"Alice, there is something I need to tell you" Shun suddenly feels a lot meer confident and takes her hand. Alices' eyes gets bigger and she glances from her hand and up to him.
Shun is sweting and Alice sees it clearly, and holds back a little laugh.
"I've gatherd a lot of confidence to tell u this, and if u ..." he never thought about her rejecting him. What if she does?
Shun clearly gets nervous but he dosen't let go of her hand. Because Alice is holding on to it. And it calms him.
"Shun, I ...-"
"No, Alice, I have to do this, I need to get this done! It's to get my confidence up!"

Alice stares...

7.p.m
Alice was studying with Runo on the seconde floor when the phone rang.She put her pencil down and stood up:
-Runo,wait for me a few minutes!I have a call.
-Yes,Alice.I guess Shun is calling you.
-No,Shun's grandfather doesn't allow him to have a phone.Maybe it's the other.-Alice answered and went out.
***
-Say what?Marucho,it's 7.p.m and I am studying.I can't go there right now-Alice was really surprised.
-Why not?It's early,right?My limo is in front of Runo's house.Please go,please!-Marucho tried to advise his friend.
-B..But you've just told me the party'll open tomorrow.Why must I come there...

Alice always did love fairy tales. She loved how her grandfather would always tell her fables and myths before she went to bed. She loved the feeling she would get when she closed her eyes and see the story unfold behind them.

From the tale of Hades and Persephone to Freya's frantic zoek for her husband Odur; Alice knew all the tales he would tell her door heart. But the ones she would always ask her grandfather to retell over and over again were the tales of Princes' and princesses. Stories like Sleeping Beauty and the Little Mermaid did Alice enjoy the most.

Her grandfather's tales always did...