Disclaimer: I don't own any of the treasure planet characters, as I I have already stated. I do own the royal family, Calisto, Clair, and Aubrianna though. So don't steal them or I shall hunt you down like the dog you are. Enjoy.

Chapter Two

Jim woke to the sun shining through his dormitory window. It was Friday, the day of truth. His mother and everyone were going to meet him down in the court yard and they would go from there.

Jim lifted himself off of his pillow and out of bed. Pulling on his usual shirt, pants, and boots that he wore during the day, he stepped out into the hallway. Glancing at the clock that hung on the wall near the door, he realized he had woken up just in time. It was 8:30 and he still had a hour to spare until his family, and thirty minutes until the royal family arrived. Hopping down the stairs, Jim walked through the door way that let to the court yard. It was still fairly empty except for the few students wandering around its borders. The courtyard was were most of the workouts took place before physical tests. Breathing in a gulp of the soft wind, Jim could hardly believe that in one hour he was going to see the people he hadn't seen for what seemed like ages.

Silently walking across the soft grass, Jim found his way into the storing area where his solar surfer and the rest the equipment was stored. Smiling he walked toward the solar surfer, and decided it was time he had a little fun with this old academy.

on the ship of the royal family

"Mother! Daddy! Were is my good necklace!!??" Calisto screamed at the top of her lungs from her room on the grand ship her family owned. He mother came rushing in desperately trying to find the necklace her daughter longed for, before she threw another tantrum like she did before the last formal ball. Many time she swore under her breath at the girls arrogance. Calisto was 18 years old, about to turn 19, and she was still throwing fits like she was 5. Then another voice echoed throughout the ship.

"Mummy! Where's my blue sash!? I can't go without my blue sash!" Clair cried from the doorway of her older sisters room. "Mummy! You always help Calisto! You never help me find anything! And if I can't find my sash, I'm not setting foot in the so called 'Academy'!!" she screamed again, crossing her arms and squishing her face into a pout.

"One moment dear," the girls' mother spoke. "Aubrianna! Aubrianna, dear, could you help your sister please?" she pleaded while searching through all of Claistos belongings for the missing necklace.

Hearing her mother and giggling to herself at her older sister's ditzyness, Aubrianna entered Calisto's room behind Clair.

"Aubrianna!!! Aubrian...oh there you are. Dear will you help Clair find her sash please?" her mother begged.

"Sure, sure." Aubrianna said sighing, and made her way to Clair's room. Running her hand down the wooden wall, Aubrianna felt Clair watching her from beside her. Turning her eyes to her older sister, she looked at her suspiciously.

"What?" Aubrianna questioned.

"Nothing." Clair replied still staring. Then Aubrianna stopped.

"Clair, WHAT?!"

"Oh I don't know. I was just thinking how funny you're gonna look standing in the crowd after me and Calisto marry one of those spacers at the academy down there." she said giving Aubrianna a wicked grin. "Everyone knows you'll never marry, even Mummy and Daddy say it. Face it Aubrianna, you're the last pick...of the galaxy that is." she finished off, sauntering off toward her room. Aubrianna just sent a death glare her way and gave a little growl. This whole 'insults of nowhere' thing wasn't new to her, it had happened all her life. 'You're never gonna be Queen' or, 'no respectable man would ever pick you for a bride'. She had heard it all before, and the sad part was it was true. More then likely Aubrianna would never be wed, she just wasn't the sort. Sure she had tried to meet princes, and spacers, but they all flocked to her older sisters. Aubrianna's parents always assured her it was just because she was the youngest and it would pass. She had thought of that many times, after all Claisto was 18, Clair was almost 18 and she was 15. She was an outcast, and she knew it, and frankly had no problem with it. She liked being different, in fact she would do anything to be different. What other princess of a highly respected family built her own solar surfers, or secretly got spacing lessons from the captain. No one else that she knew of.

Sighing, Aubrianna looked at her sisters retreating sister, and decided against helping her find her oh so special sash. Walking back down the hall, she could still her the scream of Calisto searching for her necklace with no luck. Coming to the stair way that led to the deck, Aubrianna spotted her father in his study scanning through another one of his books. Smiling and shaking her head at her fathers consent pursuit of knowledge, Aubrianna caught a glimpse of herself in the full length mirror on the wall.

Looking at herself she had decided that she wasn't 'that' bad. She had large blue eyes looking out through long eyelashes. Her hair was a deep shade of blue, and was pulled into a loose bun on the top of her head except for the few strands left behind, and the two think locks of hair that went down to her shoulders, placed in front of her large pointy ears. Looking down at her outfit, she had on a sleeveless top that was a little lighter then her hair. On her arms were sleeve like thinks that started at the middle of her upper arm and flared a little at her thin but strong wrists. Her dress started about five inches below her belly button, and stretched all the way down to the floor covering her boot like shoes. On the top of her dress was a belt like thing with a blue stone in the center, and a similar stone on a head band like think in the center of her forehead.

Some would find her attractive, some wouldn't. She was about 5'9", and taller then her older sisters. Giving herself one last look, she climbed up the stairway and up onto the deck. A gentle breeze hit her and gave her fast relief as she walked up to the side of the boat gazing over. Through the clouds she could she the Interstellar Academy coming into view. She gave another sigh because she knew that this would just be another trip where all the boys would fawn over her sisters and all their glory, and she would be leaning against some wall waiting for them to leave. Sometimes the loneliness would get to her, but she would never show it. She just kept it to herself and it would eventually pass, even though she knew it would always come back again.

As the ship pulled up to the dock, her sisters came out of the doorway, Calisto with her necklace, Clair with her sash, and they all headed toward the ramp that lead down to the welcome committee. Tagging along behind, Aubrianna saw at once one of the welcomers flirting with one of her sisters. All the family was greeted and was lead toward the Academy, all but Aubrianna that is. Noticing that her family was heading toward the building jogged to catch up, and her two sisters snickering at her.

Shuffling behind everybody, the family entered the courtyard, to only be welcomed but hundreds of more guys, all at once giving their attention to Calisto and Clair. Then Aubrianna said to herself.

"Oh this is gonna be peachy, just friggin peachy."