A Changing World

A Dragon Slippers FanFiction

Hey people! Some of you might recognize from the Ninjago community, but Dragon Slippers has got to be one of my favorite books, and there are only 6 fanfictions for it! Such a crime!

Anyways, I do not own Dragon Slippers, only some of the plot.

Also, a warning, there might be a few slight changes to plot, maybe a few OCs, I'm just kinda playing it by ear!

This whole story will be told mainly from Luka's POV, but I will tell you if it is from anyone different.

Chapter 1

I sighed and slumped in my chair. For the past three hours, we had been discussing the fact that a stained glass was missing.

Again.

It seems that every time there was a new, brilliant window, it got stolen.

I was seriously bored. As the youngest prince, I didn't have nearly as many duties as my brother Miles, but, unfortunately, the daily King's Counsel was one of them. It really was just a time when the king was forced to listen to the people, no matter how trivial the matter.

I glanced out the window to see that the sun had set. I groaned. We had once again "counseled" past dinner time.

"Dismissed!" my father suddenly said. I jumped a little; I hadn't realized that the meeting had closed. I glanced furtively around, trying to gauge if anyone had noticed my slight lapse. I saw the Duke of Mordrel and Miles chuckling slightly together, and I blushed, knowing that they had seen my daydreaming.

I looked around, suddenly feeling claustrophobic in the crowded room, with all the courtiers milling about, trying to gain my father's favor. Checking to make sure that no one was watching me, I slipped out the side servant entrance, startling a kitchen girl who was carrying a tray of tea. I shot her a mischievous grin, before sprinting down the corridor.

Finally, I reached a small door that I knew lead to my chambers. Straightening out my jacket and brushing off the dust, I poked my head out, making sure that there was no one in there. Seeing that it was empty, I grinned and stepped fully into the room. Looking behind me, I saw no servants in the hallway. It was a matter of personal pride that I could navigate myself to anywhere in the castle using the servant ways, as the corridors were called. When I was little, I used to explore them and it had seriously paid off, now that I was required to attend the counsel.

I was busy pushing the door back in place when Miles came in, not bothering to knock, and sank down onto my bed. I heard him groan. I gave a slight grin. I'd bet anything that I knew what was troubling him.

I sat down next to him. "So, how is our favorite Roulani princess?" I asked him. He rolled over and buried his head in the down sheets, groaning yet again. That elicited a chuckle out of me. "Not good, eh?"

"You have no idea," he mumbled. He pushed himself into a sitting position. "Did you know that she already has over 50 dresses for the bridal tour? And she demanded my opinion on every single one!" he fell back again.

I shook my head, pitying the fact that he was being forced to marry that monster of a girl. I couldn't imagine what it was like to be in love, but I am pretty sure that whatever Miles and Amalia had, it was not love. I'm not even sure it constitutes as friendship…

"Just imagine what it will be like when you are married," I teased. This was too good of an opportunity to go to waste. "Every morning, she will wake you up nice and early with her shrill voice, screaming that she has nothing to wear, and that she absolutely must go see the seamstress immediately, or else something awful will happer-"

I broke off as he threw a pillow at me. "Just shut up!" he cried, clearly aggravated with my teasing.

I laughed and stood up, pulling on a warmer jacket. "Want to go for a walk? I could use with a slight break from palace life."

He groaned even more. "Did you hear about what happened on my walk earlier today?" I shook my head, mystified.

He sat up once again. A childish grin appeared on his face. "Well, Amalia and I were at a market, and I was distracted, talking to a man who was selling animals, when I heard our princess yelling. I went over to see what was the matter, and you will never guess what I saw!"

I looked at him, totally interested. He was clearly enjoying himself. "There was a peasant girl, totally facing down with Amalia! Apparently, she had just tripped over Pippin, that poor dog, and she didn't know that Amalia was the princess! It was too good!" He busted out laughing. "Technically, I should have brought her in, but she was so innocent, I couldn't help it, I let her go. Plus, it was a total accident." He looked me in the eye. "You know, she was very pretty, maybe you should try to find her. You both have about the same attitude." He ducked as I sent the pillow flying back his way.

"Are you coming or not?" I asked curtly.

"No," he replied, sinking back down into the bed. "I think I'll just stay here for a while." I rolled my eyes as I walked out of the room.

Time for a walk at night.

Okay, so I know that it is kinda short, I was just setting up the story!

Let me know what you thought!

~Boogalee