Spring brushed through her unruly curls and piled them in a lovely knot
ontop her head. She dressed herself in a simple but lovely green dress and
even but on a small emerald around her neck. She made sure she did not look
elegant, but she did look beautiful. She held her head high as she walked
along the gardens, she was not common and she was going to prove it.
In their one month of friendship Dev had given her a gift, he said he loved it very much but wished that she would have it. It was an old bracelet, she would give it back to him. Perfect reason to see him! She began walking towards the river.
She truly had missed him, even if she wouldn't admit it. She missed talking to him and his company. When she got to the river she found no sign of him, and she vowed to herself in her mind not to call out to him. This vow lasted 5 minutes.
"Dev?" she asked quietly, almost a whisper. "Dev are you there?"
No answer.
Spring felt horrible. She missed him she truly did! She looked down the river into the deeper forest, should she go there to find him? That wouldn't be right, she shook her head, but soon found herself walking slowly towards the deeper forests. Wearing the shoes she did she had to pick and choose her way, finally she found the spot where they had first met. She slowly picked her way farther down the river and turned into the direction that Dev had told her it was in.
"Well how far can it be? These woods cant be that dangerous." she talked to herself. "Why are you doing this Spring!? He hates you!"
Spring stopped walking.
He hates me?
The thought hurt, it hurt bad and Spring couldn't think of why. Didn't she hate him too? No of course not! But why did it hurt as bad as it did to have him think of her a simple girl that was a no body, why did it hurt so bad for him to hate her? She let a tear slide down her cheek, but kept the others back. She wouldn't cry for him. She decided this was useless and turned to head back towards the castle. She soon came back upon the river and followed it back to the castle. She threw the bracelet in the river walked back out to the gardens.
Dev watched her turn and walk back towards the castle. What had she been doing out here? Why did she look so lovely? He couldn't help his curiosity and followed her up to their spot. Perhaps she would come back down here and he would have a chance to speak with her. Perhaps he didn't lose her as well.
Spring walked around the gardens for a short time before going back to the river. Something in her mind, or perhaps her heart told her she needed to find the bracelet. It wasn't hers to throw away like that. Slowly she made her way down the normal and beaten trail of the river. She walked to the opening that she grew to know and love and slipped out of her shoes and into the river, holding her dress up around her knees as she looked franticly for the bracelet.
"Lose something?" Spring didn't have to look up to know Dev was there. Her heart leaped for joy for a moment, until she looked at him. "You throw away something in our friendship so easily?" Dev said holding the bracelet.
"Yes, almost as easily as you throw away our friendship." Spring said sarcastically and stood tall. "I was just looking for it, I felt bad about throwing it away."
"Why were you in the deeper parts of the forest?"
"Looking to give that back to you. You said you loved it-" Spring stopped, why am I answering all his questions! she asked herself. "Just thought I would do something nice for you, sorry you have to be so damn stubborn and mean to me. What are you doing here anyways?"
"I was-"
*Think of the pain, Frog! She will only hurt you!*
"I came to retrieve my bracelet." Spring nodded she pulled the pin in her hair, no more reason to play princess. Her black curls tumbled down her back and she slowly began to dance around the river.
"You have it them, you man leave."
Dev watched her dance. His dream came back to him. The way he felt when she told him she loved him came back to him.
*The Pain, Frog, remember!*
"Spring." Dev said taking a step towards her. Spring looked over at him. Her green eyes looked so sad.
Spring shook her head, in the action the emerald slipped from her neck and into the water. Spring didn't notice it, she was hurting too badly. But Dev noticed everything. The way her hips swayed as she danced, the way her hair bounced freely and beautifully, and the way her eyes looked, sad and sweet. He walked to her but she turned and walked to the shore, picking up her shoes and hurrying off towards the castle.
The second time that day Dev bent down to pick up a piece of jewelry from someone he loved out of the river.
In their one month of friendship Dev had given her a gift, he said he loved it very much but wished that she would have it. It was an old bracelet, she would give it back to him. Perfect reason to see him! She began walking towards the river.
She truly had missed him, even if she wouldn't admit it. She missed talking to him and his company. When she got to the river she found no sign of him, and she vowed to herself in her mind not to call out to him. This vow lasted 5 minutes.
"Dev?" she asked quietly, almost a whisper. "Dev are you there?"
No answer.
Spring felt horrible. She missed him she truly did! She looked down the river into the deeper forest, should she go there to find him? That wouldn't be right, she shook her head, but soon found herself walking slowly towards the deeper forests. Wearing the shoes she did she had to pick and choose her way, finally she found the spot where they had first met. She slowly picked her way farther down the river and turned into the direction that Dev had told her it was in.
"Well how far can it be? These woods cant be that dangerous." she talked to herself. "Why are you doing this Spring!? He hates you!"
Spring stopped walking.
He hates me?
The thought hurt, it hurt bad and Spring couldn't think of why. Didn't she hate him too? No of course not! But why did it hurt as bad as it did to have him think of her a simple girl that was a no body, why did it hurt so bad for him to hate her? She let a tear slide down her cheek, but kept the others back. She wouldn't cry for him. She decided this was useless and turned to head back towards the castle. She soon came back upon the river and followed it back to the castle. She threw the bracelet in the river walked back out to the gardens.
Dev watched her turn and walk back towards the castle. What had she been doing out here? Why did she look so lovely? He couldn't help his curiosity and followed her up to their spot. Perhaps she would come back down here and he would have a chance to speak with her. Perhaps he didn't lose her as well.
Spring walked around the gardens for a short time before going back to the river. Something in her mind, or perhaps her heart told her she needed to find the bracelet. It wasn't hers to throw away like that. Slowly she made her way down the normal and beaten trail of the river. She walked to the opening that she grew to know and love and slipped out of her shoes and into the river, holding her dress up around her knees as she looked franticly for the bracelet.
"Lose something?" Spring didn't have to look up to know Dev was there. Her heart leaped for joy for a moment, until she looked at him. "You throw away something in our friendship so easily?" Dev said holding the bracelet.
"Yes, almost as easily as you throw away our friendship." Spring said sarcastically and stood tall. "I was just looking for it, I felt bad about throwing it away."
"Why were you in the deeper parts of the forest?"
"Looking to give that back to you. You said you loved it-" Spring stopped, why am I answering all his questions! she asked herself. "Just thought I would do something nice for you, sorry you have to be so damn stubborn and mean to me. What are you doing here anyways?"
"I was-"
*Think of the pain, Frog! She will only hurt you!*
"I came to retrieve my bracelet." Spring nodded she pulled the pin in her hair, no more reason to play princess. Her black curls tumbled down her back and she slowly began to dance around the river.
"You have it them, you man leave."
Dev watched her dance. His dream came back to him. The way he felt when she told him she loved him came back to him.
*The Pain, Frog, remember!*
"Spring." Dev said taking a step towards her. Spring looked over at him. Her green eyes looked so sad.
Spring shook her head, in the action the emerald slipped from her neck and into the water. Spring didn't notice it, she was hurting too badly. But Dev noticed everything. The way her hips swayed as she danced, the way her hair bounced freely and beautifully, and the way her eyes looked, sad and sweet. He walked to her but she turned and walked to the shore, picking up her shoes and hurrying off towards the castle.
The second time that day Dev bent down to pick up a piece of jewelry from someone he loved out of the river.