𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐑𝐔𝐋𝐄𝐒

04. 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆'𝗹𝗹 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘂𝘀

𝕽ilynn woke up bright and early the following day, feeling a boost of energy when she awoke from her slumber. The princess hopped out of bed and quickly made her bed neatly before she rushed to the shared bathroom, practically tiptoeing when she saw Razelle sleeping soundlessly in the second bed. Rilynn didn't want to wake her sister, knowing she's a grumpy girl when woken up before the time she usually does; Razelle enjoys her sleeping hours and doesn't appreciate being woken up before 7:30 A.M.

She didn't need to wake up until 7 A.M., but Rilynn was excited to help the villain kids during their hours in school. Although Chad made it explicitly clear that he didn't want Rilynn to associate herself with the villains, the princess wouldn't let him stop her. It would be wrong of Rilynn to blatantly avoid the villain kids had they ever tried to speak with her, and the princess would feel too guilty to do it.

Quickly showering and brushing her teeth, Rilynn contemplated whether or not she should blow-dry her hair; the noise would be loud, most likely waking Razelle. Instead, Rilynn wrapped her hair into a small towel on the top of her head while she got ready that early morning. Only nearing 7 A.M., Rilynn was wide awake.

Once, she stepped out of the lit bathroom and plunged into the darkness of her shared bedroom, where Razelle was sleeping soundlessly. Rilynn tried to squint through the darkness as her eyes slowly adjusted around the room, only managing to see the outlines of particular objects around the room. Perhaps turning on her lamp wouldn't bother Razelle too much. It would at least give Rilynn a chance to read a book. Rilynn does her best to be careful where she steps, waving her hands to ensure she isn't running into anything. However, the princess couldn't make out the small chest she had at the end of her bed, causing her to smack her toes right into the object with full force.

Gasping out in pain, Rilynn had to bite her tongue to silence her cries as she cradled her foot with each hop but lost her balance and fell to the floor.

"Ow, ow," yelped Rilynn as quietly as she could.

There was shuffling at the other side of the room, and a light flicked on. Razelle was sitting up half-asleep in bed, and her eyes barely opened as she frowned in the direction where Rilynn was sitting on the floor, cradling her foot. The princess didn't move as she stared at Razelle, thinking she would fall back asleep.

"Rilynn?" Razelle called out, wiping her eyes. "What are you doing up this early?"

Forgetting about her foot, crawling up to her knees until she was back on her feet. "Just thought I'd give myself a headstart today," Rilynn hurries to her side of the room and picks out some socks. "I didn't mean to wake you. I thought I would leave the lights off so I wouldn't wake you. Kind of hit my foot at the end of my bed, so it wasn't the greatest idea."

Tiredly but awake, Razelle huffed and sat up in her head, still frowning with her eyes barely open. "But classes don't start until eight. It's . . ." Razelle squints at the alarm clock next to her bed. "It's six thirty-eight in the morning."

Rilynn smiles sheepishly. "Sorry. I, uh, kind of got a little excited, and I wanna bake some cookies I made over the weekend," the princess fiddles with her fingers, trying not to seem too suspicious. "I'm just gonna dry my hair, and I'm gonna head to the kitchen for a bit."

"What? What for?"

"For the new guys," answered Rilynn, jumping up from her bed once her feet were covered with socks and walking back to their bathroom. The princess pulled the towel from her head and hung it on the hook, grabbing her brush and quickly combing it through her golden hair. "Thought I would help them to their classes with a batch of cookies for their first day of classes."