Princess's Pet

Pining

*Vivian's P.O.V*

I whined softly as I curled up in bed, tears falling down my face as I sniffled. "She left me," I whined when my mother entered my room causing me to bury myself farther into my blankets.

"Vivian, knock it off," my mother said as she pulled my blankets off of me. "You know Coral can't stay here all day every day. Her mother needed her at home," she stated.

"She can too stay here all day every day, she just doesn't love me enough to stay all the time," I said as I rolled across my bed with a frown. "I'm so lonely," I said as I stared up at the ceiling.

"Whatever," my mother rolled her eyes as she pulled me up. I flopped back down as soon as she turned her back making her groan. "Vivian, Coral wants you to come visit her at her home," she said, making me hop up quickly.

"Why didn't you say so sooner," I said, making my mother laugh as she rolled her eyes.

"Go take a shower then get dressed for the day," she said, making me nod. I hurried to my bathroom and got undressed after shutting the door, throwing my clothes into the laundry basket. I turned the shower on and bounced up and down impatiently before stepping into the shower. The hot water burned my skin for a moment before it slowly grew used to the warmth of the water. I leaned back, my hair growing heavy with the water.

"Mmmm," I groaned as I straightened up, my back being hit by the torrent of warm water which made me sigh in relief as I relaxed. I grabbed my shampoo and poured it into my hand before slathering my hair with it, scrubbing my scalp. 'I bet Coral could do this so much better than I can,' I thought as my nails scraped against my scalp. I let the shampoo soak my hair for a moment before I washed it out. "Sooner I get done, the sooner I get to see Cora," I murmured to myself as I grabbed my wash cloth. I scrubbed my entire body clean and then ended up just standing under the hot water for another thirty minutes.

I finally turned the water off and stepped out, grabbing my full body towel and wrapping it around me. I opened the side door and stepped inside, shutting the door and pressing a button causing warm air to blow from all around. I stood there for a moment and let the air dry me off before I went back into the bathroom into my bedroom. I went to my closet and grabbed a plain back bra with a matching set of underwear which I put on quickly. I threw on a simple black dress and paired it with some white leggings just to have contrast. I put on some paw print socks which Coral had gotten me and also grabbed a headband with fluffy ears that looked like a puppys. I put them on before throwing on some black heels just to give me a little extra height.

I skipped out of my room and headed to the stairs, playing with the ring on my collar as I walked. I carefully made my way to the stairs, taking my time to go down them. "Can we go now?" I called out, waiting for an answer as I bounced nervously.

"Yes, go load up," my mother called back, making me scramble to the door. "Walk," she called again, making me pout as I slowed down. I opened the door and stepped outside, shutting the door behind me before I took off and ran to the car, pulling the passenger seat open and climbing in. Coral had left earlier this morning and I had sulked all morning which I figured is what caused my mother to tell me I could go visit Coral.

"Hurry up," I murmured as I buckled up while watching the door, waiting for my mother. I kicked my legs back and forth as I hummed to keep myself occupied. I grinned when my mother exited the house, wearing her signature red dress that went to her ankles but had a deep cut that went all the way up to her thigh. I leaned over and opened my mother's door, smiling at her as she climbed into the car.

"You didn't walk," she pointed out, making me lower my head and look down at my lap. "Next time you listen when I tell you to walk or I'll make you go back and try walking a few times so that I know you can remember to do it," she stated.

"Yes ma'am," I sighed as I rested a head on one of my hands. "I just miss Coral so much," I said as I played with one of the frills on my dress.

"Ma'am? You never call me ma'am," my mother said, sounding puzzled as she reached over and ran her thumb against my cheek. "I understand you miss her baby but I don't want you falling and getting hurt," she stated with a small frown.

"I know, I just get so excited," I said as I leaned into her hand. "I'll try not to run again but I can't promise anything because I might break that promise and you're not supposed to break promises," I told her quietly making her smile softly.

"How are you not a little? You're just so precious," my mother cooed as she kissed the top of my head before starting the car. I blushed at her cooing and puffed slightly in defense.

"I am not precious. I'm vicious and...and dangerous...and also uncontrollable," I said as I pouted slightly, sulking over the idea of being considered precious. Coral always promised me that I was her fierce little predator so clearly I was extremely fierce, other people just couldn't see my fierceness.

"Sure you are darling," my mother chuckled, making me sulk even more. "Now don't be surprised if we end up going somewhere that you don't expect," she said making me tilt my head with a puzzled look on my face.

"Okay," I said with a frown on my lips as I looked out the window as she started driving. I started to doze off after a bit, my eyes sore from how much I had cried when Coral left to go home. I knew that I was clingy but Coral had told me that it was perfectly fine that I was clingy as long as I didn't throw a tantrum if she had to leave. I hadn't thrown a tantrum when she left though so I had gotten a ton of praise from Coral before she left which made me feel better. I knew that I had to have started to drift in and out of sleep with how long the drive was taking and by glancing at the clock we had been driving for about an hour. I knew that I must have fallen asleep because when my eyes moved to look out the window, the castle was looming over us.