"Ace what did you have to tell me?" I asked Ace after he told me he had something very important to tell me about.
He had just sat down on the chair in silent. Then he opened his mouth and continued letting these words out,"I'm gonna have to go back to the kingdom."
I just stared at him with very open and serious eyes. "Are you an idiot?! Why go back there? Who knows what they'll do to you?"
That evening we fought about Ace's confessment. Unfortunately, he won and left the next early morning. I was lonely. Why did he have to go? I mean if he's talking about food, there's enough to last us for a couple more months—plus we have a garden outside. Just what is he thinking? Ace didn't come back for 18 days. During those days, I felt very nauseous. I think it's because I got a bug or something like a stomach flu. Nothing much, so I brushed it off. It's been over 2 weeks. I got worried so I was getting ready to go out and find him. As I was doing that, there I saw a figure coming towards me from the dark forest trees. I carefully walked back and tried to take good glimpses of how he looked like. Aha. I ran toward that figure and locked my arms around his neck.
"WOAH", the figure fell and I looked down. The pretty gold hair swept around his very beautiful pale face. "How'd you know? It could've been dangerous!" Hmm..look who had a bad trip back. Why is he so uptight.
We went inside and then I saw he brought a big bag with him. I looked inside and it was many different kinds unusual food and blanket that was veryyy thick but very tiny. I asked him what these were about and he said "you'll see". I told him about my flu but instead of looking worried, he just lightened up. Uhhh rude.
Everyday it got better. I was surprised myself that I was feeling good so fast a reviving very quickly. Ace on the other hand, annoyingly looked frustrated. Ace kept making me eat all the weird food he brought which made me gain so much weight. Just what was in those foods?
I went on inside our room to continue my unfinished painting. I sat down on the hard bed and put my back against the wall. While I leaned like that, I got the painting and started to try to sketch the empty 2 faces that I painted earlier. I didn't get why I drew those extra 2 faces...what were they that I drew them when I didn't mean to. I couldn't think of any face so I spent the day to think about our friends that I could draw inside instead. Dinner came by very quick. I literally had to pause when I stood up. I felt sharp pains every now and then when I stood up too quickly as I used to since I was so eccentric. Then I laid my art work down in the frame holder and made my way to go to the kitchen. I saw Ace reading these weird crumpled pieces of paper with very faint ink of words. It looked like a letter.
"What's that?" I asked curiously.
"Hmm? Nothing. It's just some old newspaper I found while I was on my way back home. I thought it might be the ones that explains what's happening in the kingdom." He looked calm so I believed him.
"So how do you feel today?"
"Not bad. It's better today but I feel uncomfortably annoyed when I have to walk or stand."
He just silently ate his food when he gave me a bowl of salad. Huh.. Salad...for...me?!
"HEY!!! That's not fair!!! WHy do you get all the meaty food when I just have a plain salad?!" I climbed on top of the table and snatched is bowl and ran to our room. Then there it was...
CRACK!!!!!!