Chapter One

~ The Beginning ~

"Elias, will you still be my brother when you're king?"

I considered the question. "Farrah, I will always be your brother," I whispered.

She turned around in my lap to face me, scrunching her face up into an adorable scowl, "I know that, I mean will you still do things like a brother? Will you braid my hair, and have dance parties, and will we still play dollies?" She trailed off, and finally murmured, "Will you still love me?"

I grinned, " Farrah, we will always play dollies and have dance parties. When the girls come I will love you even more,"

"But you have to love all the girls. Won't there be less for me?"

I began to talk, then cut myself of, slightly taken aback by the question. I owed it to her to respond honestly. "No, it doesn't work like that. You can always love more, if you have the right person." I said. She blushed, twirling her blonde hair in her fingers. "It will be like having thirty five sisters in the castle!"

She jumped up and down on my lap, squealing, "More sisters!" She kissed my cheek, and ran off giggling. I laughed. She may like more sisters, but me? Not so much. Four sisters was already too much for me to handle, but thirty five? There was no way. To be completely honest, I was terrified of my own selection.

Twenty three years ago my father Theodore had his own selection. It was a fairytale the kingdom will celebrate for years to come. My mother, Alivia, was a lady of grace and independence, stunning the kingdom with her whit and charm. My father was a gentlemen. Quiet, but strong. In tso weeks, I was expected to live that story, but that couldn't happen. I may find an Alivia, but I am no Theodore.

I spent the morning in my room, preparing for the night ahead. Tonight was the report. I was to get a first glimpse of the thirty five girls chosen to participate in the selection, one of which would one day be my wife.

That was something I had always had a hard time imagining. I had never fallen in love before. I had never had the opportunity to. As Prince of Illéa my entire life's purpose had been to take the place of my father. Every second of my existences was dedicated to saving my country. I had never had time to think of myself, it was something that seemed so alien to me.

It was six o'clock when I got a knock on my door, "Elias?" It was Autumn. I groaned inwardly. Now, it wasn't that I didn't like Autumn, actually as kids we spent all of our time together. But sense we've gotten older she had become less of my partner in crime, and more of a second mother. Her main goal was always to make sure I was acting as a prince should, (and I so rarely was).

"What Autumn?" I said in a tone to harsh. We had recently gotten into a fight. She was just trying to help me prepare for the selection and I snapped. I guess the pressure was to much for me, I just couldn't handle it. I told her to leave me alone; That she wasn't my mother.

"Um, may I come in?" She questioned softly, in a sweeter and less demanding tone than usual.

"Yeah, what's up?" I asked as she walked in. She was carrying a mug of hot chocolate and a small parcel in her other hand. She sat down next to me, and handed the cup of hot chocolate.

She laughed to herself, "Does something need to be up for me to talk to you?" I smirked, taking a sip of the hot chocolate. I felt my nerves lessening as I relaxed. She had put cinnamon in it, just how I liked it.

"Mmm. Thanks," I said sheepishly, a grin spreading across my face.

"Yeah, so Elias about the report tonight,-"

"Autumn, I really don't want to talk about it,"

"No, no! Not like that! I just meant, well..." She swallowed hard, and continued, "All of your life you've had to be a perfect, royal child. Always being judged on every move you've made. It wasn't right for you to grow in such an environment. But uh, well," she looked at the ceiling, as if searching for the correct words, "I think this is one time in your life you can have a little fun. This isn't about the kingdom, it's about you. Your life. The selection is very important, but it isn't just political. It is the person you'll be spending the rest of your life with, and I just want you to know that we will support every decision. If you need advice you can come to me," she paused.

Before she could say any more I hugged her. I knew what she said had been hard for her, and I greatly appreciated the gesture. "Thank you," I whispered.

"Enjoy it Elias, see you tonight," she placed the small parcel on my bedspread, stood, and walked out the door, elegantly sweeping down the vast hallway.

"See you tonight,"

Ok guys, thanks so much for reading! I am a big fan of Kiera Cass's award winning series, The Selection , and am so excited to do my first ever Selection SYOC! Here a few rules that you would probably like to note before you fill out an application for your character...

SYOC RULES

1.) Unlimited Submissions; I most likely will not include every girl that is submitted, so feel free to submit as many characters as you like

2.) How to Submit; To submit a character you can just PM me your filled out application. No idea is silly, I love reading your work and will give you feedback if wanted

3.) Creativity is Key; The longer, and more detailed your character is, the more likely they will make it to the elite. You can PM me a ten page essay on your character and I will read it

4.) No Character is Perfect; Every character has a good and bad side. There is no character that is perfect, or purely evil. The more depth you add to your character, the more they will come alive in the story, and the easier it will be for me to write about them

5.) Questions, Comments, Concerns; If you don't like how I am writing your character, have any ideas in particular about specific scenes between Prince Elias and your girl, or have any changes to your characters personality, please PM me! I love conversing with fellow writers, and hearing your creative opinion!

6.) Range in Character; It is very hard for me to get a well rounded group of girls when every character is written by a different person, so I will publish short notes at the end of chapter on which characters I am lacking. Please not to have character of different race, size, personality, and Background. Not every character has a morbid childhood, but some may. Feel free to write very emotional characters, because those are the ones that seem the most real

7.) Have fun!; I love writing, I love reading. Anything that you send me is magnificent. This entire project is just to develop writing skills.

THANKS SO MUCH FOR BEARING WITH MY FOR SO LONG I KNOW THOSE RULES WERE TEDIOUS,

~ And so, without further adea I present the application ~

- BACKGROUND

Name (First, Middle(s), Last) -

Age (18-20) -

Providence (look to list below) -

Caste (2-8) -

Family:

Mother - (Name) (Short Background)

Father - (Name) (Short Background)

Sister(s) - (Name(s)) (Short Background(s))

Brother(s) - (Name(s)) (Short Background(s))

Occupation (if without, than school attending, or specify why she is without a job):

Short Summery on her Childhood:

Anything Else:

APPEARANCE -

Hair (Color, length, type (curly, strait, wavy..etc), texture):

Eyes (Color (be specific, ex. Electric blue), size and shape):

Height (short, tall, medium, longer legs or torso etc...):

Body Type (thin or fuller, (keep in mind probably only 1-3s and some 4 and a few 5s will be well feed when choosing weight), muscular, week etc. awkward, graceful etc.)

Skin Tone (color, tan, pale, freckles, no freckles etc.):

Anything Else:

PERSONALITY -

For this one, I don't want to set rules, be creative. Just write as much as you'd like about your character, (the more the better) tell about favorite things, strange habits, biggest flaws and pet peeves, and things that make the, happy, etc.

DETAILED PLEASE!

INTERACTIONS AT THE PALACE -

How would she treat the Prince (please no Americas):

How would she treat the other selected (the ones of different castes, backgrounds, and in general):

How would she treat the royal family (the sisters, and parents), and maids and guards:

What would she wear (dresses, what colors, what about in free time, in front of the Prince, at the report etc.) :

How would she look (how about her hair, nails, makeup, would her close be appropriate, tight fitting, elegant, trashy etc.) :

Final Question,

Why does she want to be in the selection:

THANKS YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR READING! Down below are the providences...

Once I get a submition for for that providence I will fill in with name and caste ON THE LOST IN MY BIO! If I get submissions for one caste that like, I will fill in one of them to another caste, so if your girl isn't under the caste you selected, don't freak out, just search around, because she will most likely be under another caste, Thanks You!

Here they are...

Allens -

Angeles

Atlin

Baffin

Bankston

Belcourt

Bonita

Carolina

Calgary

Clermont

Columbia

Dakota

Denbeigh

Dominica

Fennley

Hansport

Honduragua

Hundson

Kent

Labrador

Lakedon

Likely

Midston

Ottaro

Paloma

Panama

Sonage

Sota

St. George

Sumner

Tammins

Waverly

Whites

Yukon

Zuni