May The Best Man Win

Aiden's POV.

“Where are we heading to, Noel?” I asked as she kept walking ahead, sounding all giddy.

“Don't you trust me, Aiden?” She asked, teasingly.

“I do… but,” I said before she cut me short.

“Don't be scared. I just want to show you something.” She declared, finally putting my fear to rest.

“We are here!.” She exclaimed, shrieking as she spoke.

I looked around and sure enough, it was a place in the palace no one had visited in a long time. The Queen's Garden.

Being here brought about a flood of emotions and memories of my mother, the late queen. A cold chill of air suddenly ran down my spine as my hair stood on its end.

“You can almost feel her presence, can't you?” Noel questioned, shuddering in between her questions.

“Why'd you bring me here, Noel?” I inquired, a stern look on my face.

Coming here was just too sad for any of us, and so we avoided it like a plague. Though, when