Daria's Love
Disclaimer: Once upon a time there was a girl named Gail Carson Levine who wrote Ella Enchanted. Once upon a time about 20 years later there was a person called snoopyViz who wrote a Fan Fiction about the book that Gail Carson Levine wrote.
Chapter 10; Who Are You
"Jerrold, who are you? You're scaring me! First you were yelling at me, then after I yelled at you, you about hit me, but instead started laughing, and now you're nice! Who are you?" Daria sounded scared she was backing away from him slowly, but then bumped into something. She turned around to see what it was it was a guard. "Sorry Sir. I didn't see you."
The guard then pinched her in the back of the neck and she blacked out.
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She woke up an hour later in a giant bed. She looked around and in a corner she saw Jerrold and by the doors she saw a guard. There was no escape. She didn't know what to do. So she decided to ask Jerrold what was going on.
"Jerrold? What's happening? Why am I here? What happened? Why did that guard knock me out? What are you doing?" She was confused and afraid.
"I'm getting dressed to go to bed," he said stepping behind a changing screen. "You are staying the night here and I will join you shortly. You are here because it was the closest place to where that guard attacked you. And he attacked you because he didn't want you to witness me being murdered, but fortunately he didn't succeed and I wasn't killed."
"Why aren't we staying in separate rooms?" She asked.
"Because we are to be married. Why shouldn't we share a bed?"
"Who said we are getting married? I never agreed to marry you. You said you wanted me to be happy and wouldn't force me to marry you!" she didn't know what else to say. "You can't force me to marry you!"
Jerrold dismissed the guard then drew his sword. Daria gasped. It was stained with fresh blood. "Daria, I'd die to protect you. Today that guard thought that you loved me and was about to do what I did to you again. He was planning on killing me then taking you as his bride. I fought only to protect you. You are to decide what happens to him."
"You didn't kill him. Then why has your sword got fresh blood on it?" she asked.
"I did almost kill him, but that would be too much. I cut his leg and while he was trying to bandage it I knocked him out. He is in the prison. What would you like to happen to him?" he asked seriously.
"I don't know. You killed someone for me and yet you are only rewarded, so I don't know."
"I'll just sentence him to 10 years in prison. Would you like your own room? I guess I shouldn't have brought all of this on you at once. I'm sorry I tried to force you to marry me again. And sleep with me."
"That's just it. Whenever you do something like that you say you're sorry then do it again! If you would never tell me to that I am going to marry you if I like it or not I'd be happy. I might even marry you. You would be nicer to be around; I wouldn't have to be afraid. I wish you would just talk to me without shouting or telling me I have to marry you and such. I've almost learned to love you for your kindness and then you start scaring me again. I don't know who you are," with that she got out of bed and made to leave.
"Daria, wait! Can't we just talk about it? I promise I won't force you into anything or shout or anything! Please!" Jerrold asked desperately.
"We can," Daria said with so many emotions you couldn't tell how she felt about it, "As long as you promise to respect me and my decisions."
"I promise, Daria. I love you."
"What do you want to talk about?"
"I love you that is why I have done everything I have done. When you said you didn't know me that is because I have a mood curse on me. The fairy Lucinda cast it on me when I said I would never marry when I was 10. The curse makes my mood change very suddenly when I find someone that I love very much doesn't like me or is angry at me. To break the curse I must marry a person I love very much. She must love me back to break the curse. That is why I feel I must marry you, because I love you. What do I need to do to make you love me?"
"Wow. That sure explains what happened earlier. When you were mean, then laughed, and then you were loving, your mood changed because I was scared and mad at you. Wow," for once she felt bad for Jerrold.
"What do I need to do to make you love me?" he asked again.
"I think I already do," she said quietly in misbelieve. "Try to be understanding, I guess too."
He kneeled in front of her and took out and small box, "Will you, Daria, marry me?" he asked.
And for the second time that day she fainted.
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