Power (4)

"You weren't wrong about what you asked Aurora. What was the point of having us placed in these rooms with dresses to pick for ourselves if your word was the final decision? Had I known this would happen I would be at home sleeping," Regina spoke up since Aurora was backing down. She was happy to see her sister voicing her own opinions. Aurora was too nice for a long time.

"Aurora understands not to talk back or question her elders even though I am not pleased by her antics just now. We have invested a lot of money into your classes, Regina. I expected that you would be the one with common sense. If you want things to go your way then do as your mother says and get married. Then you can run your household as you please," Minnie said, scolding Regina. She liked the girls to speak with her freely and enjoy themselves but to a certain extent. Right now Regina was pushing the limit.

"Even then you will find rules you have to follow and you cannot escape them. It's best to learn obedience now Regina. Go change your dress and I will pick out one for you myself. How about I take you to get some of your favorite desserts before we head back home?" Rachel tried her best to cheer up her daughter seeing that Regina looked like she had much more to say.

Ignoring her mother, Regina walked away from the group back to her dressing room followed closely by Aurora. "Since we were young it always infuriated me how much you always stayed quiet and did everything they asked you to do. It's okay for you to voice your concerns and opinions. What don't you say more when you want to?"

"Because I am both grateful and afraid. Grateful that they have all been kind and treated me well over the years but afraid of what might happen if I bite the hand that feeds me. I have a lot to say Regina but I am not like you where I can speak and get away with it. My mind is filled with so many questions these days and the last thing I want to do is continue to argue with Minnie right now," said Aurora.

She had a bit of courage back then at that moment but then as they continued to talk she realized now was not the time for her to be at odds with Minnie. She wanted their relationship to remain as normal as possible for her to be able to get as much information as she could first before Minnie did whatever she said in regards to putting Aurora to rest.

Regina frowned hearing Aurora's mind had been filled with many questions. They didn't have the time to speak to each other recently because her mother had been shoving her to classes left and right. "What's going on Aurora? What are you hiding from me?"

Aurora looked behind them where Minnie, Rachel, Madame Eloise, and all the attendants were not too far away. She looked back at Regina and asked, "Can I trust you?" It was a reasonable question even though she felt that she could trust her sister more than anyone else she lived with. Even their own brother.

Regina felt hurt by the question because she would never ever betray Aurora in any shape or form. "Of course you can. Are you in danger? Did someone trouble you?"

"Come to my room tonight but make sure no one knows you are coming there. Mentally prepare yourself to be freaked out just as much as I have been," Aurora warned Regina.

"Why are the two of you standing here talking? Go get changed," Rachel ordered them both. She had gotten up to take a peek at Regina when she saw the two girls talking.

Regina and Aurora both hurried back to their separate dressing rooms. Later in the night after they all returned home and had dinner, Regina waited till the house was peaceful and her mother's eyes, the maids, had all gone to bed. She knew the night workers would be in the kitchen around this time so she used it as an opportunity to sneak to Aurora's room.

She knocked on the door three times, a signal she came up with along with Aurora so they both knew each other was the person at the door. The sound of the locks being turned was heard before the door was opened with Aurora's hand reaching outside to pull her sister inside.

"I swear you just made my heart race when you pulled me inside. Have you always been this strong?" Regina asked, placing her hand on her chest while Aurora closed the door and locked it. "What is the secret you have to tell me? It's been killing me the rest of the day waiting to know what it is."

Aurora stood nervous in front of Regina, unsure about how to explain all of this/ Anyone would call her crazy if she were to mention a werewolf. "You should sit down first."

"Okay," Regina said sitting on the bed while suspicious of why Aurora wanted her to sit. Her sister made it sound like she was going to drop a huge bomb.

"Do you remember when Minnie would tell us about a beast coming to take us if we continued to do bad things?"

"Of course I do. I was scared after we had eaten that cookie and Minnie found out. Why?" So far Regina did not understand what this had to do with why Aurora looked so nervous. Was her sister still scared of that bedtime story at this age?

"Recently I had a dream where I woke up in a place where I had never been to before, well at least I think so. And then there's this man who shifts into this creature right before me under the moon. I started to run and he chased me but when I reached a cliff he told me he was trying to save me," Aurora paced back and forth recounting the last few events to her sister. "I woke up the next day with a moon sign on my shoulder and it turns out the beast was actually a werewolf. Ever since then I have been noticing that my life is one big lie and I am not normal."

Regina opened and closed her mouth, surprised this was what Aurora wanted to tell her. "This is all quite imaginative. I will tell you that much. Beasts and werewolves Aurora? Did you get into father's alcohol without telling me because this is-" Regina paused when Aurora had used her hand to make a plant in her room grow on her command. The plant grew triple its size scaring the hell out of her. "Not normal," she finished her sentence looking at Aurora bewildered.