Chapter Two

I am wide awake with an amazing feeling. I actually couldn't sleep because all I thought of was my trip to the human world.

I get up from the bed and I go straight to the bath my maid set up for me and I dress in a soft blue gown and

a bonnet over my head. My maid face holds this look of displeasure. Maybe she wasn't happy with my idea of a bonnet so I pull it off and brush my hair, letting it stay down that way.

I join the family at the table where they all sit having

breakfast and surprisingly King Darien doesn't hide is horns. Of course he has horns, the dark faes all have horns and thick,full strong black wings while the light faes have thin, flat insect -like wings but they don't have horns. The faes doesn't show their horns and wings unless they really have to. As for me,I need not be bothered about such things because I don't have horns as a result of thelight fae blood in me and for that I am grateful. But I do have strong wings just like the dark faes only that mine is white and no one is able to see it because I hide it as well so that's why I am shocked to see King Darien black horns on full display.

"It's so nice of you to finally join us, I thought you left already" Mother says. A simple good morning love would have been better. I ignored her and turn to the King

"What am I supposed to do among the humans?" I ask him.

"Nothing" is his curt reply.

"what do you mean nothing" I ask again. He stops eating and pick up his wine glass and drinks from it.

"Nothing. staying out of trouble is all I need you to" he says.

"I can't just go there and do nothing. Mother say something" anytime I wanted her to support me I call her mother and that's what I am doing right now. She raises her eyebrow knowing my tactic so well but instead chose to ignore it and supports me.

"Darien let her do something" is only what she says and continues with her food.

"Fine. you can just go around and offering help to villages or people in danger" King Darien says and the table goes quiet once again.

"Promise me this is not just one of your plans to get away from us" Norah asks. I smile at her

"Of course not" if I wanted to go, I would have gone a very long time. Norah, Darius and I stood in front of the castle. Mother sees no joy in seeing me off and definitely not King Darien. Micah is too stuck up in the head for her own good.

"Bye Norah.. take care of Darius"

I channel my energy and focus it on my back sprouting out my wings, it comes out and flaps in all it's glory.

I sprawl out my wings and fly to the portal.

The human world is not so different from my world only that we do live a better life than the humans. I visited a lot of places and they were all boring and I ended up in a meadow where I have been sitting for the past three hours. My ear pick up the sound of somebody approaching but I didn't open my eyes, the person bends down and stare into my face suddenly poking my face with their finger. I suddenly open my eyes and they yell and fall. I stand up and see two people; the first a little girl with messy blonde hair and the other a lad spotting the same blonde hair as the little girl, he is probably the same age as I am but that depends on the aspect at which you decide to look at it. In the Fae kingdom I am eighteen but in the human world I am one thousand, eight hundred years old and that's because ten years in this world equals a year in my world.

"Why were you poking my face?"

"we wanted to know if you were dead" the boy says.

"why would a dead body be in a meadow?" I ask him

"stories have been going around and it's possible to believe anything"

"what are those stories?" I ask as we head out of the meadow the little girl right on our trail.

"People have been dying and they've been a lot of speculations going around,some says it is wild animals and some people even claim to see a cloaked man at every scene of death" we stop in a small farm close to the Meadows

"This is where we live "he tells me as his sister runs into the small house calling out to her mother who is probably inside.

"Bad manners. My name is Lucian and that's my sister Isabella" he introduces

"I am Olette"

"it was nice meeting you,bye" he goes into the house and I can't help but admire him, he may be lean compared to other boys I have seen but he still has that handsome look that will make ladies swoon. I turn to leave but I catch the sight of Isabella running towards me.

"Isabella how are you doing?"

"she knows my name, she knows my name" she leaps for joy turning to Lucian who followed her back outside

"she's so happy to see you" he says and I wonder why.

"it's not everyday day a lady gets to visit peasant like us"

"peasant!who said you were a peasant? you've got this whole farm to yourself with plenty of cows and sheep!"I exclaim

"we are peasants when being compared to you" I try to argue but Isabella beats me to it

"Mother said if you would like to join us for dinner?" She asks clinging to my leg.

"of course I will love to" I tell her wiping a dirt on her cheek with my palm. "But only if Lucian is okay with it" I glance up at him

"why not? please join us" he leads me inside the house where their mother stood by the stove. she turns when she hears our voice.

" Welcome to our house..."she fumbles not knowing my name

"Olette" I help her out.

"it's so nice to meet you Olette, I am Lena" she hugs me then retreat "sorry" she says

"for what exactly?"I ask

"I look so dirty and you all cleaned up" She says and there's an awkward silence until Lena finally ease the tension.

"Lucian run along and run your sister a bath while I finish dinner"

"Oh don't worry Lucian I will take care of Isabella you can assist Lena in setting the table"

"Alright then" Lucian replies pointedly. I turn to Isabella" shall we?" I gesture for her to lead the way instead she grabs my hand and pulls me along.

I scrub the dirt away from her body gently and tickles her, she giggles splashing water in my face and we both laugh.

"where is your father?" I ask carefully

"Mother says father has gone on a long voyage and wouldn't be back anytime soon" I wonder what her mother means by a voyage.

"I miss him so much" tears welled up in her eyes. I hug her and pull her up dressing her up in her night gown. We go down the stairs to see the table already set. We sit down and join them. Dinner consist of a small meal of lamb, bread and warm milk. it's nothing compared to the enormous meal at home but I like this so much more because it is just so simple.

Lucian and I cleaned up after dinner and proceed to wash the dishes while Lena takes Isabella to bed.

"When are your guards coming to take you?" Lucian asks me his gaze focused on the plates he is putting away

"what guards?"

"Aren't you a lady? How are you supposed to get home without them?"

"When you mean lady, do you speak of those of class?" I ask facing him

"Yes"

"when you found me at the meadow, did you see a guard or perhaps a maid close by"

"No, I didn't"

"Good so don't call me a bimbo when you don't even know me"

"I wasn't calling you a bimbo" he defends

"yes you were" I counter

"I wasn't"

" by asking where was my guard who was going to lead me home means you compared me to those airheads of some rich merchant or a Lord's daughter" I clamor. He turns to face me" I am sorry but nobody in a right state of mind would see a beautiful lady like you and not mistake her for an affluent lady". I can't even blame him because he's so right, I am more pretty than any lady he has probably come across and I have the graceful step all faes have depicting us as special brings.

"it's no problem" I remember what Isabella said about her father and decided to ask Lucian "Isabella said your father is on a voyage. is that true?" he freezes and his face goes pale. I guess he didn't want to talk about it.

"it's okay,you don't have to tell me anything"

"Mother says father is still with his crew on their voyage but I know father died on sea. I have seen his crew around plenty of times and if they were back then where was father? so I figured out father died and mother lied because she doesn't want to admit he's gone" that's so sad. I know what it likes to be far away from one's father.

"it's...."I was saying but Lena interrupts

"how long have you known son?" she walks into the room with tears in her eyes.

"long enough to move on" Lucian hugs his mother and pats her back. She lean away from Lucian dabbing at her eyes "sorry for that" she tells me

"I should be saying that, I shouldn't have asked"

"it's okay" she says and gave me a little smile.

"it's late, how are you going to get home so late?"

" About that, I actually have no place to stay. I was on a ship going east, then we docked here, before I got back, I realized they've gone. I was left behind" I can't believe I am lying. I don't even tell find.

"oh dear!" Lena grabs my hand

"I wonder how you must have felt being left behind. How will you get back?" Lucian asks and looks shocked just like his mother

"I informed the officers at sea and I was told another ship will be leaving here for Somerset in two weeks"

"two weeks!" they both exclaim

" yes and I just need where to stay, if I can find an inn somewhere"

"you can stay here if it pleases you" Lena offers

"Really? I will really love to"

"You can sleep in Isabella's room. There's an extra bed there" Lena says happily

"of course"

"I will make your bed for you, have your bath and come to bed" Lucian says and walk up the stairs. Lena catches me ogling at her son and I blush and receive a small smile from her.

"it's okay to stare" she says "he doesn't have much friends and I am happy you will be staying with us even if it's for a short time"

"I am more than happy to stay with you"

I took a nice warm bath and changed into one of Lena night gown then I went into Isabella's room after bidding Lena and Lucian good night.

I lay on the small but comfortable bed not sleeping. This is my first night out in this world and it feels strange. I wonder what is happening back home. I am not supposed to be worrying about them. I should focus on being here and look forward to the next two weeks I will be spending here. I close my eyes and sleep engulfs my whole body