Grace's Lessons

Jasmine: "I KNOW YOU TWO ARE ENJOYING THIS WILD FLIGHT, BUT COULD PLEASE SLOW DOWN?"

Grace: "WHY? ARE YOU ABOUT TO THROW UP?"

Jasmine: "NO! BUT I MIGHT FALL OFF IF YOU TWO IDIOTS DON'T STOP SPINNING FOR FIVE SECONDS!"

Violet comes to a stop.

Jasmine: "We're switching places RIGHT NOW!"

Grace: "Okay..."

Jasmine: "Take us down, Violet."

Grace: "Why?"

Jasmine: "I think you've had enough flying lessons for today."

Grace: "Aww..."

Violet: Don't worry. Jasmine had plans for setting up a tea party.

Jasmine: "I did? Um... I mean, yes! I did! But um, I sort of forgot to set it up."

Grace: "I can help."

Jasmine: "Nononononono. It must be set a certain way."

Grace: *murmurs* "Oh."

Violet lands in front of the castle and lowers herself to let Grace and Jasmine get off.

Jason: "I hope you're enjoying you're day off Jaz!"

Jasmine: *glares at Jason*

Jason: *growls as the others squires tease him*

Grace walks ahead of Jasmine, going into the castle.

Jasmine: "Now you just go ahead and sit at the table over there, and I'll be right back with the tea and cakes."

Grace: "Cakes?"

Jasmine: "Yes. Now go sit."

Grace: "Okay."

Jasmine walks into the kitchen where she is greeted by one of the chefs.

Chef: "Princess Jasmine. How may we serve you?"

Jasmine: "I need a POT of tea. Not a cup."

Chef: "Of course."

Jasmine: "And...and..." *stares at the jar of cookies* "And...some variation of cookies." *exhales deeply*

Head Chef: "For your friend?"

Jasmine: *nods* "Yes. I am doing this for my friend."

Jasmine patiently waits at the kitchen entrance for the tea and cookies.

Chef: "Go sit down, Jasmine. We'll bring it out to you."

Jasmine: *nods then goes to join Grace at the table*

Grace: *looks at Jasmine*

Jasmine: "They told me to wait here."

Grace: *normal voice* "Well that's a good thing. We can spend more time together."

Jasmine: "....yes. I have a question for you Grace."

Grace: "Mhm?"

Jasmine: "Have you ever been to a tea party?"

Grace: "No."

Jasmine: "You are going to be a challenge...ahem. What do you say when a royal invites you to dinner? And before you say anything, pretend I never chose you to stay here."

Grace: "Uhh....thank you?"

Jasmine: *flicks Grace on the forehead* "No. You tell them you would be delighted."

Grace: "What does delighted mean?'

Jasmine: *'really' face*

The chefs arrive with tea and cookies. Grace and Jasmine both reach for a cookie.

Jasmine: *swallows her cookie* " Now what I am about to teach you is a very important lesson."

Jason: *walks in playing with a fake sword*

Jasmine: "What are you doing?"

Jason: "taking a break."

Jasmine: "Why?"

Jason: *snatches cookie* "Why not?"

Jasmine: "Well, anything could happen at any moment. You may as well prepare yourself."

Jason: "Just like the other squires telling me to kiss to Gra--ehhass..."

Jasmine: *unamused*

Grace: "THE OTHER SQUIRES WANTED YOU TO KISS GRASS?"

Jason: "Yeah. They dared me to do it. And they said that if I don't do they wouldn't help me clean the horse stables. Ugh. What a bunch of jerks."

Jasmine: "Please leave."

Jason: "Okay, okay. I'll talk to you later then."

Jason walks out, continuing to play with the wooden sword.

Jasmine: "Ahem." *pours tea* "I want you to know, Grace that there is a proper way to sip your tea."

Jason: *yells from the hall* "PROPER THIS! PROPER THAT!"

Jasmine: *unamused*

Grace: "There's a proper way to sip tea?"

Jasmine: "Believe it or not, there is." *sips tea*

Grace: *picks up cup of tea*

Jasmine: "You're holding it wrong."

Grace: *'really' face*

Jason: *who is standing at the entrance, speaks in a teasing tone* "Shame on you, Grace. To think you would have known better."

Jasmine: "DON'T YOU HAVE ANYTHING BETTER TO DO?"

Jason: "No."

Jasmine: "GO AWAY!"

Jason: "Okay...fine."

Grace: "Can I learn something else?"

Jasmine: "Bored already?"

Grace: "No...I just didn't think I'd be learning lessons while I'm at a tea party..."

Jasmine: "Well you can get over it."

Queen: "Good afternoon, Jasmine."

Jasmine: "Good afternoon."

Queen: "I see you're trying to teach your new friend how to be a proper lady at a tea party."

Jasmine: *looks at Grace with a smug look, then turns to the queen with a gentle smile* "Yes, I am."

Grace: *unamused*

Queen: "Well you girls have fun."

Jasmine: "We will!....Now where were we?"

Grace: *with a cookie in her mouth* "Cookie?"

Jasmine: *looks at Grace, who was try to give her a chocolate chip cookie* "First off, don't talk with food in your mouth. Second off..." *takes cookie* "I will take that, thank you."

Grace: *swallows* "I think Linda brought her boyfriend in with her."

Jasmine: "Heh. Doesn't surprise me." *sighs* "As we all know, Linda is going to become queen."

Grace: "Yeah?"

Jasmine: "When she does, you will have to obey everything she and Flint say. Meaning you can't have an attitude towards them."

Grace: "You're the one who has an attitude towards them."

Jasmine: "...True."

Grace: "But what if they ask me to do something bad?"

Jasmine: "They won't....Well Linda won't. Flint is questionable."

Grace: "Does that mean he's a bad guy?"

Jasmine: "Not necessarily."

Awkward silence.

Jasmine: "Do you want to go watch how does the mannequin die?"

Grace:  *murmurs* "I'd take it over listening to Linda and Flint flirting with each other."

Jasmine: *laughs*

A door closes. Linda and Flint's giggling and talking is muffled.

Jasmine: "Well then....I believe now is the time for us to take our leave before I start getting horrible thoughts."

Grace: "Like what?"

Jasmine: "You don't need to know."

Grace: "Oh....are you going to kill Flint?"

Jasmine: "As much as I want to, no."

Jason: "Hi, Grace. Hi, Jasmine."

Grace: "Hello, Jason!"

Jasmine: "Ugh. You again."

Jason: "Not right now..." *gently kisses Grace's hand*

Jasmine: *pushes Jason away* "Get away from her."

Jason: "What do you mean 'get away from her'? All I did was kiss her hand."

Grace: "It's common courtesy for a knight to kiss a lady on her hand, actually. I read it in a book."

Jasmine: "He's not a knight yet. And Grace you are off limits."

Jason: "Yet. And why are you being so protective over Grace?"

Grace: "Yeah. Why did you get very protective?"

Jasmine: "I didn't."

Jason: "Yes you did."

Jasmine: "Nooo I did not."

Jason: "Admit it, Jaz, you like having Grace around."

Jasmine: "I'm only doing this so mum and dad will leave me alone!"

Jason: *smirks* "Sure."