Stay away from Zane (2)

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"If that's all, I think I would be taking my leave now." Princess Aria gave an eye shut smile which quickly faded as it came.

"Where are you going dressed like that?" Princess Maelin gained her composure, hitting her taunts strong again.

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Princess Aria looked down at her dressing, she had decently tried covering up her outlook, she had also made sure it was late at night, so the fewer the servants and guards who roamed the hallways and the kitchen where she was headed.

"I don't see anything wrong with my dressing." Princess Aria affirmed, adjusting the rope on her robe.

°Why do I suddenly feel self conscious?° Princess Aria didn't like how she felt.

"You are not even wearing shoes, let alone atleast some decent footwear, but barefooted?!" Princess Maelin bent over, laughing.

°Well, tell that to someone who had their lunch and dinner, hmm? Shoes might be their first thoughts° Princess Aria's mind screamed.

Looking down at Princess Maelin's feet, her black ankle strap wedge, fitting rather nicely. "Nice shoes!" Princess Aria complimented, her hands on her chin, nodding to her own compliment.

"Thanks." Princess Maelin replied before doing a double take, "Don't play coy with me, were you sneaking out?" She raised a brow.

"Are you seeing someone?" Princess Maelin gasped, "Is it a guard? A servant perhaps? Don't worry I won't say anything." She wiggled her brows.

°How could someone be so... so shameless?° Princess Aria boiled in rage.

"You seem to know the workings of what you are insinuating, perhaps is that what you had been doing for a living, Your Highness?" Princess Aria curtseyed.

"You insolent little brat, I could crush you where you stand." Princess Maelin threatened in a fit of rage.

"There, there!" Princess Aria walked up to Maelin, patting her hair like a pet. "You would only grow older with that rage of yours, but of course there isn't anything an expert make over can't fix. You're good at it, so you don't have to worry about a thing!"

Princess Maelin zoned out for a while in utter shock once again at the witty reply from Aria.

"Get your filthy hands off me!" She pushed a laughing Aria aside. "What is so funny?" She smoothened out the loose strands which blemished her perfect wavy hair.

"You aren't going to crush me anymore?" Princess Aria taunted. "Before you think of getting at me, you either have to learn how to beat me in combat or you just go fetch a couple of manners along the way.

Princess Aria shook her head in disappointment, "If we didn't start off on a wrong foot, I could have sworn we could have been best of friends, if not sisters."

*Grrrr*

°Oh! no, I really have to get going° Princess Aria fought the urge to hold onto her stomach in pain. Standing tall, she placed her hand on the wall for an added support, making her movements as seemingly natural as possible.

"I'll let you go this once," Princess Maelin growled, "Stay away from Zane!" She warned once more.

°Enough of this nonsense!° Princess Aria propelled herself away from the wall.

"You can have him." Princess Aria shrugged. "All you have to do is not let him slip out of your sticky hands, are we clear on that?"

"What are you insinuating?" Princess Maelin's eyes darkened.

"I am not interested in a crazy lady's man, that's all!" Princess Aria wiggled her brows.

"Who are you calling cra-" Princess Maelin had begun.

"I'll be off, don't get in my way if you would like to stay perfect and unnatural!" Princess Aria internally screamed in joy at the thought of finally leaving for the kitchen.

°Food! Here I come!° She licked her lips, not giving Princess Maelin a chance to retort.

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| Meanwhile |

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Lurking in the shadows a figure watched the Princesses who were so engrossed in throwing in witty comments at each other.

°It is all going according to the plan!° The person snickered in delight.

"Ughh! Unnatural?! Unnatural?" Princess Maelin repeated, stomping her feet as she headed in the opposite direction. "We would eventually see who is fake!" She mumbled.

"Yes! Feed on that hate!" The person encouraged, hiding behind a pillar, the concentration not faltering. "It would be a handy tool in my plan!"

Walking backwards, the person placed a palm on a brick wall, a secret entrance opening up. Walking into it, a dark cave stared right back.

Lighting a fire to a torch on it's stand to the right, it burned a dazzling orange, picking up the torch, the person lit up the rest, walking down the cave.

Glancing over the mess made on a desk, he swiped up a pen on the desk.

~Princess Aria and Princess Maelin~ These words were circled over and over again in a crazed manner, with a big 'X' over their names with a line trailing to the next written word: ~Take over both Kingdoms!~

°This is going to be fun!° The person beamed in delight.

Pulling down the hood, a bright blonde hair in full display. Hands raised to the ceiling, "Let the game begin!" The person's hysterical laughter echoing.

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