“Emery!” My eyes fling open and my sister is there in front
of me. “Did you fall asleep?” She laughs. I sit up and wipe drool from the
corner of my mouth.
“Yeah I guess I must have.” I say looking around the train. It’s mostly empty with just my sister and I , an old looking couple, and a man in a black jacket staring out the window.
“Okay well I was telling you my story, but obviously you didn’t think it was that interesting..” She trails off and lowers her head, pretending to be hurt.
“Wendy, I’m sorry. But it is the third time you’ve told me that story you know.” I tell her. She lifts her head and gives me a sly smile.
“Yeah that’s true.” She punches my arm lightly before going back to her notes.
I look out the window at the world flying by. Everything is green. Everything is every color of green you could imagine from sea foam to emerald and everything in between.
“Look Wendy!” I say excitedly pointing out the window. “We’re passing Viridus!” She looks out the window for a split second and then back down at her notes, uninterested.
“Emery it’s not a big deal, we’ve visited Viridus lots of times before.” She says flipping the pages of her notes.
“I know, but it’s just so amazing. I mean when you live in only one color for so long it’s nice to see others.” I say. My sister and I live in Caeruleus, a completely blue city one of the most beautiful cities in the Arcus. But always seeing blue can get boring and unlike the rest of the citizens of The Arcus we are Royalty. Being Royalty means that my sister and I can travel to the other colored cities and see all the beauty they have to offer. Right now we are traveling on a train to take us back to the Main station and from there we’ll be headed home to our blue city.
“Emery you daydream about other colored cities far too often. Caeruleus is the most beautiful out of them all!” My sister says proudly. The man in the black jacket turns to look at her and that’s when I see the red scarf tied around his neck. He is part of Rubricatus, the most violent city in the Arcus.
“Little girl…if I was as privileged as you, I do not think I would be rubbing my fortune in other people’s faces.” He has a thick Ruby accent and immediately my sister goes quiet, returning to her notes. The man gives me one last look before turning back to stare out the window. The rest of the train ride is silent and tense.
When we arrive at the Main Station the old couple gets up and I see purple clothing beneath their jackets. They give us a nice smile before exiting the train. The Ostrum people are always quiet and kind.
“Watch your step.” I warn my sister. She steps off the train and gives me a look that says ‘Big brother I know what I’m doing’. We walk the down the main isle with our bag man behind us. We follow the blue Arrows until we reach the platform that will take us home.
“I can’t believe Father sent only us on that trip. What was he thinking?” I ask my sister. She is still wrapped up in her notes and I have to ask her once more.
“Helloooo Wendy!” I say snapping my fingers. She looks up. “I don’t know Emery, when we get back home you can ask him yourself.” She grunts. I must have interrupted her at an important part. Teenage girls are very hard to understand.
I sit on the blue bench and relax, hoping that the shuttle will be here shortly.
I’m close to closing my eyes when I hear heavy footsteps walk up to the platform. It’s the man from the train and he has a wild look in his eyes.
“Little girl, I knew you looked familiar. You are the Princess no?” He asks. I immediately stand up and get between him and my sister.
“Ah and if it isn’t the King to be, standing before me.” He chuckles.
“You can’t be here. Please leave us alone.” I say sternly.
The man smirks. “Where are your bodyguards?” He asks.
My sister grabs the tail of my jacket. She begged my father to let us go alone with no bodyguards, telling him that we would be safe. That no one in the Arcus had started trouble in quite some time and my father foolishly believed her. I tried to tell him that it was a bad idea, but he wouldn’t listen to me.
Now we were in trouble with a Rubric no less, the worst person to anger.
“You tell the King I don’t like what he’s doing to my city.” The man says, his smirk turning into a sneer.
I can feel my heart beating out of my chest and hear my sisters deep breathing behind me.
“Please just…just leave us be.” My sister pleads, her voice cracking in fear.
The man looks at her for a moment.
“Little girl, I have waited and waited for things to get better. But they are the same. You walk around with so much pride while my city gets torn apart, and you think I won’t do anything about it?” He says.
Suddenly I’m struck with pain deep in my gut and I look down to find a knife embedded there. The man pulled his knife out of my stomach the same time that my sister gave out a loud scream.
“Tell the King I said hi.” The man says before running down the platform and away from the guards who heard my sister scream.
It feels like fire in my stomach, so much pain that all I see is black before my eyes. I fall to the floor and my sister is there crying and screaming, holding onto me. The guards are rushing up around us trying to figure out what’s going on. But I can feel myself slipping; the light around me is getting darker. Before I close my eyes I look down at my wound and see the red of my blood seeping out. We are all red inside, not just the Rubrics. We all have anger inside our veins.
“Yeah I guess I must have.” I say looking around the train. It’s mostly empty with just my sister and I , an old looking couple, and a man in a black jacket staring out the window.
“Okay well I was telling you my story, but obviously you didn’t think it was that interesting..” She trails off and lowers her head, pretending to be hurt.
“Wendy, I’m sorry. But it is the third time you’ve told me that story you know.” I tell her. She lifts her head and gives me a sly smile.
“Yeah that’s true.” She punches my arm lightly before going back to her notes.
I look out the window at the world flying by. Everything is green. Everything is every color of green you could imagine from sea foam to emerald and everything in between.
“Look Wendy!” I say excitedly pointing out the window. “We’re passing Viridus!” She looks out the window for a split second and then back down at her notes, uninterested.
“Emery it’s not a big deal, we’ve visited Viridus lots of times before.” She says flipping the pages of her notes.
“I know, but it’s just so amazing. I mean when you live in only one color for so long it’s nice to see others.” I say. My sister and I live in Caeruleus, a completely blue city one of the most beautiful cities in the Arcus. But always seeing blue can get boring and unlike the rest of the citizens of The Arcus we are Royalty. Being Royalty means that my sister and I can travel to the other colored cities and see all the beauty they have to offer. Right now we are traveling on a train to take us back to the Main station and from there we’ll be headed home to our blue city.
“Emery you daydream about other colored cities far too often. Caeruleus is the most beautiful out of them all!” My sister says proudly. The man in the black jacket turns to look at her and that’s when I see the red scarf tied around his neck. He is part of Rubricatus, the most violent city in the Arcus.
“Little girl…if I was as privileged as you, I do not think I would be rubbing my fortune in other people’s faces.” He has a thick Ruby accent and immediately my sister goes quiet, returning to her notes. The man gives me one last look before turning back to stare out the window. The rest of the train ride is silent and tense.
When we arrive at the Main Station the old couple gets up and I see purple clothing beneath their jackets. They give us a nice smile before exiting the train. The Ostrum people are always quiet and kind.
“Watch your step.” I warn my sister. She steps off the train and gives me a look that says ‘Big brother I know what I’m doing’. We walk the down the main isle with our bag man behind us. We follow the blue Arrows until we reach the platform that will take us home.
“I can’t believe Father sent only us on that trip. What was he thinking?” I ask my sister. She is still wrapped up in her notes and I have to ask her once more.
“Helloooo Wendy!” I say snapping my fingers. She looks up. “I don’t know Emery, when we get back home you can ask him yourself.” She grunts. I must have interrupted her at an important part. Teenage girls are very hard to understand.
I sit on the blue bench and relax, hoping that the shuttle will be here shortly.
I’m close to closing my eyes when I hear heavy footsteps walk up to the platform. It’s the man from the train and he has a wild look in his eyes.
“Little girl, I knew you looked familiar. You are the Princess no?” He asks. I immediately stand up and get between him and my sister.
“Ah and if it isn’t the King to be, standing before me.” He chuckles.
“You can’t be here. Please leave us alone.” I say sternly.
The man smirks. “Where are your bodyguards?” He asks.
My sister grabs the tail of my jacket. She begged my father to let us go alone with no bodyguards, telling him that we would be safe. That no one in the Arcus had started trouble in quite some time and my father foolishly believed her. I tried to tell him that it was a bad idea, but he wouldn’t listen to me.
Now we were in trouble with a Rubric no less, the worst person to anger.
“You tell the King I don’t like what he’s doing to my city.” The man says, his smirk turning into a sneer.
I can feel my heart beating out of my chest and hear my sisters deep breathing behind me.
“Please just…just leave us be.” My sister pleads, her voice cracking in fear.
The man looks at her for a moment.
“Little girl, I have waited and waited for things to get better. But they are the same. You walk around with so much pride while my city gets torn apart, and you think I won’t do anything about it?” He says.
Suddenly I’m struck with pain deep in my gut and I look down to find a knife embedded there. The man pulled his knife out of my stomach the same time that my sister gave out a loud scream.
“Tell the King I said hi.” The man says before running down the platform and away from the guards who heard my sister scream.
It feels like fire in my stomach, so much pain that all I see is black before my eyes. I fall to the floor and my sister is there crying and screaming, holding onto me. The guards are rushing up around us trying to figure out what’s going on. But I can feel myself slipping; the light around me is getting darker. Before I close my eyes I look down at my wound and see the red of my blood seeping out. We are all red inside, not just the Rubrics. We all have anger inside our veins.
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