Once Upon A Time {Arranged Marriage} OPEN!!

[Tianuki]

Nickolas Nathaniel Jonathon Charles ~ Prince ~ Elyadon ~ Age 15

~Born when the first star appeared in the night sky,
This boy will never lie.
And no matter how they try,
This curse will not die.~

~But when he turns eighteen,
It has been foreseen,
That the curse will be lifted,
And he will be one of the gifted.~

Nick walked with Tristan out of the ballroom and into the night. It was cold and windy, his dark blue cloak whipped violently behind him. He pulled off his mask and Nick mounted his horse and caught a lantern from his brother, nodding at him. He grabbed the reins and with a flick of his wrist, the horse galloped off after Tristan.

The lanterns barely lit the way for them, but refrained them from going off route. "How can you be so sure that Aiden will be near the border?" Nick yelled across to Tristan. His throat was dry and parched due to the strong wind and he was freezing, his cloak providing no warmth at all as it flickered behind him.

[confliction]

It's where we were attacked, and we can watch out for him on the way as well!"he yelled over to Nick, whose horse galloped beside his. The dry, frigid air was was already making his nose numb, and the lantern barely helped. He decided to keep his mask on, as to keep his disguise. They rode on, only two miles to go, and as they passed each marker in the road, he couldn't help but feel as if it was too late.

His horse panted, bellowing out clouds of heat from its nostrils as they pressed on, riding as fast as they could to the border. Suddenly, the prince heard a distant yell. Motioning to Nick, he slowed his horse down and dismounted, quickly tying the horse's bridle to a thick branch of a nearby tree. "Did you hear that? We're close. Come on, we'll go by foot." he whispered, unsheathing his silver sword. Treading into the forest, the prince prepared himself for anything that might come jumping out of the trees.

[Tianuki]

Nickolas Nathaniel Jonathon Charles ~ Prince ~ Elyadon ~ Age 15

~Born when the first star appeared in the night sky,
This boy will never lie.
And no matter how they try,
This curse will not die.~

~But when he turns eighteen,
It has been foreseen,
That the curse will be lifted,
And he will be one of the gifted.~

Tristan's voice barely reached Nick's ears before being carried away by the wind. They continued riding in silence, passing marker after marker on the road. Nick's heart dropped everytime they past one, there wasn't a single sign of Aiden or his carriage.

A yell shot through the air towards the two princes, although distant and slightly muffled from the wind, it was quite clear there was trouble. Nick saw the ears of his horse prick up, it reminded him of his own horse - Shadow back at home, the way its ears would twitch at the sound of everything. Nick pulled the reins, slowing the horse down to a stop and hopping down from the saddle. He tied his horse to a branch next to Tristan's horse and picked up a sharp stone from the ground. Nick nodded at Tristan and pulled his sword out, he silently stepped into the dark forest after Tristan, looking around cautiously.

[weebwoozi]

( I apologize for my absence, I was very busy lately and hardly had time for CS.
I will be posting regularly from now on. I have one question, has anyone tryed to interact with Aria while I was absent?

[Tianuki]

(@Gaara of The Sand, I believe that no one has interacted with Aria at all so you are free to take your character in any direction at the moment. The Harvest Dance is about to end so that is probably the only major thing you should really keep in mind. Good to have you back!)

[confliction]

Slowly padding their way through the dark woods, the prince made sure his brother was behind him as he stepped closer to the muffled cry. They were very close now, so close that Tristan could hear a man's panting breath. It didn't belong to him or Nick. Beckoning to Nick, and then pointing to where the sound was coming from, he stuck up three fingers, then two, then one. And that's when everything happened. Tristan slapped whoever had been panting earlier with the metal side of his sword, and he heard a grunt. Knifes were unsheathed from at least half a dozen of belts, and he spied the moonlight glinting off one of them. No longer hidden, the prince yelled to Nick, preparing himself to attack the mysterious men. He clashed blades with a few, slicing through flesh. They must have been rouges, soldiers didn't use just their knives to defend themselves. A lantern lay on its side, still burning, but dim. In the faint glow, he could make out beards and rough scrappy clothes. The weapons were rusty, and the men weren't young. The prince quickly defeated three of them. Twisting around to check on Nick, the prince suddenly caught sight of the man they had come to search for.

It was Aiden.

[Tianuki]

Nickolas Nathaniel Jonathon Charles ~ Prince ~ Elyadon ~ Age 15

~Born when the first star appeared in the night sky,
This boy will never lie.
And no matter how they try,
This curse will not die.~

~But when he turns eighteen,
It has been foreseen,
That the curse will be lifted,
And he will be one of the gifted.~

Keeping his sword in front of him, it's blade shining every now and then as dim moonlight filtered through the gaps between the leaves of the trees above, Nick followed his brother. Another cry sounded, though much quieter and then soon after, a man's panting breath could be heard. Nick's heart thumped heavily with him, he couldn't possibly even imagine the circumstances that Aiden might be in, if he was the person in pain that is... Nick saw Tristan beckon him and he quietly stepped beside him, his fingers counted down and then as soon as his last finger fell, it all became a blur.

The smooth, dangerous sound of knives being unsheathed filled the air and then suddenly, the blades were being aimed towards them as the rogues ran towards the two princes. In a moment of confusion, Nick's arm was slashed by a knife, leaving a deep cut. He winced in pain but his attention was quickly brought to the incoming rogues. He brought up his sword to parry a blow and the his sword clashed. In a few minutes, two were howling in pain on the ground, their weapons kicked to one side. Two more were knocked out unconscious and another one was backing away. Nick looked over at Tristan, fully aware that his arm was bleeding and that his sleeve was already soaked with his blood. But then a certain man with brown hair caught his eye. Aiden...

[Gypsy&AnimeLuver!<3]

~Arabella, Princess of Elyadon~

"Oh Crystal," she smiled and looked up at her friend, wiping tears out of her eyes. "Everything's gone wrong. Tristan is being positively rotten, I've hurt Nick's feelings, I've had one dance all night and worst of all." She paused gasping between her words, trying to hold in more tears. "I'm a girl," she said finally. "What could be worse for a person like me?"

Crystal/ Maid/ Elaydon

Crystal laughed a bit, but they were'ntt laughs of happiness, they were of pity "If you were not a girl, I wouldn't be able to tell you we can leave and ill brush yourhair out and get you some cookies and milk , what do you say?" she suggested. she took Arabella's arm and linked it with hers "It's gonna be fun" she added. Then she hugged her lightly "And we can forget this ever happened".

[Komaniac]

Serena Alice Jones
Eldest Princess || 18 || Elyadon
Serena sighed softly as she tried to calm down again. Her mind was running on so many thoughts, she got confused again. Honestly, the girl had been confused the whole year, since she got engaged with Zerrick. All the time she had managed it to push her feelings away, just acted like it was her duty to marry Zerrick and it didn't bother her. But nobody could forever hide her emotions. No matter how long they had practised on it. The princess wrapped herself in a hug, not knowing what to do. She bit her lip and looked up at the stars, raking a hand through her red hair. She was tired of her life, everything seemed so hectic. She wished she wasn't a princess. The girl just wanted to be herself, Serena.

[peppersdots]

~Arabella, Princess of Elyadon~

"Oh Crystal," she smiled and looked up at her friend, wiping tears out of her eyes. "Everything's gone wrong. Tristan is being positively rotten, I've hurt Nick's feelings, I've had one dance all night and worst of all." She paused gasping between her words, trying to hold in more tears. "I'm a girl," she said finally. "What could be worse for a person like me?"

Crystal/ Maid/ Elaydon

Crystal laughed a bit, but they were'ntt laughs of happiness, they were of pity "If you were not a girl, I wouldn't be able to tell you we can leave and ill brush yourhair out and get you some cookies and milk , what do you say?" she suggested. she took Arabella's arm and linked it with hers "It's gonna be fun" she added. Then she hugged her lightly "And we can forget this ever happened".

~Arabella, Princess of Elyadon~

"Oh Crystal, as much as I'd love that," she smiled and pulled the pins from her long hair, letting it fall around her shoulders. "I don't think much will make me forget tonight..." She tried desperately to stop her tears, but the more she tried, the more they fell. Suddenly she became aware of how very alone she was. Alone except for the friend that sat in front of her. She reached out and hugged Crystal. "Crystal, I don't know what I would do with myself if I didn't have a friend like you," she admitted.