Author Drabble: Hey, so I posted the rest of the chapter I previously wrote, and I would love to hear feedback on how it should go because I got 3 review. I will try my best to have this be a full-fledged story. I hope Luxa is in character, but hey, I'm not Suzanna Collins.

Luxa: My parents died when I was nine at the hand of the rats. Since then I have not cried for fear of showing weakness. Least that's what I tell myself because Henry, he's older and supposedly wiser, and thought to be weak was to be as good as dead. I remember when we were younger, before his arents got killed by the gnawers. Nice. Playful. Funny. Innocent. What we all were until reality hit us in the face, and by reality I mean the rats. Back to the present, I'm 16, and still pining pathetically for Gregor. My only love. There was just one problem with out relationship. He's an overlander, and was supposed to move to some place called Virginia and his mom banned him from ever coming down here again.

I had just become official queen of Regalia and the council couldn't make me do anything, but my grandfather could try. "A spouse! By all the gnawers tails, Vikus you must be joking. I am the queen and you are a tottering old fool. I will answer to no one." I never imagined saying that, but the words had easily tumbled out of my mouth, and one of the biggest rules as a ruler was to never show regret. Weakness was not allowed, and the next two things worse were love and trust. "You have your choice of any Underlander of proper status and age." I was so enraged I slapped him/ The look displayed on his face would have melted Solovet if she was still alive. "I'm going out," I yelled not daring to look behind me, and jumed out my window. Aurora caught me and immedieately took note of my mood. "Where are you going Luxa?" Vikus yelled. This time I looked back, just to spit, "Anywhere without you and your ridiculous notions.

After we were well out of sight of anyone, I wept into Aurora's dolen neck, wondering how I would fix the situation between me and Vikus. But I pulled myself together and said, "Aurora drop me at Gregor's laundry grate." "Luxa, you should not have done that/." she purred softly, We went through the tunnels and arrived quickly. I hugged Aurora and said, "If by slim chance Gregor is here, I shall stay a while, if not I will be back within the hour." "But Luxa," she said, "you appearance, they won't fit in here." AS I stepped into the laundry room I looked back at her and said, "If Gregor is here, none of that will matter." I tried to clear my faces of the traces of tears, but I knew they were still there. I stood still, wondering how to find him and just as I was about to exit the laundry room, the door know turned. I instinctly drew my sword as a woman entered and droped her laundry. It was Mrs. Cormacci.

Mrs. Cormacci: Gregor had been away for almost four years now, but every single time I went down to that laundry room. my heart ached, and tears rose to my eyes. We had been through so much, well he had, but I had been there every step of the way, helped his family by giving him the Saturday afternoon jobs, and when he told me about underland, I knew it. It certainly wasn't charity, nota duty, or obligation, something greater along the lines of fate. And when Jason [I didn't know what Gregor's Dad's name was] had his relapse, juggling him and Hazel [I didn't know Gregor's grandma's name either]. Just plain worrying about Gregor and his family. when we said goodbye,m he cried and kept thanking me. Looking back, i should have thanked him. it was a joy watching over him an dhis family. I had gone from being nosy neighbor, to the next thing they had to a mother. It taught me so much about compassion and empathy.

So now, I stuttered, "Lu, lu, luxa." I knew who she was and you probably don't hug royalty, but I did anyway. She looked taken aback, then smiled. The words tumbled out of her as she spoke to me, "Where's Gregor? Did he move? I have to speak to him!" she exhaled, and I put my arm around her shoulder saying, "Come upstairs to my apartment and I'll make you some lemonade. Then I'll explain everything."

I took a sip of my lemonade and a deep breath before I began. "I'm going to tell you the story, and I ask of you to not interrupt until I tell you the solution." I could see Luxa clench her teeth with impatience, but I pretended not to notice. "After Gregor came back with his family, he cried for days and was in chosen solitary confinement. He was so hurt by not being able to go back to Underland to see you. But after the sadness and depression died down, the anger arose. His rager side took over, and he caused havoc everywhere. Injuring people at school, and breaking furniature around his apartment, scaring Boots and Lizzie. When he was expelled from schol, that was the final straw and so his whole family left for Virginia. But listen, I have his phon number, so we can call him and he can be here in 3 hours to see you."

Luxa: "I responded to her story, "It's an almost unsolvable problem, but if anyone can fix the situation, he can. Thank you so much Mrs. Cormaci." Her hand grazed my cheek as she said, "You're very welcome child." Suddenly, we heard a knock on the door. Mrs. Cormaci went to the door and said, "Who is it? The doorman should have rung you up."

The voice I heard on the other side was one I never thought I'd hear again. "It's me. Gregor." Mrs. Cormaci flung open the door and gathered Gregor into a bone-crunching hug. He said to her, "I missed you," Mrs. Cormaci said, "There's someone here to see you," and when she stepped aside, he saw me. We ran to each other and collapsed in each others embrace. Gregor then planted a kiss on my lips, and I felt tears from his eyes running down my cheeks. "It's really you," he gasped. I meant to be more prepared for our reunion, with some sarcastic comment, but instead I just stuttered, "Yes," He drew me to him for another kiss, this one filled with passion and need. I heard Mrs. Cormaci slip away out the door. When we finally broke away for air, we both asked in unison, "What are you doing here?"

Gregor: I had taken multiple buses and walked, my intentions to go down the laundry chute and never look back. But instead, I had gone by some twist of fate to Mrs. Cormaci's apartment. Me and Luxa were just on the ground, looking into each other's eyes as if we would never see each other again which is what the reality was a few days before. I was the first to break the silence to say, "I took the bus here and intended to see Mrs. Cormaci one last time before descending to Underland to see you. I came as soon as I could Luxa. You are all I wi ll ever need or want."

Luxa: Tears were streaming down my face and his as I told my story and ended with 10 very important words, "Gregor, will you come down to Underland be my husband?" He didn't hesitate for a single second before saying, "Yes, yes, completely, yes Luxa." I kissed him one more time before saying, "We have to thank Mrs. Cormaci." I rose and found a note on the table where my lemonade was. It said: I'm overjoyed you are together, and another goodbye would have been to painful for all of us. You don't need to say thank anything else because I have seen you together, and Gregor, I will explain to your parents.- Mrs. Cormaci