I'm back already! Just to let you know, I couldn't figure out how to edit the links in the last chapter without deleting the whole chapter, so I just put them on my profile, and they work!...Or at least they'd better.
So here's Chapter 3.
Today was alright, despite the usual. Adriana wants me to come to her sleepover on Friday, but her bitch a.k.a Penny will be there. That girl should go be drowned in a well, and so should her bo-
"Vicky!" My mother was suddenly standing in my doorway. Haven't you ever heard of knocking? I thought rolling my eyes and quickly shutting my journal. "What?" I responded.
"Come get some dinner." she said.
"What is it?" I asked, dreading what disgusting concoction she expected me to eat.
"Porkchops and steamed veggies." Oh, no.
"Ugh. Can I just skip?"
"No. You need to eat everything we eat, like most children your age. Do you think your friends skip out on family dinner?" She responded in her annoying, whiny voice.
I ignored her question, and went to the kitchen to get the nastiness. I went on my way back to my room, but then she said "No, come eat with us." Ugh. I sat down to a miserable dinner with my parents. I stayed quiet, trying to ignore their attempts to start a conversation with me over stupid topics.
"How's school?"
Don't know, don't care.
"How've your friends been?"
I don't know.
"Plan on doing any sports?"
Leave. Me. Alone. Puhlease.
After dinner, I happily went back to my room. I put on my pajamas with little green monsters on them, and began reading my favorite book, The Asylum for Wayward Victorian Girls. I had been working on it for months, and just hadn't finished it yet. My parents found such books "disturbing." I turned out the lights eventually, and layed my head on the animal print pillow, hoping to go back to my dream.
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I was swimming in a clear blue ocean, surrounded by purple mountains. I looked down. I was no longer in my pajamas. I was butt naked. I tried to go further under water, so that no one above could see me. Little did I know, it wasn't above that I needed to worry about.
"What are you doing?" A red-headed mermaid was next to me, with a confused look on her face. "There are mermen down there you know, and sorry to disappoint you honey, but I don't think they're interested in human girls, so you can give up this…attraction thing." I laughed.
"I don't know. I just kind of noticed I don't have any clothes. It wasn't anything on purpose." I still had a humerous edge to my voice. Mermen? How embarassing…
"Hey! Bugs!" A fuzzy purple and white snake appeared around her neck. His eyes were a surreal shade of lime green. One of the strangest creatures I've seen…
"What now, Yessa?" he questioned, with a hiss. Yessa was the red headed mermaid. Bugs was the fuzzy snake.
"Get this girl to princess SilverMist so she can clothe her."
The snake flew over to me. "Grab my tail." He said. I hesitantly reached out for the snake's tail. He pulled me through the water, faster than any boat I've ever ridden. I was on land, and in woods surrounded by the very same rocks I sat on before! Where I met the purple haired mermaid. And she was sitting against those rocks. Even though I was still naked, very much to my embarrassment, I went up to her smiling. Her silver eyes wandered up to meet my aqua ones.
"My my, what happened to you, Victoria?" she asked, surprised. Who wouldn't be surprised and quite creeped out by a naked 15 year old wandering around?
"I found myself in your ocean, like this. I'm on my way to the queen to get some clothes." She rolled her eyes sarcastically, and then said, "Well, I hope so." I giggled, and then told her a quick goodbye, being reminded of my condition by feeling breezes in various places where I shouldn't.
Bugs the fluffy snake continued to lead me to a castle through the woods. They were creepy. Dark, with tangled black vines. Plus they were quiet. A little too quiet. "Are there…monsters here?" I asked Bugs. He turned to look at me, floating backwards gracefully. "Oh, no. Not in the woods. It's beyond those mountains there that you really need to worry about." I turned to look above the mountains. The light purple sky became darker above them, and on the other side the skies were blood red. "Why? What's over the mountains?" Probably a dumb question. "I'll leave those matters for you to discuss with the princess."
Eventually, we made it to the castle. It looked like something made of ice. Sparkly lavender ice. I reached out to touch it. It had a strange, sort of slimy texture. Beyond the large doors, I was greeted by a fairy. She had wait length very curly blue hair, and silver eyes that were just as if not more vibrant than the mermaid's. Oh, crap. I forgot to ask the mermaid's name!
"Victoria Autumn Price!" she gave me a warm handshake with her white lace-gloved hand. How did she know my name? My full name?
"With respect, but how do you know me?" I asked.
"I'm Aurora. I'm your guardian. I watch you at school. I come to your room at night. I'm the one that gets you here. Do you go by Vicky?"
"Um…no. Just Victoria. I hate my mom's pet name. How come I don't see you come in my room?" I replied.
"You're sleeping, my dear. When you first go to sleep, your spirit is also sleepy. So I guide your sleeping spirit here. Your spirit then awakes, while your body is still asleep." I was enchanted by such a story. Then I remembered my purpose. Why did I keep forgetting that I was naked? "Can you show me to princess SilverMist?" she nodded quickly, then led me through a hallway full of fairies. Pink, orange, purple, yellow, green…they were like a strange sort of rainbow. She finally opened a door at the end.
A beautiful white Pegasus ran to greet us. "Princess SilverMist, this is Victoria Price. She came to us through the human world known as…Earth." The Pegasus bowed her head. "Very pleased to meet you Victoria. I suspect you will be needing some clothes?" I jumped a bit, hearing the winged horse talk with a sweet, melodic voice. So she was the princess? Let me guess, she eats gourmet hay? "Yes, your majesty." I followed her to a room. "This is your room, now. This is where you can stay whenever you visit here. There is a dress in the closet. As soon as you get changed, meet me in my throne room. We will discuss matters there." As she walked away, the door closed on its own. I opened the glassy closet door, only to reveal a single dark purple dress.
I spun around in the mirror, admiring my reflection. The dress was beautiful. It was the color of the sky at night, a dark lavender. It was lacy, and corset-like on top, although much more comfortable. The bottom fanned out, and was sparkly, like the starry sky. Next to the bed, there was a pair of ballet shoes to go with it. I slipped them on. A perfect fit. On the vanity, there was a blue sapphire necklace, shaped like a heart. I picked it up. There was something carved on the back. Forever was all it said. Weird…
I went back to the princess's room. She was waiting there. She trotted over to me, and her kind blue eyes shifted to my necklace, and I saw a hint of sadness flash in them. "The necklace…" she whispered, a sad smile swept her equine features. "Whaa?" I managed. She sighed.
"That necklace…holds so many memories." I cautiously put my hand on her muzzle. "Tell me." But it was too late. The world around me became foggy, as it had before. "Next time." She said. My alarm clock was screeching in the background, and it would soon be followed by my mother bitching at me to get up for school.
Very long chapter. Hmm…What's the story behind the necklace? You'll have to see, next chapter…maybe :)