SUMMER'S RAIN

CHAPTER 60

CHAPTER 60

In the bathroom two of the tree people start removing my clothes.  The third one turns the water on in the tub. Finally understanding they wanted me to take a bath I push their hands away and start undressing myself. Lucky for me I had gym in school, so I wasn’t the modest type when it comes to undressing in front of people I didn’t know. When I sit down in the tub once I’m in the tub one of the tree people starts taking my hair down while the other two starts washing my body, I become modest really fast.

With my body and hair washed I step out of the tub, and the tree people dry me off and wrap my hair in a lush towel. They then make me sit down in a chair. While they rub my arms and legs down with some kind of lotion that smells better than anything, I’d ever smelled in my life. It also has sparkly things all in it. My whole body is glittery by the time they are done. They bring out the makeup, and one of the tree people applies it to my face. I sit there not understanding what is going on. After the tree people were happy with the makeup, they move to my hair. They use some kind of magic to dry my hair and make its long thick brown, red mass lay in ring-let’s all the way down my back.

Then they take small flowers of all different colors and weaved them through my hair before finally dusting my hair in what I guess you would call fairy dust. One of the tree people takes a lid off a box and pulls out one of the most delicate, and beautiful dresses I’ve ever seen in my life.

The dress is off white.  It looks like something that came from the eighteen hundreds. The whole dress is made of lace. With little flowers embroidered all in it. It’s sleeveless and hangs off each shoulder. It swoops low it the front, and back, with a zipper running up the side. One of the tree people unzips the dress and motions for me to step into it. I stand up and put my feet through the dress making sure not to step on the delicate fabric and two of the tree people pull the dress up and then zips it. The third tree person takes a pair of off white sandals out of the box and slips them on my feet.

I walk to the mirror and freeze. My breath caught in my throat I can’t believe this is me. I touch one of the small flowers that have been weaved through my hair. I look beautiful and delicate like the dress. Not like the kick ass World Keeper who wears tight black leather clothes all the time and keeps her hair up so it doesn’t get in her way.

The tree people start pushing me towards the bathroom door. I open the door and walk out. Rachel and Adam were sitting in the same place they had been earlier watching the door when I open it. Their mouths drop open. Adam stands up and comes toward me.

 “You’re beautiful. I mean you were beautiful to begin with, but now you look like an Angel of some kind.”

"Thank You" I say smiling and see a blush rise to his bruised cheeks. The tree people push me towards the door, and Adam calls out asking them we’re they are taking me. The tree people never acknowledged Adam had ever spoken. They just push me on out the door. I can hear Adam still yelling when the door shuts behind me.

The tree people lead me to a field not far from where we're being held that is set up with a table and two chairs. Candles are burning everywhere it is magical to look at. Prince Osier walks into the clearing and comes to my side.

“Aw Princess you are the most beautiful thing I have ever laid eyes on in my life.”

“Thank You” I said as I look at him. He is dressed in a white suite with white shoes his blonde hair hanging almost in his eyes. He is very handsome. I’m starting to get a really bad feeling about where this leading.

“I thought you and I would have dinner together this evening Princess while we talk.”

The Prince takes my hand and leads me to the table. He pulls my chair out for me before he seated himself. While the tree people brought the food, I sit quietly as the Prince continues telling me how beautiful I am. I am tired of hearing the Prince talk and I know anything he says is a lie. If he is being nice, it was for a reason. After the tree people leave, the Prince unfolds my fork from its cloth napkin and gives it to me telling me to eat. I take the fork and look down at the food. There is fish of some kind with little potatoes with Italian green beans. Everything looks great I just don’t have an appetite.

The Prince ate his food while talking the whole time. He acted as if he didn’t notice I wasn’t eating. When he was through, he wipes his mouth with his napkin before throwing it on his plate. Then he asked me why I didn’t eat. I tell him I wasn’t hungry. All he said was “you missed out on a great meal”.
“When can we go home?” I asked.

“Aw Princess hadn't you already figured it out you are home.”

I glare at him “I don’t know what you’re talking about this isn’t my home. You can’t continue holding us here. When my parents find out, I have been held against my will and my powers were taken away they will make you pay.”

“I have not taken your power's Princess. The Fairy Realm it’s self does that. When our ancestors created the Fairy World, they added an incantation that anything entering our world would leave its powers on the other side. It’s a protection thing.  I'm sure you understand considering that on the Keepers’ World you have to be holy before you are allowed entrance.”

“Yes I can understand that, but you are holding us here against our will.”

“Aw but my Princess I do not wish to hold you against your will I wish to marry you.”

I sit there frozen by his statement. I can’t believe what he had said. When I could talk again I asked, “Why would you want to marry me, you don’t know me?”

“I know everything I need to know. You are the Princess of the Keepers’ World with powers beyond any other. You are holy so when we have children they woll be half holy and able to enter the Keepers’ World. That is all I need to know. The fact that you are more beautiful than any creature I’ve ever seen is a bonus."

“You’re CRAZY!” I scream.

“I think over time you will come around to my way of thinking. Until then, however, you will have to stay locked in the lodge.”

The Prince then stands up takes my hand and places a kiss on it before walking away. The tree people are at my side a moment later to take me back to the hut, I don’t really remember the walk back. All my mind can think about is what the Prince had said and how the Hell I’m going to get out of this! Walking into the hut, Adam meets me at the door and asked if I’m alright. I assure him that I’m fine, but didn’t offer any explanation as to where I had been or what had happened.

Stepping around Adam, I stop cold looking at the person leaning against the far wall staring at me. I run and throw myself at him. My arms going around his waist I start crying. His arms go around me holding me as he kisses the top of my head. Assuring me that everything is going to be alright that he is here, and I am safe. Pulling myself out of the safeness of his arms I look up into the beautiful eyes of my Greek God.