did not look it at all. After a minute a door opened and Bea started to walk in and stopped in front of a large table filled with paperwork's and behind them was my mother.

Mother Sapphire peaked past the stack of papers in front of her and we made eye contact. Mother dropped what she was doing and pinched in-between her browns before looking back at me and Bea trying to hold her temper although mother is super kind she hates it when personal affairs gets mixed with her work and although I am currently considered both I am still more considered a personal affair since I was a baby and cant contribute anything to the empire as a ruler or heiress.

"Bea what is this all about? My time with Ruby is later this afternoon why did you bring her here in the office?" Mothers Voice echoed in the room, I stared at the papers in front of her and it seems to be letters from our neighboring country Zekulek inviting us for a grand celebration which I bet my mother will not go to and just send an envoy.

"Empress I deeply apologize from interrupting your work. I came to tell you that little miss has started to walk, has uttered her first word as well as shown interest in the books in your study namely 'The History of Magic and Forms'." Beas words showed deep respect and carefulness in them as she spoke to mother as clear as day and her bubbly personality gone and only showed a loyal and humble maid. I did not expect Bea to tell on me and all I can think of is branding Bea as a 'snitch' in my mind. As she told mother empress what she saw just a while ago all I can do was furrow my brows and pout unsatisfactory and betrayal on my face which Bea seems to notice.

Mother stood up and approached us and took me from Beas hands and looked at me with such loving eyes. I did not expect such affectionate eyes, I know my mother is not dumb and I bet from the explanation Bea gave I have already been found out although mother showed loving eyes what scared me is her smirk full of planning and thinking.

"Ruby my child can you please tell me the words you have uttered?" mother stared at me as I tried my hardest to pout but it made me realize that she was looking at me as that with high expectation from her child.

"No." I said to her as quietly and mumbled as possible.

"oh my little treasure you can understand mommy."

Shoot I my mother is super sharp she made sure I answered a question that I should not even understand, Its obvious that since I am baby should not reply to questions. Its expected for a baby to babble nonsense but its obvious that I replied knowing her question.

"No! it not like that…" I held my mouth as to stop before I blow my cover. Stupid! Stupid! Stupid!