Set before the first movie of Alice in Wonderland (Tim Burton Version)
Freya POV
Flashback:
"Sissy! Sissy look!" I shout, hurrying down the corridors to the bedrooms holding white and red roses I found in the gardens for them,
"Freya! Be careful, you know you shouldn't be running, you could trip and fall."
I smile widely at my biggest big sister Iracebeth coming out of her and my other sister Mirana's shared bedchambers,
"But I brought you flowers!" I say, holding the two red flowers up to her happily, she smiles down at them and takes them from me and sniffs them, and then smiles brightly at me,
"I love them little sister, come we must give them water" she says, I follow her into her and Mirana's bed chambers where we find a vase,
"Oh Freya my sweet, why am I not surprised that I find you with mud on your dress again" I turn around and see my mama at the door, looking at my dress, I may have gotten a little dirty in the garden when I got the pretty flowers but they were for my sisters and I would do anything for my sisters!
"Mother look, she picked me and Mirana some roses" says Iracebeth, showing mama the vases that we found earlier for the roses, her roses she put on her bedside table and I put Mirana's on her bed side table,
"That is very lovely my dear, but Freya, you must remember, those flowers are very beautiful, but now that they have been cut, they will wilt faster, where if we keep them in the ground they will come back and live for many years" mama says, I look to the roses and now really wish I hadn't picked them,
"I'm sorry mama," I say, looking down sadly,
"Do not worry my dear, it is a lesson learned" she says, I look up to her at this and nod, promising myself that I shall never pick flowers again.
"Come now I have made dinner and there are tarts for desert" mama says, I smile brightly at this as well as Iracebeth, she takes my hand and leads me to follow after mama.
End Flashback
I always love looking back on those memories, my childhood was lovely, I had two older sisters and a mother and a father who all loved me and whom I loved deeply. But over many years it all began to change, our once strong family grew apart.
I look around my room, its rich in colour and spacious, I insisted on some little 'odd' bits added patterns and different textures around to make me feel a little more comfortable, I was brought to my sister Iracabeth's castle many years ago, she wanted to protect me, saying that to live with her would be better then living with Mirana, but over the years I've seen so much death…its began to turn my heart cold from all the pain and suffering I am forced to witness, I haven't seen my sister Mirana in many years now, not seen my friends or…Tarrant.
"Princess? Her majesty wishes for you to join her in the gardens," I look up in time to see a frog messenger stood at my bed chambers door, I smile and nod in thanks, getting up from where I am sat in my chair on the balcony, I begged her for a room with a balcony so that I could look at the sky, and I was being good so she allowed it.
I look to my full length mirror to make sure I look ok, my black and red hair settling down to my elbows, my beloved fathers hair, the red…well that's a little mystery, I just thought it was like how my sister Iracebeth got her red hair, but I know that is from my fathers mother who had red hair.
I'm dressed in a lavender dress, not poufy like I have seen some others wear, I prefer more comfortable and flowing with flat shoes.
I follow the frog butler to the gardens where I easily spot my sister sat down in the middle of the gardens at a table for two with what I can see has drinks and a tray with treats,
"Ah Freya my dear, I thought we could share a nice little tea time together" she says, I smile and curtsy in thanks and sit down opposite her,
"How have you been beloved sister?" I ask after some of the servants serve the tea to us,
"Oh I'm alright I suppose, can get so bored at times, we really must do more things together dear little sister, I think we should play chess tomorrow, would you enjoy that?" she asks, I look up to her and smile, it's a true smile and a little forced, I know what the consequences of making my sister unhappy can be, but I do also like spending time with her, it reminds me of more nicer simpler times.
"I look forward to it" I say, sipping my tea, my eyes suddenly falling to one of the treats, a tart, I don't like tarts…
Flashback:
I hadn't meant to spy, but I had been on my way to see Iracebeth after dinner when I saw mama and Marana go into their bed chambers and I watched as they were told off for one of them having a tart, I remember that mama wasn't happy with them arguing over the last one so she sent us away to stop us from arguing, I had gone to my room to play and wanted to share my new game I made up with Iracebeth, Marana is fun at times but she is a little too…dainty, she doesn't like playing like the way me and Iracebeth do, and when I saw her being blamed for the tart she ran out of the room, I backed away out of sight, she wouldn't have taken the tart, I know she wouldn't have, she had already had enough so she wouldn't have had more than she normally would otherwise she would have gotten ill like last time.
"Sissy!" I shout after a little while, knowing mama will have heard me when I start running after Iracebeth, I don't like seeing her upset. I followed where I heard her run, but got a little stuck when she went outside, but I saw a crowd forming near my papas statue in the town square and hurried over hoping that my big sister is ok.
But I freeze in fright when I see her on the floor by the statue crying slightly, her hand on her head,
"Sissy!' I cry running over to her, kneeling beside her, my eyes widen when I see her head swelling up, I hold her other hand in both mine, her eyes finding me when I do and she squeezes my hand taking the support I am trying to give to her,
"Iracebeth? Iracebeth!"
I look to me mama and papa hurrying over to us, Papa lifts her up and I follow after him, wanting to make sure my big sister is ok,
"Is she ok papa?" I ask hurrying beside him on the way back into the castle,
"I believe she will be Freya, let us have faith" he says, I nod in agreement, not letting Iracebeth out of my sight that whole night, I held her hand as well, talking with her when the doctor left to talk to mama and papa,
"Freya, will you keep me company please?" she asks, I look to her on the bed and nod eagerly, especially at seeing the pain in her eyes and her years, lifting myself up on the bed and snuggling up to her side, her arm going around me as I hug her, wanting to give her as much comfort as possible.
"I love you sissy, even if you have a big head forever, you're still pretty and your still my big sister" I say.
End Flashback:
Ever since that day I never took a tart, never wanting the same thing to happen to my sister again, and since that day we were more inseparable then before, but once she remembered how it all happened, she became distant to Mirana, I admit I was a little, but she was still my sister and I still loved her, she just made a mistake, it cost Iracebeth a lot however and she never forgot that, and that anger caused her to do terrible things.
"Freya my dear, you look to be in another world, what are you thinking of?" she asks, looking to me curiously, I look to her for this,
"I was remembering when we were younger. When we would play in the gardens," I say smiling at her, she smiles at me for this, looking as if in thought,
"Yes, I remember, we use to have so much fun" she says,
"Do you remember when we got our first hats?" I ask, looking at the birds, well more specifically their feathers, remembering my first hat, it was by the father of the boy I first danced with at my first ball -
"Yes well…we shouldn't linger on such thoughts, after all we are happy here," she says, I look down at this, suppressing the tears.
"I look forward to your music tonight my dear" she says, suddenly getting up and leaving, I watch as some of the women and other servants follow her, leaving me with only a few presumably to clean up after the table,
"Could I just be left with one last cup of tea please?" I ask looking to the frogs, they nod at this, pouring me one last cup before taking the rest away, knowing that if they get most of the things put away now then they get a little more of a break later.
I look out to beyond the gardens wishing so much that I could leave this place, I miss my friends so much, I miss my sister dearly, and the outside world from this kingdom.
The last time I saw someone new, was that young girl, Alice, she was such a lovely girl, when Iracebeth brought her in, she looked so frightened, I helped to look after her, helping her when my sister told her to paint the white roses red, I was sad the day she left. But I like to believe one day that I shall see her again as well as everyone else.
Freya's Dress: image/Ball_Gown_Jewel_Straps_Long_Tulle_Purple_Prom_Dress_3_
Freya's Hair:
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