*Errrrrr....Weeaaaauuuuggghhhh.....snop…..snaupppp.*
"What the? This doesn't feel like a leaf. It feels more like a...…
…AAAAAAAAGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!"
"Rainbow, what was that?"
"....Maybe a Servant!!"
"Rainbow; Kyle, me, and you are all up. I know my servants, and none of them…."
"Wa...wha...….where am I? Where is…."
"Good morning, Princess Ruby. How'd you sleep?"
"How'd I....Lanay?"
"When Rainbow brought you in from the chilling cold last night, you were shivering like a popsicle stick.
Has your House not been suiting you well, that you must resort to the outdoors, Miss?"
"I...…she did all that?"
"Well, she had one of us help shower you, warm you up; and even give you those warm Pj's you're in. As well as the blanket you have draped around yourself."
"Rainbow...did all of this? You sure about that?"
"You seem shocked or something. You know me not to lie. I saw her sneak out her window a few minutes after you left. Took a while because time slowed on ehr return; but when I saw her holding you...I knew."
"I'm sorry? Knew...what?"
"That love knows no bounds, and that it's more than just romance.
I don't know what you did last night, but whatever it was surely wasn't enough since Rainbow still chased you."
"Thank you, Lanay."
"Just glad you are ok, Miss. But the real hero you should be thanking is down the the hall to the left in the Dining room."
"Good day."
"Good day to you too."
".....Rainbow, I still don't know about this 'synthetic' stuff. I mean...how is it even made?"
"What matters is not how it's made, but how it tastes, and after four pieces of Bacon; I can clearly see you don't like it."
"I was just asking a question."
*Knock, Knock, Knock*
"Ummmm...…..May I aslo ask a question?"
"Ruby, what are you...."
"You look..."
"Like you just woke up."
"That's because I did.
How long was I out?"
"What do you mean by...'out?'"
"So, Lanay was telling the truth."
"Telling the...Rainbow, why is Ruby here?
....Wearing your....clothes?"
"Oh, these are yours? They're so warm."
"Walking in my.....Castle?"
"Thanks again for the hospitality."
"And sleeping in your...…..bed?"
"Ummmmmmmm...…..I couldn't just leave her out in the cold."
"What about her place?"
"About that, Natysh."
"Please, my Queen. Listen to me. Even the most powerful still needs a place to lay their head at night. Nobody should be left outside. If it weren't for Rainbow...she would have been."
"........Well, why didn't you tell us about your situation sooner, Ruby? You know I would have invited you solace."
*Phew*
"......Whoooof.
That was close."
"Thank you again, Natysh. And you, Rainbow. I don't know what I would have done without you."
"Please....sit, enjoy, and get warm. I hear my Castle is not your Castle, but I've heard that my servants are yours."
"Were."
"I'm sorry?"
"Were…..mine. They are yours now."
"But, Princess Ruby, We have never forgotten you. Now we got the chance to serve both the Princess, the Queen, as well as the King....all under one roof.
Glad we have gone full circle. I love it."
"Oh....Lanay."
"Yes?"
"I'm not going to stay long, so no need to go all out."
"Nonsense, Ruby. If we don't take advantage of the small moments, then the day will slip us by. We'd be alone forever."
".....Alone."
"Speaking of love, Ruby; we have found ours, and Rainbow has found her; although she never tells us who; so who do you have? Who's the special person that even strong powerful you will bend down to?"
"What? I mean...uhhhh….."
"Why are you fiddling with a Rainbows shirt, between your fingers?"
…Nervous?
It's ok. Your secret is safe with us."
"I mean...I'm too busy for all of that. Tai taught us bravery, not love. Love breaks strength."
"But it can also build something much stronger, Ruby."
"I know, Natysh. I know."