Bloody Mary

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After King Boo closes the door, the five Queens in the room rush over to me. All of them start talking at once.

"What were you doing with the King?"

"Where is Jane?"

"How did you two run into each other?"

"Was that a spark I saw?"

"What are you wearing?"

My head is spinning from all the questions. I try to answer them one by one. "The King said he would help me find my way to the parlor. I have no idea were Jane is. The King almost ran into me when I was trying to find my way here. I have no ides what your talking about with a 'spark'. And what do you mean 'what am I wearing'?" I take a breath.

"I mean," Katherine speaks up. "Why is your dress above your knees?"

I start to laugh. "This is much more comfortable than a ball gown thank you, and much easier to move in."

"Well you shouldn't expose yourself like that!" Katherine is mortified. "Showing ankle was scandalous in my day, but this?"

I erupt into fits of laughter. "Times change, Katherine. I have seen much worse in my highschool than this." I say after my laughter dies down. "If I had some leggings, then I would have worn them. Trust me."

"That still doesn't excuse ankles and knees!" Katherine seems panicked. "And the King saw you like this!"

Kathy floats over to Katherine and puts a hand on her shoulder. "It's fine, besides, Jane would have approved it." Kathy turns to me. "Which brings me to my next question... do you know what happened to Jane?"

"Sort of," I cross my arms over my chest. "The King explained that he sent her on a errand involving plant seeds."

"Why would he send her to do that?" Anna ponders.

"I think I have a good idea." I sratch the back of my neck, slightly embarrassed. "Last night, after Kate and Anne left the room, I went out onto the balcony and the King was out on his balcony as well." I feel Snare contract on my should, laughing at the interaction. "We started talking and got on the topic of the garden. His Majesty asked about suggestions for the garden and I gave him them. He then told me that he wants to work on the garden with me the next day."

"So, like a date?" Anne hints.

"No. No. No. We're just fixing the garden." I flush red. "Besides, the King said that there would be other Boos who like to garden themselves there too."

"Alright, I'm stopping this before we start even later." Katherine jumps in between Anne and I.

I sigh a breath of relief. Why am I so flustered? I question myself.

"Alright," Kate claps her hands together. "Let's start with something simple." She grabs a book from an end table and places it on my head. "First lesson: Grace."

The next two hours go off in a blur. All I can remember is the gramophone playing a haunting melody and more and more books being stacked on my head as I walk around the room. The Queens even had me dance a small walts. We finally stop when my stomach starts to growl.

"I'm so sorry, I haven't eaten yet..." I say embarrassed. At this point I have about ten books on my head, so in reality, I'm only sorry that my neck has to endure this weight.

"It's alright, Kind." Anna slowly takes each book off my head and hands them to the other Queens. "Now is a good time to stop anyway."

Suddenly, the door bursts open revealing the missing Jane. She's flushed and panting, somehow..? Jane has a stack of letters tied together with a red string in one hand and a tray of food in the other. "So sorry I'm late, I had to finish this errand on my own."