Ok Kumi Akatmatsu Moonstone you need to get back to me about the one shot you won because if you don't then I have to put up another contest and this contest becomes obsolete. Sorry anyways here's the next chapter.

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The hall of the Vali mansion wasn't as big as ours but it was decorated rather nicely. Roses both purple and white decorated the railing of the stairs and torches lit the hallway. "Come on Alex." Daddy said as he grabbed my hand and pulled me along.

I was careful not to step on my dark purple dress in the process. Mommy and Daddy led me down hallways and then up a flight of stairs and soon we were in a ballroom. The room was decorated the same way as the stairs and entry way except that this room held chandeliers too. They weren't lit yet but I knew that as the sun went down they would be.

Michael and his parents stood in the middle of the room. "Anastasia" Michael's mom called as her and Mommy hugged. "It's good to see you."

"It's good to see you Melissa." Mommy said as the women stepped back from each other. Daddy and Mr. Vali shook hands as I approached Michael. He bowed nice and low and said he was happy that I could come to his party. I curtsied and thanked him for inviting me. Then he got closer and kissed my hand and we backed away from each other. "Will you two ever get along?" Mommy asked as she shook her head.

"Hey" Mr. Vali added, "At least they're not calling each other names anymore." The parents nodded and then we all started walking towards their council hall/ library. The parents sat down and began talking business as Michael and I walked about the shelves. I wasn't looking for anything important till I found a book on the Salem Witch Trials.

I took the book back to where the parents were and since there were no more chairs I sat in Daddy's lap. "Lucius I'm not judging on how you raise your daughter but don't you think that book's a little mature for her age?" Melissa asked as she saw the title.

"She loves reading on anything that has to do with the otherworld's creatures. The Trials of Salem, the wolf burnings of Budapest, the Jersey devil of New Jersey, the hell hounds in England. But she has a very high reading level." Daddy replied.

"Trust me Melissa it's not uncommon for us the find her out in the garden reading to Ethan, Even and Sam. They love hearing the stories just as much as she does." Mommy added.

Michael's parents seem to take this information in as Michael came back with a book on… "Michael is that a book on horse show regulations?" I asked. He nodded and sat in a chair across the room from us.

Melissa seemed to snap out of whatever trance she was in and started talking about the fact that Michael was joining a horse show in 3 months so he was studying the rules. We nodded and I went back to my book. Sadly I had read a lot of this information before so I ended up falling asleep.

(3 tossing and turning hours later.)

"Alex you need to wakeup" Mommy said as she lifted me from Daddy's lap. I opened my eyes and she told me that the party was about to start. Now that I'm on the subject I will tell you that today was Michael's birthday. And in his honor we were having a party. Sadly I was his date. "Alex." Mommy called as she pulled me out of my daydream. "Remember what Daddy and I do when we throw a party?" I nodded. "That's what you and Michael are going to do so run along with Michael." She put me down and I walked over to Michael and took his arm.

We started walking towards the party when I had a question. "Michael how old are you?"

He looked at me for a second before answering me with "Eight"

"Wow your old." I replied and then the laughing started. We turned and saw our parents trying not to laugh but that just made the others laugh harder.

Michael looked at each other before rolling our eyes and stopped at the ballroom door. Our parents weren't joining us tonight because it was an all kid party. "PRESENTING PRINCE MICHAEL AND HIS BETROTHED PRINCESS ALEXANDRIA VLADESCU!" The announcer called as the doors opened and we walked in.

After the first dance the night seemed to go a lot faster than I thought it would. I stayed by Michael's side most of the night just like Mommy usually did, but then just as the party was about to end Natasha walked up and asked for a dance from Michael. I don't know about people in America or France when it came to Natasha but asking for a dance from a man who is betrothed is a slap in the face to the female.

Michael must have not known this because he took her hand and started moving towards the dance floor. "Ouch" I heard someone call behind me. I turned towards the sound and saw Nicolas. He was from the Russian royalty families. I almost slapped him but since he was almost 10 I decided against it and just went back to the table where Michael and I were sitting. Only to find Stela in my seat.

"Stela I'm not in the mood to put up with you for the night. Now go away." She just smiled and asked what I was going to do about it. All of a sudden my jaw hurt. My jaw hurt very badly and I saw nothing but red. I walked over to her and grabbed her hair and dragged her out of my seat and onto the floor once she was there I released her and told her to get lost.

She nodded as took off in tears, which was weird to me because I just grabbed her hair. I sat in my chair and watched everyone till I saw a very angry Dracul King walk into the room. He looked around till he saw me. There was a smirking Stela behind him. The kids of the room fell silent as everyone stared at the man who interrupted the party.

Stela's father began crossing the room to me so I sat up a little straighter in my seat. "You" he yelled as reached for my arm but was blocked by one thing. Daddy. I had never seen him so mad before though.

"You have no right to touch my daughter Matthew. Your daughter started it so Alexandria did something about it." I inwardly flinched as he called me by my whole name. "… so if your daughter wants to egg mine on I will let Alexandria do as she pleases, and quite frankly isn't it a little sad that my 6 year old daughter can take down your 9 year old." Mr. Dracul and Daddy started arguing for a second before Michael father came in and broke up the fight.

"You ruin everything" I heard Michael say as he passed behind me. I glared at him but didn't enough time say something before Michael's father said the party was over. Parents came in and collected their children. I was so angry at Michael that I took his present out of my hidden pocket and shoved it at him.

"I'm not the one who disrespect their betrothed in front of dozens of people." I spat back.

Melissa came up and asked what I was talking about. Michael gave me a look that said 'Don't you dare' I dared. I told them everything including the part about Stela and my jaw. Mommy and Melissa had sympathetic looks on their faces when I told them about my jaw. Daddy and Mr. Vali just glared at Michael about the dance but then Daddy started glaring at me when I talked about Stela.

He grabbed my arm and pulled me closer till he could whisper 9 terrifying words into my ear. "We will talk about this when we get home." I nodded and after farewells we left and went home. And let's just say not much talking happened when we got home but I know I couldn't sit properly for a week after the spanking.

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Ouch! Can you imagine being in her position with Lucius and the spanking. OUCH! Anyways here's the next chapter.

Fly on!

-Katie