Sorry I skipped most of the play! I was originally going to write most of it but I felt that would have dragged on too long. So without further ado, here is the next installment!
It was the last scene in the play. The scene that Olivia was most worried about, she was afraid her level of acting wouldn't be good enough to convince everyone.
Olivia sat inside her tower; Benio was there. She was a very excellent actress. Olivia was tied up, she heard Tamaki calling from outside.
"Rapunzel?! Rupunzel let down your hair!" He called worriedly.
Benio grabbed some of the wig and tossed it ouside the window, to appear as though it were Rapunzel. Tamaki climbed up hastily. He was frantic, his acting was also very good.
"Rapunzel I thought I'd never see you again—"
Benio slid a prop knife into his side, he looked down and then up at Olivia. Her eyes went wide, she had a cloth covering her mouth so she couldn't speak.
"Now, now. Look at what you've done Rapunzel."
Mother cleaned the blade and walked towards her, she was frantically calling out towards Tamaki. Tears welling in her eyes, everyone was actually on edge. She was doing really well with this scene.
"Don't worry dear, our secret will die with him." Benio gripped the rope and pulled Olivia towards her, "As for us, we are going somewhere no one will find you again."
Olivia pulled and jerked the best she could to get to where Tamaki was laying on the ground. He'd pressed his fake blood pouch; it wasn't a lot to be honest. Olivia didn't want to scare the children with this scene.
"Rapunzel, really." Mother pulled the rope once more, only to meet more resistance.
"Enough already!" She jerked the rope "Stop fighting me!"
She shouted and pulled once more, Olivia had managed to get the cloth free from her mouth.
"NO! I won't stop! For every minute for the rest of my life I will fight! For every minute for the rest of my life I will never stop trying to get away from you."
She shouted at Benio, much to her surprise. She looked at Olivia shocked, Eugene too. She pulled against the rope, trying to get to where her mark was. Tamaki looked at her wearily, but also surprised. She looked so distraught.
"But, if you let me save him… I will go with you."
Tamaki moaned in pain. "No, Rapunzel."
"I'll never run, I'll never try to escape. Just let me heal him and you and I will be together forever. Just like you want."
She felt her body getting heavy, the words she was saying were echoing inside of her. She was speaking to her mother, to her father, to Eugene, to the whole United Kingdom. Eugene knew this too. He understood why she wanted to be Rapunzel. She wanted to show him how trapped she felt.
"Everything will be the way it was, I promise. Just like you want, but please let me heal him."
Benio looked at Olivia, her acting had just reached it panicle. She knew she was speaking from her heart. She sighed and dragged Eugene to the center of the room. She handcuffed him to a rod before walking back to Rapunzel.
"In case you get any ideas…"
She untied Rapunzel and she ran to him. Her eyes were full of tears.
"Eugene! I'm so sorry!" She told him acting strong, but feeling weak. "Everything will be okay in a moment."
"Rapunzel, no." He told her weakly as he pushed her from his wound.
"I promise, you have to trust me." She told him, trying once more.
"No… I can't let you do this." He coughed a little and looked at her weakly.
She smiled sadly, "And I can't let you die."
"But if you do this then you will die." He coughed once more.
Olivia smiled and brushed his hair from his forehead, "Its going to be alright."
"Rapunzel wait." He moved closer to her, as though he were going to kiss her.
Before she could say anything he had cut her hair. The wig used for the last scene was made using fiber optic strands (I don't know if that's a thing but we'll pretend!) and so when he severed it that section turned brown. Benio looked around, screaming. Desperately clawing at the hair is it went brown and trying to save a small section. Before she could say another word she'd fallen from the tower. It was a trust fall for Benio since she'd never rehearsed it, she landed safely on the mat outside. The tower also wasn't that high to begin with.
"No, no, no! Eugene!" she cried out to him, gently gripping his hand. "Look at me!"
She pulled his hand up to her head and began crying, "flower gleam and glow. Let you powers shine."
She began sobbing softly. These were real tears. And it caught Tamaki by surprise, "Make the clock reverse, bring back what once was mine…"
"Rapunzel?" He asked her, eyes barely open.
"Yes?"
"You were my new dream." He told her, a soft smile playing across his face.
She smiled, tears streaming down her face, "And you were mine."
He let his hand slip from hers and she continued to cry. She held him close and continued to sing, desperately hoping it would work.
"Heal what has been hurt. Change the fates design. Make the clock reverse and bring back what once was mine. What once was mine."
She rested her head on his torso and cried. There was a brilliant flash and a beautiful flower illuminated where the wound was. She looked at it as it lit up the room. She heard Tamaki cough and quickly looked at him. She smiled form ear to ear.
"Did I ever tell you I have a thing for brunettes?" He said, still a little weak.
She wiped her tears and hugged him; he pulled her in and gave her a kiss. Everyone was shocked, even Olivia. She'd taken that part out of the script. Eugene was furious, but Haruhi put her hand in his and smiled up at him. How could he refuse to smile back at her when she was dressed as a queen? He eased up a little; he'd have to let her go one-day. Tamaki was probably better than half of the men courting her in London, he'd admit to that.
The curtain fell and all of the children stood, they clapped and were excited for the last scene. It was where they got to play the towns people and they got to have fun and ride animals. Olivia took out the last bit of narration so the kids could have fun. Everyone played and danced in the courtyard. Haruhi smiled as the children all rushed around playing pretend in the city that Olivia had built for them.
Olivia was happy to see Haruhi and Eugene as the King and Queen. They looked really cute together, not to mention happy. Eugene was staring at her, she knew why. Tamaki had kissed her. He had not authorized this and Olivia's mind was racing, her face was red.
A few children came up to her and asked her to sing, during the play they had used pre-recorded material so they wouldn't forget the lines and so they could do some sound editing and make it better. She quickly snapped out of the thoughts to pay attention to the children.
"Which song would you like to hear love?" Olivia asked as she sat down, the group of children rushing up to her.
"Sing YOUR song!" A little girl exclaimed and they all nodded.
Olivia cleared her throat; everyone was listening. The children drew closer; she sat in a circle with them. Everyone seemingly enamored by her grace and beauty.
"Flower, gleam and glow. Let your power shine. Make the clock reverse; bring back what once was mine. Heal what has been hurt, change the Fates' design, save what has been lost… Bring back what once was mine. What once was mine."
The children were all smiling from ear to ear, Tamaki was in shock. She could sing! What else could she do? He thought there was not a single thing the woman sitting before him couldn't do, except escape a captive marriage. The thought entered his mind and he walked off, afraid that the others would easily read him. He wasn't one to keep his emotions in check all the time like Kyoya.
"I didn't know you could sing!" Honey exclaimed and she smiled.
"Yes, I am a woman of many talents!" She told him as she stood and twirled in her dress.
He laughed and spun around too; Mori brought him a piece of cake. He happily ate it and began playing games with some of the children. He was like a child himself, Olivia admired his free spirit and kindness. Also he was incredibly adorable.
Olivia took a step and staggered. She felt her knees buckle and she was about to fall when someone caught her. She looked and it was Kaoru. He seemed worried.
"Are you okay?"
"Y-yes. Thank you." She told him sheepishly.
"This is the second time I've seen you sway, Olivia… Are you okay?" He asked, this time a little more pushy.
Hikaru walked towards them, he didn't know what was going on but it looked like Kaoru was making moves on Olivia. He raised a brow and grinned.
"Hey guys, am I interrupting something?"
The look he gave Kaoru made his brother roll his eyes, he knew what he was implying.
"Really, I'm okay. Thank you." Olivia told him.
She knew she was fatigued, she could feel her body swaying. She felt as though she'd run a marathon twice over. She released Kaoru's arm and took another step, this time toppling over and collapsing on the ground. She sat there, looking around at everyone. All of the children were playing and smiling form ear to ear. They had no cares in the world, they didn't care that they had no family to return to. In that moment, they were at ease. Kaoru and Hikaru rushed towards her, she had tears in her eyes.
"I-I can't." She mumbled.
"What's the matter? Are you hurt?" Kaoru asked.
She looked up at him, her eyes full of tears. He blushed slightly; he couldn't help himself. She was one of the cutest girls he'd ever seen and she was kinder than anyone he knew. He gently rubbed her head, Hikaru placed his hand on his brother's shoulder. They were unsure of what to do
"I can't send them back." She said between whimpers.
Eugene saw that she was sitting on the floor; he saw she was upset. Before she could say anything he was leading Haruhi towards Olivia. Tamaki saw Eugene moving swiftly, that meant that Olivia was in some sort of trouble.
"What happened?" Eugene asked the twins as he rushed to her side.
"She collapsed and just started crying." Hikaru told him, not sure what to do.
"She doesn't want to send the children back." Kaoru told him.
Eugene looked down at her; she was lost in her own thoughts. He knew she was trying to figure out what to do to make their dreams come true.
"Is she okay?" Tamaki asked Haruhi in a hushed voice.
She shook her head, "She wants to help the children get adopted because she doesn't want to send them back."
Tamaki looked at her, the woman before him was broken because she wanted to help the kids. She put this one for them to make them forget their worries. She wanted to show them that they were loved.
"I have an idea." He rushed over to Kyoya.
"I'm already on it. I've got potential adopters scheduled for Monday."
"Perfect! I will pay for it all." He told Kyoya.
"Should we tell her, or surprise her?" He asked Tamaki.
"I think we should surprise her, I think it'd make her happier."
Eugene rubbed her back; she stifled her tears and smiled. Tamaki and Kyoya made their way over to the group.
"I'm sorry. I'm a mess! A princess does not cry in public!" She told them in a stuffy, mocking tone of Eugene and her own mother.
"It's okay to cry." Haruhi told her as she took her hand and smiled softly, "crying just makes you more human and less of a space princess."
Olivia laughed and Tamaki handed her a handkerchief. Eugene looked up at him, still not happy that he'd kissed his princess. Olivia wiped her tears and used Eugene as a brace to stand.
"Olivia, we can't keep these children. You know that." Eugene told her.
She nodded. She knew full well they couldn't. These were children, not animals.
"What if we donated to the orphanage to make sure that they are up to date and up to code with everything? And we can invite them all back soon?"
He nodded, "I'll tell the caretaker."
She smiled and nodded. That was all she needed to hear. Tamaki watched them talk; they were so fluid together. He was jealous of Eugene, he was jealous of Olivia too. He wanted to be that close to her, to know exactly what to say and do to make her happy at a moment's notice. Olivia looked up at Tamaki, she saw a look in his eyes that she'd not seen before. It was far away, like he was staring through her and into her future. It was as though he were looking at the Space in her own heart.
Thank you all so much for reading, favoriting and following! You are all so awesome and if I could I'd hug each and every one of you! I hope you enjoy, I'm also trying to write a new chapter a week. I know sometimes I'll slack, but know that I am thinking about this story! Life just gets a little busy sometimes. Thanks again! xo
