Princess pisello woke up, her vision fuzzy. She found herself in a carriage that was being pulled da a cocchiere and two horses. She peered out the window and didn't recognize the trail they were traveling on. She realized the door was locked and someone had trapped her inside. The last thing pisello could remember before waking up was finding her mother, Annalynne, waiting for her in her guest room at the Beast's castle. The memory of what had happened came flooding back to her...
"Mother!" pisello had cried when she walked into her room to find Queen Annalynne. "What are te doing here? How did te find me?"
"Pack your things, Pea," Queen Annalynne replied coldly. "We're leaving."
"What? No, I'm not leaving," pisello whined. "Besides, the last time I saw you, weren't te the one telling me to run away? te called me a royal bitch, I believe."
"Listen, te silly girl," demanded the Queen. "There's been an arrangement. Prince Bartholomew, of the South Kingdom, wants te to be his bride."
"Excuse me?"
"It's an incredible opportunity, for both of us," Annalynne's eyes glistened with greed. "The South Palace is two times the size of our castle. And the prince will buy te and I countless new dresses, tiaras, pieces of jewelry and shoes."
"But, I can't," insisted Pea. "I've fallen in Amore with Conrad. He's stood da me through thick and thin."
"Leopold's son?" the Queen was shocked. "Don't be ridiculous. He can't provide for you, he's a mere commoner. Pea, this news should have te ecstatic. Until this offer, our entire kingdom never wanted to see te again. They wanted te dead. But if te accept Bartholomew's proposal, te can have your old life back. Everything will be as it was before...no better!"
"NO!" pisello yelled. She ran towards the doorway but a dark shadow blocked her way. It was one of the palace guards.
"Take her away quietly, we can't have her causing a scene, she'll thank me later," detto Annalynne.
The guard forcefully put a drop of sleeping dust into Pea's eye and the princess felt herself lose consciousness...
Suddenly, the carriage came to a halt. A much larger carriage rolled its way successivo to the one pisello was trapped inside. The same guard who had attacked her forced pisello into the larger carriage...where her mother sat patiently.
"MOTHER!" pisello was shocked. "What is the meaning of all this? I refuse to marry Bartholomew and te can't make me...take me back to the Beast's castello at once and I'll consider letting te live!"
"Fine, te win," answered Annalynne. pisello was surprised at how easily she'd dato up. "We'll take te back to the Beast's."
"Alright..." detto pisello suspiciously. "By the way, how did te find me?"
"Your tiara has a tracking device, did I forget to mention that when I gave it to you?" Queen Annalynne pulled out a small envelope. "Peanalita, the only reason I'm agreeing to take te back to that dingy castello is because I reckon Conrad is in Amore with you. I met him about an ora fa and he asked me to give te what I'm assuming is a romantic Amore letter. We'll just take te to the South Kingdom to formally reject Bartholomew's proposal and then we'll bring te back to Conrad."
"Oh, thank you, Mother!" pisello hugged the Queen. "I'm so glad te understand. I know he's not rich but he's truly the one for me. And da the way, if te ever have that disgusting guard put kidnap me again, I will put poison in your mela, apple martini."
"Fair enough," Annalynne smiled. "Conrad asked me to give te this." She handed Princess pisello the envelope. "I bet he confesses his Amore for te in that letter. Maybe there will even be a proposal."
Pea opened the letter excitedly...
Dear Pea,
I know that we have spent a great deal of time together recently and that we shared much passion. However, it saddens me to say that my passion for te has run short. I've dato the matter a lot of thought and the truth is, te are nothing più than a spoiled brat. Meeting Belle has opened my eyes and I now see that people can be beautiful on the inside as well as the outside. Thank te for the memories but I think te deserve a rich prince and I deserve a girl with an actual brain beneath her pretty face. Sorry it didn't work out.
Sincerely,
Conrad
"Whatever does it say?" Annalynne asked, faking curiousity while pisello read the letter she herself had written fifteen minuti earlier.
"It...he..." pisello felt a tear trickle down her cheek. She crumpled up the letter. "I guess he doesn't feel the way I thought he felt. Once again, I'm in Amore with someone who doesn't Amore me back..."
"Oh, te poor thing," the Queen pretended to be heartbroken. "Well, at least now te can see that true Amore exists only in fairy tales."
"Maybe you're right," pisello sighed. "Maybe I was just fooling myself. I just really thought he saw beyond my stunning good looks. He seemed to really understand me and...anyway, I guess it doesn't matter anymore. I should just go back to what I'm good at...shopping to fill my empty void."
"But you've been banished from our kingdom and if te return, they'll execute you, how on Earth could te get your old life back?"
"I suppose I could accept Prince Batholomew's proposal," Princess pisello considered the idea. "If true Amore is just a big fat lie, what's the point in sitting around depressed? I might as well just marry for money. At least that way, I get something good out of the deal."
"Now there's an idea," Queen Annalynne felt victorious. "In fact, we've arrived at the South Kingdom..."
Pea looked outside the carriage window and saw a handsome prince waiting for her.
(End Of Part 22)
"Mother!" pisello had cried when she walked into her room to find Queen Annalynne. "What are te doing here? How did te find me?"
"Pack your things, Pea," Queen Annalynne replied coldly. "We're leaving."
"What? No, I'm not leaving," pisello whined. "Besides, the last time I saw you, weren't te the one telling me to run away? te called me a royal bitch, I believe."
"Listen, te silly girl," demanded the Queen. "There's been an arrangement. Prince Bartholomew, of the South Kingdom, wants te to be his bride."
"Excuse me?"
"It's an incredible opportunity, for both of us," Annalynne's eyes glistened with greed. "The South Palace is two times the size of our castle. And the prince will buy te and I countless new dresses, tiaras, pieces of jewelry and shoes."
"But, I can't," insisted Pea. "I've fallen in Amore with Conrad. He's stood da me through thick and thin."
"Leopold's son?" the Queen was shocked. "Don't be ridiculous. He can't provide for you, he's a mere commoner. Pea, this news should have te ecstatic. Until this offer, our entire kingdom never wanted to see te again. They wanted te dead. But if te accept Bartholomew's proposal, te can have your old life back. Everything will be as it was before...no better!"
"NO!" pisello yelled. She ran towards the doorway but a dark shadow blocked her way. It was one of the palace guards.
"Take her away quietly, we can't have her causing a scene, she'll thank me later," detto Annalynne.
The guard forcefully put a drop of sleeping dust into Pea's eye and the princess felt herself lose consciousness...
Suddenly, the carriage came to a halt. A much larger carriage rolled its way successivo to the one pisello was trapped inside. The same guard who had attacked her forced pisello into the larger carriage...where her mother sat patiently.
"MOTHER!" pisello was shocked. "What is the meaning of all this? I refuse to marry Bartholomew and te can't make me...take me back to the Beast's castello at once and I'll consider letting te live!"
"Fine, te win," answered Annalynne. pisello was surprised at how easily she'd dato up. "We'll take te back to the Beast's."
"Alright..." detto pisello suspiciously. "By the way, how did te find me?"
"Your tiara has a tracking device, did I forget to mention that when I gave it to you?" Queen Annalynne pulled out a small envelope. "Peanalita, the only reason I'm agreeing to take te back to that dingy castello is because I reckon Conrad is in Amore with you. I met him about an ora fa and he asked me to give te what I'm assuming is a romantic Amore letter. We'll just take te to the South Kingdom to formally reject Bartholomew's proposal and then we'll bring te back to Conrad."
"Oh, thank you, Mother!" pisello hugged the Queen. "I'm so glad te understand. I know he's not rich but he's truly the one for me. And da the way, if te ever have that disgusting guard put kidnap me again, I will put poison in your mela, apple martini."
"Fair enough," Annalynne smiled. "Conrad asked me to give te this." She handed Princess pisello the envelope. "I bet he confesses his Amore for te in that letter. Maybe there will even be a proposal."
Pea opened the letter excitedly...
Dear Pea,
I know that we have spent a great deal of time together recently and that we shared much passion. However, it saddens me to say that my passion for te has run short. I've dato the matter a lot of thought and the truth is, te are nothing più than a spoiled brat. Meeting Belle has opened my eyes and I now see that people can be beautiful on the inside as well as the outside. Thank te for the memories but I think te deserve a rich prince and I deserve a girl with an actual brain beneath her pretty face. Sorry it didn't work out.
Sincerely,
Conrad
"Whatever does it say?" Annalynne asked, faking curiousity while pisello read the letter she herself had written fifteen minuti earlier.
"It...he..." pisello felt a tear trickle down her cheek. She crumpled up the letter. "I guess he doesn't feel the way I thought he felt. Once again, I'm in Amore with someone who doesn't Amore me back..."
"Oh, te poor thing," the Queen pretended to be heartbroken. "Well, at least now te can see that true Amore exists only in fairy tales."
"Maybe you're right," pisello sighed. "Maybe I was just fooling myself. I just really thought he saw beyond my stunning good looks. He seemed to really understand me and...anyway, I guess it doesn't matter anymore. I should just go back to what I'm good at...shopping to fill my empty void."
"But you've been banished from our kingdom and if te return, they'll execute you, how on Earth could te get your old life back?"
"I suppose I could accept Prince Batholomew's proposal," Princess pisello considered the idea. "If true Amore is just a big fat lie, what's the point in sitting around depressed? I might as well just marry for money. At least that way, I get something good out of the deal."
"Now there's an idea," Queen Annalynne felt victorious. "In fact, we've arrived at the South Kingdom..."
Pea looked outside the carriage window and saw a handsome prince waiting for her.
(End Of Part 22)