Power of the Moon - The Friendship

Amice spent most of holidays in his company and helping him get ready for their final year of high school. The holidays soon ended but the week that Amice stayed with Prince Alexis in his rooms allowed her to see the real Prince Alexis.On the last day of the summer holidays Prince Alexis asked he to keep his soft side a secret from everyone at school. While Amice did not understand this she promised to try and keep his secret safe.

On the first day back at school Amice discovered that she had all of her classes with him and in every single one he sat near her, while pretending to ignore her. Amice as before did not mind him doing this as she knew him better, but what she did mind was him still being a bully. She found him outside the school library trying to steal some money from a year 7 boy the day she would be back in his room. She tried as always to stop, but like before the holidays she run away as soon as he looked at her. Being too scared to look at him again, she did not see the sadness in his eyes.

Later that day in the castle library Amice was busy doing her homework, hoping that Prince Alexis would not come in, but it was a hope in vain. He come into the library one hour before dinner time. When she turns around she almost screams in fright as she finds him standing behind her with a dark expression on his face. The Prince grabs her hand and drags her to his room. Amice was almost cried when he ordered her to stand by the wall and be still. She did as she was told, as he stands in front of her with eyes blazing and his hand raising. ‘Close your eyes’ He orders. She did as she was told as waited for him to hit her. She felt his fingers gently touch her right cheek and caress it. ‘I would never hurt you’ He says ‘I know I have been an ass to you in the past, but I would never have hurt you then nor would I now or in the future.’ He said as she felt his fingers go down to her neck then along her jawline. She relaxed under his touch. ‘Open your eyes.’ He whisper as he moved way, but moved his hands to her arms to move both of them around his neck. ‘Come closer.’ He orders her to, and as she did she felt his arms go to her waist and around. He pulls her in closer and holds her.

After a minute Prince Alexis picks up and carries her to her chair. He truns around and sits in it and places Amice on his lap. They hold each other until they hear the chef calling them down for dinner.

At bedtime they were lying on Amice’s bed in each other’s arms, talking as Prince Alexis very caressed her face and neck. Amice looked into his blue eye and realises that she is falling in love with him as went to sleep.

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As the summer breeze is replaced by the autumn winds Amice and Prince Alexis become friends and both found it hard to ignore each other at school. Prince Alexis however always found a reason to have Amice in his company when she was staying with him; weather it was to deal with his alarm clock or to do homework and Amice was more then happy to be there with him. The King was so pleased with their process that Amice was now expected to spend one fortnight a month instead of the week. Of course she had no problem with that as it meant that she could sleep in Prince Alexis’s arms at night for two weeks a month.

Halfway thought May after months of him still bullying the years seven decided to help them get back at Prince Alexis. She got herself excused from her class before lunch so to help them get ready. She gave each of the year sevens that were being bullied by him some water bombs and told them the plan.

By the time the lunch time bell rang she was in a spot where she could waited for her for him to arrive. One of the boys stands outside the library and the others in a location that the boy will run to. Near the end of lunch time Prince Alexis starts to hassle the boy for his money. Amice walks straight down towards him and stops by the wall behind him. “Alexis leave that boy alone.’ She demanded.

As planned Alexis turned around and pins her to the wall ‘did you just tell me what to do my dear?’ He asked.

‘Yes’ Amice says looks into his eyes distracting him long enough for the boy to throw a water bomb right at Prince Alexis’s head. Amice using Alexis as shield herself remained dry and so that he didn’t see her laughing at him.

Alexis gives her one quick squeeze before running after the boy ‘come back here.’ He yells.

Laughing as she walks to her locker to find her friend Sarah and tells her what happened. She was in the middle of her story when she noticed that her friend was no longer laughing and was now pointing behind. Before she could turn to see what she is pointing at she finds herself in Prince Alexis’s arms and he was very wet. ‘Ewww, your all wet, let me go.’ she said giggling.

Prince Alexis laughing with her whispers in her ears ‘You’re in big trouble, when we get home.’ Amice just turned and hugged him. Her planned had worked and she knew that he wasn’t really mad at her.

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Bare trees stood proudly in around the castle as Prince Alexis and Amice sit on the bench in the castle grounds as Amice tries yet again to convince Prince Alexis to come along on a school camp on the first week of the winter holidays straight after their mid-year exams. ‘Come on Alexis you have to come.’ She demands.

‘I can’t nor do I want to, but you have to go.’ Prince Alexis orders as he usually does when he is trying to get her to do something, especially if he wasn't going to be there.

Prince Alexis places his arms around her shoulders as Amice asks him for the hundredth time ‘Why can’t you?’

‘I will tell you when you get back as, I want to make sure that you that you won't stay away.’ He answered for the hundredth time. He patted her head with his other hand. ‘Besides you will have a lot more fun without me.' Amice doubted it, but knows better then to argue with him, when he has made up his mind.

Two weeks later once Amice had finished her exam, she got her bags out of her lock and went to where her master was doing his. She knocked on the door and asked one of the examiners to give her locker key to Prince Alexis to look after it while she was away. The examiner promised and she glanced up at her master who was giving her a dark look.