Alexandra remains by the gate, within Bianca’s line of sight.
‘What?’ she hisses.
‘Who is she?’
‘Alexandra.’
‘No, Biancs.’ Scotty shakes his head. ‘I’ve never seen her before. I know you didn’t meet her at school. And she got terrified when you left her. Who is she?’
Bianca cringes. ‘She’s... a princess from another land.’
‘Funny,’ Scotty says, with a glare. ‘You’re real funny.’
‘I’m also ‘real’ serious,’ Bianca says, with air quotes. She shoves him back towards the princess. ‘Alexandra,’ she says, gently, ‘tell Scotty who you are and where you’re from.’
‘I am Princess Alexandra of Calpaea!’ she exclaims, with a smile. ‘My Prince Charming rescued me from the evil enchantress who wishes to steal my throne.’
‘You couldn’t have left that bit out?’ Bianca says, with a groan.
‘Prince Charming?’ Scotty says. ‘Then why are you with...’ He trails off and looks at Bianca. ‘No!’ he exclaims, starting to laugh.
‘Shut up,’ Bianca grumbles.
‘Seriously? She thinks you are her Prince Charming? Oh, that’s priceless !You’re not a prince and you’re certainly not charming !’ He laughs harder, doubled up and holding his sides.
‘She is my Prince Charming!’ Alexandra exclaims. ‘It was foretold by my Fairy Godmother that I would be kidnapped by an Evil Enchantress and Prince Charming would rescue me and protect me until the day we return to the Kingdom together to be wed!’
Scotty stops laughing. ‘Is she serious ?’
‘Deadly,’ Bianca says.
*
‘Okay, so I don’t get it,’ Scotty says, as they walk to school. ‘If she’s some princess from some fairy tale land... why is she here?’
‘I don’t know.’ Bianca shrugs. ‘I didn’t know what else to do with her.’
‘Eh?’
‘I went through that hole. Last night.’
‘Could’a waited for me!’ Scotty splutters.
She ignores him. ‘And I found her imprisoned by a troll in this... cave. Looked like something out of a game.’ She sighs. ‘She was in this pink poufy dress with one of those conical hats with the silk coming down.’ She gestures madly, trying to describe the hat. ‘You know the ones?’
‘Never been a big fan of the more feminine fairy tales, but yes.’ He looks across at Alexandra, who is staring around at the world in wonder as she trails behind Bianca, clutching on to the other girl’s hand. ‘So, why is she going to school with us?’
‘What else am I meant to do with her? I can’t leave her at home and I certainly can’t leave her to wander because last time I did that she almost got hit by a truck!’ She throws up her hands and Alexandra recaptures the left one as soon as it drops back down. ‘I just have to hope the teachers don’t notice she’s not supposed to be here.’
‘Poor girl,’ Scotty says, mournfully. ‘She falls into our world and we subject her to school right off the bat.’
Bianca snorts and pulls a hair band from her pocket slowing down and placing a hand on Alexandra’s shoulder. ‘Hang on a sec, Alexandra.’
They stop walking as she gently turns the blonde around, running her fingers through the girl’s long hair. She braids it loosely down her back and smiles when it’s done, turning her back around. ‘You blend in a little easier now,’ she says. ‘Although you’d blend in a lot better if your hair was shorter.’ She fingers the end of the plait, the straggling ends of her hair half way down her back.
Scotty sighs, ruffling his own hair, drawing the girls’ attention back to him. ‘So, are you going to have to go to her kingdom with her?’
Alexandra looks at Bianca, expectantly, but Bianca shakes her head, takes Alexandra’s hand again and starts walking. ‘Nah,’ she says. ‘Eventually, the real Prince Charming will turn up to bring her home and I’m good with that.’
‘No, no, no!’ Alexandra exclaims. She wrenches her hand free and jumps back a few steps, towards the
‘What?’ she hisses.
‘Who is she?’
‘Alexandra.’
‘No, Biancs.’ Scotty shakes his head. ‘I’ve never seen her before. I know you didn’t meet her at school. And she got terrified when you left her. Who is she?’
Bianca cringes. ‘She’s... a princess from another land.’
‘Funny,’ Scotty says, with a glare. ‘You’re real funny.’
‘I’m also ‘real’ serious,’ Bianca says, with air quotes. She shoves him back towards the princess. ‘Alexandra,’ she says, gently, ‘tell Scotty who you are and where you’re from.’
‘I am Princess Alexandra of Calpaea!’ she exclaims, with a smile. ‘My Prince Charming rescued me from the evil enchantress who wishes to steal my throne.’
‘You couldn’t have left that bit out?’ Bianca says, with a groan.
‘Prince Charming?’ Scotty says. ‘Then why are you with...’ He trails off and looks at Bianca. ‘No!’ he exclaims, starting to laugh.
‘Shut up,’ Bianca grumbles.
‘Seriously? She thinks you are her Prince Charming? Oh, that’s priceless !You’re not a prince and you’re certainly not charming !’ He laughs harder, doubled up and holding his sides.
‘She is my Prince Charming!’ Alexandra exclaims. ‘It was foretold by my Fairy Godmother that I would be kidnapped by an Evil Enchantress and Prince Charming would rescue me and protect me until the day we return to the Kingdom together to be wed!’
Scotty stops laughing. ‘Is she serious ?’
‘Deadly,’ Bianca says.
*
‘Okay, so I don’t get it,’ Scotty says, as they walk to school. ‘If she’s some princess from some fairy tale land... why is she here?’
‘I don’t know.’ Bianca shrugs. ‘I didn’t know what else to do with her.’
‘Eh?’
‘I went through that hole. Last night.’
‘Could’a waited for me!’ Scotty splutters.
She ignores him. ‘And I found her imprisoned by a troll in this... cave. Looked like something out of a game.’ She sighs. ‘She was in this pink poufy dress with one of those conical hats with the silk coming down.’ She gestures madly, trying to describe the hat. ‘You know the ones?’
‘Never been a big fan of the more feminine fairy tales, but yes.’ He looks across at Alexandra, who is staring around at the world in wonder as she trails behind Bianca, clutching on to the other girl’s hand. ‘So, why is she going to school with us?’
‘What else am I meant to do with her? I can’t leave her at home and I certainly can’t leave her to wander because last time I did that she almost got hit by a truck!’ She throws up her hands and Alexandra recaptures the left one as soon as it drops back down. ‘I just have to hope the teachers don’t notice she’s not supposed to be here.’
‘Poor girl,’ Scotty says, mournfully. ‘She falls into our world and we subject her to school right off the bat.’
Bianca snorts and pulls a hair band from her pocket slowing down and placing a hand on Alexandra’s shoulder. ‘Hang on a sec, Alexandra.’
They stop walking as she gently turns the blonde around, running her fingers through the girl’s long hair. She braids it loosely down her back and smiles when it’s done, turning her back around. ‘You blend in a little easier now,’ she says. ‘Although you’d blend in a lot better if your hair was shorter.’ She fingers the end of the plait, the straggling ends of her hair half way down her back.
Scotty sighs, ruffling his own hair, drawing the girls’ attention back to him. ‘So, are you going to have to go to her kingdom with her?’
Alexandra looks at Bianca, expectantly, but Bianca shakes her head, takes Alexandra’s hand again and starts walking. ‘Nah,’ she says. ‘Eventually, the real Prince Charming will turn up to bring her home and I’m good with that.’
‘No, no, no!’ Alexandra exclaims. She wrenches her hand free and jumps back a few steps, towards the
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