italicized is lyrics

_Macie_

Kalim smiled at me as he handed me a small object. "It's a music box, it's the lost princess's!" He exclaimed happily and I felt my stomach twist. This again... I look at Jamil who gives me a comforting smile.

"I'm not her..."

"Humor us, please?" Jamil asks and smiles. I sigh and nod.

I bit my lip as I started to inspect the music box. As I stared more intensely recognition did pass through me on how to open it. I pressed the top at the two sides as I heard the click. Then I went to the bottom and started to twist the small knob. Two dancers popped up starting to waltz as a melody started to play. I gasped and nearly dropped it as I heard the familiar melody start to ring out.

Kalim took it and smiled gently at me. "I'll get this through the speakers." He says as he walks off a bit.

"Put us back here, to the night you first ever visited my castle's dance hall." Kalim reassures as Jamil gently tapped my shoulder and offered me his hand.

"Dance with me, just like were kids again. Make this room what you remember it to be. It'll come back."

"I can't!" I say nervous and Kalim was now inspecting a table on how to make the music echo louder. "I don't even know why I know this song!"

"You can I swear, sing the lyrics you associate not the correct ones." Jamil says, and I bit my lip before taking his hand allowing him to start a slow waltz the music echoing now. "And we both know you do know why, it's just hidden. Let us bring it out."

I stared at Jamil nervously and he smiled reassuring. "Tell me, princess. Tell me your story." I nodded and inhaled shakily taking a second look at Kalim who nodded reassuringly. I nod and hum along softly for a moment.

"Dancing bears, painted wings. Things I almost remember" I lean into Jamil as we continue the slow dance. "And a song someone sings, Once Upon a December"

He turns quickly and I swallow nervously. "Someone holds me safe and warm, horses prance through a silver storm" I sing trying to not notice the way Jamil inhaled since it was storming the night the Princess was kidnapped. "Fingers dancing gracefully, across my memories" my voice sounded like i was about to cry as my magic erupted around the room.

The modernized room seemed to go through time as it returned to a classical ballroom, ghosts of my past appearing in the room starting to dance. People dancing around the room most looking like they were their the night of the ball that the Princess was taken. I could feel my outfit turn into a dress, I look down noticing the red and black dress. I look at Jamil who was in a matching suit, and I look at Kalim who was in something similar. I don't remember ever seeing them in these outfits but apparently they remember them by the recognition they had.

"Macie, what else?" Jamil asks softly and brushes my hair behind my ear. I concentrate more making the song louder as I try to focus on it and not stopping my magic. Shifting the room as we are now outside. These two people, their faces blurred holding a small child I assume me, and getting into a horse-drawn carriage. Still unable to remember the details of my childhood. Just knowing that wherever they're taking me is how I got to Earth. "Macie," Jamil whispers worried as I could feel the coldness from smoke on my face, probably coming from my eyes glowing. I know I need to focus recollect get control, but all I could think about is this fog on a section of my memories.

"Someone holds me safe and warm, horses prancing through a silver storm" I sing a few tears falling. "Fingers dancing gracefully across my memories!" I push Jamil off as I let my magic pour out trying to get the spell out of my head trying to remember. They locked my memories away. I could faintly hear Kalim rushing over but I shook my head making the music even louder, remembering the lullaby, my melody.

"Far away, long ago... Burning dim as an ember," I shift the ballroom back as I now remembered the correct words. "Things my heart used to know, things it yearns to remember!"

I could feel Kalim's arms around me trying to pull me back as more tears fell. "And a song someone sings, Once Upon A December..."

The room returns to what it was before I took over it, tears falling faster as I let out a sob. Kalim holds me tighter turning me into his chest, allowing me to clutch onto him. I could faintly hear Jamil running to quiet the music box.

"You're safe, you're no longer back there. I'm sorry. I didn't know it would hurt that much. I just wanted to prove to you that you are her," Kalim mumbles squeezing me tighter. "I'm so sorry."

I continued to cry, squeezing back trying to reassure him. Jamil soon joined the little group hug, the both of them just letting me calm down. I chewed my bottom lip nervous to speak at my memories return. I know those faces... I know, I can remember. I pull back a bit, earning a concerned look from both.

"I know who kidnapped me..."