"Hey, Rosa! Where are you going? We're going to have tea! Awww! Hello Rosie! Look, I really don't have time for this sweetheart. Rosa!!" Delphie, her sister, shouted up the stairs, trying to get rid of their new little sister, Rosie. It was a combination of ROSa and DelphIE. "Hey Delph! C'mon! Our rings are sparkling, Sugar and Nutmeg must be trying to tell us something. It can't be a problem, otherwise our necklaces would be the ones that are sparkling. Oops. Yes, Nutmeg?" and with that Rosa started to speak to Nutmeg on their ring. Quickly, Delphie rushed up the stairs and put on her ring. 'I should have kept in my pocket!' she thought and started talking to Sugar.
The two hurried down the stairs with their rings in their pockets as if you were wearing the ring, it meant you answered their call and if not, it meant it would carry on sparkling until you do answer. Mrs Maitland smiled, "We've a visitor. She's called Imogen and wants to know if you're good enough for the RAD to join boarding," she introduced.
"Uh, mum, me and sis are just going to have a discussion. We'll just pop upstairs to our bunkie yeah?" Delphie responded quickly, nudging Rosa to show their necklaces were starting to glow and pulled her up the stairs in a flash.
Rosa and Delphie appeared in a cold dark castle. A servant quickly came over to them and gave them a thick fur-lined fur coat each, hung their ballet shoes on a rack and gave them also a pair of fur slippers. Rosa stopped taking her shoes off and looked around. "Where's Sugar and Nutmeg?" she demanded and prodded her pink fur coat. The servant just shook her head, not responding to the question. Rosa threw the coat and slippers on the floor angrily and stamped on them. "Where?!" she yelled at the poor female servant, who looked tired and worn out.
This time the servant ignored her unacceptable temper and picked up the coat and shoes. She held them out and said, "Put these on and come in to the living room. We'll have something to eat and we can talk there." and with that she left the corridor.
Delphie had already put them on so she followed the servant into the dark corridor. Rosa undid her ballet shoes and got a maid to hang them up for her. Hurriedly, she followed them, putting on her coat and slippers on the way.
It was a long dark journey through the damp cold corridor and the three huddled up in their thick fur-lined coats. Luckily, the servant had a candle that she put in it's holder.
Delphie could just make out that they were stepping on a deep crimson red rug. Behind them were there ballet shoes with a little muddy trail behind THEM and it stopped where they took them off. The spiderwebs had been cleaned with long sticks that had grayish bits on them. The only thing was, there weren't any lights.
The candle light was dim and the fire often flickered like it would blow out any time, but they still managed to keep in a tight group together and get to a big room. "This is the living room. Miss! They're here!" Alina shouted and let them in the room to explore.
There were ornaments on tables and little lamps. The floor was polished wood and very smooth. The walls were spotless cream and the curtains were a delicate shade of lilac. There were soft lights that glowed down on to the floor, making it reflect and shine like ever.
A maid came over, her face glowing. She put a silver tray with two mugs of steaming hot chocolate in front of them on the little table on Rosa's side. Rosa handed Delphie a mug and took a gulp of the drink herself. "Rosa, we'd better not spill this on the lovely sofas!" Delphie warned and took a seat on one of the cushion-y sofas. She had one long sip of the delicious warm liquid. It tasted like real melted chocolate. They had enough time to have a little chat about the food and drink and prettiness of this castle.
"Look! Another servant's coming! Ooh! It's Alina and someone else! I wonder what that man's got..." Rosa trailed off as the man handed the tray to another little girl to put on Delphie's little table. Delphie passed a plate of food to Rosa and took a plate herself.
There were 21 more plates left on the glistening silver tray. "Help yourselves!" Delphie and Rosa exclaimed, beckoning to the other maids and servants. Strangely, no one came out, they carried on what they were doing, minding their own business and busying on. A few minutes later, they all hurried out, took a fairy cake from the left over room and ran upstairs.
"Allow me to introduce us. I am Oliver. I am 18. She is Eliza and is 3. She is also me and Alina's little sister. She is 16 and is called A..." and before he could finish his sentence, Delphie and Rosa chorused in unison, "Alina, we know. You just said!" and Eliza was so surprised she fell on the floor with a plop! They made a connection that nothing could break and feared the time when they had to break up."Miss, you bust(must) kikly(quickly) now leaved(leave now)!" Eliza exclaimed, leading the way to the second living room.
It was all terribly confusing that Rosa thought everything was a trick. As if reading Rosa's mind, Sugar and Nutmeg stepped out on to the highly polished floor asking, "Do you think it's a trick now?" and lots of people including Princess Aurora, King Tristan, Queen Isabella, King Neptune, all the maids, servants, man servants, Eliza, Oliver and Alina jumped up and shouted "SURPRISE!!!!!"!
Servants quickly came rushing in holding trays of lemonade, squash and lots of delicious drinks and food! "Let's have a party! It's so gloomy without lights!" Nutmeg announced but Delphie and Rosa had to leave. Eliza started crying and pounced on to Delphie and clung on not letting go. "We'll meet again!" Rosa shouted through the cheers of the crowd.
Back home, Rosie was clinging on to Delphie as they walked down the stairs. "We've agreed." Rosa announced to Imogen and their mum.
They Got IN!!!!
