Chapter 5

He pulls the ropes to make the horse stop. One guard held the ropes for him. He gets down in front of the horse. Without any words, he picks up Daisy to help her down.

"Is this...the center point?" She asks.

"Yup. In this kingdom, there's a mix of people. From seven kingdoms, this the city for them." Gideon explains.

She looks around, there's some witch, wolf, dragon, and vampire. Her hand is pulled gently by the king. Everyone looked at her with curiosity and adoration. Why? Because no one dared to get closed to the king.

No one.

But this girl? She holding the king's hand!!!

The gate opens and that's when a fancy huge castle fills her eyes. Her jaw-dropped. Gideon who saw it just chuckleushered usher her to walk as the main door opened.

"Wow. This is what we call fantasy!!" Daisy walks in, jumping like an excited kid. "I wish my home were like this." She sighs with a smile.

"Oh well? How's your house?" The man asks.

"I live in the apartment. Kinda suit one person. And it is not fancy like this. This...This is such a wholesome!!!" She throws her arms in the air with an exciting tone.

Gideon chuckles. He snaps his finger and one butler appeared. His sudden existence makes Daisy jolt in shock. The butler bowed his head. He wearing a suit with a small towel hanging on his wrist.

"Yes, Lord." The butler bowed.

"Albert, this is princess Daisy. Mind to--" Before Gideon could finish, the girl cut his sentence.

"Princess?" She frowns. "What you mean princess? I'm not a princess. I'm just an ordinary girl." Daisy spokes.

Gideon and the butler look at her with undescribed expressions. Especially the butler. he looks at her with shock and fear. Did she do something wrong? Or did she says something offended?"

The king bend to her height, "Little girl, I suggest you not to cut people when we speak. None of us like it, especially Lucien. You should feel glad it was me." Gideon slightly glares at her. But since she is new to it so he let it slide.

"I--I'm sorry. I just...uhh...shocked to hear the title 'princess'." She fiddles with her fingers.

"It's okay, little girl. It is my fault also not explaining this. I wish I can explain it to you but we have to wait for the others to arrive." The man said as he ruffle his hair. "This is Albert, the head butler here. He will show you the new room. Clean yourself and change your clothes." Gideon said. He pats Albert's shoulder.

"Clothes?"

"Yes. It is already prepared for you. No worries. It's all your sizes." He grins.

Daisy frowns, she looks down thinking how they know her sizes? "How did you know about my--" She saw him walking away waving at her.

"Meet me downstairs once you finish!!!" He said and disappeared from her sight.

Daisy pouting and glaring. She crosses her arms. The butler politely ushers her to walk and leads the way. They went upstairs while she walked behind him and looked around.

Some maids did their job and some butlers chatted with the guards or did their work. "Mr. Albert, do you know how Gideon can guess my sizes?" She starts.

"Oh, milady. Lord can do anything, don't you know that?" Albert chuckles.

"Hmm. I'm so overwhelmed with all of this. I couldn't believe this. At first, I'm on the earth but then--boom!! I'm here. Meet Louis, Gideon and then I got informed they have seven siblings including them." was Daisy complaining. "And then, I have one small weird thing--"

Otty came out, "Did you mean me? I swear if you did, I wouldn't hesitate to hit you." He warns. Albert looks at the light with shock but manages to control it.

"As if you have a hand. You are just a light that shapes like a ball. You don't even have body nor face." She scoffs.

"I hate this human." He scowls.

"I love you too~~" Daisy chuckles.

Albert laughs a little. "You two are suited to be siblings. Anyway, we're here." He stops and shows her the door.

He opens the door and there's the bedroom. Everything looks like a princess. Everything around here has a light color. Daisy slowly walks in, looking around her in astonishment.

"This is so beautiful, Albert." She spokes.

"Lords did their best to decorate the room. They hope the princess will love it and appreciate it." Albert smiles.

"Lords?" She turns to him. "You mean... those seven siblings?" Albert gives her a nod. "Why--How...okay I'm confused." Daisy sits on the bed.

The butler just smiles. He couldn't feel anything but happy that the chosen one finally arrives. It has been hundred years for them to wait for this moment. And now, it is not a dream.

"Make yourself at home, milady." The butler bowed before walking away and shutting the door closed.

She laid down on the bed. Sure this is not a dream at all. How can her life turn into this with one blink of an eye? Is there some news about her missing? No way. Otty went beside her.

"What are you thinking of?" He asks.

"Wandering how to go home."

"Daisy...as long as there's a task for you here, you can't go home." Otty spokes. The girl sits up and looks at him with a firm expression.

"That's why I will end the task." She said.

He chuckles. "That's what I want to hear."

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Finishing cleaning herself, she went to the closet and grabbed some clothes. What stops her movement is the clothes inside the closet. All of them are gowns and blouses.

Her fingers trace every dress there. Everything is beautiful, the jewelry and the accessories. She picks up one yellow dress that reaches her knees. "This might make me look so cheerful," Daisy mumbles to herself.

Twirling around in front of the mirror, happy to see the person in the mirroreally looks like a princess. "Otty, do I look beautiful?" She asks.

The light came out. "Hmm. Beautiful. But something is missing..." He speaks as he circles the girl.

"What is it? I think nothing is missing." She said, brushing her hair. When she did that, Otty suddenly gasp. Daisy looks at him with confusion. "What's wrong!?"

Without any answers, the light went towards the accessories. Otty took the yellow ribbon and float it to her. "Oh, I forgot about it." She took it and wear it on her hair.

"Now, it's perfect!!" His color change into yellow as a sign of happiness. Daisy chuckles and pats him even though he's not solid.

The knocks make her turn her attention. "Milady, Lord Gideon waiting for you downstairs. He asked for you." Albert inform from outside.

"Coming!!!" She yells.

She opens the door, "Albert, how do I look?" The girl twirling around.

"You look delightful, milady. The colors were very suited to your personality." Albert smiles, and coos over the girl.

Daisy feels happy hearing the praise. The thought of the butler saying it just to take care of her heart did not even fill her mind. Because the way he says it, sound so genuinely. And his eyes were so obvious.

Even the fake it, she is still happy. "Milady, everyone ready for you for dinner," Albert said.

Daisy nodded and ran downstairs. Whenever she saw stairs to get down, she will run and she doesn't know why. Maybe because it is her habit already. She can hear Albert shouting for her not to run.

"Milady!! Don't run!!" He shout with worried in it.

But the girl didn't listen. Before she could reply to him, she trip herself. "Woo--Ahh!!!" Daisy screams and waits for the pain to hit her.

"Milady!!"

Waiting.

Her body falls on something cold. Her eyes opened and saw she her stomach sliding on the ice slide. Daisy sits up slowly, feeling the cold on her skin. "Ice slide? I didn't see this here before." She mumbles.

"Milady!! Are you okay!?" Albert rushed downstairs, helping her to get up.

"Yeah, I'm fine." Daisy grins.

"Phew. Thank goodness, Lord Xavier catch you on time." He sighs in relief.

Lord Xavier?

Daisy looks at the butler with confusion. "Xavier? Who is Lord Xavier?" The butler was about to say something but shut his mouth immediately when saw who was behind the girl.

"Albert?"

The man behind her signed to Albert to not answer her. He crosses his arms, "Are you this clumsy or what?" The man scowls.

The cold voice make the girl jolted in shock. She turns around and met a pair of white snow-cold eyes, with no emotion at all in them. Or she couldn't see it? His pale skin, white hair a little bit of grey.

A crown on his head, a blue turtle neck, and a grey fur coat hanging on his shoulder. His sweatpants hanging lowly on his waist. "Um...I'm sorry. Uhh...a--are you th one who catches me just now?"

"Who else other than me?" He rolls his eyes and snaps his finger to make the ice slide fade away in the air.

"Who are you?" The girl titled her head.

The man steps closer to her, bending to her height. His white cold eyes didn't show any emotion as if they hide it. "Oh well, snowball. I'm Lord Xavier. I'm the fourth king."