Song
longest time (glee cast version)
CH 20
I found my mom in the kitchen eating an apple. I moved towards her and placed my hand on her pale shoulder.
"Whatcha doing?" I playfully asked as I swayed back and forth on and off my heels.
"Eating an apple, what are you doing?" She wouldn't look at me so from behind I leaned my head on her shoulder and looked at her with a smile. She peeked over and gracefully smiled back.
"Why are you mad?" I kept my head on her shoulder.
"I'm not mad dear." She motioned up and I let her.
"Yes you are. I can tell." I watched her glide towards the door.
"No I am not Lily, anything else you want?" I followed her through the hallway.
"You know it's ok if you're mad. I was mad when I left you when I was 5 and was away from home. I gave James hell when he tried to get me to go with him to the orphanage." She spun around with a stern face.
"Don't say that word." She sternly ordered me. I decided to be stubborn.
"Fine H-E-double hockey sticks, didn't say it I spelled it." I quipped. I thought she was going to explode but she took a deep breath, smiled then turned around to continue the walk. "Why won't you tell me what's wrong?"
"Because nothing is wrong honey." We walked by some guards who bowed at us and my mom sweetly smiled while gracefully bowing her head to them.
"Is it the Sarah thing?" My arms crossed my chest and I stopped. She stopped for a moment.
"No Lily, it's not the Sarah thing." She turned around to smile at me then continued her walk as I followed along.
"Fine, no need for me down here, better save Nivins so I can go back to London." She quickly turned around with an opened mouth to say something, but stopped at my grin.
"AHA! You are afraid I will leave." I confidently grinned at finally getting the answer. "Well I wont, whether we find a way or not." I watched her face light up with a loving smile.
"I told you there was nothing wrong." She held out her hand for me and I rushed over and took it. We continued our walk through the castle.
It was finally time for the party to start. Tiffany had handled all the snacks and decorations while Crystal came up with some outfits with Hatty. We didn't have instruments so we had to be in perfect harmony to actually make the songs sound good. We wore white dresses and the boys wore white suits. Each of our dresses was different lengths, while the boys had colors backwards. James wore a white collard shirt whit white pants and a black bow tie. Brandon wore a white collard shirt, black bowtie, and black pants. Crystal wore a skinny strap dress that came to her feet, Tiffany wore a strapless that came past her knees and I wore a white dress with skinny straps that came right at my knees. All the chairs and tables were set up in the court yard while we used the top of the stairs as a stage. Already Marmoreal citizens were showing up.
"Lily you look beautiful." My mom came up to me in my room once I finished putting on my dress. She came over and held out my hands so she could look at my dress. "Very lovely design."
"Thanks, but you should tell Crystal seeing as she was the one who designed it."
"I will do that." She smiled at the dress again "Now come on everyone else is all ready and Marmoreal is waiting for their princess." She led me through the hall to the door that opened up to the stairs of the courtyard. I found my friends and stood next to them.
"Woah, Lily you look beautiful." I blushed at James's comment.
"You look handsome too." He smiled and I turned to everyone else. "All of you look great."
"Thanks Lily" Tiffany came and hugged me.
"Well looks like we'll be doing this without Sarah." Sam sighed. I looked over at my mom who seemed a little sad. I moved to the center of all of them.
"It's ok; at least we are doing this together." I watched them smile and nod at me and my mom seemed to brighten up.
"Well I better announce you all then you can start the show." My mom opened the door and everyone settled down to hear what she had to say. "It is my pleasure to present a very talented group of friends who were so generous to put on a show for us. Now if you would all put your hands together for James, Brandon, Sam, Crystal, Tiffany, and my daughter Lily."
We watched her gracefully usher us out as every began to clap. We waited for her to sit down and we all lined up James, me, Brandon, Tiffany, Sam and then Crystal. We started snapping together in sync. Then together with (woah for the longest time) and then James started singing picked up by me.
Once we finished everyone was clapping for an encore. I peered over to my mom who seemed very happy and touched with us. We were about to start another song before Chessur popped up in front of me. I screamed and fell back.
"Hello, Lily, still eating cherries I hope. Love the hat Hatter." He grinned.
"CHESSY!" I jumped up and wrapped my arms around him. "How did you get away from the Red Queen?" I pulled away. My mom and Hatty had their eyes stuck on him.
"I didn't really." He sighed with a large frown. "She let me go to give you this." He handed me the letter and I took it with a puzzled expression. My Mom came over to me along with my friends, but I didn't let them see it.
Lily,
The Bandersnatch will come get you tomorrow to bring you to my empire. If you don't come with the Bandersnatch, it will attack your precious kingdom along with you mother and that white rabbit will be beheaded. I let the cat go to send you this message. Come or pay the price.
The Red Queen
I looked up from the letter horrified. Everyone was watching me and I didn't want to worry them with the letter. My mom came towards me, fear creeping over her face.
"Lily what did the letter say?" She reached out for it, but I pulled it away. "Lily?" I looked up into her concerned eyes and bolted to my room. I ran as fast as I could and could hear my friends and my calling my names. Once I made it to my room I slammed the door and locked it.
I heard knocking on the door as I cried on my bed. "Go away!" I yelled.
"My little Lily, open the door." It was my mom's soothing voice.
"Please go away." I sobbed into my pillow.
"I'm not leaving you." Those words, I hated those words. Without even thinking I let the anger and sadness out.
"Leave me!" Yelling as loud as I could with the sobs, she finally left.
I don't know how long I had cried for or when I fell asleep, but it was now morning. It was now tomorrow. I changed clothes and slipped on my regular outfit but this time I snuck some hair pins into my pockets along with some matches just incase. I quietly opened my door to see my mom in a chair and my friends on the floor around her. They were still sleeping. I had the note in my hand and was carefully stepping over the limp bodies.
"Where do you think your going?" Crystal snatched the letter out of my hand. Watching her, I let her read it. Everyone was waking up and stretching.
"Lily?" My mom looked up to me then Crystal fear crept face. "Crystal what's on the letter?" Crystal handed her the letter and I watched her read it. I began to walk away.
I ran down the halls without a single word to anyone I passed. Making eye contact was also avoided at all costs. I made it to the main entrance and made my way down the stoned path.
"Lily! Lily stop!" I heard my mother plead but I kept going. 'It was tomorrow' was all I could think. My friends soon joined her.
"Lily come on we can figure this out." I looked at James one last time before the Bandsersnatch jumped out and separated me from my family. I listened to them plead and cry, but I had no choice.
The Bandersnatch growled at me as it lay down next for me to climb on. I went to it and Angel jumped over my mom and friends snarling and growling in an attacking position.
"Stay!" I ordered firmly. She whimpered at me staying in her position but did as was told. "Make sure my Mom doesn't try to follow or my friends." Angel nodded and whimpered again. I climbed onto the Bandersnatch and felt it stand up.
"Lily please" My mother pleaded "Don't!" I looked back at her sorrowful face along with my friends.
"I'm sorry." With that I rode off on the Bandersnatch to the Red Queen's Castle