Sorry it took so long, I have a bunch of stuff on my plate, ill try and just upload it when I get done with it. I will have no specific time. Just when ever I can get it. I hope to be done by 2016, because I'm helping a friend with her fan fic soon. So forgive me for the delay and bear with me with my mother and her LIMITED ELECTRONIC USAGE.

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Chapter 4: The perfect date

Ro rolled over in bed, then slowly opened her eyes. The bright sunshine beamed through the windows of the castle. The sun beams danced across the ivory colored marble floor. Birds sat outside of the window sang a song for Ro to wake her up.

"Thank you." She said to the birds.

"Hey, don't mention it." The older one said.

"I'm glad to make you feel good!" The smaller one chirped.

"I'm just glad someone appreciates the music." The middle one smiled.

She sat up and yawned. Then she noticed Antonio was not there on bed with her. She jumped out of bed in a panic.

"Antonio?" She called as she walked round the room. "Antonio?" She started to panic. "Antonio?" Now she was worried about something happening

Then on a table she saw a note. 'I wonder why that is there?' She asked herself. She walked over and read it.

Dear Ro,

Do be worried, I woke up early and didn't want to wake you, yesterday a long day. You need you sleep. I'm fine. I have a special surprise for you. Be at the greenhouse at eight o'clock. And don't eat breakfast, I have something very special for you.

Love your husband,

Antonio.

Ro sighed and sat on the couch facing the window. The warm sun shined on her face. She was relived that he was okay. She loved him very much and didn't want to lose him. She would do anything to protect him. And she knew he would do the same.

Now she was curious about what was he doing in the greenhouse. And where was the greenhouse anyway. She looked out the window and couldn't spot it from where they were. She would have to ask someone.

"I wonder what's he's doing?" Ro asked herself. She hated not knowing what was going on.

Then she was a dress on the bench at the foot of her bed. She got up and walked over to the dress and looked at it. It was a blue and green floral dress, off the shoulder with a three quarter sleeves, it was just below the knee. And their where shoes that were flats with a blue flower on them. She thought it was really pretty. It was her style. The dress was exactly like the height of her dress she wore on her island.

She saw a note right beside it.

"What is it with notes?" Ro asked as she read it.

"Dear, Ro." She started to read. "I thought you'd like a dress shorter than the ones your brought. For my country its okay to show a bit of legs, especially when its 90 degrees outside. Don't let someone say its not appropriate. It is as long as your midriff I'd covered. And its functional here, it's really hot and long dresses are a bust. So I hope you like it. Your friend, Gisela." Ro ended the letter in shock. "P.S. It was half of Antonio's idea. I just got it made for you."

Gisela gave her a dress that was similar to the one she grew up wearing. It was colors that she liked. Antonio helped get her a dress that was more her style and functional to the weather Prussia had. At least the people weren't that bad, they were nicer than most people.

That was one reason she loved Antonio. He stood by her in her decisions and helped her when it came to learning the Royal Ways. She has happy to have him as a husband. She wouldn't want a thing to change.

She went behind the bathroom and changed. She came out and looked at herself in the mirror. She braided her hair in a side ponytail.

There was a knock at the door. "Who is it?" She called.

"Its Tika, Sagi, Tallulah and Azul!" Tika called.

"Oh, come in." Ro said as her animal family came into the room.

"Hi Ro, ooh love the dress where did you get it?" Tallulah asked jumping down from Tika's back.

"Antonio and Czarevna Gisela helped put it together for me." Ro replied smoothing the front of the dress down.

"It really does suit you, Ro." Sagi told her with a smile.

"You really think so?" Asked Ro as she sat down on the foot bench.

"Oh yes." Tallulah said walking over to Ro.

"I love this place!" Exclaimed the vain peacock, Azul.

"Oh really?" Ro looked at Azul and shook her head. "Why is that?"

"Because I can eat whatever I want, sleep when ever and I saw two other peacock ladies." Azul said emphasizing on the 'Ladies' part.

"You mean you've fallen in love with one of them!" Tika giggled as Azul let out a huff of air.

"Who told you that!" Azul gasped dramatically.

"Easy, the birds!" Tika told him almost immediately.

"That's nonsense, just gossip is all it is. You surely don't believe that do you?" Azul turned to Tika and asked her.

"Really, I do! You has that starry eyes thingy when you see or someone says her name!" Tika said slightly giving Azul a nudge with her trunk.

"What's her name?" Ro asked wanting to know who Azul had a crush on.

"Her names Amelia, and she's just a friend." Azul flat out said. He wanted to make it clear that he didn't like her like that.

"That's a pretty name." Ro told Azul. "Hey, do you know where the greenhouse is?" Ro asked her animal family.

"I do, its down the hill, begin the stable." Sagi told Ro. "Why do you need to know?"

"Antonio is doing something special for me. And he said to be at the greenhouse by eight." Ro told them.

"I think its something very special." Tallulah told Ro as she looked at her puzzled.

"Something special? Why do you think that? I just thought we were going to have breakfast in the lovely greenhouse, like we do every Monday ... or is it Tuesday?" Ro asked herself. She still couldn't get the concept of days, weeks, months, yet.

"Monday, and your right. Be we are in a different land." Tallulah told her.

"I don't know, maybe he has this whole day planed just for the two of us." Ro sighed.

"Just don't worry, I'm sure your gonna love it." Sagi told Ro, as she smiled.

"Your right, I'm being silly! Antonio is the best, and he does everything to make me feel comfortable." Ro told herself as she walked around the room.

"Ro, your not being silly, your just doin what every normal person does. Question things." Sagi told her.

Ro sighed and leaned up against the bookshelf and sighed. Then a clicking noise was heard the moment she put all her weight onto it.

"What did I do!" Ro gasped as she moved away from the bookshelf and watched as the first half of the bookcase moved back and behind the other one.

They all looked at each other.

"Should we go see?" Ro asked her animal family.

"Uh, sure." Azul said as they walked though the book case. As soon as they got in the secret door closed locking them inside.

Ro walked over to the door and pushed it. It wouldn't moved. Her animal family came and hoped on the count of three they pushed. Still nothing happened.

"Great! Were trapped!"Ro sighed loudly.

"Maybe if we go straight we can find another way out?" Suggested Tallulah.

"Okay, sounds good." Ro replied as she and her animal family walked down the dark pathway.

"I can't see a thing ..." Time said as she saw a small light far in front of them. "Look light!"

Ro squinted and tried to focus, but as they came closer she could see the light.

"I wonder what it is?" She asked as they came closer and closer.

"I've got an idea, its a lair of an evil wizard!" Azul sais as the rest of them laughed.

"Oh Azul, surely you don't believe that!" Tika giggled.

"Honestly I don't know what to believe, when secret doors open!" Azul scoffed looking around.

"I hope it leads outside." Ro said. "Because it was an half hour 'till eight."

"I'm sure it will, I just hope we don't run into someone bad!" Tika said as the light became for brighter.

They entered the room. It was huge with grass and tress, plants, flower, a river. It was like a indoor outside. It was beautiful.

"What is this place?" Ro asked herself.

"Off limits to you!" A voice said. They looked around trying to locate the voice. "How did you get in here?"

"Um ... though the book ...um case in my - our, Antonio and I's room." Ro stuttered as she moved closer to her animal family.

"Ro, I don't have a good feeling." Tika told Ro in a soft voice.

"Maybe it was a mistake coming here." Ro whispered back to Tike, and she nodded.

"Come out now!" Azul said.

"Azul!" Ro scolded the peacock.

"I will ... we will if you answer a riddle?" Asked the voice. 'So, they cam talk to animals' the voice thought.

"Okay," Ro reluctantly replied.

"Okay here it is: A box without hinges, lock or key, yet golden treasure lies within. Who am I?"

"A box without hinges or lock and key," Tallulah said as Sagi added the next line. "Yet golden treasure lies within?"

"What is it?" Tika asked herself.

"Think of what had gold, or yellow?" Ro suggested.

They all ponder about it for a long while. Trying to figure it out.

"You know I haven't got all day, you have five more seconds, four ... three ... two ..." The voice was interrupted by Ro.

"A Egg! It has no key, lock or hinges but they golden yoke lies inside!" Ro told the voice.

"Wow, she's good!" Another voice said. "Do you think we can trust them?"

"I'm sure, I hope there as nice as the Chosen One." The first voice said.

"Chosen One?" Ro asked as the voices came from the curtain.

To their surprise it was a Golden Pegasus and Sliver Unicorn.

"Well, I see your good." The Golden Pegasus said walking up to them.

"Your right. Only one other has gotten that riddle." The Sliver Unicorn said.

"Who are you?" Ro asked.

"I'm Silvey, Queen of the Unicorns!" The Silver Unicorn introduced with a bow.

"And I'm Golden Dusk, King of the Pegasus." The Golden on introduced himself with a bow.

"An for the record, were not a couple, just friends, our significant others are somewhere." Silvey told them.

Ro and her animal family bowed to them.

"Its nice to meet you, I'm Ro."

"I'm Tika."

"I'm Azul, Prince of Peacocks!"

"I'm Sagi."

"And I'm Tallulah."

They all introduced.

Ro asked. "Who is the other Chosen One, I you don't mind asking?"

Golden Dusk walked over to them. "I don't. And it Czarevna Gisela. She has gave her life to protect our races, and you and your animal family will do the same."

"Gisela?" Ro asked. "Well, now I see why, she talks to animals too."

"Yes and a gift to you for being another chosen one is this." Golden Dusk said as Silvey pointed her horn at Ro and a gold and silver chain necklace with a unicorn and Pegasus charm appeared around her neck.

"Thanks you." Ro said.

"If you are ever in trouble, just touch the necklace and call, we'll be there. And with this necklace your be able to get here though the portal." Silvey told her.

"Where the portal?" Ro asked looking at the two horses.

"I'll give you a riddle, and once you figure it out, you k ow where it is, okay?" Golden Dusk asked as Ro nodded. "Okay, what looks like a wall, but its looks cold and transparent, but its something everyone goes by everyday in the castle?"

"Oh, does Gisela know?" Ro asked out of curiosity.

"She got a different one, but similar to yours. But every riddle has an different answer that you'll explain." Golden Dusk told her.

"Oh No!" Ro gasped. She completely forgot about breakfast with Antonio is greenhouse. "How do I get to the greenhouse from here?"

"She the wall poster of the tree, just walk though it and you'll be at the entrance of the greenhouse." Silvey told Ro. "Oh and don't tell anyone about this, promise?"

"Promise!" Ro said as she did what she was told and she arrived in front of the greenhouse.

Tika, Azul, Sagi and Tallulah were standing right behind her. They parted ways as Ro went in.

"Antonio?" Ro called out and Antonio answer. "Over by they horse statue!"

Ro walked over to the horse statue. And out on a table was all kinds of fruit food. Coconut milk to drink. It was like a normal breakfast on her island.

"Wow, did you do all this ... oh sorry that I'm late." Ro sheepishly sighed as Antonio gave her a kiss.

"Yes I did. And being I that castle you can lose time." Antonio told her with a grin. "I see you found the dress, how do you like it?"

"I love it. Thanks, and when I see Gisela I have to thank her for it too." Ro said sitting down at the table.

"Well, I'm glad you can join me for breakfast, afterwards I have to go to an alliance meeting or what ever it is with my first uncle and the others." Antonio told her.

"Its just beautiful here. I like it, but its almost as beautiful as Apollonia." Ro sighed as they started to eat.

"How'd you sleep?"

"Fine, how about you?"

"Just great, with you beside me." Antonio said as Ro grinned.

"Antonio?" Ro asked.

"Yes." He replied.

"I was wondering, what do you think about secret passage ways and stuff like that?" She asked at Antonio looked at her.

"Well, every castle has its secrets, but this castle, I don't see why it would be any different." He replied. "Why the sudden entranced?"

"No reason really, its just ... kind of fascinating that there are secret doors and passageways around the castle that most people don't know about." Ro told Antonio as she took a bit of her breakfast.

Antonio looked at his wife. "Ro, I have something very special planed for to night, its on top the castle."

"Really? What time?" Ro asked as he said. "Ten.

"Ten, okay. I wonder what you have planed, this was a pleasant surprise Antonio, I really enjoy it. Its like a normal breakfast on my island." Ro smiled at her husband.

"Well, maybe we might have to take a little vacation back to your island." Antonio told her as she looked at him with wide eyes.

"Really?" Ro asked. She couldn't believe that he was wanting to take a vacation to her island. "Are you serious?"

Antonio grinned at nodded his head. "Yes I am, and this time I won't fall into the alligator swamp." He chuckled as Ro giggled a little bit.

"Yes. I was just glad they didn't eat you before I got to you." Ro smiled as she took a sip of her coconut milk.

"I am too. And I'm glad I found you." Antonio told her.

Ro sighed, she couldn't get the horses our of her head. Why were they hidden? Why do they have riddle? And what could the riddle mean?

"Earth to Ro!" Antonio chuckled as Ro snapped back to reality.

"Sorry Antonio, I just got lost in thought." She admitted with her cheeks growing pink.

"It's okay Ro, I understand. Being in a new place as glorious as this I can see getting lost in thought." Antonio told her.

"Yes it can be but ..." She stopped herself. Was she really going to tell him about Golden Dusk and Silvey when she promised not to tell anyone. "But there's just so much stuff on my head."

"Well, how's the pineapple strawberry shortcake?" Antonio asked.

"Its good and the shortcake tastes great. And thanks for putting my favorite food I this shortcake." Ro replied with a smile.

"I'm glad you like it. I wasn't sure it went with the island theme, but your mother said as a kid you loved shortcake, and I guess there are something's you never grow out." Antonio told her.

"Another person to say thanks to." Ro sighed as she finished her short cake.

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Okay Peeps here it is! Its a long chapter and I hope to make longer Antonio/Ro moments. So I hope this is what you wanted. Oh and I want you to try and figure out the riddle. Here it is again:

what looks like a wall, but its looks cold and transparent, but its something everyone goes by everyday in the castle.

So try and figure it out, if you do. PM me or post the answer to your review. Thanks bye!