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"Stop squirming, dearie. You brought this on yourself."

"I did no such thing."

"I beg to differ."

"I didn't. You're just being immature."

"My day says otherwise. Now, I would like an apology and maybe I'll think about freeing you."

"Bite me."

"Don't tempt me, sweetheart. You're no position to be insulting me."

"I'll do as I wish, and there's no way I'm apologizing over something so juvenile."

"Juvenile? What you did was unforgivable."

"It's not that serious, Rum!"

*Mock-pout* "That really hurt, Belle. Now, I really want an apology."

*Snort* "When pigs fly."

"Then, you'll just sit here forever."

"People will come looking for me eventually."

"And cross me? Not likely, dearie. Everyone in this town knows better."

"They're just afraid that you'll leave them homeless or unemployed. If they knew you like I do, they'd see that you're just a big puppy on the inside."

"What did you say?!"

*Smirk* "You heard me. What are you going to do about it?" *Thump!* *Thump!* "What are you doing with my shoes?"

"You're not being nice. You need to be punished." *The bedside drawer opens.*

"Rumpel, no! I'm ticklish. Put the feather away! I'm sorry! I-AHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

"I'm not going to stop until you apologize."

"Rum…HAHA…Stop…HOHO….I can't…HEHE…breathe."

"Say it!"

"I'M SORRY!"

*The feather is lowered.* "For?"

"I'm sorry for washing your lucky socks."

"Now, was that so hard?"

"You nearly made me wet myself, you ass."

"If you had just apologized sooner, I wouldn't have had to punish you."

*Handcuffs land on the floor.* "I will get you back for this."

"I love you, too."

TBC