A/N: Well this had been a very difficult chapter to write. For one my computer is stupid and that means that my computer won't type this chapter correctly which led me to get an app on my kindle that I hope will be compatible with fan . In any case I am back with chapter 9 of Turning Pages. I want to thank my faithful guest who's reviews put bright a smile to my face everytime I read them as well as all of the other reviews I receive. I love you guys you're the best. Any who, I hope u enjoy chapter 9 of Turning Pages. *sprinkles stardust*

When I finish the book I feel drained. Sadly, not even my book could end the emptiness I feel somewhere inside of me. Everything around me is crumbling and there is nothing I can do about it. I sink lower into my chair and stare blankly at the ceiling. I try to think of something positive. My thoughts soon drift to my beloved Vincent. I wish he was with me to hold me closer and make me not feel so crazy and alone, to make the night before disappear. I wish he would once again turn my grey world colorful. It is as I'm thinking this that I hear a knock at the door and I see a pair of dark grey eyes staring at me. I nearly knock him over as I run and hold onto him as tightly as possible.

"I'm happy to see you too my little Princess," he whispers in my ear laughing. I release him from my embrace and just hold his hands instead.

"How the hell did you get here?" I ask not truly believing that my previous Vincent is standing before me. Then a feeling of panic rushes through me. "Oh my gosh, Vincent you have to go. If she sees me with you she'll have your head. I'm not even supposed to be talking to you. Ash was supposed to tell you all this. Oh well there's no time now just go. I rather have you alive and far away yet reachable than dead and gone from me forever," I say quickly trying to push him out the door. He grabs my wrist and kisses me gently.

"Stop worrying. I''ll be fine. Just enjoy this moment with me for a while, I can't stay long." He says calmly.

I state at him for a moment and decide he's right. I nod and a bright smile comes across his face.

"I have something important to ask of you, Page."

"What is it?" I ask curious.

He gets down on one knee and offers a ring to me. I stare at it in disbelief. It is simple but the charm is shaped like a beautiful diamond snowflake. I almost cry at the sight of it.

"Well I know our time is short and I had planned to do this when I saw you at the garden next but seeing as things have changed since then I figured why not now." He smiles his large warm smile. "Page Daniels," he says and I feel something flutter inside me as he says my name. "I met you at a dance. I had seen you at every dance that the Queen had ever thrown yet never spoke to you. That is the greatest regret of my life. I wish I had known you sooner but I can say that I have loved you fiercely everyday that I have had the immense pleasure that is being with you. I want to have that pleasure everyday for the rest of my life. I want to be able to hold you in my arm through every death of a favorite character, listen to you as you tell me all of your dreams and recite every idea that pops into your head, show you all my other secret hiding places in the Never Never, yes there is more, most of all I want to explore with you I want to show you the wondrous world that exist outside anything you could possibly imagine. I want to be nothing more than yours. So Page, my one and only love, will you marry me?"

"Yes, yes. A thousand times yes!" I say as he slips the ring on my finger. I wrap my arms around him once again.

He kisses my forehead and whispers "I love you Page. I hate to let you go but I must."

"What are you talking about?" I ask letting him go to see him his arms still around me.

"It's time for you to wake up. I wish I really had you but this is as close as I could get. Just keep the ring on your finger Page as long as you have it on I will be near you." He gives me a sad smile and kisses my lips once more before saying "Okay, I must go. I love you Page but it's time for you to wake up."

" Wait, Vincent I..." I try to stammer out but he interrupts me.

"No time now Princess wake up darling. I shall see see you soon." He says as he gets blurry and then fades away. Then the world starts to crumble around me and then everything goes dark.

I wake up in my chair gasping for breath. The dream felt so real. He felt real. I look on my hand I find his ring still sparkling on my finger. I smile at it and I turn my head to leave and see Aaron standing in the door frame. I mentally scan for another way out but soon realise there is none.

"Page I just need to explain how sorry I am about last night. Like I said I don't even remember most of it. I just..."

"No." I say stopping him. "Nothing you say will make me forgive you. Aaron, if you knew you would know why."

"That's why I came I was hoping you would explain what went wrong. The last thing I remember was getting something to drink, crying about you and then walking to your room. After that is a blur. I just know I woke up on your floor with this on my neck and hands." He says showing me his marks. I didn't hurt him as bad as I could have which is a shame. He starts to walk towards me but I back away a few steps the closer he comes. He stares at me in confusion and continues to come closer which causes me to fall into my chair. I try to stand up but he rushes up to me and puts his hands on the arms of the chair as he leans over me. "Talk to me Page. What happened last night," he says his blue eyes going wide. But I can only see the glazed orbs that started at me the night before. I smell the alcohol clogging my nose. His hands... I feel the panic rising in me. He reaches out to touch me cheek but the moment his skin touches mine he jerks his hands away. I see the blister forming on his finger tips. "Well I guess I know how I got the marks. Did I attack you last night," he says looking worried. I nod.

"You came into my room late last night rambling about our earlier conversation. Telling me about how mean I was to you...," I stop the memory passing before my mind eye.

"What else?" He asks his expression growing serious.

"You grabbed me by my wrist and...you kissed me but I pushed you away but you just kept coming for me and then you hit me and I fell onto my bed and you...," I stop as I feel the tears coming. I refuse to cry in front of him so I clench my jaw to hold them back.

"Princess I didn't did I," he says looking horrified. "Please answer me tell me I didn't hurt you like that." He says pleasingly. I shake my head no and he breathes a sigh of relief. "I'm so sorry Princess," he says kneeling down next to me. "Please forgive me. I didn't mean to do any of that last night. I just...I got so upset about what you had said. I overreacted honestly. I just wanted to forget. It was never my intention to do you any harm. Page I..."

"Stop," I say interrupting him. "Aaron nothing you can say will make this better. If it wasn't for my glamour, what little knowledge I have, you would have taken advantage of me. This is why I can't feel anything for you. You're so childish and you don't think about anyone else but yourself. You don't even care about me. You forced yourself and your "love" on me from the moment this engagement was announced. You didn't even ask if I wanted this. I just...I'm way beyond being done with you. Aaron just don't even bother trying to get me to love you. My opinion of you is the same. I will never love you." I say as coldly as possible. I stand and push past him.

I freeze as he grabs my wrist and says "I'll take you to him. You can't leave the castle without me. Just tell Man and everyone else that I'm taking you on a date and then I could take you to wherever it is that you meet him."

I look at him as if he just grew three heads. "Aaron, would you really do that?" I say not truly believing him.

"Yes I would Princess. I would take you whenever you felt like it." He says with a serious expression.

"What would want in return?" I say knowing everything comes with a price in this world.

"None." He says. When he sees the look on my face he continues and says "If anything I owe you for...what happened. I know this probably isn't enough but I could pay you back somewhat for what I did by at least letting you see him." I smile and nod in agreement. I get to see my beloved Vincent but this time for real, I think. The more I think about it the more excited I get.

"Okay prince, you have a deal. Here are the terms and conditions. First, you tell no one about it. Second, you are to take me to Vincent, allow me some time with him and then take me back. I decide how long I am to stay but I will try my best to be reasonable. And I am your responsibility on these trips so, you are to make sure I am safe going to and coming from. Third, you are to allow me privacy with him. You can't come with us or follow us where ever we go. Just stay in the general area so when I am done I can walk back with you. That is all I can think of for now. I am liable to change these rules at any time. Do you agree to these rules as I have said them to you?" I state firmly.

"I agree to these rules as you have said them." He says holding out his hand. We shake and our deal is sealed.

A/N: So made this chapter short because I hate technology because it keeps failing me. Anywho I will have a longer chapter up soon when I can solve this problem. To anser the questions of a guest yes when I sign off from Maria and Page its two people and I mean it as Page from the story. I loved your reveiw it made me smile and please keep reading. I love all my reveiws and I ask you guys to reveiw so that I know what you think and how i'm doing as a writer. So I think thats it. Thanks for reading from Maria and Page. :)