The Dragon Princess

BEEP. BEEP. BEEP.

"Ugh! Five more minutes."

BEEP. BEEP. BEEE-

"Oh, shut up! Who set you up anyway?"

My hand flails about knocking down things in the pursue of finding my alarm clock. When I finally find the clock, I give it a hard tap. It stops its awful beep noises and I snuggle back comfortably into my pillow.

I hear the door to my room open after a few peaceful minutes and footsteps tiptoe in. I lift my head up groggily to see who when a loud high pitched screech blares in my ears.

"What the-"

THUD

"KYLE YOU STUPID MORON!!" I seethe from the floor.

My voice comes out muffled because of the blanket that I got tangled up in when I fell from the bed. His chuckles could be heard as he raced down the stairs in light thuds with what I guess was an airhorn.

Nobody. Nobody messes with Ellie early in the freaking morning.

Unless you got food. Then maybe you have a five percent chance at forgiveness.

I groan and untangle myself from the snuggly blanket I am trapped inside. Deciding to make myself presentable first, I walk into the bathroom. Finishing my business, I open the door with a little extra force than needed.

"And it goes - Oh! Oh! Oh! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!"

the music and dance my way

we danced all night, to

high waisted black jeans and a long-sleeved white shirt with the saying, 'Just wing it. Life, Eyeliner,

are you hiding? Where are you-

and slip them on. I strike a pose at my floor length mirror and give myself a once over. My eyes finally rest on my hair and I sigh, grabbing the hairbrush. When I finally tackle my hair into a ponytail, apply lip gloss

at a time. The heavenly aroma of pancakes fills up my senses.

Got a new recipe from your

you princess! And yes, I actually

lots of syrup and plop myself

had good sleep?" Cole lightly punches my shoulder

a

a certain someone hadn't spoiled it for me." I glare at Kyle who promptly sticks his tongue out

was just getting you to wake up. You would have missed dad's pancakes if you

my fork

check if it still

start but Dad cuts me

of you. Kyle do not do it again and Ellie,

Kyle who

to tell us something dad?" Cole nods his

open my mouth to interject but he shushes me. “Yes, I know it is Christmas, but I am so sorry pumpkin, it's really important. I will back

to ourselves since Mrs. Marty is going away to see her

She has been with ever since we were children and basically acted like a

of the front door opening

voice rings from