Chapter 15 - Stronger
It had been two months since the infiltration at the palace. As a result, we'd lost fifteen men and though it doesn't seem like much compared to the thousands of soldiers that we have, we'd lost those fifteen men to one hundred of the intruders; so imagine if they had brought their entire forces to fight against us!1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgSUOlUXjfJ
For that precise reason, Robert, who had nearly lost his life during the infiltration has doubled up the security around the palace and their training time. Crimson now had to begin his Royal Army training while serving as my Royal Guard and also keep us with his school studies. So, it would be safe to say that he is an extremely busy person now. Even though he still sneaks into my bedroom, he's often exhausted and just drifted off to sleep; giving us no time to communicate and he's long gone by the time I wake up.1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhBQ6glPq9a
Like my mother had said before, "I don't want us to act like a family, I want us to fight like one!". The Royal Army and Cadets weren't the only ones stepping up their game in training. Everyone in the Royal Family, including the extended family (Rachel and Raven) have all been required to be trained up to at least the first year cadet level. It basically means we'll be learning how to use self-defense techniques, some offensive techniques and small guns.1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx897l7F00S
Robert has taken the liberty to personally train my mother, Grace and I because he felt that because we are females, we would be targeted more so than the males in our family. Needless to say, we were not all getting along in training. My mother and I constantly swore and jeered at each other while Grace tried to be mediator to the situation, which always resulted in me insulting her and Robert reprimanding me.1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGIsgOFz4xF
As for the general public, the lie was that the army was doing a gun salute and shockingly, the world believed it! The government just didn't fear to enter the hearts of Heartlanders if they found out that terrorists were trying to destroy us for unknown reasons. But I still believed that they deserve a right to know, I mean come on, they do live here!1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZd4xhRcqPX
"Alex,"1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7XIF0gWzCl
If I were a commoner I would want to know what was going on in my country1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFpaqpHXeke
"Alex?"1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyqylj46ejr
I mean, do they really have to think about telling the public?1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLcD11Ngz5y
"ALEX!"1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP9YMG2SbyF
I jumped in fright as I turned my head to the left to see an annoyed Pinky. "I've called your name like five times already! What's wrong with with you?"1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN1iqjrx8Sd
I ran my hands over my face. "I'm sorry," I sighed. "I just have a lot on my mind right now,"1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYyS4I7jIYq
"Well then you better get it together because you have to finish your calculus homework, which Mrs. Baker said counted towards 30% of our Christmas exam!" She exclaimed. "Her class is in the next two hours and you've only completed five out of one hundred questions!"1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCso7j1I0Ig
"How shameful," Lux tutted. Why the hell is he even here?1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWudrpsdir5
"Shut up brat!" I glared at him. "I'll finish the damn homework Pinky!"1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwskzggEI7d
She scoffed. "How? It takes at least ten minutes to complete one. How can you complete ninety five in two hours? And I am not letting you copy this time!"1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiRRsaQiBBv
Glaring harshly at her, I snatched my textbook and notebook into my lap and began furiously solving the equations. I'll show her that I can to complete it in under two hours! And low and behold, forty five minutes later, I'd successfully completed every question; and I was 99.5% sure that they were all correct.1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP4x20Qfh43
"Their is no way you can be done already," Pinky eyes me skeptically. "You didn't even use a calculator!"1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNQlpI9rH7O
"Check it for yourself," I smirked confidently as I watched her blue eyes analyze every equation. When she'd reached the end, she stared up at me, completely flabbergasted.1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxUMo78rhzt
"What.the.fuck?" She deadpanned. "They're all correct!"1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZwqs7FgEVk
"Seriously!" Lux chimed as he stared wide-eyed at me. "I thought you said that you were bad at math?"1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdc8G6S9ImK
"I said that I hated it," I corrected him. "Not that I'm bad at it,"1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgUKcNoJzdO
"But you didn't even use a calculator nor did I ever see you stop to think!" Pinky gaped at me. "Are you some kind of genius or something?"1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuecGmXj9fe
"Not really," I murmured into my hand. "I just have a really high IQ,"1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhk1fASPnfv
"Which consists of?"1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnUIC4LJFAD
"It was 200 when I got tested at fourteen," I mused. "It may have increased a bit..."1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWylCT5umo9
"200!" They shouted in unison.1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwONjuoYUjM
"Don't say that too loud," I rolled my eyes. "I don't want everyone knowing,"1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ObUaXoISy
"Freaking Einstein only had an IQ of 160 Alex!" Pinky exclaimed. "Do you even realize what you can do with a 200 level IQ? You can possibly discover cures for cancer!"1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmE0MzLR6p0
"It's not that-"1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9CtBIhYxdr
"200! 200!" Lux shouted as he fell out of his chair. "200!"1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6lsMDtQKWU
"SHHH!," The librarian glared at us, more specifically, Lux who was flopping around on the ground like a fish out of water.1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsSL7CcoKMK
"What part of don't be too loud did you not understand idiot!" I twisted his ear tightly between my fingers.1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZX0DrYn3i2
"Ouch ouch, I'm sorry," He whisper-shouted. "But seriously Alex, 200, that's amazing!"1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXUYVQ3UeFa
"Hang on a minute," Pinky said raising a blonde eyebrow at me. "Why do you get such poor grades in school if your IQ is so high?"1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnO6TCX4yWm
"Because I don't care about school," I leaned back in my chair.1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO0j2wvVLTi
"So what do you aspire to be on life?" She questioned. "You do realize that you need good grades to be able to go to university right?"1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXNLKIBh0Kh
"Firstly, the Royal Heartland University will accept me no matter how terrible my grades are. Secondly, it doesn't matter if I don't go to university. It's not like a need to have a job to survive,"1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQxg98wVndD
"So what?" Lux raised an eyebrow. "You just want to live as a princess in the palace for the rest of your life without having to work for anything?"1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaAB1utenDV
"Pretty much," I crossed my legs.1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvUTPzMOpX6
"You're insane!" He exclaimed. "Where the hell is the money to support you, who is extremely picky, for the rest of your life?"1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6N1SjrroNR
"That's why you pay taxes," I smirked.1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuICzgoq5Xr
He glared at me. "You bit-"1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf3E8Od2Q7x
He was cut off by the shrill sound of my cellphone blaring from my front pocket. Before the librarian could give me shit about it, I quickly answered it, talking as softly as I could. "What?"1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt9FH2joZpC
"Alex I need you to meet me at the front of the school right now,"1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf1KHqY3m3P
"Crimson?" I said. "Is that you? I have a class next you know I can't-"1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ00vxDa6NzK
"This is an emergency," He hissed. "They're here,"1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAkIYLn4b1Y
I gulped. They? He could only mean the intruders. But what the hell are they doing at my school?1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIYb3PxZNh3
"I'm on my way," I said lowly as I quickly threw my things into mt bag. My hands were trembling and my breathing was ragged. I was terrified. Who knows if one of them isn't in here with me?1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtkZj7bTWkc
"Don't stop and speak to anyone," He said before hanging up.1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Q5zfEiSz7
"What's wrong?" Pinky asked worriedly.1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC59d1Nl5aN
"Nothing-um-I-um," I stammered nervously. "Just some-uhh- royal stuff I have to do,"1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyly3lH7HTX
"Liar," She narrowed her eyes. "You never do royal work,"1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuAMY6j9n6T
"It's another state dinner!"1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnLOyafYSoK
"But didn't they announce that another one won't be another one till April? It's December," Lux said.1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj1ZKPQrHLW
"I just have to leave ok!" I said before throwing my bag over my shoulder and hurrying out of there.1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdWylaBi777
But of course, my ever inquisitive friend and Lux just had to follow me and question me the entire time!1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0yRpMNvRV4
"Where are you going?"1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOZYT5SG3kF
"You do realize we have an important class next right?"1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2FzAXphT98
"Are you going to see Crimson?"1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg9o5sG0oWT
"You're going to fuck him aren't you!"1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDFlLXl97kD
"Will you two shut up!" I seethed as I speed walked through RHA's halls. "Just go back to the library!"1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ74ls0mjTfl
"Not until we know we're you're going," Pinky glared as I busted open the main doors. "You're putting 30% of your final math grade on the line!"1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYOhcGpEiwq
"I don't care about the damn math!" I rolled my eyes. "I just need you to-"1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR0sjltsQgS
"What the fuck are they doing here Curly?" Crimson seethed as he tightly gripped my upper arm. "I told you to come here, not your entire fucking entourage!"1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpNTAYGvkkv
"Who the hell do you think you're talking to?" I ripped my arm out of his grip. "Besides, they followed me here when I tried multiple times to send them back!"1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDAHU0FP8Db
"WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON YOU TWO?" Pinky shouted as her eyes darted between Crimson and I. "Crimson, I hope you realize that you are pulling her away from a very important class and as her best friend I think-WHAT THE FUCK? PUT ME DOWN!"1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIHJRIxjjn6
Crimson had thrown Pinky over his shoulder and grabbed my wrist, tugging me as he practically ran towards a sleek silver car; Lux trailing behind us in confusion.1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmCzABFVSsJ
"CRIMSON CROSS!" Pinky shouted. "PUT ME DOWN NOW!"1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9bdGIe7kmJ
Oh and he did put her down. He opened the backseat door and practically threw her inside. Repeating the same process, he shoved Lux inside the other door.1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9MhnruInsd
"Get in," He opened my door for me. His words were calm but I could see from his actions that he was agitated.1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6fr4jETpmY
Deciding to shut up for once in my life, I quietly got into the passenger side before he went to the driver's seat and sped out of there like a bat out of hell.1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXs80gjNqQt
"WILL SOMEBODY PLEASE TELL WHAT'S GOING ON?" Pinky screamed in frustration.1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJyjH5Hi76X
"Terrorists are trying to kill me at school so Crimson has to take me to safety,"1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfDwYrKpZIL
"What part of this being top-secret did you not understand!" He seethed. "What the fuck is wrong with you? You can't just tell information to commoners!"1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi5gjL1a6zv
"Oh and they infiltrated the palace last month," I said just to rile him up. And oh was he pissed! He slammed on the breaks, making us all lurch forward in our seats. Crimson turned and glared at me so intensely that he probably made Satan himself cower back into the shadows.1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2vc6rYeTXy
“You’re working on my last nerves Alexandra,” He said through gritted teeth.1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt5a7M9BxSU
“Good,” I sneered. “You need someone to get on your nerves because you’ve acting like a stick was shoved up your ass since the infiltration,”1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSsoH2cKaQ3
“Oh I’m sorry Your Highness,” He spat sarcastically. “It’s not like I spend all my time protecting your whiny ass all day, then have to put up with your constant criticism!”1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa62Z5kcwd4
“Let’s not forget who’s the employer here!” I glared at him as I leaned closer to his face.1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd6jf6VjZf5
“Let’s not forget who has the higher Royal Privilege!”1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKT13ufeQOp
“You are such an asshole!” I spat.1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8fcE1gDV5I
“And you’re such a bitch!” He shot back.1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKVBOkGj2yk
“GOD JUST FUCK ALREADY!” Lux shouted from the backseat. “You two sound like a couple who’s grumpy because they’re both horny as hell! Both of you need to get fucked, then maybe you’ll go back to the sappy sickening couple that you once were; I actually like you better like that than grumpy and miserable,”1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡravhQujIiT
“Well then I hope he has fun with his hand because he surely isn’t getting any from me!” I sneered as I turned to face the window.1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQwm75B7JN7
“You’re acting like you’re the only girl I can get,” He scoffed. “News flash Curly, hundreds of girls would kill to be in bed with me, including your slutty cousin Raven, who I’m sure wouldn’t mind if I called her up now for a quickie!”1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcPg05vrjdX
The car turned absolutely silent. He did not just say that. “You wouldn’t dare!” I glared.1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJlJtxyyNC6
“I wouldn’t?” He mocked. “Oh I would Curly and I’m sure I’ll enjoy myself just as much as that time in the janitor’s closet! Besides, it’s not like we’re boyfriend and girlfriend!”1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAqWbx9yQfJ
“What the fuck is your problem Crimson!” Pinky seethed. 1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi3vywokAQp
“Pull over,” I whispered as a tear fell from my eye. I watched Crimson’s face twist into pure regret as he started to apologize to me. “Baby, I’m so sorry! I didn’t mean to say that! I-”1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLin81Ewi8N
“I SAID PULL THE FUCK OVER!”1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyti437gKeo
“I can’t!” He retorted. “We could be being followed!”1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ4fSK4OWl4
“I DON’T CARE JUST PULL OVER!” I grabbed the wheel and yanked it towards my direction which made the car jerk to the far right.1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgi63BtFxcM
“STOP IT ALEX!” He shouted as he tried to pry my hands off of the wheel but it was no use.1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5yYzpBxGxX
“LOOK OUT!” I heard Pinky scream.1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ73UmH09cxS
It was as if everything happened in slow motion. I looked up to see that we were approaching a tree that was going to collide directly on my side of the car. And as fast as lightening, Crimson’s muscular, tan arms shot out and enveloped me in them, taking the harsh impact of the blow. The tree smashed into the front of the car and shattered the glass. I got whiplash from my head knocking the back of my seat quickly and my vision quickly began to turn dark. The last thing I saw was Crimson’s passed out face before I to fainted into a black sea of unconsciousness.1138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIzua70O73b
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