Chapter 2:

I watched her go to the window. "You want to go outside?" She asked then scoffed. "Why, Olivia..." She started as she closed the window then went over to me. I was already on the ground. She grabbed my hands gently and spun me around with her.

Theodora(singing): Look at you,

As fragile as a flower

Still a little sapling, just a sprout

You know why we stay up in this tower

"I know, but..." She interrupted me again.

"That's right." She said as she touched my hair.

Theodora: To keep you safe and sound, dear

Guess I always knew

This day was coming

Knew that soon

You'd want to leave the nest

Soon but not yet

"But..." I tried but she interrupted me again by putting a finger to my lips.

Theodora: Shh!

Trust me, pet

Mother knows best

She hit her hip against the wall, causing the hatch to close. It was completely dark in the tower now. I hope she doesn't find Koda because I knew he was terrified of the dark. I lit a candle and looked for her.

Theodora: Mother knows best

Listen to your mother

I screamed softly as I saw her.

Theodora: It's a scary world out there

Mother knows best

One way or another

Something will go wrong

I swear

Ruffians, thugs, poison ivy, quicksand

Cannibals and snakes, the plague

"No!" I yelled.

"Yes." She said.

"But." I started but she was gone.

Theodora: Also large bugs

Men with pointy teeth

And stop! No more, you'll just upset me

Mother's right here

Mother will protect you

Darling, here's what I suggest

Skip the drama

Stay with Mama

Mother knows best

I lit some more candles because I was starting to hate the dark now and I was still looking for her.

Theodora: Mother knows best

Take it from your mumsy

On your own, you won't survive

Sloppy, underdressed

Immature, clumsy

Please, they'll eat you up alive

Gullible, naive

Positively grubby

Ditsy and a bit... Well, hmm, vague

Plus, I believe, getting kind of chubby

I'm just saying 'cause I wuv you

Mother understands

Mother's here to help you

All I have is one request

I looked behind me, saw her, smiled in relief, ran over to her and hugged her. "Olivia?" She asked.

I looked at her. "Yes?" I asked.

"Don't ever ask to leave this tower again." She said.

I looked down. "Yes, Mother." I said, defeated.

"Oh." She said, lifting my chin up to look at her again. "I love you very much, dear." She said.

"I love you more." I said.

"I love you most." She said and kissed my head.

Theodora: Don't forget it

You'll regret it

Mother knows best

She was leaving again so I helped her down. "Ta-ta! I'll see you in a bit, my flower!" She said.

"I'll be here." I said, softly as I got my hair down from the hook. I rested my chin onto my arms as I watched her leave.

The three of us were still running and we were in the forest now. I stopped and panted as I leaned my hand against a tree. I looked back then I slightly looked at Wanted posters then quickly looked at them and gasped. I took down the one of me. "Oh, no. No, no, no, no, no. This is bad. This is very, very bad. This is really bad. They just can't get my nose right." I said then showed Malcor and Bane my Wanted poster.

"Who cares?" Malcor snapped.

"It's easy for you to say. You guys look amazing." I defended, looking at their Wanted poster. We heard neighing, looked up and saw the guards. We ran off again as I stashed the Wanted poster of me into the satchel. We kept running until we saw a dead end. "All right. Okay. Give me a boost and I'll pull you up." I told them.

The looked at each other then back at me. "Give us the satchel first." Malcor said.

"I just... I can't believe that after all we've been through together, you don't trust me?" I asked. They gave me looks. "Ouch." I said and gave them the satchel. I climbed up their backs to the top of the wall. I sneaked the satchel back.

Hook stuck his hand up. "Now help us up, pretty boy!" He said.

"Sorry, my hands are full." I said, revealing the satchel in my hands with a grin then took off with it. I kept running until I grabbed onto a rope vine. I swung around then kicked the guard off of the horse. I urged the bear then looked back and laughed but my laugh was cut short when the bear stopped. The bear looked at me with a growl. "Come on, fleabag! Forward!" I demanded and the bear eyed my satchel. The bear tried going for the satchel but I pulled it back. "No. No!" I said. The bear kept trying to get the satchel while I kept trying to keep it away from the bear. "Stop it! Stop it! Give it to me! Give me that!" I yelled. I pulled it away a little to hard because it flew over to a branch. The bear and I looked at each other then I pushed it away as I was getting off of the back.

We kept going at each other until I got the satchel. "Ha!" I said then watched as the branch started to break. It broke and the bear roared in alarm. We were falling. We looked at each other then at the ground. I screamed as the bear roared. The branch broke in half and I landed then hid behind a rock. Once the bear went past the rock, I peaked out then walked away from the rock. I started to lean on to what I thought was a wall but it was actually an entrance to something so I balanced myself. I moved the leaves then I heard the lion roar and hid behind the leaves. I hid behind another rock in the cave then ran when the coast was clear. I looked back at the entrance to make sure the lion wasn't following me.

Once it was safe, I turned around and looked at the scenery then I was amazed when I saw a tower. I looked back again then ran to the tower. I started climbing it with my arrows. Once I was at the top, I closed the window, opened my satchel and grinned. "Alone at last." I said then I blacked out and hit the ground, letting go of the satchel.

Olivia's POV:

I hid as soon as I heard the windows close. I grabbed my frying pan and hit the intruder in the back of the head. I squealed as he hit the floor. I hid behind a mannequin and peaked out. I moved the mannequin over to the person then walked over. I lightly tapped the frying pan on the back of the person's head. I looked at Simba and he shrugged softly. I looked at the person again and moved his head with my frying pan. I looked at Koda again and he pointed at the picture of a man with pointy teeth.

I used the handle part of the frying pan and checked his mouth. No pointy teeth. "Huh." I said softly to myself. I moved a piece of his hair with the handle and looked at the face. I gasped softly as I looked at him.

After minutes of looking at him, his eyes opened. "Huh?" he asked. I gasped and hit him on the head with the frying pan again. After another few minutes of trying to get him into the closet, I used a chair to keep the door closed and I pointed my frying pan at the door of the closet.

"Okay, okay, okay. I've got a person in my closet. I've got a person in my closet." I said as I looked at the mirror. I realized what I was saying. "I've got a person in my closet!" I said, grinning with a chuckle. "Too weak to handle myself out there, huh, Mother?" I asked, dusting the frying pan off. "Well, tell that to my frying pan." I said, swinging it around then groaned when I hit myself with it. "Huh?" I asked as I noticed a satchel on the ground with a crown in it from the mirror. I turned around and went to it. I pulled the crown out and examined it. "Hmm." I said then put the crown on my arm like a bracelet. I looked at Koda and he shook his head.

I looked at Koda through the diamonds. "Hmm." I said again and he shook his head again. I turned around and faced the mirror. I put it on my head.

"Olivia!" Mother called.

"Oh!" I said, picking up the satchel and putting it into the nearest pot with the crown then ran to the window.

"Let down your hair!" Mother called again and I opened the window.

"One moment, Mother!" I said, putting my hair on the hook.

"I have a big surprise!" She called up as I let my hair down.

"Uh... I do, too!" I said.

"Ooh, I bet my surprise is bigger!" She said as I pulled her up.

"I seriously doubt it." I said softly.

"I brought back parsnips. I'm going to make hazelnut soup for dinner. Your favorite. Surprise!" She said, coming inside.

"Well, Mother, there's something I want to tell you." I said.

"Oh, Olivia, you know I hate leaving you after a fight. Especially when I've done absolutely nothing wrong." She said, hanging her coat up then walking to the kitchen.

"Okay. I've been thinking a lot about what you said earlier." I urged, started to walk to the closet.

"I hope you're not still talking about the stars." She said.

"Floating lights, and, yes, I'm leading up to that." I tried to explain as I was getting closer to the closet.

"Because I really thought we dropped the issue, sweetheart." She said.

"No, Mother, I'm just saying, you think I'm not strong enough to handle myself out there." I explained, reaching for the chair.

"Oh, I know you're not strong enough to handle yourself out there." She said.

"But if you just..." I tried.

"Olivia, we're done talking about this." She said.

"Trust me! I know what I'm..." I tried again.

"Olivia." She said.

"Oh, come on!" I said, putting my hand on the chair.

"Enough with the lights, Olivia! You are not leaving this tower! Ever!" She yelled. I flinched and took my hand off of the chair. She groaned and sat down. "Great. Now I'm the bad guy." She said.

I looked like I was going to cry and I looked at the recent painting of me looking at the lights. "All I was going to say, Mother, is that... I know what I want for my birthday now." I said, covering the chair.

"And what is that?" She asked.

"New paint. The paint made from the white shells you once brought me." I said.

"Well, that is a very long trip, Olivia. Almost three days' time." She said.

"I just thought it was a better idea than the stars." I said.

She sighed, got up and walked over to me. "You'll be all right on your own?" She asked.

I hugged her. "I know I'm safe as long as I'm here." I said and she kissed my head. I prepared her basket of food then gave it to her. I let her down then waved at her. Once she was out of sight, I ran to the closet, pulled the chair away carefully then used my hair to open the closet doors.