Take my Hand
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Castle Of Maya
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"Where is my ball gown?"
Ananya barged into Chelsea's room and asked.
"Why do you need a ball gown?"
Chelsea asked, setting up her hair at the dressing table.
"Acharya wants me to attend the ball.
She said that a Prince would ask my hand." Ananya replied.
"Yeah! In your dreams!"
Chelsea chuckled.
"Hey! I can bag a prince!"
Ananya huffed.
"Not with all those 'forget-my-'made-ugly'-face.'
Charms on you," Chelsea said.
Ananya sighed.
Well for one thing she knew, Acharya was right. There was a chance that Jungkook would ask her for a dance.
To top that off, he has already seen her real face. Ananya didn't tell Chelsea about her adventures with Jungkook, as she was afraid of Chelsea's blabbermouth reaching
her Father's ears.
It's been a year since their last meeting.
King Amish had sent Ananya away the immediate next day of meeting JK.
Jungkook spent a whole week searching for her and finally found her in the outskirts. But he didn't dare to approach her.
"She left without a goodbye.
She must have her reasons."
Jungkook would tell himself as he hid behind the bushes to watch her pick fruits and flowers.
Ananya didn't know about this.
Even though she could sense prying eyes, she never found the culprit.
Jungkook had to take departure a few days later. He had secretly picked some flowers and kept them for Ananya at her garden in the outskirts before he took off.
Ananya was surprised on seeing the bouquet. The scent of the purple and yellow marigolds was of someone she knew. She smiled on realising who had given her this and held on to them for an entire year.
Now, she could meet him again.
Acharya's Charms on her face wouldn't work today, so Ananya asked Acharya to delude the other noblewomen into recognising her real face. Acharya agreed to her request and asked her to not make any eye contact as she didn't have control over the Enchantment yet.
...
Being a noblewoman, Ananya had to be present at the ball.
The Princes will be choosing their dance partners out of the 12 noblewomen of Maya.
The absence of even one would raise suspicions.
After the ball, all the noblewomen will be sent off to the balcony.
Acharya had asked Ananya to head off to her room instead and get herself ready for the Revelation Ceremony.
...
Ananya was already in her
spirit clothes.
These clothes are specifically made for transformations. They have easy to remember patterns and are of a beautiful flair quality.
(Flair is a type of silk obtained from Flommerworms.)
Ananya's spirit dress had a full arm's length fluff cover while the general ball gowns were cold shoulders.
Ananya cast a few charms to make her sleeve undetectable.
She then rushes off to Chelsea's closet to find a ball dress.
A beautiful golden white ball gown had a Blue invincibility mist cast around it.
Blue mists can only be detected by the owner or a person with a higher level of Magic. According to the hierarchy, Purple Magic is a step higher than Mystic Blue Magic.
Acharya had cast the mist to keep Chelsea away from the gown.
If she laid her eyes on this, then Ananya would have been wearing an emerald green ball gown right now.
Ananya cast a simple spell to check for any hidden Charms.
Turns out there were a few defensive Charms on the dress.
If her identity was exposed, there was a Fogger Mist trigger on my dress.
Only she can activate it.
This will make everyone forget what had happened in the last 1 hour.
There was Flip Burn magic as well.
Seemed like Acharya wanted Ananya to burn this gorgeous gown so as she didn't get delayed for the Ceremony.
But the magic seems to be backed up.
The gown would just burn off, leaving her spirit dress unharmed.
It would then regain its form in the Blue Tailsman Closet.
Acharya never failed
to amaze Ananya.
...
"The Ball shall now begin!"
The Announcer declared.
As everyone was gathered in the ballroom, the roof of the room turned a Mystic blue.
Chandeliers were lit in a beautiful sun-yellow hue.
The Kings and Queens were seated along with Ananya's Father and Mother in the Royal Podium.
It was one of the very rare appearances her Mother made.
The entire crowd had their eyes fixed on her.
A light lavender dress, her brunette hair playing alongside her face and her warm brown eyes welcoming everyone. She didn't age a day since the last Ananya remembered.
"Is that the Queen?"
A person asked from the crowd.
"She looks too young to be the Queen."
Another said.
"What if she is the Princess?"
A third asked.
"The Princess wouldn't be attending the ball." A fourth said.
"All the Noblewomen are requested to step forward!"
The announcer cried.
The 12 noblewomen stepped forward, while the crowd slowly moved back, leaving a ball ground in the centre.
Everyone was nervous.
There are 12 of them
but just 7 Princes.
Not being chosen is quite embarrassing.
To save their faces, a few honourable knights were asked to take the hands of the remaining Noblewomen.
Meanwhile, the Princes were having a serious discussion.
...
"I have met 8 of them.
They are nothing compared to the beauties of Eder and Morea."
Prince V remarked.
"But we still have to choose!"
Prince Namjoon said.
"I think I would go for the red gowned one." Prince Jin said, pointing at Ara.
"That was the only one who didn't talk to me at all!"
"You met all the 12?"
Prince Hope asked surprised.
"All except those two."
Prince Jin replied, shifting his gaze to Chelsea and Ananya.
"I haven't met them as well."
Prince Jimin said.
"Neither have I."
Prince Namjoon added.
"That's Noblewomen Chelsea and Noblewomen Anu."
Jungkook said.
"I am going to choose
Noblewomen Anu as my dance partner."
The other Princes
stared at Jungkook surprised.
"So you have met all 12?"
Prince Suga asked.
"Noblewomen Anu said
8 of them don't talk to men."
Jungkook shrugged.
"That's true."
Prince Jin nodded.
"They will just end it in courtesies."
Prince V added.
"But how come I missed that one?"
V said, pointing at Anu.
"Both Noblewomen Anu and Chelsea are the cousins of Princess Ananya."
Jungkook said.
"Does the Princess look just like them?"
Prince Hope asked.
"Maybe."
Prince JungKook said.
"How did you get to talk to them?"
Prince Namjoon asked, trying to remember if he ever saw the sisters.
"Remember the adventure I told you about?" Prince JungKook asked, crossing his hands.
"The one with the fairy?"
Prince Jimin asked.
"The one with the dragon?"
Prince Suga asked.
"The one with the Goblin."
Jungkook sighed.
"Aaaah!"
The others nodded in realization.
"The one with the fake Princess who stole your heart?" Prince V asked, playfully nudging Jungkook.
"That's Noblewomen Anu."
Jungkook nodded and pointed at Ananya.
The other Princes gazed at Anu with their jaws dropped.
She was truly a rare beauty.
Her eyes had two hues in them.
But her face!
It looked just like...
"King Amish?"
Prince Namjoon blurted out.
"What?"
Prince Jin asked, confused.
"Her face, Jungkook?"
Prince Namjoon asked,
facing Jungkook.
Jungkook had an exceptional talent in arts and could immediately tell faces apart.
On Namjoon's mention, Jungkook concentrated on Ananya for a second and then turned to King Amish.
He went white when he realised Namjoon was right.
He gave a slight nod, agreeing with Namjoon.
The other Princes fixed
their eyes at her.
She was the Secret Princess!
...
Ananya's heart was pumping right out of her chest, as the announcer asked the Princes to step forward.
The seven Princes stepped into the circle.
They stood in the order of their ages.
From the far left were
Prince Jin of Janari
Prince Suga of Izotza(Iz)
Prince Hope of Solbrillar (Sol)
Prince RM of Conir
Prince Jimin of Eder
Prince V of Morea
And
Prince JK of Nergia(Ner).
Jin was the eldest.
He stepped forward and spoke,
"I would like the Youngest Prince to make his choice first."
The crowd murmured at this decision.
The tradition was that the Eldest Prince had to choose his partner first.
But Jin had specially asked Jungkook to choose first.
JK stepped forward.
He thankfully bowed to Jin and the elders.
Without a second thought, he walked straight up to Ananya.
The crowd gasped.
King Amish was taken aback, while Queen Jane was left speechless.
"May I have your Honour?"
Saying so, Jk bowed and offered Ananya his hand.
"My Pleasure."
Ananya replied, taking his hand.
They walked up to the centre of the hall, bowed to the elders and then took their place in the circle.
As the other Princes slowly walked up to take their turn, Ananya felt a warm hand squeeze her fingers.
"Missed me?"
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Author's note:
Sorry for the delay guys!
Thank you for your love!
The next chapter will be out soon!
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