Chapter16: a new term for a party

After the warm bath and cursing session at Kieran, Mal got out feeling fresh and relaxed after the royal treatment she had, to find the princess at the balcony of her room with a tray full of food, waiting for her.

Ayana saw Mal and waived at her to come, the huntress was reluctant at first but the food was too delicious to resist.

"-I thought we are supposed to eat together your highness.

-yes that's exactly what we are doing and please call me Ayana. We are the same age.

-ok Ayana, what about Ki...i mean the prince.

-I don't want to ruin my mood now, I want to spend time with you before you leave, with a strong warrior like you, I can learn a lot from... I guess.

-My pleasure." Malin said taking a big bite of a pie

"-thanks but… I am a princess and I have strict rules to follow and rebellion, dangerous activities are banned. You have to act and perform in a certain way and I hate it.

-Sorry. I didn't knew your life is that much sad and you have to marry Kieran now.WOW

-well he is not that bad; he is my childhood friend after all. We spent time with each other since we were young…he got my back and protected me from anything that could upset me. He is my best friend and now I have to stand by his side. Uncle Persus condition is getting worse with time. So the marriage is the best way to stop allies from taking over.

-so you don't love him as… you know?

-nahhh…he is my big bro…but…Do you?" Ayana said the last part smirking at Mal who shocked on her drink turning tomato red from embarrassment. Ayana laughed at her reaction and Mal cleared her throat before clarifying:

"-no way in hell I would fall for that bustard.

-but… that bustard got the charm.

-so!…I don't care about looks." The two girls burst into laughter until someone barged in.

"-laughing without me.

-we were having a great time before you come in." Malin said smirking at Kier than trying to finish her toast that the boy snatched from her.

"-are you coming to my welcoming party Mal?

-no

-come on its gonna be fun.

-yeah you should come." Ayana added pouting

-parties aren't my thing guys.

-you better come with your own will or… I will tell Verin that you made his daughter upset… and trust me; he will tie you to the chair next to her for the whole night. You choose princess." Kieran added winking at her

"- I should have killed you when I got the chance." Ayana was enjoying the tension between them laughing to herself than said:

"-take it as a friendly invitation, I will only ask you for a favor only this time." Mal didn't have a choice; the princess pleading made her unable to refuse. And she knew well that the annoying brat won't hesitate to tell the king so, she accepted.

Later that night, and after a fight with Kieran about wearing a dress, the trio was in the ball room: Kieran with his royal blues tuxedo, Ayana shining in her rose- gold dress and Mal. She was suffering from the corset that made breathing a hard ability and her hair in a pretty massy bun.

Kieran noticed her action trying to free herself from that prison and laughed secretly with Ayana.

Mal shot both of them death glares before sipping her drink.

The night was enjoyable but boring for Mal, she never liked those high classy gathering, full with hypocoristic liars and fake attitude. Unfortunately, the peaceful environment didn't last for long before the real party began.

The colored glass windows crashed with masked people barging in."- that was a big waste for pretty art." Mal said to herself before she found that all the guards are on the ground dead.

She quickly grabbed a sword from a lifeless solder and start fighting the unwelcomed guests: an incubus attack.Again.

The guests were scary and running in different directions making themselves an easy target for the monsters.

Malin run looking for the princess, who was under a table shaking in fear, to remember her memory with Rosaline and she promised to protect Ayana no matter the cost is.

The king called for more guards but the incubus killed almost half of the people there.

Kieran was fighting and looking for the girls, he saw Mal fighting three by herself with Ayana behind her, but the dress and the corset made it more difficult to keep up.

Finally more support came in, Kier ran to help Mal. An incubus sneaked behind the princess grabbing her hair; and when she tried to stop him he made a big cut on her hand to scream in pain.

The huntress turned around and saved the princess but before she could go back to fight, one of them inserted his sword in her stomach. Ayana gasped and yelled and

"-MAL!!!!.......