Chapter Three

In The Cell

"Daddy, you have to let this one out, just one -"

"I do not have to do anything, Amelia. You should have bought ought of the consequences before you had this man arrested."

"But father!"

"No buts," he said firmly.

"He is the best dancer I've ever danced with," I protested.

"You will have to find another dancer. Now that you have arrested this man, he is a criminal. My daughter will not marry a criminal," and with that, he walked off.

I looked at Sir Sonic who was sitting on the wooden bench with his heading hanging low.

I slid down the bars, sitting in the floor. "I'm sorry," I whispered. "I never thought this would happen."

"What's done is done. Forget it. Let me be," he stood up, facing the wall.

I sighed, standing up. Sir Sonic had every right to be upset with me, however I would not leave him alone that easy. I headed up the stairs again, to Midna's room.

"He's not allowed out," I announced as I entered the room where we had tea. "The King says I have arrested too many men, and from now on they will remained imprisoned," I told Midna, before she could ask.

"Oh, that's horrible!"

"What do I do?" I sat on my chair, resting my head on the table.

"Marry him."

I looked up at her, surprised. "What?"

"I have never seen you so upset over anything or anyone. This boy obviously means something to you. You can either let him stay in the smaller, or use your love to get him out."

I laughed a little. Midna might be onto something. I really haven't been like this with anyone else. Could Sir Sonic really be the one I'm supposed to marry? "May I be excused for the rest of the evening?"

Midna smiled, nodding. "Go get bust your man out of jail."

I laughed, running out of the room. I looked down the hallways. I need to get arrested. What can I do?

- x - x -

I looked in my wall-long mirror, smiling. I was wearing black pants, with a long-sleeved black shirt and a big black hat. Nobody would ever recognize me.

Making sure I wasn't seen, I screamed. "SOMEBODY ARREST THE MAN IN BLACK! PUT HIM WITH SIR SONIC! HE STOLE MY DIARY!"

I quickly ran out of my room, waiting for the guards to catch up to me and arrest me. It didn't take long, at all. I was immediately surrounded. I put my hands up, surrendering.

"Who do you think you are," one guard said to me. They took me downstairs, and threw me in the cell where Sir Sonic was. They locked the door and left.

"What're you in for?" Sir Sonic asked me.

I took off my hat, showing Sir Sonic who I was. "I stole my diary," I smiled.

"Princess Amelia? What are you doing? Your father will come see who got arrested soon!"

"I know, I smiled, "this is how I'm going to get you out."

"Forgive me, princess, but are you crazy?"

"Yes," I simply answered, without a care in the world. I sat down on the wooden bench on the far wall.

Sir Sonic just looked at me. "I do not understand you," he sat down, too. "Now what?"

"Well, now we wait."

It only took my dad roughly three and a half minutes to get here. Sir Sonic and I sat awkwardly as we waited for him.

As the king stood at our cell, looking in at us, I stood up, and walked over to the door.

"Hello, father," I greeted him with a smile.

"Amelia?" he turned to the guard that was standing by him. "Why have you arrested my daughter? Let her out. Now!"

"No! They can't. I committed a crime. If Sir Sonic isn't allowed out, neither am I."

"You didn't commit a crime, yo-"

"Oh, no, I did. I stole my diary, just like Sir Sonic attempted to do. We did the same thing. You cannot let me out and not him, and you can't have the people know you've imprisoned the princess, can you?"

He pondered that for a moment.

"Tomorrow morning," he finally said, "I will be back. If you don't change your mind, neither of you will see daylight again." he walked off before anything else could be said.