A Prediction

(Note: This is the beginning of a book I wrote when I was 13. I know it's not very good but I hope you like it! Oh, and it's not edited, so forgive me for any errors! Let me know if you want to read some more. Enjoy!)

The girl sat on the bench in the garden, gazing up at the stars. One seemed to twinkle and beckon her. A young man stood, leaning against a tree. He watched her.

“Kylos, I often wish that I could reach up and touch a star,” the girl said wistfully.

“Ah, Adara, perhaps someday you will,” the man said.

He then dropped down on one knee before her, and said, gallantly, “I shall tell you, your future. You will face many difficulties but shall overcome them. You will have a great decision to make, and you shall choose correctly.”

When he had finished, the girl laughed.

“Kylos, will you ever be serious?” she asked teasingly.

Another man stood watching the two. Now he advanced towards them. Adara turned to him.

“Sir Adrian, do you believe that you can touch a star?”

“Ah, Princess,” Sir Adrian said with a laugh, “How should I know? But if it is possible, you would be able to do it.”

Adara blushed. Then she spoke, “Sir Adrian, do you believe that Kylos has prophesied correctly?”

Sir Adrian smiled, “Princess, every person faces difficulties, and most overcome them. Also, many make decisions, and some choose the wrong choice. But you, Princess, are as innocent as a white rose.” As he said this, Sir Adrian plucked a white rose up and presented it to Adara. Then he continued, “And the innocent are very wise in their way. I know that you would make the right choice.”

Adara smiled. She bent over the rose and touched it lightly to her ruby-red lips. Her dark curls fell and shadowed her face.

Sir Adrian stood and looked at the pretty picture she made, sitting there with the moon behind her.

Kylos rose and turned to go.

“Kylos! You are not leaving, are you?” Adara asked.

Kylos laughed. “Dear sister, I must go, much as I would like to stay. I must finish my lessons for tomorrow, or Master Blake will be angry with me. He already complains that I spend my time dawdling instead of learning my lessons,” he said, smiling.

“Well, you must admit that what he says is truth,” Sir Adrian said.

Kylos glared at him, but he had a hint of a smile on his lips. Then, Kylos went down the path to the palace. Sir Adrian laughed as he watched Kylos’ indignant form as he disappeared from view. Then he turned to Adara; she still held the rose in her lap. Feeling his gaze on her, she looked up. Seeing how intently he watched her, she blushed. He smiled and said, “Adara! Why do you blush? We are betrothed.”

“Yes, but must you stare so?”

Sir Adrian laughed, and said softly, “Adara, I was merely admiring your beauty. And thinking of a time when you shall not be as innocent and young.”

“And why were you thinking this?” Adara inquired.

“Because, Princess, I almost wish that you would never become a woman.”

“Sir Adrian!” exclaimed Adara.

“Adara, I thought this because you are so pure and naïve now, but you shall not always be so. Someday you will realize the evil of this world.” Sir Adrian said gravely.

Adara glanced down, and said, “Must you be so serious? Usually you are not so.”

Sir Adrian laughed, and bent down. Softly he kissed her. Adara stiffened, and then relaxed; Sir Adrian straightened. Adara’s cheeks were pink, but she was smiling. Just then then they heard a noise. Turning, they saw King Raymond, Adara’s father.

“Excuse me,” he said quietly, “But it is time Adara retired.”

Sir Adrian stepped back, and said, “Of course. And it is time I also returned home.”

Adara rose from the bench. Sir Adrian kissed the hand she held out. Then she and King Raymond disappeared down the path. Sir Adrian watched them go.

Then, he too turned down the path, but in the opposite direction, in which the stables lay. He mounted his horse, and disappeared in the direction of the DeWitt castle, Sir Adrian’s home.

End of Chapter One (of 15? 16? Something like that.)

(Remember, I warned you that I wrote it when I was 13! Don't worry, I've improved drastically since then. Should I post some more of it, or was that enough?)