Hey peep! SORRY THIS TOOK SO LONG! Like for real! I've been so busy, first there was this week of testing at school, then i was sick of a while and then i hurt my knee and am now on crutches. Stupid crutches! I HATE them! Any ways, here you go, and hopefully i can get the next chapter up this weekend. NO PROMISES! Enjoy!

Kiera Cass, you're AWESOME! Thanks for writing about America and them in the first place!


Chapter 11

Tyler and Starlight headed back into the party. Izzy and Damon were over by the punch bowl, and the girls were dancing with the remaining ASAP members. The other boy, for some reason there was only one non-ASAP left, was dancing with one of the maids.

"Hey, where'd the other boys go? Weren't there still ten of us?" asked Tyler.

"There was, until after the report. I kinda panicked and sent them home. I'm down to the Elite now so…" Starlight ran to the wall, pushing one of the ever present buttons. The lights dimmed and a spot light focused on Izzy. "Hello, esteemed guests and annoying friends! I'd like to give my sister a birthday present! Izzy, this song's for you!" Starlight spoke into a microphone she had grabbed a few hours ago. "Happy Birthday Sis!"

Apparently the last remark was a signal, because the guards who hung out with the princesses suddenly grouped together and another spotlight focused on them. They took a collective breath and started to sing to the tune of Happy Birthday.

Happy Birthday to you!

It's a shame you're 16,

Cause now Star's recruited us…

There're 16 verses to come!

Happy Birthday to you!

We've heard you're single,

If Star has anything to do with it…

You won't be for long!

Happy Birthday to you!

Now not to be rude,

But it looks like you loved the cake…

Cause you glow in the dark!

Happy Birthday to you!

Now don't get us wrong,

We had nothing to do with this…

We just sing the song!

Happy Birthday to you!

We have a big secret,

There's a guy who kinda likes you…

He's single as well!

The other verses were just as ridiculous and by the time the last verse rolled around, everyone was smiling. Izzy was red from embarrassment, but enjoying herself. She made her way over to Starlight and smothered her in a hug. "I swear if ever do that again, you don't know what's coming for you!"

Starlight laughed, "Yeah, but you know you liked it!"

"Shut up!" Izzy faked a frown. "So, how come I only see one other guy that's not in the ASAP?"

"Um… I panicked and sent the rest home before the party." Starlight mumbled.

"Well, that wasn't very nice! You could've just let them enjoy the party first!"

"Yeah, but then I would've had to dance with them!" Starlight protested.

"Boohoo for you! Get over it!"

"I did! In case you haven't noticed, they're not here!"

"Um, right," cut in Tyler. "So about this dance I owe you?"

"Right! Come on Ty! See ya Izzy! Have fun with Damon!" Starlight swept onto the dance floor. The rest of the night was spent laughing, eating, dancing, and for the older people, drinking. It was well past midnight when they finally decided to call it a night. The girls all when back to Izzy's room and crashed on the floor.

The maids smiled at the girls and threw some blankets and pillows their way, before ditching the room. The only princess who didn't mind having them in her room while sleeping was Jenny, who never cared about anything really.

The morning dawned bright and early, casting the sun's rays onto the sleeping girls' faces. Most of them grumbled and hid under their blankets or pillows, but Jenny was up with the sun. Deciding to take advantage of the lack of attention, she snuck out of the room. Following her morning instincts, she wound up in the kitchens and liberated a few buns. Turning down the hallway that lead to the gardens, she saw Starlight's friend Jake standing guard.

"Oh, Jenny! Good morning!" he said. "Where are you going so early?"

Jenny just grinned at him and pointed outside. "Okay, but don't go far."

The 6-year-old nodded and skipped outside, finishing off the last of her buns. Breathing in the fresh air, she lost herself to the cool morning and wandered through the last of the summer flowers. Seeing someone standing on one of the guest rooms' balconies, she wandered closer. Seeing her, he smiled, "Jenny! Hi!"

"Regan!" Jenny shouted, a smile crossing her face. "You're visiting!"

"Yup, I don't think Jen knows I'm here. You won't tell her will you?"

Jenny shook her head, "Nope! It's a secret! You gonna s'prise her?"

"No, I don't want to surprise her. I'm not really supposed to be here. I'd rather if she didn't know I was here." Regan smiled at Jenny.

"You want to come play with me?" she asked. "We can hide from Jen!"

"Sure, but I can't get down."

"You can jump! I'll catch you!"

Regan smiled, "I think I'm too heavy."

"No." Jenny ran to the wall under the balcony and hunted for something. "Here, you can climb down!" A rope descended from a cavity below the railing.

Glancing down, Regan nodded and grabbed ahold. "Coming down!" he said, jumping off.

Jenny clapped her hands and jumped up and down. "Now we go play!"

"Sure, kid, let's go this way." He headed through the garden to the woods. "Let's play hide and seek! You count and I'll hide!"

"Okay! One, two, three…" Jenny covered her face with her hands, peaking between the cracks of her fingers. "Seven, eleven, twenty, nine, fifteen… I wouldn't go that way!" she called.

Regan shook his head, "No peeking!"

"I'm not! But there're monsters that way!" Jenny protested.

"There's no monsters! Just trees!"

"Yes there is! They're gonna eat you!"

"No they're not, cause there is no monsters." Regan smiled reassuringly.

"Okay, but be careful! Starlight says they can smell fear!"

"Well, I'm not scared so it's okay!" He turned and walked farther into the woods. "Keep counting!"

"One, two, three, seven, eleven, twenty, nine, fifteen, five, eight…" Jenny nervously cut off, listening. It was silent for a few minutes until she heard the screams. Gasping, she turned tail and ran back to the palace, crying. "Starlight! STARLIGHT!" she screamed. Reaching Izzy's room she flung the door open, "STARLIGHT! HE'S BEEN EATEN! HE'S DEAD!"

"Who?" asked Starlight confused. All the girls were wide awake at this point.

"HE'S DEAD! REGAN'S DEAD! HE GOT EATEN BY THE MONSTERS! HE'S DEAD!"

"What? Izzy, calm down, what happen?"

"I was playing with Regan and I was it, and he was hiding!" she sobbed. "He hided in the forest! I told him not to! But he wouldn't listen! He said there was no monsters and then he got eaten! He was screaming!"

"Oh Jenny! No one got eaten!" laughed Starlight.

"But the monsters got him!"

"No they didn't, they don't like boys. Boys have cooties!"

"Eew! Cooties!" said Jenny. "He didn't get eaten?"

"No, he didn't get eaten, he probably just fell into one of their traps! Come on lets go find him." Starlight stood up and made for the door.

"Wait! Since when has Regan been here?" asked Jen.

Jenny clapped a hand over her mouth. "Oops! He told me not to tell you! Said he wasn't s'posed to be here!"

Jen glanced at Starlight. "Did you know he was here?"

"Um… yes. I'll explain later. Izzy, get the guards."

"Right," Izzy ran off.

"Guards?!" exclaimed Jen, bewildered.

"For the monsters!" supplied Jenny.

"He… um… assaulted Izzy last night. I didn't want to tell you… you adore him so much…" Starlight admitted.

"What!? He didn't! I'll kill him!" Jen shouted. "This time he's gone too far!"

"Wait, this time?" asked Starlight.

"Yeah, he's been messing with girls for a while now. Mom and Dad don't know, and I didn't want them to be disappointed, so I…"

"You don't really… you mean…"

"I hate that son of a bitch! No offence to Mom!" Jan said fiercely.

"Wow, you definitely had me convinced!"

"I try. Now wear is he! Let me get my hands on him!"

"Woah, calm down, first things first. Jenny?"

"Yeah?"

"How did Regan get out of his room?"

"He climbed down the rope! I found the button!"

Starlight sighed, "Right, of course. I do it, so why can't she. I'll deal with it later. Jenny, what else did do? Did he hurt you?"

"No, we were playing hide and seek."

"Good. Oh, Jake! Thank goodness!"

"What's wrong? Izzy says something about Regan? Is he even here?"

"Yes, wow, I thought rumors traveled faster than this. Okay, well, yeah he's here or was. From what Jenny tells me, he's stuck somewhere in the woods. Round up a few of the lads and make sure someone has hand cuffs."

"What did he do?"

"That's classified."

"Understood. Let's go." Jake led the way to the gardens. "Jenny? Can you show me where he went?"

Jenny nodded, taking the lead. "We were over here." She led them to the indicated area and stood unmoving.

"Here?" asked Jake.

She nodded, staring warily into the trees. Jake nodded to the other guards and the three moved into the woods, the girls following at a distance. About 30 meters in, tangled in a net was Regan. He was swinging wildly in an attempt to free himself, his eyes widened when he saw them.

"Found you!" shouted Jenny. "Now it's my turn to hide!" She glanced at the trees, "But not here. You're lucky you're not a girl, or the monsters woulda gotten you!"

Regan stared at the ground, flushed red with embarrassment and anger. He said nothing.

"Well, get him down, and bring him to Dad's office," ordered Starlight. "Jen, you come too." She nodded at Izzy. "Um… everyone else…"

"We'll wait in the Women's Room." Suggested Marie.

"Kay." The guards had cuffed Regan and they made their way back to the castle. The guards at the doors looked questioningly at them, but kept their mouths shut. "Not a word." Starlight ordered them.

Marie, Jenny, and Lily broke off from the group when they passed their hallway with one of the guards, who was supposed to get Tyler and Damon since they were witnesses. Waiting in Starlight's room, they sat and wondered what exactly had happened. Jenny had a funny look on her face.

"What is it Jenny?" asked Marie.

"What's a-salt-ted mean?" she asked. Marie and the maids stared at the 6-year-old for a few seconds before bursting out laughing.

"It means being mean to someone," Lily said knowingly.

"Oh. Then I don't like Regan anymore!" Jenny frowned. "I wish he was a girl so the monsters woulda eaten him!"

The older girls were practically rolling on the floor after the last remark.


Tyler and Damon were waiting outside the King's office wondering what was going on. They were shown in and relaxed a little when they saw Starlight and Izzy, then tense when they saw Regan. The renegade Prince was glaring at everyone and sulking in a corner. The guards were dismissed and the King started the conversation.

"Regan. Do you know why you're here?"

"No!" His voice was full of denial and scorn.

"Izzy said you attempted to assault her last night, but you were stopped by these two young men here," stated Maxon.

"I was not assaulting her."

"Then what were you doing?"

"I was merely attempting to talk to her." Regan had a smug look on his face. Even with four witnesses he knew he wouldn't be persecuted. He was a prince. He had certain privileges.

"What were you talking about?"

"I was asking her-"

"He asked about Damon, got mad when she told him they weren't together, and then asked her to marry him!" cut in Starlight. "Of all the-"

"Starlight," there was a warning tone in Maxon's voice. She looked down and shut her mouth.

"As I said, I was asking her to marry me, when we were old enough of course. I love her and-" Regan was interrupted again, this time by Jen.

"Yeah, you love her, like you love all the other girls you fuck with. Don't you dare say that you love her! You tried to rape her!"

"I did not, I-"

"Shut up! I saw what you were doing!" Starlight accused. An argument broke out; the only one not yelling was Damon. As the King tried to calm everyone down, he pulled a mini player and a video chip from his pocket.

"It doesn't matter what anyone saw," he said calmly. Despite their loud voices everyone heard him, turning to look at the young man. "That particular area was where I had put some of the video cameras. We were filming there a few days ago remember? I forgot to take them down until this morning. They were on and rolling during the entire exchange."

He handed the mini player to the King, while Regan's face paled. "Isn't there some rule about no cameras inside the castle or something?" the prince spat out. "You are in serious trouble!"

"Actually, he's not." No one reprimanded Starlight this time. "He has permission. You don't think we let him film the ASAP stuff without permission? It goes on the report, the whole world sees it! The cameras can't just be stuck anywhere where anyone could walk by, talking about anything at all! And it's a pretty dang good thing that he did forget to take them down!"

"Shush!" said America. Everyone had gathered around the mini player and were watching intently.

"Izzy, I really like you! I thought- oh screw this!" Regan said.

Regan held something out to Izzy. "Izzy- will you marry me?"

"Oh, Reg! I'm sorry, but no. Heck I'm only sixteen!" she protested.

"Fine, have it your way!" Regan's voice had gone cold. He stood up, menacingly.

"Reg, look I'm sorry okay? You're just not- Regan STOP!" Izzy's cry could be heard clearly from the speakers.

Damon had sprung out of nowhere and knocked the Italian prince to the ground. "Get your slimy hands off her!" he yelled.

Starlight rushed to her sister from around the corner and helped her up. "Izzy! Are you hurt? Did he-"

"No, I'm fine. Really!" protested the younger girl.

Tyleer ran to help Damon, who was holding his own pretty well. Landing a kick on Regan's back, he joined the fight. Soon enough they had subdued him and held him captive. Starlight walked towards him and stared him in the eye. "I told you to stay away from my sister!" she said, her voice low.

He glared at her. "Let me go bitch!"

"Fine, Izzy?" she turned to her sister, handing her a spoon. "Will you do the honors?"

"Certainly." Izzy took the spoon and narrowed her eyes at Regan. "I'm soo not friends with you anymore," she said, taking aim, and whacking the prince hard on his temple. He crumpled to the ground unconscious, and they all shared triumphant looks.

"Well, I guess that's enough drama for one night." Damon said. After a few more remarks the guards were summoned and they all went back to the party. Empty scenery filled the small screen.

"Well, that's unfortunate for you Regan. I'm calling your parents and you will be escorted from Ilia now. I'll let them deal with you, and I want you to know, if you come near any of my daughters again, I will take action against you." Maxon's voice was final. "Oh, and boys," he nodded at Tyler and Damon. "Nice job."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"You're welcome, Sir. Anytime."

Regan was escorted out of the room and to the airport by no less than 8 guards, 5 of which would be going all the way to Italy to ensure he got there. "Jennifer?" asked America.

"Yes?"

"You're welcome to stay as long as you wish."

"Thank you." Jen smiled at the Queen and the meeting broke apart. Letting the girls leave first, Tyler and Damon stuck to the back of the group. Maxon caught their attention, "I'm sure I don't need to tell you this, but please don't mention this to anyone. We don't need it getting out."

"Of course Your Highness."

"Don't worry about it, out lips are sealed."

"Thank you. You two are nice boys and I think my daughters, if they choose you, will have chosen well. Who knows, we might have a wedding on our hands by Christmas." King Maxon smiled waved them away.

Tyler and Damon glanced at each other, wondering what to think of the whole thing.


OKAY! finally done! Tell me what ya'll think! Nice little comment by Maxon isn't? ;P AWESOME!