Alexia Samantha Connors, Columbia, currently a librarian, future psychologist
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Alexia curled up in a corner of the library and picked up the book she was reading. She flipped to half way through and dove into the adventures of Halt and Will. As she got deeper into the book, she began to zone out the rest of the world.
"Alexia Samantha Connors!" the blue eyed girl snapped the book shut and placed it on the shelve before running towards the front of the library. She skidded to a stop before waving at Miss Kimberley.
"Hi?" Miss Kim rolled her eyes and gestured toward the desk.
"Lexi, you have a job to do."
Alexia rubbed the back of her neck before sitting down. "Sorry. I was reading." Miss Kim laughed and walked away, shaking her head at the girl.
Now, Alexia wasn't a child. She was about 16 and had a IQ at least two times higher than most people. Despite these facts, many people referred to her as a kid. Alexia blamed it on the fact that she barely reached 5 feet. At the short height of 4'11", life was difficult, because she could reach the top shelve.
As soon as Alexia got home, she dropped onto her bed. Two of her six younger siblings came racing in. "Lexi!"
"Lexi!"
"What is it?
" Look what you got in the mall!" The twins said in unison. They held out an envelope to her. Alexia reach for it but the on the left jerked it away, laughing.
"Nephi, Lehi. Give it here." They sighed and then handed it over. Alexia took the envelope and carefully opened it.
"Well?" They asked.
"It's the Selection form for Prince Viktor."
"The guy on TV who Liah says is faking because no one can be that perfect?" Lehi asked.
"Liah is 10 right?"
"Yup." Nephi answered.
"Then, yes." The two teens looked at her expectantly. "What do you what?"
"Are you going to fill it out?"
Alexia eyed them curiously, "Yes. This country needs an intelligent princess."
"Yay!" The twins cheered. "Lexi's going to be on TV!"
"I knew it! Come here you little rascals!" The teens giggled and ran off. Alexia chased after them, catching one. She tickled him under his chin and he laughed as he trying to get her to stop.
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Julchen Maria Ackerman, Angeles, Bodyguard
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Julchen pressed her right hand to the gravestone and knelt beside it. "Hey, Mattie. How are you doing? Good I hope. Must be nice where you are. No fights, no deaths, no broken hearts." Her left hand fingered the simple yet beautiful engagement ring, that was strung on a silver chain around her pale neck.
"You're probably wondering why I'm here. Usually, I don't do anything without a purpose. Well, Prince Viktor, you know, tall, broad shouldered, played hockey with you every Saturday? Yeah, he's having a Selection. Mutter, Vater, and mein bruder filled the form out for me. I had my picture taken and everything."
The nineteen year old sighed and pressed her forehead to the cold stone, "You know, Mattie? You were going to be they only person I was willing to wear a dress for. I didn't tell you, but I planning our wedding. It was going to be in the winter, right after you came back. We'd have blue and purple flowers to decorate. You be in your uniform, because you look more comfortable in that than in a tuxedo. I was going to wear a dress. It was gorgeous, and Mutter said I looked like an angel."
Julchen laughed softly, "When I put it on, I felt like an angel. And I finally understood why you called me as such." She closed her pale red eyes and sighed, "I miss you a lot, Matthew. I really do. Ich liebe dich, meine Liebe."
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Koli Else Pratten, Labrador, past Thief, currently ?
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"Koli!" Koli snapped awake immediately, being the crazy light sleeper she was. Her hand darted out and grabbed her dagger.
"Koli! It's Wanda!" Koli jumped to her feet and slide over to the window. She opened it and grabbed the other girls arms, dragging her into the room.
"Whaddya doin' here?"
"Leeching off of you." Wanda smile her brown eyes crinkling under a layer of dirt and grime, "Got any food?"
"Of course?" Koli brought the street rat to the kitchen and took and orange from the fruit basket. Wanda peeled off the skin and bit into the fruit, eating it like an apple.
"Hey, Koli? Are ya entering the Stuck-Up Princess Party?" Wanda asked through a mouth full of orange.
Koli sat at the other end of the island, "Maybe. I got the letter today. Says its supposed to be a lottery, but I doubt it."
"Nothin's every a lottery with dem. They can't see past their own noses." Wanda rolled her eyes, "But with your looks ya could get in. Brown hair, green eyes."
"Yes, but a year and a half ago, I looked like you." Koli gestured towards Wanda's torn clothes, dirt covered skin, and tangled hair. "Besides, the form calls for talents. I don't hav any good ones."
"Whaddya mean?" Wanda had finished the orange and was now nibbling at the peel, "Ya run, ya hide, ya steal, ya can haggle with da black marke- oh. I get it. Nah, those aren't good talents for a princess."
"No kidding."
"Still think ya should. Maybe you'll win. Or maybe da Kids will be treated betta." Wanda looked at Koli, kindly. "Not everyone is as lucky as ya. The rest of us still need help."
"Alright, ya convinced me. I'll fill it out." Koli grabbed a plastic bag and put fruit and a loaf of bread in it, "Now, take this," she handed the bag over, "And go help da Kiddos. They need it."
"Thanks!" Wanda bounded up the stairs and waved goodbye to the former street rat.
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Lumaria Jasmine Laura Bloom, Ottaro, Actress
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Lumaria laughed with delight as she danced around in the rain. She twirled in a circled and then gasped as a hand was placed on her wait and interlaced with on other her own. "Evan!" She cried.
"Cherry Blossom." The blue eyed man smiled at her and she giggled. "Luma, you better go inside. You have to have your picture taken."
"The form!" Lumaria's eyes went wide as she remembered why she was outside in the first place.
Evan looked at her, reassuringly, "I already turned it in."
"Thanks!" Lumaria broke the waltz and threw her arms around the man. "I should probably get inside."
"Probably."
The blonde actress grabbed Evan's hand and dragged him inside the building. Half the girls where crying and trying to salvage their wrecked hair and clothes. The rainstorm had started so suddenly, no one had time to prepare, and as such most outfits were drenched.
Lumaria was soaked and her black skirt was dripping water everywhere. She happily when up to the photographer and asked for her picture to be taken.
"Are you sure? You're all," he gestured towards her soggy pink top, dripping hair, and wet face, "um. Well, you're wet."
"Duh!" Lumaria threw her hands into the air, "It's raining outside! Isn't it amazing?"
"Alright. If you say so, miss."
Lumaria smiled at the camera, utterly delight filling her features. The camera caught her in mid-giggle as she looked a Evan, who was just as wet as she was. "Come on!" The actress gestured for him to follow her, "You owe me a dance in the rain."
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The Royal Family, Angeles,
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Emerald Kyle smiled as she shook the Royal Family's hands. She was the brand new host of the Report and it was a bit nerve wracking to interview the Royal Family for her second time as a host.
She swallowed and turned towards the camera, "Hello citizens of Illéa, I'm Emerald Kyle and tonight we have some very special guests. Please help me welcome, Queen Glory, King Edmund, Prince Viktor, and Princess Nathaly."
The live audiences clapped and Emerald sat down, turning toward the Royal Family, "So, hi. Please excuse me for my mistakes, I'm fairly new at this."
Prince Viktor smiled kindly and nodded, "It's alright. You're doing fine. It can be a bit terrifying having everything you say broadcast across the entire country."
"You seem to have no problem," she joked.
Viktor shook his head, "I am appear calm, but on the inside, I am planning to sneak away."
Nathaly giggled and threw her arms around her brother, "That's means your going to leave me! Don't leave me to the crazies!"
He ruffled the smaller blonde's hair, "Taly, you'll get the spotlight. And we all know how much you love getting the attention."
Nathaly and Queen Glory laughed, "Yeah," the princess admitted, "I love attention."
King Edmund leaned over to Emerald, "Can you keep a secret?"
Emerald nodded, knowing this action. Guests would often ask this question when they were about to reveal a secret. "Of course."
"Prince Viktor is," he paused for a moment of suspense, "having a Selection."
Emerald and the audience gasped in shock, "Really? That's delightful news!"
"Daddy!" Nathaly complained, "I wanted to say that!"
Queen Glory crossed her arms and pouted, "I thought that was my part."
Emerald looked at Viktor, who held his hands up in surrender, "I did not want to say that." He admitted, "I'm already scared thinking about it."
"Really?" Emerald asked, "Why?"
"Why do you expect? When they all get here, I'll have 35 girls to take care of. Nathaly and Mom are already a handful."
"Hey!" The princess protested, "I am not a handful."
"It took the entire palace guard five hours to find you." Kind Edmund stated, "Five hours!"
"Where was she?" Emerald asked.
"In a cabinet. We're not sure why or how. But she was in a cabinet." Queen Glory informed.
"I was playing Hide-and-Seek!" Nathaly threw her arms in the air, "It's not my fault!"
Viktor laughed and shook his head, "See?" He asked, "A handful. I can only hope the influence of the other girls coming to the palace with help tame this one."
Emerald nodded, "So, Nathaly. Are you excited for the girls?"
"Are youh kidding? Yes!" The blonde princess exclaimed. "I've always wanted sisters. And now I'll have 35! It's going to be awesome!"
A/N: I had an idea for a Selection story. As few ideas were bounced back and forth between my friends and I, and I decided to start The Heart. Koli, Lumaria, Julchen, and Alexia, are all from different Selection SYOCs, but I wanted to use all of them.
The form is on my profile. I'm expecting 16 girls, both through PM and review, but I want detail. It's not a first come first serve, but the sooner I get the girls, the sooner I can start writing the next chapter. When submitting a girl through PM, title it, ' My OC for The Heart'
List of girls and avalible provinces will be on my profile.