Not So Sweet Candyland

LXIX: Exceptions and Excepmtions

"Very well. I see that you two did a few tasks for today."

"Just get me out of this suffocating uniform before I suffocate to death."

"Now now, Berry, have you ever heard of the word 'patience'? Because, that is what you need in life. You need a lot of patience and a little bit of happiness in your life."

"Fuck happiness, most of the time, it's fake."

"You're being such a party pooper, that's what you always were. I mean, come on! You have the perfect life that everybody wants but you Don't want. All of the clothes, food, status, fancy house, what more do you want?"

"I want mom back.." she mumbled.

"Of course you do. You want your human mommy. Listen, she is never ever coming back at all. The promises that she made to you were all lies! Every single one that she said to you. Why would she come back to this place of torture just to save you? Moments like these are when she realizes that you're useless!"

"SHUT UP! I KNEW MOM MORE THAN YOU EVER DID! YOU NEVER LISTENED TO HER WHEN SHE CRIED FOR HELP!"

The king just laughed.

"I have other affairs to attend to."

"Is that really your excuse?"

"Look, the stupidity of you is causing me to get sidetracked. I have a very tight schedule, and if it gets held up, then some people aren't going to be happy."

"WELL, THAT DOESN'T muhahagshsj."

Chase put his hand over Berry's mouth.

"Thank you, Chase. At least somebody listens to me. Now where was I? Oh yeah, I did a simple task only because of the human. If it was just my daughter, I would make it tame, but you would probably be in the dungeon. For now, all I can say is that I'm ecstatic that the you are back here, but I have the feeling that you leave. What I'm proposing is that you two can have free range of the castle except for my quarters which are in an undisclosed location. So, Chase can see the life of a royal. I know that you, Berry hate our life, but Berry, you can't change your past. Even you have some secrets of your own."

"Sjsbdjdjjdbdndjdn."

"Shhhhh, he's letting us go. Just be grateful that he is."

Berry rolled her eyes.

"You two are dismissed, I have a busy schedule for the rest of the day. Don't cause any mischief or anything that I would do."

Berry and Chase walked out of the throne room. In the castle, Berry led the way all the way to a wing with a bunch of rooms. One door had a baby blue shade to it. She opened the door aggressively and then threw herself on the bed and screamed.

"At least he didn't kill us."

"YOU'RE honestly lucky to be alive."

"Why are you saying me? I thought you said that your father wouldn't kill you."

"That's his act. He's acts all mr nice guy in front of others so that he can be seen as charming and this man that is all that. I hate that man, and I use hate in a very careful way."

"But, he seems nice and genuine."

"Are you fucking kidding me?"

Berry got up and pinned Chase to the wall aggressively.

"Do you have any idea what that man has done to countless people? The things that he done are absolutely disgusting and vulgar. If I were him, I would never show my face and then throw myself off of a cliff! It's only because of you that I'm alive!"

"If you wanted to come here, why are you making a fuss?"

"Because my father. That's why. If I had this whole castle to myself, then there would be no problem. But no, my father exists and he has people at his feet. He wants you to experience the life of a royal so that you fall in love with the culture and then never want to leave. And then, you marry me and we have babies. Ugh! I Don't want to think about it."

"Well, is it dinner time yet?"

"Unfortunately. Look, as long as we or keyword you do anything dumb, then we're off of the hook. If not, we're in trouble. For now, you're room is on the left of mine. I'm going to change into appropriate "dinner" clothes. But at this rate, I Don't give a shit. Just find the most casual clothes in your closet. We're enjoying a private dinner in a private dining hall."

Chase went to his room and then went through his closet. He found a few garments that looked decent and casual.

At the door, Berry was waiting for him, in a thin and short, also very slim dress.

"Follow me."

She grabbed his hand and they went through a curtain into a tiny room with just a table for two.

"There are many dining rooms only for a few people. The purpose for these rooms is that in case there is an assassin, they won't know where we are dining at. The same with people that we don't like."

"I see."

"Also...."

Berry took out a wand from her bra.

"Long story. Anyways, what do you want?"

"Are you sure that the food from that will be good?"

"You are a sugarless key lime pie from a hologram. What were you expecting?"

"Can you get me a cheeseburger with fries and a water?"

"Granted."

Berry flicked the wand and a plate of food appeared before Chase's eyes.

He tasted a fry.

"Is tastes amazing. And the burger is medium well, how did it know?"

"Magic can read minds."

Berry flicked the wand and a plate of penne vodka with a glass of chardonnay appeared before her.

"Is that...."

"It is."

They raised their glasses for a toast and then started to eat their food together. In a curtained room that looked like a circus.

After dinner, they went back to their rooms. But, something was always on Berry's mind, something that she always wanted to do.