The lupora smiled at the small zolnixi, who played with the cherry blossom petals that fell gracefully downwards. The zolnixi laughed a delicate laugh when one fell on her nose. She went cross eyed, and then sneezed, giggling when the petal retreated down onto the ground.
Her name was Aurora; daughter of the queen (Delphine) and king (Leon). "Aurora!" Her mother called out to her. "Come inside! It is dinnertime!" Aurora smiled and yelled back, "I'm coming!" She started leaping happily towards her home when she spotted the curious lupora. She smiled kindly and bowed slightly before running off.
It was only natural; proper etiquette to bow to someone. It shows respect and friendliness, and because of that it was used so freely that the gesture didn't mean anything more than a polite acknowledgement. Still, that was enough to send the young lupora's heart to the moon and back without tiring.
"Caspian!" The lupora turned his head in the direction that his name was called. "Get over here! The king wants to see us!" Caspian nodded; taking one last longing look at the castle in which his secret love lay, and then walked nimbly over towards the soldier commander.
~At the king's chambers~
"You wanted to see us, your majesty?" The king smiled and nodded. "Yes." His deep voice echoed throughout the room. "I believe the quarrel between out kingdom and the Starlit Kingdom is growing worse. I am afraid that we have no choice but to go to war."
It was true, the kingdoms had never been on good terms. They were always fighting about something, so it wasn't really a surprise that the king had requested for the army to suit up. "Yes, your majesty. Right away." The commander beckoned with his head towards the door, Caspian and him bowing before going out of the room.
"I want you to prepare the soldiers. We leave for the kingdom on King Leon's signal, which will probably be some time this week." Caspian nodded respectfully and stood tall, slouching a little when the commander walked away.
'War...' He thought. Though he knew the kingdoms weren't always getting along, he never in a million years thought that an actual, real life war would come. The kingdoms hadn't had a war since just about five hundred years ago.
Caspian was deep in his thoughts, worrying him, when he scented a beautiful scent. It smelled like flowers and fruit, as well as the very essence of the sun itself. Smiling, recognizing the smell, he turned his head. Aurora was so breathtakingly beautiful. She was the very essence of all the seasons; the pretty spring, happy summer, graceful autumn, and mysterious winter.
No one had ever really gotten close to the princess. As far as Caspian knows, she had one really good friend, Celeste. The two had been seemingly glued together from the start. The young soldier knew it was wrong, dangerous even, to fall in love with the young princess. Because one, she was of a higher rank, and two, a totally and completely different species than him.
But did that stop him from daydreaming about the beautiful girl? No. No it did not.
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Aurora had been laying down, enjoying the sun's warmth on her smooth pelt. She sighed in contentment and laughed at the thoughts that had entered her mind. However, she scented something strangely familiar. She smiled and turned around, making eye contact with the young soldier who was currently watching her.
"You know," she started, "I can scent you. You have been spying on me, haven't you? I thought your scent smelt familiar." The soldier's eyes widened and Aurora giggled, motioning to the spot that which was right beside her. "Come. Sit." She ordered.
"I really shouldn't. I must go prepare the army for battle." The young princess's expression faltered. She had always hated war. "Well, obviously you have time, or else you'd stop staring at me and actually go make yourself useful by doing the task that which you were told to do." The young princess snickered when the lupora's eyes widened in surprise.
"R-right." He came closer and sat down, not quite comfortable with being this close towards the princess. He had always dreamed of this moment, but he had always admired her from afar. Now, being this close, it was a little intimidating.
"So. What is your name?" She asked. "Caspian." "Hm." The two stared at the setting sun, the sky turning a bright yellow/orange with pink, dark blue, and purple hues. "Why are you talking to me?" Caspian turned confusedly towards the princess.
Not that he wasn't complaining, (he wasn't) but he was definitely a little caught off guard. Most of the time, animals of a higher class do not communicate with the lower class. "Sometimes it's lonely." Aurora responded, a hint of sadness in her voice. Her answer surprised Caspian.
"Yes, I have Celeste, my parents, and a couple other friends, but I don't get a lot of close friends because of the fact that I'm, well, a princess." She continued with a blush. Aurora was very humble and didn't like to brag about the fact that she was of a higher rank than others. It was, kind of embarrassing, if she was being honest.
"Being a princess means I don't get to befriend a lot of animals, because they could easily take advantage of me. At least, that's what my parents say." She stated sadly. The lupora nodded and said, "I can understand that. They're just trying to keep you safe though." He looked at the young girl.
"I know that." She said, sighing and shivering a little as the sun went down completely. "Will you be my friend?" She asked suddenly, throwing the older off a little. "W-what?" "Will you be my friend?" She asked again with her hope-filled eyes.
"U-uh..." 'What're you doing? Say yes you idiot!' Caspian's mind screamed. This was his biggest dream. Even if he didn't get to love Aurora in the way he wanted to, he'd at least be her friend. Someone she can rely on and come to him for ranting.
"Sure." He whispered. The princess smiled and yelled, "Yay!" In the distance, the princess' name was called. "I've gotta go now. Bye friend!" She smiled giddily. Caspian watched as the younger skipped off towards her home. He smiled and tried to calm his beating heart.
He would be lying if he said he didn't squeal a little, but no one needs to know.
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Hello everyone! Thank you for reading this, if you did. I hope you enjoyed it! I know I know. It's a little (a lot) cliche, but for me personally, I actually like this cliche. It's adorable <3 Anyway, I know it isn't the best, but I haven't written that much so I don't know had to word most things xD. I hope you enjoyed part of Forbidden Love anyway though!
~Kitti xX |
