King pouted as he floated next to Diane. A servant?! A servant. Is that all she sees me as? It can't be! SHE KISSES ME. As they walked along a beaten path that was unfamiliar, King was fuming so hard he could practically feel the steam coming off of his head. He glanced over at Diane who had her head down and large tears were rolling down her cheeks. "Diane—" Diane glanced at her father, and quickly shook her head to silence him. Tears welled up in King's eyes as he tried to figure out what was going on. I don't get it… she was so in love with me and now… now I'm her servant and she won't talk to me. He quickly wiped his eyes away as they arrived to a castle. He gasped as he looked upwards. The castle was expansive. Much taller than the kingdom's castle. He couldn't even see the top!
"Welcome back Your Majesty," the guard standing by the castle's entrance spoke, "And… welcome Princess Diane?!" He bowed as they walked past, stepping into a great hall. "Diane. You will go to your room now to get ready." The King spoke. He then turned to address King. "You will accompany her, and aid her in her preparations. Preparations?! Preparations for what?! But before he could question what he meant, Diane grabbed him in her palm and hurried upstairs. After a couple of turns, she finally stopped at a door. "Is… is this your room?" King whispered, aching to hear Diane's voice. "Yes." She finally spoke, not seeming to want to say anything else. She pushed open the door and walked in. The room was large and spacious, with fairy lights hovering, and a large and grand bed framed by large glass windows. King gasped in admiration. "I-it's… so pretty!" He flew towards the window and gazed outside. Flowers decorated the countryside and large trees framed the mountains in the distance. Diane laughed and plucked him from the sky and sat him on her knees as she sank to the bed.
"Harlequin…" she started. "Yes Diane?" King asked attentively. "You love me… right?" she whispered, tears welling up in her eyes. "Of course I do Diane. I've loved you ever since I laid eyes on you."
"Hey… hey! Are you alive?" the small giant girl whispered, prodding the unconscious boy. She poked his belly a few times until he started to sputter and cough. Thank goodness! He's alive! She sat back and cradled him in her palms as he started to sit up. Taking her and her size in, the young boy sat back startled. A giant! But what's she doing here?! He looked around the cave where they were residing, then back to the giant girl. "W-what's… your name?" He whispered, looking her in her violet eyes. "I'm Diane! I grabbed you from the river. It looked like you were drowning!" She spoke with such happiness in her voice that his eyes widened. All the stories I heard said the giants were murderous and dangerous. But this girl… she's… she's cute! King smiled at Diane. "Thank you so much Diane. I really appreciate you coming to my rescue!" She giggled and King blushed hard. "Oh! King, your cheeks are red!" King's face deepened as he sputtered to answer. "I just… it's because you're cute and you're making me happy." He clapped his hands over his mouth as soon as the words left. Oh no! I JUST met her and I'm saying things like that, she's gonna think I'm weird! "King…" Diane whispered. "Y-yes Diane?" he choked out. "I like you… can we be friends?"