Author's Note - Hi Everybody! Just a reminder, this is a Sequel, make sure to read the original first.
I loves you guys! Just gotta say that! I wrote most of this last night (actually this morning around 1 ish). I'm hoping to have the last chapter in this story posted by Saturday at the latest. That being said, it could also be posted tonight ;)
Thank You to those who read and Thank You to those who review. Reviews make me happy and feel like i'm doing a good job. Sadly I don't own anything in the story except for Olivia, Melody, Princess Astrid and the story.
Enjoy!
Princess Astrid's tray left her cell cleared off of any food. Gerard and Frank had taken the first shift of watching her. For the first half hour the room had been silent.
"Wow, for a bunch of intelligent leaders you guys sure are idiots," she finally spoke up.
"And for a princess your manner of speaking is atrocious," Frank smirked.
"You're ugly," she spat and sat down on her bed.
"Are you feeling alright?" Gerard asked, feigning concern.
"I'm just a little dizzy, but that's probably from your shitty food," she replied.
Gerard gave Frank a look of success. The chemical had reacted a lot quicker than they expected.
"Astrid," Gerard started.
"It's Princess! I wasn't born to some commoner like you!" she replied.
"Princess Astrid, what have you told your family?" Gerard asked.
"You're too trusting, Idiot over there and the dumbass Bob have created a new training method, better than Fiore's. Uh, Ray and the dope Mikey are doing secret shit that I can't figure out. Also they know all of the entrances to your mansion or should I say tomb? This place is so depressing. I know you guys are doing research about The Patient. I don't know what you know though; that rhymed. Oh and that Olivia and Melody, who don't deserve the title of princess by the way, sleep with all of you guys whenever you want them," she smirked, lying down on her bed.
"Is there anything we should know?" Frank asked through gritted teeth.
"Yeah, you look stupid with make-up on," Astrid giggled.
"Is Fiore allied with the Losco Setan?" Gerard aggressively asked.
"Maybe," she managed to say through her fit of giggles.
"Yes or no?" Frank asked, getting annoyed.
Astrid did not answer, but only continued to laugh.
"We've got what we needed, we can always ask her more in a little bit," Gerard said to Frank.
The two walked out of the room leaving the young woman laughing on the bed.
Mikey and I were out in the backyard, underneath the giant willow tree. We had been sitting out here since breakfast, taking a break from the stress of our current situation.
"How long do you think it will be until she talks?" I asked Mikey, my head in his lap.
"It shouldn't be long. With the strength of the drug and Astrid being a light weight, it should react quickly," he answered placing one of his hands on top of both of mine.
"Are there any side effects?" I asked.
"Concerned for the enemy?" he laughed.
"Well, kinda. If something bad happens to her, you guys are kinda responsible. A visiting princess who is killed doesn't look good," I told him.
"Nothing bad should happen," Mikey replied.
"That's good," I yawned.
"You are so adorable," he said, causing me to blush.
"Stop it," I told him trying to hit him in the arm, but he swatted my hand away with ease.
"I love you," he whispered, leaning down.
"I love you too," I replied before is lips met mine.
"Good afternoon you two," Melody greeted as we joined her in the dining room.
"How has your day been?" I asked her.
"Boring. There is only so much excitement in that library," she admitted.
"Yeah, but after a while you end up learning everything in that place though. Trust me, it gets better," I told her.
"I hope it does," she said.
"Hey guys," Bob said as he and Frank walked in.
"How'd it go?" Mikey asked.
"Better than we planned. It took about a half hour for it to set in and she spilled everything," Frank grinned, sitting down next to Bob.
"What did she say?" I curiously asked him.
"She told them all about Bob's and my new training program, all of the entrances to the mansion, and she sounded quite drunk," he revealed, leaving a few things out.
"That sounds like a success!" Melody exclaimed.
"It was," Gerard answered, entering the room with Ray.
When Mikey and Bob entered the cell to start their shift, they were in for a surprise. Princess Astrid was lying on the floor, face down unconscious. Bob rushed into the cell and checked for a pulse.
"Oh shit!" Mikey exclaimed, freaking out.
"She's alive, but barely. We need to get her some help now!" Bob replied urgently.
Mikey bolted out of the room to find the nearest servant.
"Grab a doctor and tell him to go to cell block a; and run!" he told her.
Mikey took off running to find Gerard. He sprinted to his brother's office and ripped the door open.
"What's wrong?" Gerard asked him.
Melody and I were sitting on a couch in his office watching Mikey catch his breath. Gerard walked over with a glass of water handing it to him.
"Astrid . . . unconscious . . . doctor's on his way," he gasped, trying to catch his breath.
"Olivia, take care of Melody. Mikey, stay here," Gerard instructed before he ran off.
Mikey sat down next to me, drinking the water in his hand. I waited a few minutes for him to catch his breath before I asked him what exactly happened. A few minutes later his breathing was back to normal and the water was all gone.
"What happened?" I asked him.
"Bob and I had gone in to check on her and ask her a few more questions. But when we walked in we found her unconscious, face down on the floor," he fully explained.
"Oh my god! I hope she's okay!" Melody gasped.
"We should start preparing for the worst," I said out loud.
"Don't think that way," Mikey replied.
"We should be prepared. What dies? We need a plan of action! And if she isn't well then, we're fuckin lucky!" I started to argue, sitting at Gerard's Desk.
"Let's not plan for her death and hope for the best," Melody suggested.
"I agree with her. You need to calm down," Mikey argued.
"Oh I'm sorry I care about this country. I apologize for wanting to have a plan to make sure this country isn't attacked. This country that I am merely quote unquote visiting. You are one of the five who rule this country. You should be worried," I said heatedly.
"I do care. How about you let the five of us actually take care of our country instead of one of the visiting princesses," he replied.
I stared at him with anger for a few minutes until I softened up.
"I'm sorry," I said weakly, leaving the desk.
"No, don't I ugh!" he frustratedly grunted.
"This is your country and you rule it as how you see fit. I shouldn't have stepped on your toes. I'm sorry" I said as I collected the documents I was working on.
"Wait," he said, grabbing my wrist.
"What?" I asked, a tear falling down my cheek.
"Please don't cry. I'm sorry. You were only thinking about the country. You were doing what should be done. We should be acting like adults, and you were. I love you," he told me, pulling me into a hug.
"I love you too," I replied burying my face in his chest.
"Even when you guys are fighting, you two are probably the cutest couple ever," Melody said to us causing Mikey to laugh and me to blush.
"Thank you melody, but you and Gerard though are our toughest rivals," I called over to her.
Mikey and I sat down on the couch, both in better moods. I placed my work back on the table in front of me, grabbing one of the journals and a pen.
"What are you two working on?" Mikey asked.
"I am helping Olivia," Melody smiled.
"And what is Melody helping you with?" He asked, snaking an arm around my waist.
"Well, technically I'm helping Gerard," I laughed.
"Olivia" he sighed.
"The end of summer ball," I answered.
"Was it that hard to say?" he said, frustration starting to seep trough.
"I'm sorry," I replied, kissing him.
"I could never be mad at you," he replied, pressing his lips to mine.
"That's good to know," I muttered, pulling away and scribbling in the journal.
Gerard had started to pace outside of Princess Astrid's room. A doctor was in there hooking her up to equipment. Bob came back with Frank and Ray in tow.
"What's the verdict?" Ray asked.
"She's alive, but they believe she has some brain damage," Gerard told them.
"Fuck!" Frank yelled.
"I know, we need to think of a way to break the news to her parents," Ray suggested.
"We'll have to lie. If we tell her parents what really happened then we'll be subjecting our people to another war. We can't do that," Bob added.
"Your right. We could tell them that we found her in a laboratory, on the ground," Gerard thought out loud.
"We have to make sure that this doesn't backfire," said Frank.
"Let's hammer out the details later, for now let's worry about the status of Astrid," Gerard told his friends.
After a few more minutes of waiting the doctor came out of her room and quietly shut the door behind him.
"You are lucky men. She'll live, but she will have permanent brain damage," he explained.
"Thank you, Doctor. We need you to not talk about this to anyone who isn't involved. This is a sensitive matter," Gerard said to the man, shaking his hand.
"No problem," He smiled and left.
"So what's the plan?" Bob asked.
"Let's discuss this in my office. Mikey, Olivia and Melody should still be there," Gerard decided.
"So you think Ray will dance with Autumn if she is there?"Mikey asked the two of us.
"He likes her. She likes him. Duh!" Melody explained.
While the three of us were laughing, we didn't hear the door open. Gerard, Ray, Frank, and Bob came into the room and stared at us.
"How is she?" Melody called to the men.
"Well, Astrid is alive, but unfortunately she has some brain damage," Gerard explained.
"Crap," I swore.
"I feel the same," Frank said to me.
"Well, the four of us decided it's best to lie to her family as to how she became this way," Ray said to Melody, Mikey and I.
"What? Why?" Melody asked.
"If her family knew we had drugged her then they would undoubtedly start a war with us, something we do not want," Gerard explained.
"I have an idea. We send her home, our troops escorting her, and send a note with her explaining how the accident happened," Mikey thought out loud.
"That's good, but we need to figure out what accident," the elder brother commented.
"Well, what we were saying earlier, Mikey and Ray could have found her unconscious in an empty laboratory," Bob spoke up.
"Oh, you should add that you found her snooping around so it seems like you believe she was up to no good; which is true!" I added.
"Let's run with that. I'll have the servants pack up her belongings and while I wrote the letter. When she is stable we'll send her home to her parents," Gerard decided.
"Oh, you should write the letter on a piece of your new stationary," Melody grinned.
I stood beside Mikey, watching a few nurses help Princess Astrid into a car. Melody, Frank and Bob were standing in front of us; Ray and Gerard making sure all of her items were loaded. There were two cars filled with security for her, one in front and one behind. When the cars had finished loading Gerard handed the doctor who would be traveling with her a letter to hand deliver to her parents. Ray and Gerard stood next to Mikey and me to watch her leave. I feel like I should have been a bit remorseful for her leaving, but then I remembered everything she had done and I felt glad.
"Good riddance," Frank said aloud as the cars started to move.
Author's Ramble - Hey Howdy Hey! I love you guys, Needed to say it again! I know how i'm going to end it, and i think ya'll are gonna love it! Squee!
And no matter how much i'm trying to avoid this, i'm starting to repeat chapter titles from different stories. I don't want to, but they just fit. *le sigh*
