{A/N: Sorry it's so short, will try to make the next chapter longer, enjoy; reviews are gladly welcomed *}
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`It wasn't raining, not yet, no. I had expected to, for this was not the best day at all, my sister, Cara, walked beside me. She looked around with worry, pulling her cloak closer to her as we neared the gate, to the guards. In the carriage Cara had not said a word, nor did she now. It made me worry even more now, but I would not show it.
I could hear the clicking of my heels as I took each step forward, stopping then as did Cara, I looked at each gaurd then a man appeared, nodding at us "This way." He guided us through the gate-way that was now open, and over to a set of stairs. I stared at them for a few moments then looked around. I had stopped walking I noticed as Cara tugged at my hand, pulling me forward with her, and then I moved, quickly catching up beside her. It was going to be a very long night...
It took only moments it seemed as we neared Anne's room, the man from before had left but told us where to go. I did not like this at all, and I could tell Cara was already frightened. I put an arm around her "Cara--"
"We should go see Anne now." Cara spoke so quickly I almost did not understand but then she looked away; we walked towards the room that Anne was now in. Cara tightened her grip on my hand, my breathing was shallow now.
It seemed like only moments even though it had been hours now since we had arrived, I was standing beside the window, my hand placed on the cold stone wall and Cara was on the bed, brushing Anne's hair gently. There was a rose in my hand, twirling it slightly as I whispered softly to myself "He loves me, yes. He loves me not, no. He loves me...He loves me not. He loves me..." This was what we had done as children, what Mama had showed us--each petal showed if a man would loves us or not...now Mama thought it to be foolish.
Cara continued to brush Anne's hair, the tears that had watered her eyes and dripped down her face had run dry long ago, and she looked uneasy now but was trying to hide it. I could see a stray tear fall down Cara's face, but she quickly wiped away and went back to brushing softly.
"You will watch Elizabeth, won't you?" Anne's voice cracked from all the crying before, Cara and I both looked at each other then back at Anne.
"We'd be honored." Cara looked over at me then "Isn't that right, Marie?"
Cara softly stroked Anne's hair as I nodded "Of course we will, you're family." I whispered softly; I wanted to cry but held it back, there was so much pain now...my stomach churned in disgust that this was happening but I slowly walked over towards the bed.
The dawn was coming quicker as each minute passed; I didn't know whether it would be respectful or kind to ask if it would be alright to tell some stories, memories that I wanted to be told before...before what was going to happen tomorrow...
Even now though, I had taken the notice of the walls of the tower were quite dark and grey, stones plastered against another and so and so on. It was rough and scraped, and there were initials carved into the walls. Anne seemed to want to ignore those and rest on the bed instead, at least the King had the decency of giving a bed to Anne and not making her sleep on the cold hard ground.
The room was only slightly cold though...
"I remember when we were children; we would play in the gardens. Hide and go seek or tag. Do you two remember the games we use to play in the gardens?" I asked then with a small smile, shivering only once as I sat down on the bed as well
Cara actually laughed then, Anne smiled at this "We'd always end up rolling around laughing and giggling on the ground." Cara looked over to the window, only being able to see the dark sky, "Our dresses would get so dirty... And we'd get in so much trouble when we went home." Cara laughed again, imitating her father by puffing out her chest and putting a hand on her hip.
"Marie, Cara, look at you both. You're filthy. Run upstairs and change before someone see's you."
"But Papa, we were only playing like Anne here..." I answered in the way Mama had almost always did when I was a child, but back then father smiled at that...he didn't smile anymore, unless he saw me with the King...only then would he smile.
I and Anne giggled, and hugged each other laughing. I looked at Cara laughing and smiling "You do Father's expression so well, I almost thought he was in the room now scolding us." I said giggling again with Anne
"And then my sister, Mary would try so hard not to giggle but she couldn't help herself..." Anne said smiling, giggling...she hadn't laughed or smiled in quite a while...
"R-Remember when Thomas would tease us then? Pointing at us and repeating out punishments?" Cara had to hold her sides, "But we would always jump on him and pin him to the ground and he'd have to apologize before we let him up?"
"All of you will respect me and bow when I become a Knight of Court, then you'll regret pinching me on the arm and always making me 'it' during tag!" I said this laughing, mocking one of the things my brother use to always say when we would get into trouble and involve him "Then he'd quickly go from saying that to 'Oh no, no. I am sorry, please--please let me go now, you're crushing me to nothing." She said smiling
"I remember that." Cara smiled, pulling her knees up to her chest and hugging them. "Then he'd threaten to go and tell father, but we knew he wouldn't." She giggled again, "Father wouldn't believe him. Or he'd say to just deal with it himself."
"Yes. Yes he would..." I whispered; they all knew that it would soon be dawn. We all knew what was going to happen, what to be ready for. Just then a wind pasted through the room, when the window wasn't even open. I looked over at the window, noticing how it looked brighter out-side now, it'd be dawn soon…it made me shiver and slowly look back at Cara and Anne, Cara was hugging Anne now, whispering comforting things. I stared then out at nothing really, just being truly afraid now. I glanced back at the window once then hugged my sister and Anne close, and could already feel the tears that were forming in my eyes now.
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