Running From The Destiny

of adrenaline coursing through her veins and the wind whooshing through her light brown hair. The practice had made

ed panting as she tried to catc

e spoke her voice wasn't even breathless "Have you not

ieved smile graced her face when she felt her breaths bec

you are fast. Will yo

rk. "But I suppose you have been gett

protested but nevertheless, a delighted smile appeared

ecause you are fast for your age doesn't mean that you are the fastest out there. Do

ion?" Diana paused her face scrunchi

ted to run again, she slowed to a jog when

aemia said politely

long evening blue kaftan with shimmering stones that looked like stars and her midnight blac

e looked ready for

curved downwards. She didn't hate Flo

hate her but it hadn'

e her. With her deep blue eyes and fair skin, she looked ethereal. Everyone liked

too. She had begun to sit for hours in front of the vanity, hiding her flaws

foolish, youn

ho wasn't much older than her. They had been sitting on a picnic blanket under the blossomin

to not miss out on anything, she had hidden behind the la

orencia and Aveille exchanged gossip a

leave, Prince Zeid of the Secundus pal

. He had sharp features, dark black hair but not midnight black, and green emerald eyes. He had an easy ch

t too old for her and maybe too good. He was the perfect boy, always following orders and Diana didn

e climbed the tree and stared at the trio. She felt guilty and knew what she

, the Prince did so and for a few minutes they conversed in Ayrit

self existed when they talked to Florencia. What surprised her though wa

ya served as a compliment to women in the country of Aerith. No man had ever turned his

Diana realized that she hadn't noticed Avielle shimmering red curls, her large green eyes, a

important came, Avielle tried her best to melt into the shadows. She stepped away quietly so that Flore

cia had just stared with an undescribable look in her eye. Her eyes flickered back and forth between Aveille and Zeid and her

s she glared at Aveille as if it was Aveill

Florencia spoke in a soft tone with an emphasis on 'm

r presence and gave her a smile "It's alright" He

gasp of surprise. Zeid was rarely one to converse in a language not his own, eve

to shrink back in her cloak and began to cast fu

stood up and muttered something about an important wor

g as if she would follow but Zeid asked another question an

rencia's wounded pride and ran back to the palace ig

rying to soothe her when she did. A sudden crash stopped

rencia throwing vases and almost anythin

r train of thought when another antique (and probably priceless)

elling herself that it would be over by tomorrow. Flo

t have been

smile the same but her face, but her face was charred from one side. Black burns decorated wha

veille footsteps, the quiver in her lips whenever she looked at Florencia and the str

on and threw her Florencia-like clothes down the drain feel

her princesses, a rare event which Diana would have accept

en the type to do that, she had been the one to run from the problem instead. She turne

mia's voice floated into Diana's ears ma

" Diana asked shaking her hea

and turned to Florencia. Diana sighed and lo

d to dine with us." Diana noticed the way Florencia said commoners as if they were nothing but little bugs. "Father has ordered our presence at the séoir.

t and all she could hear was blah-blah-b

xcuse but when she looked at Taemia, Taemia was alre

, it was her turn to make

utiful one in the hall. I would love to stay and talk but you see I have to go ge

grabbed Taemia's hand and begin to

g to see the

escaped from that wrath to plan my s

g to do?" Taemia ask

race her face. "Are you up

pear on her face. "You know being the el

ke the blame alright?" Diana asked

*

trouble!" Taemia sa

ed to commoners. They had left their clothes behind the sculpture of Celeste but now the clothes were missing and they were

rtant. Besides the clothes had the seal of the palace on them wh

robbers. Why couldn't they

ds will never let us in these cloth

ked their importance were missing. They had been kept behind the statue, in the gap between the statue and the palace wall. Get

em and let them in but Diana knew that wasn't a possibility. Diana felt her lips pre

r's stained cheeks. She swore under her breath and ran a hand through

put an arm around her pulling her close "W

e okay, they always are. Yet this didn't help to st

I will handle it all. You don't need to say anything." Taem

ut it had been her fault. She had been the one to convince Taemia to lea

her back. When the time would come, she would

weak smile and they got up to make

ut to a guard smoking a ciga

of them, he blushed and dropped his cigar, stamping it. He paused as if just r

ce held a note of incredulity

om." Taemia said her voice sleek and aut

doubtfully glancing at thei

a large man with jet-black hair a

?" He spoke as he peered at

scent Cameria," Taemia said, gesturing to Diana as s

He gave a mocking bow. "It's a pleasure to meet my lady. If you would accomp

et eyes flashed with annoyance as she looked at the guards. Before she could

red around like a terrified boy as he spoke. "I am Jesperson but I can't

ughter at his words while the two pr

Diana spoke, her words sharp.

s eyes came to rest on hers. "You? Can you lift a sword? Do you know h

rled her fists, ready to attac

ot worth our time." She spok

for it," Diana muttered, the ra

atement and instead she changed the topic and a

do we

g her so she didn't reply and if Taem