Chapter 3

Cassandra’s pov

 

“Shhhh”, I whisper yell my maids while entering the main hall of heaven. I make sure to remove my heels before walking towards my parents who are busy discussing some important work. After finding out that our universe was attacked by someone my parents are restless. But thank goodness, the prince of hell who is also known as god of wars went there to handle the matter, its just have been ten minutes but yes, the news here reaches faster than air if possible. One of my maid who have a huge crush on him keeps talking about him. I wonder how come I dont even know his name yet.

Am not good in politics of gods and goddesses as my parents, most of my time I have spent in my chamber painting, learning music and dancing. A d practicing my powers, ofcourse my father have taught me how to fight using a sword for my self defence in case of emergency. Though I wonder there wont be a day like so where I would have to protect myself when I have my father with me. Throughout my life I was protected from all the eyes which my father thought they are a threat to me.

 

I Dont know why my father hide me from everyone. May be what he does is better for me. The hall is empty, Its a good chance to startle my father. I see my father frowning looking into papers, my mother is rubbing his arm and assuring him everything will be alright. I know he is tensed so he should not grasp my presence here. Grinning I take my steps towards him making sure I dont make a single sound but still.....

 

“Princess... you should be in your chamber, I have told you to not come out of it specially in main hall where I could be in a meeting with someone”. He tells trying to not sound rude.

 

I pout stomping my feet on the white marble flooring with my bare legs. “How did you know I was here?”, I complain running into his arms for a hug.

 

I feel my father’s chest vibrating against my head as a soft chortle escapes his mouth. “Seeing you makes all my worries fade away”, he accepts breaking the hug.

 

I Grin at him sheepishly and tell “see, it was nice of me to come see you here”.

He shake his head as no immediately and tells “you should be in your chamber cassie, if not anywhere in gardens of heaven, dont cross this level of heaven and yes specially dont enter this hall without my or your mother’s invitation”, he warns strictly.

 

“Okay, fine”, I tell pouting.

 

“By the way tell me how you always find me?”, I ask looking at him squirting my eyes.

 

“I always find you... because its you....”, he tells laughing.

 

“Father please”, I whine making my parents laugh.

 

“Do you know your father found that am pregnant with you before even I knew”, my mom reveals making my eyes widen.

 

“Really?”, I ask interestedly storming towards my mother.

 

She laughs sweetly in her honey like voice and reply stroking my hair. “yes, your smell....”.

 

“My smell?”, I ask sniffing myself making my parents chuckle.

 

“Your smell is sweetest, princess”, my mom starts.

 

“We all gods and goddesses have a smell, we who live in heaven... we smell pious and you are most pious soul among everyone in the universe”. My mom completes.

 

“Yes, even though many others smell pious in heaven, your smell is stronger than anyone else”, my father tells.

 

“That’s how I find you”, he states making me smile.

 

“Oh”, I tell understanding.

 

“Why are you stressed father?”, I ask him worried looking at his stresses lines on his forehead.

 

He sighs sitting on his throne.

“Is it because of the war?”, I ask him walking towards him sitting on the arm rest of his thrown placing my hand on his shoulder.

 

“Yes”, he tells frowning.

 

“But you should not worry about these things princess, tomorrow is your eighteenth birthday”, he tells making me frown.

 

“But father how.....”, he cuts me off immediately and tell “dont forget the rituals of heaven princess, tomorrow you will the crowned as princess and will be introduced to all realms”, he tells sighing. I guess he is really tired of everything.

 

“Okay father, as you wish”, I tell him pressing my lips together.

 

“Father please dont worry about war, prince of hell will win this too as always”, I tell him softly.

 

I See my parents eyes widen on the mention of prince and my father stands up immediately angrily making me flinch.

 

“How do you know about him?”, he ask me trying to be as soft as possible. But seeing his hands turned into fist and his clenching of jaws I know he is really mad at me.

 

“I ... I heard about him ..... f...from few angels”, I lie not wanting to mention about my maid “rose”, keeps telling me about him.

 

He walk towards me holding my arms with his large palms and speaks “dont ever talk about him, dont ever come infront of him, dont ever stay where he is”, he tells sounding serious.

 

“What am saying is what I mean cassie.... dont even take his name on your tongue, its not good for you”. He tells making me gulp.

 

“But.... why?”, I manage to ask.

 

“Cassandra, now you are questioning your father?”, my mother comes walking towards me seriously.

 

“I.. I.. mean... okay father”, I tell him looking down.

 

Why they behaved like this? I have never seen my father this afraid. What will happen if I meet prince? Is he that dangerous to me? Will he kill me?

 

I come out of my thoughts when my father speaks “cassie, me and your mother have selected these invitations to give all realms along with the flowers you wanted to grew and send them”, he tells making me smile.

 

“These are beautiful father”, I tell admiring the white cards with golden letters stating “princess Cassandra’s 18th birthday invitation”.

 

“We have already written address on this cards”, my mother tells picking them up from the table.

 

“Rose!”, she calls my maid.

 

“Take these cards into princess’s chamber and help her to send these cards with flowers”, she orders making her nod.

 

“These are magical cards... once you tell them go to your destination”, they will disappear from here to there. My father tells making me nod.

 

Yes I know few things like these, when I was younger my parents used to send my homework to my teacher as I never stepped out of this castle.

 

“We will be leaving father”, I excuse myself giving a hug to my father and mother.

 

“sleep early.. dont play around till night”, my mother shouts looking at my disappearing figure “okay”, I shout back running to my chamber.

 

 

“Did you see how my parents reacted when I mentioned prince of hell”, I tell rose as soon as we entered our chamber sitting on my bed.

 

“Yes, I was about to faint knowing if you reveal my name I would be a dead meat by now”, she tells placing the cards on my bed infront of me.

 

“Thank you for saving my life”, she tells dramatically being all emotional making me chuckle.

 

“You know I would be all alone if my father killed you... you are the only one who let me roam around in the castle when my parents put curfew”, I tell laughing.

 

“You are my only friend here”, I tell coming down from my laugh being serious.

 

“Yes am the one and only friend of the great cassie”, she tells flipping her hair back.

 

“Now shut up, I saved your ass because you can save mine when am in trouble”, I state jokingly taking a card in my hand.

 

“Okay fine”, she tells laughing then sigh looking at hundreds of cards.

 

“It seems king did invite all the important people of every realms”, she states to which I bob my head as yes.

 

“Lets start the work before its too late”, I tell lifting my hand after placing the card back on its place. I open my left palm smiling and place my right one on it as my right palm is facing upwards. I think about white roses and my powers start to work on making what I wanted. The floral dust forms as a tornado before forming into beautiful bunch of white roses.

 

“Beautiful”, rose states in aww making my smile grow wider.

“lets make more”, I chime doing the same.

 

“The address is not over the envelop”, she tells arranging flowers with the card.

 

“It might have written inside”, she tells shrugging.

 

“Might be”, I tell doing my work.

 

Hundreds of cards have been sent and rose fell asleep getting tired. “seriously rose, am using my powers here and you are tired and asleep”, I complain glaring at her.

 

“You are goddesses you wont get tired... am just an angel.....”, she tell in her sleepy tone before falling asleep.

 

“Ah this girl”, I whisper yell and get back to my work. “There is only one card left after this you can sleep too”, I tell myself sighing.

 

I Do same to grow white roses but suddenly rose yelled in her sleep making me flinch and the thorn of the rose stem sting into my palm making my blood flow and soon the white roses am growing turned into red.

 

ROSE!!!! I yell making her sit back totally awake.

 

“What happened?, what I did?”, she states startled and worried.

 

“Why did you yell in sleep?”, look what happened here because of you! I tell glaring at her showing the red roses in my hand.

 

“Oh my god!!!”, she squeals in joy grinning clapping her hands happily.

 

“These roses are so pretty”, she tells dreamily.

 

“Yes I know but they are red”, I point out to the sleepy head she is might have forgot we were sending white roses to everyone.

 

She rolls her eyes and tells “I can see it”.

 

“Seriously... you have guts to roll your eyes on me after what you did?”, I ask her showing my wound.

 

She gasp and take my hand in hers and cure it immediately chanting a spell.

 

“I was dreaming about my Ethan”, she tells dreamily making me slap her hand off my now cured one.

 

Ethan? now who is this?, I ask her annoyed rolling my eyes.

 

She hold her heart dramatically and gasp “he is prince of hell....., king of my dreams”, she tells blushing making me scoff.

 

“Whatever, send this flowers now am going to sleep”, I tell her handing red roses to her.

 

“Are you sure, these are red... made if your blood”, she asks frowning.

 

“Am tired now to make any more”, I tell slipping under my velvet duvet.

 

“I will kill you if you disturb me now”, I growl at her closing my eyes and drift to sleep.

 

“doesn’t princess know giving red roses comprehend our love to the person whom we are giving?”, rose asks herself before sending off them to their destination.