A/N Thank you to everyone who reviewed! There were so many nice and encouraging words Anyway, here's chapter 2! Chapter 3 should be up soon! Enjoy!

"Miss, you need to wake up." I groggily rubbed my eyes as I saw Mia standing over me. "You need to get ready for breakfast." She basically dragged me out of bed and in front of the vanity where Jill started working on my hair. Mia made the bed and then grabbed my dress from the closet. I wish I could pick out my own clothes; I did in Turkey.

Finally, after what felt like hours, I was deemed acceptable and ushered down to breakfast. Kirova was waiting outside the dining room. "You're late again Rose." Even though I hated it when people used titles around me, part of me wanted to correct her because I hated her.

Instead I just rolled my eyes and walked in. All of the girls were sitting down and I saw a spot open for me next to Delilah. Some of the girls were giving me the stink eye as I walked past them to my seat, especially Tasha.

"Morning Rose," Delilah chirped at me while I just took a sip of my coffee. On the other side of me was Sonya Karp from Austria. Unfortunately, across table a few seats down was Tasha and Camille Conta from Australia talking obnoxiously loud.

Breakfast was going well and when I ate my last bit of pancake, Kirova strutted in. "Ladies, if you follow me, we are going to the Great Hall where you will all meet the Prince." Most of the girls squealed as chairs scrapped the floor and girls' feet scurrying on the tile floor. Everyone wanted to be first to meet the Prince.

Delilah, Sonya, Natalie Dashkov from America, and I were content on walking near the back. I didn't want to be trampled to death. We all laughed when we entered the Hall and a lot of the girls had pouting faces on. There were 25 tables set up with nameplates on them. I went in search of my name and realized that they were by alphabetical order of our last name. And on my right, the famous Tasha Ozera. Was the place stupid? They have representatives of the two most conflicting countries sitting next to each other. It was bad enough that we were competing for the same guy.

At the least Isabella from Spain was sitting on my left and she seemed nice, except she was so shy and quiet. How did they allow her to enter? Before I could say anything to her, Kirova stood up on the podium. I was in the fourth row of five but I could still see her clearly. Also on the stage was two chairs facing each other.

Kirova starting talking about etiquette, as if she thought we never talked to a Prince before. I zoned out until the doors opened. All the girls turned around and saw Dimitri standing there. My hand sparked as if it remembered last night. Dimitri looked around the room as if he was looking for something, or someone, and smiled when his eyes fell upon me.

"I am sorry to interrupt Mrs. Kirova," He said diplomatically with his face become expressionless. "But I am very anxious to finally meet the girls."

"Of course your Highness." She stumbled and bowed when Dimitri made it up to the podium.

"Welcome ladies to the Royal Palace in Moscow, Russia. I hope your trips went well and you have all settled in nicely. If anything is to your distaste or discomfort, do not be afraid to say and we will replace it right away. I am very honored for you all to be here away from your family. The thought of one of you here will be my wife makes me very excited. Now, each of you will come up one at a time. We will talk and it gives us a good time to meet. We will start with Abby Badica from France." Dimitri ended his speech and held out his hand for Abby coming up the steps. They went over to the chairs and started talking.

I watched them converse for a while before I got bored and started doodling on my paper. Kirova had come over plenty of times to scold me but I continued anyway. I watched as Delilah, who was the last person in the second row; go up to talk to Dimitri. Immediately, they were laughing as if they knew each other for ages and just catching up. I felt happy for my cousin; I didn't want her to be eliminated early on.

Slowly I watched each girl I in the third row go up to talk to Dimitri and felt like it took days. Finally, once Isabella went up and then sat back down, I knew it was my turn.

"Princess Rose," Dimitri said as he extended my hand as I walked up the stairs. When I was on the stage, he gave my hand a light kiss and I felt daggers in my back from the rest of the girls. He smirked as we sat down on the chairs. "It is nice to see you again. Remember, I wasn't supposed to meet you yesterday, so please refrain from telling."

"Darn, I already told a few of the girls." I teased and he was quick to catch on. "They did seem pretty angry at me." We laughed and were able to talk about so many things. I felt like the time just flew by us.

"I should probably send you down and bring up Natasha." I rolled my eyes and he lifted up one eyebrow but didn't question me. "Can I come visit you tonight after dinner? I really like talking to you."

"Of course your Highness." I said with laughter in my voice. He just smiled and I knew that it was my time to leave. So I went down from the stage and Tasha, on the way up, ran right into my shoulder on purpose. When I turned around, Dimitri wasn't paying attention. She just humphed and strutted onto the stage. Part of me felt angry when I saw her put her hand on his arm.

I felt uneasy when I realized she was up there for a long time and they were chatting away as if they would never end. She might have been up there longer then I had been.

Tasha seemed to know that because when she finally came off the stage, she acted as if she was the Queen of the world. She smirked at me and kicked my chair as she went to sit on her own. I was about to go off on her, but refrained myself.

Finally, after what felt like days, he was done talking to all of the girls and it was time for lunch.

"Ladies," He said after Blair Zeklos from England sat down. "Thank you so much for enduring that time. It was nice to be able to get to know a little about you and it makes me excited for this experience. Sorry that it went slightly into lunch. You are free to go to lunch, but if I told you to stay, please do so." Even though I was excited for lunch, it made me feel uneasy because he didn't ask me to stay.

Delilah came up to me, linked our arms as we walked out of the room. "Isn't he just amazing? I hope I win Rose," I zoned her out a little as she gushed about Dimitri. I turned around and saw 8 girls still sitting in their seat, including Isabella. The doors closed before I could see anything else while being pulled by Delilah. But I swore before the doors closed, I thought I saw Dimitri looking at me.

Lunch was uneventful and we all went to the Belikova room before we were required to go prepare for the ball tonight. In the room, we noticed that none of the other girls showed back up. Delilah, Sonya, and I were playing a card game when the doors opened up.

Princess Viktoria walked in with Queen Olena and Dimitri. We all stood for them but they ushered us down. "Hello ladies," the Queen said to us. "I am Olena, Queen of Russia, and this is my youngest daughter Viktoria. Through this Selection, you will be seeing a lot of us here. We find comfort in here and it will also be a place where you do your work outside of your lessons with Mrs. Kirova. My son has asked me permission to come into this room, which I gave, to give you all an announcement."

Dimitri smiled at his mother before having his expressionless face when he addressed us. "As you might remember, after our initial meeting, I asked a few girls to stay behind. I told them they were eliminated from the Selection and that they are to return back to their families. I know this might be hard for some of you, but elimination is required. The ladies that were eliminated were, Serena Barnes from Romania, Stella Carmack from Finland, Julia Cavendish from Indonesia, Scarlette from Canada, Iris Kane from Mongolia," That one I was a bit sad by. Iris seemed really nice and would have been a good friend here. "Isabella from Spain, Kristin Sawyer from Panama, and Elizabeth from Ukraine."

Most of them I didn't care that they went home, less competition. "Now," Dimitri said. "I believe it is time for you all to go prepare for the ball tonight. Russia is excited to meet you all."

All of the girls quickly left the room to go prepare saying goodbye to the Prince as they left. Dimitri smirked at me as I walked by but I just rolled my eyes at him.

When I arrived at my room, Jill and Mia were waiting with a lot of excitement. It seemed as if they could barely contain themselves.

"Come Miss," Mia said grabbing my hand and dragging me to the bathroom. A bath was already waiting for me and I was surprised when they both got my clothes off and pushed me in the water. "Much needs to be done for tonight. All of Russia is excited to see you." Jill started my washing my hair while Mia poured fragrance into the bath.

After being scrubbed for an hour, they pulled me out of the bath and into my fluffy white robe. Mia blew dry my hair while Jill lotioned every part of my body. I would be lying if I said that I didn't enjoy it. While Mia started pinning my hair, Jill started on the make-up.

"Not too much though Jill," I reminded her. I didn't believe that I needed a ton of makeup to look beautiful. My Turkish traits did that for me.

"I hope you like your dress Rose," Jill said excitedly as she lead me out of the bathroom and showed me the most beautiful gown I have ever seen that was laid out on my bed. It was a red ball gown that was tight in the chest and flared out a little after the hips in a layered style. The top of the dress was adorned in diamonds and then a small sash of them around the middle of my waist. (A/N pic on profile)

"You made this?" I was shocked that my brilliant maids made this masterpiece. They both nodded proudly before pulling me into the gown. It fit perfectly, just like it was made for me. When they had it securely on with a comfy pair of shoes that almost looked like ballet slippers.

"They are really comfy," Jill confirmed for me. "It is easier to stand on your feet for awhile and then dance in." Once they placed diamond earrings in my ears, I was complete.

We all laughed and admired their work when there was a soft knock on the door. It opened revealing Mason. "Your highness, it is time to go." I thanked my maids once more before leaving with Mason. "May I say, you look very beautiful today Princess."

"Rose," I said automatically. "Please, call me Rose. And thank you." He walked me down the hall, to where there were doors that led to staircases in the formal ballroom. All of the other girls were already there, and I noticed, not one other girl was wearing red. And none of their dresses were as beautiful as mine. They all shot daggers once more when I arrived. I had a small feeling that most of them did not like me.

Delilah quickly came up to in a beautiful blue dress that made her eyes radiant. "You look amazing Rose!" She squealed. Sonya came up wearing a pale yellow dress that seemed to really suit her. She complimented me on my dress and then Kirova interrupted us.

"Ladies, ladies," She said causing everyone to quiet down. "Now I know you are all excited for tonight. You will all line up when I call your name. This will be the order that you are all presented. Natalie Dashkov, Camille Conta, Sonya Karp, Olive Sarcozy, Blair Zeklos, Abby Badica, Serena Drozdov, Gwendolyn Duro, Laurel Jones, Avery Lazar, Tasha Ozera, Beatrice Voda, Reece Taurus, Delilah Hathaway, Arianna Szelsky, Lisa DiStefano, and Rose Mazur." All of the girls lined up as their name was read and I was actually surprised that my name was last. I thought for sure it was the order that we were in this morning by our last names, but I realized it was by our countries this time. "Ladies, quiet down." The girls had started to chatter again but when Kirova gave them a glare, they stopped. "Now, one by one, your names will be read. You will walk through the doors, stop at the balcony as the herald reads off information and then when he finishes and the applause start, you will slowly walk down the stairs smiling at the people. The Prince will meet you at the bottom of the stairs. You will then go join the crowds. Understand? Good." Then she went over the double doors and gave a small knock.

We then heard a loud knocking and the herald starting. The doors opened and Natalie walked out and the last thing we heard before the door closed was the applause. I realized after the first few girls went that I was not patient enough to be placed last. Now I had to wait forever. Though, I was happy when it was Tasha's turn because she kept 'primping' and complaining till it was her turn. I talked quietly with Lisa, but she wasn't a girl I really wanted to be friends with. She was from Switzerland and Abe hated them, he hated how they always claimed to be 'neutral'. Once it was her turn, I felt nervous. Only Kirova was in the room but I realized this was the first official appearance I would have in Russia. This made it real that I was a member in the Russian Selection.

The doors opened and Kirova ushered me forward. "Princess Rosemarie Janine Margaret Hathaway-Mazur from Turkey." The herald said as I stood on the balcony and looked down at all of the people. The other girls were standing in different huddles. All of them, except the one that claimed Delilah, Natalie, Sonya, and Gwendolyn, glared at me. Everyone else in the room seemed almost, captivated by me. I could see Dimitri at the bottom of the stairs staring up at me. I gave him one of my man-eater smiles as the herald continued talking about random information about me. When he was finished, the room applauded as I walked down the large staircase.

Dimitri gave a small bow to me when I reached the bottom and stuck out his hand for me. I took it and when my feet hit the floor, he kissed my hand making me blush. "Roza," He said in a husky voice that made my knees quiver. I walked over to the other girls where I was handed a glass of champagne as Dimitri stood on a few of the steps. "Welcome," He said to the crowd lifting up his glass. "I am very honored that you have come to the Palace to celebrate with me the beginning of the Russian Selection. This is a very exciting and important moment in our history. I am excited for this journey to begin and for the end reward, a wife and a new Queen. I believe that I will be very happy with my future bride. Our late king and my father, King Nathan," Everyone paused to say 'Lord Bless Nathan' before Dimitri continued. "When he was only 20 years old, he found our most gracious and loving queen and my mother, Queen Olena, during his own Selection. Their love proved to me that it is possible and that the Selection does work. Tonight, we celebrate the Russian Selection and the beautiful girls here. Let's enjoy this night, To the Future Queen of Russian," He said lifting up his glass to a toast.

"To Queen of Russia." Everyone said before taking a sip. I caught Dimitri's eye and gave him a smile before turning around to talk to Delilah.

"Rose," She gushed as she pulled me away from the other girls. "You should have seen his face when you were announced. If I don't win this, I hope you do Rose." I smiled at her a hugged her since I didn't know what else to do.

Her enthusiasm really made me miss Kennedy. If she was here, I know she and Kennedy would get along so well. I finished my glass of champagne and I saw Dimitri dancing with Tasha and that just made me want another glass. So I dismissed myself from Delilah and went to find a waiter.

I grabbed a glass and started drinking it when someone walked up to me. She seemed like she was my age but was very beautiful. She had long very blonde hair, jade green eyes, and had a body that could rival a supermodel. "Hi, you're Princess Rosemarie right? From Turkey?" She also seemed very energetic. Next to her stood a taller man with jet-black hair and ice blue eyes. They seemed familiar-

"Yes I am," I said shaking her outreached hand. "But please call me Rose."

"I'm Lissa Dragomir, Duchess of Omsk." She said happily before turning towards the guy. "This is fiancé, Christian Ozera." He reached for my hand as well but I was shocked. I quickly recovered though to shake his hand and I was happy that neither one seemed to pick up on my fault.

"Ozera?" I asked. "Do you happen to be related to-" But he cut me off.

"Tasha?" He guessed with a smirk. "Yes, she is my cousin." I was shocked but then laughed when I heard him say 'unfortunately' under his breath.

"So if you are from Norway then-" But once again he cut me off, I was getting very annoyed with him.

"Oh I am not from Norway, I'm actually from Russia." He must have seen the confusion on my face before continuing. "My mother was the late King Nathan's sister and the Prince Dimitri's aunt. When King Nathan began his Selection, Norway only had two sons, the now King Rupert and Prince Andrew. Norway was on a brink of war and desperately needed alliances with Russia. So a treaty was made and the young Princess Anastasia of Russia married Norway's youngest Prince, Prince Andrew. After several years of marriage, they had their only son, me." Lissa took linked her arm through his and pulled him closer to her. "So when Dimitri announced his plans for the Russian Selection, Lissa and I decided that we would stay here to support my cousin." Christian bent down to kiss Lissa on the head making her giggle.

Before I could make a remark, I felt a presence behind me. I turned around and saw Dimitri standing there. "Rose," He said giving me a slight bow before turning his gaze. "Lissa, Christian," He shook Christian's hand and giving Lissa a kiss on the cheek. "I hope that you have both settled in well. I see you have meet one of the Princesses, Rose from Turkey."

The three of them conversed for a while before Dimitri took my hand and led me toward the dance floor. He leaned really close as the orchestra played a beautiful piece and whispered in my ear. "You look so beautiful today Roza." The husky sound of his voice made me shiver and that caused him to pull me in closer but was still allowed.

"Roza?" I questioned looking up at his face.

"Your name in Russian." His eyes never left mine and once again, I felt glares shooting at my back.

"I bet you say that to all of the other girls." I couldn't help but feel a little jealous and I just met this man.

"Only you Roza," He smirked as the dance ended. Once again he gave me another slight bow before walking over to Gwendolyn to dance with.

The rest of the night was long and boring. I talked to Lissa a few more times and decided that I really liked her and she asked me to have tea with her tomorrow. A few other diplomats came over to talk to me, even the Turkey ambassador who gave me updates from my home country.

I only talked to Dimitri one more time before I decided that I would retire to bed. Mia and Jill were quick to get my dress off and my hair out of its pins. They gushed about how beautiful I looked and how much Russia will love me. When they finally left me in the darkness, the last thing I saw before I succumbed to sleep was the look on Dimitri's face when he danced with me.

A/N: Hello! I hope you like chapter 2! Again thank you to all who reviewed, and if you read this story, REVIEW! Also, on my profile page is a list of some of the main characters and actors/actresses that I see them as. The list isn't complete, but if you are a visualizer like me, its there. Anyway, till next time! REVIEW!