NIGHT, I Rin [classic book list txt] 📗

me frivolous, I like the Prince Edward too.”

Swein raised his left eyebrow and grinned:

“It is difficult to compete with the Prince Night! In addition, it's me in his body but he is not in mine!”

At this time they heard the sound of steps in the corridor and in a moment the witch came in the hall.

“I had to go back a little earlier,” she said. “And I see the Prince is much better! It’s because of the young beautiful girl. Well, it’s good! Do you remember that you have to bring me the Book of Destiny? Otherwise I cannot help the people of Goblins.”

“But why are you talking in plural?” Swein asked. “I have to bring the Book and Angelica has absolutely nothing to do with it.”

“You will be weak for a quite long time, until the vampire completely dies in you. Therefore, you cannot go alone. The girl will go with you!”

“No! It's too dangerous!” the Prince refused.

“But you will be together!” the witch smiled.

“Wait a minute!” Lica interrupted them. “You’d better ask me! Swein, I agree with her, we cannot let you go alone. And where is the Book of Destiny?”

“It is hidden in the dungeons of the Wizard who lives behind the Ghosts Fields.”

“Isn’t it that Wizard, who had been hiding the Princess, for the sake of who the Prince Edward had lost his soul?” Angelica asked.

“That's him!” Margo nodded.

“Then I have the reason to go with the Prince! After all, I had already been there!”

The young man was staring at Lica with amazement and the witch laughed and said:

“I know. Edward has told me about it! Now let's go to bed! Everyone needs to relax. And as soon as the Prince is stronger, you will go!”

In the kingdom of Princess

In a couple of days Swein finally recovered and they were ready to go.

“Just remember, without this book I can do nothing!” the witch told them.

The Prince and Lica said goodbye to her and Elsa, went for the Book of Destiny.

“Tell me, Angelica,” the young man said suddenly, “you said that you had already been in the Wizard’s catacombs. What had you been doing there?”

“We had been saving the Princess; Gosh, what else?”

“I thought that it had been Edward’s mission!” Swein chuckled. “Well, in any case, it will be much easier for us.”

“In what way?”

“We'll go to the rescued Princess and question her about everything; otherwise we will seek the Book of Destiny all our life.”

“But it is not right... Edward and Princess were engaged.”

“Were they? That’s interesting! How much I have missed being dead... So it's even better! Let's go! I know the enchanted path that will lead us right to the kingdom of the Princess.”

And Swein turned his horse to the Valley of Oblivion.

“Just follow me in the tracks. Otherwise you risk getting a completely different place!” the Prince shouted.

The girl did so. She saw Swein’s horse perfectly well and tailed him. After about half an hour heavy fog suddenly covered them.

“What is it?” Lica asked.

“The path!” the Prince answered. “Do not worry, I've grown up here and I have all the paths at my fingertips.”

“Actually, you’re not in your body now to talk about ‘your fingertips’!” - Angelica quipped.

The Prince burst of laughing.

“You are right!” he shouted going on.

After a couple of hours the fog was getting thawing and the riders came to a wonderful valley. It was already dusk. The first stars had appeared in the sky.

“It seems to be the Kingdom of the Princess!” Swein said. “I was lucky that we had not come in the day light. And here is the palace over there!”

The Prince pointed forward. Far ahead where the valley ended there was the beautiful white stone palace.

“So what are we waiting for?” Lica asked. “Go!”

And she pulled the reins. The Prince followed her. Soon the riders arrived at the gate of the palace. The guards were watching it.

“Immediately tell the Princess that Prince Edward and Angelica are here,” Swein said, jumping out of his horse.

The girl had hoped that he would help her but the Prince even did not look back. She flushed with anger but said nothing and did it herself. The Prince walked quickly and Lica had nothing to do but to follow him. They were taken to a small room and in fifteen minutes the Princess came to them.

“Oh, God!” she said, waving her hands. “Edward, Angelica! What a meeting! I am so happy!”

Swein came up to the Princess, dropped to one knee and kissed her hand. Then he stood up and holding her hand, said with a languid voice:

“Good evening! We have not seen each other for a long time! And you are getting more beautiful!”

Lica was as surprised that stood frozen. If she had not known Swein, she would be able to swear that the Prince had fallen in love with the Princess; he was looking at her in such way!

“Oh, Edward, you look great too!” she blushed.

Then the Princess pulled her hand away from Edward’s and went to Angelica.

“My dear,” she said, “I am so grateful to you! If not you, I’d have still been in the dungeons of the Wizard! I did not have time to thank you but now I am going to correct my mistake and I thank you with all my heart!”

The Princess bent into a bow in front of Lica.

“Your Highness, not at all,” the girl was taken aback. “You shouldn’t! I'm really embarrassed!”

The Princess stood up, smiled and said:

“Now you're tired of the way... first you’ll have dinner and then you will be taken to your rooms, where you can have a rest. And tomorrow I am going to organize a ball in your honor!”

“But...” Angelica and Swein tried to say something.

However, the Princess had already called her servants and given them the orders.

“We'll need a little patience,” the Prince whispered to Lica’s ear.

She nodded and went obediently to her room.

In the morning there was a knock at Lica’s door.

“Come in!” she said.

It was the Princess.

“Dear, Angelica!” she said. “I hope you can help me to get everything ready for the ball! Edward cannot stand sunlight and I cannot do it by myself.”

The girl nodded.

“Then get dressed and go out, I’ll be waiting for you in the hall!”

The Princess went out and Angelica got up reluctantly and put on her clothes. Then she went to the Princess.

When they started preparations for the ball Lica realized that being the Princess or Queen is not so easy. In the evening she was exhausted.

“Honey, you should go and have a rest!” the Princess said. “We have to dance all night. So you must go to your room. When you are all right, choose any of my dresses and get down to the ballroom!”

The girl did not mind and went to her room. She came in and looked in the mirror. She saw a slim girl in jeans and a pullover, with black eyes in a pale face.

“Well, it is clear now why Swein is always flirting with the Princess!” Angelica said aloud. “Unfortunately now, I really look awful.”

She lay down the bed and fell asleep.

Ladies are changing gentlemen!

Angelica did not know how much time had passed but when she woke up, the sun had set and the sky had darkened. She opened her eyes and listened. She could hear the sounds of music from somewhere.

“The ball may have already started,” Lica decided.

She sat on the bed and lost in thoughts. She had no desire to go to this ball but for some reason she was afraid to leave Swein with the Princess alone. Since she was free, the Princess had been prettier. She had long blond hair, going down with marvelous curls; she was well-built with sparkling blue eyes. Angelica remembered Swein holding the Princess’s hand and some unpleasant feelings haunted her.

“Am I jealous?” flashed through her mind. “Perhaps, I should go...”

Lica called the servant, who was waiting outside, and asked him where she could get a dress.

“Her Highness told me about you,” the servant said. “Follow me!”

He led the girl through the corridors to the spacious room with lots of wardrobes.

“Choose whatever you like!” the servant pointed to the wardrobes.

Angelica opened one and just confused. There were so many dresses of any colors and any style that she couldn’t chose anything.

“Tell me,” Lica asked suddenly, “and what color is Her Majesty’s wearing today?”

“White made of the best lace,” the servant replied.

“She looks like a bride!” the girl smiled to herself. “Oh, Your Highness, Your Highness! It was Edward who loved white but Swein’s favorite is dark blue...”

She turned to the servant and said:

“Do you have any dark blue dresses?”

He hesitated a little but then remembered:

“Yes, there is one! But the Princess has never worn it, so first we must find it!”

“Excellent! Could you look for it, please!”

Angelica sat down on the armchair in the middle of the room and the servant began to open every wardrobe. About an hour later, he finally exclaimed:

“Yeah! That's it! But do not you think that it is too dark for the ball?”

Lica looked at the dress and said with satisfaction:

“No! It is exactly what I wanted!”

She went behind the screen and put on the dress. Then she let her hair and went to the mirror.

“How is it?” she asked amazed servant.

“Brilliant!” he said admiringly.

“Now find me matching shoes and hurry up!” the girl gave the order.

The servant immediately rushed to do that.

In fifteen minutes Angelica came out of the room ready. She was going on the balcony upstairs and looked down at the dance hall. Lica immediately noticed Swein and the Princess, dancing in the center of the room. The Prince almost never took his eyes from the beauty. Angelica froze. She was standing and watching as one dance was replaced by another and Swein and the Princess did not stop.

“Well, it seems a bit steep!” she thought irritably. “I must do something!”

And she went down the stairs.

At this time the music stopped and the emcee announced that for the next dance ladies would invite gentlemen.

“That's good!” Lica thought.

She came into the hall but saw the Princess had already held the Prince’s hand.

“Damn it!” Angelica cursed. “I am really jealous! But who? Edward or Swein? Or both of them?”

She looked around and saw a good looking young man near her. The girl stepped up to him and said:

“Can I invite you to dance?”

The young man looked at Lica with delight and gave her his hand.

They were the second pair after Swein and the Princess. The Prince accidentally turned around and saw Angelica. She was so beautiful that he could not miss it. But he just smiled and turned his full attention to the Princess. At this time, the emcee said:

“Ladies are changing gentlemen!”

And the Princess, laughing, stole Lica’s partner and the girl stayed with the Prince.

“You look great!” Swein said cold.

“Yeah,” Angelica nodded. “But you are always caring for the Princess!”

“Have you forgotten she's my fiancée,” the Prince smiled.

“Ex-fiancée! And she is not yours but Edward’s!”

“It’s not important!” the Prince quipped.

At this moment the music stopped and Swein led Lica to the chairs. Then he went back to Princess again.

Angelica was so angry that ran out of the hall and went to her room. On the way she came into the dressing room and put on her old clothes and hung the blue dress in the wardrobe.

In the room she sat down on the windowsill staring up at the starry sky. Then she went to bed and did not notice as she fell asleep.

The Book of Destiny

Early in the morning, before dawn Lica was woken by someone shaking her shoulder. She opened her eyes and saw Swein.

“Angelica, get dressed and go downstairs, hurry up. The horses are ready.”

“Horses?” she did not understand.

“Have you forgotten about our mission?”

“I remember!” Angelica said. “And I have already got dressed!”

“Then let's go!”

The Prince took Lica’s hand and helped her up. Then he was waiting while Lica was lacing her trainers and they went