68 The Cold One 1

Guinevere

I woke up in the clinging sound of metals. Before I open my eyes I sense two boys standing at my both sides. I sat up and look at both of them. The taller one has black hair, light brown eyes, diamond shape face, thick brows and slender nose… he is handsome. His face is very attractive and I don't know how to describe him more… oh, he's quite muscular. And I turn to the smaller one which looks pale and has light brown hair and his eyes are gray and he was quite muscular too… both of them are welled built.

"She's awake." The boy named Davin smiled.

"I can see that." The boy named Clarence is still staring at me.

"You must be Patrick's apprentices." I ask and the boy named Davin gave me a glass of water. "Merci." I sipped on the water and blink my eyes. I search around me and things are really different from Insideworld. They have lots of things and utensils… in other words modern and that's what Adhiti told me.

"How do you know about Patrick?" Clarence ask.

"It is none of your business." The door opens and Leona enters in that slit dress of hers and it shows a little of her skin. She gave me a smile and nod her head.

"Guinevere, I didn't expect that you'll be here. Boys you are now both excuse." Clarence stare at me one last time as they departed. "So what brought you here with baggage?"

"I wanted to learn here in Outsideworld like Prince Nicholas and Prince Flame did."

"I see, while I am telling someone to prepare you room, I will tour you around." She look at my dress. "Of course after I gave you proper modern clothing. You must be hungry too." I slipped off from the single-white tall bed and found my shoes and put it on.

"How long have I been sleeping?"

"Thirty minutes. The boys took you here. I had ready your room and you can decorate it or if you wish, I can call someone to decorate it for you."

"Thank you, I need assistance." She leads me out the clinic hall that they called. There are few students and teachers, I guess. Leona led me to her chamber and gave me a dress in pearl color. It is short that is under my knees and there's no sleeve but a thin layer on a shoulder, that looks like a strap… I put it on and I suddenly feel exposed.

"That's beautiful. I bought it last year and never get a chance to wear it."

"Isn't it too exposed to wear it here?"

"No, dear. That's the first thing that you are going to learn here in Outsideworld."

We walk around as she explained to me the facilities and used of the wings of the castle—academy. It was wide and had lots of buildings. There are statues and fountains of woman and man around that has symbols on it. Then I believe it was all my brothers and sisters and on the temple… a chapel like… it was the house prayer of the Almighty God. My father.

"Where can I go to the bank to exchange the golds and silvers that my father put on the casquette?"

"Oh, about that, I had moved your caskets on my room and if you wanted me to, I can go to the bank and process all your papers for your bank account."

"Thank you that is kind of you." I look around and my eyes darted on the fountain of Adhiti or was called by the people, Universe. She tapped on the flat rectangular device as it gives light. Then place it on her ear.

"Yes, it's me. I need someone to redecorate Adhiti's room. Throw away her things and change it in more Princess-like suite. And tell the manager of the bank that there's another investor… I need a gold card for it. Thank you." She put it down and face me. "So it is settled then. Do you like me to handle your golds and silvers for you? It will be all safe in a bank and they will give you a gold card where you can use it to buy things you needed on the malls and boutiques."

"I have a trust in you so do as what is right." She smiled at me warmly. I use the right manner of a lady while walking and standing if hands are free, where my right hand's four fingers are holding my left hand's four fingers and is placed in front of my abdominal.

"Your family is one of the richest houses in Psychē, have lots of brave warriors and a good family. Why is it that you are not married yet?"

"I am just seventeen, Leona. And seventeen is too young for me."

"You don't entertain young men." She stated with a chuckle.

"I don't."

"Cold one."

They always called me the cold one. I am not a cold person but I show lack of interest on people especially on men who wanted to marry a beautiful maiden with almost perfect skin-tone according to their likes and have intercourse with them whenever they like. If the man had seen another who was more beautiful than his wife, he could have another mate for his own pleasure.

However, it is not always that a man wanted that way. Almost all of them has the same perspective and look for a beautiful wife that is pleasing on their eyes.

Adhiti, my sister is beautiful and my sisters' soul inside her are beautiful. Nicholas wasn't in love to her beauty, because as I had seen his love, he doesn't care on how not lady like she look and cuss as she wanted. His soul simply bounded on hers. Because they once loved each other Aboveworld. Yet both of them doesn't remember it.

"There are young men around here. Try to mingle with them."

"I wanted to learn in this world. I will try to be friendly."

"That's good to hear. So, Guinevere, I heard that something bad happened on the festival. I wasn't there because of an occasion here."

"Yes, the King was attacked, good thing that the Princess's warrior is there to protect them. He even fight the black shadows, children of Abyss." I look at Leona's expression and it immediately changes. "The King declare a wedding for the Princess and her mate, which is her warrior."

"I didn't expect that King Arthur would accept it."

"If the King won't forgive and take a chance, he will be lonely and alone. The King's mood had changes because of his daughter who gave him happiness and color in life."

She simply nod at me and smile as she gesture me on the big lawns.

The students in black and red uniform greeted the Headmistress which is Leona. There are young students who are learning archer and on the other side are fencing. The garden was beautiful and welled maintained and lots of groups are sitting on the grounds, laughing, playing and studying.

"I will send someone to deliver your schedule in your room. You will start as freshman and if you had excellent and outstanding performance in your classes, the Professors will let me know so they could accelerate you in sophomores."

"And I shall study well." I stated. She smiled again.

"You are an intelligent Mademoiselle of your house. And I don't doubt your skills."

"Merci."

After the long walk around, we ended up in the dining hall, which she called Professor's canteen. She already pointed me the big hall where long tables and long benches are with long candles in a silver candle holder that is lined up few paces over the table. The Professor's canteen was more formal with comfortable chairs and chandeliers on the ceiling.

The cook in white outfit and a tall white hat serve us the food which look really pleasing palatable and clean. The food is decorative with an art. Yet it is just a red meat with wine and mashed potatoes. And there she called chicken salad. I started eating in a lady-like manner and on what my mother taught me and Princess Amanda taught in her class.

We talk a little more, and eat more before she escorted me to my future room. She told me that it took hours for it to be cleared and to be put with new furniture. When I enter the room, it was all beautiful and the four poster bed. Not wide and more beautiful like my room in Insideworld, but it was pleasing in my eyes. I can arrange few of it to my likes.

"What do you think?"

"It is beautiful." I said and search my eyes around it. So this is Adhiti's recent room.

"It wasn't finished yet. The mini-fridge has full of drinks and foods. Down, on the kitchen of this lady's dormitory, there are lots of foods there too."

"Thank you. You surely won't starve me here." I smiled a little that makes her giggle.

"I am pleased to give advice and help my people. And oh, I forgot something. I should lent you a laptop and a cellphone. I have two spares on my office, would you go back with me there? I can teach you on how to use it." I nod my head and we walk back to her office and she gave me a rectangular flat thing—that is said to be gadgets and the other one that looks like the thing that she use to communicate with other person.

I hold the laptop that she said to be and teach me how to use it at first. A noisy tone, rings and it was her cellphone. She answered it as she excuses herself. Then she face me and give me a tight smile.

"I have a meeting. You can ask someone, to help you with it. Is that alright to you?"

"Yes, of course." I had thought of two person that can help me with these things. I walk out from her room with a rectangular bag, that is said to be the laptop's case and on my other hand is a cellphone with a charger. She tell me what it all calls. And I don't know how to use it or to do with it, since I can survive without it. And who will I contact with it since I am new here? So it was perfectly useless.

"Can I help with that?" a guy ask and when I look into his eyes and soul I immediately recognize him. I gave him the bag. "So, what's your name in this world?" he asked. He has a black hair, strong features, well-built body and attractive face.

"Guinevere d'Auvergne. And you, Death?"

"I was called Gibson here. So, have you talk to our sisters' inside-there?"

"Yes, I did. Universe is doing well."