"You look beautiful Ali." I stand there looking at the reflection in the mirror. It was my face, my hair and my body, but it also looked like my mother, but only slightly.
"Thanks Liz." My voice cracks and I feel wrinkled yet gentle hands whipe a stray tear away.
"What are you thinking about?" My adopted grandmother asks.
"What my parents would have done and said today." I croak out, trying to calm my nerves.
"They would have said how beautiful and strong you are." A voice from behind me states and I smile meekly as I turn towards Sky.
"Thank you." I whisper to my adoring boyfriend, taking the few steps that led me into his embracing arms.
"Anytime Ali Cat." He whispers back, kissing the top of my head.
Today was my coronation and I needed to get this done and over with so that I can rule as Queen, but I was scared. What if I wasn't good enough, what if they all hated me, those thoughts have been running through my head as each day got closer to now.
"We better hurry or else we will be late." Ron's voice booms through the room and I take a deep breath, inhaling Sky's scent and standing straighter.
I needed to calm down and be strong for my people.
I took one last look at my dress and my hair, the white strapless gown flowing perfectly down my body and the normal curly locks on my head pulled back elegantly away from my face and styled at the base of my head.
All that was missing was the crown with the violet diamonds that would mark me as queen and the diamond studed violet cloak that would be placed on my shoulders after the crown was placed on my head.
"Ready?" Mia asked, leaning on the door frame with the rest of my elite standing behind her in the hall.
"Ready." I replied more bravely then I thought I could be.
From there we made our way to the cerimony hall, an anciant looking room that has been used for wedings and coronations in my family for over one hundred and fifty years.
It looked like a massive curch with walls that were decorated by tapestries of my ancestors. This was were I would enter as a princess and leave as a queen.
The walk was long and in this summer heat, it felt longer.
We walked in silence since my friends could tell I was not in a talking mood with my nerves the way they were.
Somethig wasn't right but I couldn't pin point what.
Finally we make our way to the old gigantic sold dark oak doors, two gueards waiting to open it in just two minutes.
"You okay?" Sky asked, coming to kiss my cheek.
Thirty seconds left
"No but I will be."
Ten seconds
"You'll be fine, the people already love the changes you made."
Five
"I know." I sigh.
Four
"You will make a great Queen."
Three
"And you will make a great King on day."
Two
"Not yet Alli Cat." I smile at him and take one last deep breath.
One
The doors open and my elite form two lines behind me as I walk forward, slowly taking my time so that the nobles can get a good look at their soon to be queen, the one who doesn't budge on decisions and who will never be bribed.
Finally I reach the dias and look at the priest who stood their smugly, and I wanted to wipe that look off of his face right then and there.
" Allisara Crestal Zalaina DeLarosen, please kneel before me on the midle steps of the dias." The priest's voice rings clear through the room and I do as I am told, the cold wooden steps seeping past the dress and to my knees.
"Today you have come here to witness the lost Princess become our Queen. Are there any objection to her rule?" I sat there, knowing that this was part of the ceremony, waiting for the priest to continue.
I looked up carefully at the man from the house of god, watching as he nodds and closes his eyes, and opens the ancient book, his mouth opening.
"I OBJECT, LONG LIVE TRILAVANTA!"
Thats when something sharp hits my shoulder and I lean forward, crying out in pain. The warm liquid of my blood oozing out of the wound.
"Her Majesty has been hit, guard her!" Sky's voice rings clearn and I sigh with reliefe as I straighten up.
The ceremony continued and the priests face now was ghostly white, gone was his smug face.
The minutes passed and I heard that some of the attackers were in the dungeon while the dager lodged in my shoulder was painful, but I stayed where I was even though the small pool of blood kept growing.
The elite were in a 'u' shape around me at the base of the steps as the priest took his sweet time.
"Hurry it up before I put the next dager in you." I threatened in a low voice when the priest paused, watching his face freeze in fear, he knew that I meant it and his words became faster.
"Do you Allisara Crestal Zalaina DeLarosen promis to put the needs of this country first, to be the Queen they desire until your last breaths?"
"I do."
"Then I crown you, Allisara Crestal Zalaina DeLarosen, Queen of Zalaris."
I feel the crown and cloak get place on my head and shoulder, counting to five before I slowly stand and turn to face the crowd who cheered. Slowly I walk out the way I had come with my elite, waiting for the doors to close behind us once again before falling forward, the pain and blood loss unbearable.
The ground came rushing to my face but strong familiar arms greeted me and held me close to the strong warm chest I lay on each night.
"Get a doctor now!" Sky orders and I feel him running towards some room.
"Hang in there Al..." I don't here the rest of his words as darknss envelopes me.