A/N: Chapter 13 is here!!! Yaaaay! Okay I have a short announcement and it is that I am bored of this story, I mean the story has started getting interesting and everything but I've just been working on it for so long that I no longer want to but I will finish it, just thought you might like to know that I have become bored of it. Anyway, thankyou: ElvenYoukai
(that is SiriusObsession's new ID), Gayle (I don't know how Ella and Char will take it, I haven't had any ideas but if you do...by all means!), and Tamaran Girl (thankyou for pointing out the mistake, I think I put in that she didn't want to but I don't remember I'll check. Elizabeth and Leonardo are 10). Okay special thanks to Gayle who helped me out with a certain dialogue in this chapter and thanks to ElvenYoukai she helped me with a certain description in the previous chapter and overall helped me with the plot. Whew! So take care y'all! Here is chapter 13:
Chapter 13:
Ella watched as the gardener lifted up Isabella. She had fainted in the kitchen. Nobody really understood why. Char had tried to carry herbut as Ella had repeatedly tried to explain it to him (he still didn't believe her) he had grown too old to carry a seventeen year old girl.The gardener John who was in the kitchen at the time had offered to carry her to her bed chamber. "No dear you're tired yourself." Ella had said conserningly but he said that he was the only person in the room who could.
So here he was carrying her daughter through the hall and up the stair case. His strong arms holding her steadily. She and Char walked behind him holding hands. Char looked as worried as she was.
They reached the bed chamber. Some how, he had known exactly where to go before Char had given the direction, or was she just imagining. Anyway, John laid Isabella's unconscious body down on the bed.
"What could have happened Char?" Ella asked, tears of worry dropping from her eyes.
"I don't know" He replied "It could be a number of things; lack of sleep, food, stress, I wish I knew exactly what."
John cleared his throat slightly
"Oh umm...we are very grateful for your contribution in our time of need." Char said formally to him "You may go downstairs and eat, I think that we have quite lost our appetites, I believe that the younger prince and princess will join you soon."
John nodded and went out of the room, shutting the door behind him.
Ella watched the form of her daughter. Tears started to pour out of her eyes. "Char this is just like...like...mother"
Char put his arms around her and gave her a hug. She sobbed on his shoulder.
"It isn't anything bad, I promise you"
Before she could say that he could not promise that there was a knock on the door.
"Come in!" Char said, his voice suddenly becoming more formal again.
A nurse entered with wet towels, Ella walked over and held her daughter's hand.
There was another knock.
"Yes?" Ella said as she opened the door.
" Lady, there is a man who wishes to see you now." said a young maid.
"Tell him to wait, I need to stay with Isabella."
"He insists on seeing you, he says it's urgent."
"What is his name?"
"He didn't say..."
"Ella," Char's hand was on her shoulder "I think we had better go and see who it is."
"No, Char-"
"Yes, I know, but there is a nurse with her and a physician will be there shortly we will only distract them"
"I suppose you're right."
Ella and Char walked into the parlour to greet the person who had requested to se them.
They both gaped as the figure stood up.
"Father?" Ella's mouth was hanging open.
"Sir Peter?" Char suddenly forgot to be polite and mannered
"Ella, my child, how good to see you!" Peter started to walk toward them "And your highness, a pleasure."
He shook Char's hand and leaned in to hug Ella but she held him back.
"After twenty years why are you here now?" She asked him coldly
"You didn't come to the wedding, to say hello, you never wrote, or congradulated us on the childeren."
"Ella, I'm a busy man-"
"In twenty years you couldn't use up five minutes for your own daughter?"
"You must understand-"
"I understand, you want money, or something, I know you did not come for me. You never loved me, you hated me, you never loved my mother either, you married her because she was wealthy."
"I have never heard you speak like this before Ellaneor..."
"I never had the courage to stand up to you before but now I do, I am not cursed anymore, I am married now, I have given birth to three childeren, raised three childeren and everyday I have to face over a thousand issues. I am not a little girl anymore, I am a woman."
"Ella will you please listen to me?"
"Let him speak, honey" Char said
"Fine. Speak." She was cold again.
"Ella, I am a poor man, my second wife has died. My stepdaughters left me and my daughter was no longer there. I have no where to go. I am too old to be a merchant. I beg of you to let me reside with you here."
Ella stared at her father, she was no longer cold but she still had not been fooled by him. However, he was right, he was old. He couldn't travel any more, and after all he was the one who had earned enough money for her to be raised properly.
"Excuse us," Ella said "Please help yourself to food, in the room next door."
They went to a corner of the room.
"What do you think Char? I mean he is elderley."
"Yes, why not, we have enough room for him. And it will be good for the childeren to learn about their grandfather."
"Alright then."
They went back to Peter, who had not moved from the place he was standing before.
"You can live here with us father." Ella said
"Thankyou. Thankyou very much!" He shook Char's hand excitedly "Now... may I meet my grandchilderen?"
"Well, Isabella, she's my eldest daughter, is not well, I'll ask someone to fetch the twins."
"I'll get them" Char offered and left the room.
"Well, then..." Ella looked around "Why don't we...uh.... sit?"
"Alright."
They sat down on a green sofa that was close by.
"Ella, you have grown to be a beautiful woman, you look just like your mother." He said.
"Thankyou" Ella replied
There was silence.
"I am very grateful that you're letting me live with you..."
"It's a pleasu- I mean it's no problem at all."
Silence again. Suddenly Char entered closesly followed by, Leonardo and Elizabeth.
"Well, who do we have here?" Peter asked looking at Elizabeth and Leonardo.
Him and Ella got up"This is Leonardo," she put a hand on Leonardo's shoulder "and this is Elizabeth" she put her other hand on Elizabeth's shoulder.
"And this is your grandfather." She motioned to Peter.
"Pleasure." Peter ruffled Leonardo's hair and patted Elizabeth's head.
"Is this your father?" Elizabeth asked Ella
"Yes, sweetie"
"Why have we not met him before?" Leonardo inquired
"Well, uh...um...er" Ella stamered "You wouldn't understand....it's...er...complicated."
"Try me, mother." Elizabeth said
"Don't you two have work from your tutour that you should be finishing?" Char tried to save the day.
"No." They answered plainly
"Well, maybe you should go check on your sister. She isn't well, and it would mean a lot to her to have her brother and sister there." Char tried again.
"She still hasn't woken up, father" Leonardo replied.
Char sighed.
"Leo why do you have dirt all over you?" Ella had just noticed the brown mud that covered Leonardo's trousers and doublet. "Has Liz been trying to teach you to ride again? How many times do I have to tell you two not to go to the stables by yourselves?"
"But mother! Elizabeth knows how to ride better than me and she's a girl! I'm going to be king someday and my sister rides better than me!" Leonardo complained.
"Leonardo I do not want to hear you speak like this again! I tame ogres much better than your father, but does he ever complain? No! He accepts that sometimes people can do things better than him. That is what makes him a fine king!"
"Honey, that was quite a bit of time ago. I think I've come to be a much better tamer now." Char tried to defend himself.
Ella stifled a laugh, "Sweetheart, I have seen you."
The family had forgotten that Peter was in the room.
"Really, father, mother can tame ogres better than you?" Leonardo's eyes were wide open.
"How many ogres can you tame at a time, mother?" Elizabeth wanted to know.
"That is not the point!" Ella said exasperatedly "Although, just to let you know it was an entire army."
"And who tied them up and gagged them?" Char asked a little to emotionally.
"Can we talk about this late Char?" Ella was really exasperated now.
"Should I leave? I can see this is a somewhat bad time." Peter finally spoke.
"Sir Peter! We appologise-" Char started but he was interupted by a knock. They all turned around to see one of the man servants in the enterance.
"Your Majesty, the princess has woken up." He said
"She's awake!" Ella exclaimed and ran out of the room.
She threw open the door of Isabella's room without knocking.
Mandy was sitting by her side, Isabella looked pale and their was a look of half confusion and half horror on her face.
"What's wrong, dear?" Ella asked concerningly "You'll be fine, I promise you."
Isabella didn't do anything, she just glanced at Mandy.
"Have you been telling her ghost stories Mandy?" She paused, then chuckled at her own joke.
Isabella laughed nervously "No, mother Mandy was just telling me something and now I think I need to rest-" Unfortunately her sentenced was not completed because she threw up.
The nurse who was mixing some medicine in a corner quickly wisked away the covers. Just as Char, Elizabeth and Leonardo entered the room.
"How're you feeling?" Char asked as he sat next to his daughter.
"Are you alright?" Elizabeth asked
"I'm better" Isabella replied solemnly."But, I think I need to rest. I might take a nap."
"We understand." Ella said "We'll leave, but if you need anything just ask for someone to being us, okay?"
"Alright mother."
Everbody left except for Mandy, and (of course) Isabella.
"Mandy!" Isabella exclaimed a bit too loudly as soon as it was clear that everybody else was out of earshot. "How can you say I am going to have a baby? It's absurd! It is not possible!"
"Oh sweet! You made it possible!"
"But Mandy!"
"There is nothing that can be done about it now. You can only tell your parents about John and of course the baby."
"But Mandy you're my fairy god mother!"
"I only do small magic, remember dear?"
Isabella stared at Mandy she wasn't sure how she felt about the news that she got.
"I think you need some rest, dear" Mandy said finally "I'll leave now."
Mandy got up, and she too left the room.
(that is SiriusObsession's new ID), Gayle (I don't know how Ella and Char will take it, I haven't had any ideas but if you do...by all means!), and Tamaran Girl (thankyou for pointing out the mistake, I think I put in that she didn't want to but I don't remember I'll check. Elizabeth and Leonardo are 10). Okay special thanks to Gayle who helped me out with a certain dialogue in this chapter and thanks to ElvenYoukai she helped me with a certain description in the previous chapter and overall helped me with the plot. Whew! So take care y'all! Here is chapter 13:
Chapter 13:
Ella watched as the gardener lifted up Isabella. She had fainted in the kitchen. Nobody really understood why. Char had tried to carry herbut as Ella had repeatedly tried to explain it to him (he still didn't believe her) he had grown too old to carry a seventeen year old girl.The gardener John who was in the kitchen at the time had offered to carry her to her bed chamber. "No dear you're tired yourself." Ella had said conserningly but he said that he was the only person in the room who could.
So here he was carrying her daughter through the hall and up the stair case. His strong arms holding her steadily. She and Char walked behind him holding hands. Char looked as worried as she was.
They reached the bed chamber. Some how, he had known exactly where to go before Char had given the direction, or was she just imagining. Anyway, John laid Isabella's unconscious body down on the bed.
"What could have happened Char?" Ella asked, tears of worry dropping from her eyes.
"I don't know" He replied "It could be a number of things; lack of sleep, food, stress, I wish I knew exactly what."
John cleared his throat slightly
"Oh umm...we are very grateful for your contribution in our time of need." Char said formally to him "You may go downstairs and eat, I think that we have quite lost our appetites, I believe that the younger prince and princess will join you soon."
John nodded and went out of the room, shutting the door behind him.
Ella watched the form of her daughter. Tears started to pour out of her eyes. "Char this is just like...like...mother"
Char put his arms around her and gave her a hug. She sobbed on his shoulder.
"It isn't anything bad, I promise you"
Before she could say that he could not promise that there was a knock on the door.
"Come in!" Char said, his voice suddenly becoming more formal again.
A nurse entered with wet towels, Ella walked over and held her daughter's hand.
There was another knock.
"Yes?" Ella said as she opened the door.
" Lady, there is a man who wishes to see you now." said a young maid.
"Tell him to wait, I need to stay with Isabella."
"He insists on seeing you, he says it's urgent."
"What is his name?"
"He didn't say..."
"Ella," Char's hand was on her shoulder "I think we had better go and see who it is."
"No, Char-"
"Yes, I know, but there is a nurse with her and a physician will be there shortly we will only distract them"
"I suppose you're right."
Ella and Char walked into the parlour to greet the person who had requested to se them.
They both gaped as the figure stood up.
"Father?" Ella's mouth was hanging open.
"Sir Peter?" Char suddenly forgot to be polite and mannered
"Ella, my child, how good to see you!" Peter started to walk toward them "And your highness, a pleasure."
He shook Char's hand and leaned in to hug Ella but she held him back.
"After twenty years why are you here now?" She asked him coldly
"You didn't come to the wedding, to say hello, you never wrote, or congradulated us on the childeren."
"Ella, I'm a busy man-"
"In twenty years you couldn't use up five minutes for your own daughter?"
"You must understand-"
"I understand, you want money, or something, I know you did not come for me. You never loved me, you hated me, you never loved my mother either, you married her because she was wealthy."
"I have never heard you speak like this before Ellaneor..."
"I never had the courage to stand up to you before but now I do, I am not cursed anymore, I am married now, I have given birth to three childeren, raised three childeren and everyday I have to face over a thousand issues. I am not a little girl anymore, I am a woman."
"Ella will you please listen to me?"
"Let him speak, honey" Char said
"Fine. Speak." She was cold again.
"Ella, I am a poor man, my second wife has died. My stepdaughters left me and my daughter was no longer there. I have no where to go. I am too old to be a merchant. I beg of you to let me reside with you here."
Ella stared at her father, she was no longer cold but she still had not been fooled by him. However, he was right, he was old. He couldn't travel any more, and after all he was the one who had earned enough money for her to be raised properly.
"Excuse us," Ella said "Please help yourself to food, in the room next door."
They went to a corner of the room.
"What do you think Char? I mean he is elderley."
"Yes, why not, we have enough room for him. And it will be good for the childeren to learn about their grandfather."
"Alright then."
They went back to Peter, who had not moved from the place he was standing before.
"You can live here with us father." Ella said
"Thankyou. Thankyou very much!" He shook Char's hand excitedly "Now... may I meet my grandchilderen?"
"Well, Isabella, she's my eldest daughter, is not well, I'll ask someone to fetch the twins."
"I'll get them" Char offered and left the room.
"Well, then..." Ella looked around "Why don't we...uh.... sit?"
"Alright."
They sat down on a green sofa that was close by.
"Ella, you have grown to be a beautiful woman, you look just like your mother." He said.
"Thankyou" Ella replied
There was silence.
"I am very grateful that you're letting me live with you..."
"It's a pleasu- I mean it's no problem at all."
Silence again. Suddenly Char entered closesly followed by, Leonardo and Elizabeth.
"Well, who do we have here?" Peter asked looking at Elizabeth and Leonardo.
Him and Ella got up"This is Leonardo," she put a hand on Leonardo's shoulder "and this is Elizabeth" she put her other hand on Elizabeth's shoulder.
"And this is your grandfather." She motioned to Peter.
"Pleasure." Peter ruffled Leonardo's hair and patted Elizabeth's head.
"Is this your father?" Elizabeth asked Ella
"Yes, sweetie"
"Why have we not met him before?" Leonardo inquired
"Well, uh...um...er" Ella stamered "You wouldn't understand....it's...er...complicated."
"Try me, mother." Elizabeth said
"Don't you two have work from your tutour that you should be finishing?" Char tried to save the day.
"No." They answered plainly
"Well, maybe you should go check on your sister. She isn't well, and it would mean a lot to her to have her brother and sister there." Char tried again.
"She still hasn't woken up, father" Leonardo replied.
Char sighed.
"Leo why do you have dirt all over you?" Ella had just noticed the brown mud that covered Leonardo's trousers and doublet. "Has Liz been trying to teach you to ride again? How many times do I have to tell you two not to go to the stables by yourselves?"
"But mother! Elizabeth knows how to ride better than me and she's a girl! I'm going to be king someday and my sister rides better than me!" Leonardo complained.
"Leonardo I do not want to hear you speak like this again! I tame ogres much better than your father, but does he ever complain? No! He accepts that sometimes people can do things better than him. That is what makes him a fine king!"
"Honey, that was quite a bit of time ago. I think I've come to be a much better tamer now." Char tried to defend himself.
Ella stifled a laugh, "Sweetheart, I have seen you."
The family had forgotten that Peter was in the room.
"Really, father, mother can tame ogres better than you?" Leonardo's eyes were wide open.
"How many ogres can you tame at a time, mother?" Elizabeth wanted to know.
"That is not the point!" Ella said exasperatedly "Although, just to let you know it was an entire army."
"And who tied them up and gagged them?" Char asked a little to emotionally.
"Can we talk about this late Char?" Ella was really exasperated now.
"Should I leave? I can see this is a somewhat bad time." Peter finally spoke.
"Sir Peter! We appologise-" Char started but he was interupted by a knock. They all turned around to see one of the man servants in the enterance.
"Your Majesty, the princess has woken up." He said
"She's awake!" Ella exclaimed and ran out of the room.
She threw open the door of Isabella's room without knocking.
Mandy was sitting by her side, Isabella looked pale and their was a look of half confusion and half horror on her face.
"What's wrong, dear?" Ella asked concerningly "You'll be fine, I promise you."
Isabella didn't do anything, she just glanced at Mandy.
"Have you been telling her ghost stories Mandy?" She paused, then chuckled at her own joke.
Isabella laughed nervously "No, mother Mandy was just telling me something and now I think I need to rest-" Unfortunately her sentenced was not completed because she threw up.
The nurse who was mixing some medicine in a corner quickly wisked away the covers. Just as Char, Elizabeth and Leonardo entered the room.
"How're you feeling?" Char asked as he sat next to his daughter.
"Are you alright?" Elizabeth asked
"I'm better" Isabella replied solemnly."But, I think I need to rest. I might take a nap."
"We understand." Ella said "We'll leave, but if you need anything just ask for someone to being us, okay?"
"Alright mother."
Everbody left except for Mandy, and (of course) Isabella.
"Mandy!" Isabella exclaimed a bit too loudly as soon as it was clear that everybody else was out of earshot. "How can you say I am going to have a baby? It's absurd! It is not possible!"
"Oh sweet! You made it possible!"
"But Mandy!"
"There is nothing that can be done about it now. You can only tell your parents about John and of course the baby."
"But Mandy you're my fairy god mother!"
"I only do small magic, remember dear?"
Isabella stared at Mandy she wasn't sure how she felt about the news that she got.
"I think you need some rest, dear" Mandy said finally "I'll leave now."
Mandy got up, and she too left the room.