Bonnie:

"I'm dying in this meeting. Dying! I should have put on my jammies before this damn thing. HA! The look on Peppermints face if I walked in here wearing my rock t from Marcy and sweats would be priceless." My mind wanders away as I sat in the Great Hall, half listening to The Council of Princes and Princesses blather on about the great land of Ooo and how well the relationship with Aaa has been since my kid brother Bubba took throne with Marshal Lee at his side.

I sigh, but nowhere near loud enough to be heard by my guests. "She used to float by the window and distract me from important meetings. Her shirt half untucked, hair wild from her flight, lips stained red from whatever she hunted down that night." Before I can gather my thoughts chairs scarp across the floor as the meeting is drawn to a close. My legs stand and I'm flying on auto pilot as I show my guests out the main gate to the castle

As I trudge through the winding stairs and corridors, I finally allow thoughts of her to fill my head and carry me to my bed chambers. "I miss chasing after her giggling form as we raced down the corridors, through my lab and around the castle. The way her hair fell over her eyes. The nights where she would show me the world, flying safe in her arms. Every land and kingdom of Ooo is full her."

A few sticky sweet tears slip out before I can get control of my head again. Finally I make it to my room, heading straight for the balcony. Again my mind floats to her. "Her favorite place to meet me after a night of hunting. Her face still flushed from her hasty return, cuts and scrapes bleeding openly from the wicked claws of the beasts she must defeat every night. Bandaging her wounds, worrying over the smallest nick."

A sudden patch of gray appears in the trees and I draw away from the door and pull on her shirt. Sometimes I think I can still smell her cologne when I wear it. I must be seeing things. Why would she come here? Last I heard she was ruling the Nightoshpere. I mean, the last time I even saw her was that day with Finn and Jake. That Doorlord forced me to run right through her house. I didn't want to go. I couldn't risk seeing her, but he had her shirt and it's all I have left of her. When she sang that song in the beginning I almost broke in front of Finn. She used to sing me that song in my dreams.

As I sit at my desk I'm ripped from my thoughts by a quick knock on my door. Peppermint. He always has a message or a meeting for me. Half listening I agree to do something with Finn tomorrow and return to my thoughts. Her second song fills my head and I hum along. I glance at the glass door in time to see a second flash of gray pass.

"I'm just your problem; I'm just your problem. It's like I'm not even a person, am I? I'm just your problem"

I sing aloud and from the darkness I hear a wounded hiss. My mind fumbles and I can only think one thing. "Marcy. Marcy. Marcy. Marcy?!"

Without knowing if I'll even get a response I call out into the night."Marcy, I can hear you out there, you've never been able to sneak up on me. You can come inside its too cold outside, even for you."

I hold my breath as I wait for ten agonizing seconds, before I hear her no louder than a whisper.

"Hey Bonnie. Nice shirt, who did you steal it from?"