Hi, I'm here with another chapter of Visits from Royalty. In this chapter, Rapunzel and Eugene tell Olivia, Thomas, and Katherine about their adventure. And Rapunzel's cousins find out a secret that Rapunzel never told them. And Rapunzel finds out why her Aunt Cassandra was so mean.
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Visits from Royalty
Chapter 4 Secrets and Words
"Is your mother always like this?" asked Eugene. "Oh yeah, she's always like that. If she spots one tiny stain on her dress, she changes it." said Olivia. "And how often is that?" asked Rapunzel. "Everyday, at least every four hours." said Olivia. "Why is she like that?" asked Eugene shocked at this. "Well, it's a long story." said Olivia. "We don't care. Tell us." said Rapunzel as she scooted closer to Olivia so she could hear this.
"According to Dad, Mother was spoiled very badly. She would throw a tantrum unless she got what she wanted. Grandpa Frederick and Grandma Winifred wanted mother to marry someone very nice and generous like dad because he could get her straightened and nicer. But when Grandma Winifred passed away and Grandpa Frederick became broke, Mother was horrified that her family's wealth was lost, but she was lucky to have dad whose family was in line for the throne. When Uncle Henry married at the same time as dad, mother became jealous of Aunt Anne because Aunt Anne was prettier than her.
Mother wanted to be the prettiest woman so she called Aunt Anne a bunch of names to make her feel bad. Aunt Anne and mother had been fighting ever since. They were both pregnant at the same time with you and me. And when Aunt Anne got sick, mother practically celebrated because she would be the prettiest. But her joy was stopped when they found that flower to heal her. She was jealous at how beautiful you were as a newborn. She even thought that you got the blond hair from her." said Olivia.
"It wasn't." said Rapunzel. "Then what was it?" asked Olivia. "Remember the flower from your story?" asked Rapunzel. "Yes, why?" asked Olivia. "It was the flower." said Rapunzel. "What? No! It can't be." said Olivia. "It was." said Rapunzel. "That's why you had blond hair?" asked Olivia. "Yes," said Rapunzel. "Then why is your hair short and brown?" asked Olivia. "You see, Eugene was in a life or death situation and he didn't want me to heal him with my hair. My hair also had the healing powers of the flower. So he cut it, and once it's cut, it turns brown and it loses its power." said Rapunzel.
Olivia was shocked by this. Her cousin had healing powers and they never knew. So many questions were going through her head. She had magic powers? Why'd Eugene cut it? What was this life or death situation? Is this the thing the woman who kidnapped her wanted? If so, why'd she want it? Olivia decided to ask them one at a time. "What was this life or death situation that Eugene was in?" asked Olivia. Rapunzel and Eugene looked at each other. They couldn't tell them out loud with Katherine in the room. She's only two. And they don't think her parents would want her to know the way Eugene was killed. They figured out an easy way to tell Olivia and Thomas without Katherine learning the word.
"Well, it starts with an's'" said Rapunzel. "Okay, s, let's see, what starts with an's'?" asked Olivia. "How about we write it down?" asked Rapunzel as she grabbed a piece of paper. Rapunzel handed Olivia the paper and unfortunately, Thomas had to say it out loud. "What does 'stabbed' mean?" asked Thomas. Olivia whispered in Thomas' ear the definition. "That's horrible!" he said after he heard the definition. "Who did that to Eugene?" asked Olivia. "Her 'mother'" said Eugene as he air quoted "mother".
"Why are you doing 'this'?" asked Thomas as he air quoted "this". "Because she wasn't her real mother. She kidnapped Rapunzel for her hair so she could stay young." said Eugene. "So when you cut her hair, it saved her from being trapped with that woman? What happened to her?" asked Olivia. "She turned to dust." said Rapunzel. "She was that old?" exclaimed Thomas. "Sadly, yes," said Eugene. "How'd Rapunzel heal you?" asked Olivia. "Rapunzel, you'd better explain this because I wasn't exactly 'there' at that moment." said Eugene. "What do mean you weren't 'there'?" asked Thomas. "I kind of kicked the bucket." whispered Eugene. "Bucket?" asked Katherine. "No, that's doesn't mean he kicked a bucket Katherine," said Olivia. "You mean you….?" Asked Thomas. Eugene nodded. "How'd you live?" asked Thomas.
"You see after he died, I started crying, and somehow the tears got on him and he was healed." said Rapunzel. "How?" asked Olivia. "The magic got in my tears." said Rapunzel. "Well, that's good that he's alive." said Olivia. "And I'm happy to be alive so I could be with Blondie." said Eugene. "Why do you keep calling her 'Blondie' when she doesn't have blond hair anymore?" asked Thomas. "I don't know, the name just sort of stuck." said Eugene. "Oh," said Thomas. "So are you going to tell us about Aunt Cassandra and Mother?" asked Rapunzel. "Oh yeah! Where was I? Oh, yes!" said Olivia.
"You see, father told me after you got kidnapped, mother was happy that you were out of the picture. After I was born, she would show me off to Aunt Anne. And it would make Aunt Anne cry because it reminded her that you were kidnapped. They've been fighting like cats and dogs ever since. When you came back, she was furious. She was angry at how beautiful you were now. You were much more beautiful than your mother. And she was also jealous at how handsome how Eugene was." said Olivia. "Oh! So that's why she's like that!" said Rapunzel. "I think I remember Lady Cassandra." said Eugene. "How?" asked Rapunzel. "I stole a pearl necklace from her." said Eugene. "What'd you do with it?" asked Rapunzel. "Gave it to a jeweler so we could get money. It got me and the Stabbingtons a weeks worth of food." said Eugene.
"Hey Rapunzel," said Lord William. "Hey Uncle Will," said Rapunzel. "Daddy!" said Katherine. "Hey Katherine, did you learn any new words?" asked Lord William. That's when Rapunzel, Olivia, Eugene, and Thomas widened their eyes. "Stabbed" said Katherine. Everyone was shocked by this. "Excuse me?" asked Lord William. "Dust" said Katherine. "Why is she saying these words?" asked Lord William. "Kick the bucket" said Katherine. "Must've heard something from one of the guards." chuckled Olivia nervously. "Well then, I'm going to go tell Henry to tell his guards to watch what they're saying." said Lord William as he left.
"That was close!" said Thomas after Lord William left. "Katherine almost got our gooses' cooked." said Eugene. "Okay, let's swear not to say words like the words Katherine just said." said Olivia. "We swear." said Rapunzel, Eugene, Olivia, and Thomas together. Then Lady Cassandra came in. "Speak of the Devil." said Eugene. "Eugene!" whispered Rapunzel. "Okay, sorry." said Eugene.
"Mother, what are you doing here?" asked Olivia. "Anne wanted me to apologize to the thief." said Cassandra. "Eugene's not a thief anymore, and he's right here." said Rapunzel. "I'm sorry for yelling at you and calling you a dirty criminal." said Lady Cassandra. "It's okay, I get it from the guards most of the time." said Eugene. Cassandra sneered at Eugene. Then they overheard Lord William, King Henry, and the Captain.
"Don't you ever make your men say any of those words!" said Lord William. "What are you talking about?" asked the Captain. "Uh-oh!" said Rapunzel, Olivia, Eugene, and Thomas. "You know! Stabbed, dust, kick the bucket. Those words!" said Lord William. "I never heard any of my men say any of those words. She must've heard it from your children or from the princess and Rider." said the Captain. Then the door opened to show them.
"Rapunzel, please don't say those words around Katherine." said King Henry. "It was Thomas who said 'stabbed'!" said Eugene pointing to Thomas like he was a little kid. "Well, it was Eugene who said 'kick the bucket'!" said Thomas. "Well, it was Rapunzel who said 'dust'!" said Eugene. "Enough! No offense guys, but you're acting like four year olds. And all of us are very sorry for saying those words around Katherine and we are sure to watch our language when Katherine's in the room." said Olivia. "Speak of the Devil." said Katherine. "Alright, who said that?" asked King Henry. Eugene chuckled nervously and raised his hand.
"Ugh! The thief taught Katherine a new saying." said Cassandra. "Come on Katherine, let's get you out of here so you won't hear anymore of their foul language." said Cassandra. Then Cassandra left with Katherine.
So they need to be careful about what they say around Katherine. Did you think it was a little funny that Katherine kept repeating words that Rapunzel, Eugene, Thomas, and Olivia were saying. Oh well, at least they weren't bad words. Review! I got the idea from a memory of when I was younger and I would sometimes repeat words I heard adults say. I know my mother would be mad at me, but now I know better not to say those words I heard from other adults.