Chapter 5

Chapter 6: Is he broken? "That will be king and you will marry someone." I add to what I said. "You will love her all your life." You will love her more than anything, more than your childhood friend that you"ve made a promise with. More than… the empire. "What did I do…? Did I do something wrong? " He asked. I gave him a puzzled look. "You didn't do anything wrong." Not yet. "It's just like that? You will break the promise just like that? " Break? No, you were the first to ruin. "Break? Oh no, I will still do my promise. I will marry the man I love, and he will love me the same love I gave him. I will be his Queen. " I smiled at him. "Why… why won"t you marry me in-instead. You said you like me. "His voice was weak, I must be the weak one of the two. I was the one who got hurt. I was the one who suffered from all of this. "I already set you free, are you not satisfied with that yet? Shouldn't you celebrate today because I won't chase you like a fool anymore ?! " I shouted at him. "You don"t even love me! I died because of you! " I immediately covered my mouth. Shit! I was carried away by my emotions. "What?" "No, w-nothing. Forget what I said. " I said simultaneously waving one of my hands. There were a long silence. You can hear the birds chirping, and you can feel the strong winds. "Ok, so you"re sure you"re backing out?" he glanced at me while saying that. His voice is back to normal, his intense presence too. "Yes, I will be a knight instead." My short answer is, I might be slippery again to say that it's difficult. "But what if I liked you too…" "What?" "What-" I cut him off, I already heard it. I just repeated it a little so that I might hear something wrong again "That would be absurd." Laughing I said. He glared at me. "You said you didn"t like me your majesty, I heard that loud and clear. No need to lie. " Why? Isn't that true? He didn"t even like me when we were young, now that we"re big? "Okay." He sighed. "But will you still be my friend? Call me the usual. " I smiled at him. "Of course, Prince Al. I will be your knight and your friend instead. Just like the good old days. " He smiled back at me. But I can still see the sorrow in those eyes. *********
"Princess! We are going! " Maddy shouted at me.
I just woke up, I lazily went up and walked like a zombie out of my room. I looked around at the palace, I will see you in 2 years. And pray that I won"t die. Maddy quickly arranged for me and left immediately. I haven't done anything in the academy since class is on Monday. Why are we in such a hurry to go there. "Princess June, everything you need is ready." I nodded. She sighed and hold both of my hands. "Good luck Princess" I smiled at her and nodded again. "I'll see you in 2 years Maddy." I told him. Maids and any servants inside the school are not allowed. You will all do it by yourself. He cried and said goodbye to me when we arrived at school. Welcome to Gemstone Academy, a place where royalties and scholars study. This school is like the empire. Huge, full of palaces but used for studying. There are also many open fields for knights. There are 3 courses in total:
The Political course is where you study how do make money, rule the empire, sell some goods, create some business or work under the empire as an assistant.
Next is the Magical course, The field they have is big and they often have towers in their buildings since… they are wizards. Wizardry studies healing, making potion, making magic, anything that involves magic and out of this world.
Lastly is the Knighthood course. It"s where you learn how to fight, princesses has no exception on this one either. You will learn archery, swordsmanship, and martial arts. You will work tto be a guard or a personal guard in the royal palace. We went to my dorm to put the things there. Best part of having a dorm is you don't have anyone with you, it's still as big as your own room before in the Palace. The one who brought my belongings said goodbye and thanked them again and again. Hmm, I should probably explore the academy first. You only have 2 years to study here and you"re going to graduate right away. Proper etiquette and all is thought only at home, you can study in advance too. But in 2 years, not everyone can graduate. Only top students and students with better performance can graduate at this prestigious school. 2 years but I didn"t say it will be easy to graduate. There are already many students here, some were talking with their friends. Some were just alone roaming around like me. I searched the building or palace of the Knighthood course, and when I found it I immediately rushed and went inside. I was amazed at how big it was inside, there were dummy mannequins made of wood. I excitedly grabbed a wooden sword and touched it with care, oooohh how I missed you. "A girl? What are you doing here little miss? " I turned my attention to the speaker. He has red long hair in a ponytail. Shit is handsome. I was getting ready for my first day in school. The school gave me the knight"s uniform, they said that very few women joined. But they do have a female"s uniform which fits pretty good, which is good and I don"t dress like other courses. The color was red and I really liked the uniform because you can move freely, though it will warm you up. I have fixed my hair, short hair feels good and light. I immediately remembered when I took my uniform, they were surprised because a woman joined, they said I was the only woman who would join the batch today. They were even more surprised when they found out who I was. Tsk. Are they gonna treat me well because I"m a royalty? I don"t need those shits. When I came out, the other students immediately looked at me. I saw those students wearing dresses and suits. What? First time they see a woman in a Knight uniform? I just didn"t mind them, I went straight to my course building and I immediately spotted Jasper because of his red hair. Of course he saw me right away because I was the only woman here. "Pri- I mean June! Here! " he shouted while waving his hands. He"s attracting attention because of his shout. I looked at him and approached him. He still do like his hair yesterday, turned ponytail. His hair is longer than mine though, like it's up to his waist but it's okay with him. As for me, it's only up to my shoulder. She also had a man with her who had the same hair color, as well as her face. "By the way this is my twin-" "Call me Jayden." It cut to his brother. "I'm Juniper, call me June." He"s face look exactly the same as Jasper but more soft. His height is shorter than Jasper and his hair is also shorter than his brother. He looks feminine. Is he gay? I was immediately shaken, I was very judgmental indeed. "Welcome students!" We turned our attention to the speaker. He looked at all of us one by one. "Take your seats." We immediately sat down. "I"m Commander Leo from the Levony Empire. I will be your instructor, your trainer and everything. I don"t take weak people as my knight under my command. I serve the King in the Levony Empire. And all of you will serve your own country too. " Suddenly someone raised his hand.
"Yes, do you have a question." He stood up and pointed at me… HE POINTED AT ME! "There's a lady in the class." Commander Leo raised an eyebrow. "And? Is there a problem with that? " he crossed his arms and looked closely at the inquirer. "Sir she is a fema- "Gender does not define how strong or weak you are, it does not define your power. So does its skills, you might be surprised that she"s more skilled than you boy. " The one who asked bowed. "Tsk, that's indeed true." Jasper whispered looking at the two of us at the same time… Jayden just stared at him. "Any more questions? You have a seat, boy. " The inquirer immediately followed. "Do you have any problems with that young lady?" I was surprised when he asked me. "Of course not, commander." I answered with a smile, my other male classmates were still looking at me. "Well good, let me continue my discussion. All eyes on me boys, I know you are beautiful but we are not here to look for beautiful. We are here to fight and protect the empire. "
He just continues to explain and all. "To be a Knight, there will be a lot of training. All courses isn"t easy, and this course is one of them. You have to study the tactics in the field, the plan to invade another kingdom. You must outsmart your enemies, if not. You"ll end up dying in the battlefield " Explain to Sir Leo about the ambush and all the plans to conquer a land. There are all my schedules are just the same. I have classes in the morning and training in the afternoon. Noon came easily, we headed out of class and went to the cafeteria. Sir also announced earlier that there will be no training later, he wants us to explore the school first. But I already did that. "Woi June! We are like you. " Jasper said kindly. Jayden was just behind him just quietly. "Sure. Come on, I'm hungry. " They both accompanied me, which means I was in the middle. The students looked at us again. ‘Hala Kambal?"
‘The gagwapooo"
‘Who"s in the middle?"
‘I don"t know, he"s in a knight"s uniform."
‘A knight woman?" And then let the gossips begin. I was slapped on the forehead, why is my roommate so handsome. "I'm so handsome." Japers said while smiling like a dog. "Shut up, you ugly one." Napa pout naman si Jasper sa kumento ni Jayden. "Shut up you too, we look alike. Which means you're ugly too. Bleh "I just laughed at them both. While we were eating there were men who approached us, they have the same uniform as mine but they are not my classmates. Probably an upperclassman since they already have stars on their chests. I smell trouble. "Well hello there, pretty lady." I sighed and continued eating, Jayden and Jasper ignored them either. They probably don"t want any trouble too. "You know it"s rude to ignore a royalty like me. I"m a Prince. " Who cares… status is nothing inside this school. "Hey! I"m talking to you! " He shouted at me and pulled me upright, then my food fell off the ground. I just stared at my food, potangina I'm already hungry so I'll just waste it. BUSET NA TO! "Hey- "Don't touch me." I said softly while still looking at my fallen food, this bastard is gonna pay for my food today. I swear on my muffin, rip my fallen muffin. "You know, you"re rude. Respect to those who rise here, I am a prince from another kingdom! " I looked at him with a disgusting look, and so? I told you, you're not handsome. "Fine then, your majesty." I said with a sarcastic voice. "What do you need?" "Date me." I was almost disgusted with what he said, moreover he withdrew my hand that he had been holding earlier.
"Oh no, it's not." I disgustingly said. I acted like I was going to vomit. "Nope, not in a million years" Many people are also looking at us since the cafeteria is crowded. We are gonna be surrounded soon "What- "Look here a-hole. If you don"t treat me with respect, I will also do the same. And did I hear it right? Date you? Excuse you and your face? Hell no, even if you are the only man left in this world. " I confidently said. "My answer will always be‘ EW NO "" "This bitch- He would have told me if Jayden and Jasper had stood up. I stopped them. "Boys, let him go…" I said to the two of them. "Come at me bastard." He got even angrier because I stopped Jasper. He went to me and almost grabbed my hair, of course I'm an expert in dodge any attack. I immediately grabbed his arm and put it in his back. He cried out in pain. He managed to escape it since I wasn"t too tight. He stepped back and step forward again, this time he"s ready to punch me. I grabbed his fist before he threw it at me and I raised my other arm to punch him in the face. I also kicked him so he couldn't really stand up. His nose was bleeding, and im sure the kick will give him a bruise later I looked at his colleagues who were ready to jump. Case Jasper and Jayden watched over me, they looked pretty skilled. Jasper's companion may have been scared. "Now look here, Princey. You will order me another serve of meal since you wasted my food earlier. DO you understand?" I saw him nod repeatedly. I smiled at him and tapped his cheeks. He was released, he stood up with his hands on his nose because it was bleeding so much. "Also, if you want to fight me. Just say the time and place, I"ll be there. " I said to him and turned my back on him. I thought he'd be more skilled. Disappointing.
"Whooaaaa you're also good at Martial arts, June!" Jasper complimented me, Jayden agreed with him. "Wh-where did you learn those moves?" Jayden asked shyly. I was so bitten by the muffin I bought when I punched it. He didn"t even say sorry, maybe he had a plan to come back. "Ah, I learned it from my dad." I explained to them. "My dad used to train me self defense for bad guys. He thought me everything I needed to learn as Knight. " "Is your father a Knight?" I stopped at that question. I remembered that my dad was the King"s right hand man. "Yeah, he was the protector of the King." I smiled in response as I recalled memories about my dad. "So- ‘AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA"
‘SI PRINCE ALISTAIR!"
‘THE TOPS OF OUR SCHOOL!"
‘OH MY GOD GRAY!" We stopped talking because suddenly someone screamed. It's good that he didn't lose his voice or even get upset. Ah, I forgot we have the same year. Our courses are different. He is with the top 1 from the wizard course. Where is his future knight though? When I looked at them, one person was missing. He doesn"t have a future knight, well I didn"t really see his future knight"s face before. That one is always wearing armor, including a helmet. I remembered his name was ‘Cleo", I don"t know the full name because he only shows up often. I already saw the wizard dude. His name was Graige Sebastian Borne. He memorized every spells and created potions and medicine and everything. He was like the perfect wizard you need as a king. I don"t remember how they got close but I think it was about the top students. "Grabe first day na first say may top 1 na agad in every course." Jasper's comment. "Yeah, so what? Is there one? " I will ask "None at the moment, the Commander was having a hard time choosing who's gonna be the top in this course." I shrugged at Jayden"s answer. I mean can no one beat our batch today? The new tops in the school are all underclassmen and there is no upperclassman. "How about our upperclassmen who are ready to graduate?" I asked again. "I heard they weren"t that active. Same last year, the batch of our upperclassmen was not very active. Tsk, maybe no one in their batch is handsome. " I raised my eyebrow. "How can you say that?" "Well, tbh there is nothing really beautiful or handsome in the upperclassman batch in all courses. Of course there are also rumors about don so I guess he's true. " Wow harsh reality. "As long as someone is handsome or beautiful, everyone is ready." We just laughed at what Jasper said. "T-the prince is staring at us." Jayden whispered softly. I would have turned around in case he touched my cheek. "N-no don't look!" I gave him a questionable look, what why? "OOOh, he looks mad." Jasper said while smirking. "Aren"t you the first seat to be the next queen? I mean fiancée? In the gem empire? " "You"re a princess?" Jayden asked confused. I hushed him down "Nah, don't treat me one." I said to Jayden. "Yeah I was supposed to be the first seat candidate, in case I backed out." "What? Why? " "I wanted to be a knight instead." "I mean we know you wanted to be a knight. But shouldn't there be another reason you backed out? The whole empire knows you"re head over heels with the prince "I was slapped on the forehead, my god this is embarrassing. "Aah… nothing." I said while remembering the past. "Just a sudden change of heart." To be continued...