Chapter 18 - Punished

"Are you okay?" Ash asked and she smiled then he helped her up.

"Father I did not do anything wrong, you can hit me all you want," she said and her aunt sighed.

"You guys go," her father said as he grabbed the whip and she trembled then squeezed Ash's hand.

"I suggest you all go outside and do not get involved," her father said as tears ran down her mother's cheek as she turned around and she gasped.

'For mother's sake," she said to herself,

"Ash, you guys please leave," she said,

"But...." Ash said and she smiled and he sighed and they walked out of the hall and locked the door.

"Kneel," he said, and as her mother was about to leave he grabbed onto her hand.

"You should have taught her better now stay," he said.

As he lifted his hand and hit her in her hands, despite hitting her hard, she did not scream but instead of that, she coped with the pain.

As he kept hitting the girl in her palms the mother turned away along with the aunt and the girl mistakenly placed her hand down and he took the whip and hit her across her back and she screamed and Cosmo jumped but she could not help even if she wanted to instead Ash got angry and as he was about to hit her again Ash grabbed onto the whip as everyone rushed in and Cosmo was looking at them by a window.

"Let go," the king said and the prince pulled the whip out of his hand and threw it on the floor as the girl got up.

"If you ever hit her again, you will see that side of me that no one has ever seen before," Ash said as he helped the girl up and she smiled gently as the prince's hand passed across her back and she trembled.

"Lilith," her aunt said as the girl looked at her mother and smiled.

"I do not have time for this, I have work to do and the next time you do something stupid it will be worse," the king said then walked away.

"Lilith," her mother said then patted her on the head and walked away.

"Uh... aunt Claire, have a maid send food to my room please I need to change," she said as she walked away with her hands bleeding and Ash saw.

"Lilith," he said,

'I will be fine your highness" she replied then left with a smiling face to her room.

After the girl went to her room she sat on her bed and cloaked up crying.

"He will pay for what he is doing to that child someday as my brother I am really starting to hate him," Claire said,

"Will she be okay?" Ash asked,

"Yeah do not worry, your homes are a good way from here, you guys can stay for a while, besides you will be married soon" Claire responded then walked away.

'I have the training to get to" Ash said then walked away worriedly.

"Girl let's o in the city and get that dress we saw earlier for Lilith, she wanted it but she didn't get a chance to buy it" Vivian said,

'Great idea come on" Jasmine replied then they left.

Lilith was in so much pain that she could not move her hands properly so she went and washed the little bit of blood off of her hand and as she did that she cried.

Cosmo decided to enter the room.

"Are you okay?" she asked and Lilith jumped and upon seeing Cosmo she smiled.

'When did you arrive?" Lilith asked,

"When you were uh....." she responded as Lilith sat down,

"Ah... that's fine," she said,

"Really is that why you cannot move your bloody hands properly?" she asked as she grabbed the first aid kit and sat down.

'It's fine, I heal quickly" she responded but Cosmo ignored her and started to apply the ointment.

"Cosmo please let it be," she said as she held on to the girl's hand in pain, Cosmo trembled for she felt how the girl was feeling.

"Let me see your back," Cosmo said and Lilith sighed as the girl lifted her clothes up and upon seeing the marks on her back Cosmo's eyes widened feeling sorry for the princess.

As she touched Lilit's back the princess jumped.

"Sorry," Cosmo said as her eyes glowed red as her hands glowed gold as she placed them gently on the girl back trying to ease her pain.

"You do not have to apologize, thank you, Cosmo," she said as Cosmo removed her hand then placed the ointment the waited for it to dry and as it did she placed her dress back down.

"You are one mysterious girl always disappearing then showing up unexpectedly," Lilith said as Cosmo sat near her then Vivian barged along with her friends barged into the room with a few bags, upon seeing Cosmo they smiled well all except Vivian.

"What are you doing here?" Vivian asked,

"Let her be Vivian" Lilith responded then they all came in and sat down on the couch as they took out the things they bought.

"You guys didn't have to" she said,

"We do not know when was the last time you went shopping, get into the fashion girl" Jasmin replied and Lilith smiled,

"Thank you for the dresses but what's with the ball gown?" she asked,

"Oh perhaps you did not know but your father is throwing a ball soon to announce your marriage with prince Ash and you guys will be getting engaged there too" Marline responded and Cosmo frowned as Lilith held onto her hand.

"I guess even if you get married to him I will still be by your side," Cosmo said to herself then smiled with Lilith.

"I want my things for the engagement to be taken care of by Cosmo, she has great taste when my liking is concerned," the princess said and Cosmo left staring at her,

'If you are willing that is" Lilith said,

"Sure I will do it even though you do not want to go through with it" Cosmo replied with a smile.