Multifandom book 2

Bridget

"Your mommy is going away for a while my little teacup, so don't fret it." Red nodded, holding onto her mother's dress as the woman walked through the halls.

"Have you picked out an outfit yet? Your grandparents are coming over soon!" Red's eyes widened, looking up at her mother with an open jaw.

"Gramma's coming?! I haven't picked out an outfit yet?!" She started dragging her mother to her room, Bridget followed her with an amused smile.

"You'll look wonderful in anything my heart, please don't think too much!" She chuckled as Red started rummaging through her closet with haste.

"Will Mama be there?" Bridget's chuckles disappeared, and she looked down at her hands with a small frown.

"No sweets, she'll be away for a long while..." the queen trialed off, staring blankly at the floor as she recalled her own desperate attempts to search for her wife.

"Oh... well she'll be back soon! She can't leave us for more than a few days!" Red's giggles filled the room, and Bridget was painfully reminded to the fact that her wife wasn't going to be able to get back anytime soon.

"Of course she'll be sweets, now show me what you're going to wear!"

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"So, now that Odette has left, any suitors?" Her mother asked, arching a brow at her daughter whose hands stilled.

"Mom, you know why she's not here, can we not do this in front of Red?" Red looked up at her name being called, happily skipping over to her mom with a bright grin.

"Gramps favourite is this one!" She proudly showed one of her drawings, and the Queen patted her head with a smile.

"Of course it is! Anything you make should be in the museum!" Red grinned even wider and ran back to her grandfather, Bridget turning back to her mother.

"You know she's incapable of returning any time soon, so why do you think i'll remarry?" Her mother shrugged, taking a sip of her wine and twirling it lazily.

"Purely because i'm worried, maybe she just left because she didn't want to be here anymore? She has another kingdom to take care of, you know that." Her grip on her cutlery tightened, eyes narrowing at her predecessor.

"Mom, i'm not replacing Odette, just because that man has captured her doesn't mean our marriage is annulled." The elder woman arched a brow.

"Then why isn't she back yet? True love breaks all bounds, even the strongest curses placed upon them, so why isn't she here? It's time to look for another suitor sweetheart." Bridget gritted her teeth, glaring at her mother.

"No. It's the true love's kiss that voids any magic, now get out of my castle before i'll do something I won't regret." The woman scoffed, sipping her wine as she looked at her daughter sceptically.

"Really? You? The sweetest Queen of Hearts in history? I don't believe it. Besides, we're here for our granddaughter." Bridget stood up, placing her cutlery down and staring down at the former queen.

"Guards! Off with her head!" The guards were startled, they were never called upon for something other than to go get Red off of somewhere the queen couldn't reach, or to go get something akin to flowers or sweets.

They hesitated, glancing at one another before rushing to take the baffled elder from the dining hall.

Her father rushed up to her, eyes wide as he looked at his wife being dragged away.

"What have you done Bridget? We didn't raise you like this-!"

"Well, she was talking about me forgetting about Odette, so, if you think alike...?" Her father took a step back, staring at her horrified.