Chapter 6~ The Letter

"Van-samaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!" Merel shouted. "Wake up!"   "Ah! Go away...I wanna sleep some more.." Actaually, he wasn't sleeping, he was just finished talking to Hitomi and wanted to rest a while more. "Van-sama wake up!!!" "Fine! You win!" Van stood sat up in bed and pulled his shirt on. Every morning he had to go through this whole process with Merel. He would never know what will happen if Merel wasn't here for all the other maids did not dare to speak to the King directly.

After washing up, Van remembered his mission today, to find the stinking Noovi enveloped letter. Van thought with disgust. Ten years old, why doesn't she enjoy her childhood while she can? All Van had in mind now was a bratty, cry baby, spoiled, empty-headed princess in mind.

After breakfast was over he dragged himself to his study and looked at the piles of proposal letters on the floor. "Now, the Princess Sarala's letter must be somewhere here....." he muttered to himself. He looked around his study room again and sighed. "Goodness! I really must get this place cleaned up! Brek!" Van shouted. "Yes your Majesty? What may I do for you on this lovely morning, full of birds singing and flowers blooming, full of happiness and liveliness, at the good job you've done with you Kingdom. Good job, good job, I'd say for a young lad like you, you see I.." Brek was cut off by Van who shouted "ENOUGH! YOU SAID THAT TO ME YESTERDAY ALREADY! DO WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS AGAIN?" "Ah..your majesty..you see..I admire.." "Now just get this pile of letters in the throne room where there is more space for me to go through it." Van waved at the pile of dirty pile of trampled letters on the floor."Your majesty, you see..you should not have done that to that magnificient pile of romantic letters, you see, it is for your own good, you see why? You see..." "Just get the stinking pile of letters into the throne room, okay? Then get the HELL outa my face for the DAY!" Van roared. He was in a total black mood today and didn't have the patience to listen to this old grandpa. "Yes your majesty...you see..maybe it will be nice if I bring you a cup of lemon tea? or cinimon or green tea what would you prefer? You see..the tea sooths the mind and maybe you will like it...you see...." Van pushed the old man out the door and slamed the door behind Brek's back.

Finally Brek finished his job, he ordered a few servants to help him move the pile of letters in the throne room. Van kneeled beside the pile of letters and ordered five other servants to help him find the important letter. "Okay you guys. Remember its from Noovi. Spelled N-O-O-V-I alright? Now start." Van instructed. Van himself joined the servants to find the letter.

Three hours later......

Van and the servants were still searching for the letter when Merel ran into the room. "Van-sama, its lunch......." Merel trailed off when she saw Van. He was all dirty and his face was smuged with dust. "You know what Merel? I never knew that my throne room could be so dirty...after I find the letter please help me tell the maids to scrub the floor okay?" said Van. "Lord Van..you are so dirty! Whatever, you must wash up and go to eat lunch." Merel said. "Sorry, do you mind bringing some water for the servants and I? We've really got to find the letter. Its really important...." So Merel went off and came back with some water. While Van and the servants were taking five, he remembered what Hitomi told him, she said to ask Allen over to Fanalia. "Merel, can you ask Sir Wildor to help me sent an urgent message to Austria, I want an audience with Sir Allen immediantly." Van ordered. Merel nodded and went off to do her job.

Two hours later......

"AHH! I finally found it!!!" Van yelled gladly. All the servants in the room stared at their King's excitment. Van suddenly found out how tired he was, he immediantly went over to his throne and sat down. He didn't care how dirty he was, he finally found the letter. He opened it up to see that there was also a little note in  the envelope which he didn't notice before. 'Hitomi was right, there is a little note saying that the royal family of Noovi are coming.' Van thought to himself. The note said, "We are glad to inform you that our Princess Sarala and King will be coming to Fanalia to visit the King Van in a week." "Good! I've got two more days to prepare until they come." Van said to himself. He held the letter close to his chest and fell asleep on his throne..

30 mintues later.....

"Your Majesty!!!" said the out-of-breath guard. Van was still sleeping. A maid was by him and started to push the guard away saying, "Didn't you see that the King is tired? Now go away!" "But you don't understand," Now the guard whispered to the maid, "The royal family of Noovi are here! They want an audience with the King immediantly!" "Why didn't anyone report that earlier?" Asked Brek who was sitting beside the sleeping King. "The guard at the front gate wanted to, but then the Princess Sarala said that she wanted a surprise for King Van. Then the guard at the palace gate wanted to inform the King but Princess Sarala demanded that they do not! I was in the corridor when I heard this problem, so I came here as fast as I could!" The guard replied impatiently. Brek went over to Van and said, "Your Majesty, please wake up.." Van didn't budge. It would take more than that to wake him. "Where are the royal Noovi family now?" Brek asked the guard. "They are already in the palace, the maid had already shown them to the royal guest rooms. But the whinning princess wants to see Van right after she washes up! Which is like in five more mintues!" Brek than said to the guard, "Go and try to buy us more time, just do anything, but be polite!" the guard ran off to do his job. Now Brek turned to the maid, "It will take more than just shaking to wake the King, you must get Merel." The maid hurried off.

"King Van wake up please...." Brek shaked the King in vain. Merel was the only one who can wake this lad up, but where is she? The palace is so big! She could be anywhere! Suddenly there was a great commotion out in the corridor that led to the throne room. "Princess, you see, and we have grapes and organes! Don't you want to try it? Its real good! I can even juggle them...." Brek could hear the poor guard doing his best to buy time. "Now, just let me go in alright?" The snobby princess demanded. The door to the throne room opened.....

On to Chapter 7~The Princess

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