Chapter 6-The disappearance of the Princess

One night, after the day's activities and accompanying the princess to all her appointments, Joanne and Maureen fell asleep in their separate rooms. Maureen's room had a big four-poster bed with green sheets that matched her eyes. Joanne found that she couldn't get to sleep now that she knew King Coffin III had come back into her life, even though she had a bed just like Maureen's in her room, the only difference being the sheets. Her sheets were purple, not green.

Suddenly she hears a scream coming through the door. She bolts out of bed and all but flies into her secret love's room. There she is greeted by a sight that nearly stops her heart. She sees the princess's empty bed. At first Joanne thinks nothing of it, believing the princess has just gone to the bathroom. She decides to sit on the bed and wait for her to come back to her room, and then Joanne sees a note on the princess's bedside table. She picks up the note and it reads… "Joanne, my love, please do not fear for me. I am safe in the kingdom of Hueco Mundo."

Joanne's hands are shaking so much that she cannot read the note and when she calms down enough to read it as soon as she gets to the part about "Hueco Mundo" she rips the note in half due to her shaking hands.

She quickly runs down the hall to the king and queen's chambers, waking up all the servants as she passes by their rooms. The king and queen have been very generous to their servants, giving them all separate rooms instead of one big room where they can sleep.

"Your Majesties!" Joanne yells frantically as she runs down the hall "Your Majesties!"

When Joanne gets to the royal chambers of the king and queen, Joanne stops to compose herself before entering, or as much as she can anyway.

She pounds frantically on the door and waits impatiently for permission to enter.

"Enter" she hears, after what seems like forever.