Chapter 243: First Life, Alice. (10)
Afternoon.
EverFall, Woods.
Springton
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"What is your name?" Alice asked the young golden haired boy again days later, the next time,
He smiled, liking the pace of their meetings, if she’d go back to questions like this that meant they’d meet often and he wanted that, "I am prince Theodore of Firseria" at his reply she nodded curtly so he continued, "Nice to meet you" he smiled and Alice gasped as she felt her heart shift to sit in a comfortable position, where it could worship this boy, she squared her features, "And what are your intentions of coming to my kingdom?"
"To explore" he replied simply as he moved towards a rock and perched on it, his farm boy clothing fitting him modestly, the tip of his feets touching the water and Alice envied his free and comfortable behaviour so she decided to join him.
He glanced at her as she moved with a childlike wonder. What was it about her? he wondered. She made him feel and he loved the feelings she evoked despite the confusion that came along with it.
"Is that what you are doing?" she asked him as she approached the rock he was occupying but his eyes widened at her feet, "No, wait!" he warned and she did, abruptly even.
"You need to take off your shoes, Gooseberry," he reminded, stepping out of the water to where she stood with scrunched up nose now.
The nickname ’Gooseberry’ flicked her heart and it started beating so loud she reddened wondering what he’d think of her if he could hear it.