Just Another Beauty {~Sequel to Sleeping Beauty~}

Just Another Beauty: Awakenings Ch.20

Gilbert gazed out of his window as he day dreamed about the day his life wasn't completely screwed up. He kept his distances from his brothers because he knew that if he ever got close to one of them he would confess everything and then he would begin to turn soft. That was only one of the many reasons why he did keep his distances with each of his brothers.

Soren barged into his room without even waiting for a sign to enter, "You've have to check this out now!" he left the door open as he rushed back out.

...

Soren heart was pounding faster and faster. It felt like an enormous rock thumping on his chest. He had to rush in to tell someone, but he had no clue where Duke was and Brady was off doing dinner. Gilbert and Henry would understand. He rushed back inside as he saw Henry trying to wake Sabastion from his sleep.

"Henry, you've got to check this out." Soren said, grabbing his arm and pulling him to the door, "Stay here okay. I'm going to get Gilbert."

Henry shook his had and slouched down to the floor as he waited for Soren to return to retrieve Gilbert.

~..~

"What's going on?" Gilbert asked as Soren showed them the way inside the forest.

"Shh. It's best if we keep quite. We don't want them to see us."Soren said,

"See who? This is stup-" Gilbert said before being rudely interrupted by Henry loud gasp as he covered his face with his hands. They all couldn't believe there eyes.

"How can this be possible? I thought she was dead?" Gilbert whispered.

"Obviously she's not since shes surrounded around all those knights." Soren said,

"The evil witch is back?" Henry said, not even daring to take a look.

There were about fifty men who were dressed up in armory. In the middle stood Lucinda who was obviously angry as she had a huge frown stretched across her face. Her fist were clenched just as her teeth were. She stamped her feet and yelled at one of the Knights.

Soren took Henry's hand and lead him near a bush that would keep them hidden. Gilbert stood firm to the ground and stared right at the path that lead to the evil witch and the knights.

"Gilbert, its best if were not seen." Soren said softly, so only Gilbert and Henry could hear him. Gilbert had ignored Soren and still kept his eyes focused directly toward the long pathway toward there direction.

"Gilbert!" Soren growled, feeling a light tingle in his nose he knew at any moment he would sneeze which will cause chaos since the evil witch will hear him.

Gilbert took a heavy step forward which caused Soren to take a step closer to Gilbert so he wouldn't cause anything that will put his family in jeopardy. Only this was the real cause of him putting his family in danger since he a loud sneeze escaped quickly as a blink of an eye.

"What have you done." Gilbert growled, glaring right at Soren as the Evil Witch turned her head looking right at Gilbert and Soren. She was looking at them with such curiosity as if she had caught her pray.

That's when they all knew what to do.

They ran.

~..~

Duke and Dominic carefully took the Princess into the stables. He had no idea why Dominic would want the Princess locked up, but he kept crying and pointing directly at the place were the Princess was at which was so not the Dominic he knew. After a few minutes or so Duke went back for the Princess and took her back in the stables. Which wasn't so hard since she was floating and all he had to do was push her.

Dominic touched her hair as it flowed slowly. A strange white light came out of no where and a clear casket appeared covering her with flowers. Dominic laughed and clapped his little hands together with delight.

"Well, Dominic aren't you so special. Now that we have the Princess here and secure. Its time for us to get back inside and go eat."

Dominic frowned, but took his hand. They walked out of the stables as Duke locked the stables up.

Soren, Henry, and Gilbert were rushing out of the woods with pale faces. I've never seen them this scared since the day they thought they saw a big rat which was actually a rabbit with some messed up ears.

"What's going on?" Duke asked, worried as Gilbert took Dominic and ran inside. Which would have to be a first since Duke never seen Gilbert touch Dominic before.

"I'll explain later, but now we need to find another place to stay in."

"I'm still clueless. Wait, did Gilbert burn another house down again? Because if he did then he's building this persons house."

"No! I'll explain late, but right now we need to leave." Soren said, sneezing a couple times.

He didn't complain and followed him inside the house as Brady had set the table with food well prepared. Except Brady wasn't even near the dinner table or in fact near the kitchen.

Soren face gone completely pale as there in front of us was Lucinda grinning so huge that her face may have exploded.

"Now, is that a way to treat a guest?" she asked, taking off her black long cape and dusting off the couch, "You don't see me treating people this way." 

"Where are my brothers?" Duke asked, firmly. Ignoring the fact that the Witch had asked him a question.

"Well, aren't you the brave one? Well, they seem to have been so frightened that they all seem to have frozen." She tilted her head showing Gilbert carrying Dominic in his hands with Brady and Henry. They all were frozen as if in ice, "Don't worry. I'll try to not do the same with you two, but mama got a temper. Can I tell you a secret?" She patted the seats next to her.

Soren didn't say a word as he sneezed and sat beside her. I stood firmly to my ground and waited for her to speck.

"Very well." She shrugged, "As you see one of my pride possessions is on the loose because of some stupid girl who decided to let her free. Now, I'm searching for her and well the girl is...... taking her punishment."

"I have no idea what your trying to say." Duke said,

"I'm saying that I need the Princess in her casket so I can kill her. Do you understand now?"

"No, because I have no idea that Julia was even still alive."

She stood up slowly and took one step closer to him as she gazed upon him, "Your a lair. I can smell it on you."she kept tilting her head as she circled around me, "You don't think I know that you know where you have her captive? Who do you think I am? Stupid?" she laughed, "Let me tell you something. I'm so powerful that I can make you into a little bug and kill you as your brothers watch you beg on your little legs. Now, you don't want that do you?"

"If your so powerful and you know where the Princess is at. Then why bother with us?"

She smiled brightly as if what I said was remotely funny, "Because Duke. It's all coming true."

"What's coming true?"

"The Curse."