Chapter 1: Leaving The Castle Means Leaving Home

"Princess, The Breadbaker And His Wife Are Here To Talk About The Rats Infesting Their Shop." The Royal Adviser Gaston Said Tailing After The Queen.

"Princess, Did You Hear Me?  If You Can't Solve The Problem, Your Uncle Can Do It. Princess. Prin-" Gaston Said But Was Halted To A Stop As The Person He Called Princess Stopped Walking.

"I Heard You, Gaston. By The Way, A Little Fact As A New Person, Never Call Me Princess Again. I Am Your Queen. I Am Clara Feharthine. (How To Say Clara's Name. Cla-Ra Fe-Har-Thine, Not Tine, Thine With An H) I May Be 17 But I Am Mature. And About The Problem Don't Trouble My Uncle, I Can Do It." The Queen Said.

She Turned Around And Looked Him In The Eye. Her Gaze Was Stern.

Gaston Was Suprised That Such A Young Girl Was So Mature.

It Had Been Six Years Since The Queen's Parents Had Died. They Were All Expecting Her To Marry Some Prince Or Some Duke At The Age Of 16 But She Said No. They Were All Wondering How She Would Give Birth To A Royal Heir.

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"Hello, Walty. How Are You?" Clara Asked The Raven.

Walter Chirped Happily When He Found Out Clara Was There. Walter Had Been Her Only Freind (Other Than Maid Sarah And Butler James.)

"Oh Walter, Today Was Horrible. There Are Rats Everywhere. And Everyone Keeps Asking Me When I Will Get Married Or Produce A Royal Heir For The Throne. And Uncle Martin Keeps Saying "Oh, It's Not Natural For A Girl To Have The Throne, Let Me Or Jutis Do It!", And I Keep Telling Him Tell That To  Cleopatra Or Queen Elizabeth II. I Miss Mama And Papa. I Wish They Were Still Alive." Clara Says To Walty

"Well, I Have Other Things To Do, See You Later Walty." She Says With A Smile On Her Face.

Walking Across The Red Carpets, The White Walls, Clara Sees Her Family Portrait. Her Parents, Her, And Walty All Smiling. Her Mothers Dimond Blue-Eyes Shining, Her Fathers Blond Hair Sparkling, Clara's Hair All Glittery And Beautiful. It Was Perfect. It Reminded Clara Of The Good Times.

Before She Knew It There Were Tears.

She Slapped Her Cheeks And Reminded Her Self That A Queen Never Cries.

She Walked With Maid Sarah Holding The Hem Of Her Dress. Clara Walked With A Straight Face To The Throne. Seeing People Bow Down Felt Wierd. It Felt Nostalgic. The Only Time People Ever Bowed Was When Mama And Papa Came.

She Sat Down On Her Mother's Throne. With The Crown On Her Blond Hair, She Felt Powerful. And As Soon As She Knew It, It Was Already Night.

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In Her Bedroom, Clara Spent All Night Doing Royal Duties.

"Claire, It's Time For Bed." Maid Sarah Said.

"I Can't Fall Asleep, I Still Have To Do All Of These Saire!" Clara Said Still Focused On Her Work

Sarah Was Clara's Best Friend. (Sarah Was 4 Years Older Than Clara)

"Clara Go To Bed, Now! You Need To Be Able To Work Tomorrow." Sarah Said Sternly.

"Okay, Okay. I'll Go To Bed," Clara Said With Her Hands Up.

"Good. Goodnight Claire." Sarah Said As She Tucked Clara Into Bed.

"Yeah, Goodnight Sarah," Clara Said Before She Closed Her Eyes

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Clara Opened Her Eyes. She Was Sleepy And Blinked A Couple Of Times.

She Felt Tired But As Soon She Closed Her Eyes, Sarah Came In And Opened The Curtains.

"Ugh, Sarah Close The Curtains." Clara Said With A Pillow On Her Face.

"No." Sarah Said

"Well, Then As Your Queen, I Command You To Close The Curtains," Clara Said

"No," Sarah Said Again

"Why?" Clara Asked In Confusion

"Well, Number 1, I Am Older Than You, Number 2, I Am Your Best Freind, And Number 3 You Need To Get Ready To Pray." Sarah Said Trying To Pry The Pillow Out Of Her Hand.

"Oh, Yeah. Okay." She Said Emotionless.

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Clara Walked All The Way To Mortuaire royale (Royal Mortuary In French)

She Saw Her Parents Grave And With A Serious Face, She Walked To The Grave That Said "Long Live Queen Darlene Feharthine And King Wiliam Feharthine. We Will Always Have You In Our Memories."

Clara Kneeled Down, Closed Her Eyes, Clapped Her Hands Together, And Prayed.

The Guards And Maids Around Her Did The Same Thing Too.

Clara Prayed For Her Parents To Help Her Lead The Kingdom To Greatness, To Help Her Find Her One And Only True Love And To Atleast See Her Parents For Even Just 1 Minute But She Knew That It Would Never Happen.

"Hello, Cousin Clara. Or Would It Be Queen Cousin Clara?" Her Cousin Jutis Said In The Middle Of Her Prayer.

Clara Opened Her Eyes, Stood Up, And Turned Around To See Her Twin Cousins Jutis & Giselle Looking At Her.

"Hello, Jutis. Hello Gemma." Clara Said Diverting Her Eyes Away From Them.

"So Are You Taking Up The Offer I Gave To You Last Week?" Jutis Asked

"No. I Would Rather Die Or Give Up My Crown To Sarah Than To Marry You." She Said Putting Her Parents Favorite Flowers (Red And Pink Roses) On Their Grave Coldly. Besides Clara Already Had A Crush.

"Wait What?" Sarah, Jutis, Gemma All Said Looking At Her.

Clara Didn't Answer, She Just Walked Away. But She Heard Jutis Saying "You Will Regret That Clara."

Sarah Was Running Behind Her When Clara Suddenly She Stopped.

Sarah Hit Clara's Back And Asked "Why'd You Stop?"

Clara Ignored Sarah And Continued Walking.

"Hey, Claire, Did You Really Mean You Would Give Me The Crown?" Sarah Asked Curiously

"Yes, Yes I Did," Clara Said Not Looking At Her.

"Oh, Okay," Sarah Said Confused And Suprised.

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Night.

Clara Was Thirsty, She Wanted To Get Water.

She Was Walking Down The Halls Tiredly.

Until She Heard A Voice Saying "I Love You."

She Immediately Knew It Was Sarah, But Who Was She Talking To?

She Was About To Call Sarah's Name When She Heard Another Voice Saying "I Love You Too."

That Voice Was Her Crush's Voice Victor (A Butler Serving Along with Sarah, 4 Years Older Than Her, A Childhood Friend, And Incredibly Handsome.)

She Still Wasn't Sure It Was Victor Until She Peeked Her Head And Hid Behind A Wall. She Was Crying It Was The 3rd Time She Had Ever Cried.

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The Next Day.

The Sun Was Shining.

Every One Was Awake Except Clara.

The Queen Was Still Sleeping.

Until Something Or Someone Woke Her Up.

"Queen Clara Amelia Feharthine, You Are Under Arrest For The Murder Of Darlene Feharthine & Wiliam Feharthine." A Guard Said As Soon As She Entered Throne Room.

"What Do You Mean I Killed My Parents? I Love Parents. When They Died I Was Only Ten." Clara said.

"Guards Seize Her." My Uncle Said.

"What Let Me Go. NOW!" Clara Said Flabbergasted. They Grabbed Her Arms, Pulling Her To The Prison Cells.

"SARAH!" Clara Screamed

"CLAIRE!" Sarah Shouted Back.

Sarah Tried To Get Clara But They Just Shoved Her Aside.

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In The Prison Cell.

Clara Was Miserable, She Was Thinking Of How She Would Escape.

"Here, Your Stinky Little Bird." Jutis Said, Shoving Walty Into Her Cell.

"WALTY! Oh My God, Are You Alright?" She Asked The Little Bird

"Chirp" The Bird Said In Reply. It Was Laying On The Floor. It Was Weak But Still Alive.

"You Should Have Chosen To Marry Me." Jutis Said With A Smirk Before Leaving.

Clara Thought Of The Day Before. When Jutis Said You Will Regret That. And He Was Right She Does Regret That.

Pretty Soon Night Came. Clara Was Sleeping On The Floor With Walty When She Heard Someone Whisper Her Name.

Clara Opened Her Eyes. She Was Hoping It'd Be Sarah. But It Was None Other Than Giselle.

"What Do You Want Now, To Kill Me?" Clara Asked

"No. To Help You." Giselle Said With The Cell Keys On Her Hand.

Giselle Opened The Cell Doors And When She Did Clara Noticed That She Had A Backpack.

"What's That Backpack For?" Clara Asked

"For You." Giselle Finally Awnsered When They Were Tiptoeing In The Castle. Walty Was On Clara's Shoulder.

"Why, What For?" Clara Whispered

"Just Shut Up. Okay?" Giselle Said Annoyed

"Okay, Sheesh," Clara Shouted Loudly.

That Shout Was So Loud That It Woke Up The Guards.

"The Guards." Giselle Said.

"Gissy, What Are We Going To Do?" Clara Asked Nervously

"Did You Just Call Me Gissy?" Giselle Asked (The Reason Giselle Asked That Is Because Clara Used To Call Giselle, Gissy As A Kid But Then She Stopped)

"Yeah, Why?" Clara Asked.

"Nothing. Here, Take This Backpack And Run-" Giselle Said

"What Do You Mean Run? What's In This Backpack?" Clara Asked Cutting Off Giselle.

"JUST GO CLARA, RUN! RUN NOW!" Giselle Whispered Screamed.

"Okay." Clara Said.

And She Ran. She Ran Out Of The Castle With Tears In Her Eyes.

The Guards Came And Asked Giselle If She Had Seen Clara.

She Said, "Yes, She's Over There." Giselle Purposely Led Them To The Opposite Of Where Clara Ran.

"Please Be Safe Clara. This Kingdom Needs You!" Giselle Whispered.

To Be Continued...

Hello, I'm Lune Areaste And This Is My 1st Book. I Hope You Really Like It Cause I Tried To Describe Everything. By The This Book Will Be Updating On Saturdays (But I Don't Know Which Saturdays :P)

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