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Stella´s Secret

Summary: Prince Brandon of Eraklyon. King Sky´s cousin and the guy every girl is willing to impress. Including a normal and rather poor civilian named Stella who will go as far as to hide her origins out of fear of disappointing the man of her dreams. How far can love really go?

Chapter 1: Prince of the Night (Prologue)

He stared at himself in the mirror, the dark circles underneath his eyes would be difficult, if not impossible, to hide. Last night´s party had been a blast. He was a prince and he knew the importance of responsibility, but nobody ever said it was wrong to have a little fun. He had met yet another gorgeous looking girl the night before, making his pounding headache completely worth it. Eraklyon was an enormous Kingdom, and he was a well-recognized prince throughout the realms. He had nearly everything a regular guy his age could only dream of. All except for a functional family, of course. Yesterday he had yet another argument with his father, Maximillian.

His father was a very wealthy corporate. As well as the owner of many of the most luxurious hotels not only in Eraklyon but throughout the dimension. Brandon had excellent ideas to incorporate in his father´s company. In fact, many of them had been taken into consideration and proven to be a complete success. But that was only because his mother insisted so much for his ideas to actually be considered. His father never cared to listen to what he had to say, what he thought, or what new developments he could come up with. And he had thousands. He was intelligent, many people saw him as the typical prince charming who cared for nothing more than women and partying. People often called him "prince of the night". But in reality, it was the total opposite. Both he and his cousin Sky were studying in one of the most prestigious academies of Eraklyon, Red Fountain, where they were being prepared in swordsmanship, battling strategies and tactics, and additional subjects like administration and design. Many of the students who attended the school were the sons and daughters of important and wealthy families as well as people who wanted to start their very own company. And that was Prince Brandon´s goal. His father would never take him seriously unless he started something on his own from scratch. And he was studying hard, getting the best grades without his father knowing it. He wanted to show him what he was capable of doing on his own, and so far his only support was his mother and Sky.

His father was a hard, rather cold-hearted man. Probably the reason why his parents got divorced. His mother, Nissa, got remarried and even had another child, his half-brother, Danny. Danny was only six years old, but he looked up to Brandon more than anyone else in the world. He was a courageous, intrepid little kid with chocolate brown hair, like himself.

And Brandon would make both of them proud.

He put on his t-shirt over his well-formed six-pack. Another hard day of work awaited him. Despite how many girls had often asked him out, and there were some truly beautiful girls, he didn't want to make any one of them a priority for the time being. He had his mind set on one thing, one goal. He quickly combed his hair to the side, ruffling it so that it still had a rather messy look.

Sky and Zuri would be waiting for him at their usual hang out spot. The prince of the night was ready to show Eraklyon who he was.

"Stella, honey would you please help your father collect the neighbors trash?" her mother called.

"Sure thing, mom", She quickly put on her shoes and began the daily routine. Picking up the neighbors trash bags, which they left outside their doors for her and her father to collect. Her family lived in a small apartment, on the first floor of a 10 story building where her parents worked as custodians.

They had lived there for years, since her parents moved to Eraklyon from their home on Solaria, in search for a better education for their kids. Solaria was a beautiful realm, one of the most peaceful. But her parents had wanted the best for her brothers and for herself. They wanted their kids to have a better future than the one they had. So they moved to Eraklyon, which was well known for its fine institutes and colleges. Her parents were very proud of her because she had earned a full scholarship to one of the best schools, and she already knew what she wanted to study. Administration. She had always dreamed of working in a company and implementing her ideas. She was a hardworking and very creative girl, always with the initiative to make things better. But everything had a price.

Living in Eraklyon meant great opportunities, but in return her parents had to work very hard to provide for their family. Even her brother, Stephen, had to find a job at a hardware store in order to make some extra money. Her mother cleaned the apartments of each of the residents while her father gave maintenance to the rest of the building. But no matter how many obstacles they faced economically, none of it would stop her from going to college and giving her family a better life. There hadn't been enough money to put Stephen through college when he graduated high school, so it was now her primary goal. To get her parents and brothers out of this permanent situation they lived in.

"Stella wait!" her little brother called.

"What is it Xander?"

"Could you button my shirt please?" he asked politely. She smiled and buttoned up his uniform shirt. He was on his way to school. Luckily she had graduated high school and was now on vacation until the start of college a few days from now.

Despite their humble situation, Stella and her bothers were actually very good-looking. Stella herself had a thin, slightly curvaceous figure. She had long sleek blond hair and light brown eyes, giving her a permanently soft expression. Both of her brothers had light brown hair like her father and dimples on their cheeks.

As for love… that was something she had never felt, something she never saw coming. How could she? With the condition they lived in, no one would be interested. Even a couple of her friends who lived on the higher floors of the building only referred to her as Stella, the custodian's daughter.

Flashback

"Thank you for lending me your computer, Kansu", she said nervously.

"No problem, Stel. We both need to see our test results. Hopefully we´re both going to college!" she said rather anxiously. Stella placed a hand on her shoulder reassuringly and smiled.

"We will" the page loaded, showing Stella´s test results on the screen.

"96.65% average, Stella, you made it!" Kansu gave her a quick congratulating hug, as underneath her grade average, was the name of the college she had been accepted to and she was now eligible for a full scholarship.

"Now it's your turn" Stella said, tears of joy threatening to fall. Her parents would be so proud. Kansu quickly entered her password and hit enter. After a few minutes, the look on her face was anything but joyful.

"Kan, what wrong?" she asked confused.

"Stella, I didn't get accepted. My average…is low", she said quietly. Looking at the screen, she noticed what her friend was talking about. She had an average of 63.45%, it wasn't enough for a full scholarship or even half of it.

"Kansu did you check your results?" Kansu´s stepmother asked walking into her room.

"I wasn't accepted…." She said quietly. Her step mother simply stood there, cold.

"..And you…Stella?" she asked hesitant.

"I got accepted, ma´am" she nodded, the woman smiled slightly,

"Congratulations, Stella", she told her sincerely.

"Thank you, I better go tell my parents. Bye Kansu…goodbye madam" she said quietly as she left the room, not daring to look up. She was happy for herself, to say the least, but her friends results really struck her. Unintentionally she hung around for a few seconds longer, before opening the door to leave,

"Kansu, what happened to all the classes you went to?! You went to a better school than she did! And you´re telling me that the janitor's daughter got into college and you didn't?! That was your place Kansu! You´ve thrown all of your father's efforts away. He´s given you the best of everything!"

And those words were played over and over again in her mind while she left Kansu´s house and walked back down to her small apartment.

"Stella, sweetie did Kansu lend you her computer?" her mother asked.

"She did, I made it", she said coldly. Luciana gave her a confused look,

"Than what's the matter?"

"I´m not just the janitor´s daughter! My name is Stella! Stella!" she nearly yelled, the tears spilling freely.

End of flashback

But in a few more days college would start, and then…she would show them just what the "janitor's daughter" was made of.