Chapter 2

School,

Alexandra played with her food while the others were chatting with each other. All of a sudden Olga jumps up and smiles. 'What?' She asked cranky. 'We...are …6 of the 12 princesses!' She screamed out of joy. They all started to scream of happiness and congratulated each other. 'Well I see you already heard?' Nancy looked down at them with an evil glance in her eyes. 'Of course we did, that's why we have the school app.' Olga said proud. Nancy sighed. 'What are you doing here anyway? I don't think you are happy for us.' Anastasia asked. 'Good guess! Because I want a role in this ballet...I need it! And one of you shouldn't do it, I mean common I can dance better than any of you!' She swiped her blonde pixie cut pony aside and looked arrogant. 'Are you serious? Or are you joking? Because so far I can hear, you are joking right?' Maria asked sarcastically. 'Well Blue sisters I am not joking and I will have my part…' She looked threatening at them. 'Well Nancy, I think your schedule is already full with pestering other girls or stealing other roles…I don't even think you have time enough for training!' Tatiana replied. Nancy looked angry and walked away. 'You don't think she is going to do something foolish, right?' Anastasia asked. 'And if she does, it's her problem.' Olga said and took a sip of her fruit juice.

'Well done Maria, a bit higher Olga, slow down on that Alexandra…Make it perfect Margo!' Madam Roseheart said. She looked at them how they synchronized their moves. It was so elegant and graceful. She was happy with her choice of the princesses. Beside the Blue sisters she also had 6 other girls. 3 she got from an audition she held and the other 3 were from her school. The sisters finished their dance and she applauded. 'Well done girls, all 6 of you look like your mother! I remember every ballet show she did! But of course she can't do that anymore…Nevertheless I am very proud of you all, now go and change!' Madam Roseheart originally came from Scotland. Her Scottish tongue never left her even though she already lived for years in St. Petersburg. She looked at Anastasia who seemed a bit dreamy. 'Anastasia is something wrong?' she asked. 'No...yes…I am just a bit worried…I mean Nancy came by today and she sounded very jealous because she doesn't have a leading role in the show…and I don't know … she wanted to have one of our roles…' Madam Roseheart started to laugh. 'My dear girl, this world is competition; you should know that by now. And Nancy can dance very well but her dances are so aggressive…and sometimes I can't stand it to watch her dance...You girls are almost perfect...you are my little swans!' Anastasia smiled. Madam Roseheart could be tough but she was sweet and loveable at the same moment. 'Now go change and don't worry about Nancy she can't do you any harm!' She patted Anastasia's back before she walked away.

'Who's hungry?' Tatiana asked. The sisters smiled. 'We all are, like duh.' Olga said. 'So who is going to buy us food? And who is going to call mom?' Everybody was quiet. Nobody wanted to go outside at this moment because it was snowing. 'I don't mind to go, I spoke mom last week already.' Anastasia suggested. They laughed. 'I will call mom.' Maria was already walking. 'Oh and I want cheese fries!' She screamed from her room. The other giggled. 'We want cheese fries too.' they sang. Anastasia smiled, grabbed money out of the kitchen, and walked away.

'Thank you!' Anastasia paid the older man, for the 6 cheese fries, and walked away. She looked at the white ground and how beautiful the sky was right now. She grabbed her mobile phone and made pictures and send those in her sisters app. 'Well, Well, Anastasia Blue' Nancy looked down on her. This time she looked so innocent with her winter cap and thick coat. 'Hello Nancy' Anastasia said while putting away her phone. 'So madam Roseheart told me you talked about our discussion.' Nancy looked angry. 'Yeah I did, so what?' Anastasia started to walk. All of a sudden 2 boys walked towards her and grabbed her arms. 'Now I got a warning! And that's because of you!' She slapped Anastasia in her face. She let the cheese fries fall. 'C'mon we have to go somewhere else to break her legs or something' Nancy whispered to the boys. 'Let me go!' Anastasia step on one of the boys his feet and pulled her other arm so she was free from their grasps. Then she took a run for it. 'Shit! I will go after her!' Nancy screamed.

Anastasia stopped running. She didn't recognize the street where she was. She grabbed her phone and called Alexandra. 'Anastasia, why is it taking so long?' She whined. 'Alex, its Nancy she…' She couldn't finish her sentence because Nancy pushed her from behind. 'I will have this role!' She screamed. Anastasia's mobile flew somewhere else and she fell with her head precisely against the curb. 'Nancy? Is she still alive?' A boy whispered. Nancy looked up from her aggressive attack. 'Let's go…before someone notices' The other boy pulled Nancy with him.

'Anastasia?' Alexandra called through the phone. Slowly Anastasia's blood painted the white snow red.