WHO MADE ME A PRINCE
chapter fifty nine - playtime.

"BLESSINGS AND GLORY UPON THE SON OF OBLIAN EMPIRE, I am a newly recruited mage, Lucas." The ravenette bowed before the man sitting on the throne.

The jeweled eyes of the emperor observed the young mage before him. Deciding whether or not he could be trusted.

The young prince stood beside the emperor, looking at the mage with awe. He seemed young, way too young. About the same age as Arius.

Arius can't help but to giggle.

Welp, when I met him he was quite handsome, but now he is quite cute.

"My son told me you healed my daughter." Claude spoke after a moment of observation.

"Yes." Lucas arose from the bowing position and looked straight into Claude's eyes.

"Elaborate how you did it and what the problem was."

And so the long hour began in which Lucas explained the whole of Athanasia's condition, along with future chances of it happening and how he solved it.

Arius became tired of standing through the magician's explanation and ended up sitting on Claude's lap midway.

After Lucas's explanation was finished, the emperor fulfilled his son's request which was to make Lucas Athanasia's playmate.

The prince had said that by being near Athanasia Lucas would be able to keep an eye on her health.

The emperor hesitated at first but gave in to his son's constant puppy eyes.

And so, Athanasia currently sat on the couch of Arius's study room, with Lucas on the opposite couch.

"Athy! This is your new playmate!" Arius who was standing between the two couches spoke.

Athanasia had a blank face. Arius stared at her for sometime, while Lucas proceeded to attack the plate of cookies on the table.

"Your sister's pretty ugly." Lucas commented as he bit a cookie.

Arius waited for Athanasia to get mad or something but she remained the same.

"Athy what's wrong?" Arius asked as he sat beside his sister.

"I never said I wanted a playmate."

"Oh Athy, Lucas is the one who-"

"I don't care. I want Raven."

"Huh?"

"I haven't seen a raven since last night. Brother, the maids can't find him either. I don't need a playmate, I need Raven." Athanasia said with teary eyes.

Arius looked towards Lucas, who avoided his gaze.

Come to think of it, I haven't seen Snow since my time with Vivia.

"Athy, Raven was partially responsible for your health issue."

"But he didn't do it on purpose! You know where he is! Tell me!" Athanasia hit Arius with a cushion.

Arius threw back a cushion, "Even if it was an accident, It could've killed you!" He stood up.

"I don't care!" Athanasia threw another cushion at Arius's face, which he blocked.

The prince attacked with another cushion while shouting, " Dad and I do!"

The two siblings are at each other for a brief second.

Crack!

Their eyes went to the source of the sound, Lucas munching on cookies.

"Oh, don't mind me. Continue." Lucas picked up another cookie and Arius noticed the almost empty plate.

Athanasia threw a cushion at Lucas's cookie stuffed face.

"I don't want a friend who only knows how to eat!" And with that the little princess stormed out of the room.

"Well, that went well." Arius concluded.

ATHANASIA WENT TO EMERALD PLACE and took a long, warm bath. She thought about her behaviour and Raven. Ultimately, she felt ashamed to have acted so childishly. But she can't help the fact that she loves small furry creatures.

She came out of the bath and was now having her hair dried and brushed by Lilian.

Dad and I do!

She remembered Arius's words.

"Lily, were brother and daddy worried about me when I was sick?" Athanasia asked.

Of course she knew they were from the fact that Claude was beside her when she woke up and Arius was there too. But she still felt like asking about it.

"Very much. His Majesty ran over here as soon as he heard of you collapsing. The prince was with him. His Majesty stayed here for the duration in which healers came. And he only left to check up on the prince. And not too long after, the prince came to see you as well. He stayed with you for quite some time, before the emperor arrived as well. And then the next thing that happened, you were wide awake. It truly felt like a miracle."

Athanasia leaned on the table in front of her.

"Is something bothering you, my princess?"

"...No, I'm gonna go see brother." Athanasia stated, telling Lilian to quickly tie her hair.

"One moment then."

ATHANASIA WENT THROUGH THE HALLWAYS of the Sapphire Palace. Her platinum blonde hair was tied into two pigtails which gently fell on her shoulders. She wore a navy blue dress, with baby pink flowers on its waistline. Covering her feet were her comfortable navy blue pumps.

In her hands the princess held a box of chocolate chip cookies, which she intended on giving as an apology gift to the prince.

She roamed the hallways, trying to find her brother. He wasn't in his study, so where would he be? Athanasia wanted to find him herself and so didn't ask any maids either.

She gave up on her search after ten minutes of looking for him. She entered his study and decided to just place it on his desk with an apology note. She picked up a paper and a pen to write the note.

"What're you doing ?" Lucas suddenly appeared behind her.

"UAH." Athanasia screamed as she unknowingly smacked Lucas from beneath the chin and sent him groaning backwards from the pain.

"You! This is the second time you've hit me! What is–"

Smack!

"Sneaking up on me from behind! What is wrong with you!" Athanasia shouted, while landing another snack on his head.

"THAT'S MY QUESTION!" Lucas shouted in annoyance.

"Ugh, so loud." Athanasia covered her ears.

"You're one to talk, that scream probably scares away all other children , and so you don't have any friends."

"Such childish provocation."

"Provocation? Oh no, those were facts."

"Hmph! Where's brother?"

"Meeting a white pup."

Athanasia tilted her head in confusion before realizing what he meant.