I wheezed
OH SON OF A MOTHERLESS PIG! Fred just complimented me!
"T-" I cleared my throat. "Thank you. You look good as well." I said.
"Really? Phew!" He sighed in relief. "For a second there I thought you might call me ugly again. That's why I really spend some time fixing myself up. Good thing it paid off." He sighed and now, I am fighting the urge to run towards a set of stairs and jump down in happiness.
Just as I was staring dreamily at Fred, Nate took that opportunity and pulled me towards him. He caught me off guard that I tripped and landed on his chest. I heard him chuckle. I pushed myself up and glared at him. "I'll hit you." I warned.
"Woah! The party hasn't started and you now have a sour look on your fac
"Thanks." I whispered to him. He looked down at me and beamed. "We actually made it."The crowd suddenly applauded us as we reached the bottom and the queen's voice suddenly boomed from the top. "Everyone, this is Princess Rosalie Amber Stan. A new member of the royal family. You will all treat her with the same respect as you have of us." Said the queen. Soon, the crowd suddenly acted. The royals did a curtsy while the Dukes and Duchess bowed."Enjoy the night." With that, everyone parted. Some gave me smiles before heading off to friends or sitting on tables.The other princes came down and joined us looking at the crowd. Dan let out a whistle. "Damn, I didn't expect this many visitors.""I agree." Said Fred. "That is why I'm asking you not to whistle since it's inappr
I stared at her. Wondering why she was asking this all of a sudden."It's a secret, because her race is actually rare." Came the reply of Nate and turned to Lady Alice and smiled. "Very rare." He said calmly. In that moment, I found myself admiring Nate for speaking up for me.Lady Alice beamed at Nate before turning her attention to me. Her eyes sparkled with interest as she asked, "That's amazing."I felt a hand sneaking at my waist and suddenly, I was pulled towards Nate. I looked up at him and saw him wink. Not the flirtatious wink but more of a 'let me handle this' wink. He returned his gaze back to Lady Alice. "Actually, she's a rare one so she really can't answer that question at the moment. But personally? I think she's charming in her own way regardless of her race." he said and leaned in to whisper at Lady
I saw Fred, who was still dancing with his partner. Our gazes met and, with one hand, he grabbed me and twirled me over to the next person. Fred smiled warmly at me and winked. His dance partner looked confused on why he didn't switch us.But I, on the other hand, remembered our promise. That we would be my last dance for the night. I gave him a smile to let him know that I remembered before I faced my new partner.Well suppose to be a partner. It was Nate, but apparently he was having a conservation with another girl. And he didn't seem happy.It was a girl with long purple hair that shone in the light. I remember from my lesson with Ace that she's Princess Camille. Her silver dress sparkling with different colors as if it were alive. Expensive non-metallic jewelry decorated her from top to toe. I'll say, she's bea
"It’s PRINCE." He corrected me in annoyance.I was only looking at him expectantly and waited for him to offer me his hand. Suddenly, he grabbed my hand and looked at the man next to him and called his attention. When he looked at us, he offered my hand to him. "Wanna switch partners? I'll pay you." he said, even though he knew that he's a duke and he'll have tons of gold in his pocket.I jerked my hand back and frowned at him. "Oh no you won't! Fred already ditched our dance. I will not be exchanged for another dance partner twice in one night!" I took his hand and forced us both to a dance.Well Fred didn't really ditch me to be honest.He raised an eyebrow at me. "Does it look like I care?" He told me.I countered hi
Prince Chace studied Fred for a moment before turning his gaze at me and smirked. His eyes twinkling in amusement as he looked back at Fred who was waiting patiently and bowed. "Of course." He then gave my hand to Fred's outstretched hand. After excusing himself, he left.I looked at Fred. He was also looking at me with a sly grin on his face. I was about to smile back when I remembered what he did to me earlier. I grinned. "You're not gonna ditch me again, are you?"Instead of feeling guilty like I expected him to, he laughed. "Are you still mad about that?"I gave him a plastic smile then. "Why no, Prince Fred. I'm not angry. What makes you say that?" I said sarcastically, making him laugh even more."I only wanted you to keep your promise. I wanted it to be special. O
After the ball, I hadn't got any chance to eat as much as I wanted to as I took off to bed. My body was tired both from keeping the princess act and from running around with Nate to avoid the fairy princess, but despite all that, the ball was fun.As I got out of bed, I decided to take a long and relaxing trip to the bathtub. Then I changed into some comfortable clothes and headed downstairs. Along the way, my stomach kept growling in anticipation for something to eat. I was hungry and if I won't eat anything soon, I'll have a huge fit.That was why, as soon as I caught a whiff of something good and freshly cooked, I didn't waste any time as I made a dash towards the dining area where I found a large picnic basket on top of a table. If I wasn't so hungry I would have wondered and asked why a picnic basket is on the table, but since I was hungry, I dismissed the
We soon arrived at a vast expanse of greenery. The twins set the mat a few feet from a cliff. At first, I was horrified and afraid that we might fall. But when Ren and Dan started to drag me toward the edge, that's when I calmed down. Despite the danger of being near that cliff, the view was to die for. Literally.It was beautiful. I can see a large expanse of trees lining at the bottom. And just ahead of that is a town buzzing with life. I can also see the mountains just ahead of it looking blue from a distance. The breeze here was cool and cold to the skin. But not too cold to make you shiver."Wow." I exhaled as I took it all in."Neat huh? Dan and I found this place during one of our runs at night." Ren stood beside me. His head looked back and he smiled at me. "The place is set now. Come on and let's eat."
My hands trembled as I read the letter. This can't be happening. I must be dreaming or this is some kind of a sick joke, but no it isn't. The letter that I held in my hands is proof.Fred is gone. He left.I bit my lips as they started to tremble. Not because I wanted to cry but because of my mixed feelings.I didn't notice that everyone's attention was on me. I don't want them to see me like this so I smiled. "I guess that's that then," I said. It was stupid to feel anything. After all, what does it matter if I will be leaving soon anyway?"Rose-" Nate started to reach out but I moved away. Dan placed a hand on Nate's shoulder and he shook his head."His choice. Nothing we can do." I shrugged. I started to turn around and mu