Hey guys. I'm sorry I haven't updated in a while. Major writer's block on this story. I hope you guys don't hate me. Anayway, thanks for the reviews! I have over 50! yay!

Jassmyn...:You've finally actually read it. I didn't know you could possibly pay attention for that long! haha just kidding. And isn't it usually me who bugs you?
RaNDOMHIPOOOOOOOOOO: Hey Cindy. Ohmygudness. Do you actually read this or do you review just for the sake of saying poke and squishiness?
Samia: You are aware that sucking up doesn't usually work? Hehe, you're going to be less stupid in this chapter. Haha. You get to realise who Callista is. But I'm not gonna tell you how you know who she is!You actuall think in this! hehe, just kdding.
Jess: The point of the story is to be long! So I can keep torturing you! muahahaha. I'm evil sometimes but hey, at least I'm updating. ;P
Aragorn is mine: hehe, you again..enough with eric already. You are so obsessed! Go Maggie! She made Eric evil! haha. Poor eric. when are you updating!
panemonium: I can't tell you anything about the future of the bracelet but its gonna come up again at a...crucial moment. Is that enough of a hint? I love Anna! She's so nice and I think William would be more suited to her than Eric. I'm glad you like it!
Baby Perfectionist: Adrianna doesn't want Callista to see the society because someone might recognise her! Anyway, your so mean to Samia. She's complaining about your evil Eric. Haha. I think it's funny. At least Samia get to be more intelligent in this chapter. She's gonna tell Callista something important in the next chapter about some things Adrianna has done to her. And you know I can kick your but in ballroom too. smiles evilly
Abby: I feel sorry for William and eric too. Wait till you see towhat happens at the meeting though. haha, Adeline gets something she deserves!
xx Hooded Soul xx : intertwine humour? nostalgic tone? perfectly positioned? Are you sure that's you Melody? haha, finally showing your intelligent side i see. just kidding :D

Samia yawned as she waited for the rest of the society to arrive. Opposite her, Mary, Daphne, Angeline and Gabrielle were reclining on a pale blue sofa.
They were chatting quietly and by the mixed looks of jealousy and irritation on their faces, Samia concluded that it was highly likely that they were talking about some woman or another that had had more attention last night than they did. Covering the yawn with her gloved hand, her gaze wandered until it came to rest on a door.
It was hidden slightly by a silk screen that covered the doorway and past it, Samia could see another open doorway leading to a room full of books. Tilting her head to the side, she tried to get a better view of the room where two young ladies sat, one with her nose immersed in a book and the other sewing something on her lap.
Samia recognised one of them as Lady Anna, Mary's younger sister, but the other girl looked familiar to Samia. The sunlight glinted off her mahogany coloured hair and as she stood to adjust the drapes, Samia's eyes widened and she gasped loudly.
It was the girl from the fountain!
But today, she looked more like a servant than anything else. Her clothes were plain and she was mending another plain garment. The girl reminded her of someone she had met before and something in her mind went click!. Samia gasped again and this time, all the ladies looked up at her.

'Are you quite alright?' Daphne said, sounding a little annoyed.

'Y-yes, of course, I'm fine thank you' Samia said, her thoughts reeling. She knew where she had seen that girl before, other than last night at the fountain with the Prince. It was Lady Adonia's daughter! The one who had supposedly died after her father was announced to be dead!
Samia was deep in thought, trying to remember the girl's name. Cate? No. Cathleen? no. Callista! That was it!
She was so deeply engrossed in her musings that she did not notice the girl who had come to sit next to her.
'Earth to Samia…Hello?' Kah-Yi said quietly, tapping her friend on the back.
'Ahhh!' Samia said loudly, startled by the girl.
The other young women looked up at her once again but she was saved by the arrival of Maude, Adeline, Eric and William. Kah-Yi gave her a questioning look but once Maude had arrived, the meeting had to 'officially' begin-Maude being the president of the society of the Ladies of the Only Suitable and Esteemed Ranks Stations.
Once the guests were seated by their very eager hostess, Maude stood and cleared her throat.

'As president of the society of the L.O.S.E.R.S (a/n: Hahaha, she doesn't know what she just spelt) I would like to welcome our guests, Prince Eric and Sir William and our newest member, Princess Adeline of Durriya. Samia was surprised when she saw Kah-Yi raise her hand in protest.

Maude turned to her, 'Yes Kah-Yi?' she said, disregarding the Princess's title.

Kah-Yi ignored the disrespect and frowned at Maude. 'We haven't voted on whether all of us agree to accept her into the society yet'

Maude glared at her and gritted her teeth. It was just like Kah-Yi to question her authority in front of the Prince. She really did not like this girl and if she had the chance, she would force her out of the society at once, but she had never gotten an almost valid reason. 'As president, I have the authority to temporarily accept or dismiss members of this society' Maude said.

Kah-Yi smiled innocently. 'Of course you have the authority to accept members temporarily but to become a fully fledged member of this society, mustn't we all agree?'

If looks could kill, Kah-Yi would have been dead a thousand times over. But Maude simply clenched her teeth more tightly and said, 'it will be voted on later in the meeting'

Samia grinned as she saw how annoyed Kah-Yi had made the president. Serves her right, Samia thought as they moved onto the first topic of discussion.

'…today's topic for discussion is: that ostrich feather trimming is much better suited to this season's style than beaded trims' she heard Maude say.

Eric and William exchanged glances. Were these women serious? Discussions about ostrich feathers and trimmings? Eric caught William rolling his eyes and Eric could not help but agree. This meeting was beyond ridiculous, it was totally absurd.
He could already feel his eyelids drooping as he listened to the droning arguments of the discussion. He felt William nudge his arm and looked up at his friend. William directed is look at the closest wall.
Eric looked in that direction and saw a door on his right had been left slightly ajar and a lady was sitting in the room which looked like a library.
As his head rested on his hand, he caught a glimpse of another seat in the library. Seated in the large red armchair, a woman with dark red hair was sewing. Eric watched her sleepily as the sun warmed his back and he watched her needle go in…out…in…out, flashing brightly as it emerged from the fabric.
Eric was on the verge of sleep when the girl suddenly looked up and met his gaze. He sat up, startled, and the blue silk screen immediately blocked his view. Fortunately, the ladies of the society, well most of them, were still in a discussion and did not notice his sudden start.
William on the other hand, should have- being seated right next to him- but he did not. William was too busy staring at the blonde beauty in the library. A smile began at the corners of Eric's lips as he tried to think of an excuse that would allow William and himself escape to the library.

Samia had tried to listen to the conversation, she honestly had tried. But the talk was too tedious and she couldn't stand it.

' I absolutely adored that dress you wore last night Daphne, it looked beautiful on you' someone said

As beautiful as you wearing twigs and leaves, Samia thought.

'Marguerite's dress was a heavenly colour don't you think?'

Yes, If you call the colour of bird droppings heavenly

'Goodness, did you hear? Louis and Julia are to be married!'

What a surprise, they've only been courting for …5 years

'Did you see the way Adam danced with Jane all night? How strange'

Of course it's strange, they're betrothed after all

Samia was so bored that a plan to disrupt the meeting immediately came to mind.

'Maude?' Samia said sweetly.

'Yes Samia?' Maude answered. Samia noted the absence of her proper title.

'I was wondering…'

'What?'

Exchanging glances with Kah-Yi, Samia continued 'This is later in the meeting isn't it?'

'Why, yes…' Maude said, narrowing her eyes suspiciously. She did not like where this was going.

'Well, I believe Kah-Yi wanted to discuss something with you.' Samia said innocently.

Maude blinked. Before she could say anything, Kah-Yi had already interrupted.

' I think it is time for a vote. Princess Adeline, I suppose you'll have to leave the room.'

'What! Why?' Adeline said angrily, but it was obvious that she had not been paying attention.

'We're going to vote on whether you should be accepted into the society' Samia told her, smirking slightly.

'I thought I was already in' Adeline pouted.

'Well, you're not.' Samia said bluntly.

'You cannot speak to me in that tone' Adeline began angrily, her hands clenching her dress.

'Are you sure about that?' Kah-Yi asked calmly.

Maude, why don't you take Adeline outside and fetch her a drink?' Samia suggested. 'Since it's obvious where your vote will be'

'What! I'm the president, you can't vote without me!' Maude argued 'You go do it,' she ordered Mary, 'it's your house after all'

'But what about my vote?' Mary asked timidly, Maude scared her at times like these.

'Well…?' Maude said impatiently.

'Well what?'

'WHAT"S YOUR VOTE?' Maude yelled, causing everyone in the room to flinch.

'I vote we accept Princess Adeline of course' Mary said, trying to smile sweetly at the Princess, needless to say, she failed miserably. Adeline smiled back at the girl nevertheless. The two girls walked past the blue screen and out into the hallway.

'We'll uh, just stay over there, outside the room' a masculine voice said, making them all jump again. They had forgotten the Prince was still in the room. He and William left after Adeline, standing near the library door which was now closed.

The three people stood outside the doorway as a fourth left to see about drinks, one silently fuming and the others waiting quite patiently. Well, almost. Both young men were secretly trying to figure out how they could sneak into the closed room without Adeline noticing.
Both sincerely wanted to talk to a young woman on the other side of the door. What they didn't know was that Adeline would not have noticed anything at that point. She was still fuming over the way Samia and Kah-Yi had treated her. How dare they speak to her like that? Her, Princess Adeline of Durriya being insulted by two… two… two…princesses.
And then she remembered, they were princesses too and technically could speak to her that way if they wished. They heard Mary on her way back from the kitchens after having gone to fetch a glass of wine for Princess Adeline. While Adeline was occupied, William and Eric walked down the corridor and turned, trying to find another entrance to the room.
Mary smiled at the Princess and began to hand her the glass when the library door opened and a young lady exited it. She walked straight into and spilt the glass of red wine onto Princess Adeline's favourite pink day gown. Adeline shrieked.
Now she was really mad, her face was slowly turning the colour of the stain on her dress and Callista 's eyes widened when she saw the company she was in. Callista saw the stain and as much as she didn't want to, she immediately began apologising to the Princess.
This could get her fired!
She was in the middle of saying sorry when SLAP!

The ladies were in a heated discussion about the acceptance of Adeline when a shriek was heard. Rushing to the door, they saw Adeline raise her hand and slap a servant across the face. Kah-Yi and Samia were mortified.
Kah-Yi was appalled that Adeline had slapped the girl, even if she was a servant.
Samia was horrified because Adeline had slapped Callista, who was a noble's daughter.
All of them stared in shock. Callista raised a hand to her red cheek with fury in her eyes. It was just an accident, how dare that spoilt little brat of a princess hit her. Even if she was a servant, the girl had no right to hit her.
Ever since Adrianna had beaten her, something had begun to change A couple of weeks ago, she would have taken it, just to save her position in this household. But not today, she could not-would not- take the abuse of cruel nobles anymore. Callista did the only thing she could think of at that moment. As their audience watched in surprise, Callista looked the Princess defiantly in the eye, and slapped her back.

Yay! Go Callista! But what's she going to do now? Will she be fired? What will she do? Thanks for reading! Please review!

Nicole