Disclaimer: I HATE RILLY! DX(A/n: Rilly is Yukki's mom's code name, so we can talk about her without her knowing in case she's nearby.)
Malin: Hiya guys! Sorry about the hiatus thing, I'm back temporarily from that sucky camp of mine, and Yukki was back a long time ago. But unfortunately we do this story together so she couldn't post without me XD
Yukki: Yup! I know we mentioned on the last chapter that this chapter will only be posted some time after 5th Dec but oh well, we got it done before then.
Malin: Yup! And I'll probably need to get back on hiatus again DX from 5th-7th Dec, BUT DON'T WORRY! We'll try to post chapters during that period.
Yukki: Yeah, so here you are. Presenting chapter 5! Oh and we don't own anything here but our plot!
Chapter 5 - Release
Garry sighed and sat down on the ground of the dungeon. He had just completed his punishment as required and was clearly tired. "Do you think the princess will fulfil my request?" He asked out loud. He made a request to Allen a few minutes ago for at least Ib to stay in a better room than the dungeon but Allen himself wasn't sure she would be okay with it.
"What request Garry?" Ib did not know of the favour that Garry had asked for as she was walking in front of them and the two made sure to keep their voices as low as possible.
"Huh? Oh nothing much Ib I was just asking if it was alright for you to have a better place to sleep than this. That's all." He replied with a sweet smile. "A girl like you deserve better than a cold and dark cell to sleep in."
"B-but Garry, should we do that? I'm afraid that the princess might get mad," From the looks of it, the Princess was not a really nice person, unlike in fairy tales, and she was afraid that she would punish Garry even more if the proposal was to be rejected.
Garry laughed nervously. "Even so, I believe it's worth a try. Who knows? We might be lucky again and she'll fufil our request. Apparently Allen's close to the Princess, he's almost always by her side you know? We may have a better chance since we're asking Allen to help us." He said.
"I know what you mean. Everything is worth a try but still..." Ib could not help but feel scared at the thought of the Princess giving Garry a worst punishment, if it could get any worse that is, not that her innocent and young mind would know.
Garry leaned his head back against the wall and sighed. Ib had spoken so softly that he didn't even hear her talk and he was too tired to even know she was talking. He closed his eyes and was about to drift off to sleep but heard some footsteps approaching their cell, which awoke him. "Who's there?" He asked sloppily, yet his eyes was still wary of the approaching stranger.
"Calm down, it's just me," Came the reply as Allen hurried down the stairs excitedly to deliver the good news. "The Princess has agreed to give you one of the unoccupied servant rooms, you don't have to stay here anymore!" He said as he unlocked the padlock which prevented the two from escaping.
"What? Really?" Garry immediately snapped out of his fatigue and stood up, almost slamming himself onto the cell bars in excitement. "You're not joking right? Did she say we have to be chained up or anything to prevent our escape or us attacking them?" Garry asked in a rush but was equally happy to get out of the cell along with Ib.
"No, you are free to roam about in your room as long as you perform your duties accordingly," He smiled as he said this and for some reasons, he felt as happy and excited as the two were even though he wasn't in the same situation as them.
Garry smiled and turned to face Ib. "Yes! We did it Ib! We no longer have to stay in this cell anymore! We can have a decent bed to sleep on now Ib!" He said cheerfully as he hugged her.
Ib was looking at the two boys with a shocked expression as she didn't expect the Princess to accept it. She was still happy though as her back was starting to ache from the sleepless nights on the floor.
Garry turned to look at Allen. "Could you show us the way to our bedrooms?" He asked politely, holding Ib's hand in his. He was still smiling cheerfully as he got out of the cell.
"Of course! I wouldn't want you to intrude in others rooms now would I?" Allen replied cheerfully as he led the ex-prisoners to their rooms in the servants' quarters. As he led them in, Garry looked at it with an amazed expression. It was supposed to be a place for a servant to stay in but it looked too lavish to be one. Ib wasn't that shocked, instead, she was relieved as she was used to it at home. She belonged to one of the aristocratic families back at home.
"Wow this place is amazing! Are you sure this is a servant's room? It looks like a guest room for a prince to sleep in!" Garry exclaimed as he examined the room in detail, walking around it. "Do you have a room like this too Allen?"
"Uh..." He wasn't sure as to what he should say as he did not reveal his information that could disclose the relationship between him and Riliane." Um yeah, kinda..." Was his answer in the end. He did not want the two to start getting suspicious.
"Your Princess must be really rich if she can afford this many amazing looking servant rooms!" Garry exclaimed, he didn't notice the lie Allen told at all because he was too happy to do so. "Ib, isn't it amazing?"
"Huh? Uh, not really..." Ib admitted as her own room was way better than this.
Garry was confused. "Are you kidding? It's huge, it's got two soft and large beds with amazing decorations and well, it's just nice. Or is your room bigger than this?" He asked with a curious expression. He knew that Ib was from a well to do family from her clothes but he did not know how her house looks like, or even how rich her family was.
"Uh yeah, why? Isn't it normal to have a room as big as these at least?" Ib asked with an innocent and curious expression. She truly believed that one had to have a room as big as this even for a beggar.
"Um, no Ib. It's not normal to have a room as big or nice like this. Only rich people can afford a room like this to live in." Garry said. "It's amazing how you think a room like this is only normal."
"Really?" Ib looked questioningly at Garry as she once again took in the contents of the room. "Then I guess I'm rich…" She thought. Allen laughed as he looked at the pair of them and was reminded of a comedic duo that the Princess had invited a few weeks ago.
"Yeah really..." Garry took one last look around the room before sitting down on one of the beds. Then he suddenly realized something. "Oh yeah speaking of which I still haven't fulfilled my promise yet!"
"Huh? What promise, Garry?" Ib couldn't remember what promise did they make towards each other after all that had happened. Allen was equally confused as Ib.
"Remember my promise to you? That when we get out of the creepy gallery we would go eat macaroons together?" He said. "But I don't think this is a good time though...hahaha..." He added in and laughed nervously. "Sorry for bringing it up."
"..." Ib had completely forgotten about that since they left as her mind was occupied with many things since their arrival. "I wonder if they have any macaroons here..." Ib thought and decided to ask Allen about it.
"Yes, we do have macaroons but only very few know how to bake it" Allen replied. Not many people knew about this snack as it was rare to see one be able to bake it.
Garry smiled at Allen. "Thank you for telling us...but even if I want someone to bake some for us...I don't have any money on me to pay them..." He said sadly. "Maybe we'll have to wait until we go back..."
"Geez... It's okay, you don't have to pay for it considering how you just appeared out of nowhere and won't possibly have our money. you will have it for breakfast tomorrow, I assure you. Now I shall take my leave," with that, he closed the door and left the two to themselves.
"Macaroons for breakfast...? That... Sounds... Amazing..." Garry said. "Don't you think so too Ib?" He turned his head to look at her and then laid down on the bed. "Wonder when we can go home..."
"Me too...I miss mom and dad already..." She whispered, almost falling into sleep. Then a question hit her suddenly, "Garry, should we really trust them? The Princess seems mean...what if the Princess is a painting as mean as Mary and the things in the gallery that chased after us?" She whispered quietly in fear.
"..." Garry remained silent for awhile, then he answered. "There's not much we can do if that's the case, she has the power to make us...die in any second, even without our roses..." He said, then he continued, "But! I don't think she's that bad of a person, Allen doesn't seem like that too! I'm sure she has her reasons! If she wanted either of us dead by now we'd be dead!" He reasoned.
"..."
"Ib?" He waited for a while. No response. "Ib, are you...okay?" He asked while getting up and walking over to her bed. "..." He smiled and took the neatly folded blanket placed on the end table beside the beds, using it to tuck Ib in. "Goodnight Ib..." He whispered, watching the peaceful expression on Ib's face for a few moments before leading himself to sleep.
To be continued...
Malin: Yes! it's done! How was it?
Ib: It's such a nice and fluffy comfortable bed...~
Malin: Uhh...is she...sleep talking?
Yukki: I think...
Garry: Haha! Maybe she's too tired to listen to my boring talk.
Malin: Lol...anyway, let's have a party!
Yukki: For?
Malin: For my release from camp and for the release of Garry and Ib from their prisons!
Garry: Ohhh! Please do!
Allen: *Smiles* Anyway, thank you all for reading and reviewing *Bows*
Malin: I hope you continue reading our chapters. Hopefully after this story ends we'll write a new fanfic for all of you to read. If we have an idea we could even write a sequel for this story, although it probably won't involve the Story of Evil by then. If you guys have any suggestions, feel free to pm us or write it as a review.
Yukki: Also if you have any suggestions on a new fanfic/story (we do both fanfiction and fictionpress) please do tell us and if you want to, you can decide the end of this story XD
Malin: Thank you teri mikami and Shin-ichi for your loyal support towards this story XD