Angel shook her head as she walked into the clearing were her home sat. She was thinking about Daniel and how he seemed to live for trouble.
Glancing at the house, she saw a carriage parked in front of it "Speaking of men."
The man that was leaning against the carriage saw her and flashed a tooth paste smile "Angel."
Angel glared at him "What do you want, Mr. Grinder?"
Mr. Grinder huffed "Angel, please calls me, Charles."
Angel rolled her eyes. The Grinders owned the property to the house. Their son, Charles Grinder, was a pain in the neck, to say the least.
Angel turned her attention back to Charles "If you're here for the rent, just give me a minute and I'll get it."
Charles waved his hand "If that's the way you want it. You know all you have to do is say one little word and you never have to pay rent again."
Angel bit her bottom lip. Don't slap him, don't slap him.
"So what do you say? Marry me?" Charles asked for the millionth time.
Angel felt her temper ready to blow. After dealing with the other guy, she was in no mood for Charles. "I would rather marry a hog than you!" she exclaimed before marching into the house and slamming the door.
"I still need the rent you know!" he called from out side.
Angel looked up to see two elderly ladies starring at her. "Can one of ya'll take him the rent?"
Clara nodded. Angel took out the money she had earned that day with the other money. "Tell him that the other hundred dollars will be in next month's rent."
Clara nodded than exited the house
Angel walked into the kitchen and started making supper she would have to go back into town tomorrow.
Ella looked around to make sure no one was watching. She had on an old faded dress and a cap. She was planning a little trip out to town.
Angel walked through town. She hadn't seen Daniel today. Thankfully. That boy got on her last nerve! He was always causing trouble. Just then she heard a lot of commotion, looking up she saw Daniel as he ran past stuff, knocking it over. Angel was about to run after him, but he ran past a lady, knocking her over and, naturally, he kept running. Angel ran over to the lady.
"Are you ok?" She asked, helping her up.
"Yes, I'm fine. Who was that?" the lady asked.
Angle looked in the direction Daniel ran off in "The town trouble maker."
The lady smiled "Thank you for helping me. It's rare to find someone who will help a stranger. What's your name?"
"Angel."
The lady smile widened "It suits you. I'm Ella."
Angel smiled "That's a pretty name."
Jonathan had walked for what felt like the entire castle three times, but he couldn't find Ella anywhere!
"Amy!" he called one of the maids
She came running and curtsied "Yes, Your Majesty?"
"Have you found my wife yet?"
"No Your Majesty."
Jonathan ran his hand through his hair "You're dismissed."
Amy curtsied and walked off.
Daniel walked up to his dad "Soooo… moms missing."
Jonathan sent Daniel an aggravated, annoyed look.
Daniel shrugged "What. You're always getting on to me, for disappearing."
Jonathan face palmed "Do you know were your mother is?"
Daniel shook his head "Nope."
Jonathan sighed "You don't even care." He mumbled before walking off
Daniel shrugged.
Angel and Ella walked trough town turns out they got along great.
Angel looked up at the sky the sun was staring to set "Its been great talking to you, but its getting late. I'd better get home."
Ella looked at the sky, her eyes got as big as saucers "Yes I need to get home too. It was wonderful getting to know you, Angel. Bye."
Angel waved "Goodbye."
Jonathan stood in the throne room thinking. Where could Ella be?
"Jonathan?"
He turned around to see Ella standing a couple feet behind him "Where have you been? I was worried sick!"
Ella blushed "Sorry Jonathan. I was talking."
Jonathan raised his eyebrows "Talking all day? To who?" Jonathan looked down at her dress "You were out in town!"
Ella looked down, sure enough she was still in the faded dress "Yes. I'm sorry I was gone all day."
Jonathan groaned "Why didn't you tell me where you were going?"
Ella sighed "I didn't think you'd let me go."
Daniel listened outside the door. His parents were talking about this and that. No matter what happened, they always forgave each other and forgot about whatever it was they had disagreed on. I have to be careful when ever I'm in town from now on. If mom see's me, I'm doomed. He turned and walked off.
Jonathan looked at Ella. He hated seeing her in faded clothes. It reminded him of when she had worked for her stepfamily.
Ella looked at Jonathan, than back at her clothes "Jonathan."
"Hm?"
"I'm worried about Daniel."
Jonathan groaned "You're not the only one."
"Then maybe you should start spending more time with him again." Jonathan had spend hours upon hours with Daniel everyday, until he had reached eighteen. Than it had stopped.
"I don't have time."
"Why not? You used to always have time. True his attitude still wasn't the best, but it would give him less hours in the day to get into trouble."
Jonathan sighed he didn't know how to tell Ella that the kingdom was having troubles and he didn't know what to do.
"Jonathan."
"what?"
"Well, since you don't have time, maybe we could do something that, maybe, would help him realize that he has to take reasonability."
"What do you have in mind?"
Ella shrugged "I don't know. How about a ball?"
Jonathan quirked an eyebrow "A ball? Isn't that more like a reward than a lesson?"
Ella giggled "I don't know. When your parents threw you a ball, you made it seem like it was a nightmare."
Jonathan laughed. He had made a big deal about it to his parents "Ok. How will a ball make him be more responsible?"
"It might not. But maybe if he see's the people bowing to him because he's the prince, it might make him realize he will be king one day."
Jonathan nodded "Ok. We'll see."
Daniel was heading towards his room, when a dark figure stepped out of the darkness. Daniel stopped.
"What do you want?" He asked.
The dark figure took a step closer to Daniel "For you to straighten up and start being the perfect prince, or else!" The figured warned the prince before disappearing.
Daniel rolled his eyes "And you think I was the one being a criminal."
Daniel was walking trough town the next day. He looked around. There was a fair amount of people in town. That would mean, running through them would cause chaos!
Angel pulled out her list. She had almost all the groceries she needed. She started walking again, but Daniel ran by knocking her over.
Daniel was running, when he knocked into someone, then the next minute, he found himself falling. He hit the ground. He looked at his feet, only to see that Angel had grabbed his foot.
"And where exactly do you think you're going?" she asked.
Daniel groaned "Nowhere now."
Angel nodded "You got that right."
Daniel sat up "What do I have to do?"
Angel looked around at her groceries lying on the ground "For one you can help me pick all these up and… wait. Did you just ask?"
Daniel shrugged "I figured out that it's the best way to get out of a lecture."
Angel smiled. She started picking up her groceries. Daniel started helping.
"I never did catch your name."
"It's Angel"
He smiled
She stared at him. That was the first real smile she had ever seen him smile.
She went back to picking up her groceries. After they were all up, Daniel stood up, then helped Angel up.
"Thank you, but I should be going now. Bye." Angel said before running off.
Angel arrived home. She started supper.
Clara and Ann looked into the kitchen
Clara looked at Ann "Is it me, or is she more cheerful than usual?"
Ann nodded "I'll say."
Clara watched Angel cut some vegetable for soup. Clara let out a small gasped. "Angel."
Angel turned and looked towards the door way were Clara was standing "Yes?"
Clara motioned towards Angels wrist "Where's your bracelet?"
Angel looked down at her wrist and gasped "I don't know. I had it on this morning!"
"You didn't sell it, did you?"
Angel shook her head "No! Maybe it fell off when I fell. I've got to go try and find it."
Before any one could say anything, Angel was out the door. Later, a very dishearten Angel returned. She had looked everywhere, but couldn't find her bracelet.