What they didn't know was Rachel was actually a princess - as in an actual one. The daughter of a king. Royalty.
It wasn't obvious, but Rachel had Yangdonese blood. Yangdon is a place in China that isn't exactly peaceful. Up until today, the war between the East and West continues.
Plenty of Americans moved to Yangdon way back when it was still a quiet paradise and had children with the first Yangdonese people. But they fled when the war began. Rachel's great-greatgrandfather was one of those Americans. Her father was part-American. Her mother was an American lady who grew tired of the big city and moved to Yangdon, where she was pursued by its soon-to-be king. They had a mostly-American, part-Chinese child who they named Aleyah who they thought had died.
But here she is, alive and running.
Rachel was controlling but if you were lucky you would find that she had a sweet side. Sam Evans was the one Rachel would show this side of hers to the most.
She was really talented, too. She often sang in front of Sam because she knew he would support her dreams of being a singer and that he was a fan of her voice, too.
Sam's her best friend since elementary. During those times Shelby and Hiram were fighting, and Quinn was being a bitch to Rachel. He comforted the little girl in a red knitted sweater who was crying and they became BFFs.
Little did Rachel know that her best friend was falling for her.
"So Sam, what's new with your life today?" Rachel asked him. "Any new stories? Any new... girls you want to tell me about?"
"Oh no..." He looked at her dreamily. "I'm still in love with her." "Whaaat? You've been in love with this mystery girl for the past two years and..."
Sam smiled. Rachel was smart, but she could be so clueless. He'd tell her about the beautiful girl who wanted to be on Broadway and had at least ten reindeer sweaters. And she would just say, "I like her - she's like me."
She kept babbling about how he should find another girl. "Seriously, it's getting boring! Or if you really can't... just tell her already!"
Sam grinned. "Don't worry, I'm telling her tomorrow."
Rachel sighed. "Good luck." She stayed quiet for a few seconds before remembering it was a school day. "And oh! Don't skip classes!"
Sam gave her a thumbs-up.
"Oh, um. Got to go," she said, excusing herself. "Mom wants me to go home immediately. She sounds excited." "Must be good news." "Exactly."
She ran home and her mom was shrieking. "Rachel! You won!"
"I what?" "You won!" "Won what?"
She approached her and snatched the letter from Shelby's hands. "Oh my God I won!"
She won a free trip to Yangdon.
(A/N: Excuse my crappy writing. The story is based on Princess and I, a television series in the Philippines. It has the same storyline as P&I and there are only minor differences, like who ends up with who. This is pretty much a ripoff, lol. Don't forget to R&R!)