Midnight Cinderella - Another...

By Junghaewa

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There seem to be rumors about another princess at Stien! Is it true or just a false alarm? The neighboring ki... More

Chapter 1: A Helpless Soul
Chapter 2: An Unexpected Guest

Chapter 3: Soft?!

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By Junghaewa

The tall male was up first thing in the morning, fixing his short dark brown hair then place on his glasses, so he could see. He walks over to his wardrobe then open it to look for his brown collared shirt then took out his black tie. He placed on his brown collared shirt, buttoning it up then tieing his black tie around his collar. Albert made sure they were neat before walking to the closet to get his long, black coat which was hanging. The male set the long, black coat over his shoulder then putting his arms into the sleeves. The coat comes below his knees on the left side than above his knees on the right side. This has silver trims along the lapels, then down the front, then around the folded parts of the sleeves. He fastens the coat over to his right side with the clips, which are silver and have silver crosses at the end. There are also silver diamond decorations running down the left side of the front. He has a silver attachment to his left breast pocket which is a means of communication between himself, Byron, and Nico, and two silver chains hanging over his right shoulder. Afterward, he walks to his desk where his brown leather gloves were and his sliver sword which was lean against the desk. He places on his gloves then grabs his sliver sword, holding it to his waist. He was done getting ready then exited his room, walking to wake up King Byron first then Amber. 

Albert saw the others working hard to prepare breakfast and cleaning up the castle to look neat. He arrives in front of the King's Chamber, opens the door quietly then closes it behind him. The male saw the king sleeping peacefully on the bed, so he couldn't help but smile a bit. He walks over to the covered windows then open the curtains to let light in the room and he did that to the other side too. The male who was just sleeping peacefully a few seconds ago woke up due to the light from outside. The short black haired male sat up, yawning, looking at his advisor. 

"Good morning, Albert." He said in his morning voice which was a bit lower than his usual voice.

"Morning, King Bryon. Did the sunlight surprise you?"  He asks as he walks to grab the male's clothes out of his closet and wardrobe. 

Byron got out of bed and sat on the edge of the bed then replied, "I guess so, but you do that every day to wake me up. Anything new on my agenda for today?"

Albert got out of the clothes and set down them on the chair. He turns to look at him, "Nothing new, so don't worry.  Your clothes are right here, please get change into these new pair of clothes. I have to leave to wake up your daughter, Amber."

Byron stood up, nodded, and walks towards the new pair of clothes. "Please try to get along with her okay? I'm not asking for a lot. You may start to like her if you put yours different aside."

"I'll try my best, sir." He said as he exited the room, closing the door behind him. 

Albert started walking down the hallway since her room wasn't that far from the King's Chamber. He opens the door quietly to not disturb her in her sleep then close it behind him. He looks over to see her sleeping face then sighs softly as he searches through her closet for a dress today. The male did it as quietly as he could, so he wouldn't wake her up. He grabs one of the short dresses for today since it was going to be hot out. The dress was a-line silhouette with a scoop neckline, the hemline is asymmetrical and the length of the sleeves is long. The dress color was light pink and there are white laces on top with the sleeves. The dress also has a bow on the left side of it. He kneels down since the high heels and shoes were on the bottom of the closet. He grabs a pair of pink high heels that had a bow on it where the ankle was with the straps. He places them on the chair, so she could change into it when she woke up. Albert smiles and thought it would look cute on Amber. The male went to open the curtains that were covering the sunlight from entering the room. The sunlight started coming into the room to make things brighter. Amber groans, covering her face from the sunlight then went hiding under the blanket.  Albert sighs softly as he couldn't help but have a small smile at her cuteness. He cleared his throat then quickly took the smile off from his face, "Princess, it time for you to wake up."

Amber tries to remember the male voice who was speaking then replied, "Good morning." She got out from under the cover to look at the person. It was from Albert!

"I got your clothes ready for you. I hope you like it. Breakfast will be ready in a few minutes, so don't be late." He said as he walks away.

She smiles and said, "I won't! Albert, thank you!" 

Albert exited the room, leaving her to change and get ready. He didn't eat anything yet, so he wanted to find something to eat beforehand. He looks at the time and it was too close to breakfast for him to find something, so he'll eat afterward.  He walks to the dining room to help the others set up breakfast for the princess and king. Amber stood up, stretching out, and walk where he places the dress and shoes. The female couldn't help, but smile since he picks out her outfit for today. She took off her nightgown setting it down on the chair then turn her attention to the pink lovely dress. She put the dress on then place the pink high heels shoes on too. She walks over to the mirror to look at the whole outfit together. Amber smiles as she spins around to get a good look at it. She exited the room then heading off to the dining room where breakfast was being served. She entered the room and greeted her father who was already there. Byron greeted her back with a soft smile. Albert was standing behind the king's chair, waiting for them to finish up or to ask for something. The princess and king started to eat their breakfast that the chief put together. 

After a few minutes, they finish eating breakfast and started to chat for a little while before both of them started their day. Byron excused himself from breakfast first before heading off to his office to read some books or even do paperwork. Amber stood up afterward and waves goodbye to Albert before leaving the room.  Albert waves goodbye to her as she left the room then started to clean up the table with other servents. The male went into the kitchen to get some bread to eat to help him make it until lunch. One of the main knights was in the kitchen getting an apple to snack on. The knight saw Albert getting some bread, so they decided to call out to him. Albert heard someone calling out to him from behind and he turns around to see who was it. He was surprised to see Elizabeth in the kitchen during this time of day then asked, "Oh you didn't eat earlier?" 

"I did, but I needed a snack before training the other knights. Look like you're trying to get along with the princess." She replied to him as she leans against the counter. 

The male look at her while sighing softly, "Well I think I am. She looks happy when I pick out her outfit today. Her smile was...beautiful? I felt somehow happy..?" 

Elizabeth giggled, "Somebody is turning soft now."

Albert turns away before stuffing the bread in his mouth as he walks away from the female knight. He didn't give her a reply before leaving the kitchen. He heard Elizabeth's giggled as he walked away and thought she might have figured him out. He was thinking about what she had just said about turning soft. As he walks out of the kitchen then toward the knights' quarters, he begins to think. 'No way I'm turning soft now.'  He didn't want to believe it, so he brushes the thought off since there were more important things to do. Meanwhile, Amber already knew her way around the palace and she had a lot of free time on her hand. She was in the garden because she didn't want to be trapped inside all day when there is nice weather out. The female pick one of the roses that were in front of her then lift the rose up to her nose to smell the flower. She was lost in thought since a lot has happened to her within the past months. She snapped back into reality and away from her thoughts, she looked at the time and started to head inside to the study room where her tutor was waiting. 

Amber walks down the long hallway toward the study room, then opens the door slowly, and enters the room to find the brown-haired male who was already there. Albert was standing by the window, looking outside at the sky; it was clear today. He didn't notice that Amber had already entered the room and sat herself down, waiting for him patiently to finish what he was doing. He sighs softly as he turns around to see her there which gave him a little scare since she entered the room so quietly. Amber was surprised by his reaction and had a small smile on, "Sorry for not saying anything when I entered. I didn't mean to scare you. You just look like you were enjoying something that's why I didn't bother you. " 

"No, you're fine, Princess. I'm sorry for not noticing you earlier." He replied as he walks over to his spot and sat down. 

"Don't be sorry! I get that a lot, but should we start the lesson for today?" 

He clears his throat and nods in agreement, "Well you mostly learn everything about the kingdom, so you just need to have proper princess lessons."  

She thoughts for a few moments then place her hand on her chin, "Proper princess lessons? Are they like dancing and other things?" 

"Yes, those ones. I'm afraid to tell you this, but you need to know. The other royal princesses and princes will judge little mistake you do since you aren't like them. I trust that you do well with the lessons." His tone of voice was serious nothing like before. 

Amber seems a bit discouraged after hearing what he had said about the other royals family, but manage to reply back, "Ah...I see... i'll try my best!" She tried her best to put on a smile. 

Albert looks at her and sighs, "You're worried, right? I could read your emotions so easily. Don't worry, I'll help you."

"Thank you, Albert. I mean it. Now let's get started?" 

Albert stood up and gesture her to follow him to a different room. She stood up and started to follow him down the long hallway where they arrive in an open room. There were a lot of windows which let in a lot of sunlight into the room. You could see the garden from here and the room had a few side tables by the walls, holding books, candles, or even decorations. This room has a warm aura probably because of the light coming from the outside. Amber entered the room to look around and saw many books on the tables. Then she turns to Albert in confusion and he couldn't help but chuckles at her curiously. Albert told her to stand up straight that he'll show her. She tit her head to the side and was surprised that he laughs in front of her. Maybe he's started to soften up to her because of her cuteness. She stood up straight and look at him to show her.

 The brown-haired male grabbed one of the books off of the table and place it in ontop her head, "Balance the book then try walking back and forth. We will see if you can keep the book balance while walking. I'll add more books if you can do it." 

"I'll try my best." She replied as she balanced the book then started to walk to make sure the book stay balanced on her head. Amber started to walk down then turn around, but the book fell off. She sighs softly as she picks it up and places it back on top of her head. Albert stood there and watching her, so he could tell her mistakes on why she isn't balancing the book. The book fell off again, so she walked back to Albert to see what was happening. 

"Princess, you should get used to standing up straight, so you don't slouch." He said as he pushes his glasses back in place.

"Oh, I see. I'll try again" Amber nodded as she placed the book back onto her head. 

"Don't push yourself, okay? It's okay not to master this by today." 

Amber gave him a thumb up and stood up straight, walking forward, and balancing the book. She made sure not to slouch and drop the book on her way back. She then turns around to walk back to Albert. When she got back, she was excited since the book didn't fall. Albert smiles softly as he ruffles her hair before placing another book on her head. Amber seems to get this part very fast since she didn't want to disappoint anyone. Albert had told her, she needed to at least balance three books on her head before moving onto a different lesson. She made sure the two books were balancing and steady before walking forward again. After a few minutes of trying to balance all the books that she had on her head, Albert seems to approve that she did a good job and made sure she always had good posture. 

"That's all for today. I hope you can try to work on your posture okay?" He said as he places down the books onto the table.

"I'll work on my posture. What are we doing next time?" She was curious as she looked outside from the big windows in the room.

"Hmm...dancing? You should already know about the utensils and cups, I'm guessing." 

The female look at the older male surprised and asked, "H-how did you know?"

He looks back at her, straight in the eyes then started walking toward her, "You have been going to the library and poking your nose around. Tomorrow come here, okay?" 

"I suppose I have been. I will so don't worry." Amber replied to him, but she couldn't handle the eye contact from the king's advisor because he was pretty good looking. Her cheeks started to turn a light shade of pink as she looks away quickly. Albert chuckles softly as he notices how shy she was about eye contact with a male. He patted her head gently then bend down to see how shy she would be if they were this close. Amber look at him suddenly wanting to avoids eye contact with Albert. Their faces were only inches away from each other, but then he flicks her in the forehead. 

Amber finches and rub her forehead, "Ouch! What was that for?!" 

Albert stood back up answering, "You need to work on eye contact too, princess. You need to look at everyone in the eyes when you dance and talk to somebody." 

"I understand, but..." 

"But? I'm guessing you never look a male in the eyes before or is it because of their eyes? Oh I know, they're handsome and elegant right?" He said with a small smirk that formed on his lip. Albert seems to be having fun teasing the princess about eye contact.

Amber started to fidget with her hair and her face turn red as she replied, "H-how do you know that?! Well, the second part is right, and because I'm shy."

"Okay, I'll stop teasing you now. You're so adorable to tease and have fun with. I'll be going, so please excuse me." The brown-haired male bow as he places his hand over his heart. He walked to the door and left the room, walking down the hallway since he was a little late for the knights' training. Amber was surprised that he was rather playful today. Did he eat something wrong? She kept thinking about how playful he was but left it as a mystery. Amber open the door and close it behind her, walking up the hallway to go see what Byron was doing in the meantime.

It took a few minutes to get to the king's office since it was pretty far from the room where she was in. She stops in front of the doors since she heard an unfamiliar voice in the office. There was a soft-spoken voice that sounded like a female voice, but she seems to be informal and formal with him from time to time. They probably know each other very well before Amber has fallen into his care. She stood next to the doors and lean against the wall to wait until their meeting was done before she visited him. Amber stood there about half an hour, but she saw a tall figure walk towards her down the hallway. The tall figure got closer and tilted his head to the side, seeing the princess standing there. Amber force a smile and place her finger on her lips for him to keep quiet. The tall figure was Albert, but he wonders why she was standing there really. She left as soon as he got closer to the office's doors then knock on the doors, "May I come in?"

"You may, Albert." The blue-haired male answered. Albert entered the room, seeing the princess from Wysteria he pauses for a second and was confused by the sudden visit. 

"Hello, Albert! I'm going to leave now since I'm done talking to King Byron about some business." The female cheerful said as she got up to curtsy to him before leaving the two males in the room. 

The brown-haired male look at the older one to explain what was happening all of sudden. "What's happening here?"

Byron cleared his throat and shifted his eyes towards the table where a letter was. "Seems like we are going to visit Wysteria sometime this week." 

"This week like a quick visit, I suppose? She came to deliver this personal, am I right?" He grabs the letter and looks at the writing on it. 

"Yeah for some reason, she wants us to stay for at least two to three days." 

Albert shot a glare at him and ask, "Wait, why?" 

"Who knows, maybe she wants to meet Amber. She wants Amber to feel comfortable around her and workers, you know?" Bryon sighs softly and stood up to stretch from the long meeting. 

"I'm guessing, she convinces you to come and stay for two days at least?" Albert raises up one of his eyebrows and kept looking at Bryon. Bryon sadly nodded and patted Albert on his shoulder before going to his desk. The taller male sighs softly and said, "Very well then. We should probably go visit them and you need to teach your daughter to dance tomorrow remember!" The letter was asking for Bryon, Albert, and Amber to visit them during the weekends or even starting on Friday.  

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