Aurelie frowned. She knew the armchair was the least comfortable spot, but she wanted to the others to have some comfort. She was used to sleeping in uncomfortable spots, but she guessed maybe the others were as well. She felt like a burden already. “Are you sure? You don’t have to,” she responded to Zero. “I can do it.”
“It looks like two can fit in the bed. It may be cramped but it’d still be more comfortable,” Emerald suggested softly, looking between the two of them. Adding with a glint of humor in her eyes, “And then the other could sleep on the couch, which still looks comfier than the armchair, of all things.”
“Well who would sleep together on the bed then?” Aurelie asked, glancing at it. She realized that Emerald was probably right, and she and Zero had fought over the least comfortable piece of furniture in the room for no apparent reason.
“We could draw sticks,” Emerald suggested softly. She didn’t want them to think of her like she was some spoiled princess that demanded the most comfortable place to sleep.
Aurelie shrugged. “Okay, that seems fair,” she consented. Each spot seemed about equal in terms of comfort, since the couch didn’t look awful and the bed would be shared.
"Why don't we just throw all the flower vases? Oh, and the family portraits. Maybe we could sneak into the kitchens and smash all the plates?" Ellie suggested exasperatedly.
Emerald glanced around the room, looking for stick or some to draw that would be random. She noticed a decorative vase of wilted flowers near the window sill and grabbed those, picking off the dead leaves and flower petal then tearing the stems to make three different sticks, one being clearly longer than the other. She shuffled them in her hands, them held them to look like they were equal length. Emerald brought the sticks back to the other two. “Whoever draws the longest stick is on the couch, I’ll take the stick you two don’t pick,” She told them quietly.
Ren smiled a bit, “As fun as that would be, I don’t think the queen would be angry enough. Might as well rip away all the curtains too,” He said with a glint of humor in his eyes.
Aurelie went first, glancing at the others. She slowly pulled out a stick that was fairly short. So she would be sleeping on the bed, then. This was definitely not the longest stick. She wondered what sticks the other two would get.
"Don't forget to break the windows. Perhaps we could find some paint and splash it on the throne. Swinging from the chandeliers would really be fun," Ellie's eyes sparkled.
Zero pulled his stem next. He almost didn't want to look and see what it was. He'd been completely ready to sleep in an armchair, he'd have been ready to sleep on the couch with out all this. He looked at it and almost breathed a sigh of relief. The other short one.
Emerald looked at her stem to reveal the large one. The couch it would be, then. “Alright, it’s settled then,” Emerald offered a smile, moving to get cozy on the couch. A part of her was glad—it certainly wouldn’t be good if the kingdom her about her sleeping with a man or a woman in the same bed, even if it wasn’t sexual. Plus, the couch seemed comfy enough as it was.
Aurelie nodded and turned to Zero. “I suppose we’re sleeping together then,” she said without thinking. Then, realizing what she said, she blushed. “Not like that, though!”
Fay's eyes lit up when Ellie mentioned paint. Now, that sounds like an idea. "We should use paint! We could play outside." Was it a bad idea? Yes, but when did Fay ever have a good idea. "Me and Ellie could go change out of my dresses."
(Sorry it's not very good. I've been sick all day.)
Ellie's eyes widened. "Fay, I was joking! That's - " she pinched the bridge of her nose. "Alright, great. Wonderful. It was only a matter of time, I suppose," she muttered. "But I am not going to get paint on any of your clothes."
Zero almost cursed. Obviously he'd been hoping to get the couch. His face warmed slightly at how she'd worded it, and suddenly he was seriously considering getting a room to himself. "Good night." He grumbled, as he got in the bed and tried to take up as little space as possible.
Aurelie felt a bit bad. Her thoughtless choice of words had obviously made him uncomfortable. She sighed, glanced at Emerald, and offered a soft “Good night” to both of the others before kicking off her boots and getting into the other side of the bed.
“Good night,” Emerald said softly, finishing her apple and putting it on the floor. She sniffed out the candles with her magic and later back on the couch. A shiver went down her body and she hugged her arms around herself as she closed her eyes and hoped she’d be able to fall asleep.
(I'm still here by the way I'm just waiting for the point in time when my character comes in haha)
(should we timeskip for Emerald, Aurelie, and Zero?)
(I'm still here by the way I'm just waiting for the point in time when my character comes in haha)
(Ha, you’re one of the knights, right?)
(should we timeskip for Emerald, Aurelie, and Zero?)
(Sure, I’m cool with a timeskip)
(I'm still here by the way I'm just waiting for the point in time when my character comes in haha)
(Ha, you’re one of the knights, right?)
(Yeah)
Aurelie woke up the next morning, stretching and sitting up before realizing she wasn’t in her regular sleeping spot. She looked around frantically for a moment before yesterday’s events came rushing back to her. She got out of the bed and went to the bathroom, splashing her face with water. She looked like a mess, and the headache she had didn’t help. She quickly put her long hair into a neat braid.
Ellie's eyes widened. "Fay, I was joking! That's - " she pinched the bridge of her nose. "Alright, great. Wonderful. It was only a matter of time, I suppose," she muttered. "But I am not going to get paint on any of your clothes."
"Let's go change. You two can head outside and we'll meet you there." Fay gave them a smile. She grabbed Ellie's hand and pulled out of the room. "I have some of old clothes from when I lived in town. Those should be fine." This was going to be exciting! A paint war, she's never done something like this before.
Ellie groaned. "I am so getting fired," she mumbled. Paint was all fun and games until someone ended up with a green eye and purple grass.