Walt's Princess: Chapter Fourteen

Rachel, still asleep in her bed, felt as if in deep sleep she literally left the Disney Worlds and flew away to another world she wasn’t so aware of. Around her was nothing but streaks of blue, violet purple and mostly black. Shooting stars flew everywhere and sparkling lavender purple clouds appeared at her feet. She stepped on top of one and with her the cloud began to move forward fast. Rachel lost her balance a little and knelt down in time before she was about to fall off. Her eyes twinkled as more stars and planets moved past her. She lied down on her back with her arms stretched out as she let some time pass watching them. She couldn’t possibly figure out how it was possible for her to come up with a dream like this one. Perhaps it’s one of those dreams where she would just randomly think of and have it keep going on until she would wake up. She started trying to wake up, but she couldn’t. It was like there was some sort of force that won’t let her go. And the more distance the cloud kept carrying her to, the stronger the force she feels. Could the Moon spirit be controlling this dream, she thought. No, not really. If she did, Rachel would’ve been right beside her by now. She then closed her eyes and waited for whatever’s coming at her.

Finally, the cloud stopped moving. Rachel noticed it and opened her eyes. Behind and on top of her was a being of pure glowing white. It shined so bright that its entire body could not be seen except for his eyes. Those gentle golden-yellow eyes were so beautiful it was like looking into heaven and was impossible for Rachel to look away. The white being offered its hands to her and willingly she took them. She was lightly lifted to her feet like she was floating. The white being then kissed her soft hands; it was a very familiar kiss. Rachel looked into his eyes and although it was hard to see, the white being lowered his eyelids a little and smiled.

“Rachel…my sweet Rachel…” the white being said.

“Who are you?” asked. Rachel.

“I am a spirit of whom which you are desired by another person.” the being answered, “A man who loves you dearly and desperately. Technically, I am a piece of his character…and with that being that I am the guardian of his soul, he wants you by my side tonight.”

Rachel couldn’t say another word; she was transfixed in the being’s eyes. The glisten in those eyes seemed somewhat hypnotic and very alluring it was almost like magic. Everything seemed like magic to Rachel a lot. The more life she’s lived up to, the more magical it became.

The white being closed his eyes, took one of Rachel’s hands again and brought it to his cheek. He kissed it again and again. Rachel closed her eyes again with great sensation tingling up her spine. With the white being’s other hand he brought it by Rachel’s waist and pulled her closer to him. He softly felt her cheek on one side while on the other side Rachel felt the soft brushing of his lips in her ear. She heard a quiet hush vibrating her eardrum and a murmuring of his dream-sweet voice like an angel. Then he kissed her ear and down to her neck.

“Come with me, my angel.” the white being whispered, “Come to my endearing world of our own reality of fantasies. Come with me...”

The white being’s words were so gentle yet it felt so powerful that all Rachel could only do was nothing but obey. Her senses surrendered themselves away from their defenses and her mind swirled with great thoughtless yet sweet-feeling passion. They began walking and floating in the floorless cosmic sky together. Even if Rachel were to let go of the white being’s hand by accident and see that he would catch her back into his great and wonderful embrace, she didn’t want to let go of him. He smiled at her and held her the entire time as they hopped from one asteroid after another. The hopping stopped as they set foot on a ring of Saturn. With one hand on her shoulder it glowed and he slid it down her side. With the glowing hand, Rachel’s outfit changed into a long gorgeous white cotton-silk fabric that robed her entire body; is was light as a feather and it swayed like a soft breeze blowing in her hair. Once again he kissed her on her forehead in his cuffed hands and then the cheeks. With one hand on her waist and the other holding her hand up to his shoulder’s length they moved in graceful rhythm, twirling and circling ‘round Saturn’s rings. He lifted her and he lowered her with only the tips of their toes touching the ring-like ground. Once more, they flew away through the whimsically dark colored atmosphere where the white being spotted some shooting stars hurtling by. He raised his forearm tremblingly and hardened the stance of his semi-crooked fingers while holding onto Rachel with the other arm and commanded the shooting stars to return to them. The stars circled back to the two dreamers and each one of them carried them from underneath. They sped through space like fighter jets flashing by. Rachel couldn’t help but smile; it all seemed so real! She and the white being passed by distant planets, twinkling stars, the sun’s warmth and light that beamed at their faces.

“Where are we going exactly?” Rachel asked the white being.

The white being looked at her from afar and smiled again. He commanded the shooting star Rachel was sitting on to come closer to him. And once it did, he held her in a cradling form. Rachel’s head was brought to its chest listening to a familiar heartbeat. She felt safe and very much loved. It was enough to tempt Rachel to kiss him, but she didn’t want to be rude. The white being noticed her trying to lift herself up to his face, but she resisted and nudged her cheek and her nose onto his chest trying to hide herself from guilt. The white being lifted her chin and kissed her lips.

“You can kiss me, my love.” said the white being, “I am yours even though this is only a dream, a very good and sweet dream. I am at your every command, I will fetch your desires and serve you like faithful hound, and from now and forever will I worship you always like you are to be a goddess.” He kissed her again in between the forehead and the top of her nose.

“Thank you…where are you taking me?” she asked again.

“Look ahead.”

Rachel turned her face away from the white being and saw a floating soil of earth with semi tall grass and a tree on top that provided shade. The white being stood up with Rachel in arms, he hopped off the shooting star as soon as it reached the floating soil, and the shooting star went its way onward through space. He laid Rachel onto the grass under the tree. It was soft like a flower petal gently rubbing on her skin and it tickled her. The white being crawled on top of her and caressed her. He softly brushed her brown hair back from her forehead with the palm of his hand and kissed her there.

“You may lay down now in your little nest, my sweet child.” said the white being, “This dream may only be a fragment of your admirer’s imagination universe, but his love for you is real. It will continue to be more real if you were to love him in return. You must love him, my angel, as you have come to love me.”

“Who is your master, good spirit?” Rachel asked as the white spirit kissed her again.

“Listen to my hush-toned words carefully, my dear, for this will not be repeated:

            A forgotten memory of the past
            Brings us together once more
            An act of kindness I performed for you
            With a bouquet of flowers with butterfly wing petals
            We dance and play in Moon’s brightest light
            Until dawn wakes the Sun and brightens the sky
            Companion and friend I was back then
            And always will be today and forever
            While I bring you sweet dreams and sing sweet songs
            That you may never wish to not remember

“Who I am you ask, my dear sweet child,” the white being continued, “you must conjure it up for yourself. But for now you must sleep. Dawn is approaching and the sun is rising once more.”

“No, not now!” Rachel said, “It can’t be over already.”

“Do not fret, my dearest. I am to come to you every night in our dreams until you come to realize who I am. I will take anywhere and everywhere and I will give you everything you desire. However, you must tell nobody of our secret or our magic of love could be ruined. But I trust you; I will always trust you. I am with you always. Goodnight, my Rachel.”

“But-”

“Shhhh…Sleep, my wife…rest.” the white being said as his breath blew onto Rachel’s lips. Rachel closed her eyes and a gentle touch of his lips softly pressed hers for one last kiss.

“Your wife…” Rachel whispered and slept.

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“Rachel,” said Terrance, “wake up, Rachel.”

Rachel squinted her eyes open. She looked at Terrance and smiled.

“Hey Terrance.”

“Did you sleep well, my princess?”

“Mmm-hmm.” she nodded.

“That’s good. You’d better get up right now. Master Yen Sid will be waiting for you downstairs for breakfast and discuss your academics and your royal duties.”

Rachel chuckled, “You said ‘duty.’”

“Of course, why else would I sa-…oh, grow up!”

Rachel laughed. “Hey, you had to wake me up from a sweet dream I just had so I might as well just find something to laugh at.”

“What was your dream about?” Terrance asked.

“Actually, I can’t tell. It’s a little personal.”

“Very well, princess. I shall respect that. May I provide myself for you as an escort to the dining room?”

“No thank you, Terrance. I’ll find my way.”

“As you wish, princess. I will take my leave and see you downstairs.”

“Cool. I’ll see you soon.”

Terrance walked himself out of Rachel’s room and into the elevator, but before he pressed the button to the first floor he peeked back inside her room. She was changing her silver nightdress into a more casual outfit: a white shirt with a dark gray loose jacket and blue jeans. He smiled, closed the door, pressed a button and stood back.

“My angel. If only you knew now.”

Meanwhile in Rachel’s room, as Rachel was cutting her long hair to the length she wants, she suddenly heard and sweet familiar voice. It spoke her name and she felt enlightened.

“My Rachel, my sweet child, do you remember the words from last night?” said the familiar voice that Rachel recognized as the white being from her dream.

“I do.” said Rachel, “What should I do as of now?”

“I want you to write the words down on a sheet of paper” the white being commanded, “and keep it in your pocket for all time until you figure out the riddle of my identity. With or without the paper or the words, though, I am beside you always.”

Rachel found a sheet of paper and a pencil and wrote down the sentences the white being spoke of. When she finished she kissed it, folded it in fours, and stuffed it nicely in her pocket with a pat on it. After a few minutes of waiting for elevator to come back up, she went inside and pressed the button to the lowest floor.

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“Hey, come back here with my cab! Somebody stop him!” shouted a white rabbit. He had long white ears, long red baggy overalls, yellow gloves, a blue bowtie with yellow polka dots, and large feet. There’s a name for a kind of rabbit like this particular one and his name was Roger Rabbit.

A taxicab was speeding inside the castle! In the driver’s seat of the cab, there was an amphibian that wore a similar outfit compared to Roger’s. He wore a yellow waistcoat, a red coat to cover it, a blue bowtie, gray trousers, and gray and black shoes. He took control of the taxicab from Roger Rabbit and was driving it like mad!

“Tally-hoooooooooo-!” Mr. Toad hollered.

“P-p-p-please stop! This isn’t the kind of place to be driving a cab!”

“You’ve got to be fast on your feet if you want it back, rabbit!”

Meanwhile, Rachel was just walking by when she heard the cab zooming by. Luckily, she took a big step backwards in time before getting run over. Roger slowed himself just a couple yards away from Rachel and she immediately recognized him from ‘Who Framed Roger Rabbit?’ Roger, out of breath, stopped in front of Rachel and fell face down.

“Roger Rabbit!” Rachel exclaimed as she lifted Roger to his feet, “Are you okay?”

“I’m fine,” said Roger, “but Mr. Toad’s has my taxicab and he’s rampaging it all over the castle!”

“God, doesn’t he know that the inside of a  castle isn’t the place to drive?”

“That’s what I told him.”

“Tally-hooooooooo-!” Mr. Toad hollered again.

“Look out!” Rachel shouted.

Rachel pushed Roger to the side and ran to the center of the hallway. She held her arms out and with a bit of concentration she stopped the speeding taxicab with a time freezing spell. Mr. Toad and the taxicab were completely frozen in time! There was not a twinge of movement was to be seen on the amphibian. Rachel walked up to the cab and grabbed Mr. Toad out of the front seat. Then with a wave of her arms she broke the freeze spell and the taxicab and Mr. Toad were back to normal. Rachel held Mr. Toad by the back of his coat and pulled him up.

“You up a bit early to be driving a automobile at that speed.” said Rachel, “In fact, I’ve never seen people drive them in a castle.”

The toad made a weak smile in guilt. Rachel gave a stern look, lowered him back to the ground and asked him why he took Roger’s taxicab. The toad shuffled his feet and said, “I was just taking it for a spin, good lady. It is a fine looking motorcar.”

“Oh give me a break!” shouted a voice, “More like you were taking me to my death in the junkyard.”

“Who said that?” asked Rachel.

“Behind you!” said the voice.

Rachel looked behind her and saw the taxicab roll up to her. The cab had his headlights for eyes and the front bumper for a mouth. Rachel blinked at the sight of a talking car. She guessed it to be normal around the Disney Worlds.

“I know you.” Rachel smiled, “You and Roger starred in ‘Who Framed Roger Rabbit?’ together. What was you name again?”

“Benny, Benny the Cab. Now about that frog, he could’ve killed someone boosting me around like that. I would’ve rather chose to be in the scrap heap if it were a choice to be that or be his car.”

“Oh come now, ol’ boy. Where’s your sense of adventure?” said the toad.

“Sense of adventure? I’ll give you a sense of adventure!”

“Whoa, whoa. Everybody settle down or I’ll report you to the principle.” said Rachel. She turned to Mr. Toad and said “Now Toad, did you ask Roger or Benny if you could ride him around for a bit?”

“Well…I guess it must have slipped my mind.” Mr. Toad answered.

“Everything slips your mind.” Benny yelled, “You never think of anyone else other than yourself and your recklessness!”

“Benny, calm down.” said Rachel, “Let me handle this. Toad, don’t you think taking the cab without permission from Roger or Benny seems a bit unfair to them?”

“I suppose so.” answered the toad.

“Okay, now that we’re on the same page do you think next time you see an object, an automobile or any sort of transportation you’re interested in that belongs to somebody else you’ll ask for their permission before taking it? And if they say ‘no’ you leave it alone?”

“Yes, ma’am.”

“Alright then. Now I want you to apologize to Roger and Benny and shake on it.”

“Indeed, I shall. I am most terribly sorry for causing such a ruckus.”

“Aw, all is forgiven.” said Roger Rabbit and he shook Mr. Toad’s hand uncontrollably.

“Yeah, no hard feelings.” said Benny.

“Great! Now maybe you guys can help me out with something.” said Rachel.

“Oh p-p-p-please do tell us.” said Roger.

“I’m looking for the Dining room here in the castle and I kinda got a little lost. Do any of you know where it is?”

“But of course, my dear lady.” said Mr. Toad, “First you go down the hall, make a right and three lefts, out through the courtyard and back inside, make another two rights and a left and you’ll be there in no time.”

“Uh…I’m not sure I got that.” Rachel giggled.

“Oh for Pete sake! Climb in and we’ll take there.”

“Awesome! Thanks guys.”

“No problem!” Roger gleamed, “Nothing’s too good for a rabbit, a car and a frog.”

“With all due respect I prefer to be pronounced as ‘toad.’ Now then, let’s see what this bad boy can do.” said the toad.

“Oh no! I’m driving us this time.” Benny confronted, “I don’t want to get my bumper all screwed up.”

“Pffft. Fine, have it your way.”

Rachel, Roger Rabbit, and Mr. Toad all hopped into the cab, Benny turned on the ignition to turn on the engine, and then they started driving. There were so many hallways to drive through and so much to see on the way. The hallway was wide spread from thirty to forty-five feet, the walls were made of marble stone and gold and were very well crafted with tiny engravings in both the wood and stone, chandeliers hung over them from the ceiling, and the stone windows show an incredible view of outside the castle. To Rachel, it was almost just as beautiful as the pictures she’s seen of the view of Neuschwanstein Castle in Germany; she could just stare at it all day if she wanted to, which she does.

“You know, it’s not often I’d ride in a car that’s actually being controlled by the car.” said Rachel.

“It’s not so bad once you get used to it.” said Roger.

“Oh pish-pash.” scoffed the toad, “I, myself, would rather be riding on a motorcar that wouldn’t have such an attitude or even the characteristics of a living breathing human being.”

“So says the salamander who lives and breathes like a human being and drives people insane with his third grade education of his impulse control.” Benny sassed to the toad.

“Whoa, guys. Let’s not down that road.” said an anxious Rachel.

“Salamander? I’ll show you a salamander with a third grade education!” Mr. Toad yelled. He jumped into the driver’s seat and grabbed the wheel! Benny screeched to a halt as Mr. Toad switched the gears with took total control and sped through the hallways like before. To make matter worse, butlers and maids and other servants of the castle slammed themselves to the walls to keep clear of the trio in the speeding taxicab.

“Toad, stop the car! You’re going to hurt somebody if you keep this up.” Rachel shouted.

“Yeah Toad, p-p-p-p-please stop going insane with Benny!” Roger cried, “He hates it when people take the wheel by force.”

“I’ll stop once I hear an apology from him for calling me a ‘salamander.’” Mr. Toad remarked, “That quote was indeed unnecessary!”

“I won’t say it!” Benny shouted

“Say it!”

“I’m not saying anything!”

“Say you’re sorry!”

“Benny,” Rachel started, “by order of the princess of this kingdom, I demand that you apologize to Mr. Toad now!

“Alright fine! I’m sorry I called you a salamander! And I’m sorry I said you had a third grade education! Happy?” Benny apologized angrily.

“I think we’ll be much happier if we don’t make a hole through the wall!” Roger pointed out.

They were heading towards the wall in front of them. Mr. Toad tried to pull the brakes, but they were stuck! Even Benny tried to stop himself but nothing’s happening. Everyone exchanged a choir of screams as they attempted to jump out of the cab. Roger and Mr. Toad got out just fine but Rachel’s seatbelt was jammed from the inside; she’s trapped! Benny is unable to stop himself and he’s about to ram through the wall!

“Look out!” Roger and Mr. Toad screamed at the top of their lungs.

All Rachel could do now was duck, scream and pray for hope to live!

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“Ah Terrance, you’re here.” said Yen Sid, “Did you have a nice rest last night?”

“Yes, it was great, sir.” said Terrance, “In fact, my dream last night was probably my best one yet.”

“What did you do with Rachel last night?”

“What, what you mean?”

“Terrance, I can see the look in your eyes as well as your face that you have done something to Rachel last night while she was asleep. What did you do?”

Terrance really can’t argue with his master’s superstition. Whenever Terrance hides something from him, Yen Sid’s mouth would form a slash on one side of his cheek with his eyebrow raised on the other side and he would look at Terrance grimly. Terrance took his seat with a sigh and looked at the ceiling. After thinking about it in his mind, he tilted his head to Yen Sid and smiled.

“You really want to know what I did last night?” Terrance asked.

“Yes.” Yen Sid answered.

“Okay…I knew you were in the room last night talking with Rachel and I kind of overheard everything about her birth parents and how Olin got involved. I literally cried at it.”

“I didn’t see you cry last night.”

“That’s because I was hiding it. Anyway, after you left I got up from my chair and I slept with Rachel on her bed.”

“You what?”

“Hold on. Let me finish! It’s definitely not what you think happened. I lay beside her and I held her in my arms. I felt like I was holding a…well, I can’t really describe it well, but it felt amazing. I pressed my forehead onto hers and cast a dream-sharing spell.”

“You used a dream-sharing spell to sneak into her mind and see what she thinks?” Yen Sid growled.

“Quite the opposite, actually.” Terrance continued, “I brought her to my dream. I gave her everything I could give and I poured every bit of my heart out for her. We went everywhere in the farthest depths of the cosmos. She couldn’t stop smiling or giggling…she just went with it. She was even almost about to kiss me, but she resisted. Overall, we had a great night.”

“Terrance, I know you love the girl but you cannot rush this so much. She may have enjoyed your fantasy last night. However, you know she needs her space.”

“She doesn’t know it was me in that dream. I disguised myself in light throughout the entire thing. I admit and I regret continuing to hide my feelings from her. Master, you’ve someone in your life once. You’ve got any good advice about telling a girl about feelings?”

“Well, at the time Clara was alive it took me a few days to approach myself to her to even speak to her. I blushed for the first time after I unwittingly ran into her and dropped her books. When I looked up at her, it was her brown eyes that snatched me out of my senses. One night, I walked straight to her after a summer solstice performance for school, introduced myself, and finally I told her how I felt inside about her.”

“What happened next?” Terrance asked.

“She laughed at me.” Yen Sid smiled, “But it was a good laugh. I ask her for a dance and she accepted. Love had bloomed upon us that night and I wasn’t going to let anyone take her away from me. That was night I first learned of her ability as a silver spirit.”

“Did her hair grow silver?”

“No, she wore a wig that time. Her hair in daylight was colored in pale pink and it felt like silk. I had her in my arms even after the event was over. We were married within two months, we had our daughter Sidyna, and then Olin destroyed our home along with many of my brethren including my wife and daughter. I never saw my family or many of my friends again. Do you know why I told you this?”

“Not entirely, no.”

“If you love Rachel with all your heart you should not be afraid to tell her so.” Yen Sid sipped his tea.

“Yes sir.”

“By the way, where is Rachel? I thought she would be coming down with you.”

“She wanted to come down here herself and see if she could find her way here.”

“I see. I hope she’s not having have hard time finding us.” Strangely, out of nowhere, Yen Sid could have sworn he heard a vroom sound, like a car. “Terrance, do you hear that?”

“Yeah, I do. It sounds awfully close for an automobile to be heard from outside.”

Suddenly, a taxicab crashed through the wall! Yen Sid and Terrance quickly stood up from their seats and took a few steps back. Dust clouds filled the air and the taxicab’s eyes were rolling in dizziness. He shook out of confusion and stared at the two people just standing there in awe.

“This wasn’t my ideal.” said Benny.

Rachel sat up and groaned. Her head was hurting and she had a couple bruises on her back, her head and her arms. She was not looking any better.

“Rachel!” Terrance shouted. He ran to Rachel with Yen Sid following him and helped her out of the cab. “Rachel…Rachel, are you alright?”

“Unghh…Yeah, yeah I’m fine.” Rachel answered.

“What happened?” Yen Sid asked Benny the Cab.

“What happened? I was driven mad by a mad toad is what happened!” Benny hollered, “Now my bumper is all messed up!”

“What toad?”

Mr. Toad and Roger Rabbit ran inside the Dining room in time to see that Rachel was okay. However, Terrance and Yen Sid didn’t seem happy.

“Why am I not surprised?” Yen Sid shook his head.

“You!” Terrance exploded.

Roger took a step back with fear stricken in his body and his ears down. He could see the faulty in all of this. Mr. Toad, nonetheless, stood his ground while shaking at the same time and tiptoed towards Terrance and Rachel.

“Now, now Terrance.” Mr. Toad trembled, “Don’t get so worked up-”

“You idiot!” Terrance continued, “What’s the matter with you flooring Benny around like that, especially in the castle? You could have killed somebody! More importantly, you could’ve killed the princess!”

“Wait, the princess?” Roger sparked, “You’re the new princess Retlaw mentioned? We are not worthy! We are not worthy!”

Roger fell to his knees; he bowed and then crawled to Rachel and kissed her feet simultaneously. Rachel let out a nearly blushed smirk, but Terrance still wasn’t calm at the sight of Rachel almost getting hurt.

“Get off her!” Terrance yelled. He kicked Roger away from Rachel. Roger cowards away from them and hides behind a chair. “This incident has gotten you in trouble just as much as how much Mr. Toad’s in! I can’t trust anyone to keep Rachel safe if they’re going act so mindlessly!”

“Terrance, take it easy.” Yen Sid suggested.

“Take it easy? Look what just happened here! Rachel is bruised all over herself, there’s a large hole in the wall, and now I see these two try to get themselves out of trouble just by shying away from their own faults! You’re telling me to take it easy from that?”

“Terrance, please stop.” Rachel cried, “You’re scaring us.”

“Oh, I’m scaring you guys? I’m scaring you guys? Great! Now I’m the bad guy here! Why don’t we all just celebrate that by putting people’s lives in jeopardy and crash cars in the wall for a laugh! Huh?”

“Don’t yell at me!” Rachel shouted and slapped Terrance’s cheek leaving a red mark.

Everyone let out a quick gasp. Rachel cuffed her mouth and her eyes became undilated in shock. She has never done anything like this before; maybe in her imagination, but this? Terrance slowly turned his head back to Rachel with a look that has terrified her even more. A slap on the face from the girl he loved so dearly that came out of fear and rage was the last thing in his life he had ever wanted. He breathed heavily like an animal out of oxygen; this was not pretty.

“Oh…my God.” Rachel quivered in terror. “T-Terrance, I’m-I’m so sorry. I didn’t mean it like-”

Terrance stopped her there and just stormed out of the Dining room. Rachel ran after him calling his name a couple times. Tears ran down her eyes. She never expected to come across this sort of predicament in her life. She put her hand on his shoulder and he stopped.

“Terrance, please. I’m so sorry I did that. I’ve just never seen you like that before and I wasn’t prepared for that.”

“No Rach. It’s okay, I just…I just need to go out and clear my mind.” Terrance grumbled, “Okay?”

Rachel lowered her head. She felt like that this was all her fault; she caused all this to happen (even though it was really Mr. Toad’s fault who crashed Benny through the wall). She was about to cry at the thought. Terrance’s angered expression disappeared at the sight of Rachel’s sadness and guilt. Terrance lifted her chin and looked at her with his cobalt-blue shamed sad eyes.

“Why do you cry, princess?” he asked, “You know it gives me pain to see you cry. I’m fine. And I know you’re fine now, too. I just want you to be safe just as how I promised your brother I would do. Please, don’t cry anymore.”

“Where will you go?” Rachel asked him.

“I’m just going to go take a walk in the courtyard.” he answered, “By the time I get back I should be back to normal.” Terrance brought Rachel close to him and whispered in her ear “I will bring you a flower as a token of my apology for being so ignorant and my forgiveness for your physical interaction upon my face. I want to bring peace for us both.”

“Terrance, you don’t have to. I’m already forgiving you and apologizing for me slapping you.”

“Let me do so, princess. I care for you a lot.” He smiled and felt her soft cheek. “Go on back to the Dining room and enjoy the rest of your morning with Yen Sid. I will send some magic brooms to tend the wall as soon as you’re done. And would you mind telling Mr. Toad and the others that I apologize for getting out of control?”

“Sure.” Rachel whispered.

“Rachel, I promise you I’ll be fine. In fact, I myself will bring you to the Princess Social tonight. Cross my heart.”

“Okay.” she whispered with a smile.

“I will see you soon.”

And with that, Rachel went on her way back to the Dining room while Terrance just stood there gazing at the loveliness of his angel. From a distance, he softly strokes his fingers at the figure of the back of Rachel’s hair and body. Terrance closed his eyes, slightly puckered his lips, and gave a soft kiss to the air imagining Rachel would’ve come back and stayed with him longer.

“My dear sweet Rachel.” Terrance said in a hushed tone and continued caressing from afar, “You will soon be mine.”

Terrance turned away from Rachel’s back and walked outside the courtyard feeling more enlighten inside.