I do not own WoF. Or Iphones.

Clay's POV

I gulp down my breakfast and signal to my twin brother, Reed. "Come on, Reed! First day of our freshman year at Wings High."

"I know!" Reed grins. "I can't wait to meet everybody."

Pheasant, an eighth grader and the "motherly" one, is cooking bacon. She's a year younger than us but is probably more responsible than me and Reed combined. "You better hurry up if you want to catch the bus to Wings High."

"This is what we're doing. Hurrying." Reed groans. Sora and Crane, seventh graders and the second set of twins in our crazy family, giggle. Pheasant glares at them. Marsh, our sixth grade nerd (glasses, braces and all) begins to chuckle with Sora and Crane. Umber, the youngest and in fifth grade, falls on the floor after being overcome with giggles.

Pheasant frowns.

And where are our parents in all of this? Well…our dad left us shortly after Umber was born. I try not to think about him much. Our mom, Cattail, became super depressed after he left and mostly spends her time at her therapist, the spa, or at Aunt Asha's.

I'm basically in charge, since I was born first (two minutes before Reed) but it's really Pheasant who gets us all out of bed in the morning. We're kind of poor, due to the fact that Mom doesn't work. We all have part-time jobs, except for Umber and Marsh (that would basically be child labor).

Our amazing Aunt Asha is the main reason why we have money. She's a teacher at Wings High, and she gives us every penny she can spare.

I'm worried about my siblings. What will they do without me and Reed? Wings High is a boarding school, which means that Pheasant will be in charge.

I think Reed can sense my worry. "It'll be fine." he whispers, and I nod. Pheasant can hold up the fort, I've seen her do it.

"We better be heading out." I say. My siblings all rush over to hug me and Reed.

What would I do without them?

Tsunami's POV

"Please don't go, Tsunami!" Anemone cries. "I need you here!"

I sigh. "Anemone, you'll be fine without me. I'm not your personal bodyguard."

Mom stares at me, my one year old sister, Auklet, in her arms. "Your sister has a point, Tsunami. Maybe we should homeschool you just one more year…"

"No!" I say quickly. "Mom, I'm ready for real school. I bet all of the other princesses got to go to school. I bet I'm the only one who was homeschooled since the age of ten!"

Dad puts his arm around Mom. "Honey, our daughter has a point. You're going to have to let her into the real world at some point."

Mom looks up at him with wide, scared eyes. "Orca." she whispers. Dad stiffens. So does me, Anemone, and my brother, Turtle.

Orca was my older sister. She was always Mom's favorite, since she was smart, made straight As, and a talented sculptor.

When I was ten, she went to Wings High. Mom hired a fancy taxi to take her to the school, since "princesses shouldn't ride in filthy school buses".

There was a car crash. Orca and the taxi driver died.

Mom no longer trusts taxis.

I stare at her. "Please, Mom...I'm not Orca. History doesn't repeat itself. Lightning won't strike twice."

Mom hesitates, then nods.

I cheer and jump up and down. Anemone sighs, then hugs me.

"Text me every single day." she whispers.

"I will." I promise. I look up at Mom, Queen Coral, one of the seven High Queens of the kingdom of Pyrrhia.

A very modern kingdom. One with Iphones and high schools.

Glory's POV

I stared at my reflection in the mirror. My hair is green with some orange, red, and blue streaks. Do I need more hair dye? I reach for another can, then stop. It looks fine.

I'm not the only one in my family who likes to experiment with their appearance. My stepbrother, Jambu, likes to dye his hair pink. Pink. Why not blue, or green, or purple, or yellow? But nooooo, he chose pink.

I'm lucky that Grandma is so cool about...well, everything. My parents and Jambu's mom (his mom was married to my dad, then they got divorced) died when we were really little, so Grandma took us in. Jambu's a year older than me.

Grandma is also one of the High Queens. Who are the High Queens? Well, they're seven women who rule together and lead the kingdom of Pyrrhia.

A few years ago, one of the Queens, Queen Oasis, died of a heart attack. See, when a Queen dies, their oldest daughter becomes the new Queen.

So Oasis's oldest daughter, Burn, became Queen. But she was bloodthirsty and wanted Pyrrhia to go to war with the other kingdom, Pantala. And we can't have that.

Burn's sister, Blister, killed her to spare us some peace. So Blister became the new Queen, since Burn didn't have any daughters.

Blister was worse than Burn - she attempted murder on Queen Moorhen and Queen Grandeur (Grandma). So she was executed.

The third sister, Blaze, wasn't evil like her sisters but was incredibly stupid and only cared about jewelry. The six other Queens gave her some jewels, and Blaze was more than happy to leave.

They six Queens found a woman named Thorn who was smart, strong, and resourceful. They invited her to be the seventh Queen, and she agreed.

"Come on, Glory!" Jambu yells. "The bus is gonna be here any minute!"

I rush out of the bathroom, hug Grandma, grab a slice of toast, and ran out the door, Jambu following.

Starflight's POV

"Starflight." Mom says, with a warning tone in her voice. "Put the book away. Fierceteeth will be here any minute, then you two can ride the bus together."

I roll my eyes. "Mom, Fierceteeth hates me. And she has her own friends. Why would I ride with her?"

Fierceteeth is my stepsister and is a year older than me. Her dad was married to my mom, but got divorced soon after Fierceteeth was born. Mom started dating Dad, and soon they were married, and later had me.

I think Fierceteeth hates me because I have both of my parents, while she just has her dad. But I didn't choose to be born into this family!

Sunny's POV

"Bye Mom!" I hug Mom. Wings High is going to be awesome! But I'll miss Mom so, so much! But now that she's a Queen, I guess Mom has a lot to handle.

And then there's Dad. He's awfully sick, and can't leave his bed. Mom wants to send him to the hospital, but it's just a little cold, right! Dad'll get over it. He's strong.

Oh, I didn't ever think about this...I guess I'm a princess now. Wow! That's a lot to take in. I hope that the kids at Wings High will be nice. I wonder who my roommate will be?

I hug mom again and race out the door, just as the bus pulls up.

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