The Royal's Passion

Today is the first day that I’ve left my room since he left me I feel as if I’m a waste of space. My sister has been worried but I can’t be here anymore, I decided tonight that I’m leaving and no one is going to stop me, not even if he showed back up. I have decided that I’m going 5,480 miles away from here, I’m going to Volterra, Italy. I have saved up enough money that if anyone looks for me they’ll have to track my route, and then to get me to come back they’ll have to get the FBI involved.

I know that everyone was so scared that was going to attempt suicide so they made sure I was never truly alone, the final straw was when my best friend left me saying he had enough of my crap, saying if I couldn’t get over him then I should lower my standards or find a new guy.

On the way to the airport, I was stopped by a few elderly people asking if I needed a ride somewhere, I had politely declined to see they had their, what I assumed to be their grandkids, in the backseat. Once I finally got to the airport it was almost time for my plane to board so I rushed through customs, I didn’t have any bags so it was pretty quick. The flight was a long 11 hours and 30 minutes, The only things I had left were my phone, My earplugs, a few hair ties, and the clothes on my back.

As I was walking around I spot a girl leading a few people around the city, but as we went on I found it boring and snuck away. I ended up in what seems to be the Trade District of the city, not only was it busy but crowded. My phone gives a little ‘ding’ so I glance at it and see a text from my sister saying she was glad I had finally left the house and hoped I wasn’t out for too long. As I let one tear slip I realize I walked to the end of the piers. One young Italian man walks up to me and asks, who had hurt me? I respond with too many people to even put into words, they were close to me now I see I should’ve put up the walls as soon as I saw his family.

The young man asks if there was any way for him to help. I finally glanced at him and instantly regretted my decision, because he looked so much like him. I asked if he was related to a man who goes by the name of Antonio he said he had a cousin by that name but he hadn’t been seen for a few years. I just replied with I apologize, maybe I have been to forward. I told him to call me Marceline DagenHeart, my middle and last name. He offered to give me a ride to a hotel so I wouldn’t be out in the cold. I told him I didn’t have anywhere to stay and he said he’d show me to a place where he knew I could stay.

Once he brought me to a castle, I realized only to realized I hadn’t even been given his name. He said his name is Luca Marcello but some just call him Mar. I asked if I could call him Luc and he agreed. When he brought me to the king I figured he would look old and wrinkly but this king looked quite young. When we walked into the throne room the king gestured to Luc and said he was happy his son was back and I was appalled Luc was a prince and failed to mention it to me before we arrived or else I would have behaved better and not have been so informal.

Luc glared at his father and looked at me as if he was nervous as to what my reaction was going to be. I glare at Prince Luc an ask him why he didn’t tell me he was the crown prince to Volterra. He said he didn’t want me to treat him differently, that he just wanted me to like him for who he was.I told him no matter how high and mighty he acted he was still a human with feelings and should be treated as such, during our little conversation the King just bounces his head as if he’s watching a Tennis match.

He asks his son if ‘She’ was the one, all he does is nod his head, while I stand there feeling like I’m interrupting a private moment between Father and son. The king then asks his son to show me to my room. Luc shows me to my room for the duration of my stay, he then tells me his room is next to mine and if I need anything to let him know.

The next day, I am awoken by Luc stealthily walking into my room. I asked Luc why he was in here and he kinda jumped, probably not expecting me to be awake. I asked Luc if he can leave so that I can get ready for the day. Just as he leaves the King is passing by and asks Luc if he woke me up, both Luc and I say no sir.

After I am dressed for the day Luc knocks on my door and asks if he can come in. I allow Luc entrance into my room seeing as I had already changed into some clothes that were in the closet. He said he was going to show me around the castle so that I can get a feel for the place and know where everything is. He showed me where the dining room, the family room, a room like a game room but not, and where the kitchen was.

Once he showed me where everything was, he took me to his private garden that has a balcony overlooking it. I saw that the garden was almost connecting to the forest with a little trail heading inside the treeline. So I asked Luc why his garden connected to the forest, the only way to get into it is through his room.