Chapter 8

Mel's Pov

     It was the next morning and we were in a hurry trying to get ready for today,it was the day of the ceremony. I had woken up to see Tyler in my room,he was trying to tell me something but I couldn't make out the words cos my brain was still foggy from sleep or lack of sleep because my eyes still felt heavy with sleep. In the mornings,it takes time for my brain to adjust to it environment and seeing as I barely got any sleep,it took longer.

I was still trying to make out what he was saying until I heard a very very loud noise,it sounded like one of those large blow horns you'd see in ancient times. Not surprisingly,my whole body woke up at the sound,it was a really effective alarm,the whole of the core probably heard it.             "Mel,are you even listening to me",I hear Tyler say. I look at him and notice he definitely didn't sleep a wink cos he had bags under his eyes and his eyes were red and puffy,so that meant he was crying. I really needed to talk to him,a real heart to heart like we usually did.

"Have you been crying?",I ask him. He turns away and avoid my gaze but I use my hands to force him to look at me,all I see in his eyes is sadness and hurt and I feel really bad that I don't even know what's wrong,even if I have a gut feeling that it has something to do with Stephanie.

   "I was out earlier and I think everyone is preparing for the ceremony so we should probably start getting ready",he states. I feel hurt that he changes the topic but I let it go cos it probably isn't a good time to talk.

"Is that what the horn was for,to announce the start of the ceremony?",I ask as I get out of bed and walk to the window. I look out and notice so many people out on the streets and walking towards a particular direction which is  probably the venue for the ceremony.

   "You should get ready,I'll tell the others",he says and stands to leave.

  "Tyler,we'll talk later?",I ask,he turns around to look at me and nods before leaving my room.

   I got dressed and left my room to find everyone else running around trying to get ready,so I decided to go downstairs and wait for them. I was surprised to see Adrian all dressed in the oddly looking clothes,which he really pulled off by the way,deep in thought as he sat on a sofa.A part of me wanted to turn around and head back to my room,but I decided to just suck it up. It may have also been due to the fact that I slipped and almost lost my balance which caught his attention,so I couldn't turn around.

   I walked slowly to him,not trying to be sexy or anything,infact I wish I were,I was feeling really awkward and weird because he was watching me like a hawk plus the shirty part of my dress was really tight like a corset was sewn into it,yeah,that tight so walking was almost impossible and I had to waddle a little like a duck. I just hope he was staring cos I looked really good in it,maybe not good but at least ok would do and he wasn't staring cos I looked bad and he was shocked because no one could look this bad in a dress,that would be awful.

   I did a little wave,muttered a hello to him and sat next to him avoiding any form of eye contact,I was still feeling weirded out from yesterday.

We sat there in awkward silence for God knows how long,I had an urge to say something but I didn't know what to say.So I looked at him to see his facial expression,it helps me know how to start a conversation. He looked like he wanted to say something but didn't know how to start,I guess I'm not the only one then.

  "Ok,this dress is oddly beautiful,I am rocking it",Melanie says as she joins us in the little living room,twirling. She did rock the dress,it was also tightly fitted in the shirty part and was flayed at the skirt,she looked absolutely gorgeous. She sits next to me but not before giving me a once over and snorting. I roll my eyes and say nothing because I'm not ready for any sort of argument.

     The rest joins us after a few minutes,I guess I'll just have to wait to hear what Adrian had to say that's if he'd say it.

  "Ok guys,this is it,I started. We'll have a chance of figuring out everything in this ceremony,what this place is about ,why we're here and even possibly how we'd get back home. So all eyes and ears open,don't be distracted,and most importantly we need to stay close to each other at all times",I state looking everyone in the eye.

   "I thought you were gonna say we should most importantly,have fun.It wouldn't hurt to loosen up a little and have fun,Mel",Melanie says rolling her eyes and looking at me with disdain.

  "You shouldn't expect little miss serious goody two shoes to know what fun means",Tiffany adds mockingly.

"I know how to have fun",I defend crossing my arms,something I do when I try to defend myself.

"Then prove it",Melanie spits with a smirk and an eyebrow raised.

  "She doesn't need to prove anything,come on we need to get moving",Tyler interrupts going out the door and beckoning on us all to follow. Honestly,I'm thankful that I don't have to prove anything to anyone especially not to Melanie and Tiffany.I can be fun and I know it,my idea of fun is just different from the average teenager. For example,the average teenager would rather be at a party on a friday night getting all disgusting and wasted,and on the other hand I would much rather be at a sleepover with my besties Tyler and Bethany binge watching our favorite series and munching on illegal amounts of snacks or playing video games and yelling on top of our voices while munching on illegal amounts of snacks and getting the neighbors furious from all our yelling to the extent that they call the police on us.

Damn,I wish Bethany was here,she was away on a trip to Moscow to see her grandparents for the holidays.She would have flipped and would have being going on and on about being stuck here with the 'it' squad as she likes to call them.It would have been so much better and easier if she were here,it has always been us three(Tyler included) against the world. I wonder if she knows about Ty and Stephanie,if she did I'd kill her for not telling. Beth was really good at keeping secrets and promises,quite the opposite of Stephanie,I had always secretly shipped her with Tyler. But I guess my ship never sailed.

    "Mel,are you ok,I've been calling your name",I notice Seth speak next to me,I guess I spaced out.

"Uhm,yeah I'm fine,I kinda spaced out I guess. I was just thinking,nothing to worry about",I say tilting my head to look at him. He was a good head taller than I was if not more and might I add that he looked like a prince that jumped out of a fairytale. Yup he looked that good in his outfit.

"Seems like someone is checking me out again",He says smirking at me.

"She must be a lucky girl getting to stand next to a piece of eye candy",I reply and he blushes the most adorable shade of red.I guess he didn't expect my comeback and honestly I didn't too,I'm glad I did though.Seth was just too cute for his own good.

    We walked on some more and finally saw a large gathering of people all dressed like we were gathered in clusters and talking quietly.

"Nice job you did getting us this clothes,we fit in perfectly",Tyler whisper yells nudging me with his elbow on my ribcage,something he was very used to. I had even threatened to cut off his balls in the ninth grade,but I guess old habits die hard.

  I was about to give him a piece of my mind when Seth nudged me in the other side of my ribcage and pointed to the man who had just stepped on a stage and was about to speak.

"What's up with these guys and my ribs",I whisper rolling my eyes and looking back at the man who had already begun speaking. He was a little on the elderly side,probably in his late 50's. He was tall,really tan skinned,grey hair and looked like he was not someone you'd want to mess with.

   "We all know why we are here today,it is to celebrate the return of our own,the heiress to our throne.She sacrificed so much for our great kingdom and it is our duty to celebrate her for her bravery",the man says smiling.I was honestly just waiting to see and hear from this heroin of a princess who just returned,she was our ticket to get out of here.

   "Without further delay,a round of applause for our beloved Princess Telesilla",the man announces giving way for a girl to come up the stage.We all fix attention on the stage,looking past the heads of those in front of us to see the infamous princess.

"Holy mother of Christ, its Stephanie ",Melanie yells. And sure enough as I look it really is her.

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