Retrieving My Princess- Book 2 (Sequel to HSLP)

Week 2- Chapter 3

Week 2- Chapter 3

Eleanor's POV: (A/N: ok imma do everyone's POV at one point in these couple of chapters so I won't repeat this note... Lol but I am excited to do em all!)

"We need to go to Lou's and Harry's flat. Maybe that will make her talk," I said turning to Dani.

She bit her lip and said, "We should, but..."

"But what?" Perrie asked bringing Cher's breakfast plates to the sink. Dani quickly walked to the sink and started to wash the dishes. I helped her by drying them off and putting them away as soon as they were dry.

"It's just that even if we do that, she may not talk because..."

"Because she's like Ariel... She shuts everyone out and doesn't let anyone in," Perrie said quietly while leaning on the counter.

Dani and I turned to look at Perrie. I gave her a confused look, and Dani looked shocked. I'm sure she already knew because it looked as if she was scared for how she found out. "How do you know that?" Dani asked while leaning on the sink.

"Yeah, how do you know? I didn't even know this," I said while placing the dish towel beside me.

"Zayn told me," Perrie said with a faraway look in her eyes.

Dani sighed and said, "I guess you guys were going to find out sooner or later, but yes. Just like Ariel. We didn't want to tell everyone about what happens to her because the lads didn't want to worry you guys."

"Yet you both know," I said trying not to sound annoyed.

"El, it's more complex than that-"

"How? We have every right to know. We are her friends as well."

"I know you do, but imagine if you found out sooner... We would've been hovering around her every time she was a tad bit quiet. We'd all get paranoid whenever she spaces out on us and we will overreact thinking that she's shutting everyone out when in reality all she's doing is spacing out. She's just daydreaming or remembering something. That's why the lads didn't tell us. Liam and Cher both told me because I was one of her first best friends so I had every right to know. I'm not saying that you shouldn't know, but we never did tell you guys because as you noticed, she prefers solving things herself."

"You're right, Dani. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to get upset, but-."

"You just want to help. Don't worry it's understandable, El," Perrie said with a smile on her face.

I sighed and said after awhile, "Well what do you guys think? I honestly think bringing Cher and Harry together should fix their emotionless state."

"That can actually work, but you guys decide. I'm going to join Cher, Mary, and Scarlet in the living room," Dani said smiling softly and walking out. I joined Perrie by the kitchen counter and sighed.

"What do you think?" I asked her while turning to her.

"I honestly think it's a good idea. We can give it a go. I mean it's not like we're going to fail or anything," Perrie said while looking at me.

"That's what I was thinking. Want to tell them our decision?"

"Sure. Want to come?"

"Nah I'm ok. I’ll join in a bit." I shot her a reassuring smile and she flashed me one as well. She exited the kitchen and I sat on one of the stools at the kitchen island. "This has to work," I said softly to myself.

It's been 2 weeks since they've talked. They can't last longer than that because then they'll enter shock. So its 2 weeks since they last spoke which means it’s been 2 weeks since we've last seen Ariel. I know we've gone longer periods without seeing her, but at least in those periods we knew she was safe since she was with the lads. Now, oh how I wish we knew she was safe, but even then we don't know that. All we know for a fact that her nanny did kidnap her, but we don't know where she took her. For all we know she can be here in London, or somewhere else in the world. We are all trying to be strong, and it's working. We can laugh and smile a lot more now, and we don't breakdown when we hear Ariel's name being mentioned. I think we all have hope that she will be back with us soon, so that's why we are trying to be positive. We do frown when we hear about her, but we don't cry. Our current goal is to bring Cher and Harry back, and then we will tweet the Rockers our support. We need to look after them right now since Ariel can't do that.