Into The Woods - Harry Styles

13.

It's been several hours since I woke up in an unknown bed to find Daniel and Harry standing above me. In the time spent here I haven't done much. Harry left hours ago to only God knows where and I was thankful that he did. I couldn't stand to hear him bickering about how this would have never happened if I would have just listened to him. Daniel has been amazing and just sat by my side holding my hand and singing sweet melodies to me while I try to get some rest.

"I promise you we will find your family." Danny knows one of the main reasons why I left was because I needed to find my mother and brother and the other reason being the grumpy ass with curls. I know Harry thinks I am ignorant to think my family is still alive, but if he was in my shoes he would too. They were my everything, even though there were days that I could have swore that I hated them, I still loved them more then I let on and now as I am sitting here on this uncomfortable mattress I am missing them and home more and more every second.

"I haven't given up hope, and I don't plan to until I find them." I mean every word I say, I might not be the bravest or the smartest royal that ever lived, but I am brave enough to venture back into the forbidden woods to find them and I am smart enough to know they're not dead, even though Harry is trying to convince me they are. I sit up in the bed, attempting to get comfy, but find that is almost impossible when every position I try seems to be worse than the one before.

"I will support you no matter what." He says, leaning over towards me and giving me a hug, followed by a quick kiss. I savor these moments I have with Daniel, because I know one day when I am queen and he is king we will have a lot on our plate and it is going to be hard to keep this love alive, but I believe we will make it through the difficult times ahead. I know my mother and father manage to still have this burning passion for each other, I've heard stories about how they were inseparable back in the day and I believe every tale I was told because I could see the love in their eyes when they looked at one another.

"I'm glad you do, because I will need your help if we are ever going to leave this place." I know leaving isn't the smartest idea when you have very little knowledge of what lurks beyond that fence, but I must take the risk if I ever plan to see my family again. There's no way Harry expects me to just live my life in this hell hole without trying to escape, he is crazy to think I will stay here when I have a lavish castle waiting back home for me. I don't plan to stay here much longer, once I get to feeling better and maybe if I could find a map Harry has drawn out, then we will leave and look for James and mother.

"I know you want to leave, but we need to be realistic and think of all the dangers that are waiting for us past that wall. We are safe here, for the most part as long as the asshole doesn't tie us up again, so maybe we should stay here for a little while," Daniel tries to suggest. He can't be serious? We can't stay here and just wait around like they are actually going to show up. I know the dangers and I'm frightened of them, but I'm even more scared that my whole family is dead and if they were, I would die a little inside too.

"No, you said you would support me, so I need you to stay true to your word and trust me. My family is out there and I have no idea what battles they are facing, but I know they are much worse than ours, so we have to find them." I know Daniel doesn't like my idea, but he can get over it. If he didn't want to support me then he shouldn't had said he would. I need him, and he knows that. I can't do this without him, I can't just prance out of here into the unknown by myself because I know one of those creatures will get me and I will probably more than likely never see Danny again or anyone for that matter.

"Rosalie... I love you very much and I want you to live long enough for me to prove my love to you. I want you to be my wife and birth my children, but that will never happen if you leave this camp without a solid plan as to how you will get your family back. We can't do this on our own and I think you know that." I let his words sink in and he is right. I can't do this on my own or just with his help. I will need Harry's help, but I doubt he will do anything. I love Daniel very much and I would do anything for him and I want to one day have children with this man, but at this very moment I am not worried about unborn babies and marriage, because there is a much bigger issue to resolve.

"Daniel, you know my love for you, but you also know my love for my family and even making a life together and ruling side by side is everything I want to do with you, but at this very moment, I do not care about those things." I know my words hurt his feelings, but he needs to understand I can't lose my family. I won't just be losing my mom, dad and brother I will be losing a king, queen and prince. I will be left to fend for myself and the people of Castle Hill. At this point in time in my life I am not ready to take on that responsibility; it will break me, I know it.

Daniel looks down, as a frown covers his face, and I feel bad for my harsh words, but he needed to hear them as bad as they hurt him. "Rose, I can't lose you." I lean forward, taking my right hand and placing it on his cheek saying,

"You won't lose me, I promise." I know I can't keep that promise, but he doesn't need to worry about my wellbeing when he has himself to take care of.

"I will find your family, Rosalie Elizabeth-Anna Argoes."

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It's been three days since Daniel and I attempted to escape this dreadful place. Today is the first day I have left the infirmary since I passed out, and I must say it feels amazing to be outdoors again, even though the bugs seem to stick onto me like I am honey or something. As I am walking through camp I begin to notice all the people that belong to this small community, I guess I was too busy worrying about my family to notice them.

"Rosalie." I hear a small, chipper voice call out my name. I turn towards the noise to find Oliver standing before me with his arms crossed. I bend down to his level and say,

"Is there something you needed to ask me?" I say, in my most kindest, gentlest voice. I am trying to be sweet to the boy since he's never done anything to me. Now, Harry, on the other hand, is a whole new story. I will be kind to those who are kind to me, but mother always told me to turn the other cheek when it came to ignorant people and their opinions, but Harry makes that very hard for me to do.

"Harry is looking for you. You don't want to keep him waiting." Of course this is about the devil himself. I am dreading seeing his face again, why can't he just leave me alone?

"Well Oliver, you can tell Harry if he wants to see me then he can come to me. I am still the princess and I will do as I please." After what I had said I walk away from the young boy. I know I shouldn't get him involved, but I am just not in the mood to deal with Harry at this moment. I continue my walk around camp and find myself in front of a large tent like structure titled 'Market' with slats of wood holding the sign up. I head in, observing my surroundings as I enter. There are tables set up throughout the area with different objects laying on them. It must be a very popular place since at least forty people are walking around and talking amongst themselves. I seem to attract attention since several individuals begin to stare at me, like I am some strange animal.

I walk over to a table and start gazing as what they have to offer. From what I can see it all seems to be junk, but I guess to them these objects are worth far more to them. I spot a small ring off to the side, hidden by a weapon of some sort. I reach for the ring and grasp it, observing it uniqueness. There is a small, ocean blue crystal placed ontop of the metal band. All my rings back home are made from solid gold and diamonds of course.

"It's about time I found you." I hear an annoyed, deep raspy voice call out. I turn around and place the ring back on the table and face Harry, dreading every second I'll have to spend with him.

| Authors Note |

So Harry wasn't really in this chapter, but it he will be in the next. What do you think of the story so far? I have a lot planned and we're just getting started!

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