𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐎𝐟 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐧𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐢𝐫𝐥

𝐗𝐕𝐈𝐈𝐈.𝐎𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

The garden looked bigger. It had 50 elegant white chairs, placed 25 on right and 25 on left. And between them a red carpet leading to an altar made out of flowers, where the priest was waiting.
  Next to the priest, on the left, was a small boy, probably related to William, who was holding the rings.
On the right was William. More handsome than before. He was wearing a black suit with a purple tie and black chemisse.
Wedding music started playing.
The sun was setting down.
There was no turning back.
The decision was taken.
Her life was changing now.

Arice was walking with her father down the red carpet full of rose petals.
  Everything was beautiful. Even her. A minute of walking felt like an hour. She felt everyone's eyes on her.
How quick things change in a fairytale.
In a minute, her whole life until now flashed before her eyes.

The air was cold, the crowd excited, the sky without clouds. A wedding like in stories.
Just that in stories the bride and groom are in love. And usually both Good.

A feeling of nervousity filled Arice as she was walking the stairs to the altar. Like she had just woken up from a trance. But everything was real.

She arrived at the altar. William lifted the veil of her face then kept holding both of her hands.
He was looking right into Arice's eyes, with a happy face.
He was right.
It wasn't love anymore.
Just an obsession.

For about 15 minutes, the priest read and talked non-sense. "we all met there today" and other things that made Arice's eyes sleepy and bored William.
"and now, before declaring you official wife and husband, does anyone object?"
The old man looked into the crowd. Nobody said nothing.

"I object" a voice said. But the voice was coming from the back of the crowd.
There, a young man stayed tall, looking disgusted at the altar.
Everyone turned to him.
Arice looked at Japeth with big eyes.
Why did he came so late? What should she do? This really was a plot twist.
"come Arice, let's go" he said still standing there, with his hand stretched.
Everyone looked confused, everyone except for Alice. She knew who this man was. She understood what was happening. And she knew what her sister's going to do.

Arice looked confused. Puzzled. The guest's eyes were moving from one to another.
  She looked at her sister. Alice stood between the bridsemaids, and was looking at the bride with a warm, kind face.
'Go' Arice read on her lips.

On the other part Leon looked angry. Why? Arice didn't know.
Two men in front of her. One was giving her a boring life in a boring kingdom. But a normal life.
The other could give her everything she desired. But clearly not a normal life.
She decided.
Arice looked at William.
"Take Alice as your bride" she said almost whispering.
Her sentence wasn't heard throught the agitated crowd. William looked puzzeld.
"she deserves you. Also, she's my sister, so we're not very different"
Arice smiled at him, then left his hands.
Slowly, she walked away from the altar.
Then her slow steps turned into running. Holding her dress, she ran to Japeth who waited for her with his arms open.
Arice jumped to hug him, and he hugged her back.
"what took you so long?" Arice whispered in his ear.

They dissapeared.

And when she opened her eyes, Arice was in the grandious gardens of the Camelot castel.
  The wind before blew Arice's veil back on her face. Japeth turned to her.
  With his pale hands, he reached the veil, and slowly moving it back, to see Arice's face clear.
  He looked deep into her eyes.
Japeth who is Evil.
Japeth who shouldn't love.
Japeth who should kill her, because she already knows too much..took her back.
  He's fighting to bring Aric back. He can't let the girl live. He knows what he's doing is very very wrong.
But these are the consequences of love.

Arice smiled like a kid. Japeth just kept looking at her.
"let's go, dinner is almost ready"
Arice woke up from the trance.
"like this? They'll think we're getting married" she said suddenly.
Japeth glanced at her once again, then nooded in understanding.
  She held his arm while walking into the castle, as the stars were glowing pure white.