Blair stood balancing on the rock, just as Miss Privet had done on her first day of tutoring, except she wasn't holding vases or balancing ten books on her head. No, she was just standing on one foot with her leg and arms stretched out. She imagined that she looked like a child pretending to be a superhero. She couldn't help but smile at the thought.

She focused wholly on her balancing, but when the wind picked up, she panicked for a second. But before anything could happen, she felt a soft hand holding on to her shoulder. However, before she could thank the Headmistress for preventing her from falling, a stronger gush of wind hit her full force and pushed her from the rock, directly into Miss Privet.

Letting out a quiet scream, Blair closed her eyes as she crashed into the warm body of her Headmistress.

They landed on the grass with a soft thump.

Both woman just laid there, shocked and in Miss Privets case, pain. The fall had knocked the air straight from her lungs. As she lay there trying to catch her breath, her hand unconsciously moved to rest low on the girls back, holding her against her.

For a minute, neither one of them spoke or moved until the shock wore off.

Carefully, Blair pushed herself up and off her Headmistress, all the while apologizing. "I am so sorry Headmistress Privet."

Miss Privet allowed herself to gasp quietly in relief and loss as the weight left her chest, allowing her to breathe must easier. "I do believe that I have never had the breath knocked out of me quite so thoroughly, Blair." It came out much more breathy then she intended.

The way she spoke seemed to affect Blair in a different way. Her eyes widened and her voice started to wobble. "I-I'm terribly s-sorry Headmistress. I didn't m-mean to hurt you."

Alexandria chuckled and rolled her head to look at the girl sitting beside her. "It's quite alright Blair. I'm more shocked than anything else." She said, reaching out and taking one of her hands in her own, giving it a slight squeeze in reassurance.

Blair smiled slightly in response.

Smiling back, Miss Privet pushed herself up with her free hand, however she was quiet surprised when Blair moved beside her and helped her, not once letting go of her hand. The girl tenderly placed her hand on her back and supported her as she sat up. Twisting to look at the blonde, her breath caught in her throat upon realizing how close they were. She looked into the wide blue eyes that were starring back at her and unconsciously licked her lips.

When she saw the faint blush making its way up Blairs cheeks, she smiled. "Thank you Blair."


Headmistress Privet surveyed the class room with a critical eye. On one side of the of the room stood the princes from Prince Charming Academy, while her girls stood on the other, giggling behind their hands as they gazed at the boys across from them. It wasn't anything new, after all, every time the boys come over, everything the girls learnt went out the window. Looking closely at her girls, Alexandria saw that most of them were staring at one boy or another, except for Delancy, who was looking around the room with a small frown and Blair. Frowning at the anxious looking girl, Miss Privet stepped down from the raised platform and walked around the room, making sure that what she was going to do would go unnoticed.

As she walked past the blonde, she reached out and rested her finger tips on her back. "You'll do fine." She whispered as she walked around her, heading towards the front of the room again.

As she was looking around the room to see if anyone had noticed, she missed the smile that bloomed on Blair's face.

Not stepping back up on to the platform, but rather standing front of it, the Headmistress turned around to face the class. "I need two rows. Ladies on the pink line, gentleman on the blue."

Everyone did as she asked and stepped up to their lines. Nodding to herself, she walked down between the two rows.

"Welcome everyone to our joined dance class with Prince Charming Academy."

Every girl in the class squealed, except for Blair who was looking around her, still clearly nervous.

"If we could keep the shrieking to a minimum, it would be much appreciated." Coming to the end of the line, she looked at Delancy. "Hmm, it looks like we'll have one extra lady."

Beside Delancy, Portia looked down at her feet before looking at her friend. "Delancy," She said excitedly, pointing down at the floor. "That's the pink line."

"I just don't see Prince Nicolas. He's the one I want to dance with."

"Maybe he's invisible." Portia said, looking around the room with narrowed eyes.

As she spoke, Dame Devin dressed in her favourite pale green frill dress, walked up and took her daughters hand. "No daughter of mine sits on the side lines at a dance." She growled, pulling Delancy along behind her.

"But Mother-"

Dame Devin stopped in front of Blair with an evil smirk. "Looks like you're going to have to sit out this one dear. Pity." Turning around, she smiled widely. "Alright, everyone's paired up. Let's begin." She said happily, walking to the other side of the room.

Blair looked over at Miss Privet sadly while Delancy gasped in surprise upon seeing her partner. Across from her was probably the geekiest prince she had ever seen. He wore big, round glasses and had braces.

Alexandria gave Blair expression that clearly showed she wasn't happy with the situation, before turning back to the class. "Okay, come along. Gentleman please bow, ladies will you curtsey."

Everyone did as they were directed to.

Just as they were about to start to dance, a tall blonde boy jogged into the classroom. "Sorry I'm late!" He called, not watching where he was going.

Before anyone could say or do anything, he ran straight into Blair, knocking her to the ground.

"Oh no. I am so sorry." He said, holding out his hand to help her up.

Blair looked up from her position on the floor and smiled at him, waving away the hand. "It's okay." She said, standing up by herself.

"No, it's not. I feel awful." He replied, stepping closer.

Behind them, someone cleared their throat. Turning around, Blair saw Dame Devin standing there with her arms crossed tightly over her chest, while Headmistress Privet stood beside with her hands clasped together, glaring at the man beside her.

"Whoa, sorry." He said, clearly not meaning it. "Didn't mean to be late."

"That's fine." The Headmistress started, "The two of you can partner up and join the dance." She said, forcing the words out as calmly as she could.

Turning around, Miss Privet walked back to her spot at the head of the class room, taking a deep breath in hopes to calm herself. "Now gentlemen, lightly kiss the top of your partner's hand."

All the man bowed low and lifted the hands they held to their mouths, kissing them lightly as instructed.

"And dance."

As everyone danced, Alexandria kept an eye on Blair, her already high level of jealously growing steadily as each second past. She could see that Blair was concentrating hard on her dancing, but the boy was distracting her at every chance he got.

"Milady, I am Nicolas, young swain of the East. Most privileged to make your acquaintance." He said in a deeper voice then before. "Think that was polite enough?"

"Absolutely."

"Think you can top it?" He challenged.

Miss Privet narrowed her eyes at the boy.

"I kind swain, am Blair. Maiden of Gardania. Honoured above all to be welcomed into your swainyness." She said, exaggerating her words.

"Well done."

"I try."

After they stopped speaking and focused on their dancing, Miss Privet found herself relaxing slightly. Only then realizing how tense she had been as she listened to the two talked. She watched from the corner of her eye as they continued with the dance. Everything was going fine, until she saw Delancy reach out with her foot and trip Blair. Her first instinct was to try and catch the girl, but she stopped herself. Instead, Prince Nicolas caught her. Alexandria clasped her hands behind her back tightly, hoping no one could see how upset she was.

For a few seconds, no one moved. They just stood there and watched the pair of blondes as they silently communicated with each other. Just as Miss Privet was about to step in, the pair stood up and started dancing again. However it wasn't the dance they were meant to be doing. Before she knew it, everyone had joined in on the impromptu dance. It surprised her how easily Blair could move when not having to follow another person's lead, but rather lead herself and them.

When the dance was over, she stepped forward clapping along with the rest. "Wonderful everyone, wonderful. Now a finale bow and curtsey to your partners and we say our farewells to the young gentlemen of Prince Charming Academy."

As the girls let out a string of sad sighs, she internally rolled her eyes. "Keeping in mind, that you will see them again at the coronation day ceremony at the end of the school year."

The girls cheered and Miss Privet couldn't help but smile.

"I shall count the moments till then." Nicolas said in his fake voice.

Blair smirked and deepened her own voice. "As will I, good sir." She said, before laughing.

At that, Alexandria's smile disappeared.


Once the Princes were gone, Miss Privet had the girl's line up in front of their desks. "I have an exciting announcement. Thanks to the generosity of Dame Devin, dinner tonight will be a chance for you to get a taste of your future. Our manners class, served in the Palace."

All around her, the girls cheered.

"The palace, can you imagine?" Portia asked, looking around the room dreamily.

Delancy looked at with a frown. "I grew up in the Palace Portia. I live there." She said before rolling her eyes.

"Oh, but can you imagine it?"

"To prepare for this event, you all have the opportunity to pamper yourself in the spa. Your Princess Assistants," Miss Privet continued. "Will help you take advantage of all the amenities. Enjoy."

While all of the girls left, the Headmistress went about cleaning the room. However, after five minutes she was finished. With nothing left to do, she leant against the desk behind her and sighed. She really needed to get her emotions under control. Closing her eyes, she took several deep breaths o try and reign in her emotions; however the sound of the door opening startled her.

Standing up straighter, she spun around to see Blair standing in the doorway. "Blair you startled me." She said softly, leaning back against the desk.

Blair looked down at her feet, hiding the blush on her cheeks. "Sorry Headmistress."

Shaking her head, Alexandria smiled at the blonde. "It's quite alright. I was just lost in my thoughts." She sighed.

Neither of them spoke as Blair walked over to stand next to Miss Privet.

After a minute of comfortable silence, the Headmistress looked at her student in confusion. "Blair, why are you here?"

"Don't we have a lesson today?"

"Well yes, but wouldn't you prefer to be at the spa?"

Blair smiled and shook her head. "Not really. Hadley and Isla won't be going until after everyone is done, so I thought why not practice my dancing some more?"

Alexandria chuckled and stood up straight. "Why not indeed." She said, pressing play on the music.

Smiling slightly, Blair took her position and started dancing. They started out slowly, gradually building up speed until they were dancing in time with the music. The Headmistress could see that Blair was focusing all of her energy on following her, and she couldn't help but smile when she saw the small crease between her eyebrows. Feeling confident that the girl could handle it, she twirled her out and under her arm, laughing at the shocked look on Blair face.

As she pulled her back in, Blair stepped to close and brushed up against her, sending tingles up along her spine. Alexandria inhaled sharply at the touch. Looking into the blondes wide eyes, she was surprised to see longing there, something she was sure was showing in her own. Neither one of noticed, but they had stopped dancing. Still holding on to the girl's hand, she lowered it until it rested comfortably against her hip while she slowly brought her other hand up to cup her cheek. Not once looking away from the bright blue eyes, Alexandria leant forward slightly, giving the girl the option to move away if she wanted to.

When she didn't, she unconsciously looked down at the lips in front of her and licked her own. Unknowingly, she closed the space between them until they were a mere breath apart. She hesitated, watching for any sign of discomfort. When none came, she closed the final gap and brushed her lips against Blair's, barley holding in her gasp of pleasure.

Neither moved, but just stood there enjoying the feel of each other. But soon it wasn't enough and the brunette slowly moved her lips along Blair's, all but moaning when the girl countered her movements with her own. Time seemed to slow down as the two kissed. They didn't push each other for more, neither wanting to rush the pleasant feeling.

However, when the need to breath became too much, they pulled back and looked at each other. Neither knew what to say, so they kept quiet. But when the sounds of footsteps was heard heading for the classroom, they jumped back from each other just as Isla opened the door.

"Blair, come on. We have to get to the spa!" She called out.

Blair looked from Isla to Headmistress Privet only to see that she wasn't looking at her, but rather her shoes. Turning back to her friend, she nodded her head and left the room, closing the door behind her.

Alexandria swallowed around the lump that formed in her throat as the door closed. "What have I done?" She whispered to herself.


Fourth and finale part will be up soon.

Ro.