Danger

It was lunchtime and it was hell for Rob. Having Eleanor around was dangerous, but listening to her talk was suicidal. The only thing she talked about was how good she would look in her engagement dress. Rob was having a headache from the chattering, he thought of purchasing one more coffin. For himself.

“what do you think about it Rob?” she wanted an answer. Rob scratched his head,

“what was she saying again?" he just guessed she was still talking about the same thing,

“of course! The dress would look marvelous on you!” he faked a smile. She squealed with joy,

“I knew you would think the same?” Rob cringed but she didn’t notice it. He gulped, it was the end of his life. He can’t marry a woman who only thinks of herself.

“Rob love, you haven’t touched your food yet. Isn’t it good?” he looked at his plate. How could he eat when Arianna’s in the slammers.

“no, no, I’m eating.” he put a spoonful of porridge in his mouth. His face squeezed,

“who made this?” his tongue just died.

“well, I did of course!” his lips twitched. He needed Arianna back, she was his only hope.

“don’t you like it?”

“I love it.” he lied, somehow crying.

“well, I’m happy you like it, cause I’m going to be cooking for you when we’re married.” Rob choked on his saliva, he coughed and drank water.

“well that’s very sweet of you, but we have maids in the palace. Why should you work?” he tried to persuade her to drop the idea.

“well, you’re right. We’ll make it every Saturday!” he smiled. He had just managed to increase the number of his days somehow. He looked at the plate, gulped, and put another spoon in his mouth.

“This is so horrible!!” he mentally screamed.

“but this isn’t possible dad!! How could they do that?!” Henry asked, worried to hell. Jude just chided him,

“son, that chick of yours lived in the forest. Wasn’t it suspicious that she had intentions?” he threw Henry an apple. He caught it,

“But dad, you can never know. She was just a nice girl living in the forest, she’s no spy.” he took a bite. Arianna in jail, he couldn’t imagine.

“look, son, it doesn’t matter where she lives. All we know is that she’s a spy.” Jude sat on his chair and stretched his legs. Henry squatted beside his dad,

“But dad, she’s not a spy.” Jude felt bad for him. He put his hand on his shoulder,

“don’t worry boy, they’re lots of girls out there. I’m sure one will be willing to go out with you.” Henry sighed. That wasn’t the matter, he just hoped she was safe.

Rob was on his way to the prison. He thought of a thousand and one ways to kill Barry and take away his woman. He entered the prison yard and saw it quite spacious. He didn’t see them anywhere, he moved on further. Then he saw a gathering of criminals, he scoffed,

“what are they up to now?” he pushed past them. His eyes widened and he stood soulless.

Watching the love of your life give your worst enemy a lap dance could damage your brain. That’s exactly what Rob was looking at. What he’d dreamt of night after night was happening to Barry. Not him. He twitched at the sight of her butt rubbing Barry’s region. Of all the people, it had to be him.

Rob was furious and he pulled her off him,

“What is wrong with you Diana?!” he was mad jealous and she could do was give him an eye roll.

“How does this concern, you, your majesty? You’re getting engaged after all, so how does what I do with my body concern you?” he heard the crowd give an ‘oh snap’. His face heated up, why was she disgracing him like this?

“it’s because of the engagement isn’t it Arianna?” his eyes drooped. Her expression changed, to a wounded one. She’d hurt him too much, but she had to do it. There was no alternative.

“I’m sorry. Go on with what you’re doing. I’m leaving.” he turned and left. As he left, she wanted him to stay. But she just let him go.

“it’s okay Arian. He’s upset now, but it’s all part of the plan. He’ll thank us for it later.” Keith encouraged. This was the second time she’s making him leave. She would kill herself if it happened one more time.

Three days later….

It was the day of the burial and everything was set. Rob was sad but a bit of happiness surfaced,

“at least, they’re resting in perfect peace,” he said to himself and grabbed their picture, he traced their image and smiled.

“it’s only a matter of time before I join you.” a tear fell from his right eye. He wiped it off and dropped the picture. If he were going to marry Eleanor, it won’t be long.

Eleanor was getting ready for the burial. She smiled to herself,

“you’re so beautiful Eleanor and soon you’ll be stinky rich!” she laughed to herself. She put on her black hat and marveled at herself in the mirror. Rick came in,

“are you going to mourn or to stun?” she smirked at his comment,

“one must look good when going out. Even if it’s when someone important has died.” she adjusted her hat.

“well, you look beautiful” he closed the door behind him. She adjusted his black suit,

“and you look delicious.” she grinned and he pulled her cheek.

“not now dear, after the burial of father, mother, and son, then we have our fun.” he loved the way she rocked. Too bad she wasn’t going to be around for long. She smirked,

“Everything is ready?” she asked, beaming with devilish excitement.

“yes, baby. They have been stationed in a way that even if he dodges one, he’ll be killed by four.” they both laughed.

“but there’s just one problem honey?” she pouted,

“what is it baby?” he asked, wondering what could be wrong now.

“We don’t have an extra coffin to put him in.” Rick laughed at her joke.

“we’ll just throw him out the back!” they both laughed and he kissed her.

“so how is it Arian?” Keith asked with a devilish grin. She dropped her glass,

“it’s okay,” she admitted, examining the glass.

“See, we told you! Nothing soothes like a few shots.” Barry playfully punched her shoulder. She smiled,

“Yeah, yeah, stop teasing me.” Aaron finished his and dropped his glass.

“Now, here’s the big thing.” Barry brought out a cigar and handed it to her. Aaron’s eyes bugged out and stood up with his chair, she smiled at him,

“I’m sorry but I don’t smoke.” her words made Aaron sigh in relief. He dropped his chair,

“okay if you won’t, suit yourself, But I never say no.” Barry wanted to light it and Aaron was ready to run away but she collected it from him,

“you aren’t smoking either,” she commanded. Barry sighed and Aaron blew raspberries at him.

“Hey guys, did you hear that the king is burying his parents today?” Keith asked. They all said no.

“I overheard it from one of the guards. Everyone’s going to be there.” Keith mentioned

“sorry for him though,” Aaron admitted. Arianna thought for a while,

“did you say everyone will be there?” she asked to clarify,

“yup Arian. Everyone” Keith took another shot down. Arianna thought for a while, everyone would be there. Including Eleanor. What if she tried to harm Rob in any way, the thought sent chills to her spine. She was starting to have a knot in her stomach, a bad feeling that she couldn't ignore.

She couldn’t just sit here and do nothing. Eleanor could not be trusted.

“guys I need to leave now.” they were all shocked at her words and sudden change of emotion

“But how will you get out of here?” Keith asked. They were all worried about her,

“I’ll use Rava. I just have to save him. I promise I’ll come for you guys and everyone here.” they looked at each other and nodded.

“no need to worry. We trust you. We know you wouldn’t leave us here unless we really deserve it.” Barry smiled at her. She felt warmth in her heart and she hugged them tightly and they hugged her back.

She stepped back and looked at them, tears staining her face.

“Hey now, why are you crying? Where’s our strong Diana or Arianna we all know and love?” Keith joked and gave a light punch on her shoulder. She smiled,

“she’s always been here.” with that she whistled and in a few minutes, Rava came. They looked at her, her paws and teeth all bloodied. Their eyes widened,

“God forgive me.” Arianna prayed while Rava just licked herself clean. She hopped on her sister and looked back at the new friends she’d made. She smiled,

“let’s go girl!” and Rava kicked gear and they were gone. No one even dared stopped them, they loved their lives so dearly.