Homesick

| 20 | Purple hair?

It's been three weeks since the tea party, and Ivory and Dapha havent seen the stories cast at all. They wanted to keep low too, so decided to refuse any up coming events they were invited too. But that didn't keep them from going in town once in a while.

"Good evening, Dapha's friends!" Ivory smiled, waving to Heidi and Braine.

"Noble girl!" Heidi exclaimed. "I haven't seen you in forever!"

"Lady Ivory," Braine mumbled. "Do you have another gold coin? I really don't want Nyssa hating me anymore."

"I think she's over that now," Dapha interrupted. "These days her main goal is to become a famous chef to work in the castle."

"That's what you think but in reality she's placed a curse on me!" Braine confessed, shaking in his boots. Dapha stared at Braine with a confusion expression as she repeated. "A curse?"

"Don't listen to him Dapha." Heidi huffed. "He's completely insane!"

"I am not!" Braine agrued back. "If I am insane how does that explain how every night my legs feel like led, they're so weak and frail I always collapse on my bed!"

"That's because you're always chasing Kasper around." Heidi said with an annoyed tone.

"But that doesn't relate at all, plus that doesn't explain my nightmares." Braine continued with a shiver. "Every night I dream Nyssa is chasing me with a kitchen knife. Then I trip on a large gold coin, and she finally catches up to me. Then right when she goes in to stab me, I wake up! It's horrible I haven't had a good nights rest in ages."

"They say your dreams come from the state your mind is in." Ivory intervened. "If you get over your fear of Nyssa then your nightmares will go away."

"Really!? All I have to do is get over my fear?" Braine asked with a shimmer of hope in his eyes.

"I've told you that Braine." Heidi grumbled poking Braine's head. "It's all in your head, you're crazy!"

"I'm not crazy, you just aren't a reliable source." Braine snapped back. "Lady Ivory is much more believable, it's almost like she's a  witch."

"I'm not witch, I'm just smart." Ivory giggled.

"Yeah, and I am supper reliable." Heidi huffed.

"You guys are so cute, I can't wait to see that young love grow in the future." Dapha smiled, wiping her tears.

"In the future, she is going to keep me prisoner in the depths of hell." Braine sulked.

"Rude!" Heidi shouted putting Braine's in a choke hold.

Dapha laughed at the two antics as she asked. "So has anything interesting happened in the town?"

"Actually a lot," Heidi said, letting go of Braine. "Recently this noble kid won't stop coming to town! He's been trying to run this place but I won't let him, you're the leader around here!"

"No I'm not, I don't even live here anymore." Dapha said blankly.

"You have to help us Dapha!" Heidi cried. "He's been so annoying! Every time I defend your title he pours water over my head."

"Water!? That's rude. How can he be a noble and act like that?" Dapha asked in disbelief. "What have you been doing Braine, aren't you suppose to be strong?"

"Well, uh.." Braine mumbled, playing with his finger.

"He's been useless! All he does is hang out with Kasper, I've been completely alone!" Heidi exclaimed crossing her arms. "Well I guess Ray's here, but he's annoying too."