ROYAL ALIAS
Nicole aka Queenie
I don't own Alias, it's characters, or the overall plot of The Princess
Diaries, but I do own Smokey since he's my cat.
Thanks to Screech for beta'ing, and be sure to let me know what you think.
[1]
I rolled over in my bed, almost squishing my cat Smokey in the process as I beat the alarm clock until it shut up and got comfortable once again.
And I repeated this process over and over again for the next half an hour, successfully making myself late for school for the third time this week.
Finally, I got fed up with the alarm clock's incessant beeping and threw it against the wall, smiling triumphantly when I hear it smash into millions of little pieces.
Then Smokey cuddled up to me and I fell back to sleep.
**** Twenty minutes later
I was brought out of my wonderful dream or fantasy, it was more of a fantasy about Danny Hecht marrying me, which of course would never happen because hello, he's the most popular boy in school and well, I'm nothing, but anyways, I was woken up by a pounding on my door.
Alina, my nanny was standing outside my room, screaming at me in a mixture of English and Spanish to wake up because I was already an hour late for school.
Too bad, I was hoping to be so late I wouldn't have to go.
"I'm coming Alina," I all but yelled, I mean, come on, it's not every day you have a dream about getting married to the hottest, most popular boy in school, not to mention he was already dating Alice Gibson, the snotty head cheerleader.
She obviously didn't believe me because she stood outside my door waiting for me to spring out of there, Smokey hot on my trail knowing he was going to be fed.
And when I did come out, she was standing there with a scowl on her face, "Francie already called ten minutes ago because you were supposed to be at her house, I thought you had already gotten up Sydney, how are you going to get to school now?"
I shrugged, "I'll ride my bike, and that way I'll only miss first period and half of second."
'Too bad I couldn't miss speech and debate,' I thought, 'Then I wouldn't have to do that stupid debate against Danny, and I am so going to lose that.'
Alina narrowed her eyes at me, "Your breakfast is on the table downstairs, make sure you eat before you go."
I nodded and ran back into my room to grab my book bag, my cat still hot on my trail thinking he was going to get fed, and then I darted back out and headed for the stairs, but Alina's voice stopped me.
"Oh and Sydney," she called out.
"Yes Alina?" I asked, turning around to look at her.
"Your father called this morning from Paris, and apparently your grandmother is in town and wants to meet with you."
I scrunched up my face, my grandmother was dead, "But my grandmother is dead."
Alina shook her head, "Not your father's mother, your mother's mother, you know, the one from Europe?"
"She's in town from Europe? And she wants to see me? I haven't talked to her in years."
Alina shrugged, "You're supposed to meet her at The Plaza Hotel right after school today, I told your father you would be there."
I nodded, leading Smokey down the stairs, but something was bugging me, I hadn't seen this woman who is supposedly my grandmother (don't think I'd consider her that seeing as I've only met her three times in my life) since my mother's funeral when I was six, what did she want with me now nine years later?
TBC
Please R/R!
[1]
I rolled over in my bed, almost squishing my cat Smokey in the process as I beat the alarm clock until it shut up and got comfortable once again.
And I repeated this process over and over again for the next half an hour, successfully making myself late for school for the third time this week.
Finally, I got fed up with the alarm clock's incessant beeping and threw it against the wall, smiling triumphantly when I hear it smash into millions of little pieces.
Then Smokey cuddled up to me and I fell back to sleep.
**** Twenty minutes later
I was brought out of my wonderful dream or fantasy, it was more of a fantasy about Danny Hecht marrying me, which of course would never happen because hello, he's the most popular boy in school and well, I'm nothing, but anyways, I was woken up by a pounding on my door.
Alina, my nanny was standing outside my room, screaming at me in a mixture of English and Spanish to wake up because I was already an hour late for school.
Too bad, I was hoping to be so late I wouldn't have to go.
"I'm coming Alina," I all but yelled, I mean, come on, it's not every day you have a dream about getting married to the hottest, most popular boy in school, not to mention he was already dating Alice Gibson, the snotty head cheerleader.
She obviously didn't believe me because she stood outside my door waiting for me to spring out of there, Smokey hot on my trail knowing he was going to be fed.
And when I did come out, she was standing there with a scowl on her face, "Francie already called ten minutes ago because you were supposed to be at her house, I thought you had already gotten up Sydney, how are you going to get to school now?"
I shrugged, "I'll ride my bike, and that way I'll only miss first period and half of second."
'Too bad I couldn't miss speech and debate,' I thought, 'Then I wouldn't have to do that stupid debate against Danny, and I am so going to lose that.'
Alina narrowed her eyes at me, "Your breakfast is on the table downstairs, make sure you eat before you go."
I nodded and ran back into my room to grab my book bag, my cat still hot on my trail thinking he was going to get fed, and then I darted back out and headed for the stairs, but Alina's voice stopped me.
"Oh and Sydney," she called out.
"Yes Alina?" I asked, turning around to look at her.
"Your father called this morning from Paris, and apparently your grandmother is in town and wants to meet with you."
I scrunched up my face, my grandmother was dead, "But my grandmother is dead."
Alina shook her head, "Not your father's mother, your mother's mother, you know, the one from Europe?"
"She's in town from Europe? And she wants to see me? I haven't talked to her in years."
Alina shrugged, "You're supposed to meet her at The Plaza Hotel right after school today, I told your father you would be there."
I nodded, leading Smokey down the stairs, but something was bugging me, I hadn't seen this woman who is supposedly my grandmother (don't think I'd consider her that seeing as I've only met her three times in my life) since my mother's funeral when I was six, what did she want with me now nine years later?
TBC
Please R/R!