Destinies Hand; Prologue

[Hotkitty]

A/N Ive enjoyed writing this and I hope you will all enjoy reading it and also id appreciate some reviews for this because so far I think this is one of my best fics.

Prologue

Alberto stroked a hand through his uncontrollable frizzy hair, attempting to straighten it at least a bit as the carriage stopped in front of the gates of the palace.

He staggered out and paid the driver, he then pulled out the bag Janice had packed him of essentials 'just in case he needed anything' she had said.

Alberto secured the bag on his belt and marched to the gates.

There was a guard on either side and he reached the gates he was stopped and asked for his entry papers and i.d.

After displaying the appropriate forms the guards on the left lead Alberto into the palace.

The palace was quite familiar to Alberto as he had been there many a time on business with the Emperor.

At first he was lead into a small corridor which had many doors and told to wait while the guard went to inform the Emperor of his arrival.

The guard came back after a few minutes accompanied by two other guards. That guard then went back the way he'd came to guard the gates again and the two other guards lead Alberto to a room on his right.

They went along the hallway, Alberto barely keeping up with the large strides of the giant guards. They passed many more doors which lead to various staircases, rooms and hallways but they continued to move straight to the centre of the Great Palace.

After much time they finally reached two great big doors which also had a guard on either side.

One of the guards that had lead Alberto here whispered something in one of the others' ears. The guard who had been whispered to nodded to his companion.

They then both held onto one of the door handles each and heaved open the great doors to reveal the throne room.

Right at the far side of the room sat the Emperor and his queen.

The Emperor was quite a fat man with a fat dark brown moustache and a twisted goatee. His eyes were cold and grey and sitting comfortably on his large head was a great crown studded with millions of jewels.

The queen was thin and proud with beautiful long blond hair done in an assortment of curls and stiff round blue eyes. She was quite beautiful with a slender figure and graceful movements. Sitting on her head amidst the fashionable curls was a small tiara studded with a perfect jewel. She wore a long lilac fur coat, which concealed her sparkling navy blue satin dress and her shoes were each studded with a perfect jewel at the tip.

The Emperor was wearing a similar coat only his was scarlet and underneath he wore the robes of the Emperors.

Playing on the floor was a handsome two year old boy with golden honey coloured hair and deep grey eyes. On his head was a thin golden crown and right in the middle of his forehead was a jewel.

Along each side of the hall was a line of guards and a guard was on either side of the Emperor and his queen.

The Emperor and queen were to busy staring lovingly at the little boy to pay any attention to Alberto and the tow guards.

One of the guards made a coughing noise and the Emperor looked up.

"Um, sir Alberto Delmonte here to see you," he said gruffly.

"Bring him forwards," replied the Emperor.

The guards lead Alberto forwards to the front of the room before the Emperor.

"Y-you wished to see me sir?" said Alberto questioningly.

"Oh yes we have pressing business to conclude old friend. You see I looked through your records and have found that you have an outstanding debt to pay to me which I am quite sure will at the proper interest rate put you and your descendants into debt to the myself and the future Emperors forever. But I thought that since we have past ties and you are an old friend I'd give you an offer."

"And what may that be sir?" asked Alberto quite shocked at this discovery.

"Im getting to that. You see it comes to my knowledge that your wife Janice is pregnant am I right?"

"Y-yes sir,"

"Well you see I have a bargain to make with you. If your wife gives birth to a boy I want him to be given to me straight away and given as a submission to my royal army."

"And if a girl sire,"

"If your child is a girl she will immediately become the betroved of my young son. She would bee looked after by you for 13 years and must obviously be made aware of her future. I have a home near the palace where I would have you raise her and on her 13th birthday she will join us in the palace and raised as a princess to be wed when 17. I trust that if you have a daughter she will be beautiful and fit for my son for I do so remember your wife Janice when she was a lady of my court and her beauty surely radiated amongst the other ladies. Now you may leave and I shall check up on your child in a few months."

With that Alberto was lead out by the guards and lead back to his home.

He was greeted by a tense looking Janice.

"Why did the Emperor request your presence?" she questioned whilst preparing some tea.

Alberto told Janice the whole story leaving her utterly shocked.

"Do you mean no matter what sex our child has he or she shall be doomed to serve under the Emperor,"

Alberto nodded.

He hated to see his beautiful wife in such a worried state. Her usually bright emerald green eyes were dull and mournful and her long glossy blond hair hung loosely around her shoulders.

6 months later.
The nurse wrapped a cloth around the naked child and handed it to its mother.

Janice embraced it and kissed it on the forehead.

After a few moments Alberto came in accompanied by one of the Emperors guards.

Janice looked down at her child sadly,

"It's a girl," she said.