Prolog

"I do not want to get married when I get older" I shouted at my father before leaving the large dining table. Is it normal to know that you have been forced to get married, especially when you get to know when you're only five years old .... NO GOOD. The only thing I can do was run my way, I had no friends and already had to read about biology, that's normal ..... I don't think so either.

"Princess Elizabeth" Shouted the service people after me, I knew that if they couldn't not find me after anyone in the minute, then they would get in trouble from my father, but he pretty much did not care about me if I was found or not. After my mother's death he has been completely emotionless and he will soon marry my new stepmother, she is actually sweet enough and thinks of me surprised enough but I miss my real mother.

I found a corner and squatted to hide, I want to cry, but I have always been told by my mother that I should not cry over small things, otherwise my people will see my weakness, but I can't not hold back soon. "Hey? Are you okay?" I heard a voice and looked up. He had big brown eyes.

"Who are you, I've never seen you before, "I asked to the boy who looked like someone the same age as me.

"I'm Aiden, my mother works as a kitchen maid here, and I'm here sometimes, who are you?" Said the boy and asked back, he was smiling too much.

"My name is Elizabeth, my father is the king," I said, expecting a reaction, but he still had the same facial expression.

"Cool, after my father died, your dad father gave my mother the job because my father and your father were good friends, My mother even told me that" He said, sitting next to me. He immediately looked at me , when I looked back.

"My father is forcing me to marry someone I do not like" I told him.

"Sorry, you always have to get married if you love somebody not by force" Aiden said again. He looked away sighing a little before he got the smile on his face again and looked back at me as if he had just got a good idea.

"If you want I can be your friend, I come here often with my mother and do almost nothing" He said and it was here that Elizabeth started smiling again for the first time since her mother's death.

The two became good friends over the years and were always together when they had time until...

"Congratulations on the twelfth birthday Princess Elisabeth" People told me that my father had arranged a birthday ball for me, but he had not even come yet. I walked around with my beautiful purple dress and looked for Aiden, but I could not find him anywhere.

"Excuse me servant, do you know where Aiden is?" I asked one of the waiters at the party.

"The last time I saw him he was in the kitchen where the service people are working Princess Elizabeth" She said, bowing and walking away as she was about to do her job.

I went down to the kitchen and thought why he had not come to the party because I had personally invited him. Elizabeth went into the kitchen and saw Aiden and his mother packing.

Why are they pack?

"Where are you going?" Elizabeth asked worriedly. "My mother is fired so we do not live here anymore, we have to travel back to the village tonight, it is an order from the king" Said Aiden and did not even look at me while he packed.

"What do you mean you're traveling? Can't you just stay until the party ends or-"

"ELIZAbetH STOP" He shouted and Elizabeth was in shock because of number one, he always used to call her Eliza, and number two he has so far never shouted at her that way.

"I'm waiting outside for you so you can say goodbye to her, my son," His mother said and left, but said a little goodbye to me before she left.

"Why can you not stay here, you have always been here?" I asked, looking at him with teary eyes.

Aiden came closer and looked me deep in my green eyes. He took my hand and gave me something in my hands before closing my hands in a fist. "You must realize we two are different you royal and I just a servant's son and a kitchen boy" He said and I let out a tear.

Why he saying that? that not what I think he is, he is so much more than that....

"But you my best friend" I whispered and looked at him.

"That's not how it can be anymore, you must have a good ball Princess Elizabeth live your life as you should, you should not be with someone like me anymore" He said one last time, kissed my cheek gently so I was a little surprised over the gently touch. He went his way and that was where it hit Elizabeth, she was alone again again.

"Why?" She asked, crying as if it was her last time, she felt so alone, she felt her warm heart had become cold after Aiden's words. Elizabeth opened her hand and saw the necklace Aiden always wore he always said that in his family's generations you have given the necklace to the person you want to protect and love forever ...

She wiped her eyes people must not see her cry otherwise they will think she was weak.

Elizabeth went back up and did her best to smile and show her joy but she would not hold the ballet at all if Aiden was not present. "Princess Elizabeth open your gifts" Said a servant. I opened them and there were just books, paintings and everything a 12 year old would never want.

"Thank you for the gifts, I think I go to bed and lie down to rest it has been a long day" She said and said goodbye to everyone and the ballet ended quietly. When she went up to the room she was so lonely that she cried herself to sleep that night ....