" A tea party?" asked Ron incredulously as if he had never heard about such a thing before.
They have just finished with their daily training and Chelsea who had been invited to a 'good time ' by Ron on the weekends with the rest of the team had to refuse the offer because of her prior engagement . An engagement that she very much wanted to forsake but she was still the second lady of the Kaisen family and it was her responsibility to socialise with her peers .
" Yes a tea party and stop laughing at me , or I will freeze you for your this time " threathend Chelsea when Ron started sniggering at her.
" I'm not laughing at you - ouch - what the - " said Ron nursing where Chelsea just elbowed him " Okay okay , but you have to admit it ,that it is quite funny after all I never imagined you in those frilly dresses and talking like those noble ladies "
Chelse
The next day the blustery weather cleared up and the sky turned a beautiful periwinkle blue .The clouds now fluffy white totally different from the stormy gray of yesterday's, sun was shining brightly and lazy breeze wafted over the grounds.But despite this cheery weather that may make people dress up and go out for a picnic , Chlesea had no desire to even leave her bed at all . She seriously wished that no one would come up to her and ask her to get ready for the tea party ." Mi'lady will you please , leave your bed and get ready , we are already running late " said Cici in a worn down weary voice, she had spent a good deal of her time since the morning , repeating the same words over and over again but her mistress was still pretending as if she was not able to hear her ." Cici , can I not cancel it ?" came Chelsea's muffled voice as her head was covered by her blanket ." No , you have already
" Oh , My lady Kaisen , such a pleasant surprise ." Rachael rushed upto her , simpering and beaming ." Yes , Thank you Lady Miller " said Chelsea with a beautiful smile that matched well with Rachael 's coy smile .Rachael guided her to the table where she was entertaining her friends . Chelsea noticed that , her decorations were quite familiar to that of Princess Margaret Kellington, Rogue's half sister and the daughter of Queen Maria .The table were covered in pure white silk table cloths with delicate golden linings .The table was laden with a macroon tower on a Styrofoam cone decorated with ribbons and flowers, a total of seven tea cups which was certainly a part of an A grade Limoges Porcelain Tea Set, detailed in fine 24 carat gold.Lady Miller had certainly went all out for this tea party !Rachael led her to a seat rig
" Are you seriously kidding me " an irritated sigh escaped Chelsea's lips as she tried to zip the dress .It was one of the rather low cut one on the back and zipping it was hard enough but then she had to go ahead and have it tangled up somehow.She was inside one of Miller's , rest room made for their guests .The maid appointed by Rachael had gone out to bring a comb and was yet to return . Chelsea who had never liked anyone hands other than Cici's upon her body decided that it might be better if she takes a bath and dress herself up on her own , letting the maid do whatever she wanted to .But now Chelsea seriously prayed for that maid's quick arrival . She didn't like waiting for her while being almost naked .There was a knock on the door and Chelsea beamed hurriedly giving the maid , her permission to enter .The sound of Footsteps came from behind her but then all of a sudden they came to an abrupt stop , Chel
" What do you mean ?" scowling , Rogue asked her again and Chelsea wasn't even surprised at his question . Of course he didn't understand, when had he ever looked twice at her , she was nothing to him while he was everything to her once and it was high time she change this status ." I loved you , even if you believe that all along I was eyeing , the position of Crown Princess , I didn't . I was never after that position , I was after you " breathed Chelsea creeping forward so that she and Rogue were face to face , this fear she needs to overcome it " You were kind to me , when no one else was your highness and I fell in love with you because of that , do you know that ?"Rogue looked stunned as if he never ever thought about this , Chelsea smiled mockingly .Ofcourse , he didn't with Lady Marie as her mother , it will be a surprise that if anyone thought of her as anything more than just a gold digger ." But what is the poi
" Chelsea?"When Chelsea reached , Robin , the latter frowned and looked at her as if trying to see what was wrong . Chelsea prayed that as perceptive as he was, he will not notice the streaks of tears down her cheeks .She had of course wiped and washed them clean but one could never be too cautious when her second brother was concerned ." Are you okay ?" still frowning , searching for what was amiss , Robin asked ." Yes , I'm fine brother Robin " said Chelsea, except for some stabs of pain here and there , she felt okay .Robin nodded then reached out to her , holding her hand in his . He wrapped his hand around her wrist and was startled at the cold touch of her skin , he looked down at her , except looking tired , Chelsea looked the same as she did in the morning , was he thinking too much ?He looked at her again , trying to dec
" Good morning, Chelseeeea " Ron rushed to her the moment, he saw her coming .He was looking forward to her arrival , their guys out night, turned out to be a total flop . With Kyle and Malcolm as their leaders, it was totally boring , they wouldn't let them get drunk nor will they let them do anything ' exciting ' . And to make matters worse, Kyle insisted that they return back to their dormitories before midnight .Ron angry and sulking wanted to share some of this injustice with someone and knew that the only one who will be understanding enough , was none other than Chelsea, who too had her weekend ruined by the social gathering , where she wasn't willing to go ." Good morning " Chelsea greeted back but the difference in their greetings was visible to naked eye , as energetic as Ron was , his greeting too was full of life and on the contrary , Chelsea's was weary and disheartened." Are you okay ?" he as
The next thing she knew was being wrapped in a golden transparent bubble like cocoon , her entire body down her neck was covered by it . She didn't know what Robin was doing having her wrapped up like new born baby but she didn't complained , the pain had slowly receded , leaving only a prickling sensation as if her blood was being frozen ." Regulus " sounding weary and tired Robin spoke up " take Chelsea inside the carriage , make sure to be really careful , I have secured her bones from melting any futher but if you caused her to receive any shock from your movements, it will all go down the drain, understand?"Chelsea had never heard Robin speaking so sternly with his brother ever before, Regulus was Robin's baby brother , whom he had loved and protected for as long as Chelsea can remember.Regulus nodded , taking Chelsea away from Kyle with extreme precaution as if he was holding something
Robin and Lord Kaisen had no idea about Kyle's inner monologue, instead they were rushing towards the carriage where Chelsea was being ' handled with care ' by a really really anxious and worried Regulus ." Just let me down " said Chelsea irritably , this was the fifth time she was asking Regulus to let her sit on her own .Turns out that Regulus had taken Robin's advise of treating her well quiet seriously and was now refusing to let her off his lap." Sit tight, do you have any idea how much this carriage gonna shake once its starts moving? " Regulus snapped at her , he too wasn't comfortable as well after ,letting her sister sit so closely to him , infact men and women should keep a distance after they reach the age of seven , this was the first time he was letting any woman to be so close to him . If not for the special case scenario he would have never agreed to it ." It just feels wrong !"
Chelsea walked out of the Kaisen mansion, beside her was a young knight who was humming a funny tune . Listening to that annoying tune , Chelsea nearly lost her mind " Have you played enough, Wilson Clodis?"The young knight laughed and snapped his fingers , the apperance of Brown hair and emerald eyes morphed and was replaced by Wilson's true apperance , he shrugged innocently and clicked his fingers once again , so as the handcuffs on her wrist loosened and fell on the ground ." You sure were having your fun " said Chelsea rubbing her wrist as she looked at Wilson who somehow have gone through incredible changes, before he was a gloomy sort of man , whose expression was brooding but ever since he surrendered in front of the high priest , who secretly returned back to the Empire .Wilson has changed greatly , his eyes were twinkling and he looked refreshing and sunny ." O
" See ! Lord Kaisen now what do you have to say?" seeing that the golden string was tied to Chelsea's wrist , Count Clodis forgot his previous fear and jumped up , pointing his finger at her , while he looked at her father with a maddening gleam " I always said that half bloods like these should never be allowed to have the right to be brought in the noble household, yet you were the one who opposed me , now see what this dirty mutt did to your own daughter , to her own sister ! She attempted to murder her !"" Hah , so I attempted to murder my own sister ?" Chelsea let go of Rogue's hand and stepped forward , her eyes cold and icy . ' Dirty mutt ' , ' rotten bastard ' , ' slut ', ' whore of a mother ' , when she was in the prison , these nobles made it their daily habit to come to Abarcus and insult her on a daily basis , for months she had listened to the nobles insulting her and she has always been patient regarding them but now , she can
Unbeknownst to both Lilian and Chelsea, Felix heart had taken a turn for the worst . However, neither of them had the power to peek into someone's mind and had no idea about what was going in Felix's mind as he let his hand fell down limply by his side .Chelsea gazed at the pair of rings that now tied Lilian and Felix together for all eternity and looked away , she couldn't watch it anymore . It was done and yet she could only watch as a passive onlooker , however , this wasn't the end .Lilian has played her part now it was her turn , her eyes grew cold as her gaze lightly drifted over to Agnis , who was already looking at her . Agnis 's gaze was soft yet the contempt and jeer hidden in them could no longer be masked .She was looking at her as if she was looking at someone who was already dead , Chelsea arched a brow and smiled comtemptously at Agnis , whose brows furrowed as her gaze darkened .
Agnis sudden apperance took her by surprise , Chelsea for a while didn't know how to deal with this so suddenly , Why was Agnis here ? This woman was clearly someone who naturally dealt in the dark arts , why was she with Priest Rudolf ? and why was Priest Rudolf walking along side Agnis with so much ease ? Being the follower of Lord Etah priest Rudolf should have easily decipher her mana .If priest Rudolf was walking beside Agnis it could only mean that Agnis was really good at hiding her true essence which was almost impossible given that Priest Rudolf was a priest of high calibre then it only left one reason-Priest Rudolf was colluding with Agnis !Chelsea closed her eyes and clenched her teeth , in her past life even though she wasn't allowed to have any contact with the outside world . But she knew that without the church's agreement , no one could execute her . She trusted
" Its seriously annoying " growled Chelsea sounding like a cornered animal " will you just look at the way they are watching me. If I didn't knew myself better I swear I would have thought I am standing here in my night wear "" Mistress , please calm down and stop drinking " Cici took away the fifth glass of champagne from her but Chelsea simply rolled her eyes and took another one from the passing waiter making Cici hiss indignantly " Mi'lady "" Calm down " said Chelsea, her mind wandered to the magical floating tables that were revolving around the ball room with apparent ease , On the left , their father has magicked a vineyard and orchid where the nobles were clustered around joking and giggling , once in a while they would look at her way and Chelsea would raise her glass in a mock greeting to them .On the right were the fluttering jasmine bushes , that shimmered like tiny
" You still haven't given up , my dear " said a man in white silky robe that flickered with rainbow lights quite similar to the one that shimmered when oil and water mixed , he was sipping on his tea and , every time his robes moved a new living being was born first it was a canary then it was a rabbit , one by one small creatures kept forming and he was surrounded with a bunch of animals like snow white ." I will never give up, Never! " replied a voice in a snake like croon , he was standing a bit farther away from the man in robes, his body completely distorted with nothing left other than black mana that floated around like smoke . He tried to materialize in a human form and for a while he succeded , a man with light blue hair and golden eyes appeared but only for a second , the next minute he doubled over groaning and coughing slowly dissolving in the black mist once again ." You could have bee
" Wilson! Wilson!" Jezebel screamed at the top of her lungs , a sense of fear rising in her heart . She could deal with just anybody just not the high priest without Wilson and his contacts , there will be a huge mess left for her to clear up " If that happens , how will I become the Empress!" shouted Jezebel flinging everything off from the table near her , sounds or broken glass and china resonated inside her room .She was afraid and angry , she wanted to kill Wilson for abandoning her in between but she knew that without his help , she wouldn't be able to ascend as the Empress ." This - Wilson ! How dare you leave me !" she screeched at the open window hoping to see any signs of Wilson but nothing happened , he was gone and left her ..Abandoning her in the middle of everything .Jezebel bit on her thumb nail an extremely malevolent expression on her face as she muttered furiously under her breath . She knew that her actions
" Your majesty , be as it may ..the second lady Kaisen is rumoured to be the child of the devil , how can we let this rumour circulate?" demanded Count Clodis , his smarmy eyes flickered with disgust as he took Chelsea's name . In his eyes taking the name of a half blood was as bad as stepping on a pile of cow dung ! That too when the woman was born by a prostitute , to say that woman 's name was a huge blow at his pride ." Count Clodis , pay heed to your words who said that my daughter is a devil's child ? She is born and raised by me !" shouted Lord Kaisen though he had always behaved in a gentlemanly way but when he daughter's life was concerned he could no longer control himself . To be claimed as a devil's child , dear Lord, he would have to use the blessings of his seven generations to get Chelsea out of this predicament, if he failed , No ! There was no , way he could fail , there was no option other than to fight till death !
" Chelsea? Chelsea ? can you hear me ?" Rogue shook Chelsea by her shoulders but she seemed as if she couldn't hear him at all . Her body was shaking , and she was writhing in pain , the deadened look her eyes became even more profound as she clutched her neck and screamed ." Chelsea! speak to me ! " he wrapped his arms around her but Chelsea didn't respond , she turned silent all of a sudden , too silent as if she was dead staring at him with no emotions , no light in those dark blue eyes and that scared the shit out of him . His heart twisted in agony and if he wasn't worried about Chelsea so much , he too might have lost his head ." Chelsea ! Come back to me " cupping her face he made her look right in his eyes hoping to see some kind of flicker of recognition, but nothing ." I can't " she murmured sticky like a doll reciting its line " I don't want to die , not , aga