Chapter 2
Three days have passed by, we have visited many museums, seen Big Ben, St. Pauls Cathidral, and went through 3 rolls of film each. We were haveing the time of their life! I almost wished I had never moved away from here when I was born, its just so beautiful!
Today was the day, we were going to Buckingham Palace! I was so excited. We decided to dress comfertably, me in tigh fitting blue abrecrombie and fitch sweat pants, and a white tank top, complete with Kris's white flip flops. Kris in jeans and yellow tee, with grey and yellow sketchers. And finaly Lizzie was sporting deep red warm up pants with 2 black lines going up the leg, and a white hulter top and white Adidas with 3 red stripes going horizontaly down them. We all had little make up on, and just wore their hair up in pony tails.
The tour started at 11:00 am, we got there right on time. There was a large group of people going with us, we all stood at the front gate. A women, in her late 20's stood befor us, she was wearing a red blazer over jeans and a white shirt. She was american, so she didn't have an accent, and everyone could actuly understand her.
The front gates opend, and she led us in. We reached the front entrance, I was shakeing with excitement. The doors open, and we gatherd inside. Once inside, I look strait ahead at the grand staircase, and I got a weird feeling, I kind of blacked out for a second, as if remebering something. A few scenes kinda flashed through my mind, I can't distinguish what they were. All I remember was seeing a red rubber ball bounce down the stairs, and in the background there was a fiant soung of a little girls giggle.
There must of been a glazed look in my eyes, since Kris nudged me, and asked me if I was ok. I assuerd her I was fine, just got a little rush of excitement.
The tour continued. People took pictures, and flashes surrounded me. I had a strange sence of happieness, it was as if I had been there befor. We conintued on through a hallway, where we were greeted by a few maids, and one of the nannies that took care of the children, I made eyecontact with her, she seemed very fimilar. Her eyes moved from mine down to my chest area, I saw her gawking at it, I was very confused, I put my hand up over my necklace, her eyes finaly detached from it, when she walked up for a closer look.
"May I?" She asked drawing her hand near to the necklace, I hesitated, then let it go. She gently grabbed it, and studied it, then she turned it around, and practicly fainted.
"Where did you get this?" She demanded. I was taken by this at first, and in a shocked and confused manner, I answerd.
"I don't realy remember, my adoptive mom said that my birth mom gave it to me, and asked her to make sure I always wore it." She gasped again,
"What is your name Child?" what was with the interrogation? I looked over the my friends, they looked just as puzzled as I did,
"Alex, uh, Alexis Myers.. Well thats my adoptive moms last name, I don't know my real moms name, why...?" I asked
"Come with me!!" She grabbed my hand and pulled me through the hall way, and into a dinning room, where the Queen sat at a large table, when the women and I came bargeing in, she looked up starteld.
The women bowed her head in forgiveness, "My apologies your magistie, but I have found her!" What was she talking about?
"Found who, my dear Grace?" The Queen asked in a very elagent voice. Yea, who, who does she think I am?
"The princess, madam! This is her!" The the same look of startlement, and puzzelment fell onto the queens face, as it did on mine.
"Excuse me.. what are you talking about?" I asked in a way shocked voice,
"Yes, explain your self Grace!" The queen exclaimed placeing her napkin on the table. She stood up, she was a middle age women, her short hair was tased and moused gracefully, she was very pretty for an older women. She wore a light blue buisness suit, but with a skirt instead of pants.
"She has the necklace, ma'am." Grace answerd, gently pulling me twords Queen Isabelle. When I was close enough, Grace held out my necklace, the queen put her glasses on and examined it. She too asked me where I got it, and I told her the same story I told Grace upstairs.
"Its you, its realy you! My baby is home!" She said, tearing up. I steped away from her in disbelife.
"No, you've got it all wrong!" I raised my voice, "I am not your Princess, my name is Alexis Myers, I live in New York City with my adoptive mom-" I was cut off by the queen raiseing her hand to politly silence me.
"Your adoptive mother... would her name happen to be Lisa May Myers?" My mouth droped, how did she know that?
"How do you know my moms name?" I demanded, then relized I was practicly yelling at the queen.
"She was your nanny, she wasn't able to have kids of her own, she began acting strangely when you were born, so we fired her and hired Grace, she took it badly, and one night snuck in and kidnapped you. Somehow she kept her self hiddin for a long time, but now that you have revieled her hide out, we can arrest her and see that she pays for her crime."
"NO!" I screamed, a look of complete shock came over everyones face, i cringed, "I'm sorry, but Princess or not, she is still the only mother i've known, she was there for me through everything, you can't take her away, I'm sorry to say, but I love her." Isabelle looked sympathticly at me, I think I got through to her,
"Your right, but she still must be punished for her crime..."
"So give her cummenity service, please!" I pleaded. Wait, am i addmitting that I am a princess? I can't be, this is not right, so many things were running through my head right now, I guess it showed in my face, because just then the queen spoke up.
"I know this is alot to take in at once, and we can get a DNA test if you like to prove you are my daughter, but till then, you can rest here and think somethings out." I nodded,
"But what about my friends?" I asked wondering where they were, if they had heard all this madness.
"Your friends?" She asked looking around for them, but didn't see anyone. I turned around to find them. I walked out the door and saw them itently listening. When they saw me they jumped.
"Did you hear that?! They think i'm their princess.." Kris and Liz straitend up and streched a little bit.
"Yea, this is so cool!" Lizze squealed,
"Uh no its not!" I grabbed their hands and led them into the brightly lit dinning room. "Theres some one I want you to meet." I told them.
"Uh, Queen Isabelle-" I started, but she yet again interupted me,
"Please call me mom.." She requested, yea right, even if she were my true birth mom, I hope she didn't expect me to warm up to her that quicky.
"Not untill I know for sure." I said firmly.
"Fair enough," She thought for a moment, "Queen Isabelle is too formal, how about just Isabelle for now!" I agreed to that,
"Isabelle... these are my best friends, Liz-... er Elizabeth and Kristina." They sorta half bowed half curtsyed, not knowing what to do,
"Its very nice to meet you," Isabelle smiled sweetly, and extended her hand and shook both of their hands. "Well its been a long morning for you, I'll have someone call the doctor over for the test, but till then, Grace will show you to your room, we have been keeping it up for you, hopeing you'd return to us someday!"
"Thank you." I was trieing to smile, but all this was way too much for me to deal with. Grace led us to an elavator that was located in the front enterance, and we went up to the third floor. There was a long hall in front of us, with about 4 doors on each side, and between the doors were large painting decorateing the enormis walls.
"This is it," She pointed to the first door on the left. "And your friends may stay in any of the rooms along this hall. You are alowed to go any where you want in the palace, but I suggest you wait for someone to show you around first." She smiled, she too was tearing up, "Its great to have you home!" said Grace, hugging me.
I opend the door, and my mouth droped. "Oh my goodness!" I sheriked as we walked in our heads all moveing in diffrent directions trieing to look at everything at once. The room was bigger then a class room. On the wall oppisite from the door was a four poster king size bed. The room was a baby blue, there was realy nothing on the walls yet, I guess they were waiting for me to decorate it my self. To my left was a dest that fit into the corner, it contained a large computer, and all the works. To my right was a table with a 36'' Tv, and adjacent to that was a plush couch. Next to the couch was a slideing glass door that led out to a private balcony overlooking the gardens. Across the room was a door leading to my own bathroom, and next to the door was my walk in closted. And to top it off there were 2 nice bed side tables on either side of the bed.
"This tottaly rocks!" Kris said in complete excitement, Lizzie nodded, adding a squeal. "Are you thinking what i'm thinking?!" Kristiana asked grinning at both of us.
"I hope so!" Liz replied as we all ran for the gigantic bed! We all jumped on it, and bounced like 5 year olds! After five minutes of laghter and joyish squeals, we all layed down our head all meeting in the middle.
"You know, i could get used to this!" I smiled, "But I still can't belive it!" Just then Grace walked back in with a startled look on her face. When we sat up and she saw that we were all in one peace she took a sigh of relife.
"What on earth were you three doing?" Grace wonderd, we all looked at each other, and said under our breath, "Oopps!"
"We were ah.." I coulnd't lie.. "We were jumping on the bed!" I addmitted "Sorry if we distuberd you!" I said with a guilty tone.
"You didn't disturb us, we just wanted to make sure everything was ok!" She turned to walk out, but she paused and said over her shoulder, "If you need anything just hollar, and someone will come!" She smiled again and left the room, shutting the door behind her.
After that, we just sat quitely talking, I didn't know what to think about this whole situation, and then i remembered what I said to Isabelle, how rude I must of sounded. Maybe she'll understand I was just upset and wont think anything of it, or mabye she was realy affended by it. I lay silent, until Lizzie rolled over and looked at me face to face,
"You ok Alex? Your beinng offly quiet!" She joked, when I didn't respond her face went serious, "Seriously, whats buggin you?" Liz asked me.
I sat up, "Nothing, I was just thinking about what I said to Isabelle back there, I kinda feel bad, I mean if I realy am the Princess, how would I feel if I just found my daughter after 14 years, and then she deneys it and practicly yells at me! I would feel horrible!" I explained feeling overly guilty. "I think I need to go talk to her.." They started getting up with me, "Alone, you guys just chill here, watch T.V. or play on the computere. I'll be back in a bit!" and I bid them farewell, and made my way down the corridor trieing to find my way back from where we came from.
"Are you looking for something madam?" A woman asked, who seemed to have come from nowhere, I half way jumped, and turned around to face her. How did she know who I was? How did she know I was here? Man news travels fast around here.
"Um, yea I'm looking for Isabelle," It kinda felt weird calling her that, but I didn't feel comfterable calling her mom yet.
"Oh yes madam, she is out in the gardens haveing tea." She smiled, I nodded, how do I get there? This place is too big! I guess she saw this worried look on my face, cuz she then opend her mouth and said, "Its down the stairs, and go out the front door, and go to your right, you'll find her there hun!" She smiled and went on her way.
I followed her directions directly, only thing I didn't expect was that as soon as I went outside and to my right, I expected it to be right there, but I had to walk a bit to get there, I had no idea this place was so big! Finaly, I found her, she was sitting around a large glass table, sipping tea with a few other inportant people I didn't know. I didn't want to disturb her so I began to turn around, when she spotted me.
"Alexandria." She adressed me, I pasued and turned around, all eyes were on me, I felt so underdressed, in sweats and a tank top, while everyone were in suits and dresses. She waved her hand motioning me to come to her. I did as I was told. "I would like you to meet a few people, this is your Aunt Julianna, and her husband William," I smiled at them and shook their hands, "And this is Prince Charles, I'm sure you've heard of him. I was going to call you down a little later, but your here now, is there anything I can help you with dear?" She asked me holding my hand.
"Um, I wanted to talk to you, but I guess I can wait, I don't want to bother you." I started to leave, but she held my hand still, so I turned back to her,
"No, its fine, your my first priority right now." Ok enough with the mushyness now, treat me like a normal person please. I had kind of a unconfertable look on my face, I think she got the idea, cuase she then got up, and excused her self. We walked over to a small bench that sat in the middle of a flower bed. She sat, and then I sat next to her.
"Ok, well I just wanted to apologise.." I began, I can't belize I drug her away from her company for this.
"For what dear?" Wow she is very nice, I never knew what to think of the queen of England, I always just thought of her as a great dictator, and a good buisness woman, I never picutred her as a motherly figure.
"Well for how I acted back there, I feel bad for snapping at you, but its all just so weird for me." I tried to explain, not sure if I was making any sence.
"Nonsence child, I understand this is alot for you to take in, one day your out with your friends celebrateing your birthday, and then your placed with this big burrden of being named Princess of a major country. I would of reacted the same way!" She kissed my hand,
"Thank you!" I stood up signaling that the converstaion was over. "I'll let you get back to your guests, and again i'm sorry!" She stood up too, and we said goodbye. Feeling alot better I walked back to the front door. I went over the the elavator and pushed the button to open it. It took a moment, and as soon as the door opened, I began to walk in watching my feet, not noticeing the person comeing out. And like the ditz that I am I ran into them.
"I'm so sorry!" I said looking up into their eyes. My heart dropped, It was Prince Henry. I looked back down, trying to get onto the elavator as fast as I could hopeing he handn't noticed who I was. It was too late.
"Alex." He said in his sexy english accent. I paused, and turned around,
"Yea?" I said kinda embaressed.
"Princess Alexandria...How come you didn't tell me?" Henry smiled, the elavator door closeing behind me.
"Well I didn't know, I just found out today!" I said in a very "duh" voice.
"I know, i'm just playin with you." He grinned. My heart began to beat faster, he looked so sexy! He was wearing a dark blue suit, a white dress shirt, and a light blue tie. I noticed that his cheeks were unusaly rosey for him. "So, I heard you put up a big fuss when they told you." He began. I smiled, kinda embarrised about it though.
"Yea, I guess I did." I answerd, looking down trying not to get lost in his blue eyes.
"May I ask why?" wow, i'm actuly haveing an intellagent conversation with him! And it didn't begin with me falling on my butt.
"Yea, because if I admit that I am the Princess, then that means that I am admitting that my whole life has been a lie." I replied very seriously. A sympathtic look came over his face.
"Wow, I never thought of it that way, that would be hard." he paused, like he was choseing his words carfully. "Are you going back to New York, or are you going to stay here?"
"I think i'm gonna stay here, but I will want to go back, my whole life is over there, I can't just leave it all behind." I explined. He nodded,
"Well I hope you stick around, I'd realy like to get to know you better. I ment what I said when we met in the coffee shop, about hopeing to see you again, but I didn't think I would be able to. But now, now I know I will and I'm realy looking foward to it."
"Your highness, Prince Henry, your father would like to know how long it takes to go the loo?" Said Grace, giveing us a suspicious look.
"I'll be right out." He answerd Grace. She turned around, her uniform swayed with her knees as she walked away. "Well, I guess that's my exit!" He smiled,
"So i'll see you soon?" I asked, returned his smile, biteing my lip, a piece os stray hair fell from behind my ear, I tucked it back as he opend his mouth to speak.
"You betcha!" He guaranteed me. "Au revoir." French is the sexiest language! I had only taken frenchh for one year, so I didn't know much, but I did the best I could.
"Bon Soir." I think that was good night,of coursew I didn't sound as good as him,his accent is like the frosting on the ckae, but it works.
"Parlez vous Francias?" he asked. I had to think about the answer to this one.
"Un peu." that is how you say a little right? I don't remember. Why didn't I pay attention in class instead of makeing fun of the little freshmen?
"Henry!" A impatient call came from the door.
"Comeing!" He called back, "Till we meet again, Princess!" Hmm, not a bad title comeing from him. He again picked up my hand and gently kissed it. I nearly fainted, just like the first time. If he did that everyday for the rest of my life it would still bring a chill down my body. He turned and left. I watched him walk away, and walked back to the elavator in a daze.
Three days have passed by, we have visited many museums, seen Big Ben, St. Pauls Cathidral, and went through 3 rolls of film each. We were haveing the time of their life! I almost wished I had never moved away from here when I was born, its just so beautiful!
Today was the day, we were going to Buckingham Palace! I was so excited. We decided to dress comfertably, me in tigh fitting blue abrecrombie and fitch sweat pants, and a white tank top, complete with Kris's white flip flops. Kris in jeans and yellow tee, with grey and yellow sketchers. And finaly Lizzie was sporting deep red warm up pants with 2 black lines going up the leg, and a white hulter top and white Adidas with 3 red stripes going horizontaly down them. We all had little make up on, and just wore their hair up in pony tails.
The tour started at 11:00 am, we got there right on time. There was a large group of people going with us, we all stood at the front gate. A women, in her late 20's stood befor us, she was wearing a red blazer over jeans and a white shirt. She was american, so she didn't have an accent, and everyone could actuly understand her.
The front gates opend, and she led us in. We reached the front entrance, I was shakeing with excitement. The doors open, and we gatherd inside. Once inside, I look strait ahead at the grand staircase, and I got a weird feeling, I kind of blacked out for a second, as if remebering something. A few scenes kinda flashed through my mind, I can't distinguish what they were. All I remember was seeing a red rubber ball bounce down the stairs, and in the background there was a fiant soung of a little girls giggle.
There must of been a glazed look in my eyes, since Kris nudged me, and asked me if I was ok. I assuerd her I was fine, just got a little rush of excitement.
The tour continued. People took pictures, and flashes surrounded me. I had a strange sence of happieness, it was as if I had been there befor. We conintued on through a hallway, where we were greeted by a few maids, and one of the nannies that took care of the children, I made eyecontact with her, she seemed very fimilar. Her eyes moved from mine down to my chest area, I saw her gawking at it, I was very confused, I put my hand up over my necklace, her eyes finaly detached from it, when she walked up for a closer look.
"May I?" She asked drawing her hand near to the necklace, I hesitated, then let it go. She gently grabbed it, and studied it, then she turned it around, and practicly fainted.
"Where did you get this?" She demanded. I was taken by this at first, and in a shocked and confused manner, I answerd.
"I don't realy remember, my adoptive mom said that my birth mom gave it to me, and asked her to make sure I always wore it." She gasped again,
"What is your name Child?" what was with the interrogation? I looked over the my friends, they looked just as puzzled as I did,
"Alex, uh, Alexis Myers.. Well thats my adoptive moms last name, I don't know my real moms name, why...?" I asked
"Come with me!!" She grabbed my hand and pulled me through the hall way, and into a dinning room, where the Queen sat at a large table, when the women and I came bargeing in, she looked up starteld.
The women bowed her head in forgiveness, "My apologies your magistie, but I have found her!" What was she talking about?
"Found who, my dear Grace?" The Queen asked in a very elagent voice. Yea, who, who does she think I am?
"The princess, madam! This is her!" The the same look of startlement, and puzzelment fell onto the queens face, as it did on mine.
"Excuse me.. what are you talking about?" I asked in a way shocked voice,
"Yes, explain your self Grace!" The queen exclaimed placeing her napkin on the table. She stood up, she was a middle age women, her short hair was tased and moused gracefully, she was very pretty for an older women. She wore a light blue buisness suit, but with a skirt instead of pants.
"She has the necklace, ma'am." Grace answerd, gently pulling me twords Queen Isabelle. When I was close enough, Grace held out my necklace, the queen put her glasses on and examined it. She too asked me where I got it, and I told her the same story I told Grace upstairs.
"Its you, its realy you! My baby is home!" She said, tearing up. I steped away from her in disbelife.
"No, you've got it all wrong!" I raised my voice, "I am not your Princess, my name is Alexis Myers, I live in New York City with my adoptive mom-" I was cut off by the queen raiseing her hand to politly silence me.
"Your adoptive mother... would her name happen to be Lisa May Myers?" My mouth droped, how did she know that?
"How do you know my moms name?" I demanded, then relized I was practicly yelling at the queen.
"She was your nanny, she wasn't able to have kids of her own, she began acting strangely when you were born, so we fired her and hired Grace, she took it badly, and one night snuck in and kidnapped you. Somehow she kept her self hiddin for a long time, but now that you have revieled her hide out, we can arrest her and see that she pays for her crime."
"NO!" I screamed, a look of complete shock came over everyones face, i cringed, "I'm sorry, but Princess or not, she is still the only mother i've known, she was there for me through everything, you can't take her away, I'm sorry to say, but I love her." Isabelle looked sympathticly at me, I think I got through to her,
"Your right, but she still must be punished for her crime..."
"So give her cummenity service, please!" I pleaded. Wait, am i addmitting that I am a princess? I can't be, this is not right, so many things were running through my head right now, I guess it showed in my face, because just then the queen spoke up.
"I know this is alot to take in at once, and we can get a DNA test if you like to prove you are my daughter, but till then, you can rest here and think somethings out." I nodded,
"But what about my friends?" I asked wondering where they were, if they had heard all this madness.
"Your friends?" She asked looking around for them, but didn't see anyone. I turned around to find them. I walked out the door and saw them itently listening. When they saw me they jumped.
"Did you hear that?! They think i'm their princess.." Kris and Liz straitend up and streched a little bit.
"Yea, this is so cool!" Lizze squealed,
"Uh no its not!" I grabbed their hands and led them into the brightly lit dinning room. "Theres some one I want you to meet." I told them.
"Uh, Queen Isabelle-" I started, but she yet again interupted me,
"Please call me mom.." She requested, yea right, even if she were my true birth mom, I hope she didn't expect me to warm up to her that quicky.
"Not untill I know for sure." I said firmly.
"Fair enough," She thought for a moment, "Queen Isabelle is too formal, how about just Isabelle for now!" I agreed to that,
"Isabelle... these are my best friends, Liz-... er Elizabeth and Kristina." They sorta half bowed half curtsyed, not knowing what to do,
"Its very nice to meet you," Isabelle smiled sweetly, and extended her hand and shook both of their hands. "Well its been a long morning for you, I'll have someone call the doctor over for the test, but till then, Grace will show you to your room, we have been keeping it up for you, hopeing you'd return to us someday!"
"Thank you." I was trieing to smile, but all this was way too much for me to deal with. Grace led us to an elavator that was located in the front enterance, and we went up to the third floor. There was a long hall in front of us, with about 4 doors on each side, and between the doors were large painting decorateing the enormis walls.
"This is it," She pointed to the first door on the left. "And your friends may stay in any of the rooms along this hall. You are alowed to go any where you want in the palace, but I suggest you wait for someone to show you around first." She smiled, she too was tearing up, "Its great to have you home!" said Grace, hugging me.
I opend the door, and my mouth droped. "Oh my goodness!" I sheriked as we walked in our heads all moveing in diffrent directions trieing to look at everything at once. The room was bigger then a class room. On the wall oppisite from the door was a four poster king size bed. The room was a baby blue, there was realy nothing on the walls yet, I guess they were waiting for me to decorate it my self. To my left was a dest that fit into the corner, it contained a large computer, and all the works. To my right was a table with a 36'' Tv, and adjacent to that was a plush couch. Next to the couch was a slideing glass door that led out to a private balcony overlooking the gardens. Across the room was a door leading to my own bathroom, and next to the door was my walk in closted. And to top it off there were 2 nice bed side tables on either side of the bed.
"This tottaly rocks!" Kris said in complete excitement, Lizzie nodded, adding a squeal. "Are you thinking what i'm thinking?!" Kristiana asked grinning at both of us.
"I hope so!" Liz replied as we all ran for the gigantic bed! We all jumped on it, and bounced like 5 year olds! After five minutes of laghter and joyish squeals, we all layed down our head all meeting in the middle.
"You know, i could get used to this!" I smiled, "But I still can't belive it!" Just then Grace walked back in with a startled look on her face. When we sat up and she saw that we were all in one peace she took a sigh of relife.
"What on earth were you three doing?" Grace wonderd, we all looked at each other, and said under our breath, "Oopps!"
"We were ah.." I coulnd't lie.. "We were jumping on the bed!" I addmitted "Sorry if we distuberd you!" I said with a guilty tone.
"You didn't disturb us, we just wanted to make sure everything was ok!" She turned to walk out, but she paused and said over her shoulder, "If you need anything just hollar, and someone will come!" She smiled again and left the room, shutting the door behind her.
After that, we just sat quitely talking, I didn't know what to think about this whole situation, and then i remembered what I said to Isabelle, how rude I must of sounded. Maybe she'll understand I was just upset and wont think anything of it, or mabye she was realy affended by it. I lay silent, until Lizzie rolled over and looked at me face to face,
"You ok Alex? Your beinng offly quiet!" She joked, when I didn't respond her face went serious, "Seriously, whats buggin you?" Liz asked me.
I sat up, "Nothing, I was just thinking about what I said to Isabelle back there, I kinda feel bad, I mean if I realy am the Princess, how would I feel if I just found my daughter after 14 years, and then she deneys it and practicly yells at me! I would feel horrible!" I explained feeling overly guilty. "I think I need to go talk to her.." They started getting up with me, "Alone, you guys just chill here, watch T.V. or play on the computere. I'll be back in a bit!" and I bid them farewell, and made my way down the corridor trieing to find my way back from where we came from.
"Are you looking for something madam?" A woman asked, who seemed to have come from nowhere, I half way jumped, and turned around to face her. How did she know who I was? How did she know I was here? Man news travels fast around here.
"Um, yea I'm looking for Isabelle," It kinda felt weird calling her that, but I didn't feel comfterable calling her mom yet.
"Oh yes madam, she is out in the gardens haveing tea." She smiled, I nodded, how do I get there? This place is too big! I guess she saw this worried look on my face, cuz she then opend her mouth and said, "Its down the stairs, and go out the front door, and go to your right, you'll find her there hun!" She smiled and went on her way.
I followed her directions directly, only thing I didn't expect was that as soon as I went outside and to my right, I expected it to be right there, but I had to walk a bit to get there, I had no idea this place was so big! Finaly, I found her, she was sitting around a large glass table, sipping tea with a few other inportant people I didn't know. I didn't want to disturb her so I began to turn around, when she spotted me.
"Alexandria." She adressed me, I pasued and turned around, all eyes were on me, I felt so underdressed, in sweats and a tank top, while everyone were in suits and dresses. She waved her hand motioning me to come to her. I did as I was told. "I would like you to meet a few people, this is your Aunt Julianna, and her husband William," I smiled at them and shook their hands, "And this is Prince Charles, I'm sure you've heard of him. I was going to call you down a little later, but your here now, is there anything I can help you with dear?" She asked me holding my hand.
"Um, I wanted to talk to you, but I guess I can wait, I don't want to bother you." I started to leave, but she held my hand still, so I turned back to her,
"No, its fine, your my first priority right now." Ok enough with the mushyness now, treat me like a normal person please. I had kind of a unconfertable look on my face, I think she got the idea, cuase she then got up, and excused her self. We walked over to a small bench that sat in the middle of a flower bed. She sat, and then I sat next to her.
"Ok, well I just wanted to apologise.." I began, I can't belize I drug her away from her company for this.
"For what dear?" Wow she is very nice, I never knew what to think of the queen of England, I always just thought of her as a great dictator, and a good buisness woman, I never picutred her as a motherly figure.
"Well for how I acted back there, I feel bad for snapping at you, but its all just so weird for me." I tried to explain, not sure if I was making any sence.
"Nonsence child, I understand this is alot for you to take in, one day your out with your friends celebrateing your birthday, and then your placed with this big burrden of being named Princess of a major country. I would of reacted the same way!" She kissed my hand,
"Thank you!" I stood up signaling that the converstaion was over. "I'll let you get back to your guests, and again i'm sorry!" She stood up too, and we said goodbye. Feeling alot better I walked back to the front door. I went over the the elavator and pushed the button to open it. It took a moment, and as soon as the door opened, I began to walk in watching my feet, not noticeing the person comeing out. And like the ditz that I am I ran into them.
"I'm so sorry!" I said looking up into their eyes. My heart dropped, It was Prince Henry. I looked back down, trying to get onto the elavator as fast as I could hopeing he handn't noticed who I was. It was too late.
"Alex." He said in his sexy english accent. I paused, and turned around,
"Yea?" I said kinda embaressed.
"Princess Alexandria...How come you didn't tell me?" Henry smiled, the elavator door closeing behind me.
"Well I didn't know, I just found out today!" I said in a very "duh" voice.
"I know, i'm just playin with you." He grinned. My heart began to beat faster, he looked so sexy! He was wearing a dark blue suit, a white dress shirt, and a light blue tie. I noticed that his cheeks were unusaly rosey for him. "So, I heard you put up a big fuss when they told you." He began. I smiled, kinda embarrised about it though.
"Yea, I guess I did." I answerd, looking down trying not to get lost in his blue eyes.
"May I ask why?" wow, i'm actuly haveing an intellagent conversation with him! And it didn't begin with me falling on my butt.
"Yea, because if I admit that I am the Princess, then that means that I am admitting that my whole life has been a lie." I replied very seriously. A sympathtic look came over his face.
"Wow, I never thought of it that way, that would be hard." he paused, like he was choseing his words carfully. "Are you going back to New York, or are you going to stay here?"
"I think i'm gonna stay here, but I will want to go back, my whole life is over there, I can't just leave it all behind." I explined. He nodded,
"Well I hope you stick around, I'd realy like to get to know you better. I ment what I said when we met in the coffee shop, about hopeing to see you again, but I didn't think I would be able to. But now, now I know I will and I'm realy looking foward to it."
"Your highness, Prince Henry, your father would like to know how long it takes to go the loo?" Said Grace, giveing us a suspicious look.
"I'll be right out." He answerd Grace. She turned around, her uniform swayed with her knees as she walked away. "Well, I guess that's my exit!" He smiled,
"So i'll see you soon?" I asked, returned his smile, biteing my lip, a piece os stray hair fell from behind my ear, I tucked it back as he opend his mouth to speak.
"You betcha!" He guaranteed me. "Au revoir." French is the sexiest language! I had only taken frenchh for one year, so I didn't know much, but I did the best I could.
"Bon Soir." I think that was good night,of coursew I didn't sound as good as him,his accent is like the frosting on the ckae, but it works.
"Parlez vous Francias?" he asked. I had to think about the answer to this one.
"Un peu." that is how you say a little right? I don't remember. Why didn't I pay attention in class instead of makeing fun of the little freshmen?
"Henry!" A impatient call came from the door.
"Comeing!" He called back, "Till we meet again, Princess!" Hmm, not a bad title comeing from him. He again picked up my hand and gently kissed it. I nearly fainted, just like the first time. If he did that everyday for the rest of my life it would still bring a chill down my body. He turned and left. I watched him walk away, and walked back to the elavator in a daze.