The Princess in the Red Cape

Chapter Four

Red walked through the doors of the servant's entrance to see a place so chaotic you'd have thought you were dreaming. Servants were everywhere. The gardener was talking to the cook. The maids were talking with the dish-washers. The lights flickered on and off. 

 Everyone knew Red, and everyone stopped to say hi.

 Eventually Red caught sight of her lady-in-waiting, Kat. Her ever-present pink and purple striped tights indicating exactly who she was.

 She was flirting with one of the kitchen-boys. Of course she was. Kat was a little bit of a player, toying with the boys in a never ending game of cat-and-mouse.

 "Kat!" she yelled.

 Kat looked up and locked eyes with Red. Her eyes lit up, knowing that she was going to get to play her favorite game, dress Red up until she's unrecognizable. She said something to the kitchen-boy and scurried over to Red, avoiding a near collision with the groundskeeper.

 "Hi Red! Got any juicy G.G.G. gossip?" she asked.

 Red laughed.

 Kat wasn't technically a G.G.G. member, but she might as well be. Red told her everything. Since Snow left, Kat was her confidant. The person she trusted more than anybody. Kat knew exactly who everyone in the G.G.G. was and that if trouble should ever arise she was to go to the headquarters.

They walked up the stairs together.

"We got a new recruit." Red started.

"Ooh! Those are always fun! Who brought him in?" she asked.

"Me."

"You? Where did you find a new recruit?" she asked.

***

 An hour and a half later, Kat was pretty much all caught up. Red had informed her between showers, trying on dresses, and makeup application.

 Now Kat was finishing her hair.

 "So Hunter the freaking Huntsman is your new recruit?" she asked accusingly.

 "Hey! I didn't know who he was at the time." Red said in her defense.

 "And now, he's here?" Kat asked.

 "Yes, well, assuming he didn't fail the physical or psychological tests."

 "Do you think he will?"

"I honestly don't know."

"Is he cute?" Kat asked shocking Red.

"Excuse me?" she asked.

"I asked if he was cute." Kat replied with a roll of her eyes.

"I got that. Why do you want to know?"

"Why do you think?"

"Kat, honestly, he's an egotistical hitman, you wanna piece of that?" she asked with a smirk.

Kat shrugged and Red rolled her eyes. Kat didn't have a type, if you were a male, she was interested in you, which apparently included egotistical hitmen.

"You, my friend, are just about done." Kat said.

Red walked to the mirror.

Her long sleeved bodice had a black lace rose design over red fabric, the skirt was puffy red tulle. It was, in Hunter's words, a fancy princess dress. Kat had covered her freckles with powder. She had red lips, and black lined eyes. Her hair was done in an elaborate series of curls. She had black heels on, which were barely visible under her dress. She had a gold tiara with rubies in it, and ruby earrings.