HEEEEEEEEY GUUUUUYYYSSSSS, Guess who's baaaaaack? Okay I'm sorry so fudging sorry for not updating for more than a month. I wasn't able to since my laptop got broken. Anywhoooooos, I rewrote this chapter which is finally in the perspective of Kara Toussay! One of my most favorite submissions by majestictales! Anyways, I've already posted a link of a powerpoint inspired by shadeslayerprincess111 's own powerpoint and since it was a really helpful visual guide for the girls. I even edited their pictures to fit the right eye color for some of the girls too! So tell me of what you think of the powerpoint and if the face claims were okay in your reviews.

Thank you so much to Lady Unimportant, Headless Gummy Bear, shadeslayerprincess111, Dl9571, Guest (Smiley Face), 4Love4Love4, SelectionLoverForever, everyonecaresaboutbeingthebest, and especially to Artemis' hunter for reviewing 6 times! Wowzers! Thank you all for your support and yes, I kinda do take pride in how I created the backstory of Maxerica's rule (also probably because I wanted Maxon and Kriss to be a thing but c'est la vie, bwahahahahaha).

Shoutout to majestictales for creating Kara and her awesome smirking, check out her SYOC called "Not a Fairytale" it's pretty unique for it's mention of magic and all that~

Kara Toussay

"Just face it Powell, my issue of Illean Idol sold more copies than yours." I said as I spoke to Poppy. This girl was my direct competition, and worse, the public loves her. I was here, in the palace, competing for the Selection. "Seperation, Elevation, Determination." Plays around in my head, that was what my mother always told me to remember here in the Selection. I know that I can't take Poppy out this early in the competition so I'm currently opting to leave her alone and go on my own or I team up with her and few other twos here, since they still are big competition for their castes, but maybe just the pretty ones.

"I beg to differ Kar, how many issues of Illean Idol have you been on?" Poppy said back while looking at herself in the mirror. It was her room after all. She made her room be changed to a salmon pink kind of color with a lot of golden pieces. It was too immature for someone trying to be Queen, that's why Royal Blue , the color of Royalty, just had to be my kind of room.

"Definitely more than you." I replied. "I've been on 5 issues." I added along trying to add a little intensity to intimidate her.

"Well, I guess we're even then." Poppy said as she rung a small bell on top of her vanity desk, a few minutes later her maids appeared by the door.

"Good Evening Lady Poppy and to you as well, Lady Kara." Her head maid said as all three of them curtsied to us. "How will we be of service to you?" Jennifer, one of her maids, asked.

"Please get us some midnight snacks, anything that isn't fattening would suffice, Maybe cupcakes and tea?" Poppy ordered along as her maids then nodded and left quickly.

"Kara, I would like to give you a proposition. I can tell that the two of us are obviously the best candidates as Princess and I think we need to make it to the Elite asap. How about we team up with a few other weaker Selected and in the end, we both battle it out?" Poppy purred as she brushed her long red hair.

"I actually think that actually would make sense but who should we pick?"

"We surely need our DUFF! Duh!" Poppy said as she raised her arms up, accidentally tipping a bottle of perfume on her vanity. As the bottle hit the floor, I suddenly knew what poor scent was spilled, Chanel No. 5.

"Well, that's a shame, Chanel No. 5 happe-" I was stating until I was so rudely interrupted by someone entering the room with her maid.

"Calypso, please take care of that nasty accident over there." She gestured on as she entered without even being invited.

"Kara, pleasure seeing you here. I bet my ponytail that it was your mother who made you join this competition." She slyly said, taking a seat on an arm chair beside Poppy's bed. Her voice finally clicked.

"Oh I'm sorry Poppy, I guess I've forgotten to introduce myself. I'm Sabrina Bellaza of Atlins." Sabrina spoke, leaning back on the chair.

"Sabby! It's nice to see a familiar face." I said giving her a small wave.

"Nice to meet you and thanks for bringing your maid to fix this mess up but why were you with your maid anyway?" Poppy said with a smile.

"Actually my room is right beside yours so I guess there was an accident so me and Calypso wanted to check this out." Sabrina said. "and I may or may not have heard you two talking about an alliance." She added. This was regular Sabrina, always wanting to strike deals with people.

"Hey, I'd want to win as much as I can but, being a Princess is just not in my forte. If I make it into the Elite, then that would actually launch my career not to mention how many charities and organizations will actually take notice of me." Sabrina explained.

"Is that why you entered?" I asked leaning towards her.

"Well, that, and having exposure to the Royal family would be cool too, Prince Micah ain't that bad looking." Sabrina answered with a giggle.

"Are you sure you want to be part of this?" Poppy said. "There will be no going back."

"I know. Plus, you two might be the closest friends I can get here. We also have to promise that we'll tell each other everything we know." Sabrina said. Yeah, as if I'm ever going to but an alliance was an alliance and I knew that I win over these girls in a landslide.

"Deal." Me and Poppy said in unison.

"Great, I guess it would be the right time to go now. See you guys tomorrow." I said, exiting Poppy's room giving a little yawn.

"Yeah, me too. Come along, Calypso. I'll teach you my favored hairstyles for the selection." I heard Sabrina say before I shut my own door.

"Janie! I want to pick what I'll be wearing to meet the prince tomorrow!"

The Next Morning, I had to wake up early to Addie's surprise of my dress on a dress dummy. I couldn't but help but be shocked. It was definitely beautifully emerald. It seemed corseted at the top with a small plunge. Where the corset had stopped above my hips, fabric seemed to flow out so fluidly. It even had little golden sleeves with gold detail. I was impressed by their handiwork which looked better than some designers I wore for red carpets.

After waking up and being assisted into my bath, Mila had insisted on rubbing some mint scent behind my ears because that's where the Prince usually dabbed his own cologne. After some debate, I made Mila get me a bottle of Chanel No. 5 and I allowed her to rub it behind my ears and place it on my wrists as well while Janie and Addie had began doing my makeup. I instructed them just like last night that I only wanted them to give me smoky eyes, and who knew, they didn't even know the proper way to do it! I , of course, had to teach them the right way.

After Addie was done doing my makeup, red lips definitely complemented the dress, Janie had done my hair into a simple low bun at the side. I checked the clock, remembering that Valentina needed us to be there when it was 8:00 am sharp, and just in time, it was still 7:50. I took one last glance in my mirror, admiring their handiwork; my maids actually did a fine job. As I made it to the top of the stairwell, there were only a few girls waiting there with Valentina.

I could recognize Nikita Café, or should I say Vera Kennedy, playing with her curvaceous body in her top hugging, tulle-filled dress. Sabrina was there in a floor length dress with sapphires around her neck, her hair in a French twist. The sight of one of the sevens, Kattaleya Valencinia made me wrinkle my nose with her poor sense of style, who even had purple eyes? Please, I knew those were low grade contacts. Mariette , looked quite tasteful but I could tell that she had overdone her makeup. Cassia, one of the fives, had pulled off a green dress too except hers was more like a day dress and her hair was done in ringlets. Who surprised me was that of Ashley Thomas, she didn't look anything like her picture in the Report showed, she was so much more…. Threatening. She was one of those plain janes who could transform into cinderellas.

More girls came in and by 8, the only girl missing was Poppy. We were about to go down the stairs when Poppy was creating her grand entrance in a beautiful blue floor length gown that highlighted her red hair, she almost did look like the Queen which made me wish that I could pull off red hair too. Ugh no. "Seperation, Elevation, Determination." .

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