A/N: Hey guys! So, MySpace is boring me, and I can't stop thinking about the Tin Man so I thought I'll write the next chapter! I'll make it longer than the last one, I promise!
Disclaimer: I don't own the Tin Man, or anything in their world. Except for Lydia. She's mine.
Chapter 7:
As dawn broke in the OZ, DG slowly opened one eye, then closed it again. She was tired. She stuck her hand under her pillow to position it into a more comfortable spot and she stopped. Where was her notebook? She sat up, fully awake now.
Before she wrote that list, she would not have cared if the little book went missing. But now, now it was bad. She turned and wildly searched her bed. It wasn't there. She bent down to look under the bed, but it wasn't there either. She then looked on the bedside table and gave a sigh of relief. There was the notebook, sitting on the table.
DG smiled and picked it up.
"I probably just put it there because it was uncomfortable." She thought to herself. But, when she thought about it, last night, after Cain had laid her down, she had felt the familiar hard cover of the book through her thin pillow, right before drifting off to sleep. Then, when she woke up, it hadn't been there.
That left one explanation.
Someone had moved it. And she was willing to bet her crown as to who it was.
DG hurriedly got up and threw on some clothes. She had kept her jeans, much to her mother and the seamstress's horror. But she like them, so she had hidden them, and used them when she needed something to throw on. Like now, for instance
When she was dressed, she quickly exited her room, almost knocking into Lydia, her maid. Quickly, she grabbed Lydia's shoulders and held her in place.
"Lydia, I need you to tell me something, and I want the truth. Trust me, I won't be mad, but I need the truthful answer!" she said, a little more forcefully than she had intended. Lydia's eyes widened and she nodded at DG.
"Of course Princess. Nothing but the truth!" she replied.
"Did you go into my room this morning and take the notebook from under my pillow? Did you put it on the table?" DG asked the girl. Lydia just looked confused.
"No your highness. I haven't been in your room since yesterday, when I cleaned up." She answered. DG groaned.
"Ugh. Ok, thank you Lydia. You may go." She said, waving a hand.
Lydia turned to go, but just as she was about to leave, DG grabbed her arm again.
"One more question. Has anyone been in my room since last night? Do you know?"
Lydia looked a little alarmed now, but shook her head.
"No miss. No one has been in your room. Mr. Cain, the Tin Man, left last night though, and the guard said he looked, well, distracted, I guess. That's it though Miss."
DG thanked her and waved her off. Then she dashed back into her room and grabbed the little notebook from the bedside table and dashed back out of her room once more. She ran down the hall towards Az's chambers, and as soon as she got there, she burst in, not even taking time to knock.
As usual, Azkadellia was already awake, sitting quietly on her couch reading a book. She looked up, slightly alarmed, when DG came in, but then when she saw who it was, her face relaxed.
"Hey little sister, are you alright?" she asked DG, who must have had a look of pure terror on her face.
"Am I alright? HA! NO! How can I be alright when Wyatt freaking Cain just read my Christmas list?" she practically yelled. Az's eyes widened.
"Your Christmas list? You mean that list of things that you want most in the world?"
DG nodded.
"Well, how bad can it be? I mean, what was on the thing to make it so terrible for him to read it?" she asked. DG just flipped open her notebook and went straight to the Christmas list. Then she tossed the little book at Az. Her sister caught it with ease and looked down at the page. Her eyes widened with shock.
"Oh my god Deej! That's um, well, I can see why you're upset." She said. DG just collapsed onto her sister's bed.
"Oh god Az, what am I going to do? I just can't believe he read it! I hid it! And he just took it and read it, without even thinking. UGH!" she said. A single tear made its way down her pale face. Az stood and went over to her sister. She sat beside the younger girl and put her arm around her shoulder.
"DG, men can be idiots. I mean, he probably didn't know what was in the notebook. And I'm sure he didn't take it to spite you. He probably saw it and was going to put it back on shelf or something. And, you don't need to worry that he doesn't feel the same way.
'Cause trust me on this one, he's basically the only one that doesn't know he loves you. Him and you. No offence little sister, but you are a little oblivious." Az said teasingly. DG just gave a tiny smile.
"Really?" she asked. Her voice was small, and for the first time, Az really saw that her sister was scared.
"DG, I'm your older sister. Would I ever lie about something like this? He loves you, and he's just, well, stubborn. It might take him a little while to figure it out." She said. DG laughed.
"I guess your right."
"Of course I am. I'm your sister. We're always right." Az said, laughing. DG cracked a smile too, and then leaned her head on Az's shoulder.
"Oh jeez. I'm in love with him. And I thought things were complicated before." She muttered. Az laughed, then got up, pulling DG along with her.
"Come on Deej, lets get something to eat." She said, pulling her sister out of the room and down into the kitchens.
A/N: So? What did you think? I hope you liked it! Hehe, in the next chapter there's gonna be some DG and Cain interaction. I know, its annoying waiting for the next chapter, but I promise to update soon! Anyway, you know that us authors thrive on hearing from you lovely readers, so leave a review to tell me what you think! Please and Thank you!
