Dark Beauty

A Choice

Ebony is laying in the cold floor. Her hands are free but guards refuse to remove there eyes from her limp body. The memory hurt her quite terribly. she feels bruised throughout her body and her head is pounding.
Suddenly she remembers. Where is Teller? Ebony, though the pain erupts throughout her body and skull, jumps to her feet and sprints toward the iron bar wall in front of her.
"Teller! Teller!" Ebony screams, ignoring the yells of the guards. "Teller, where are you?!" Ebony hears a faint cough and a quiet whisper "Ebony..."
"Oh, Teller! I'm here. Are you okay? I need help! Teller!" The guards have finally unlocked the door and restrain Ebony. "Teller! No! Teller!" Ebony feels her voice disappearing after the ear wrenching screams.
Ebony notices she is crying, unsure of when that happened. All she can do is cry.
"Teller... are you ok---"she is stopped when something hard hits her head, knocking her almost out until she hears the faint voice of Teller, "Ebony, I can't... I... Can't..I'm sorry." the last thing she hears is the nearly inaudible sobs of Teller.
Ebony's vision is blurring and her hearing is growing weak. The last thing she sees is someone lifting her up and carrying her out the cell, up stone steps and down a hallway.

Ebony wakes up without opening her eyes. She hears muffled voices in the hallway. She is unsure of where she is. She hears the sudden yelling of the man who calls himself her father. There is also a female voice. Footsteps begin and slowly Ebony can hear them leaving but she knows one more person is out there. She lays in silence for seconds and decides to open her eyes. She looks around with out moving her head. A lock on the out side of the door is turned and the knob twisted. Ebony's eyes shut fiercely. The click of high heels sound. She decides to "wake up". She rolls over and sits up rubbing her eyes.
The woman is startled. She jumps back and she trips over her gown.
"Good Lord," the lady says, "I need to get someone. Rosetta!!!" A woman no older than 24 hurries in stumbling around the bed staying a safe distance from Ebony.
"My Queen." Rosetta bows and waits for the 'Queen' to relieve her of her bow.
"Rosetta I'd like you to help me clean up princess--- I mean miss Ebony so she can properly meet her father." the so called queen says to Rosetta.
"Where am I? Who are you? Where's Teller? Where is he?" Ebony hops out of the bed and moves toward the Queen. "Tell me where he is or I swear I will kill you!"
The Queen is backed up against the wall and says in a calm voice. "Is that any way to speak to your mother?" Ebony just stares at her with the same fire in her eyes outraged that not only is Teller missing but this lady is her mother.
"Ebony, calm down. Teller is okay. But if you want to see him you must first get dressed and change out of those mortal clothes." Ebony looks down at her clothes. Ebony looks down at her dirty skinny jeans and an American eagle sweater that is in desperate need of a washing machine.
"Wash these clothes," Ebony says pointing at her 'mortal' clothes, "and I want them back. And I will only change if you tell me where I am!"
"You are back at home. I'll tell you more once your in your gown."

...

Ebony has bathed and now stares at the gown with much hatred.
"OMG I'm not putting that cupcake on!" Ebony says, receiving strange looks from both Rosetta and the Queen.
"What is 'OMG'?" The Queen asks Ebony.
"Nevermind, but seriously, do I have to? That thing looks like a Margo Louis Bakeshop Cupcake, but totally not as good."
"Put on the dress, you'll find it'll adjust to how you like." the Queen says with a smile on her face.
As Ebony slips into the dress she feels it changing but not completely. Sort of like it was...thinking. As Rosetta finishes lacing her up she looks in the large mirror that shows her entire body.
"Close your eyes and picture the most beautiful gown you could imagine." the Queen says in a soft and happy voice.
Ebony takes one last look at herself in the white, plain gown before closing her eyes. She pictures it, the most stunning dress. A Dusty Rose colored, A line, sweet heart gown with a plain fold over bodice. As she opens her eyes she feels the dress shift slightly. The mirror reflects herself in the exact dress she imagined.
"What in this perfect world turned that vanilla cupcake into this?" Ebony says as she looks down to see if it was real.
"Later child. We must get you finished and out to see your father."
"Oh I'm not going out to see him. If I ever see him I will... I will... I will......"