Amber's POV
I had no idea what happened, all I remembered was going to the principal's office. There was a bright light, and we were all transported back here. Rose explained that she is a Guardian of the Veil, a girl chosen to protect the living worlds of our universe. Apparently, there are four others, each with an elemental power, and her jewel, the Heart of Kandrakar, can turn them into Guardians. However, whatever happened upstairs somehow trapped her with the Heart, and Katy and I were being controlled by someone. All I know is, if I get called down to the office again, I'm making a run for it! "Well, now that that nightmare's over, let's get back to business. I'll go drag my brother back in here, let me know what ideas you come up with while I'm gone, this may take a while. He's afraid of everything." I walked out and cautiously navigated the halls, avoiding teachers at all costs. Keeping quiet and moving stealthily, I managed to...fall on my face. Stupid magic hair. I stood up, and someone grabbed my wrist and pulled me into the janitor's closet, it was Flynn. He closed the door and placed a broom in front of it. "Why did you...?" Flynn held his finger in front of my lips. "Quiet! I don't want anybody hearing us! I need to tell you something really important." Normally I'd brush it off, but there was a seriousness in his tone that he didn't normally have. "What's wrong?" He cracked the door open and peeked out to make sure no one was outside. "Rose is out to get us." Huh? "No, she's just a sweet girl who's misunderstood. Do you even have proof that she's after us?" Flynn pulled out his phone. "You texted me this message, but it wasn't you, it was Rose using your phone, I'm sure of it, and it's not just us she's targeting, all of the Royallys! Principal Hale was right, they're bad news!" How many times was he dropped as a baby again? "Dude, you've lost it, I'm going back to the Party Committee. When you decide to stop accusing people of things, you're welcome to come back. And even if we were to set up an investigation, you can't just eliminate all of the Royallys! Literally, whatever happened, even I would be considered a suspect. Not that I actually did anything wrong, but still." I walked back to the Party Committee meeting. "Bad news, everyone, Flynn chickened out on us." Rose sat down at the table. "Maybe we're better off. Anyway, let's get back on track. We need decorations, I'm thinking colored lights, a Christmas tree, any other ideas?" From there we all discussed what would go on at the party, but I barely remember any of it. I was too concerned with Flynn. Why was he acting so weird? The bell rang and it was time for history class. I had to confront him again there, figure out what was wrong. Unfortunately, we had assigned seating. What was even weirder was the room's color scheme. The left half was blue, the other half was red. My seat was on the blue side, front row center along with a boy named Tyler. I took my seat, and a group of Adventurous kids from the Party Committee walked in together, one of them being Rose. I smiled and waved at them, but all of them immediately looked away, pretending they didn't see me. Group after group came in, all of them either entirely Royally or entirely Adventurous, even Katy was clinging to the glowing blue girl who always looked depressed. Where was he? Luckily, Katelyn was behind me. "Have you seen Flynn anywhere?" She shook her head. "No, try asking Draco, they are roommates, after all! I'll check with Katrina, maybe it takes a twin to find a twin!" I found Draco at the back of the room chatting with two princesses. "Hi Draco, have you seen Flynn anywhere?" Before he could answer, one of the girls jumped in. "You mean that super cute guy? Haven't seen him. You're his sister, right? If you find him, tell him Emma says hi!" Ok? The other Royally girl nudged her. "Oh, and tell him Harmony says hi too!" Sure? First day of school and my brother already has fans. Typical. Finally Emma was done talking and Draco could answer. "Actually I did see Flynn pretty recently. He seemed upset about something. He was outside the cafeteria." What's gotten into him? "Thanks, I'm gonna go drag him to class." I got a pass from the teacher and went looking for him. "Flynn, if you're anywhere out here, I wanna talk to you!" No response. "Two princess chicks are hitting on you!" Flynn came running. "Who's hitting on me?" Yeah, he cares more about his reputation with the ladies than his concerned sister. "Why aren't you in history class?" He hung his head. "I can't face the Adventurous kids, especially not Rose. Th truth is, I'm scared of what they plan to do to us. Let's face it, whatever happened in Principal's Hale's office was magical. You saw her as a fairy, and she even explained herself. She just left out one important fact: she trapped herself in the Heart to mislead you and make you think she's innocent! I'm just trying to protect you from her, she gives me this odd vibe and I know her friends are in on it. I mean, they're so weird! The emotion people, the skeleton boy, the pirate, the mad girl with the hat, none of them are just normal people!" I tried to hold back my tears. "Normal people? Then what does that make me? My healing powers are far from normal! And I'm sure that those Royally students have just as many dirty secrets as the Adventurous kids! One of those girls who likes you could be a mermaid, for crying out loud! And what about Katy? You've been going on about her all day, and she's with Adventurous. Don't give me that 'normal' excuse, either! Because guess what? She isn't normal, and neither are you! You can try and deny it all you want, but it's time you've faced reality and left your fantasy world. You think everything is gonna go your way because you're the heir, but even our parents had a rocky path to reach their status! If they had never met, Corona would have eventually fallen without someone to rule the kingdom. Back then, the whole future of our home was riding on the return of the princess." I went back to class without Flynn, enraged. How could he say that about me? About anyone? I'm sick and tired of this whole Royally power thing. I'm switching sides!