The Queen Of The World - Ep.5
In the morning, Leena and Niel both got up around the same time. It still felt a bit weird sharing rooms but they were both delighted obviously unknown to the other person. Leena and Niel both liked the way things were going until they went downstairs. They from now would be sitting as a family. Leena and Niel liked to ¨fight¨ a lot. This was how their relationship was. The queen saw how close they were to each other and still didn't like it.
Leena realized after seeing the queen's face that she was not happy. Leena got the courage to speak up and say that Niel was better off as a friend that she could have fun with and be casual around to protect her. The queen was shocked by how much she stood up for him but didn't say anything since Leena was around. Leena thought the queen would try separating them and then give the punishment to Niel in secret. Due to the fear, the entire morning Leena was trying to keep the queen away from Niel by keeping him by her side.
The morning meal passed by quickly and it was time to go to school. A fancy car took them to school and dropped them at the corner. Leena was already warned of what happened and pretended that nothing happened yesterday acting normal.
Their day at school was pretty normal except they both had to bow like they were honoring the queen to not expose their identities. The queen due to an unannounced event only came in the afternoon.
Time flew and it's already been a week. Leena was slowly getting accustomed to her lifestyle except her spending money. She got a little more than necessary and even though trying argue with her grandmother, it ended in failure. Most days Leena hangs out with her friends until it's time to go home then go home with Niel. Leena tried not to think about her training believing that it starts when needed. Surprisingly even though it was planned to start, it got cancelled and was postponed till next week so she could get a tour of the palace. Niel being the angel he is, started giving her a tour of the palace.
Leena was mostly interested in the sparring ground and requested to go there first. She wanted to know how good other youths were compared to Niel. In her heart Niel was the best. (Duhh a girl in love) When arriving there, all the people noticed who was arriving and immediately bowed to her. She was very uncomfortable and probably would never get used to this gesture. She told that unless her grandmother was around there was no need for formalities. The guards were amazed at this as this is not something they hear everyday.
After bowing, they went back to sparring while some of Niels' friends approached him. Niel was reluctant to talk as Leena was around and he let his job be priority. Leena was understanding and pushed Niel into talking with his friends freely. After talking about some things going around the castle, they became interested in their relationship as they saw before them fooling around with each other. Niel made it firm that they were only friends. Leena who heard this felt extremely sad but was thankful they were at least friends.
While they were talking, there was a guard named Don who was eyeing the princess (Leena). She wasn't ugly but not extremely beautiful either or at least in her opinion. To others she was extremely beautiful with a great attitude, great body and fun. The moment Don saw Leena, he felt like this would be a great person to make his wife in the future.
Don was known amongst the guards to be clever and very charming to girls and a player. This was his normal job but getting together with the princess would be the best for him. Becoming the husband of a very beautiful woman and later on the King. He couldn't waste any time and was eager to have Leena in the palm of his hand. His impatience caused him to approach Leena and introduce himself.