A/N: I added this because a reviewer suggested it and I thought it was a great idea. So here it is! It's kinda short, but I couldn't really expand it without ruining it.
After the dance, Cleo went back to her room and took out a small notebook, one she had with her when she was young. The same one she wrote in when they were trapped inside the tomb for years. She hadn't touched it since they escaped, but she felt like she needed it right now. She thumbed through it and read the entries again. While the memories were fresh in her mind like they happened yesterday, it helped to read them.
"Hey, babe." Deuce said as he sat on her bed.
Cleo slammed the notebook shut and smiled and said, "Hey, Deuce."
"Whacha got there?"
"An old notebook."
Deuce shrugged and asked, "So are you gonna tell me what was bothering you earlier?"
"I guess I should, huh?"
"Only if you want to, babe."
Cleo sighed, realizing she should tell him what happened all those years ago just so there were no secrets between them. She turned and faced him.
"Remember when I told you about my family being trapped in the tomb for 1,300 years?"
"Yeah."
"Well, I didn't tell anyone the whole truth. No one knows except me, Nefera, my dad, and... Amanita."
"Amanita? Why does she know?"
"I'm getting there. Nefera had this flower with her. She brought it because it was her favorite thing at that moment. After 1,300 years, the flower woke up. It was weird and she told us that we were now monsters and how long we've been down there. She also told us that putting us in the tombs was a plot against us. It was hard to take in all at once. Then there was an earthquake. It made a gap in the ceiling and none of us were slim enough to slip through except Amanita. She crawled through it and promised to come back. With the new crack in the ceiling, we could track the days again. 28 days past and Amanita never came back. She betrayed us and I don't think I can ever forgive her for that."
"Babe..." Deuce pulled her close to her, not really knowing what else to do.
"It's okay, Deuce."
"No it's not. That's not right."
Cleo kissed him, amazed that he knew just what to say to make her feel better.
Deuce just held her close, not wanting to let her go.
"What are we going to do with her?" Clawdeen asked about the Amanita stone statue.
Everyone shrugged and Frankie suggested, "Maybe we should just put her back in the flower?"
Amanita's eyes rapidly moved and Ghoulia pointed that out.
"Maybe she doesn't want to go back in it?" Draculaura asked.
Cleo entered the room and said, "Put her in it anyway. I don't want to see her for another 1,300 years."
"Uhh-mmm?" (How come?)
"Because she betrayed me and my family a long time ago. Since I can't banish her to another realm because Dad hid his amulets, that's the second best thing."
"She what?" Clawdeen asked.
"When my family was trapped in the tomb, we had a way to get out sooner than we did. Amanita was there with us. Nefera had her flower and she bloomed and went out to get help but never came back. Needless to say, she doesn't deserve to be out of the flower yet."
"Well I guess that settles it then." Draculaura said.
"Back in the flower she goes." Frankie said.
With a joint effort, they managed to put her back in and Amanita turned back to flesh right as the flower was closing.
"Nooo! I don't want to sleep for 1,300 years again!"
"Too bad." Cleo stated.
The flower closed up, forcing Amanita to go to sleep again and Cleo smiled to herself, feeling accomplished.
"I feel so much better." Cleo said.
A/N: Can you tell I truly hate Amanita? She's just so annoying and shallow and gah. Anyway, hope you guys liked it.
