Ext. Huge Tree - Day
After an overwhelming encounter with the King. Stella sits under the tree admiring the falling flowers under the moonlight
Dan: There you are
Ella: Here I am
Dan: I didn't see you. You have no idea how I waited for you to show up. But you didn't
Ella: Why would I? Unlike the other girls I am not a product that I would go and pitch myself to you. So tell me, who won and stole your heart
Dan: No one was interesting to me. I kept thinking about a certain someone
Ella: She must be the luckiest girl to have you thinking about her
Dan: Of course she is. I am looking right at her. Let's get married
Ella: Me? You hardly know I think about me. What if I am a nightmare that will haunt you forever. Didn't your father ever tell you to be aware of pretty faces
Dan: Then I will gladly be a participant. I surely will not regret it
Ella: Then marriage it is then. We have laid down our cards
Dan: By the way, you didn't tell me your name the other day
Ella: Everybody calls me Ella
Ext. Mountain - Night
They are seated close to the fire
Leo: Where is Ella, I haven't seen her all day
Riley: Don't ask me, go ask that leader of yours and I don't want to hear her name or else I will really get pissed off (walks away)
Dawn: What was that about?
Leo: Why do I have to deal with her mood swings
Girlie: Who doesn't want to marry a prince? She is upset because she got denied a chance to try
Leo: Surely she could be the best candidate out of all the maidens here. She must feel robbed
Dawn: If not her then who went
Girlie: Ella, if things go to plan. She should be married in a few days. Surely everything is always within her grasp. I need to carefully study and learn from her
Leo: She is getting married?
Dawn: Surely this prince has a strange taste for women. I guess this proves that everybody has a match
Int. Max's Home- Monique's room- Night
She is throwing a tantrum after getting reject. Her room is chaotic
Monique: How dare he rejects me! I swear I am going to make him regret it. I will let him feel the pain and humiliation I went through
Max: Stop smashing things. There is no way he would have married you if he didn't love you
Monique: Love?! You don't know anything about love, you are nothing but a player. I have loved him for as long as I can remember. How dare he treat my love like the women you sleep with
Max: (grabs her shoulders and shakes her up) No need to wake up. Love cannot be forced, he will never love you even if you point an arrow at him or beg him to accept you. He is not the only man alive and surely you don't need one to live a good life
Monique: (violently removes his hands) What if I insist I only want him
Max: Then there is nothing I can do for you. You will only be the one to suffer. Stop smashing things, you will have to answer to mom and dad when they come home. I am sleeping out, I don't want to deal with your nonsense
Monique: (wipes her tears) I know exactly what to do
Int. Eatery- Day
Ella is glamed up
Ella: How do I look
Ally: Stunning! You should have dressed like this back then
Mercy: You are a true beauty indeed. But let me warm you, the king is a shameless man. He might want to have you despite being bethroned to his son. Be careful around him, he has a thing for young and beautiful girls like you
Ella: I hope he is not that rotten to the core. I am just meeting him as my future father in law
Ally: Stella!
Ella: You haven't called my full name in a long time
Ally: I want you to be happy. I know things are not happening they way they normally should. But still, this is your marriage. I hope that you find true love
Ella: I don't dare to think about it. It is all fake, I am just using him
Ally: But to him it is real
Mercy: You should go, don't keep them waiting
Int. Palace - Day
She arrives, Dan meets her and guides her in
Dan: You look very beautiful
Ella: Thank you, I put in a lot of effort
Dan: You look very calm. Usually people are nervous to meet my father
Ella: I told you I am not like other people. Besides I am here because of you not him
Dan: I like that about you. A woman is very beautiful when she is confident. That is the definition of true beauty
Ella: I pride myself in that
They go inside, the king is already seated
Ella: Greetings your highness
King Lion: You! You look even more beautiful than the other time
Ella: Thank you, your highness
Dan: So you have met before. Good, now we are all acquitted. Dad, this is Ella. The one I want to marry
King Lion: (pauses) {I surely had my eyes on her and I always get what I want} Oh really? And you young lady
Ella: I feel the same way about him. I am willing to spend the rest of my life with him {A lie, I hate lying. I am the type to stab a person with words straight to their eyes}
Dan: We are in one spirit. Together through pain and happiness
King Lion: (Starring at Ella) {why choose the one that I want}
Dan: (Starring at Ella) {Finally! The one who makes my heart flutter. I will surely never lose you}
Ella: {I don't know how long we will play happy family}