Hazel's Royal Plight

Chapter 5

Ruby and I sat on the sofas thinking. I had told her what Violet said. She agreed with Violets idea 3 ball gowns with shoes, and all accessories. I just need to design 3 dresses. "I want them to be elegant."

"Sexy....you need them to be sexy!" I gave Ruby a look of 'are you kidding.' she replied with, "If they are sexy King Leopold would not question why you want three dresses with accessories for your 2nd wish."

"You're right!" I said rolling my eyes, I hate it when she is right. "He would never question the dresses if they were a little sex elegant and formal. So..... What kind of dress should I do?"

"That is a tough one. What if we make a list. What do you like doing?" asked Ruby. "Maybe we can come up with something that would look amazing as a dress."

I got up and pacing around the room thinking aloud. "I am not sure how we can make horse back riding a beautiful, formal, sexy, and elegant dress. I guess we could make a list as see something. Let me think.... My Favorite things," I put my right forefinger to my bottom lip trading it a few times. When thinking I often did this. "My favorite things to do are: Gazing at the stars, climbing trees, reading in the garden, horseback riding, moon light walks on the beach, picnics in the summer, sword fencing," I paused for a moment then I smiled," singing in the shower, hanging out at Rose's house, And tea party with my 3 best friends in the West garden, Riding my bike," I paused again, this was tough, "Going shopping, Playing in the rain, Painting, and Um..... I can't think of any thing else" I said after a 2 minutes pause. Then I looked at Ruby.

"This is quite a list!" said Ruby after I had been salient for a long time. We both looked at the list. "We need Emerald and Pearl to help." Ruby got up to get my other maids, "don't worry they won't know the real reason why you want dresses. Just need their help."

Ruby then left me with my thoughts and the list on the low table. I had no idea how this list was going to help me come up with dresses. I hit a stone wall. I started to play with the hazelnut around my neck. I had not taken any of them off in a week. I bathed, slept, ate, and played with them on. The look on my father's face as I put them all on was priceless. I smiled at the thought. I don't think he expect me to really wear them, but I was every day.

The door handled rattled bringing me back to the present time. I then realized my throat was dry. I need some tea. I dropped the hazelnut necklace back down to my chest as Ruby came in.

I asked her to being tea, but Pearl already had a tray in her hands and Emerald had the black board for the school room. The girls got right to work Pearl wrote the listed on the board so we could all see it. While Emerald poured me some tea. We then sat back and looked at all the things I like doing.

"What is the number one item you see on this list?" asked Pearl looking at me. She took a seat next to Ruby on the other sofa.

I looked close. Rereading them all then I saw it. "The sun!" said Emerald smiling. "85% of the things she likes doing are out in the sun."

"Sun?" question Ruby rereading the list again. "oh I see it." Ruby grabbed the chalk and circled: climbing trees, reading in the garden, horseback riding, picnics in the summer, sword fencing, hanging out at Rose's house, tea party with my 3 best friends in the West garden, Riding my bike, Going shopping, And Painting.

"How is the sun going to help you with your 2nd wish?" asked asked Emerald.

"I am going to design 3 dresses." I said "and one has to do with the sun."

"What kind of dresses?" asked Pearl. I was speechless Pearl never asked questions.

"Ball Gown!!" squealed Ruby. "complete with the whole 200 yards!" Emerald got so excited! She began jumping and squealing with glee, Ruby joined her. I was so surprised that Ruby could do that. She is truly amazing. I need to give her a raise.

"Calm down ladies!" Said Pearl with a stern face. "You sound like a bunch of giddy school girls. Not the maids you are trained to be. Honestly Ruby!!" Pearl gave both girls a stern look. "Well that is 1 dress idea. She needs to think about the other 2 dresses."

All eyes turned back to the board. Gazing at the stars.... moon light walks on the beach... singing in the shower...Playing in the rain..." Stars.... "I had whisper.

"Stars? Hazel?" asked Pearl. "What are you seeing?"

"I love star gazing. When mother was still here, we would hide in the tallest tower and look at the stars all all night long. One summer night, Father surprised her by putting in an Astronomy Tower. What if I had a dress like the stars?" I asked and half whispered. I lost in my self in the sweet memories I held of my mother and those stary nights.

"PERFECT!!" screamed Emerald bring me back to Earth. I must have jumped 6 feet in the air, my tea slipped from my fingers and it split it down my dress. "Oh my goodness! I am so sorry! I did not mean to...." Emerald said panicking, she startled me not quite scared.

I laughed at my self. "No worries. I was lost in happy memories." I grabbed some napkins soaking up as much of the tea as I could. "so I have a dress like the golden Sun and and one like the twinkling Stars. That just leaves the moon if I was going to make this a theme."

"That is an excellent idea. Star, Moon, and Sun beautiful, sexy, elegant and sophisticated dresses. Complete with accessories, and shoes." Pearl erased the board and wrote down the 2nd wish on paper. I scanned it over nodding. This is a perfect wish.

"I like it!" said Emerald calmer but still excited. She had left to get me a new dress. I started to change out of the tea soaked dress. It was starting to make me shiver. You would think that the castle would be warm, but when one gets wet the castle becomes a frosty cold cave. Ruby stoked and add more wood to the fireplace to help warm me and the room up quicker. Father liked the old wood burning fireplace, I wanted a gas one in my rooms, but Father said no to the very idea. He is so old fashion. I looked at the paper in Emerald held. I then nodded in agreement. "I will take this to King Leopold."

Pearl and Ruby helped me dress and cleaned up the tea. As they left the room I asked them to get the carriage ready. I was going to visit Rose. I need some best friend girl time.

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Emerald had just left the king and his advisors with Princess Hazel's 2nd wish. She then snuck around to a servants hiding place. It was tucked in the room. You could hear everything that's being said as if you are right there in the room with them. The best part is that the king or any king never knew about it, it was a secret for just the servants. "3 dresses, the first is like the night sky without a moon. The second is as bright at the full moon. The third is as golden as the sun!" yelled the king. "Where would we find such dresses?'

"The dress makers could come up with something," suggested John he was trying to hide his smile. Hazel did come up with an amazing second wish.

"Of course! They are going to have to." said King Leopold. He threw the paper down on the table for his advisors to look at.

Robert picked it up to read the whole wish. "She has also put in here that she can deny the dresses if they don't meet her expectations. This is going to be a harder wish to fulfill your majesty. I'm not sure if the royal dressmakers can even do this. It will take a lot longer than just a week maybe longer than a month. You might have to postpone the wedding."

"Or find a new bride. There is still time" said William with a witty smile.

"NO! NO! ABSOLUTELY NOT!" shouted King Leopold. "I WILL NOT! I HAVE CHOSEN MY BRIDE AND I WILL NOT YIELD!!" he pounded his fists on the table making the cups shake and the table legs wobble. His advisors all took a step back incase the table broke under the kind fist.

"So sorry you majesty," said William bowing low. King Leopold took a deep breath and sank into his chair. His eyes turned up to a portrait of his wife and daughter.

"As you should be." snapped King Leopold. He then looked at his advisors, "Well what are all still doing here? Don't you have dressmaker's to talk to?"

"Yes your majesty"

"At once your highness"

"Of course you majesty."

"If there is nothing more King Leopold." said his advisors at once.

"Robert stay!" said King Leopold "we need to discuss the farming lands." the rest of the advisors scattered leaving Robert to deal with the farming and the kings rage. It had been 2 months and still he would not chose another bride.