After several hours of practice and help from her mother, Rosaria used her necklace to take her to Kansas. She looked around at her surroundings, nothing was really different from Oz that she could see. Rosaria could see three older men entering a little farm house, no doubt after a hard day of working, and three boys Rosaria's age (new farm hands that Hunk, Hickory and Zeke had taken in) were working in the fields. They stopped to look up at the girl in front of them. She was hovering off the ground about two feet. They were terrified as she moved towards them.
"Excuse me gentlemen." she said, politely extending her hand to introduce herself to the young boys. "I am princess Rosaria Casting Callo of the Rose Kingdom. I'm looking for some people and was wondering if you could assist me." One of the boys looked at her curiously while the other two ran off screaming. "Oh my God!" he finally said. "You're that girl...our uncles have a picture of you over the fireplace! You're...oh, what was the name? Dorothy! That's it! Dorothy! They talk about you all the time."
Rosaria knew what he meant, but thought it best not to speak. Rosaria simply followed the boy silently to the farm house, a little shiver of fear traveling slowly up her spine. The boy asked her to wait outside, and when he returned, a man of about fifty years of age followed behind. "Look!" said the boy. "It's Dorothy, the little girl you always speak of!" "Jeremy," said the man kneeling down. "Dorothy is dead." "No uncle Hunk, look!" Hunk looked over to see Rosaria, and his eyes widened. She was the picture of her mother.
Though her eyes were exactly like her father's, rich and brown, Rosaria was the image of her mother in every other way. Her hair, her thin figure, her beautiful and flawless skin....memories seeped back into the mind of Hunk. Hunk stood up again just as Hickory and Zeke walked out and also stopped dead in their tracks. "To correct the young man," said Rosaria sweetly after what seemed like days of awkward silence. "I am Dorothy's daughter Rosaria."
The three men immediately ran to her and embraced the young girl. She smiled. "You must be the ones I'm looking for. I was told to look for the three men who helped to raise my mother." "That's us!" said Zeke, tears clearly in each of their eyes. "The last time we saw you Rosaria, you were just a baby! You're mother took you here to visit us just before she died." said Hickory.
Rosaria gave a half smile and said, "I know. I was told all about it from my guardians, Scarecrow, Tin Man, and Lion. Of course, there is no need for me to explain anything to you, for you met them at my mother's wedding if I am not mistaken." "That's right Rosaria." said Zeke smiling widely. "You turned out beautifully. We're so glad you could come."
"I have something to ask you." said Rosaria. "My mother wrote for me a letter that was given to you by Glinda after my mother's untimely death. I was told that it is time I read it. I came here to see you, and to retrieve the words that my mother left behind for me." The three boys, whose names were Jeremy, Anthony, and Steven, exchanged curious looks, not knowing what this girl meant, but it was obvious that their guardians knew exactly what she was talking about.
"Let's all go inside." said Hunk, his two companions and Rosaria entered the house while Hunk stopped the three boys and said, "Now listen boys, you three have to stay out of the house for a while so we can take care of a few things with Rosaria." "Who is she?" asked Steven. "She's Dorothy's daughter. I told you about Dorothy, remember?" "We remember." said Anthony. "Now, do you promise to do what I say?" The three boys nodded and Hunk went back into the farm house, shutting the door behind him. Immediately after their guardian's departure, Anthony and Steven rushed to the door, and listened the best they could.
Jeremy, however, decided instead to look through the window. Looking momentarily at the picture of Dorothy and then at Rosaria, Jeremy realized how beautiful she was. 'Wow!' he thought. 'Rosaria is pretty!'
Hickory went into a box and pulled out an envelope, obviously old. "Here is the letter." he said. Rosaria looked at it for a moment and said, "I think I'd better read this alone later when I get home." They nodded in understanding. Hunk, Hickory, Zeke, and Rosaria spent hours talking about things. They talked about Dorothy's childhood, and how everything came to be the way it was. Of course, it made much more sense when Dorothy came to Rosaria and explained it herself, but they did a fine job anyway. One thing they didn't talk about, however, was David, Rosaria's father, and she longed to know more about him, too.
"Now tell me all about my father!" Hunk, Hickory, and Zeke looked at each other, and then back at the girl sitting before them. "Well Rosaria, the truth be told, we really didn't know you're father that well, or for any long periods of time for that matter. We're the wrong people to ask about him." Rosaria looked away from them. 'Another question to ask mother should she ever come to visit me again.'
After many happy hours of talking, Rosaria realized it was time to go home. As she was about to leave, Jeremy ran to her. "Rosaria?" he said. "I hope you come to visit again soon!" Rosaria smiled. "Fear not, you haven't seen the last of me." And with the red, setting sun behind her, Rosaria went back to Oz.
After greeting her guardians and excusing herself from the dinner table with the excuse that she was extremely tired, Rosaria went fast up the grand staircase in the Emerald Palace and up to her room. When she got there, Rosaria opened the letter and read in anticipation. It said:
My Darling Rosaria,
You know very well why I cannot give you these words in person my beautiful daughter. I can speak no words to express how deeply your father and I love you, so I leave you with only these words to guide you through life. Death is nothing at all. I have only slipped away into the next room. I am I, and you are you. Whatever we were to each other, that we still are...life means all that it ever meant. It is the same as it ever was. There is unbroken continuity. Why should I be out of mind simply because I am out of sight? When you read this line, remember not the hand that wrote it, remember only the verse, the poet's cry, the one without tears, for I've given this its strength and it has become my only strength. Comforting home, mother's lap, chance for immortality, where being wanted became a thrill that you and I never went without. The sweet pen writing down my life. I am waiting for you, somewhere very near. Just around the corner. All is well!
Love Always,
Your Mother
Rosaria freely let the tears fall, not once trying to stop them, knowing very well that she was powerless against their might. Now having these words made her feel more powerful, and as she finished the last line of the letter from her mother, Rosaria's eyes began to glow a golden color, and a heart appeared on her forehead.
........"It's started!" she said........
That's the next chapter. HOORAAAAAY! ^_^ Ok, well, keep reading. *Insert thank yous and standard disclaimers here.* ^_~
~*Tori*~
"Excuse me gentlemen." she said, politely extending her hand to introduce herself to the young boys. "I am princess Rosaria Casting Callo of the Rose Kingdom. I'm looking for some people and was wondering if you could assist me." One of the boys looked at her curiously while the other two ran off screaming. "Oh my God!" he finally said. "You're that girl...our uncles have a picture of you over the fireplace! You're...oh, what was the name? Dorothy! That's it! Dorothy! They talk about you all the time."
Rosaria knew what he meant, but thought it best not to speak. Rosaria simply followed the boy silently to the farm house, a little shiver of fear traveling slowly up her spine. The boy asked her to wait outside, and when he returned, a man of about fifty years of age followed behind. "Look!" said the boy. "It's Dorothy, the little girl you always speak of!" "Jeremy," said the man kneeling down. "Dorothy is dead." "No uncle Hunk, look!" Hunk looked over to see Rosaria, and his eyes widened. She was the picture of her mother.
Though her eyes were exactly like her father's, rich and brown, Rosaria was the image of her mother in every other way. Her hair, her thin figure, her beautiful and flawless skin....memories seeped back into the mind of Hunk. Hunk stood up again just as Hickory and Zeke walked out and also stopped dead in their tracks. "To correct the young man," said Rosaria sweetly after what seemed like days of awkward silence. "I am Dorothy's daughter Rosaria."
The three men immediately ran to her and embraced the young girl. She smiled. "You must be the ones I'm looking for. I was told to look for the three men who helped to raise my mother." "That's us!" said Zeke, tears clearly in each of their eyes. "The last time we saw you Rosaria, you were just a baby! You're mother took you here to visit us just before she died." said Hickory.
Rosaria gave a half smile and said, "I know. I was told all about it from my guardians, Scarecrow, Tin Man, and Lion. Of course, there is no need for me to explain anything to you, for you met them at my mother's wedding if I am not mistaken." "That's right Rosaria." said Zeke smiling widely. "You turned out beautifully. We're so glad you could come."
"I have something to ask you." said Rosaria. "My mother wrote for me a letter that was given to you by Glinda after my mother's untimely death. I was told that it is time I read it. I came here to see you, and to retrieve the words that my mother left behind for me." The three boys, whose names were Jeremy, Anthony, and Steven, exchanged curious looks, not knowing what this girl meant, but it was obvious that their guardians knew exactly what she was talking about.
"Let's all go inside." said Hunk, his two companions and Rosaria entered the house while Hunk stopped the three boys and said, "Now listen boys, you three have to stay out of the house for a while so we can take care of a few things with Rosaria." "Who is she?" asked Steven. "She's Dorothy's daughter. I told you about Dorothy, remember?" "We remember." said Anthony. "Now, do you promise to do what I say?" The three boys nodded and Hunk went back into the farm house, shutting the door behind him. Immediately after their guardian's departure, Anthony and Steven rushed to the door, and listened the best they could.
Jeremy, however, decided instead to look through the window. Looking momentarily at the picture of Dorothy and then at Rosaria, Jeremy realized how beautiful she was. 'Wow!' he thought. 'Rosaria is pretty!'
Hickory went into a box and pulled out an envelope, obviously old. "Here is the letter." he said. Rosaria looked at it for a moment and said, "I think I'd better read this alone later when I get home." They nodded in understanding. Hunk, Hickory, Zeke, and Rosaria spent hours talking about things. They talked about Dorothy's childhood, and how everything came to be the way it was. Of course, it made much more sense when Dorothy came to Rosaria and explained it herself, but they did a fine job anyway. One thing they didn't talk about, however, was David, Rosaria's father, and she longed to know more about him, too.
"Now tell me all about my father!" Hunk, Hickory, and Zeke looked at each other, and then back at the girl sitting before them. "Well Rosaria, the truth be told, we really didn't know you're father that well, or for any long periods of time for that matter. We're the wrong people to ask about him." Rosaria looked away from them. 'Another question to ask mother should she ever come to visit me again.'
After many happy hours of talking, Rosaria realized it was time to go home. As she was about to leave, Jeremy ran to her. "Rosaria?" he said. "I hope you come to visit again soon!" Rosaria smiled. "Fear not, you haven't seen the last of me." And with the red, setting sun behind her, Rosaria went back to Oz.
After greeting her guardians and excusing herself from the dinner table with the excuse that she was extremely tired, Rosaria went fast up the grand staircase in the Emerald Palace and up to her room. When she got there, Rosaria opened the letter and read in anticipation. It said:
My Darling Rosaria,
You know very well why I cannot give you these words in person my beautiful daughter. I can speak no words to express how deeply your father and I love you, so I leave you with only these words to guide you through life. Death is nothing at all. I have only slipped away into the next room. I am I, and you are you. Whatever we were to each other, that we still are...life means all that it ever meant. It is the same as it ever was. There is unbroken continuity. Why should I be out of mind simply because I am out of sight? When you read this line, remember not the hand that wrote it, remember only the verse, the poet's cry, the one without tears, for I've given this its strength and it has become my only strength. Comforting home, mother's lap, chance for immortality, where being wanted became a thrill that you and I never went without. The sweet pen writing down my life. I am waiting for you, somewhere very near. Just around the corner. All is well!
Love Always,
Your Mother
Rosaria freely let the tears fall, not once trying to stop them, knowing very well that she was powerless against their might. Now having these words made her feel more powerful, and as she finished the last line of the letter from her mother, Rosaria's eyes began to glow a golden color, and a heart appeared on her forehead.
........"It's started!" she said........
That's the next chapter. HOORAAAAAY! ^_^ Ok, well, keep reading. *Insert thank yous and standard disclaimers here.* ^_~
~*Tori*~