The calm waters would hit the shore from moving back and forth in a
repeated cycle. The same ocean would hit my feet where I stood watching out in
the horizon with my two violet eyes. The world was not open to me as I had not
many privilege to go outside of my castle where I lived. My eyes searched
beyond the sea to think of many fantasies that could come true. Only to know
that not many things are real or so my Father says. A child at my age would
wish to search for more---something to bring happiness to them. It was this day
I found out that many things are worth searching for.
“Mommy, I am going out to play!” My voice called out from my room
throughout the castle in Japan where I had lived with my two parents. “Be
careful dear!” My Mother would call out with her blanket she was sewing for my
baby brother. She was 8 weeks pregnant from having a new child. The blanket she
been working on was a light green color with a colored blocks on it. The design
had two different colors, a blue and green which had a dark blue patch in the
middle where the blocks will fit. She had done it double for warmth when winter
would come. My Father had a meeting once again over many of our people having a
disease that could kill. It was how my sisters and brothers lost their lives so
early. It really was tragic that we had no cure for such a thing. Only cure was
rest with doctor’s visiting in telling them that they will not make it or they
must have the will to survive. I on the other hand never got attacked with this.
It was sad to see my siblings die one, after the other. I only hoped my baby
brother will last longer.
“Do not stay out too late, okay?” The woman with long black hair
would speak with her violet eyes watching mine closely. Her violet yukata would
have pink butterflies as the design. They were made by the finest silk due to
our royalty being quite known around Tokyo in Japan. Many loved my Mother for
her kindness toward the people she ruled over. Not many had a kind heart like
she did. I was told that we look alike in sense that I too, will become a great
Queen over my land. It was too soon for me to have such thoughts. Only five all
I thought about was playing near the ocean and day dreaming of sailing the
seas. Most people called me weird or strange to think sailing would be a great
idea. I did not understand what they were telling me. It was just not in my
taste to understand at this age---as of now I only wish to explore.
“Your Daughter is so young and yet so naïve.” One lady from the East
her name was Mika Higurashi who only loved to make pots for our land. “I do not
think she is naïve. She loves to explore at this age you can’t expect her to
want to just be Queen. It isn’t like her to be mature yet.” Hana would rub her
stomach where the small child was resting. “Still Hana-chan, you should teach
her more about being a Princess.” Hana laughed with Mika who was serious all
the time to only care about royalty with their heir. It is true that Alice was
the only one to fulfill their heir with a chosen male from around them. She
knew that this wasn’t what she planned for her children. Love can happen
anytime which she did not hope that her family would have to be forced. Her
Husband wished their heir to continue on even after he has passed. “I know… it
saddens me to force this upon her when she is young. To be married early would
break my heart if she didn’t love this male.” Mika lightly would grab Hana’s
hands gently. “Please do not feel sad for her. This is great! She will love my
son. They both can continue our heir to the throne. He wants to meet her!” Hana
raised her eyebrow to Mika introducing they had a son. It was also that she
heard many things that they are strict with their children. Hana did not like
to keep her child on a leash. She was not some dog to keep track of though she
feared someone could take her daughter. Perhaps a knight to follow just in case
things happened. “You do? Well, we could call a meeting when they are a lot
younger around ten?” Mika laughed softly patting her friend’s hand. “Why, that would
be a great idea!” She smiled at her friend with happiness that she saw it her
way. However, something would stop her plan that wasn’t under her control.
The weeks passed as Alice grew up at the age eight she found a few
seashells which Hana told her to not get lost. “Momma, do not worry! I am
careful… everything so peaceful here.” Hana knew that her worrying was quite
annoying, but her daughter must know that she is the only heir that can keep
their family strong. “You do not realize that you are important. Alice… you are
the only heir which I wish to not put this importance but you are the next heir
who will be engaged to a male from the East.” Two violent orbs would widen at
her Mother’s words. “M-Marriage…? Why do I have to get married so soon?” She
stood at her Mother’s side with a look of worry. “I rather marry someone I
love! Not some guy I never met and never will know.” Hana let out a sigh from
her lips. “Alice… you must understand that I do not wish this to happen, but we
can’t have this unspoken. You have to do this for our family.” A frown would
appear on her face over her Mother’s words. “At least meet him. I do not want
this forced upon you, but your Father needs a heir and the male from the East
be good. You can have the time till you are twenty to know him.”
I had no control over my life since I was born or so I thought I
could… It wasn’t that I hate males it just wasn’t fair. To be forced; forced
into someone you do not know. I hate this! I do not wish to be married to some
weirdo. Not in the least. My Mother knew how painful, yet someone probably told
her it be best. Probably that lady who she always sees every weekend and it is
the weekend now. She has to tell her off. Mika arrived without her son once
again wearing that elegant dress a gift from the England. It made her sick to
get married; however she wasn’t going to let her win this fight. Alice sat on
her chair in the dining room with her Father and Mother. Mika was invited with
them having plates placed in front of each person. “It is good to see you
joined us, Alice.” Mika would calmly greet the female with her warm smiles.
Behind that smile Alice knew she was just sucking up to her. With a nod, my
eyes would shift down toward the food not wanting to even give her eye contact.
“Alice, say hello to Mika!” She would raise her tone toward how rude she was
acting. Alice head would shift up just a bit, her eyes moved off to the right
to see Mika was having a bit too much of make-up. “H-Hello…” Alice would
whisper softly acting like she was very shy. She did not like Mika one bit so,
perhaps she can show that she act shy in reality she wished the lady just
leave. “Why do I have to marry your Son? I mean, what does he feel? Is he
happy?” Alice couldn’t take it no more---so with questions she would ask.
“Alice!” Mika waved her hand in front of her finding her curiosity a
cute mature thing to know. “He wants to meet you. We are planning a party when
you reach ten years old. Alice Kazuki this is an important life for you to help
your heir and also my own. I am sure you know that is quite responsibility. The
violet eyes would fill with sorrow with her life being cut in half to marry
some guy she doesn’t know. “I see…well, I will meet him.” Hana would smile at
her daughter behaving so well. She had thought of her putting up a attitude
that would scare Mika away. “Thank goodness your daughter knows what she has to
do. I was afraid she refuses him. Yosuke is quite happy in meeting her, in fact
he is hoping tomorrow. Would that be fine for him to visit?” Her fists would be
clenching at her side without them talking to her about this at all. Didn’t her
life have a free choice? Why did she have to be forced? Why, why, why?! This
wasn’t fair. “NO! I do not want
this. I don’t! It isn’t fair for me…I hope he finds a suitable wife because I
don’t like him!” Alice threw her napkin on the food she finished. “Alice! Get
back here. ALICE!” It was too late for Alice left the room with her feet
stomping. Her yukata was quite hard to travel in, but she just wanted to leave
this place. Only problem she had no choice but to stay. If only she had some
transport to go. Somewhere…she had wished to free herself. Why did this have to
happen? Why?!
Her Mother called out for her from the house though Alice already
left outside to avoid her Mother. Why is she agreeing to this woman? It isn’t
like her Mother to push this onward. “Momma…why?” Tears would leak out from her
violet eyes with fear of meeting him. What if he just tried to force himself
onto her. She was only eight for god sakes! Her feet would gently press into
the sand where she found her favorite spot. It was her spot she always
loved---the ocean. It was peaceful with the waves colliding with the ground. “I
wish ocean you could take me far away…how I wish you could.” Her hands would press
against her chest feeling more tears leak out. “My Mother doesn’t understand…my
Father doesn’t either! I am all alone with this, how I wish to find something
else. A boat, a carriage! Anything away from here. I run away if I could get
away from this life. This hopeless life I do not want.” Alice continued to pray
for the guards would be searching for her even more so. It was then she noticed
something coming from the horizon. A brown boat with someone inside of it.
Wait…is that a boy?! Alice saw the boat hit the sand which had a boy
inside with some cover on top that was hammered with a few holes so he could
breathe. I would be afraid to be sealed up inside where I could not even move.
I had no tools to open this so I found a seesaw that could at least open so the
boy unless he had died. That sank my heart in the least not knowing if boy or
girl---at least some adventure for a bit away from my life. Grabbing the object,
I began to move it sideways on the wood hearing a strange sound from the people
near the castle. Guards would call out my name---with hopes I come running to
them scared over what I was about to find out. Little did they know I wish to
never be found. Never again!
A few more cuts there it open to a small boy about my age that had
his hands folded on top of his chest. His hair was silver a bit wet from the
water or rain at least. Inside the boat I noticed a few crackers were taken for
him to eat during his journey. It was this one necklace that looked to shape as
a skull with the word ‘pirate’ on it. On the back it had said ‘Hitsugaya’ The
rest I could not figure out from it being scratched out. Why would they scratch
it out? I had no idea who this boy was or what his name was. Inside my shirt I place
the necklace which was inside of my bra afraid they kill him. Not many take his
kind likely. He must of came from some island that was north. But from where? I
had to help this boy and return to my disgusting home. “I will save you.” My
words would whisper when the boy grabbed my wrist to stop me from even touching
him. His eyelids would open showing a teal color. His skin was white as snow
from lack of food or his color was like that. The boy kept his grip on my wrist
while he sat up slowly with his clothes being dressed from a different era. He
had a long sleeve shirt; a brown vest would be on top of his shirt with buttons
on the bottom of the vest. Pants were tanish with white socks. He had no shoes
from the looks of it. He looked very young around seven or eight from what I
could tell.
The boy did not speak only moved so he could get a closer look on how
I dressed. He noticed the castle was tall from the back view. Water would hit
the boat which he found quite nice to enjoy the view. “Alice! Alice, where are
you?” The voices would seem to be coming closer. He had thought of asking this
girl questions where he was and why he ended up here. He did not remember much
which was quite a problem. He knew his name, but the last name wasn’t known to
him. The boy would pull on the girl’s hand to go deeper into the forest. Why
had he held onto this girl? She seemed to want to save him which her last words
were ‘I will save you’ Why did she want to…? A stranger? He have to get away
from the voices to ask her in private who she was. The two were on a new
journey to escape who was after her. All he knew was her name was Alice… in his
eyes he found that she was some idiot girl who didn’t need to stick her nose in
his business. He needed her to tell her where to go from here or take her with
him. Only problem his boat probably not fit two people. So perhaps he should
remain here if only he hope they wouldn’t kill him.
This boy was mysterious pulling me into the forest where I often play
in to avoid finding my parents I did not think I could survive without a home.
Neither did this boy with his crackers and now the boat arriving they may think
he stealing the Princess. The journey was beginning which made my heart beat
faster with each step we took into the forest. I did not know where this take
me. The only thing I had on my mind was would we escape this place together?
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