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Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Ella Enchanted characters
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Laying under the stars we talked like we knew each other like old friends. I told him about how my mother died, my life, (not including my servitude) and this and that. He told me that he never realy liked being a prince, that he wanted people to see him for who he was, instead of a person to marry and get a bigger title, I laughed a little, realizing how much he really must hate Hattie. He must have sensed it because he looked sideways at me and grinned.
After about a half an hour, we decided to go inside. Helping me get up, he stood on my toes (gently) and pulled on my arms. When I was up, I realized how close we were. He told a step back and caughed a little. I took a step aside and fixed my dress. How awkard.
Once inside, he excused himself, saying that he had to be polite and visit with his other guests. Feeling alittle left behind, I started to wander aroudn the palace, not wanting to bump into Hattie.
Turning a courner, I saw a stair railing. Perfect! I looked to see if anyone was watching me. Seeing that no one was around, I ran up the stairs and slid down them. Yes! It was perfect, more than I could imagine. The height was perfect, the rail was smooth and slightly curved to the outside. I ran back up for another ride.
After about two or three rides, I saw the Prince coming, looking for me I suppose because he smiled when he saw me.
Seeing me on the railing, I felt my face redden. Was I allowed to slide down the royal banister? Was it alowed? I quickly got off of it and walked down the stairs, but half way down, I saw the Prince run up the stairs, and grabbing my hand, he took it and pulled me up behind him.
"I'll go down first and then you come down and I'll catched you!" he said eagarly
"sure!" I tried to match his enthusiasum.
He slide down perfectly. Years of practice I presume, after he reached the bottom, he called up to me and I slide down, he caught me and twirled me. We raced up the stairs again.
We did this over and over until it hurt to sit any more on the railing, and by that point, I had started to take couriosity in the hall after the stairs, asking Prince Charmont, we started our adventure.
During this adventure, he told me to call him Char, to be totally honest, I liked to call him Char.
At the end of the Hall, there was an outside balcony garden, we took a seat on the bench, and looked back into the stary night sky. Glancing at the bench that I was sitting on, I saw that the lid of the bench came off, pointing this out to Char, he told me to get up, unable to stay seating, I got up. He kicked off the top and started to rummage through the bench seat, he pulled out a pair of yellow stained gloves, and a pair of glass slippers. He tossed the goves aside and handed me the slippers, I took one of them and the other one fell. Sorry to see such a beautiful thing break, I mourned, but, the slipper didn't break! I sat down and tried them on.
"Stand." Char commanded
Thinking that the slippers would break, I tried to stay sitting, no luck, forced to stand. I took my first step, they bent with me! I turned toward Char in shock, he looked impressed. I took a gliding step, and started to dance. Char joined me, announcing this as our second dance together.
After a good, long, slow dance, Char thought that I would be good for us to be polite once again and return to the ball. I agreed, thinking that Hattie must be looking for either me of Char.
Starting our path down stairs, Char slide down and called for me to come down, I flew down the rail, not noticing Hattie just around the bend, waiting and glaring and the maiden that was with her beloved Char.