Homesick

| 15 | Declaration

"What!? So you went to a tea party and the Otani twins fought, and now you're engaged to his grace Raine!?" Heidi gasps. "I'm so happy! When's the wedding?"

"No! Don't be happy for me, pray for me! I don't want to get married to him and I don't want any wedding!" Dapha exclaimed shaking Heidi's shoulders.

"What! Why not!?"

"Because, he's two faces and he's only saying we're engaged because he's trying to make another girl jealous." Dapha explained. "Once he gets her attention, he's just going to drop me like a fly! Plus, he's not my type at all."

"Aw, but I was so excited for you," Heidi sulked. "I would've told everyone the great news about how our dearest Dapha is getting married."

Dapha puts her hands on her hips as she gives Heidi a skeptic look. "Something tells me you're still going to do it."

"No promises!" Heidi snickered.

"So, what's happened in town since I've been gone?"

"Oh you know, playing around, making your grave, a depressed Kasper." Heidi shrugged.

"You guys did what?" Dapha asked blankly. "I thought I told you guys to stop telling people I'm dead."

"Yeah yeah, but it's more fun if you're dead. I even got to make a speech at your funeral!" Heidi exclaimed clapping her hands. "It was my best work in my entire life, and gave me the dream of becoming a writer."

"Wow, I'm glad my death was able to bring you so much joy." Dapha sarcastically answered.

"Me too! I didn't know deaths can bring so much joy." She smiled. "How about you actually pretend to be dead?"

"No way, I'm not pretending to be a corpse for you!" Dapha fought back. "Keep me alive and kill Braine." She yelled pointing at Braine.

"I'll pass, I'd never die for someone like Heidi." Braine shrugged.

"Jerk!" Heidi yelled throwing a rock at Braines head. "Can't you be nice? I'm a lady after all!"

"Well you sure don't act like one." Braine grumbled rubbing his injured head.

"What did you say!?" Heidi exclaimed grabbing another rock.

"I said you're the most elegant lady in the entire world!" Braine said with a big grin.

"That's what I thought." Heidi huffed.

"Why is it so loud over here?" A voice asked. "This place is supposed to be a secret, yet you're all screaming in the top of your lungs."

'That voice sounds very familiar.' Dapha thought to herself. "Is that Kasper?" She asked.

Just as expected Kasper walker into the alley way. As soon as his eyes met Dapha's his face drops. He doesn't look disappointed but more shocked and confused. He clenches his teeth as he quickly turns around, running out of the alley way.

"Why is he still running from me? Do I look that intimidating?" Dapha askedherself.

"I doubt that's the reason." Heidi mumbled, "You should chase after him Dapha. Imagine how much fun that would be?"

"That wouldn't be fun in the slightest, I hate running." Dapha groaned.

"Please do!" Braine intervening. "He's been so depressed lately, it's draining."

"How am I supposed to help with that? I'm not a therapist, if anything I'd tell him to suck it up."

"You can't do that!" Heidi exclaimed. "He needs a hug or someone help him!"