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"Maid? Maid? What the hell is that girl's name?"
Nicholas flew through his rooms looking for Brooke.
"Girl? Maid?"
He flew into Brooke's rooms, only to find her half dressed, in her corset and skirt. Brooke screamed and tried to cover herself up.
"Shit!" Nicolas cried. "I've looked for you all over! You're supposed to be where I need you! Not wandering around, taking off your clothes." He shouted at her as though she had performed a cardinal sin, not being where he need her.
"Who do you think you are, coming into my room? I'm a freaking girl! You might not realize this, but we change our clothes also." Brooke shouted right back.
"DON"T SHOUT AT ME! You're a maid! You're not supposed to talk back to me," bellowed Nicholas.
"Don't shout at ME! You're the asshole who started it! What do you need anyway?" Brooke waved her arms around in frustration, forgetting she was half dressed.
Daren took a deep breath and counted to 10 backwards. "The Princesses will be here in just a few moments, so I need your help to get dressed," Nicholas ground it out, as calmly as he could.
"Fine, but you're going to have to do something for me first." Brooke almost grinned at how hard he was trying to speak calmly.
Nicholas stared. (What on earth could she want? She's a maid!) "What?" he asked suspiciously.
"You're going to have to have to hand me my dress. Its behind you." Nicholas' face turned about 50 shades of red. He finally realized that he was in very close quarters to a half dressed female. However, that also made him register it into his brain, so he looked her over. His eyes raked her 5'8" form, and he suddenly couldn't breath.
"How old are you anyway?" he asked.
"18. You're 21 right?"
"Yeah..."
"That's good. So anyway, Nick, are you going to hand me my dress or just ogle me for a half hour?"
Nick gulped and handed it over. He told her that she had 5 minutes to get dressed, and then she had to help him. She agreed, and then he left. She sighed, and turned to the floor length mirror that she had found in the basement and put in her room. She slipped on the dress, which was a sky blue color. It had a scoop neck, three quarter sleeves, and grabbed an apron. It was plain white, but had a blue pocket, and was trimmed in blue. She fixed her hair into a ponytail, and scrutinized her reflection. She didn't look too bad. Her hair, golden blonde in color, was wavy in her ponytail, and her cheeks held a natural blush.
She walked out of her room to meet Nick, and found him in his vast, walk in closet, trying to figure out what to wear.
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"May I present, their royal highness', Princess Renee and Princess Roxanne." A pompous windbag of a man called out to the ceiling of the great hall, as though hoping the Goddess would hear him. Two young ladies stepped into the hall, both 5'6", or close to it, one with brown hair, and one with raven black hair. They were both thin, and both had that I'm-looking-down-my-nose-at-you-so-pay-attention-to-me look.
They looked around, and spotted the prince. They walked over, and held out their hands. The prince kissed them, and bowed. "It's a pleasure," he said courteously.
They spotted Brooke, standing a little behind the prince, waiting for an order, should he give one.
"You, girl, get our bags, and bring them to our rooms." Brooke hesitated, for a millisecond, and then nodded, and gave the traditional 'Yes your highness'.'
She turned around and told one of the footmen around her to do as the princess asked. He nodded and went to retrieve the luggage.
"Why couldn't you do it?" asked Renee. "Are you too good to handle our luggage?"
Brooke was shocked, but her devious mind shot into action. "No, your highness. However, I am the prince's personal maid. I only receive orders from him, and do his bidding."
"You're a maid. You do anyone's bidding." Roxanne butt herself into the mini disagreement.
"I'm sorry, your highness, but I only do the prince's bidding."
"No, you do anyone's bidding if they say so!"
"Your highness, I apologize, but I--"
"Only do my bidding." The prince cut into the fight smoothly. "I apologize for not warning you, but she only takes orders from me. I have a problem with punctuality, and she fixes it for me. Cleanliness is also a problem apparently," added the Prince thoughtfully.
"Oh, your highness, you are so modest!" the two girls giggled, shot Brooke a nasty look, and went off the converse with the king and queen.
The prince made to move away, but Brooke caught his arm. "Thanks," she squeaked. Nick smiled at her.
"No problem."
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"Do you make it a habit to run into people?"
For the millionth time since she had arrived, Brooke was knocked flat by someone she ran into. It's not like it was her fault, people around here just happened to have a habit of being where ever she was, in the same spot she was about to occupy, actually. And 'people around here' mostly ended up being Nick. (I really need to try to call him Prince Nicholas. I'm going to get beheaded or something.)
"I'm terribly sorry, your highness. You're ego must be blocking your vision." She curtsied and left the room, grinning at his shocked expression. "Later Nicky!"
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"Later Nicky!"
Nick watched the girl saunter away from him. Who in the Hell did she think she was? He was the prince around here, and she completely ignored the fact. Everyone else fell to their knees around him. How come she didn't? It was just confusing. (Whatever. Stupid maid. The princess are much more predictable. I think I'll go talk to them)
He walked out of his room to find the princesses, and found them in one of the halls, wandering around. He caught up to them, and they both smiled and curtsied.
"You're highness, it is a pleasure." Roxanne took a step closer. He black hair falling in silky waves. She dared to slip her arm around his, and asked if he could show her the gardens. He agreed to do so, and they left Renee, to enjoy the flower gardens. He smirked, and thought about how this was what he was used to: girls fawning and throwing themselves at him. (I can have anyone) he thought about it, and subconsciously nodded. Yep, he could have any of the girls. And he frequently did. He was one of those tall dark and handsome types. 6' 2", tan skin, and dark brown hair and eyes.
"Your highness, you have such lovely gardens!" Roxanne smiled graciously and batted her eyelashes. The Prince grinned back, and nodded his head. They walked a little farther, and when they hit the really exotic flowers they heard a sound.
"What is that?" Roxanne asked, suspicious. Nick motioned for her to stay quiet, and follow him, she did so, and the noise became more audible, it was a girl singing.
{"Every day is so wonderful
And suddenly, it's hard to breathe
Now and then, I get insecure
From all the fame, I'm so ashamed
I am beautiful no matter what they say
Words can't bring me down
I am beautiful in every single way
Yes, words can't bring me down
So don't you bring me down today?}
Nick looked surprised at the beautiful singing. Roxanne was about to say something, but his look silenced her.
{To all your friends, you're delirious
So consumed in all your doom
Trying hard to fill the emptiness
The piece is gone and the puzzle undone
That's the way it is
You are beautiful no matter what they say
Words won't bring you down
You are beautiful in every single way
Yes, words won't bring you down
Don't you bring me down today...}
"Who is it?" Roxanne mouthed. Nick shrugged, and stepped a little closer.
{No matter what we do
(No matter what we do)
No matter what they say
(No matter what they say)
We're the song inside the tune
Full of beautiful mistakes
And everywhere we go
(Everywhere we go)
The sun will always shine
(Sun will always shine)
And tomorrow we might wake on the other side
All the other times}
He caught sight of the thin figure, and his mouth dropped open. It couldn't possibly be the maid, could it? Apparently, it could.
{We are beautiful no matter what they say
Yes, words won't bring us down
We are beautiful no matter what they say
Yes, words can't bring us down
Don't you bring me down today
Don't you bring me down today
Don't you bring me down today}
Nick stepped closer, compelled by the end of the song to move forward, and a twig snapped. Brooke shot up, looked horrified that some one had heard her, and apologized to them. As soon as she thought she had been polite enough, she shot back to the castle.
"I don't like that girl." Nick looked genuinely surprised that Roxanne was there, having forgotten about her after he saw Brooke. He shook his head.
"Lets go back to the castle."
They headed back to the castle, and he contemplated his predicament. There was something wrong with that Brooke girl. He seemed to run into her all the time, and didn't seem to mind. He was in the company of a beautiful princess, but could only focus on her when she was singing. He inwardly frowned. She was a maid. Nothing more. (I hope)
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Okie dokie! Time to review! Oh, and if you didn't catch that, that was Christina Aguilera, Beautiful. Why it was in there? I really don't know, but I was listening to it at the time, so that *probably* had something to do with it! -Cheers- Spiff
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"Maid? Maid? What the hell is that girl's name?"
Nicholas flew through his rooms looking for Brooke.
"Girl? Maid?"
He flew into Brooke's rooms, only to find her half dressed, in her corset and skirt. Brooke screamed and tried to cover herself up.
"Shit!" Nicolas cried. "I've looked for you all over! You're supposed to be where I need you! Not wandering around, taking off your clothes." He shouted at her as though she had performed a cardinal sin, not being where he need her.
"Who do you think you are, coming into my room? I'm a freaking girl! You might not realize this, but we change our clothes also." Brooke shouted right back.
"DON"T SHOUT AT ME! You're a maid! You're not supposed to talk back to me," bellowed Nicholas.
"Don't shout at ME! You're the asshole who started it! What do you need anyway?" Brooke waved her arms around in frustration, forgetting she was half dressed.
Daren took a deep breath and counted to 10 backwards. "The Princesses will be here in just a few moments, so I need your help to get dressed," Nicholas ground it out, as calmly as he could.
"Fine, but you're going to have to do something for me first." Brooke almost grinned at how hard he was trying to speak calmly.
Nicholas stared. (What on earth could she want? She's a maid!) "What?" he asked suspiciously.
"You're going to have to have to hand me my dress. Its behind you." Nicholas' face turned about 50 shades of red. He finally realized that he was in very close quarters to a half dressed female. However, that also made him register it into his brain, so he looked her over. His eyes raked her 5'8" form, and he suddenly couldn't breath.
"How old are you anyway?" he asked.
"18. You're 21 right?"
"Yeah..."
"That's good. So anyway, Nick, are you going to hand me my dress or just ogle me for a half hour?"
Nick gulped and handed it over. He told her that she had 5 minutes to get dressed, and then she had to help him. She agreed, and then he left. She sighed, and turned to the floor length mirror that she had found in the basement and put in her room. She slipped on the dress, which was a sky blue color. It had a scoop neck, three quarter sleeves, and grabbed an apron. It was plain white, but had a blue pocket, and was trimmed in blue. She fixed her hair into a ponytail, and scrutinized her reflection. She didn't look too bad. Her hair, golden blonde in color, was wavy in her ponytail, and her cheeks held a natural blush.
She walked out of her room to meet Nick, and found him in his vast, walk in closet, trying to figure out what to wear.
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"May I present, their royal highness', Princess Renee and Princess Roxanne." A pompous windbag of a man called out to the ceiling of the great hall, as though hoping the Goddess would hear him. Two young ladies stepped into the hall, both 5'6", or close to it, one with brown hair, and one with raven black hair. They were both thin, and both had that I'm-looking-down-my-nose-at-you-so-pay-attention-to-me look.
They looked around, and spotted the prince. They walked over, and held out their hands. The prince kissed them, and bowed. "It's a pleasure," he said courteously.
They spotted Brooke, standing a little behind the prince, waiting for an order, should he give one.
"You, girl, get our bags, and bring them to our rooms." Brooke hesitated, for a millisecond, and then nodded, and gave the traditional 'Yes your highness'.'
She turned around and told one of the footmen around her to do as the princess asked. He nodded and went to retrieve the luggage.
"Why couldn't you do it?" asked Renee. "Are you too good to handle our luggage?"
Brooke was shocked, but her devious mind shot into action. "No, your highness. However, I am the prince's personal maid. I only receive orders from him, and do his bidding."
"You're a maid. You do anyone's bidding." Roxanne butt herself into the mini disagreement.
"I'm sorry, your highness, but I only do the prince's bidding."
"No, you do anyone's bidding if they say so!"
"Your highness, I apologize, but I--"
"Only do my bidding." The prince cut into the fight smoothly. "I apologize for not warning you, but she only takes orders from me. I have a problem with punctuality, and she fixes it for me. Cleanliness is also a problem apparently," added the Prince thoughtfully.
"Oh, your highness, you are so modest!" the two girls giggled, shot Brooke a nasty look, and went off the converse with the king and queen.
The prince made to move away, but Brooke caught his arm. "Thanks," she squeaked. Nick smiled at her.
"No problem."
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"Do you make it a habit to run into people?"
For the millionth time since she had arrived, Brooke was knocked flat by someone she ran into. It's not like it was her fault, people around here just happened to have a habit of being where ever she was, in the same spot she was about to occupy, actually. And 'people around here' mostly ended up being Nick. (I really need to try to call him Prince Nicholas. I'm going to get beheaded or something.)
"I'm terribly sorry, your highness. You're ego must be blocking your vision." She curtsied and left the room, grinning at his shocked expression. "Later Nicky!"
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"Later Nicky!"
Nick watched the girl saunter away from him. Who in the Hell did she think she was? He was the prince around here, and she completely ignored the fact. Everyone else fell to their knees around him. How come she didn't? It was just confusing. (Whatever. Stupid maid. The princess are much more predictable. I think I'll go talk to them)
He walked out of his room to find the princesses, and found them in one of the halls, wandering around. He caught up to them, and they both smiled and curtsied.
"You're highness, it is a pleasure." Roxanne took a step closer. He black hair falling in silky waves. She dared to slip her arm around his, and asked if he could show her the gardens. He agreed to do so, and they left Renee, to enjoy the flower gardens. He smirked, and thought about how this was what he was used to: girls fawning and throwing themselves at him. (I can have anyone) he thought about it, and subconsciously nodded. Yep, he could have any of the girls. And he frequently did. He was one of those tall dark and handsome types. 6' 2", tan skin, and dark brown hair and eyes.
"Your highness, you have such lovely gardens!" Roxanne smiled graciously and batted her eyelashes. The Prince grinned back, and nodded his head. They walked a little farther, and when they hit the really exotic flowers they heard a sound.
"What is that?" Roxanne asked, suspicious. Nick motioned for her to stay quiet, and follow him, she did so, and the noise became more audible, it was a girl singing.
{"Every day is so wonderful
And suddenly, it's hard to breathe
Now and then, I get insecure
From all the fame, I'm so ashamed
I am beautiful no matter what they say
Words can't bring me down
I am beautiful in every single way
Yes, words can't bring me down
So don't you bring me down today?}
Nick looked surprised at the beautiful singing. Roxanne was about to say something, but his look silenced her.
{To all your friends, you're delirious
So consumed in all your doom
Trying hard to fill the emptiness
The piece is gone and the puzzle undone
That's the way it is
You are beautiful no matter what they say
Words won't bring you down
You are beautiful in every single way
Yes, words won't bring you down
Don't you bring me down today...}
"Who is it?" Roxanne mouthed. Nick shrugged, and stepped a little closer.
{No matter what we do
(No matter what we do)
No matter what they say
(No matter what they say)
We're the song inside the tune
Full of beautiful mistakes
And everywhere we go
(Everywhere we go)
The sun will always shine
(Sun will always shine)
And tomorrow we might wake on the other side
All the other times}
He caught sight of the thin figure, and his mouth dropped open. It couldn't possibly be the maid, could it? Apparently, it could.
{We are beautiful no matter what they say
Yes, words won't bring us down
We are beautiful no matter what they say
Yes, words can't bring us down
Don't you bring me down today
Don't you bring me down today
Don't you bring me down today}
Nick stepped closer, compelled by the end of the song to move forward, and a twig snapped. Brooke shot up, looked horrified that some one had heard her, and apologized to them. As soon as she thought she had been polite enough, she shot back to the castle.
"I don't like that girl." Nick looked genuinely surprised that Roxanne was there, having forgotten about her after he saw Brooke. He shook his head.
"Lets go back to the castle."
They headed back to the castle, and he contemplated his predicament. There was something wrong with that Brooke girl. He seemed to run into her all the time, and didn't seem to mind. He was in the company of a beautiful princess, but could only focus on her when she was singing. He inwardly frowned. She was a maid. Nothing more. (I hope)
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Okie dokie! Time to review! Oh, and if you didn't catch that, that was Christina Aguilera, Beautiful. Why it was in there? I really don't know, but I was listening to it at the time, so that *probably* had something to do with it! -Cheers- Spiff