The fate I will never accept

Chapter 9

I heard the last bell ring and I looked at Bubbles and we both grabbed our bags and practically ran to the gym. Buttercup met us there.

"What took you guys so long?"

"End of the day hallway rush." I said.

"How are we going to word this?" Bubbles asked.

"I don't know but I think we shouldn't rub it in her face." I stated, because I know how it feels for her, to feel like she is a lowly rank. In this stupid hierarchy.

"I kind of agree. I feel weird about this. I can't imagine what she must feel. Being part human." Bubbles looked at me. "Not that there's anything wrong with it."

"It's ok I get it."

"It isn't the funnest route, but I see what you mean, but we can't approach this like normal, can we?" Buttercup asked.

"I don't know what normal is but I want her to see that we are all on the same level." I said and just when I said that I could see Princess and her entourage walking in. Bubbles and Buttercup stood beside me as she walked towards us.

"Oh would you look at that, the waiters are here." Princess said demoting me even more than I already was. I lowered my head. I was still unsure about telling her anything that we had found.

"Oh don't be upset girls, I am just better, and everyone should know it." Or at least I was unsure until she said that.

"Oh really? Is that so Princess?" I asked. I could feel the worried glances from Bubbles and Buttercup as I lifted my head to look at Princess.

"Of course it is." Princess fired back.

"And isn't that due to your pure dwarf heritage?" I asked again. She hesitated and I knew that I had her where I wanted her.

"Well of course." She started but I could see the worry on her face, or more the regret of what she knew.

"Well then, I guess we are all commoners in a princess' presence right?" I questioned her as if she were a window that had just gotten shattered.

"Absolutely, that sounds wonderful." She said holding her nose up high. So I got down on one knee and Buttercup and Bubbles followed me.

"Okay your royal highness," She held her head higher. "Of the earth palace." She froze like ice.

"What's the matter your highness?" Buttercup asked as she stood up and crossed her arms.

"You know," Bubbles started. "I heard that Princess Amelia was a amazing ruler." Bubbles said standing.

"Me too, I can't imagine how horrible it must have felt for her, to watch her kingdom crumble when she became queen." I said watching Princess' pride and cover fall just like her kingdom.

"But on the bright side, I heard she was the most noble and kind fallen queen ever, isn't that right? Princess." I said standing my ground firmly.

Princess stood there looking at us. I can't tell if she was more terrified or ashamed. And just then I remembered what we talked about before she came in.

"Listen Princess, I know what it feels like to be ashamed of what you are. Trust me I always have. And I was hoping that you would know now that we aren't so different." I said lightening the mood. Bubbles put her hand on my shoulder. "We all wish it were like that."

Her maids were running all over the place cleaning and some were frantically running about in panic that we knew. Princess looked at us like she were some orphan trying to make her way in a big crowd of nobles.

"How did you know?" Her voice sounded so defeated.

I looked at Buttercup then at Bubbles.

"Uh, we did some research because.." Buttercup started.

"We were worried about you." Bubbles ended.

"Why?" They both started looking at each other in worry but I knew just how to finish this.

"Because I saw how you paused after we started talking about humans this morning. And I knew something was wrong. We didn't mean to invade your privacy."

"You cared for me, but I was so mean to you."

"I know but I thought maybe we could be friends. After all we have something in common, don't we?" I said holding out my hand as if this were some kind of movie. And I would like to say that we held hands and became besties but I can't because we didn't hold hands. She reached out and grabbed my index finger.

"That is about how much we are alike." And I am pretty sure that all three of our mouths dropped. We spent all of that work just for her to rude!

I could see that Buttercup was about to blow her elvish top when Princess interrupted her.

"But I guess we could be friends." She started to walk away then turned back to us. "And thank you." She said with a smile. And not like her usual stuck up morbucks smile. A real smile. Like she was genuinely thankful. And for some weird reason so did we.

We turned around to start cleaning. But it was already over. Her maids are fast. But I heard footsteps from behind us. I turned around to find Henry.

"Why hello girls. I am surprised you work so fast." He said as he approached us.

"Uh yeah, we are amazing cleaners." Buttercup said lying through her teeth.

"And great trespassers I see." We all stopped talking, I started to look at my feet in shame but then I realized, he was smiling.

"What do you mean?" I said wondering his intentions.

"Well what I mean is that you understood something was wrong and you wanted to help a friend, through whatever means necessary such good friends you are." He said with such delight that I swear I felt guilty that our original intent was to blackmail her into leaving us although more me, alone.

I find it weird when I look at the past two days and I realize that I have made friends when I told myself I wasn't going to make friends. And now I have three. Maybe this year isn't going to be so bad after all.

One week later

Uggh! I hate buttercup! Why does she have to be so rude! Calling me a smart priss. I'll show her whos a priss, that privileged daughter of a magical genus. Whew I think I should explain just a bit. The past week has had it's troubles in school but other than that me, Bubbles, and Buttercup were doing good and ate lunch together too. But today I wanted to work on my physics homework for next week and Buttercup wanted to start a food fight. Why can't she just let me work! Seriously it doesn't take that long!

I walked into the orphanage and literally threw my bag down and ran upstairs to my bed. I think Mrs. Potten was watching or wanting me to do something but at the time I didn't really care but now I kind of feel bad of just blowing her off like that.

I went downstairs and got a thorough discussion about not bringing my teenage drama home with me. Which made me a bit madder because she brought up the point of my IQ is high and so my maturity should be too. Then I had to help dress Amelia, she is new and a baby. Playing with her made me feel so much better. I felt my phone vibrate and it was Bubbles asking if I wanted to talk. I did not want to talk and more or less I didn't want to go anywhere.

If anyone found out I was an orphan, I would be "eaten alive" in teenager terms. I think in this last week I have lost so much of myself that I had built over the years. My identity as a child genius and a human. I have decided that I shall focus on this for now. I don't need to focus on this petty high school drama.

I forgot that Henry had given me a flyer for the adademia team. I think I'll join to get my mind off of this fight.