I was laid in a bed of flowers with my hands laced over my body.
A perfect corpse?
"...You are an even bigger idiot than I am." [Prince]
"The line is, 'There you are, my fair Princess'," I whispered to Prince Erik.
"You big idiot!" [Prince]
"...Stop calling me an idiot," I said as I pinched his hands. "You should not change the lines so much."
"You were the first one to change them. I was looking forward to hearing those lines from you," Prince Erik whispered.
The confession scene...Is he looking for revenge?
"I wanted to give you the whole world if I could! You asked for simple things to which I did my best to procure. My injuries were from my own simple mistakes. None of them were from you. Even if they were, I would gladly accept them if it meant the end of your curse...You need to awaken. What possible future could we have together if you keep your eyes closed forever?" [Prince]
I was fed the empty bottle and awoke from my slumber. I sat upright following the scene.
"...Why did you awaken me, Prince? I planned on sleeping forever. If I sleep forever, I can avoid hurting you, myself, and anyone else. Only...Only I need to suffer alone." [Princess Aura]
Prince Erik grabbed me by my shoulders.
"...If you suffer, I will be in the most pain" [Prince]
"That is a lie," I said not as Princess Aura but as myself.
I suddenly covered my mouth. That was the wrong line. I answered as myself and not as the character I was playing.
...What is the next line anyways?
It is no good...I cannot think of anything.
"...I have fallen so deeply for you that there is no way that I can live without you. If you hate me, tell me now so that I will leave you alone." [Prince]
My tears fell down my face once more.
"...There...There is no way that I could ever say that hate you." [Princess Aura]
When I said that, I wonder if I was speaking as Princess Aura or myself...
Prince Erik's face suddenly came closer.
He is going to kiss me...
The curtains came down at that moment.
Behind the curtain, my left hand was covering my own mouth a few centimeters from where Prince Erik's mouth was.
"...I wasn't going to kiss you," Prince Erik said quietly.
It was dark behind the scenes. I was unable to see Prince Erik's face, but I imagined a disappointed facial expression on him.
I quickly leapt out of bed and quickly went to change costumes.
The wedding scene occurred afterwards and the ending of the play was reached.
I was allowed to wear one of the Princess' costume gowns around as a reward for my hard work. Some of the makeup artists touched up on my makeup and braided my hair very nicely and added small flower decorations again.
I want to see Garett...
"Lady Arielle, your Prince is waiting," the screenwriter said.
"Who could that be?" I asked him.
In the distance, someone with long slightly curled black hair and the Prince's white costume with a red cape from the wedding scene appeared. I gasped at the stunning man who had removed his glasses for the first time in all of the years I knew him. If it were not for the color of his hair or the style of his hair, he would be the spitting image of Prince Erik.
The image of him walking towards me with a bouquet of red roses was like a scene from a painting.
"It was a magnificent stage," Garett said as he handed me the bouquet.
My face felt very flushed as I took up the bouquet and tried to hide my face behind them.
"Thank you very much...Y-You look very handsome..."
I covered my mouth slightly from embarrassment.
Why did I stutter? I cannot find the words to say anything...
"Of all the dresses you wore, this one suited you the most," Garett said.
I may die from his sweet talking.
"...Can you see without your glasses?"
"Not very well...I was told that my glasses do not suit the clothes I am wearing," he said as he touched his chest pocket. "I also have you..."
"What does that have to do with any..."
"If you lend me your hand, you can lead me wherever you want," he said with a smile.
I reached my hand into his pocket and pushed his glasses on his face.
"...It is better for you to see."
"...Too bad."
If Princess Aura had a Prince like Garett, she would have died from his beauty much faster than if the curse had killed her...
With our costumes, it was a bit difficult to avoid the attention of other people.
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