Emospritelet prompted: cuddling by the fire. Setting this one as the night they spent together after Drizella "cured" her poisoned heart. :)
Drizella added another log onto the fire, listening to it crackle as she did. A few feet away, Alice laid sleeping, believing that the spell had worked. It had lead to more than Drizella ever could've expected and she couldn't believe the feelings that were now harbored inside of her chest. It wasn't supposed to happen like that. It was just supposed to be a fling.
Now, she never wanted the odd girl to leave.
"Mmm…what are you doing?" Alice's tired voice drifted into her ear and she could feel her curls cascade onto her bare shoulder.
"I was a little cold," Drizella whispered. "I just figured I'd fuel the fire."
"It is nice and cozy over here." She wrapped the quilt she had around the two of them, pulling her down onto the floor. "When did I fall asleep?"
"Not long after we finished up," Drizella smiled. "You looked too comfortable for me to disturb."
Alice tilted her head to the side. "Pretty sorceress and polite to boot."
Drizella laughed. "I don't know about polite."
"But you think you're pretty?"
"Well…" Drizella smirked, which only made Alice laugh.
"I always dreamt about this sort of thing."
"What?"
"Meeting a pretty girl, getting to spend the night with her…I spent years locked away in that tower. The only company I ever had was my father…" She frowned. "It got pretty lonely."
"I can only imagine." Drizella knew the pain of isolation. While she had been able to roam freely, she still never felt like she belonged in her castle.
"I knew I fancied girls from a young age, I hated the stories of the prince saving the princess, I always wondered why two princesses couldn't be together. So, I'd make up my own."
"You would?"
"It made me less lonely, to imagine that one day, I could meet someone and live happily ever after." She shrugged. "I know that's not what this is…but this has given me hope. I'm out of the tower, I can find my papa and…who knows?"
Drizella nodded, pulling Alice closer into her arms. "I wish I could go with you."
"So, why don't you?"
"Mother would never allow it."
"Have you ever considered just living your own life? Forgetting all about her?"
"She'd never allow it. I'm lucky I've managed to have this little hiding spot away from her."
Alice frowned, only for a smile to appear on her lips a few moments later. "Well, maybe someday, we can both get our happily ever after."
Drizella let out a deep breath, slowly nodding. "Maybe someday."