Chloe gave a grim stare at the marble floorings as she twirled in Prince
Brady's arms. He too shared a sour look of annoyance. Chloe could only pray
that the song would come to end, but it seemed to go on forever. Seconds
felt like minutes, and minutes felt like hours as she continued to spin and
waltz over the dance floor. Better late then never the music stopped, and
Brady and Chloe pushed away from eachother.
Chloe wiped her palms roughly against her smooth silk dress," It was a pleasure dancing with you 'Prince,'" she said patronizingly.
" At least nothings broken this time," he said smugly returning her sarcasm.
Queen Nancy and Queen Marlena came running anxiously," So how was your dance?" They asked hopefully.
" Fine now can I go play with Jason?" Brady asked impatiently.
Marlena and Nancy looked devastated, but they both figured that there was plenty of time to set the love wheel in motion," Sure. Chloe why don't you go play Isabelle?" Marlena suggested.
Chloe was timid; she had never met Princess Isabelle, despite her mother's word that they were once 'best friends'. But anything was better then being in the presence of Prince Brady," Sure,"
Marlena smiled and motioned for Isabelle. Chloe curtsied politely as the petite blond approached them. Princess Isabelle was very fair, with sheer blond hair, bright blue eyes, and very tiny feet, quite like Queen Marlena's.
" Its nice to meet you princess Isabelle," Chloe said humbly.
Princess Isabelle returned the curtsy," Its nice to meet you as well Princess Chloe, you can call me Belle,"
Queen Marlena frowned disapprovingly," My dear, your name is Isabelle, not Belle. A princess needs not a nickname,"
Belle rolled her eyes and tugged at Chloe's sleeve," Come on Chloe, lets go and play," Chloe smiled excitedly and followed Belle anxiously.
Nancy turned to Marlena," Well this is just great, your daughter and my daughter have just met and they are getting along better then Brady and Chloe have in ten years!"
Marlena rubbed her temple and sighed," I told you Nancy, the less you push them together the more they'll pull towards eachother,"
Nancy looked oddly at Marlena," Have you been drinking?"
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Belle and Chloe sat down at one of the many long banquet tables. Both partaking in the scrumptious delicacies of currant wine, raspberry tarts, and even some rare ambrosia nectar.
" Belle, this food is delicious!" Chloe mumbled, wiping a smear of raspberry jam off her lips.
Belle nodded, licking the crumbs off her lips," Mother cooked this all by herself," she stated matter-of-factly," Don't tell anyone but, mother is part fairy,"
Chloe gasped, fairies were such mystical, beautiful creatures that even to see one was a blessing all its own. But to be one, or even have fairy blood was incomprehensible," Does that mean that your part fairy too? Can you do magic, and make potions?"
Belle nodded sadly," No, My father is pure mortal, so I only have about a drop of fairy blood,"
Chloe was still in utter shock, Queen Marlena a fairy?
" But you can't tell anyone though, mother doesn't want anyone knowing that she can do magic and all that stuff," Belle chimed.
Chloe shook her head ardently," Of course I won't. I promise on my kingdom," Belle and Chloe shook pinkies and giggled loudly," Wait Belle, does this mean that Brady has fairy blood as well?" Chloe couldn't even imagine an ogor like Brady having a drip of fairy blood.
" No. Brady isn't my mother's son. My father was married to the late queen Isabella before he met my mother. So actually, Brady and I are only half siblings,"
Chloe felt a wave of empathy for Brady, she too had lost her father, but she was a mere infant at the time," Does he miss his mother much?"
" Oh my yes, there's a picture of her upstairs, would you like to see it?"
Chloe nodded, taking one last bite of her raspberry tart," Of course I would," Belle motioned for Chloe to follow her as they stalked carefully near the scarlet drapes. They tiptoed cautiously as they passed Queen Nancy and Marlena, and ran nimbly up the long ivory staircase," Belle," Chloe moaned breathlessly," Are we almost there, my legs are killing me,"
Abruptly two voices started approaching and Belle pulled Chloe behind a large array of knight armor.
" See this Jason, one spray of this and the 'princess' will reek of rotten eggs for months. All I have to do is put this in her perfume bottle," Chloe recognized that voice as none other then the infamous Prince Brady.
Jason chuckled," Cool, come on lets go put it in before your parents catch us,"
As soon as they left Chloe jumped away from the armor," Oh really!" she shouted loudly.
" Shhh… Chloe somebody will hear you!" Belle cautioned.
But the words seemed to have no affect," Oh that ogor thinks he's so smart does he? Well I'll show him yes I will, he'll regret that he ever-"
" Chloe this is no time to rant, now come on do you want to see the picture or not?" Belle said irritably.
Chloe re-composed herself, remembering their objective," Oh right, sorry Belle. I got a little worked up there,"
Belle laughed knowingly," Yeah Brady does that sometimes. But come on, the room is right here," Belle quietly lead Chloe into a large maroon room, adorned by many portraits of the royal family.
Belle stopped before a painting that they subtly in the corner," This is Brady's Mom,"
Chloe was stunned in her tracks, she was positively breathtaking. With Brown honey colored locks, and the most piercing blue eyes that Chloe had ever seen. Chloe walked closer and saw the locket that Brady wore upon Queen Isabella's neck.
" I always catch Brady here, he just comes here and stares at it. He sits here for hours and just stares, sometimes he talks as if she were here with him, and other times he just cries," Belle said solemnly.
Chloe glanced at Belle's pained demeanor and back to the portrait. The empathy that she had felt for Brady earlier was nothing compared to how she felt now," I-I didn't know,"
" Yeah, I guess Brady hides his pain well. But underneath he's-"
" Come Nancy, I want to show you something," Both Princesses gasped frighteningly as they ran for cover behind the drapes peeking at the ends,"
Marlena and Nancy walked in and Nancy complimented the furnishings," This is a lovely room Marlena,"
" Yes but we've come here for more serious matters," Marlena's demeanor grew stern as she walked lightly towards a vase pulling it down like a lever. Suddenly the wall rumbled as a large golden mirror sprung forth," You wish to know how to join the hearts of Brady and Chloe, will here's how we shall find out,"
Nancy's mouth was at her toes in shock," Marlena, is this a-"
" Yes, yes it is,"
" But Marlena these mirrors are forbidden, ever since Queen Esplat used it to attempt to destroy Queen Snow White." Nancy rambled frantically.
" Don't worry Nancy, I assure you that I do not plan on destroying anyone," She turned her attention back to the mirror," Mirror come forth," The two princesses had to cover their mouths from screaming as a rigid outline of a face appeared on the mirrors reflective surface.
" Yes my Queen," it roared.
" Queen Nancy and Myself wish to know how to arrange the marriage of Prince Brady to Princess Chloe,"
The face disappeared as a foggy display of Princess Chloe and Prince Brady appeared," In the passing of three equinoxes, a love shall blossom," I red heart now hovered over Brady and Chloe," But it shall also bring forth a great evil, a destructive power unseen by any,"
Marlena interrupted," Evil, how do we destroy this evil?"
" Only a power to which death holds no claim shall destroy it. Until its demise, they love shall never blossom," the face disappeared leaving only the reflection of the distraught Queens.
" Mirror! Mirror you come back here!" Marlena screamed, but the mirror went back into the gray granite walls.
" Marlena, this was a horrible idea. We shouldn't have gone looking for trouble. Maybe I should just take Chloe home in the morning,"
Marlena shook her head," Nancy you're always overreacting, you know these mirrors. You can't take what they say seriously, there's always a hidden meaning between the lines. Now come on, we'd better get back to the ball,"
Nancy stared back at where the mirror used to lay," But Marlena-"
" Come Nancy, we must go," Nancy looked reluctant but followed Nancy back to the ball.
" Chloe can you believe that!" Belle exclaimed.
Chloe crawled from behind the drapes," That was…amazing."
" Yeah, but I wonder what it meant when it said about a great evil? That really sent chills down my spine,"
" Yeah. But that wasn't as bad as it saying that Brady and I would share a 'love', now THAT gave me the chills,"
Chloe wiped her palms roughly against her smooth silk dress," It was a pleasure dancing with you 'Prince,'" she said patronizingly.
" At least nothings broken this time," he said smugly returning her sarcasm.
Queen Nancy and Queen Marlena came running anxiously," So how was your dance?" They asked hopefully.
" Fine now can I go play with Jason?" Brady asked impatiently.
Marlena and Nancy looked devastated, but they both figured that there was plenty of time to set the love wheel in motion," Sure. Chloe why don't you go play Isabelle?" Marlena suggested.
Chloe was timid; she had never met Princess Isabelle, despite her mother's word that they were once 'best friends'. But anything was better then being in the presence of Prince Brady," Sure,"
Marlena smiled and motioned for Isabelle. Chloe curtsied politely as the petite blond approached them. Princess Isabelle was very fair, with sheer blond hair, bright blue eyes, and very tiny feet, quite like Queen Marlena's.
" Its nice to meet you princess Isabelle," Chloe said humbly.
Princess Isabelle returned the curtsy," Its nice to meet you as well Princess Chloe, you can call me Belle,"
Queen Marlena frowned disapprovingly," My dear, your name is Isabelle, not Belle. A princess needs not a nickname,"
Belle rolled her eyes and tugged at Chloe's sleeve," Come on Chloe, lets go and play," Chloe smiled excitedly and followed Belle anxiously.
Nancy turned to Marlena," Well this is just great, your daughter and my daughter have just met and they are getting along better then Brady and Chloe have in ten years!"
Marlena rubbed her temple and sighed," I told you Nancy, the less you push them together the more they'll pull towards eachother,"
Nancy looked oddly at Marlena," Have you been drinking?"
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Belle and Chloe sat down at one of the many long banquet tables. Both partaking in the scrumptious delicacies of currant wine, raspberry tarts, and even some rare ambrosia nectar.
" Belle, this food is delicious!" Chloe mumbled, wiping a smear of raspberry jam off her lips.
Belle nodded, licking the crumbs off her lips," Mother cooked this all by herself," she stated matter-of-factly," Don't tell anyone but, mother is part fairy,"
Chloe gasped, fairies were such mystical, beautiful creatures that even to see one was a blessing all its own. But to be one, or even have fairy blood was incomprehensible," Does that mean that your part fairy too? Can you do magic, and make potions?"
Belle nodded sadly," No, My father is pure mortal, so I only have about a drop of fairy blood,"
Chloe was still in utter shock, Queen Marlena a fairy?
" But you can't tell anyone though, mother doesn't want anyone knowing that she can do magic and all that stuff," Belle chimed.
Chloe shook her head ardently," Of course I won't. I promise on my kingdom," Belle and Chloe shook pinkies and giggled loudly," Wait Belle, does this mean that Brady has fairy blood as well?" Chloe couldn't even imagine an ogor like Brady having a drip of fairy blood.
" No. Brady isn't my mother's son. My father was married to the late queen Isabella before he met my mother. So actually, Brady and I are only half siblings,"
Chloe felt a wave of empathy for Brady, she too had lost her father, but she was a mere infant at the time," Does he miss his mother much?"
" Oh my yes, there's a picture of her upstairs, would you like to see it?"
Chloe nodded, taking one last bite of her raspberry tart," Of course I would," Belle motioned for Chloe to follow her as they stalked carefully near the scarlet drapes. They tiptoed cautiously as they passed Queen Nancy and Marlena, and ran nimbly up the long ivory staircase," Belle," Chloe moaned breathlessly," Are we almost there, my legs are killing me,"
Abruptly two voices started approaching and Belle pulled Chloe behind a large array of knight armor.
" See this Jason, one spray of this and the 'princess' will reek of rotten eggs for months. All I have to do is put this in her perfume bottle," Chloe recognized that voice as none other then the infamous Prince Brady.
Jason chuckled," Cool, come on lets go put it in before your parents catch us,"
As soon as they left Chloe jumped away from the armor," Oh really!" she shouted loudly.
" Shhh… Chloe somebody will hear you!" Belle cautioned.
But the words seemed to have no affect," Oh that ogor thinks he's so smart does he? Well I'll show him yes I will, he'll regret that he ever-"
" Chloe this is no time to rant, now come on do you want to see the picture or not?" Belle said irritably.
Chloe re-composed herself, remembering their objective," Oh right, sorry Belle. I got a little worked up there,"
Belle laughed knowingly," Yeah Brady does that sometimes. But come on, the room is right here," Belle quietly lead Chloe into a large maroon room, adorned by many portraits of the royal family.
Belle stopped before a painting that they subtly in the corner," This is Brady's Mom,"
Chloe was stunned in her tracks, she was positively breathtaking. With Brown honey colored locks, and the most piercing blue eyes that Chloe had ever seen. Chloe walked closer and saw the locket that Brady wore upon Queen Isabella's neck.
" I always catch Brady here, he just comes here and stares at it. He sits here for hours and just stares, sometimes he talks as if she were here with him, and other times he just cries," Belle said solemnly.
Chloe glanced at Belle's pained demeanor and back to the portrait. The empathy that she had felt for Brady earlier was nothing compared to how she felt now," I-I didn't know,"
" Yeah, I guess Brady hides his pain well. But underneath he's-"
" Come Nancy, I want to show you something," Both Princesses gasped frighteningly as they ran for cover behind the drapes peeking at the ends,"
Marlena and Nancy walked in and Nancy complimented the furnishings," This is a lovely room Marlena,"
" Yes but we've come here for more serious matters," Marlena's demeanor grew stern as she walked lightly towards a vase pulling it down like a lever. Suddenly the wall rumbled as a large golden mirror sprung forth," You wish to know how to join the hearts of Brady and Chloe, will here's how we shall find out,"
Nancy's mouth was at her toes in shock," Marlena, is this a-"
" Yes, yes it is,"
" But Marlena these mirrors are forbidden, ever since Queen Esplat used it to attempt to destroy Queen Snow White." Nancy rambled frantically.
" Don't worry Nancy, I assure you that I do not plan on destroying anyone," She turned her attention back to the mirror," Mirror come forth," The two princesses had to cover their mouths from screaming as a rigid outline of a face appeared on the mirrors reflective surface.
" Yes my Queen," it roared.
" Queen Nancy and Myself wish to know how to arrange the marriage of Prince Brady to Princess Chloe,"
The face disappeared as a foggy display of Princess Chloe and Prince Brady appeared," In the passing of three equinoxes, a love shall blossom," I red heart now hovered over Brady and Chloe," But it shall also bring forth a great evil, a destructive power unseen by any,"
Marlena interrupted," Evil, how do we destroy this evil?"
" Only a power to which death holds no claim shall destroy it. Until its demise, they love shall never blossom," the face disappeared leaving only the reflection of the distraught Queens.
" Mirror! Mirror you come back here!" Marlena screamed, but the mirror went back into the gray granite walls.
" Marlena, this was a horrible idea. We shouldn't have gone looking for trouble. Maybe I should just take Chloe home in the morning,"
Marlena shook her head," Nancy you're always overreacting, you know these mirrors. You can't take what they say seriously, there's always a hidden meaning between the lines. Now come on, we'd better get back to the ball,"
Nancy stared back at where the mirror used to lay," But Marlena-"
" Come Nancy, we must go," Nancy looked reluctant but followed Nancy back to the ball.
" Chloe can you believe that!" Belle exclaimed.
Chloe crawled from behind the drapes," That was…amazing."
" Yeah, but I wonder what it meant when it said about a great evil? That really sent chills down my spine,"
" Yeah. But that wasn't as bad as it saying that Brady and I would share a 'love', now THAT gave me the chills,"