Forget-Me-Nots ~ Forget-Me-Nots are an ideal option to gift to a loved one. These plants imply true love, and just as the name implies, they are given in the hope they (or the sender) will never be forgotten. Many believe this plant to signify an authentic love brimming with memories.

   Hours had past since I found out about my pregnancy, and I began to worry; How will Maroon react to this? Will he be happy? Or mad? Would he leave me? How would we raise it? Where will we go?

" I'm so nervous..." I say, nibbling on my finger nails. I turn and look out my window to see the sun beginning to set," I wonder if he'll come today..."

I slowly stumble out of bed and walked towards my window seal. I sat down, pulling my knees to my chest as I leaned my back against the frame. The breeze gently blew by me as I stared out my window, gazing out at the the palace grounds," I can't believe this will be one of the last times I see this..." I mumble, laying my head on my knees.

" And what do you mean by that?" A husky voice asks, causing me to fall off the window seal in surprise with a small thud," Wow, are you ok princess?"

I looked up at saw Maroon, now perched on my window seal with his black wings expanded," M-Maroon!" I say, smiling as I stood up and off the ground.

He gave me his signature smile, sitting down on my window seal," Missed me?" I laughed and embraced Maroon in a tight, loving hug. He wrapped his arms around me, placing his head in the crook of my neck," I've missed you too princess...."

" I have been miserable without you...." I say as I pull away, my arms laying on top of his shoulders. He smirked and pecked my lips, then smothered my face with more kisses," Maroon! S-Stop!" I laughed as he kissed down my neck, tickling me.

He pulled away with a love-struck look in his eyes," I've missed hearing you laugh..." he says, cupping my face with his hand, slowly tracing down till his was holding my chin. Maroon leaned forward and brushed his lips against mine. The kiss was soft, and filled with love. When he pulled away, he leaned his forehead on my own while he cupped my face," I have missed kissing your lips..."

I overlap his hands with my own," I have missed being with you...so much." I state, feeling comfort from Maroon's touch. But my happiness was ruined by a pit that began to grow inside me; I have to tell. But how?

" Princess? Are you alright? You've gone pale..." Maroon's asks in concern, standing up from my window seal -tucking his wings into his back- and walking me over to my bed," Is something bothering you?"

" I-I'm fine...it's just..." I couldn't bring myself to say it. I looked down at my lap as Maroon sat beside me, his hand placed on my shoulder," I love you so much...you know that right?"

" Jasmine, what's going on? You're acting strange..." he states, worry swimming in his eyes," You're not dying, are you?!"

" No, it not that..." I turn my gaze away from Maroon's; I couldn't bare look into his eyes.

" What is it then? You can tell my princess." Maroon states, brushing his hand against my cheek.

I take in a deep breath, grabbing a hold of Maroon's one hand," Maroon..." I begin, rubbing circles on his hand," I-I'm....pregnant!"

I'm not sure what I expected, but I squeezed my eyes shut in fear. A whole moment of silence went by before I felt Maroon wrap his arms around me, pulling me closely to his chest," I am...so happy..." I hear him say as tears of joy run down his face," This is wonderful Jasmine..." His wings extend from his back once more, and cover me like a blanket.

He looks down and places a hand on my stomach, then smiles," I wonder if it'll be a girl..." he says to himself, rubbing his hand over my belly," I bet she'll be as beautiful as her mother..."

When Maroon looked back up at me, he saw me in tears," Jasmine! What's wrong. Was it something I said?" He asked, worried.

I shake my head," M-Maroon....w-why do you say things like that..." I respond, sniffling," W-We have to leave..."

" Leave? Why?" he questions.

" M-My father...he'll find out soon. H-He'll recognize these symptoms and..." I couldn't go on.

" Okay, then we'll go," Maroon states in a soothing tone, cupping my face in his hands as he gave me a small smile in hope of calming me down," we'll go somewhere far away from everyone, and we'll raise our child, okay?

I nodded as my tears continued to stream down my face," Shhh, don't cry anymore. Everything will be alright..." he cooed, kissing my tears away," Relax princess."

" A-Alright..." I take in deep breaths, laying my head on Maroon's chest," W-We should leave as soon as we can..."

" We'll leave tonight then." he states before kissing my forehead," But for now, we'll just relax, alright?"

" Sounds good..." I reply. We both crawl to the center of the bed, Maroon leaning against the backboard while I laid on his chest, drawing circles on his chest. I hummed a soft lullaby as Maroon gently pet my wings, running his fingers through my white feathers.

" What song is that?" Maroon asks, smiling down at me.

" It was a song my mother use to sing to me as a child." I reply, sitting up more on Maroon's lap," I can't remember the name...but I know the lyrics."

" Will you sing them for me?" He asks as I nod my head.

I take a moment to remember all the lyrics, but I do begin to sing:

You are my sunshine

My only sunshine

You make me happy, when skies are grey

You'll never know dear

How much I love you

Oh please don't take, my sunshine away

" That sounded beautiful." Maroon stated.

" Thank you..." I reply bashfully.

We began to talk about random things like baby names and such; He said if it were a boy, then Max, and if it were a girl, then Rose or Rosemary. I prefered the name Milo or Myles for a boy, and the name Annabelle for a girl.

The discussion over names went on for hours, and I quite enjoyed it; it felt like we were a normal, happily married, couple discussing names for their future child. The thought brought a smile to my face.

But it soon came time for us to leave. I quickly got dressed into something more appropriate for travel; a short white and blue dress with leggings underneath, along with a pair of long boots and a hood. I rarely wore something like this, but I kept something like this in my wardrobe in case of emergencies, not sure what type, but it probably related to me having to flee the palace.

" You look amazing..." Maroon says, wrapping his arms around me from behind as I checked myself in the mirror," It looks different from what you normally wear, but a good different."

I smile and hum in response, leaning back into his chest. I was scared, beyond scared actually, I was terrified of leaving. But with Maroon with me, I felt protected and safe," Do you have everything you need?" He asks, looking over at the satchel I packed laying on the bed.

" Yeah, I think so." I say, walking over to it a double checking; there wasn't anything that we actually needed, Maroon said that everything we needed was at a friend's place down at Earth, but Maroon wanted me to take anything I held valuable. There wasn't much though, some jewelry left by my mother, the picture that Carla gave me and a few others of my own, and some possessions that does not need to be mentioned at this moment.

I swung the satchel over my shoulder, letting out a shaking breath as I stared out my window," I can do this...I can do this..." I mumbled to myself, holding my satchel strap tightly.

My body jolts a bit when I feel someone touch my shoulder, but I relax once I realize it was Maroon. He gives me a reassuring smile, which helps put me at ease. I place my hand on top of Maroon's and squeeze. He leans down and places a kiss on my cheek," Everything will be alright," Maroon reassures, extending his wings again to where they cover my own," I will protect you. Both of you." he places a hand over my stomach, rubbing small circles around my belly.

" I know." I say, letting out a sigh," I know..."

Maroon placed a kiss on my forehead before leading me over to my window," I will be jump down first, then you after. We can't fly till we are at the wall, but we must be careful of traps."

" Traps?" I ask, looking down at the ground below; there were guards patrolling on the ground, in groups of two. The only reason I was able to see them within the darkness of the night was because of the lanterns they held.

" Yes, traps." Maroon replied," They have them set around the palace grounds, I saw them when sneaking in here, but it was sunset then, and now it's night, so it'll be harder for us to spot them."

I look back out my window again, fear building up inside me. But Maroon eased me when he kissed my hand," We'll be alright Jasmine," he reassured, squeezing my hand in comfort," Now let's go."

I nodded and released Maroon's hand, watching as he jumped out the window. I leaned over my window seal, seeing Maroon land on the ground before he looked up at me," Come on! Your turn." he shouts quietly to me," I'll catch you!"

" O..Okay..." I swing my legs over the ledge, peering down at Maroon. I squeezed my eyes shut, taking in deep breaths," I can do this, I can do this..."

Finally, I gathered enough courage to jump off, squealing as I fell. Maroon easily caught me in his arms, gently placing me onto the ground. Before I could thank him, he covered my mouth with his hand," Shhh..." he pointed to our left, where a pair of guards stood, talking amongst themselves. He grabbed a hold of my hand and pulled me in the other direction, dodging bear traps and trip wires as we silently ran within the darkness of the night.

We stayed close to the palace wall, due to there being guards posted around every corner. I didn't stop running till I came across the willow tree. I stood there, gazing at the tree as the leaves and branches swayed in the breeze. My mother use to bring me here as a child. We would play games and have picnics here. She would sometimes read me stories, or sing me a song. I couldn't leave those memories behind...

" Jasmine! We need to go." Maroon demanded, pulling on my arm.

I shake my head, tears brimming my eyes," I-I can't...I can't leave..."

" Yes you can princess," Maroon stated, cupping my one cheek with his hand," I know you can do this. And I'll be with you, every step of the way."

A horn was sounded off behind me before I could say anything," Jasmine. Run."

And we did.

We ran, the sound of clanking metal following behind us," Come on princess! We are almost to the wall!" Maroon shouted, expanding his wings from his back while mine flapped frantically behind me. The castle wall was in view, and I couldn't help but smile.

But my happiness was cut short. A loud clank filled our ears as I fell to the ground. I let out a scream in pain as I looked down at my right foot, seeing it caught in a bear trap with golden blood pulsating out of my wound," M-Maroon!" I cried, holding my leg in agony. Maroon was immediately at my side, fear written in his face," I-It hurts...."

" I-I know, and I'll get you out of here...." he states, his voice trembling as he spoke," I-I'm going to try to open it...."

With shaky hands, Maroon grabbed a hold of the metal jaw of the bear trap, my blood straining his fingertips gold. I yelped in pain when Maroon barely pulled on it," M-Maroon!" I cried, tears streaming down my face as the guards grew closer," Y-You need to go..."

" Go? I am not leaving you." Maroon stated, trying to release my foot from the bear trap's metal teeth. I let out another cry from his attempt," I-I can't lose you...I won't..." Now he was the one crying.

I could hear the guards shouting as they grew even closer," Y-You must...t-they'll kill you...." I say, placing my hand on his cheek. He looked me in the eyes, and there, I saw how terrified he actually was," P-Please..."

He shook his head," I refuse to leave you here! I rather die than leave you here!" He screamed, tears racing down his face.

" M-Maroon..." I slowly turned his head to where he was facing me once again," I-I love...so much...b-but you must leave."

" I can't-"

" Yes, you can Maroon." I state, pulling him towards me till our lips smashed together. The kiss was full of love, and neither of us wanted to pull away, knowing this might be one of the last times we ever kiss each other. We pull away and gaze into each other's eyes. I cupped his cheek, memorizing his face like it's the first time I am seeing it, or the last," I-I love you...."

More tears streamed down his face as he over lapped my hand with his," I will come back for you." He states, causing more tears to rush down my face," Believe me when I say that. I will come back for you."

I nod my head, smiling," A-Alright..."

" There they are!"

Our heads snap in the direction of the voice, and there, stood at least a dozen guards, all loaded with weapons," G-Go Maroon..." I say, pushing Maroon away from me," G-Go!"

He was reluctant, but finally stood up and bolted towards the castle wall, spreading his wings and taking off. I continued to cry from both emotional, and physical pain.

" Damn! He got away!" A guard shouts as the group finally reach me," Wait...Princess Jasmine?"

I faced them, tears streaming down my face," It is the princess!" he exclaims before kneeling down in front of me," Well come on! Help me get her out of this!"

And so they do after several attempts. Once my foot if freed from the clutches of the metal jaws of the bear trap, the guards help me limp back to the castle.

I didn't know what they were thinking, or what they were going to do to me, but I knew this wasn't going to end well.