Grand Parents And A Cute Girl

"Come here, Al!"

Gabriella led Albert to the right side of the table of the royal family. Where two older people sat.

'So they are my grandparents!'

Thought Albert while talking a better look at them. They were both in their forties which is considered old in the middle ages. They both had blond hair with a few threads of white hair showing their age.

His grandmother had brown eyes and a cheerful personality like his mother. His grandfather had blue eyes and a stern face. But by his slightly up curved mouth, you could tell that he is happy to see her daughter and grandson.

"Here Al, say hi to your grandma and grandpa!"

"Hello grandfather and grandmother"

Greeted Albert with respect since this is the first time they met. Hearing the formal greeting, his grandma knelt down bringing her face down to the level of his.

"Oh, why are you so formal? Are you scared of us?"

Albert panicked a little.

"No, no I just thought..."

But her grandmother cut his words in half.

"You don't have to be afraid of us! My name is Laria, Lar for short."

Laria looked at her husband who was still standing with a straight face.

"And this muffon standing there is called Edmund, Ed for sure and he is quite shy!"

"Hmph"

Edmund harrumphed and looked away.

"Then hello grandma Lar and grandpa Ed!"

"Oh, so cute!"

Lar was blinded by the shining face of little Albert.

"Khm, I'm sorry to interrupt you but we have to greet the guests!"

"Father!"

Albert run to his father who bent down and picked him up. He looked at the older couple.

"Hello, father-in-law and mother-in-law!"

"My king!"

Albert's grandparents bowed a little since even if they are part of the royal family they had to give their respect.

"I'm sorry, but I have to steal my wife and my son. Is there a problem with this?"

"Of course not. Bye, little Al and daughter!"

"Bye Grandma, grandpa!"

They said their goodbyes and they parted their ways.

-x-X-x-

For Albert, the next hour and a half were a little blurry. As a royal family, they had to greet nobles who came to the banquet.

Everybody came to them and gave Albert a gift or two. And the men talked with his father while the ladies chatted with his mother and the children tried to talk to Albert. Tried because Albert couldn't stand them so he ignored most of them.

So he only took note of some of the most important people.

The first one was an obese bald man who smelled really bad but he tried to hide the smell with various perfumes. He was the bishop who was responsible for the religion in the country.

'He could barely walk and his body smelled bad, he probably has bad gout.'

Albert thought while putting the pieces together.

'Ah fuck I really don't want to deal with religion!'

He didn't want to deal with a corrupt religion with fanatic believers.

'Whatever it's the future me's problem.'

It seemed that his father also didn't like the man who was constantly checking out his wife so he shook him off.

The next person was also a little overweight and his clothes were full with gold. He acted like a proud pheasant, he was constantly bragging about something while twirling his thin and well-groomed mustache. His name was Karl Habsburg and probably the biggest prick in the country.

[A/n: I am Hungarian so a little blow to the Habsburg family doesn't hurt.]

'So he is the leader of the noble faction.'

Thought Albert while marking him as a potential enemy in the future.

The last person who he was interested in, was a young man with a disheveled appearance. And he didn't like the crowd and the only reason he showed up was because of his respect for the king.

'So he is the famous polymath.'

Albert already heard about the man from gossips. Some said he is a madman who only loves knowledge and he would do anything to know the truth. But his father was impressed by the attitude of the man and decided to make him into a Baron. Wich wasn't that high in the hierarchy but it was still super rare to get appointed as noble by the king.

'I definitely need to get to know him!'

However, the thing that interested Albert more than anything in him was his name. Because his name was Leonardo Da Vinci.

'Is it a coincidence or something else?'

Albert started to think about the world he was in but in the end, he realized that he hasn't got enough information.

'Whatever I can't meet him now I'm just 1 year old!'

After these three people, nobody was that important. And after another half an hour his head started to get dizzy. So he asked his mother for permission to leave.

"Okay you can go out into the garden but you have to bring Bella with you!"

"Okay, bye mother!"

Albert said goodbye to his mother and started to go towards the garden.

"Bella come with me!"

"Yes, young master!"

Answered the maid who was following his young master from far the whole time.

-x-X-x-

*Whistle, whistle.*

"The air is so fresh here right Bell?"

Asked Albert the maid following him

"Yes, young master but it's a little bit chilly."

"Yeah."

Albert and his maid were currently walking on a rocky road in the big garden.

"What a beautiful place!"

Albert couldn't help but mutter after seeing the place where the road led. It was a big clearing with a big lonely tree in the middle and the whole field was illuminated by the full moon.

"Wait, why is a little girl here alone?!"

Albert looked at the silhouette of the girl sitting under the tree.

"Bell wait here for me I will talk to the girl!"

"Okay young master but we have to go back soon or your mother will get worried."

"It won't take that long, I just want to have a quick chat with her!"

-x-X-x-

"Hi!"

Albert greeted the girl who jumped after hearing the sudden voice. And looked at him startled. But after seeing who greeted her, she quickly bowed and greeted him.

"I greet Prince Albert!"

Hearing his name Albert was surprised a little.

"How did you know my name?!"

"Uh, oh... but your royal highness... everybody knows your name from the banquet..."

The girl answered timidly.

'How could I be this stupid?! Of course, everybody knows my name here!'

Scolded himself, Albert, while trying to find a hole to hide his head in embarrassment.

"Uh, then if you know my name then it's only fair if you tell yours!"

Said Albert while trying to divert the topic.

"My name is Emily, my lord!"

"That's a beautiful name, Emily!"

"Thank you, my lord!"

Emily answered while her head started to become redder and redder.

"And Emily you shouldn't call me my lord my name is Albert!"

Emily looked at him shyly for a few moments and then said in a barely audible voice.

"Yes, lord Albert..."

"Can you repeat it please I didn't hear it!"

"Yes, lord Albert!"

Emily repeated a bit louder.

"Hmm, that's better for now!"

Albert looked up and down at the girl who was trying to become as small as possible under the gaze of the prince. She was around five years old and had black hair and light blue eyes. She was really cute and she is sure to become a beauty in the future.

'But something isn't right

Thought Albert while looking at her clothes. They were cheap and torn. The maids in the palace had better clothes.

'But with such features, she is noble for sure...'

'Hmm, maybe she is from a fallen noble family.'

In the end, Albert gave up the thinking since it was not his problem.

"And what are you doing here alone in the middle of the night?"

Finally asked Albert after a good minute of thinking. Hearing the question Emily at first was frightened but after seeing the smiling face of Albert she started to slowly tear up.

"I... I came here because..."

*Sob*

She choked on her words and started to sob. Seeing the girl suddenly starting to cry, Albert panicked.

"It's okay you don't have to tell me, I was just curious!"

Albert said while offering her his (unused) handkerchief. Which the girl gladly accepted. And started to calm down.

"No, lord Albert it's okay just give me a moment!"

Albert patiently waited while Emily gathered her courage.

"I came out to the garden because everyone was laughing and pointing at me and I escaped from them!"

'Ah, so typical bullying!'

Albert thought while looking at the girl who was on the verge of tiers again.

"I shouldn't have wasted your time with this, lord Albert!"

"No, I just..."

Albert's words were cut in half by Emily.

"Thank you for listening to me lord Albert, I should leave now!"

Said the girl and stood up and started to leave in hurry. Stunning the young prince.

Seeing the retreating back of the girl he stood up and run after her.

"Emily wait!"

But the girl didn't stop. So Albert caught up with her and grabbed her by the shoulder.

"Emily stop!"

He ordered which apparently worked because the girl stopped.

"Look at me!"

Emily turned her head towards Albert. Looking into Albert's eyes with her big teary eyes.

'She has beautiful eyes!'

Thought Albert but he quickly discarded these unnecessary thoughts.

"Look, I'm not going to say that I know what you're feeling now because I never got bullied before..."

When Emily looked into the young prince's deep blue eyes, she felt like she is looking into a deep ocean.

"... But I know that if you going to give them any reaction, they are going to continue or make it worse! So you don't have to care about them, ignore them and they're going to get bored once! They are nothing better than you, in fact, they have more problems than you and they just envy you!"

*Huff*

He inhaled after the passionate speech.

"I have a mote that I always use you should use it too!"

Albert waited a moment for the dramatic effect.

"You should never give up, you can become anything! But first, you have to stand up!"

Seeing the girl standing still deep in thoughts he smiled.

'I hope I helped, even if I couldn't help myself in the last life'

Thought with a melancholy.

"Young master we should go now!"

Bella shouted since they were already been here for more than half an hour.

"Okay, I coming just give me a moment!"

Shouted back, Albert.

"Bye, Emily I hope we meet again in the future!"

He said his goodbye and without waiting for Emily's answer he ran off.

Emily still stood in one place and looked at the running Albert who got farther and farther away.

"I hope we meet in the future lord Albert!"

She shouted after him. And her face became determined.

"And thank you for everything! I will become one who I want to be!"

The running Albert didn't look back but Emily could swear she saw a small smile on Albert's face.

[A/n: I hope you liked the chapter. And it's possible to vote with your stones already. So if you have some spare ones please share them with me! Btw.: a super long chapter: 1900 words!]