Post by Alice Liddell on Nov 7, 2015 1:48:29 GMT
“There…and…there! Perfect! You’re all ready to go.”
Alice had to smile at her friend. Wendy had made a few altercations to her dress last night, and it had turned out beautifully. Sure, the dress had been pretty before, with its bright green color and lacy fabric. But Wendy had decided to add in a few white daisies to the hem. Thanks to her powers, she had been able to sew them on in no time. And Alice was loving it.
“I feel like a spring flower,” she said as she gave a twirl, the green fabric spinning along with her.
“You look like one too,” Wendy said. “You’ll have to tell me if anyone at the coronation likes it.”
“I still wish you could come with me,” Alice said with a pout. “We were able to get you into the ball. I’m sure my parents could have pulled some strings to get you into the coronation too.”
“Sorry, but you know how picky royals are about coronation guests,” Wendy said. “I’ve been hearing rumors that they’ll toss out any commoners who try to sneak their way in, literally.” She gave Alice a smile. “Don’t worry, I’ll have plenty of things to do to keep myself busy here. And you’ll get to tell me all about it when you get back.”
“Alice!”
Both girls jumped at the sudden call. But they instantly relaxed when they realized it was Alice’s father, Derek.
“Come in, Father,” Alice said as she straightened out her dress.
The door opened, revealing Alice’s mother as well as her father. Both were dressed in their best, with clothes that were crafted for occasions such as this. Wendy’s mother Annabelle wore enough rhinestones that she practically glistened like a star. Derek’s boots were so shiny, Wendy felt like she could see her reflection in them.
“All ready to go, Alice?” Derek asked. “We should probably get a move on, before it gets too crowded.”
“Yes, Father,” Alice said, nodding her head.
“Oh Alice, look at you,” Annabelle said with a smile. “Who added in those flowers? Was it you, Wendy?”
Wendy gave a modest nod. Alice, however, was not about to let her friend pass up an opportunity for more compliments. “She sure did,” she said enthusiastically. “It’s like I always said. Wendy can do just about anything.”
“Alice, please,” Wendy said, her face turning red. She wasn’t used to getting so much praise. Derek and Annabelle, on the other hand, smiled.
“I see we chose well when hiring you,” Derek said. “You’ve made Alice very happy, and that’s all I want for my little girl.”
“Hey, I’m not so little anymore,” Alice said with a huff. “I can do lots of grown up things now.” She had survived that crazy ball, for one. Not many kids could claim that they managed to survive a crazy
lady, a giant dragon, and tons of angry spirits attacking people.
Annabelle just laughed as she put an arm around Alice. “Oh Alice, no matter how old you get, you’ll always be our little girl.” She kissed her daughter’s forehead. “Now, let’s get into the carriage.”
“Right.” Alice gave a nod before turning to Wendy. “We’ll see you later Wendy, okay?”
Wendy nodded as Alice and her parents left the room. She hoped this coronation turned out alright, unlike the ball. She still remembered how scary that had been. They had lost their king that night. Wendy prayed that the same wouldn’t happen to any other members of the royal family.
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“Wow.” That was all Alice could say as she and her parents entered the castle. The place had been decorated beautifully during the ball, but for something as important as a coronation, the decorations had to be double that. And Alice felt like it had been pulled off. The kingdom flag hung in various places throughout the room. There were enough flowers to make the whole place smell sweet. The candles gave off a comforting glow. It seemed like every rich person in the kingdom had decided to come. Of course, who wouldn’t? It wasn’t every day there was a coronation. Although Alice noticed that more than a few people seemed uneasy. They were whispering constantly to each other, and their eyes kept darting about as if they expected the dragon that was at the ball to reappear again.
“Father, what are they so worried about?” she asked as she and her parents sat down in a row fairly close to the throne. “Nothing bad is going to happen, right?”
“Of course not,” Derek said reassuringly. “After what happened last time, they’ve probably doubled the security at this place. Nothing supernatural is going to worm its way in here.” He spoke confidently, although Alice caught him looking about as well when he thought he wasn’t looking.
“Yeah, I don’t want that dragon coming back,” Alice said. “But the lady who fought that crazy spirit woman, she was good. Don’t you think she should be invited?”
Annabelle and Derek glanced at each other. They weren’t sure this was a conversation they wanted to have right now. They weren’t outright prejudice against supernaturals, but they didn’t exactly trust them either. The ball was a prime example of that. It looked like Alice hadn’t quite gotten that into her head yet.
“Darling, humans and supernaturals just can’t live together,” Annabelle said. “We’re too different.”
“But some of them look like us,” Alice said. “And they talk like us. And they laugh like us. And-“
“Alice, they may do some of the things we do, but that doesn’t make them human,” Derek said.
“But every supernatural creature can’t be bad,” Alice protested. “They just…can’t.” Her hands curled into fists in frustration. If only she could tell her parents about Wendy, or Helga. They were the kindest supernaturals she knew. But she knew she couldn’t, not ever, not while this stupid law was in place.
“Sadly honey, most of them are,” Annabelle said, putting an arm around Alice’s shoulders. “That’s why this new law is in place, so we can be protected from creatures like those spirits and that dragon that showed up at the ball.”
Alice opened her mouth to say more, but loud trumpets suddenly started blaring, quickly playing a set of notes. Alice watched everybody come to attention, like soldiers who had just seen their commanding officer walk through the door. She glanced back to the front of the room, where the thrones lay for the king and queen. It looked like the coronation was about to begin.
Alice had to smile at her friend. Wendy had made a few altercations to her dress last night, and it had turned out beautifully. Sure, the dress had been pretty before, with its bright green color and lacy fabric. But Wendy had decided to add in a few white daisies to the hem. Thanks to her powers, she had been able to sew them on in no time. And Alice was loving it.
“I feel like a spring flower,” she said as she gave a twirl, the green fabric spinning along with her.
“You look like one too,” Wendy said. “You’ll have to tell me if anyone at the coronation likes it.”
“I still wish you could come with me,” Alice said with a pout. “We were able to get you into the ball. I’m sure my parents could have pulled some strings to get you into the coronation too.”
“Sorry, but you know how picky royals are about coronation guests,” Wendy said. “I’ve been hearing rumors that they’ll toss out any commoners who try to sneak their way in, literally.” She gave Alice a smile. “Don’t worry, I’ll have plenty of things to do to keep myself busy here. And you’ll get to tell me all about it when you get back.”
“Alice!”
Both girls jumped at the sudden call. But they instantly relaxed when they realized it was Alice’s father, Derek.
“Come in, Father,” Alice said as she straightened out her dress.
The door opened, revealing Alice’s mother as well as her father. Both were dressed in their best, with clothes that were crafted for occasions such as this. Wendy’s mother Annabelle wore enough rhinestones that she practically glistened like a star. Derek’s boots were so shiny, Wendy felt like she could see her reflection in them.
“All ready to go, Alice?” Derek asked. “We should probably get a move on, before it gets too crowded.”
“Yes, Father,” Alice said, nodding her head.
“Oh Alice, look at you,” Annabelle said with a smile. “Who added in those flowers? Was it you, Wendy?”
Wendy gave a modest nod. Alice, however, was not about to let her friend pass up an opportunity for more compliments. “She sure did,” she said enthusiastically. “It’s like I always said. Wendy can do just about anything.”
“Alice, please,” Wendy said, her face turning red. She wasn’t used to getting so much praise. Derek and Annabelle, on the other hand, smiled.
“I see we chose well when hiring you,” Derek said. “You’ve made Alice very happy, and that’s all I want for my little girl.”
“Hey, I’m not so little anymore,” Alice said with a huff. “I can do lots of grown up things now.” She had survived that crazy ball, for one. Not many kids could claim that they managed to survive a crazy
lady, a giant dragon, and tons of angry spirits attacking people.
Annabelle just laughed as she put an arm around Alice. “Oh Alice, no matter how old you get, you’ll always be our little girl.” She kissed her daughter’s forehead. “Now, let’s get into the carriage.”
“Right.” Alice gave a nod before turning to Wendy. “We’ll see you later Wendy, okay?”
Wendy nodded as Alice and her parents left the room. She hoped this coronation turned out alright, unlike the ball. She still remembered how scary that had been. They had lost their king that night. Wendy prayed that the same wouldn’t happen to any other members of the royal family.
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“Wow.” That was all Alice could say as she and her parents entered the castle. The place had been decorated beautifully during the ball, but for something as important as a coronation, the decorations had to be double that. And Alice felt like it had been pulled off. The kingdom flag hung in various places throughout the room. There were enough flowers to make the whole place smell sweet. The candles gave off a comforting glow. It seemed like every rich person in the kingdom had decided to come. Of course, who wouldn’t? It wasn’t every day there was a coronation. Although Alice noticed that more than a few people seemed uneasy. They were whispering constantly to each other, and their eyes kept darting about as if they expected the dragon that was at the ball to reappear again.
“Father, what are they so worried about?” she asked as she and her parents sat down in a row fairly close to the throne. “Nothing bad is going to happen, right?”
“Of course not,” Derek said reassuringly. “After what happened last time, they’ve probably doubled the security at this place. Nothing supernatural is going to worm its way in here.” He spoke confidently, although Alice caught him looking about as well when he thought he wasn’t looking.
“Yeah, I don’t want that dragon coming back,” Alice said. “But the lady who fought that crazy spirit woman, she was good. Don’t you think she should be invited?”
Annabelle and Derek glanced at each other. They weren’t sure this was a conversation they wanted to have right now. They weren’t outright prejudice against supernaturals, but they didn’t exactly trust them either. The ball was a prime example of that. It looked like Alice hadn’t quite gotten that into her head yet.
“Darling, humans and supernaturals just can’t live together,” Annabelle said. “We’re too different.”
“But some of them look like us,” Alice said. “And they talk like us. And they laugh like us. And-“
“Alice, they may do some of the things we do, but that doesn’t make them human,” Derek said.
“But every supernatural creature can’t be bad,” Alice protested. “They just…can’t.” Her hands curled into fists in frustration. If only she could tell her parents about Wendy, or Helga. They were the kindest supernaturals she knew. But she knew she couldn’t, not ever, not while this stupid law was in place.
“Sadly honey, most of them are,” Annabelle said, putting an arm around Alice’s shoulders. “That’s why this new law is in place, so we can be protected from creatures like those spirits and that dragon that showed up at the ball.”
Alice opened her mouth to say more, but loud trumpets suddenly started blaring, quickly playing a set of notes. Alice watched everybody come to attention, like soldiers who had just seen their commanding officer walk through the door. She glanced back to the front of the room, where the thrones lay for the king and queen. It looked like the coronation was about to begin.
