Tatyana made her way to Daryl's quarters to the garden he liked to sit around in the evening. I don't know why he wants me to tell him when I'm not taking the carriage. If I'm not taking it, well I ain't gonna and if I do, then so be it. But oh no who is he? Tatyana thought while being on her way. She saw him on a bench with flowers all around him. He looked so peaceful and beautiful at the same time. She stood and looked at him for who knows how long until Daryl turned around when he sensed he wasnt alone. He turned to see Tatyana standing not so far away, staring at him. He stood up and walked to her. She didn't move a muscle.
"To what do I owe the honor of her majesty's presence? Let me guess, she came to tell me that she is not going to take the carriage today." Tatyana came back to her senses when Daryl took her hand into his and gave it a light kiss. "Yes. I'm not taking the carriage today because I want to go somewhere before I go home and the carriage can't take me there. Also, I don't want it to follow me."
"May I ask where you are going?"
"Just somewhere around the village."
"One second." Darryl said while heading inside his rooms. He came back wearing a commoner's clothes. He looks simple but still as handsome as ever. How does he do it? "Shall we depart your majesty?" He asked while taking Tatyana's hand into his own once again. "Indeed we shall faithful servant." They set off to the village but first made a stop at Tatyana's cabin so that she could change her clothes.
Her house looked very different. It had a maroon door and a front gate. Inside the house, there was a three seat sofa, a cotton carpet that was warm and fuzzy and a table at the center with books and a candle on it. The dining room had a better table and the plates were no longer metal but glass ones. It was showcased by the wooden cupboard with glass at the center. Her bedroom had a big bed that could easily fit two people and leave them enough space to toss and turn. Her wardrobe was maroon and there was a carpet under the bed and at the center of the room. Daryl looked around and was shocked from the very obvious upgrades.
"You sure gave the place a makeover." He said while pointing around the house. "Well, my salary sure is a lot to me and I stocked my kitchen with food that could last for two months and saw that I had nothing to do with the rest of the money. So, I decided, why not give the house a makeover? How does it look? Is it bad ? I knew it was bad. I'm just being childish by trying to decorate it." Daryl walked over to her and gave her a pat on her head.
"When I thought that the house couldn't get anymore beautiful, it did. It makes me feel like home. Its so comfy and warm. And Tats, its not childish trying to make your house look beautiful. I see it very grown up for a matter of fact." Tatyana let out a sigh of relief. For some reason she was worried about Daryl's opinion on her house.
"By the way, you haven't told me what you were going to do 'around the village'." She went and sat next to Daryl on her sofa and put her legs on the table. "At midnight, I'll turn seventeen years old. I have this little tradition of mine since father left the house. I go to a special place of mine and stay up till midnight when I turn older. So that I can be awake when I grow a year older. It has become a habit that I can't seem to stop. But, to say the truth, I dont want to. It reminds me of when my mother and brother were still alive. We used to go there and spend some time together when she was home from work...oh my goodness! Look at me rambling on and on about myself. I'll go change so that we'll be on our way." She scurried into her room and locked herself in. I don't know why, but, every time, I feel so warm inside to know something new about Taty. It feels like I can't ever stop getting close to her.
Minutes later, she walked out, wearing a knee-length, straight, flowery dress. She went to the kitchen and took a picnic basket and put her and Daryl's dinner inside. She came to the sitting room and took Darryl's hand and they left the house.
"Um... Taty? I was wondering if we could go to the village cinema first?" He asked while rubbing his hand on his neck nervously. "Sure thing. Let's go! But, you lead the way since I have never been there before."
"What kind of a man would I be if I stayed behind? You're going to love it! The actors there are so talented." With that, they left off and headed to the cinema.
Two hours later, they got out of the cinema. Daryl was shaking very visibly. "Hey! You've been shaking throughout the whole act. It wasn't that horryfying."
"How can you not shake? It was terrifying! How can people suck another human being's blood? Just to be clear, are you one of them?" He asked while looking straight into her eyes. "Firstly, they're called vampires dummy and secondly, maybe, maybe not." Daryl started shaking so hard. "Don't worry, I'm not a vampire." Tatyana kept on laughing at Daryl on their way to her special spot.
"Wow! This place is so beautiful!" Daryl said while looking around the place. It was a clearing after a small forest, not that far from her house. The stars and the moon provided light for the place so no candles were needed. The grass was so green that it looked like a carpet. Those stars though! They are so beautiful! If it were possible I could stay up all night just looking at them. No wonder she loves this place.
Tatyana had already set up the mat and the food on it. It looked really appetizing under the moonlight. They both sat down and started eating their eleven o'clock dinner. "Where did you learn to cook Tats? This food is to die for!" Daryl said with a mouthful. "My mother taught me." She said while wiping her mouth and collecting the dishes and carefully placing them in the basket. After that she laid down on the mat and looked up at the sky.
"You know, its the first time for me to bring somone else here, other than mother and brother?"
"Thank you for the honor you have bestowed upon me. I feel really special to know that. And.....3..2..1.. Happy seventeenth birthday Taty!" He shouted after looking at his watch and seeing that it was midnight already.
"Thanks Rylls. Thank you for being here too. And thank you for being my friend this whole year. It has the been the best year of my life." She said while hugging him.
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"Um.. Rylls, how do I look?"
"You're the most beautiful girl I've ever seen. I know I dont tell you this a lot, but you're always beautiful to me. Not to me alone but to everyone who sees you. But today...you're marvelous and I think that youre beauty hasn't yet reached its peak... Now, shall we go?"