''Who have you been speaking with Alicia and Alice?!'' ''I have been watching you for sometime now.'' The Queen interrogated the twins after hearing them speak with some imaginary beings. ''Your highness, we weren't talking to anyone. It's just the three of us here.'' The twins denied. ''Hmmph!'' The Grand Queen scoffed and walked away. She couldn't drag the matter further,lest she be accused of being crazy. She went to her room restless, pacing to and fro. 'But I heard them clearly with my ears.' 'I heard them mutter some words as if they were discussing something with someone.' The queen was unconvinced by the lie, the twins told her. 'Come to think of it, those scoundrels acted strange the other day, in front of the king and I.' 'Something is not right and I must figure it out.' ''How did they know that I took the necklaces?'' ''How did they find it?'' ''Why were they nodding their heads to some invisible beings? '' ''Was it the same person she caught them talk
The four of them returned back to the palace after hearing the evil that befell the witch hunter. The twins were so devastated and shocked that they remained in the garden for a very long time, thinking about what they just heard. "There they are! Just who I have been looking for," Rose said as she smiled. The twins snapped out of their thoughts on seeing Rose approaching them. 'Huh? How did Rose manage to know where they were?' "Good afternoon Rose." "Good afternoon, guys. I came to get you two so we can go make preparations for the trip to the royal chalet where the festival of the battle royals will be taking place." "Looks like we have to leave now. '' Night said before he and Candy disappeared. Alicia and Alice were grateful, Rose came along with them for the Festival of battle royals. The twins couldn't imagine how much they would have had to endure Grand Queen Seria incessant glares. Truly, claiming to love them and calling them the sunshine of her life, was al
The twin sisters's senses went into full swing as they moved towards the left. The arrow seemed to be moving faster than normal. One moment, everything was moving in slow motion and the next moment, it seemed like everything was happening too fast. Way too fast. Without second thoughts, the twins grabbed Rose's hand and moved her away. The force with which Alicia and Alice drew Rose, made the three of them fall to the ground. The sound of the arrow on the dartboard penetrated the silence. "What was that all about?" Rose asked as she rolled off the twins. "That." Alicia and Alice pointed to the dartboard. Rose's mouth fell open when she realized what the twins were trying to say. "It would have been your head." Alicia said. "Goddess, gracious!" Rose hugged the girls and stayed that way for a while. "Thank you." After the hallway episode, Alicia and Alice laid on the bed. "Hello, there." The twins turned around to find Night and Candy beside them. "Hello, you two."
The next day dawned with sunshine and blue skies. After a very healthy and happy breakfast, the Deville's headed to the stadium where the festival was going to take place. After the ribbon cutting ceremony and music, the twins asked for permission to leave from the king and bade the rest of the royals goodbye. With King Azalea's permission, Alicia and Alice left in a buggy for the palace. Grand Queen Seria smiled smugly as the twins bade everyone goodbye. The twins stopped by the river to converse and check on Bruno and the other locals who were working on the irrigation system."Hello, there!" Alicia and Alice called out as they stepped out of the buggy."Alicia! Alice!" Bruno called out with a wide smile on his face. The other commoners exchanged puzzled looks as to his use of their names, as they looked like nobles. When he looked back and noticed, he bowed and greeted. "Good day."Alicia and Alice stifled a laugh as they watched him bow."Good day, Bruno. How's the work goi
Alicia and Alice placed their feet on the saddle and climbed the horse's back. Elena made sure everything was in place before permitting to go round the training ground with the horse. She smiled as she watched the twins take off. The young girls were everything. Beautiful, Ambitious, selfless, kind and mature. Maybe too mature for girls their age, Elena thought to herself. Whereas girls their age were worried about dresses, ponies and the lot, the twins went about doing things that adults did. "Can we go see the King? He just got back from the festival." Alicia's voice cut through her thoughts. Elena nodded. "Of course, yes. Let's call it a day." "Thank you." The twins alighted the horse with Elena's help and ran off to where the King was. Alicia and Alice yelped for joy as King Azalea hugged them, lifted them off the ground and spun them around. He changed from being a very horny asshole to a very matured king, overnight. As they wandered into the garden and made small
It had been quite a day at the palace. The palace was a hub-bub of activity as preparations to celebrate the King had gone into full swing. The ballroom was being decorated, the flowers and shrubs were being trimmed to perfection and Amelia had her hands full with sorting out the menu and getting food prepared on such short notice. Everywhere was buzzing with activity and the twins could not help but wonder at the turn of events. Alicia and Alice walked to the door of the study and knocked softly. They had been summoned by the queen. "Come in." The Grand Queen said from the other side of the door. The twins opened the door and slipped into the room. "Good day, your highness." "Good day, my darlings." Grand Queen Seria said with so much glee and excitement. Alicia and Alice refrained from quirking their brow. Did they miss something? Because they couldn't place why the Queen was being to them. Oh! It had to be because of the party that was going to be held in honor of the
''Mother, are you okay? You haven't touched your food since. What's the problem?'' King Azalea asked, looking concerned. With a practiced fluidness, Grand Queen Seria smiled smoothly and placed her hands on the king's."I am fine, my king. I was just overwhelmed with the allergy episode." Grand Queen Seria smiled, making sure her face conveyed as much concern as possible. "I will go speak with Amelia immediately."She gracefully stood up from her seat and turned to the Earl and Countess of Duxin. "I am sincerely sorry about the peanuts. Be rest assured that it will never happen again.""Thank you, your Highness," the Earl replied good naturedly. The Countess nodded her response and smiled. Queen Seria wove her way through the crowd and found her way to the kitchen."Your Highness." Amelia said immediately the queen walked in. All the kitchen servants paid respect as she made her way to where the head cook was standing."Amelia, Amelia. About the allergy episode.""I am sincerely
Marline looked at the mirror and her reflection stared back at her. She had one stop before leaving on exile. The palace! Yes, the palace. She transformed into a black bird and flew away from her lair, towards the palace. 'I will take a look at those rascals before leaving on exile. I need to lie low for now and plan something spicy to act upon on my return.' She thought as she flew to the palace. She got to the palace and perched on one of the trees in the garden. There, the King and Princess sat on a bench giggling and chattering out loud about the concluded commission. Not only were they talking about the commission but the main reason for their discussion was because of the public compliment their royal mother, Grand Queen Seria, gave to Azalea. ''This is basically the happiest day of my life sister.'' King Azalea cried. ''I understand Azalea. Mother complimenting and giving you credit in public was a huge one. It's indeed the happiest day of our lives as we haven't