{Young Mi}

The sun was in my eyes so I woke up and my room was clean. Everything was normal, like how I cleaned it up to be yesterday.

Does that mean it was a dream? I looked around the room for a clue.

But all I found was a white feather.

Maybe I did have a guardian angel, that's who protected me when I had that sleeping potion.

*knock knock*

"Yes?"

"Milady, you have homework from your parents." a maid said.

"Oh, really now..." I muttered. "Neh, coming."

I stood in front of the door waiting for her to open it so I could get the homework.

"Here, Milady." she handed me a book and papers.

"Thank you." I took them from her and she closed the door.

"A History Lesson of Paradise.." the cover said.

"Okay then, might as well start now." I opened the book to where the bookmark was.

"The kingdom of Paradise was a fruitful kingdom until King Ji Hoon and Queen Sun Mi came into power. The King and Queen were hopeless with money and soon the kingdom grew poor. They told the public that everything would fixed through their daughter Young Mi, once she married the King of Kingdom Mortis, King Bong Man." I read aloud.

"Seriously? My parents expect me to fix things? Their own mess?" I groaned.

Reading on, "Kingdom Mortis is a nearby kingdom where they are prosperous, the government has a large quantity of gold. However, the people of Mortis are not happy, they are poor. Their king isn't a very nice king. He says he needs a new wife to make him happy again." 

"Oh, really? Why doesn't he find someone his own age then? And why can't he even make the people of his kingdom happy? And if he can't even do that, then how would I ever be happy?" I groaned, feeling more miserable about the situation.

There's no way out of this.. I mean I could stay in this room for forever but eventually they'll give up and do it by force. I thought.

Which would more.

*knock knock*

"Yes?" 

"Are you done with your history lesson, darling?" my mom asked me.

"Yes, I am. Here it is." I waited for the door to open and I gave her the book and my notes.

"Have you made a decision?" she asked me.

"Yes, I choose to stay here in this room." I said firmly.

*smack*

My cheek burned from where my mom just slapped me.

"You selfish insolent child! After everything we've done for you! And this is how you repay us?" she yelled at me, locking the door behind her.

I crawled into my bed and cried.

They never loved me.

I was nothing to them.

Just a body to be sold off to in the future.

Which was now. An object for monetary gain.

That's it. That's all that I am to them.

Nothing.

They could just send me off for all I cared.

I would rather be anywhere but here. I thought.

"I can help you do that, princess." a boy's voice in my room said.

Author's Note:

Oooohhh.. who's in her room?

HINT: It's NOT the obvious answer. XD and there's a hint to who it is in the description

anyway, my other note Mortis is a latin word for death.

and... this got a bit longer than my other chapters only because of the text of the book..