Chapter 4
Tyra sighed, sitting her girls down around the large table in the dining room.
"Here. You sit here. And you can sit here." She rolled her eyes, chewing her mint-flavored gum.
"You girls are a handful, you know that?" Tyra glared at a few of them, making one look down and the other just shift away from her.
"Whatever. Just sit here. I'll be back with Prince Preston." Tyra sighed and left the room to get said Prince.
Jami led her girls to the dining room, talking about what was going to happen in the next few months.
"So girls, we'll be eating with the Princes tonight. That means, be yourself and have fun, but also be respectful. When the twins enter, you need to stand and curtsy. You can only sit when they allow you to."
The girls nodded, trying to contain their excitement.
Jami showed them to their assigned seats at the dining table, smiling at each girl as she did.
"Okay, so wait here. I'll be right back." Jami rushed out of the dining room, a giddy smile on her face.
She lifted her skirts up some, practically running down the hallway. Jami was excited about this whole Selection thing. She could help her two best friends find girls.
Jami rounded a corner and bumped into someone.
"Oof!" Jami fell backwards, landing on her backside. She blushed, embarrassed. This had happened to her too many times before.
"I'm so sorry, miss! Here, let me help you." A deep voice said, and a hand was offered to her.
"Thank you.." She took the person's hand, standing up. Jami looked up and saw that it was the detective from outside.
"I'm very sorry, Detective von Justice." Jami said, addressing him formally.
Galaxy von Justice chuckled and shook his head. "It's not a big deal. I'm sorry for knocking you over." He blushed a little bit, looking anywhere but her.
Jami giggled some, smoothing out her skirts. "Well, I have to go. I'll catch up to you later?"
The man nodded, looking at Jami for a minute. Before he could ask her for her name, Jami was running off towards Prince Richard's room.
Galaxy sighed and watched as she ran off, still blushing a little bit.
Inspector William, who had been with him the whole time, chuckled and led him away from the hall. "Stop checking the poor girl out, detective."
"W-what? No! I wasn't-"
"Yes you were. Don't deny it." The Inspector laughed and shook his head. The two of them argued some as they walked off.
Jami knocked on Richard's door, her face flushed from her run in with Galaxy von Justice.
The Prince walked out and smiled nervously at his friend. "Hello, Jami. Do I look okay?" He asked, gesturing to his pressed black suit.
She rolled her eyes. "You always do, Richie. Now come on. We have to hurry. You're late." Jami grabbed him by the arm and started dragging Richard off towards the dining room.
Richard chuckled, jogging slightly to keep up with her. "Alright, alright. I'm coming Jami. Just slow down."
"No! I can't slow down! You're late!" She yelled, trying to pull him faster.
The Prince just shook his head and kept following her.
Once everyone was in the dining room, the room was full of chatter.
A few girls were gossiping about the Princes, while others were just staring at them in awe.
Preston was teasing Richard whenever he would wave to some girls.
"Ooh! Richie has a girlfriend!" He smirked, nudging his twin.
"Shut up. I do not." Richard grumbled. "Yet, anyway..." He sighed, smiling at some girls.
Jami was trying to talk with a few of the girls, just chatting about anything that came to her head.
"And Richard is usually cooped up in the library. It's huge!" She smiled, entertaining the girls.
Tyra snorted, ignoring Preston's girls when they asked her questions.
Odette was looking around the table, confused. Because she was deaf and everything was being said quickly, she couldn't really be a part of the conversations around her.
Prince Preston noticed this and tapped her shoulder. They were sitting close to one another.
Odette jumped and turned to look at the Prince. "Oh! Your Highness!" She started to stand up, kind of nervous.
The young man chuckled. "Sit down! It's okay!"
She blushed, watching his lips. "I'm sorry.." Odette said quietly, sitting back down.
"It's alright, miss. What is your name again?"
Odette frowned some. Hadn't they met not even two hours ago?
"Odette Knightly, Your Majesty." She bowed her head a little bit in respect.
Preston smiled. "Oh! Yes, I remember now! You're the deaf girl!"
Odette frowned some, not liking that he had pointed out her disability. "Yes.. That would be me."
And Preston continued to talk to her about how she could have conversations without hearing. It annoyed Odette to no end.
Okay, I know it's short, and I'm super sorry! This was meant to be long, but I was too busy. So, my school starts on Monday, and I'm playing tennis. I'll try to update every week, but if I can't, I apologize in advance. :) I love you guys!
