Waterfall

Chapter 6

After an hour of fighting, I knock him to the ground and sit on his stomach. "OW! Your so heavy." He says, jokingly . Then we hard as I can, I bounce on his stomach. "Humph" he moans. "Don't call me fat." I say, playfully glaring at him.  " I didn't! " he insists. I bounce on him again. "Don't lie!" I joke. " Okay, okay. I'm sorry for calling you fat. " he laughs. "SO YOU ADMIT IT!" I yell, a bit to loudly. And then I bounce on him again. " Okay, you are actually hurting me, so would you mind getting up? " he asks. I get off of him and help him up. "Well, G'night." Says with a small wave, as he walks to the door.  " Wait! " I say jogging over to him. Then, from his facial expression is, I do something that surprised him. I stand on my tip-toes, and kiss him on the cheek. "Sweet dreams!" I say in my sweetest voice. He smiles, and closes the door, leaving me alone

The next morning, wake up, and go downstairs. On the kitchen table, there is a note from Lucien.

Leana,

Went hunting with Adam. Be back around noon.

See you soon,

Lucien

I sigh. Then I start thinking of last night. I smile, as I picture the stupid look on Adam's face. Kylie walks in and completely ignores me. "Hey." I say, smiling at her. She still ignores me, grabbing a pitcher of orange juice from the fridge. "I know. How you knew." I say quietly. At this she stops. Then she turns to me, and says, "Adam told you. Didn't he?" She whispers. "No, I figured it out last night. When I tasted the rolls." I say looking at the ground. I look up, and I am surprised to see her trembling, with elegant tears dappling her face. "So what. Are you going to call me a freak too? Throw rocks at a little girl!" She mutters. I'm taken back by this, but I hug her. She hesitates at first, and then she falls to her knees and wraps her arms around me. "Shh. It's okay." I whisper, stroking her hair. Her breathing steadies, and I pull back a bit. "Why am I even here? Why did God put a monster on this earth like me!" She mumbled, wiping her cheek with the back of her hand. "You know what, I have something that might cheer you up. So, this random girl , that says she's from the future, calls herself Luna, keeps mentioning something called Hamilton. Do you think that we could somehow reverse phycology your power, into reading the future, so we can watch it together somehow." I smile curiously. Kylie looks at me like I'm insane, considers it for a moment, and then nods, smiling with me. So, we run upstairs, sit on the floor across from each other, and wait. Then Kylie takes in a deep breath, and stares at me, with a passion in her eyes. All of a sudden, she gasps. Kylie's eyes roll back in her head. I go to her, panicking, and screaming, "Kylie, Kylie come on! Kylie!" I frantically look around, and see a pitcher of water on my dresser. I grab it, and throw it on her. Her eyes go back to normal, and she looks at me, with a puzzled look. "Why am I all wet." I sigh with relief and hug her. "You gasped, and then- your eyes rolled back in your head. It was scary." I say, exasperated. She looks at me and smiles. "Why are you smiling, you nearly scared me half to death!" I ask, confused. She starts walking to the door, softly singing the words, "Alexander Hamilton, my name is Alexander Hamilton. There's a million things I haven't done. But just you wait. Just you wait." I look at her in shock. "YOU DID IT, YOU SAW HAMILTON!" I almost yell with how excited I am. "Nah I only saw the first song. Then I saw this really bright light, and then I was just pulled into it, and I woke up. But the first song is really good." she smiles. Then, all of a sudden, she pauses at the door, turns around, and runs to my side. "What are you doing?" I ask as she grabs my hand. "Adam knew that you were the princess because when we found you, I was holding onto the back of his shirt. So, I can basically share my power. "I'm confused." I say, puzzled. She sighs, and starts to explain, "So, If I'm holding your hand, I can basically transfer part of my power, if it has my consent. So, if the future thing works the way I think it does, I can take you with me. You can watch it too." I don't think that I even realize how happy the look on my face was. "Ready?" Kylie asks. I nod, and look at her. She stares at me, intensely. I hear her gasp, and then I am sitting in the front row of a theatre. Kylie smiles, "Pretty neat, huh." I am taken back by how amazing everything looks. The curtain hasn't risen yet, but I can hear a man's voice, with an accent that I can't name. It was strange, but I liked it. Then the man says, "Please enjoy my show." and then a song starts up. I see a man in a burgundy colored tailcoat, with a white shirt, white pants, and shiny black boots walking on stage. He starts singing, and then a few other dashing young men walk on stage, in an ivory version of the burgundy outfit. I think to myself, "Now why can't my suitors look like this." The people are moving around a lot, and their voices are unbelievable. I could never sing like this. "Then a hurricane came, devastation reigned, our man saw his future drip, dripping down the drain. Put a pencil to his temple connected it to his brain. And he wrote his first refrain, testament to his pain." One of the men on stage sings. The burgundy man starts singing, "Well, the word got around, they said, this kid is insane, man.Took up a collection just to send him to the mainland. Get your education, don't forget from whence you came, and the world is gonna know your name. What's your name, man?" About four minutes later, the song ends. Just as the next song is starting up, Kylie and I begin to see a light, and we are pulled into it. I open my eyes, and Adam and Lucien are standing in front of me. I feel a pain on my cheek, and I cup my hand to it. Lucien and Adam are staring at us, and then Lucien asks, "What happened! You were both on the floor, unconscious. It looks like you had fainted." I cast a sideways glance at Kylie, who is shaking her head. "I think so. I can't remember much. I had chased Kylie up the stairs, and then suddenly, it was black." I lie. Adam reaches down for my hand, but Lucien scoops me up. Adam gives him a look, but grabs Kylie's hand and pulls her to her feet, and says, " Let's get you guys some water." I nod, and Lucien looks at me, worried. Then I realize that he is carrying me. I push away from him, blushing. But I hit my head on my bedpost when I fell. Lucien tries picking me up again, but I smack his hand. He looks at me with a pain in his eyes, and then walks out the door. I stand up, and touch my cheek again. This time it hurts a lot. I go to the mirror, and see a handprint mark, and a small bruise forming. Someone slapped me. I run to the door, and down the stairs. Lucien is sitting on the sofa, and Kylie has a large cup of water in front of her, with Adam's hands on her shoulders, asking her if she is okay.. "WHO SMACKED ME!" I scream. Lucien looks at me shocked, but he has a guilty look on his face. And then I know it was him. I walk over to him, and I start shaking with anger. I grab his hand, and he looks shocked. Then, he is bent over side-ways. I slapped him with all the force I had. "I am a princess! You didn't have the right to do that!" I scream. "Tch. You're not a princess. That's the life that you 'left behind'" he said wiping his mouth. I turn away from him, still trembling. I run up the stairs, and I see Adam not far behind. I lock the door right before He can come in. I hear him sigh from the other side of the door. "Just.....talk to me when you're ready." He mutters. Tears start streaming down my face, and I don't attempt to stop them. I curl up into a ball on my bed and weep. I start thinking: "Why. Why did I run away? Why did I slap him? Why did I get so angry........ I want to go home." Where is home? Not at the castle with my parents. Not here. Where is my home? My father once said, home is the place where you can lay your head down at night and feel peace. This isn't peaceful. I just hit my best friend. Three hours later, someone knocks at my door, and calls, "Dinner is ready." I get up, and go to my wardrobe, and pull out a black gown with purple accents and bell sleeves. I put a tie around my neck, and put my hair half up-half down. I put on a pair of earrings that my mother gave me, and walk to the door. I slip down the stairs, and see Adam in a dashing black suit, and I smile. Lucien is sitting beside him, Kylie across from them both. I sit down next to Kylie, and I smile at her, adorable in her blue dress. Adam gets up, and goes to the kitchen and grabs a silver platter, and lays it down on the table. He takes off the lid, and reveals a gorgeous roasted quail. I glance at Lucien, and he has a bandage on his cheek, and I smirk. I stop soon because I realize that he is starting to tear up. Then, he stands up, as do I, He walks over to me, and without a word, wraps his arms around me. I'm taken back by this. He releases me and walks upstairs to his room. I go upstairs into my room as well. I hear footsteps coming up the stairs, and I sigh. A few seconds later, Adam opens my door and peeks in.