Took our broken hearts
Put them in a drawer
Everybody here was someone else before

~ "Welcome to New York", Taylor Swift

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Vivienne Faye Danvers waited anxiously as the town car pulled up to the tarmac.

The Selection couldn't start fast enough for her. Ever since that morning, and hearing her father voicing her suspicions, Vivienne had been ready to set foot in Angeles already so that her plan of action could begin. For the past two weeks, and add to that eighteen years, she had been studying everything the late Queen Kathleen had said and done before she had won her Selection. She knew all there was to know about how she hailed from Waverly, rose from a Four to a One, and how the lower castes hailed her as a heroine. During her reign in the castle, Queen Kathleen had lowered taxes while still improving the Illean infrastructure; tirelessly worked to improve conditions for the Sixes, Sevens, and Eights; forged a peace treaty with the Greek Isles after one garden tea party while she was in the middle of carrying the Princes; and also set up a system of shelters for anybody down on their luck in every province.

During her studying, Vivienne had also come across how much the King seemed to love his Selected bride, and every time she saw that bit, she would have to have to stop her eye roll or scoff. Love was something for fools, and Vivienne saw that in her elder triplet, Amelia. The stupid girl had abandoned their family's fortunes, her sisters, and everything she had ever known to simply be in love with a lowly Three tutor they had shared. Trying to shake the thoughts of the betrayal out of her mind, Vivienne left the town car and smiled at the paparazzi waiting for her. She heard a couple of them call out information about her, like how she was to inherit her father's $7.6 million dollar media company, Danvers Inc., and also how much more beautiful she was than Amelia and Katherine. The smile on her face tightened at this, as though it was meant to be a compliment, Amelia had never looked quite the same, and Katherine was her clone except for being a bit taller and a birthmark on her back while Vivienne had a butterfly wing shaped one on her right shoulder.

She smiled for a mere three minutes before Vivienne made her way onto the plane. While her father's company had prepped her for the media attention and how good coverage would make her more appealing to the Royal Family, she hated having to seem as angelic as her features suggested. When she entered the sitting area, a girl with part black, part purple hair was already there. The piercings all over her face had Vivienne's face curled with disgust and she held a hand up before the girl could move. She told the girl, "Whoever you are, I don't care. And as for me, if you're actually serious about the Selection, you would already know my name and face." Though the girl seemed a bit shocked at the let down, she showed no sign of it. As she sat down and prepped for take-off, Vivienne recalled the name of her competitor. It was Marsden Wallace, a Five from Paloma. However, seeing her in person cemented the idea that she would be the first gone.

She put on a face mask and after relaxing into her neck pillow, Vivienne simply was as they flew to the next province over, Honduragua. There, she lifted up the mask to see a girl who was pretty in her own way get on. Her brown hair was messy, and she had strong eyebrowns, but nothing about her seemed memorable. When she looked towards Vivienne, she placed her mask back over her eyes and waited until she heard the other two girls start talking. What she understood was the girl was nothing more than a secretary, and that her name was Dahlia. None of this surprised Vivienne, but studying not only the Royals and 39 girls made everybody seem unimpressive.

The plane took off during their conversation, and Vivienne actually feel asleep on the ride to Panama. This time she didn't even bother with taking her mask off. It was the New Asian girl, Sabine or something, that was chosen from this province. Vivienne drifted in and out of their conversation as they flew back to Angeles. The pilot interrupted one of her naps when he announced that they were going to land in an hour. Vivienne sighed and took the mask off, deciding that she needed to retouch her makeup and hair. On her way to it, she saw that Selene(?) was by herself and that Marsden and Dahlia were whispering to themselves.

Once she finished perfecting her cat eye, and after she was assured her updo looked perfect, Vivienne made her way to the New Asian. The girl gave her a weary glance after Vivienne gave her a smile and sat next to her. Something that Vivienne had missed when she first got on was that her face was unique, and Vivienne was certain that becoming this girl's "friend" would be beneficial during the Selection. "Hi," she told the girl with a shark smile. "I'm Vivienne Danvers. Who are you?"

The girl seemed nervous for a minute of replying before she said, "Sabine Matsuyama." Vivienne inwardly deflated on how she got the girl's name wrong, but saw how shy the girl was and figured it wouldn't hurt to talk to her more.

"Oh, well, hello, Sabine. What caste are you? I'm a Two, heiress to a lot of money." Vivienne tried to reign in the superiority in her voice, but if Sabine noticed, she didn't let on. She proceeded to tell Vivienne that she was a Two as well, and at Vivienne's surprised face, she explained that she was a professional golfer. Once she finished, Vivienne gave herself a mental high five. This girl was unique, being an immigrant and all, as well as being a high caste. This was perfect for her, as she was eye catching to the Princes, and if she was attached to girl, it was only natural that they saw her too. Plus, this girl was so quiet that even if she made it into the Elite, Vivienne would find a way into provoking the girl into something to be sent home for. She was pleased with her choosing of Sabine, and the two talked until the trip was over. Vivienne collected her stuff and offered Sabine a hand before asking, "Shall we go meet the media, and the Princes?"

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Annalee Macy Clark let out a long breath, and forced herself to admit the hard truth- she was a bit scared to get on the plane.

It wasn't the thought of flying that scared her- she was a military brat, after all, and knew the inside tricks and tips of being a frequent flyer. Even before her mother's death seven years ago, Lee had always been on a plane as they transferred from one military base to another versus by boat or car. While she sat waiting in the car, the other girl drawn from Tammins, Reiza Galling, was greeting the small press assembled outside. Lee had only been able to talk to the girl for a few minutes on the drive from her house to the airport, and albeit a bit guilty, Lee already wondered how long the tomboy would last in the Selection. It was unfair of Lee to think this, as she knew that the same question was to be asked about her, but the girl was balls to the wall in the most non-princess-y way possible. Once she saw Reiza get mad at a reporter and flash them her middle fingers, Lee emerged from the car.

Bright flashes overwhelmed her as she smiled at the Threes waiting to get glimpse of her. So long as she remained in Tammins, Lee knew that no big time Two reporters would be here, but she had still tried to make her blonde brown hair sleek that morning. She remembered her brother walking by and laughing at her as she tried to apply the styling cream and remembering how she had given him a black eye with her brush turned her smile more natural. It seemed that in the time it took for her eyesight to be cleared enough to look around that Reiza had been escorted onto the large plane waiting. Lee relaxed herself and tried to answer a few questions, however, a palace guard pushed her onto the airplane. When she was on it fully, Lee took time to look at the other passengers.

On a seat closest to her, there was an average girl who was only noticeable by the amount of freckles on her face and frizzy auburn hair. Not far behind her on the opposite side was a girl with almost black hair and brown eyes that Lee could tell was seriously pretty. Near her sat Reiza a bit gloomy, and in the very back was a blonde girl that gave a glare to Lee when she saw her. Deciding that the auburn haired girl was her best bet, Lee placed her carry on bag down on a seat opposite her in the somewhat cubicle. "Mind if I sit here?" she asked. After a beat, she added, "I'm Annalee Clark, but I prefer Lee."

"Hi! I'm Camilla Bond, but I go by Cammie most of the time at home," she replied to Lee. "You can honestly call me Cammie or Camilla, I love both. And please sit down! The plane is going to take off soon, and after three other takeoffs, I can tell you that you'll want to be sitting." Lee smiled at her and took the seat.

When she did, a warning light flashed overhead for them to put their seat belts on, and Lee grabbed a piece of chewing gum from her purse. She offered one as well to Cammie and told her, "I'm a frequent flyer, I'll admit. Chewing gum always help me during takeoffs and landings." Cammie graciously took the piece and the two made small talk through out the change in pressure. Once they were steady in the air, Lee asked, "So do you know who the other girls on the plane are? I only know Reiza, and that's only because we both hail from Tammins."

Cammie smiled and motioned for the brunette to come over. Once she did, Cammie introduced them by saying, "Lee, this is Cecily Harper. She's a Five from Midston, and I forgot your occupation- sorry! Cecily, this is Annalee Clark, but she wants to be called Lee. She is obviously from Tammins, and I don't know anything else really." Cammie let out a laugh and Lee took up her cue.

"I'm a Two, technically, but I should have been born a Three. Right now I don't have an official occupation, but I would rather be a doctor than a soldier." Lee hadn't noticed it, but she had been self consciously twirling her hair around her finger as she let out her guilty confession. Nobody, not her father and brother, or anybody else close to her, knew that particular secret of hers.

Cecily smiled at her and took the seat beside Cammie before adding to the conversation, "Sounds very scandalous. A Two born in the wrong caste!" At this she smiled at Lee to show she was joking, and Lee blush proved that it struck close. Cecily obviously didn't want it to get anymore serious, so she started again with, "As Camilla said, I am a Five, and I work as an accompanist. It sounds fancy and all, but it just means I can only play instruments. Thought my caste demands it, I can't sing a lick." Lee smiled at her remark. Knowing that the girl didn't seem to be mean made Lee much more relaxed around her.

Just as she wanted to respond in a similar joking manner, but a scoff from behind them drew her attention elsewhere. Lee turned to where the scoff came from, and she saw the blonde rolling her eyes at them. Curious, she looked to her new acquaintances and whispered, "Who is she and what's her deal?"

It was Cammie who responded with wide brown eyes, "That's Scarlett Rizzoli. I remembered seeing her on The Report. She's only a Three from Sumner, but acts as if the crown is already hers. I was the first person on the plane, and since she was the second, I tried talking to her but the girl just ignored me."

Cecily told her, "The girl is probably just on her period or something." At Lee and Cammie's faces, Cecily elaborated, "I mean, honestly, nobody could naturally be that rude without it being hormones."

Lee gave the girl a weary glance at the same time as an announcement came over the loudspeaker. "Ladies, if you please, we will be landing soon, and we recommend seat belts. Also, welcome to Angeles."

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Ugh, why do I suck at endings? Anyways, here are the lovely Vivienne and Annalee, created by Artemis' hunters and Max merica respectively. Moving on, the SYOC is now officially closed. I will fill any blanks with some throwaways.

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