The birds are chirping at the window and I feel Hades' arms still around me except I can feel his eyes on me I look up to see him smiling down at me, I smile back.
"Good morning little bird"
He says quietly gesturing over to the rest of the still sleeping group.
"Good morning love"
I respond just as quietly, and then gesture for him to pass me my phone. He complies quizzically. I smile and curl back up in his arms, opening the camera and taking a rather cute picture of us, then I decided to take a group picture before waking everyone up. They all looked at me half awake.
"What, what's happening"
Jess says groggily.
"Its to early to be alive yet"
Amber pitches in.
"I second that"
Justin adds. And I let out a laugh.
"Come on guys its almost time for breakfast and if you guys don't want to feel the wrath of Aunt Lucille, I would recommend us all getting ready to go downstairs"
I smile and watch as their eyes widen. They finally start to get up and I watch as the guys head out of the room to let us girls get some privacy. I have a smile on my lips.
"Alright girls, what type of clothes do you want to wear today? Dress, skirt, jeans"
I ask with a smile.
"Jeans please"
They both say with a smile. I open my closet and gesture for them to have their pick. They're eyes once again widen as they see the ridiculous amount of clothes I own, as last night we only went through the drawers. They pick out some skinny jeans, Jess chose a pair of black one while Amber chose a white pair then they grabbed a top and started to get ready. Meanwhile I didn't really feel like wearing pants, so I grabbed one of my high waisted skirts and a loose black top. Throwing on my black knee-high boots, they opted to just use the flats they picked out yesterday. We then decided we were ready to head downstairs after fixing our mess of hair and I showed them to the dining room. They were mesmerized by everything around them, I giggled as we reach the dining room. Aunt Lucille smile as she saw us all arrive the boys where already seated, I noticed that they had also changed, I assume that Hades had some spare clothes in his car. They were dressed in simple attire, jeans, and polos; however, Hades has a leather jacket on. I take my normal seat that was pleasantly besides Hades. The girls also take their seat and I internally groan at the realization that they will get to see the full show of how my family lives. Without a word my aunt rings the bell, and the staff begin to bring out the meal for this morning, as I had promised Jess yesterday the chefs made fresh Belgian waffles, fruits, and a handful of other things. I can see Jessica's smile as she looks over at me with sincere appreciation. Then we all begin to converse even getting my Aunt to laugh a handful of times.
"Jessica dear how are you feeling this morning?"
My Aunt asks, I'm honestly surprised that she held back this long. Jess takes a sip of her coffee to wash down the food she had just been eating.
"I've feeling much better this morning, my leg barely hurts and thankfully I'm not having any trouble walking"
She responds. My Aunt looks relieved to hear that but doesn't stop with her questionnaire.
"Did you see what attacked you? I want to make sure that no one else ever gets hurt here again especially you guys, I do sincerely hope that you will still come see Summer"
She says my friends all smile, but I can hear the underlining question. She just wants to know what that creature was to have the hunters kill it.
"Honestly Miss Lucille, it looked like a dog or wolf hybrid of sorts, but I can't say for sure I was in a panic when it happened, I think I just blacked out and went into fight or flight. The doctor said that some of the blood I was covered in wasn't even mine I guess I fought back enough to make the thing bleed"
This brought a smile onto my aunt's lips and I saw something flash across her eyes.
"Well the important thing is that you and everyone else is safe"
Aunt Lucille says as she takes a look at me and then Hades. We continue to eat our breakfast with a bit of small talk in the middle. Once we finish, we excuse ourselves and my friends say their goodbyes as they decide its time to head out. They promise to text later, and I smile. Once they are gone, I turn on my heels and head to the office, where I know my Aunt will be. With a curt nod she allows me in. I'm surprised to see that Hades was already here.
"What is it?"
She asks curtly.
"I want to know what that creature really was, as we are all know very well that it wasn't a dog"
I say bluntly as I take a seat in front of the desk. Aunt Lucille falters for a moment.
"Well never you be worried. You mustn't trouble yourself with these matters I will personally handle it"
She states, but I am not giving in so easily this time.
"Madame Lucille I respect you to much to pull authority but if you are not open with me in this matter, I may have to do just that. This creature attacked a personal friend, a human at that and regardless of what kingdom or clan it came from must be brought to justice. I don't feel this attack was random, as it so happened to fall on the same day as my engagement with Prince Hades became public. Now if individual from either Kingdom or surrounding states are rebelling against us, I must be informed and kept updated on this matter. This could mean the safety of the kingdom and that I will not let go by"
Both my Aunt and Hades look at me surprised. Aunt Lucille more so as I have never reacted in this way to things like this.
"Well if you feel so strongly about this, I will begin to inform you. I believe that the creature that attacked Jessica was a Lycan, as she is a human, nothing will come about the wound aside from some pain and potential scars which is unlikely considering how miner the wounds where. Now there has never been a Lycan in our Kingdom nor in its surrounding cities this being the reason I moved us here to keep you safe. We have many enemies, that come in many species and the Lycan are actively our biggest enemies even with their dwindling numbers"
She says and I can already see that this will not be an easy task to complete.
"Please try to just focus on your studies for the time being your Majesty I promise you we will take care of this and I will keep you updated on the situation as we receive more information. We already have scouts out looking in the surrounding woods and with the new information that Jessica provided us this morning we should be able to track down the Lycan with more ease as we have their direct blood"
Aunt says and I agree on the condition she keep me informed on the matter, as I have to begin to work directly with things that are happening in my Kingdom as my coronation is in my horizon and I will soon be Queen. I excuse myself and leave the study and make my way to my room to pick up. It's the one place I won't let the maids clean because it calms me to do it myself. After cleaning and clearing my head I begin working on some projects for school before I decide to take a stroll through the garden. I inform the butler of where I am headed in case my Aunt needs me or someone is looking for me, he reassures me that he will let them know and I head out. I walk through the garden quietly, enjoying the breeze and smelling the flowers. I sing silently to myself as I run my hands on the flowers on the path.