Tommy fooled around with the keys until he found one that fit the lock. "Finally!" came the high-pitched voice from inside.
"Wait, where's Phil?" asked Tommy.
"Don't know. Kimi might've bailed him out earlier while I was asleep."
"Oh...maybe we should just try to get you upstairs somehow, then."
"Right." Lil followed Tommy up the back stairs, being sure not to wake the sleeping guards.
(meanwhile)
It was about two o'clock in the afternoon when a knock came on Princess Kimi's door. It was the Queen. Dressed in a housecoat and not much else, Kimi answered her door.
"Oh, Your Majesty! I wasn't expecting a visit from you!"
"I'm not exactly visiting, per se. I just wanted to tell you that the seamstresses have finished your wedding dress."
"Oh, fine! When will I receive it?"
"Later on today. Princess, you really must fix your hair. It's a mess! Did I wake you up?"
Kimi realized that her hair was a mess. "No, I just haven't done my hair yet, I'm sorry!"
"Very well, then. Good day!" said the Queen and left.
Kimi closed the door and made sure to lock it. "All right, Phil. The coast is clear." Phil, whose hair was also askew, got out from under the bed.
(outside the window)
Angelica was outside Kimi's window, watching all that was going on with a smile on her face. Her new servant Charles walked timidly out the back door towards Angelica. "Here's the glass of water you requested," he said.
"Thank you ever so much," said Angelica with enthusiasm. She took a sip of the water and looked up again towards Kimi's window.
"Are you supposed to be spying on the Princess?"
"Charles, my dear, it's not called spying. It's called casual observation."
"Well, are you supposed to be casually observing Princess Kimi?"
"Now that you ask me, I'd have to say that it's really not right to do this."
"Aren't you supposed to be helping your cousin?"
"Oh, you're right! Thank you, Charles!" Angelica returned the empty glass to her servant and sprinted over to Tommy's room. She found Tommy and Lil both calmly sitting on his bed, talking. Tommy then noticed that he had a visitor.
"Angelica!"
"So sorry to butt in on your...er...conversation with Lil," Angelica said, suspicious of what Lil and Tommy had really been up to before her entrance.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Tommy asked angrily.
Angelica played innocent. "What? I was just apologizing for my rude entrance!"
"Sure..." Tommy slowly nodded.
"Listen, do you want my help or not?" Angelica was beginning to get angry.
"Of course we do," said Lil, filling in for Tommy.
Angelica quietly told Tommy and Lil her final plot. The two nodded in agreement.
a/n: That just about wraps up Part II, folks. Tune in soon for the final installment of The Royal Marriage Chronicles.