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Chapter 9 - Chapter 9: Dressed like a Prince

Sly woke up early, actually he slept quite a lot last night, he was tossing and turning . Thinking of how if he dressed like a prince will he be able to pull it off going inside the castle dressed like one. " What if Anna recognizes me ? Will she tell her parents?" Sly closed his eyes and saw an image in his mind."Sly entered Anna's room dressed as prince a long black formal cloak, his tie knotted neatly in his shirt. He wore a formal black suit with matching black shoes. He marched boldly inside the ballroom, memorized by the beautiful decorations there were chandeliers everywhere sparkling from the glassy crystals up him down to the marble ground under her feet.

He saw Anna at the end of the room sitting so delicately on a velvety purple throne, wearing a shinny, sparkling crown on his head. Sly thought to himself she can really take his breath away, he was nervous looking at all the prince and princess dancing together intimidated him.

He had to have the courage to ask her to dance with him. Now was his chance ,he casually walked towards her. He couldn't wait to see her reaction when she saw him ,he thought how she would run towards her and kissed him tightly. Before he was about to introduce himself to her a young , chubby ,freckled -face man cut in his way." Excuse me princess Anna." Anna turned towards the man and smiled, " Oh Lord William you look mighty fine today." He laughed and touched her hand and kissed him. " Oh beautiful Anna I would look fine everyday for you if you would have me. " Anna casually laughed, " Oh you are such a flatterer my lord .My parents were so right about you ,we have so many things in common." He asked politely, " Oh Anna, I would like to discuss with you these common values that we share if you would dance with me."

Sly was in shock with what he just saw and pushed himself towards them , Anna stared at him shocked, " What are you.." Sly interrupted her and grabbed her hand, " You are mine and my alone." He forced his kiss on her lips but surprisingly she responded by slapping him on the face, " How dare you touch me you peasant? Guards please take him away." He got shocked by her attitude towards him and while he was being taken away by the guards he shouted, " Anna you love me I know you do!" Then he heard the crowd laughing, " A princess falling in love with a peasant. This man must be delusional."

Sly yelled, " Anna, wait don't allow this to happen to us.... Sly woke up and screamed." Anna came back...."He woke up from his dream or you can say it was a nightmare. He wondered if this dream would actually tell him something, "Maybe I wasn't fit to be a prince." Some knocked on his door and Sly went up to open it ,it was his friend Jack. Jack. Jack was as joyful as a bird, " Oh good you're awake . I can begin working on your clothes." Jack noticed his friend was upset. " Why the sad face ?" He asked. Sly walked passed him, " I am thinking that maybe it isn't a good idea to dress and be a prince." Jack asked him, " Oh my friend, yesterday you were so excited to do this. What happened today to change your mind?"

Sly explained his dream to his friend, Jack laughed, " You can't give up just because of a silly dream you had." Sly explained to his friend, " It is not just a dream so many obstacles have come between us from the beginning ,I just can't bear it if I unintentionally hurt her because of my social status." Jack said, " Social status should not matter, if it was meant to be it will happen but you have to at least try to make it happen."

Jack said, " First let's start off by dressing the part. You have to look like a prince to be able to enter the castle ." Jack opened the closet of old clothes and tried to pick something out for his friend. He found rich embroidery material like a royal mantle. It is a kind of garment worn by kings and princes. Jack said, " Come closer." Sly walked towards his friend and with the rich embroidery he measured Sly's arm to make the sleeves on both sides.The buttons on the blue ,navy jacket were made out of silver . His pants were neatly ironed to look so nice and was made out of silk. He turned and stared at himself in the mirror and Sly truly did look like prince ,he exclaimed , " Well if I saw myself on the street I would not have recognized myself in a million years!" Jack questioned him, " Are you satisfied Sly with what you see?" Sly was appalled, " You transformed me into a different person." He looked him and hugged him, " Oh I like what I see you are a miracle worker. How can I ever thank you."

Jack joked around, " When you marry the princess you will allow me to work in the castle." Sly smiled at his friend and agreed, " Sure my friend I will never forget this favor and I will have you work in the castle ."

Sly woke up early, actually he didn't sleep quite a lot last night, he was tossing and turning . Thinking of how if he dressed like a prince will he be able to pull it off going inside the castle and become like them. " What if Anna recognizes me ? Will she tell her parents?" Sly closed his eyes and in his imagined in his mind."Sly entered Anna's room dressed in as prince a long black formal cloak, his tie knotted neatly in his shirt. He wore a formal black suit with matching black shoes. He marched boldly inside the ballroom memorized by the beautiful decorations ,there were chandlers everywhere sparkling from the glassy crystals up.He saw Anna at the end of the room sitting so delicately on a velvety purple throne, wearing a shinny, sparkling crown on his head. Sly thought to him self she can really take his breath away, he was nervous looking all the princes and princesses dancing together intimidated him. He had to have the courage to ask her to dance with him, now is his chance ,he casually walked towards her he couldn't wait to see here reaction when she sees him ,he thought how she would run towards her and kiss him tightly. Before he was about to introduce himself to her a young , chubby ,freckled -face man cut in his way." Excuse me princess Anna." Anna turned towards the man and smiled, " Oh lord William you look mighty fine today." He laughed and touch her hand and kissed him. " Oh beautiful Anna I would look fine everyday for you if you would have me. " Anna casually laughed, " Oh you are such a flatterer my lord .My parents were so right about you ,we have so many things in common." He asked politely, " Oh Anna I would like to discuss with you these common values that we share if you would dance with me."

Sly was in shock with what he just saw and pushed himself towards them , Anna stared at him shocked, " What are you.." Sly interrupted her and grabbed her hand, " You are mine and my alone." He forced his kiss on her lips but surprisingly she responded by slapping him on the face, " How dare you touch me you peasant? Guards please take him away." He got shocked by her attitude towards him and while he being taken away by the guards he shouted, " Anna you love me I know you do!" Then he heard the crowd laughing, " A princess falling in love with a peasant. This man must be delusional."

Sly yelled, " Anna wait don't allow this to happen to us.... Sly woke up and screamed." Anna come back...."He woke up from his dream or you can say it was a nightmare. He wondered if this dream would actually telling him something, "Maybe I wasn't fit to be a prince." Someone knocked on his door and Sly went up to open it ,it was his friend Jack. Jack was as joyful as a bird, " Oh good you're awake . I can begin working on your clothes." Jack noticed his friend was upset. " Why the sad face ?" He asked. Sly walked passed him, " I am thinking that maybe it isn't a good idea to dress and act like a prince." Jack asked him, " Oh my friend, yesterday you were so excited to do this what happen today to change you mind?"

Sly explained his dream to his friend, Jack laughed, " You can't give up just because of a silly dream you had." Sly explained to his friend, " It is not just the dream so many obstacles have come between us from the beginning ,I just can't bare it if I unintentionally hurt her because of my social status." Jack said, " Social status should not matter, if it was meant to be it will happen but you have to at least try to make it happen."

Jack said, " First let's start off by dressing the part. You have to look like a prince to be able to enter the castle ." Jack opened the closet of old clothes and tried to pick something out for his friend. He found rich embroidery material like a royal mantle it is a kind of garment worn by kings and princes. Jack said, " Come closer." Sly walked towards his friend and with the rich embroidery he measured Sly's arm to make the sleeves in both sides.The buttons on the Blue ,navy jacket were made out of silver . His pants were neatly ironed to look so nice and was made out of silk. He turned and stared at himself in the mirror and Sly truly did look like prince ,he exclaimed , " Well if I saw myself on the street I would not have recognized myself in a million years!" Jack questioned him, " Are you satisfied Sly with what you see?" Sly was appalled, " You transformed me into a different person." He looked at him and hugged him, " Oh I like what I see you are a miracle worker. How can I ever thank you."

Jack joked around, " When you marry the princess you will allow me to work in the castle." Sly smiled at his friend and agreed, " Sure my friend I will never forget this favor and I will have you work in the castle ."

In the castle Anna was tossing and turning all night in her bed, she could sleep knowing that in the morning she had to get ready for that stupid party. After talking to her mother last night she was even more convinced she didn't want to follow her footsteps. She wanted to be free to choose what she wanted to become and she and only she wanted to decide what to do in her future it was her life after all, she looked out her balcony and ran to see out side. Memories came dashing in her mind when she saw the castle wall and remembered the first time she met Sly his brown hair reflect his dazzling brown eyes, she thought he was a jerk and now Anna wondered if he still thinks she is a spoiled princess, " Oh no ." She thought to herself ," He probably thinks I left him because I disappeared on him. "Anna began to pray that Sly realizes that Anna was forced to leave him, " Oh Sly how much I miss you please forgive me and don't give up on us." She closed her eyes and began to imagine she was in the ball room scanning around looking around for Sly through the crowd and in the corner of her eye she caught a glimpse of him standing so straight and tall, he was wearing a fine suited garment made out of fine silk material.

He walked up to her and said, " Anna you are the most beautiful and elegant princess I have every seen." She smiled and bowed gently, " Oh Sly you look so handsome ,you are a changed man .Did you do all this for me?" He answered, " I would also go to the moon and back for you." Classical music from the piano and harp became to play in the background. He held her hand and asked her, " Would you like to have this dance with me?" Anna bowed gracefully and replied , " It would be my pleasure."They danced gracefully in the ball room he placed his arms around her waist and in turn she placed her arms around her neck and the danced all night long as if they were the only two people in the ballroom, every one else were mesmerized by themAnna heard people whispering ," He seems like an elegant prince I wonder where he came from ." Anna smiled and Sly, " See now everybody thinks you are already a prince ,the prince of my dreams I might add." He held her tightly towards him and allowed his lips to touch her delicate lip and he felt her heart beat against her chest and he felt so complete.