Author's Note: Hello, readers! This is the selection far into the future, as prince Charles must find a wife. However, Illéa is no longer a constitutional monarchy, but rather just a monarchy. It is told through just one girl's point of view, although that can be changed. This is sort of a SYOC! This is my first story on fanfiction, so I decided that most of the characters will be mine. I will pick five submitted characters to participate in the selection. Happy creating!

Disclaimer: I do not own The Selection, that belongs to Kiera Cass, who is awesome.

I was anything but perfect, at least to myself. Growing up in Fennley, I wasn't one of those stuck-up crazy girls. I was confident, smart, good. Of course, nobody saw that, they were too distracted by my looks. I had been told several times that I was beautiful, but I didn't care. While everyone pushed me to be a model, I was preparing to be the best author Illéa had ever seen.

Writing was that not-so-secret passion of mine; where I put all of my thoughts, beliefs, and feelings into metaphors that wove into a story. It was my chance to become a part of a different world, one that I could control. It's in those worlds that my sister wouldn't have died in the plane crash, while I survived. It's in those worlds that survivor's guilt wouldn't take me over. It's in those worlds that-

"Romaine! Quit scribbling into that notebook of yours, the report is on!"

"Okay." I loved my mom. She was what got me through the death of my sister, but she could be a bit naggy. She turned up the volume on the television, and she watched it intently.

The voice of Gavril Fadaye the fourth sounded from the TV. "Now that we have heard reports about the condition of our nation, we have a very important announcement from prince Charles!"

The prince walked up to the podium with a grin. He was a mix of his mother and father, with dark brown hair and brown eyes. I could practically hear all of the Illéan girls swoon through the windows.

"Hello, Illéa!" The crowd cheered. "In a few years, I will become the king of this beautiful country. In order to do so, I must find a lifelong partner and queen to guide me through life. It is my pleasure to announce that I will be holding a Selection. The brilliant minds of Illéa have come up with a remarkable entry system. This time, it will be online, allowing us to gather the results in one day! So be sure to snap a picture, fill out the form, and enter the raffle. Girls of ages 16 to 19 may enter. Good luck!"

With that, the audience burst into enthusiastic cheers and clapping. Charles stepped back from the podium, a smile on his face. But I could tell that it was fake. Behind that smile was worry. Before I could even think more about the selection, I was interupted by my mom.

"Oh, Romaine! You should enter!"

"No way! I did not come this far in life….I mean that I have hopes and dreams aside from marrying into that birdcage of a palace!"

"But this would be such a good opportunity for you! Make some friends, and compete for the hand of the crown prince!"

"Mom, wait. I wouldn't be competing for his hand, it's a matter of who he falls in love with!"

"So you'll enter?"

"Not a chance." My writing was simply too important to me.

"You know that we need the money."

"I can get a job."

"Honey, listen. It's what Gracelyn would have wanted!" Sure, mom, use my dead sister to guilt me into doing it. I guess that worked.

"Fine."

I know that this is very, very, very short, only a few words! I just wanted to give you a bit of a background. Please review and submit!

-Cbear

Haha, Just Kidding. The reason why this chapter was so short is that it must also contain the form. Please fill this out and PM me the character. Details are appreciated! I chose not to elaborate on many of the "questions" on the form, because I want you to talk about what you wish to emphasize. Good luck!

Name: (If the character has a nickname, you can give that, too. Also, please make the name easy to spell!)

Province:

Family:

Age:

Occupation (If any):

Looks: (This includes before and after the makeover. Please list a description of the first dress that they wear after the makeover, and I will take that style to come up with the rest, with your help, of course.

Weight:

Height:

Love interest at home?:

Personality: (List anything. Fears, level of knowledge, character traits, etc.)

Good Traits:

Bad Traits:

Hobbies:

Ideas for their first date with the prince:

What they think of the prince:

How far will they make it?: (Ok, so sometimes I like to make characters just to poke fun at; like total snobs or ridiculous stuff, that get eliminated immediately. You can if you want!)

Ambitions for entering:

Thank you for entering a character. (Or not!) If you are a guest, you can always put the character in a review. By the way, how do I see the reviews? (#newkid, haha I don't know anything!) Also, please excuse any bad writing. I'm a sixth grader, so I am not that good.

-Cbear