Running Away
Chapter 2. Planning
Meanwhile, in Alexandria...
"Oh my god! Why did he say that? Did he really mean it? Oh my god! I really don't hope so!" Cried Dagger hopelessly sitting on the floor with her big bulky dress, a sea of tissues around her on the floor.
Freya and Vivi looked away, getting away from the sight that they saw for the whole morning. Dagger cried louder, blowing her nose at the same time.
"Oh, I can't believe it! I thought he did!"
She reached out and grabbed a hold of the tissue box, pulling out 10 at one go and wiping her tears with them, but they just kept on coming.
Freya turned around, her hands on her hips.
"Princess, you have got to stop this! The queen is very upset and she wants you to cheer up!" Urged Freya staring angrily at the poor pitiful sight of Dagger.
Dagger looked up from her crying.
"Nothing can come from crying all the time Dagger; you have got to move on!" Added Vivi.
From the word 'on', she fell back to the floor and started crying again. Freya was frustrated enough to fall on the floor and strangle her. Vivi sighed, wishing he was back home with the other black mages instead of here.
"That's it!" Exclaimed Freya seizing Dagger's hand and forcefully pulled her up.
That startled the Princess.
"What! Just leave me alone!" She shouted, depressed and not happy.
Freya stared angrily at her.
"Look at you Princess! Your people are worried about you! They want you to be happy! Not cry! Now pull yourself together!" Yelled Freya furiously.
Dagger stopped crying and gave Freya a confused look.
"My People? What do they have anything to do with this?" Dagger shouted back, and then she stopped.
She turned around, and heard it again. Shouting, cheering and whistling. She walked slowly over to the window and looked down. She gasped.
All the town folk, the soldiers and the workers were crowding round the castle. They were laughing, cheering at her. They were holding up banners saying, CHEER UP DEAR PRINCESS! Dagger couldn't believe her eyes.
"Why, thank you! Thank you for being here!" She exclaimed, finally feeling happier.
She turned back around to Vivi and Freya.
"I'm sorry, it's just that I love him, and he doesn't love me. I have to get over it, I have to move on. Thanks you guys." Apologized Dagger looking down at her shoes guiltily.
Freya finally calmed down and came over to Dagger's side, hugging her warmly. Vivi walked over and joined in the hug. Dagger had finally stopped crying, but still sniffing.
They let go of her as she walked to her room, closing the door behind her.
Freya and Vivi sighed deeply.
"That took a long time Vivi, I don't know if she is strong enough to carry on cos she really loves him." Complained Freya,
Vivi sighed again.
"Let's talk about this somewhere else, okay?" said Vivi, worried that if the Princess hears she would start crying again.
Freya nodded silently as they walked to the other room next door. Vivi closed the door behind them.
"Okay, we have got to do something about this, if Dagger goes on like this, having breakdowns everyday, she will never be strong enough to rule Alexandria." Vivi said seriously.
"Alexandria is open for any attack right now because everyone knows that the Queen is sick and dying and Dagger is having a complete breakdown with her love life!" Exclaimed Freya just as worried.
"We can't stop the Queen from dying, but we can maybe shape up the Princess. But how?" Asked Vivi, thinking hard.
"Maybe we can make her find another person to love." suggested Freya, doubting her suggestion when she thought of the Princess.
"No! You know better that Dagger will never marry another other than Zidane! It's simple!" answered Vivi, getting a little frustrated.
Freya was about to give up when an idea shot into her brain.
"I know! Why don't we bring Zidane here so they can fall in love again!" suggested Freya hopefully.
"What? She will go crying again if she sees him and even worse if he tells her again that he doesn't love her!" Shouted Vivi.
"But, it's worth a try, I mean; it's up to Dagger really. What other solution is there?" Confronted Freya, putting her hands on her hips.
Vivi looked worried again.
"I don't want to hurt Dagger; she has been through so much this year." Worried Vivi.
"It's okay Vivi, she'll be fine." Assured Freya.
"Let's go ask Dagger."
Vivi nodded an agreement as they walked to Dagger's bedroom door.
Freya knocked on it twice.
"Yes?" A muffled voice said inside.
"Can we come in Princess?" Vivi asked shakily.
"Okay." She answered, sniffing.
Freya pushed open the door as they walked in the darkened room. All the windows were open, letting in some air and light into the large room, there were purple silk curtains fluttering in the wind. At the end of the room was the 4 poster bed with silk curtains and velvet sheets with lots of purple and pink silk covered pillows on the bed. Dagger was also laying there, dressed in her white airy dress. She sat up properly.
"Um, Princess, we were wondering, if there was a way to make you happy again? Asked Freya finding a seat next to the fancy cupboard.
"If you can make Zidane come to me and tell me that he loves me then I will do anything for that." said Dagger lying back down on the very comfortable bed.
"We were thinking, if you wanted us to bring Zidane here, to maybe figure something out." asked Vivi.
Dagger went silent. Her eyes widened and her face turned pale and numb looking.
"Zidane, come here?" she asked, almost sounding dumb.
"Zidane? Come here, to me?"
Dagger looked away to the window, seeing the birds chirping outside. She turned back around to face them.
"Okay."
Dagger took a deep breath and exhaled deeply.
Vivi looked too worried.
"Vivi, I'll be fine, thank you. Could you ask him to come tomorrow, I want to calm down now." she told them smiling slightly.
They smiled back at her as they bowed, and walked out of the room. When they were gone, Dagger sat up again. She got of the bed, as the wind blew at her air dress. Walking to the window, she gazed at the blue sky. Feeling the chill of the crisp air, she put on her long brown velvet cloak with sleeves, and put on her small white shoes matching her dress.
So, what do you think?