Chapter 3
It's been about 2 weeks, things have been very hectick. Kris and Lizzie had to go home a few days ago, so I have been alone. Well not entierly alone, my mom got me a personal secretary I guess you could call her. Her names Susan, she's a blonde haird attractive woman, in her mid 20's. She sets up apointments for me, and accompines me everywhere I go. It's nice to have her around when the days get lonley, but sometimes I wish she would just lossen up.
I haven't seen Henry since our run in awhile ago. My mom said he had to go to Paris for a 2 weeks, and now he's in Germany. I wish I could go cool places like that, but both mom and Susan say that i'm not ready yet.
"How am I not ready yet?" I questiond Susan, as I was practicly running to keep up with her fast stride. She decided that I have to learn more about the history of my counrty, so she's been takeing me everwhere that is "historical" and giveing me a long ass lecture about it. I thought I could just ignor it now, and just sleep or something. I could always go back to the internet and get some information, that is where I do my best learning. But of course Susan cought on to my plan and then decided to quiz me on the days lesson. Tottaly harsh huh.
"Because you don't know anything about the England yet, and what kind of representative woud you be if you don't know this stuff. And you just arnt lady like enough yet." As If? I'm not lady like enough? Am I not the one who has 20 pairs of shoes, and praticly enough clothes to where a diffrent out fit every day of the year? I spend and hour getting ready in the morning, I am tottaly lady like. But I wasn't going to argue with her. So I just shugged it off.
I finaly talked to Lisa, I don't realy know what to call her. She apologised many times. I don't want to be mad at her, but she kept a major secret from me. I had all my stuff sent to me, so now my room is homier. I don't want to see her right now. I already promised the Queen that I would attend the St. Kathrines school for girls, since all the woman of royalty go there. So, with that I made a deal that I would got back for a week during christmas break, and then for spring break.
Now i'm here in my room, writeing this out. It's sorta like a diary. Now that I have told you how it all began, I can get on to the present. Well tonight "is the biggest night of my teenage life" as Susan puts it. Tonight is my cotillion, for my 16 birthday, and on top of that I will be reciveing my crown. I went out and got my dress yesterday, it is white, tight fitting from the breast to the waist, and then it begins to flare out. It is sleeveless, and has beautifully hand imbroiderd flowers growing up from the bottum. Then I have white gloves that reach past my elbows. The shoes are my faveorite. They white too, they are strapy, and kind of lace up my ancle. I asked Susan what the point of them where when no one could see them since the dress was covering them, but she just gave me a stern look, and told me that it's like wearing clean underwhere, not like anyone is going to see, but it's nice to know that their clean. Kind of weird anology, but whatever.
There is 4 hours till it starts, lots of people are comeing, most of whitch I have never met befor, and some how I'm going to have to make small talk with them all. I think there are a few people my age comeing, but they all grew up rich and are all probably snobby, so I think this is going to be a very long night. An hour befor the party starts we have to converse with the press, so I'm getting ready now. I'm going to the hair dresser in a few minutes... as If I can't do my own hair or makeup. It makes me mad because they never let me do anything on my own. It's a wonder that they let me dress my self in the morning.
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It is now 12:45, and this night was so far the best night of my life! Theres no way I could get to sleep right now, so i'm going to tell you everything that happend! First of all, I was in the beauty shop for 2 hours, my hair was washed, cut, died a "tint" lighter, washed again, blow dried, tugged and pulled into a "perfect" ponytail, and then the extending part curled into about 100 curls. Then they used about a can of hairsprey on it.
Next they did my make up, they spent an hour on that, and when I was done, I didn't notice a diffrence. I was then shoed off to the limo, the ride home was the only time I got to my self. And I began to think, why am I getting this graditude? There are alot more people more diserving then me. Like all the teachers out there, who put their life into teaching, and most never get reconized for it. Those thoughts were cut short as we pulled inot the drive way, witch was already swamped with reporters.
I guess they were early, since I didn't talk to them, I was pulled out, and walked up to my room, and luckily enough, I was able to undress my self, I don't know why they let me, they did everything else for me. Then I was "carefully" put into my dress, and then went through 20 minutes of 2 people running their hand down it, fluffing it out, getting the lint off, and makeing it perfect, just so I can walk 2 feet and mess it up again.
There I stood, arms out as Susan continued to fluff me. The door opend, and my mom walked in looking more elegant then you could ever imagin. She was wearing a beautiful baby blue dress, It, like mine, was tight fitting down to the waist where it flared out a bit. It flowed like the wind as she walked, every time she took a step, the light hit it in a diffrent way, and a knew shade of blue shown. Her hair was kinda teased, and currled, and ontop of that was her crown, every, it looked like it had been formed to fit her head exactly. Again when she walked, little sparkles reflected off the walls.
"Ah hem.." She cleared her throat, "Susan, if you could retire from grooming my daughter for a moment, I would like some time with her alone!" Susan backed off with a slight hurt puppy look on her face, and hurried out. "I hope she didn't take me seriously!" She smiled, watching her haistly leave the room.
"You look amazeing!" I complemented, admireing her.
"You can put your arms now.." I did so, they were a little sore, I had been standing like that for 10 minutes. "And thank you, but look at you, I have never seen such a glourious looking princess befor. You completely fit the part!"
"Thanx, but I just don't feel right." I comented, looking down at myself, the last time I was in a formal, was when Jacob Bowles took me to the winter formal freshmen year.
"And whys that?"
"Well, I just don't feel like a princess, I have always looked up to Princess Diana, and always wanted to be just like her, and now here I am and I just don't feel like I belong here. And I don't feel like i'm going to make a good rollmodle for girls to look up to." Then she gave me the sympathtic look, and I knew a hug and speech was comeing up. I was right, and I wont bore you with it, all you have to know, is that she made me feel better.
When she came in I had noticed she was carrying a box, but when we began to talk, I forgot about it. "Now, moveing on.." She brought the box up from where she had placed it on the floor next to where we sat. "I want to give you this." She held it out to me. The box wasn't too small, black velvet. The top had a thin layre of dust covering it. I blew it off, and on the top was the name Margretta.
"Who's Margrieta?" I asked studying the box somemore, not wanting to open it till she said I could.
"She is your great great great grandmother. This has been passed down to all the oldest women in my family since her time. And everytime a new girl gets it on her 16th birthday, they sighn their name on the buttom." I carefully turned it over, and a yellowish old pice of paper was taped to the buttom, 5 names were beautifully inscrited on to it. I read them aloud.
"Margrieta Louise Victoria Abernathie."
"Thats who you got your first middle name from." She explained, "And then theres, Elizabeth Jane Samantha Abernathie, and thats where your second middle name came from." I nodded, takeing in the information.
"How come I'm not named after her?" I asked looking at the name Cassandra Marie abigaile Abernathie.
"Because she betrayed the family, by running off with a man who was an enimy at the time, so I didn't think her names deserved to be carried on." ouch.. I never knew there could be drama like that in the royal family.
"And there is your great-grandmother, Rosetta Alexandria kristine Abernathie, and her name was givein to me as a my middle name too, Isabelle Alexandria Leah Abernathie, and I gave it to you as your first name."
"Wow, I never knew my name had so much history to it. I used to just be Alexis Myers, I always thought I didn't have a middle name, and now I've got 2." I smiled, running my fingers over the paper, takeing in all the lives of these women. "I want to know more about these woman.."
"Well I would love to teach you, but we don't have the time to right now," she paused, turing the box over in my hands. "Go on open it, this belongs to you now, for you to give to your first born daughter on her 16th birthday."
I cautiously opend it, my mouth dropped open. It was a necklace made entirely of diamonds. It started at the clasp with just one row, and graduly grew to two. In the very middle, they grew into a shape of a triangle pointing downward. There were 2 smaller one on either side. The diamonds glitterd as if they were brand new.
"I don't know what to say, it's so astonishing, I love it!" Isabelle, picked it up, and place it on my neck, then clasped it together. It fell heavily on my neck, the silver hilding each diamond in was cold aginst my fair skin, I winche slighly when it first tuched my skin, but then it rose ot my body tempature.
My eyes filled with tears, I have never been given a meaningfull gift befor.
"Now now, don't cry you'll smear your makeup." She handed me a tissue. Stood up, and I followed her,
"Thank you mom, thank you so much!" And I hugged her, at this time I knew that she was crying too.
"Well come come, lets stop this, we have a party to get to!" She broke away, smiled, and left me in the room alone. Susan the reeneterd, admired my gift, and finished grooming.
Then I had to go out meet the press, they asked me alot of questions, about how I felt to be betrayed, and what I thought of Lisa. Everytime I answerd a question, I would look over to either my mom or Susan for approval. They would smile and nod, and I would go on. Every 2 seconds another flash went off, I was practicly was blind by the time the interview was over.
Now I have 20 minutes befor people would begin to arrive. So I went back to my room, sat ass carefully as I could, I put in Linkin Park, I always listend to it when I was stressed, sad or just wanted to get away. I got to about the 4th song, when Susan walked in. A look of disgust filled her face.
"What is that awful stuff you are listening to?" She asked, picking up my remote, turning it off. I glared at her, but she ignored it.
"Don't you know how to knock?" I asked sarcastilcly,
"No, never learned, come on, it's time, the guests are arriveing!" She lights grabbed my arm, and pulled me out the door. I turned to walk down the front entry stairs, but I was grabbed, and jerked back.
"Ok, I thought we were going to the party, and if i'm not mistaken.. the ball room is thata way.." I get very sarcastic when I was tired or irratated.
"Yes, but this is your party, and you must make your grand entrance, so first of all, you have to wait untill everyone comes, and then your not going down those stairs, your going down these.." she walked me over to a door that I had never noticed befor. She opened it, reveiling a balcony overlooking the ballroom, in the middle, the railing broke, and a huge set of stairs led down to the dace floor.
"I have to wait for everyone to show up?" I asked atonished
"Yea, so they can all greet you."
"Why, that'll take along time." I complained, again I got the stern look, remind me not to ask her questions anymore.
Well I did have to wait for them all to come, witch took forever. You think old royal people would be on time, but thats a lie. Finaly arboud 8:45 Susan came into the room, practicly had to wake me up, and told me it was time.
"For sure this time..?" I questiond. She nodded fixing her ear picee so she could keep in contact with the security. Well then I gracefully walked up to the balcony, placed my hand lightly on the rail, all eyes were on me. I had never been so nervous befor, I had to watch my feet, makeing sure that every step I took, didnot lead to me falling face first into the carpet.
"Her highness Princess Alexandria Louise Elizabeth Abernathie.." I heard someone say behind me. And everyone began to cheer. I felt the blood rush to my cheeks. Susan said it was the english in me that makes my cheeks constanly red, but right now I know that they were ten times worse then usual.
I made it down to the floor, smiles were beaming all around me, I tried my heardest to smile back, but I don't know how good it looked. I walked past the bowing poeople, and nod as I passed. I realy began to feel real now, I liked it, but I realy wish I knew some people here though. I never had wished to have Lizzie and Kris with me right now.
I climed the stairs that led to where my mom was sitting. She was standing to greet me. She told me to kneel, I did do. A man walked up from behind her with a red velvet pillow in his hands, a crown lai ontop. It was just like the one that she was wearing, only a bit smaller. She carfully picked it up, and placed it on my head, pulling my curls out of it. Befor she put it on, she told me that wearing this crown means that I hold on my shoulders a country, and that I must tkae into consideration, that she would not be around forever, and soon the I will be in charge. I must learn everything I can to make sure that the country stays peacefull, and runs smoothly.
I had never thought about it that way befor, the fait of a country will be in my hands. That is a very scary thought! She then took me hand, and squezzed it tightly. We turned around, took a bow and thank everyone for comeing. Then with a wave of her hand the people began danceing.
I leanded over "Is there any chance Henry will be here tonight?" I whisperd, she gave me a disapointed look.
"No, i'm sorry hunny, he's still in out of the country!" she said, followed by a sypmathtic look. My heart kinda dropped. I had expected it, but there was still a shred of hope he would be comeing. But he wasn't. "You can go out and dance dear.." my mom suggested. "There are alot of young men your age, and I know they are all dieing to dance with you."
I thought about it for a moment, "Well I don't realy know any of the, it might be akward.." I tried to get out of it.
"That's how you get to know them is by danceing with them and talking to them." she was right, but I still didn't want to.
"Well I realy don't know how to dance." this time I lied. I think she knew, but she didn't argue, she just nodded her head and looked away.
I sat up there while my mother danced with all these old men. It was quite enertaining watching her try and dance in her dress. They were all have ing a good time, and I was bored, I didn't show it though. I made my face look like I was happy, and haveing the time of my life. When realy all I wanted was to be home with my friends, where I don't have to worry about being caught on camra, my posture or anything else then just haveing fun.
I looked around, no one was looking, so I let out a large sigh, figited, and rolled my eyes.
"Are we bored Princess?" A voice sounded, I looked around, and of course it was Henry! I tried not to let my excitement show too much.
"Oh just a bit.."
"Well. maybe I can help.." he walked up the stairs, extended his hand, "May I have this dance?" he asked so sweetly.
"Yes you may." I grabed his hand, and he led me down to the middle of the floor. I looked over to where my mom was danceing.
"I thought you didn't dance?" She smirked, I looked at him, and then back to her.
"Well, i'll make an acception this time." We were in the middle of the room now, and he pulled me close. My heart was raceing.
"Might I say you look very beauitful tonight!" I bit my lip.
"Thank you, you look very handsome yourself." He was wearing just a tux, but still, theres something about a an english guy in a tux that is enough to melt an iceburg. "So, I thought you were Germany for another week." I stated, as we conintued to dance closer and closer.
"Yea, well I heard there was a cottillion for a beautiful princess, and thought that I would check it out." Wow.. I couldn't say anything, raced through my stomach, I was smileing so much It hurt, but I didn't care was the happiest I had been in a very long time.
I guess the music had stopped, and we didn't know. All I know was that I was lost in his eyes, and he in mine. Finaly I don't know how long we were out there for, but we stopped, looked around, everyone was crouded around watching. When we and ceased, they all began cheering. We smiled at eachother, giggled, and hurried out the door hand in hand still laughing.
"How long were they watching?" I asked as we walked up the stairs to the third floor.
"I don't know, it couldn't of been long." We got to my room, I hadn't noticed till then, that he still grasped my hand tightly. I looked down at it, looked up at him, he smiled and squeezed it.
"Just warning you, I haven't cleaned my room, so It's kinda messy." I opend the door, and there was some clothes sprawled out on the floor, I kinda cleared my throat, bent down quickly, grabbed a pair of underwhere, and threw them into my open closet.
"I love your room, it's so diffrent from the rest of the house."
"Thanx, I like to spend alot of time in here, and so I had to make it feel like home, that is my home back in New York.." I sighed. Then I sat down on my couch that was placed at the end of my bed, "You can have a seat whever." I told Henry.
"Well Alexandria-"
"Please, call me Alex.."
"Ok, only if you call me Harry!" He agreed. "Well, Alex, last time I talked to you, you seemed realy confused about everything, are you liking your new life here? Or do you still wish you were at home?"
I tried to answer to the best of my ablity, telling him, that I loved being a princess, and knowing the true me, but parts of me still wish being a normal teenager!
"Whats that like, being able to be just a normal teenage?" How do I explain it?
"Well, thats a tuff question, I'm not saying its way better then being royalty, and I'm not saying being royalty is better either. Only that when your just a nobody, you can do whatever you want, and not care what people think. Me and my friends would do some realy stupid and embarrising things, but we didn't care, becuase they didn't know us, and we would never see them again." I tried my best to explain.
He laughed, "What kind of things did you do?"
"Well, I was dared to go into Blockbusters and run up and down the isle yelling, 'The red coats are comeing! The red Coats are comeing!' That was realy fun!" I coverd my face with my in embarrisment at telling him that.
"You actuly did that?"
"Yea, but If I were to now, I would be on every headline across the counrty!"
We talked for alot longer, more about the stupid things that I uesd to do, and he told me some stuff he was dared to do back at his school. Next thing we knew, my mom was entering my room, wondering what happend to us.
"What have you 2 been doing up here?" He asked, sounding warn out.
"Well, we were kinda embarrised about earlier, and we wanted to talk, so we came up here to get away.." She nodded haveing kind of a stern look to her.
"It was my idea, I didn't get her in trouble did I?" It wasn't his Idea.. was I in trouble?
"No, just never had the guest of honor leave her own party, I wish I could leave!" She smiled, witch relieved me. "But, I came up here to tell you, Henry, that your father is waiting for you, I guess it's time for you to leave."
"Ok, i'll be right down." She took her head out from the door, and left.
"I'll walk you to the door?" I kinda said and asked.
"Yea," he got up, took my hand again, and we walked silently to the door. I opend the door, he stood on the outside, and I on the inside.
"Thank you for the dance!" To hugged myself with my other arm, to shield me from the cold.
"Your very welcome, I had a great time, just being able to talk to you. I don't get to talk to people my age that much, it's always older boreing people, you know." He laughed.
"Yea, I was worried that I would be incredibly bored all night, but then you showed up, and just made my night perfect!"
"Henry, lets go!" Charles called from the car. He looked back, and then back to me again.
"Is it alright if I stop by tommorow?" He asked quickly
"Yea, i'd like that."
"Great! I'll be by arouf 11:00, we can have lunch." He leaned in, kissed my cheek, looked into my eyes again, and then departed. My heart was now in my throat. I watched him get in the car, he waved as he left. I closed the door, and leaned up against, letting out a large sigh or happyness.
"You like him don't you?" I jumped, I hadn't known anyone was there. It was my mom.
"Is it that obveous?" I asked, walking over to where she stood by the stairs.
"Oh.. only a little bit."
"Yea, well it's nothing, I mean what girl dosn't like him, he's got beautiful eyes, and don't get me started on his smile! But it's only a little crush i've had since I was like 12. He dosn't like me, so it's not like i'm going to act out on it." I knew that if me and him were to go out, we would never have a private moment, and I knew he knew that too, so I don't know if we'll ever be able to alow anything to happen, unfourtunetly.
"Yea, well you know something else." the Queen said.
"What?"
"It's pretty obvious that he likes you too!" She smiled, leand down hugged me, kissed my head and said goodnight.
It's been about 2 weeks, things have been very hectick. Kris and Lizzie had to go home a few days ago, so I have been alone. Well not entierly alone, my mom got me a personal secretary I guess you could call her. Her names Susan, she's a blonde haird attractive woman, in her mid 20's. She sets up apointments for me, and accompines me everywhere I go. It's nice to have her around when the days get lonley, but sometimes I wish she would just lossen up.
I haven't seen Henry since our run in awhile ago. My mom said he had to go to Paris for a 2 weeks, and now he's in Germany. I wish I could go cool places like that, but both mom and Susan say that i'm not ready yet.
"How am I not ready yet?" I questiond Susan, as I was practicly running to keep up with her fast stride. She decided that I have to learn more about the history of my counrty, so she's been takeing me everwhere that is "historical" and giveing me a long ass lecture about it. I thought I could just ignor it now, and just sleep or something. I could always go back to the internet and get some information, that is where I do my best learning. But of course Susan cought on to my plan and then decided to quiz me on the days lesson. Tottaly harsh huh.
"Because you don't know anything about the England yet, and what kind of representative woud you be if you don't know this stuff. And you just arnt lady like enough yet." As If? I'm not lady like enough? Am I not the one who has 20 pairs of shoes, and praticly enough clothes to where a diffrent out fit every day of the year? I spend and hour getting ready in the morning, I am tottaly lady like. But I wasn't going to argue with her. So I just shugged it off.
I finaly talked to Lisa, I don't realy know what to call her. She apologised many times. I don't want to be mad at her, but she kept a major secret from me. I had all my stuff sent to me, so now my room is homier. I don't want to see her right now. I already promised the Queen that I would attend the St. Kathrines school for girls, since all the woman of royalty go there. So, with that I made a deal that I would got back for a week during christmas break, and then for spring break.
Now i'm here in my room, writeing this out. It's sorta like a diary. Now that I have told you how it all began, I can get on to the present. Well tonight "is the biggest night of my teenage life" as Susan puts it. Tonight is my cotillion, for my 16 birthday, and on top of that I will be reciveing my crown. I went out and got my dress yesterday, it is white, tight fitting from the breast to the waist, and then it begins to flare out. It is sleeveless, and has beautifully hand imbroiderd flowers growing up from the bottum. Then I have white gloves that reach past my elbows. The shoes are my faveorite. They white too, they are strapy, and kind of lace up my ancle. I asked Susan what the point of them where when no one could see them since the dress was covering them, but she just gave me a stern look, and told me that it's like wearing clean underwhere, not like anyone is going to see, but it's nice to know that their clean. Kind of weird anology, but whatever.
There is 4 hours till it starts, lots of people are comeing, most of whitch I have never met befor, and some how I'm going to have to make small talk with them all. I think there are a few people my age comeing, but they all grew up rich and are all probably snobby, so I think this is going to be a very long night. An hour befor the party starts we have to converse with the press, so I'm getting ready now. I'm going to the hair dresser in a few minutes... as If I can't do my own hair or makeup. It makes me mad because they never let me do anything on my own. It's a wonder that they let me dress my self in the morning.
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It is now 12:45, and this night was so far the best night of my life! Theres no way I could get to sleep right now, so i'm going to tell you everything that happend! First of all, I was in the beauty shop for 2 hours, my hair was washed, cut, died a "tint" lighter, washed again, blow dried, tugged and pulled into a "perfect" ponytail, and then the extending part curled into about 100 curls. Then they used about a can of hairsprey on it.
Next they did my make up, they spent an hour on that, and when I was done, I didn't notice a diffrence. I was then shoed off to the limo, the ride home was the only time I got to my self. And I began to think, why am I getting this graditude? There are alot more people more diserving then me. Like all the teachers out there, who put their life into teaching, and most never get reconized for it. Those thoughts were cut short as we pulled inot the drive way, witch was already swamped with reporters.
I guess they were early, since I didn't talk to them, I was pulled out, and walked up to my room, and luckily enough, I was able to undress my self, I don't know why they let me, they did everything else for me. Then I was "carefully" put into my dress, and then went through 20 minutes of 2 people running their hand down it, fluffing it out, getting the lint off, and makeing it perfect, just so I can walk 2 feet and mess it up again.
There I stood, arms out as Susan continued to fluff me. The door opend, and my mom walked in looking more elegant then you could ever imagin. She was wearing a beautiful baby blue dress, It, like mine, was tight fitting down to the waist where it flared out a bit. It flowed like the wind as she walked, every time she took a step, the light hit it in a diffrent way, and a knew shade of blue shown. Her hair was kinda teased, and currled, and ontop of that was her crown, every, it looked like it had been formed to fit her head exactly. Again when she walked, little sparkles reflected off the walls.
"Ah hem.." She cleared her throat, "Susan, if you could retire from grooming my daughter for a moment, I would like some time with her alone!" Susan backed off with a slight hurt puppy look on her face, and hurried out. "I hope she didn't take me seriously!" She smiled, watching her haistly leave the room.
"You look amazeing!" I complemented, admireing her.
"You can put your arms now.." I did so, they were a little sore, I had been standing like that for 10 minutes. "And thank you, but look at you, I have never seen such a glourious looking princess befor. You completely fit the part!"
"Thanx, but I just don't feel right." I comented, looking down at myself, the last time I was in a formal, was when Jacob Bowles took me to the winter formal freshmen year.
"And whys that?"
"Well, I just don't feel like a princess, I have always looked up to Princess Diana, and always wanted to be just like her, and now here I am and I just don't feel like I belong here. And I don't feel like i'm going to make a good rollmodle for girls to look up to." Then she gave me the sympathtic look, and I knew a hug and speech was comeing up. I was right, and I wont bore you with it, all you have to know, is that she made me feel better.
When she came in I had noticed she was carrying a box, but when we began to talk, I forgot about it. "Now, moveing on.." She brought the box up from where she had placed it on the floor next to where we sat. "I want to give you this." She held it out to me. The box wasn't too small, black velvet. The top had a thin layre of dust covering it. I blew it off, and on the top was the name Margretta.
"Who's Margrieta?" I asked studying the box somemore, not wanting to open it till she said I could.
"She is your great great great grandmother. This has been passed down to all the oldest women in my family since her time. And everytime a new girl gets it on her 16th birthday, they sighn their name on the buttom." I carefully turned it over, and a yellowish old pice of paper was taped to the buttom, 5 names were beautifully inscrited on to it. I read them aloud.
"Margrieta Louise Victoria Abernathie."
"Thats who you got your first middle name from." She explained, "And then theres, Elizabeth Jane Samantha Abernathie, and thats where your second middle name came from." I nodded, takeing in the information.
"How come I'm not named after her?" I asked looking at the name Cassandra Marie abigaile Abernathie.
"Because she betrayed the family, by running off with a man who was an enimy at the time, so I didn't think her names deserved to be carried on." ouch.. I never knew there could be drama like that in the royal family.
"And there is your great-grandmother, Rosetta Alexandria kristine Abernathie, and her name was givein to me as a my middle name too, Isabelle Alexandria Leah Abernathie, and I gave it to you as your first name."
"Wow, I never knew my name had so much history to it. I used to just be Alexis Myers, I always thought I didn't have a middle name, and now I've got 2." I smiled, running my fingers over the paper, takeing in all the lives of these women. "I want to know more about these woman.."
"Well I would love to teach you, but we don't have the time to right now," she paused, turing the box over in my hands. "Go on open it, this belongs to you now, for you to give to your first born daughter on her 16th birthday."
I cautiously opend it, my mouth dropped open. It was a necklace made entirely of diamonds. It started at the clasp with just one row, and graduly grew to two. In the very middle, they grew into a shape of a triangle pointing downward. There were 2 smaller one on either side. The diamonds glitterd as if they were brand new.
"I don't know what to say, it's so astonishing, I love it!" Isabelle, picked it up, and place it on my neck, then clasped it together. It fell heavily on my neck, the silver hilding each diamond in was cold aginst my fair skin, I winche slighly when it first tuched my skin, but then it rose ot my body tempature.
My eyes filled with tears, I have never been given a meaningfull gift befor.
"Now now, don't cry you'll smear your makeup." She handed me a tissue. Stood up, and I followed her,
"Thank you mom, thank you so much!" And I hugged her, at this time I knew that she was crying too.
"Well come come, lets stop this, we have a party to get to!" She broke away, smiled, and left me in the room alone. Susan the reeneterd, admired my gift, and finished grooming.
Then I had to go out meet the press, they asked me alot of questions, about how I felt to be betrayed, and what I thought of Lisa. Everytime I answerd a question, I would look over to either my mom or Susan for approval. They would smile and nod, and I would go on. Every 2 seconds another flash went off, I was practicly was blind by the time the interview was over.
Now I have 20 minutes befor people would begin to arrive. So I went back to my room, sat ass carefully as I could, I put in Linkin Park, I always listend to it when I was stressed, sad or just wanted to get away. I got to about the 4th song, when Susan walked in. A look of disgust filled her face.
"What is that awful stuff you are listening to?" She asked, picking up my remote, turning it off. I glared at her, but she ignored it.
"Don't you know how to knock?" I asked sarcastilcly,
"No, never learned, come on, it's time, the guests are arriveing!" She lights grabbed my arm, and pulled me out the door. I turned to walk down the front entry stairs, but I was grabbed, and jerked back.
"Ok, I thought we were going to the party, and if i'm not mistaken.. the ball room is thata way.." I get very sarcastic when I was tired or irratated.
"Yes, but this is your party, and you must make your grand entrance, so first of all, you have to wait untill everyone comes, and then your not going down those stairs, your going down these.." she walked me over to a door that I had never noticed befor. She opened it, reveiling a balcony overlooking the ballroom, in the middle, the railing broke, and a huge set of stairs led down to the dace floor.
"I have to wait for everyone to show up?" I asked atonished
"Yea, so they can all greet you."
"Why, that'll take along time." I complained, again I got the stern look, remind me not to ask her questions anymore.
Well I did have to wait for them all to come, witch took forever. You think old royal people would be on time, but thats a lie. Finaly arboud 8:45 Susan came into the room, practicly had to wake me up, and told me it was time.
"For sure this time..?" I questiond. She nodded fixing her ear picee so she could keep in contact with the security. Well then I gracefully walked up to the balcony, placed my hand lightly on the rail, all eyes were on me. I had never been so nervous befor, I had to watch my feet, makeing sure that every step I took, didnot lead to me falling face first into the carpet.
"Her highness Princess Alexandria Louise Elizabeth Abernathie.." I heard someone say behind me. And everyone began to cheer. I felt the blood rush to my cheeks. Susan said it was the english in me that makes my cheeks constanly red, but right now I know that they were ten times worse then usual.
I made it down to the floor, smiles were beaming all around me, I tried my heardest to smile back, but I don't know how good it looked. I walked past the bowing poeople, and nod as I passed. I realy began to feel real now, I liked it, but I realy wish I knew some people here though. I never had wished to have Lizzie and Kris with me right now.
I climed the stairs that led to where my mom was sitting. She was standing to greet me. She told me to kneel, I did do. A man walked up from behind her with a red velvet pillow in his hands, a crown lai ontop. It was just like the one that she was wearing, only a bit smaller. She carfully picked it up, and placed it on my head, pulling my curls out of it. Befor she put it on, she told me that wearing this crown means that I hold on my shoulders a country, and that I must tkae into consideration, that she would not be around forever, and soon the I will be in charge. I must learn everything I can to make sure that the country stays peacefull, and runs smoothly.
I had never thought about it that way befor, the fait of a country will be in my hands. That is a very scary thought! She then took me hand, and squezzed it tightly. We turned around, took a bow and thank everyone for comeing. Then with a wave of her hand the people began danceing.
I leanded over "Is there any chance Henry will be here tonight?" I whisperd, she gave me a disapointed look.
"No, i'm sorry hunny, he's still in out of the country!" she said, followed by a sypmathtic look. My heart kinda dropped. I had expected it, but there was still a shred of hope he would be comeing. But he wasn't. "You can go out and dance dear.." my mom suggested. "There are alot of young men your age, and I know they are all dieing to dance with you."
I thought about it for a moment, "Well I don't realy know any of the, it might be akward.." I tried to get out of it.
"That's how you get to know them is by danceing with them and talking to them." she was right, but I still didn't want to.
"Well I realy don't know how to dance." this time I lied. I think she knew, but she didn't argue, she just nodded her head and looked away.
I sat up there while my mother danced with all these old men. It was quite enertaining watching her try and dance in her dress. They were all have ing a good time, and I was bored, I didn't show it though. I made my face look like I was happy, and haveing the time of my life. When realy all I wanted was to be home with my friends, where I don't have to worry about being caught on camra, my posture or anything else then just haveing fun.
I looked around, no one was looking, so I let out a large sigh, figited, and rolled my eyes.
"Are we bored Princess?" A voice sounded, I looked around, and of course it was Henry! I tried not to let my excitement show too much.
"Oh just a bit.."
"Well. maybe I can help.." he walked up the stairs, extended his hand, "May I have this dance?" he asked so sweetly.
"Yes you may." I grabed his hand, and he led me down to the middle of the floor. I looked over to where my mom was danceing.
"I thought you didn't dance?" She smirked, I looked at him, and then back to her.
"Well, i'll make an acception this time." We were in the middle of the room now, and he pulled me close. My heart was raceing.
"Might I say you look very beauitful tonight!" I bit my lip.
"Thank you, you look very handsome yourself." He was wearing just a tux, but still, theres something about a an english guy in a tux that is enough to melt an iceburg. "So, I thought you were Germany for another week." I stated, as we conintued to dance closer and closer.
"Yea, well I heard there was a cottillion for a beautiful princess, and thought that I would check it out." Wow.. I couldn't say anything, raced through my stomach, I was smileing so much It hurt, but I didn't care was the happiest I had been in a very long time.
I guess the music had stopped, and we didn't know. All I know was that I was lost in his eyes, and he in mine. Finaly I don't know how long we were out there for, but we stopped, looked around, everyone was crouded around watching. When we and ceased, they all began cheering. We smiled at eachother, giggled, and hurried out the door hand in hand still laughing.
"How long were they watching?" I asked as we walked up the stairs to the third floor.
"I don't know, it couldn't of been long." We got to my room, I hadn't noticed till then, that he still grasped my hand tightly. I looked down at it, looked up at him, he smiled and squeezed it.
"Just warning you, I haven't cleaned my room, so It's kinda messy." I opend the door, and there was some clothes sprawled out on the floor, I kinda cleared my throat, bent down quickly, grabbed a pair of underwhere, and threw them into my open closet.
"I love your room, it's so diffrent from the rest of the house."
"Thanx, I like to spend alot of time in here, and so I had to make it feel like home, that is my home back in New York.." I sighed. Then I sat down on my couch that was placed at the end of my bed, "You can have a seat whever." I told Henry.
"Well Alexandria-"
"Please, call me Alex.."
"Ok, only if you call me Harry!" He agreed. "Well, Alex, last time I talked to you, you seemed realy confused about everything, are you liking your new life here? Or do you still wish you were at home?"
I tried to answer to the best of my ablity, telling him, that I loved being a princess, and knowing the true me, but parts of me still wish being a normal teenager!
"Whats that like, being able to be just a normal teenage?" How do I explain it?
"Well, thats a tuff question, I'm not saying its way better then being royalty, and I'm not saying being royalty is better either. Only that when your just a nobody, you can do whatever you want, and not care what people think. Me and my friends would do some realy stupid and embarrising things, but we didn't care, becuase they didn't know us, and we would never see them again." I tried my best to explain.
He laughed, "What kind of things did you do?"
"Well, I was dared to go into Blockbusters and run up and down the isle yelling, 'The red coats are comeing! The red Coats are comeing!' That was realy fun!" I coverd my face with my in embarrisment at telling him that.
"You actuly did that?"
"Yea, but If I were to now, I would be on every headline across the counrty!"
We talked for alot longer, more about the stupid things that I uesd to do, and he told me some stuff he was dared to do back at his school. Next thing we knew, my mom was entering my room, wondering what happend to us.
"What have you 2 been doing up here?" He asked, sounding warn out.
"Well, we were kinda embarrised about earlier, and we wanted to talk, so we came up here to get away.." She nodded haveing kind of a stern look to her.
"It was my idea, I didn't get her in trouble did I?" It wasn't his Idea.. was I in trouble?
"No, just never had the guest of honor leave her own party, I wish I could leave!" She smiled, witch relieved me. "But, I came up here to tell you, Henry, that your father is waiting for you, I guess it's time for you to leave."
"Ok, i'll be right down." She took her head out from the door, and left.
"I'll walk you to the door?" I kinda said and asked.
"Yea," he got up, took my hand again, and we walked silently to the door. I opend the door, he stood on the outside, and I on the inside.
"Thank you for the dance!" To hugged myself with my other arm, to shield me from the cold.
"Your very welcome, I had a great time, just being able to talk to you. I don't get to talk to people my age that much, it's always older boreing people, you know." He laughed.
"Yea, I was worried that I would be incredibly bored all night, but then you showed up, and just made my night perfect!"
"Henry, lets go!" Charles called from the car. He looked back, and then back to me again.
"Is it alright if I stop by tommorow?" He asked quickly
"Yea, i'd like that."
"Great! I'll be by arouf 11:00, we can have lunch." He leaned in, kissed my cheek, looked into my eyes again, and then departed. My heart was now in my throat. I watched him get in the car, he waved as he left. I closed the door, and leaned up against, letting out a large sigh or happyness.
"You like him don't you?" I jumped, I hadn't known anyone was there. It was my mom.
"Is it that obveous?" I asked, walking over to where she stood by the stairs.
"Oh.. only a little bit."
"Yea, well it's nothing, I mean what girl dosn't like him, he's got beautiful eyes, and don't get me started on his smile! But it's only a little crush i've had since I was like 12. He dosn't like me, so it's not like i'm going to act out on it." I knew that if me and him were to go out, we would never have a private moment, and I knew he knew that too, so I don't know if we'll ever be able to alow anything to happen, unfourtunetly.
"Yea, well you know something else." the Queen said.
"What?"
"It's pretty obvious that he likes you too!" She smiled, leand down hugged me, kissed my head and said goodnight.