THE GIRLS FOR TODAY ARE...

Diamond Washington and Lillian Aria Golden!

Both submitted by Missmya16! Thank you!

Anyways here we go!

WARNING: Prince Pierce will be in this chapter too!

CHAPTER SIX: LIVING LIKE A KING

Diamond

I walk through the hallways of the palace with papers in my hands. I'm a Palace Advisor if you're wondering why I'm in the palace. Tonight is supposed to be the Report where the prince gets to see all of the girls who entered the Selection for him.

I'm excited, but worried.

I entered the Selection, but only for fun, because I thought it'd be cool. I never thought of the fact that I could get chosen to be in his Selection.

I turned a corner and ran into something, something hard. I fell back, my papers scattering everywhere. I groaned, angry, but it wasn't the other person's fault. I looked up to see the queen of Illea looking down on me.

"Are you alright Lady Diamond?" She asked, holding out a hand for me. The queen and I were really good friends. I think I was more friendly to her then I was to even little Maggie.

"Oh yes," I said bowing, even though I knew the queen liked casual more then formal, "I'm fine, thank you for asking. But are you okay? Not only with me running you over, but with tonight? The Selection? Are you scared to give your little boy away?"

The queen laughed, "My little boy is nineteen, I think he's fine Diamond. Besides, I still have my little Maggie."

Maggie, right, totally forgot about Maggie even though I was just thinking about her a couple of second ago.

Maggie was only eight, so the queen had a long way to go with her. There was a giant gap between Magenta and Pierce because of the queens other daughter, the one who didn't survive. The other princess of Illea died when she drowned in a small lake. Nobody had been with her, because she had snuck out. The queen was crying for weeks.

"True, you do still have Maggie," I said and started picking up papers.

"Did you sign up for the Selection?" She asked. I nodded, "But only for fun, I don't think I'll fall in love with Peirce."

The queen laughed loudly, causing me to drop the papers in my hands once again. She had startled me.

"You'll be surprised Diamond."

Okay...

Lillian

I filled out the form because I know I'll get in.

I'm perfect for the Selection, and I know that all of those other girls won't stand a chance.

I think about this while my housemaids pull my black hair into a tight bun on top of my head. They add eye shadow near my green eyes and get me a dress that's red.

My maids will do anything for me, because they're afraid of me.

I can see why, I'm a person who people should be afraid of. That's why I'm sure I'll win the Selection.

I make my way downstairs and into my large living room. I don't have my parents or rest of my family anymore. They all passed away, ah... how sad. Well, no, not really, I never truly liked my family. Nor did I care about them. They were just getting in my way.

I sat on the couch in front of the TV. Tonight the prince was supposed to announce all of the girls who were going to enter the Selection. I was positive that I'd be one of them.

I crossed my legs, though I didn't need luck. I turned on the TV to a channel about fashion. I ordered a maid to go get me something to drink. Usually I was alone in my large house. I didn't have friends and there weren't very many people who would come knocking on the door. Sometimes I'd have work guests, but usually, it was me here, alone, with my gross maids littering the house trying to clean every mess I make.

I sip on the drink the maid had gotten me as I watched two people talk about the Selection when they should have been talking about the fashion show. I growled. Why couldn't people do things right?

I grabbed the remote, but instead of changing the channel, I threw the remote at the TV, cracking it and making the screen go black. All noise in the house stopped as the maids stared. I looked at one of the maids, a short, blonde haired one. I pointed to the TV, "Get someone to fix it," I snapped, "Now."

I strutted out of the room. I'd be a great queen. *Cough* (Not) *Cough*

Pierce

I paced the room. The Report wasn't supposed to start for another half hour, but I was still pacing. When I paced, it wasn't because I was nervous, it was because I was thinking. Everyone did something when they thought. Some people tapped their fingers on the table, some people bit their lips. But I paced.

Maggie waddled up to me, watching me pace for a minutes before grabbed my jacket, "You're making me dizzy with all of this dancing you're doing."

"I'm not dancing sweetie, I'm pacing, I do this when-"

"When you're nervous?" Magenta interrupted and I frowned. "What? No, I do this when I'm thinking."

"I like the nervous one better," she said and skipped away. I rubbed my temples and thought. How would the first elimination go, who would be the first to go, what would I do for a date? These things weren't making me nervous, because I didn't get nervous easily, but these things were challenging me to actually put some brain power into what I did. Maybe for a girl who was quiet and shy, I could just go on a walk with her. Maybe for a girl who was outgoing and bubbly I could do something funny. Without coffee of course.

I spotted Diamond Washington, a Palace Advisor and grabbed her wrist.

"Diamond, if you were chosen for the Selection, what would you do for a date?" I asked, and although her face showed, what?! She answered kindly, "I think I'd want a dinner, but under the stars. It'd be really pretty and calm."

I thought about that.

"Okay..." I said slowly and let go of her wrist. She quickly scurried away, as if she didn't like the idea of being in my Selection. I wondered instantly if she had filled out a form. Maybe she did and she just didn't want to tell me. Maybe she didn't want to fill out a form but her family made her. Or wait.

Diamond's family was in Italy. Diamond came to Illea by a mistake. I remembered her telling us that. Diamond was on a plane heading to a different country when the plane crashed and she was the only survivor. It was hard to believe really, but I did believe it and was amazed. I swallowed as I kept pacing.

The Selection was going to begin in only half an hour.

HAPPINESS! Missmya16 I hope I got your characters right and hopefully you liked what I did with them! Thank you everyone for reading and sending in characters! I can't wait to start actually writing about the drama and romance of the Selection! Questions for today.

How do you like Diamond?

What do you guys think of Lillian? (or Lily, her nickname)

Do you think it's weird that the prince isn't nervous or worried?

Thanks for reading!