A/N FINAL CHAPPIE! Yay! I'm done I'm done!

Derrick watched Lena leave and wondered what came over her. He detached the two incredibly clingy girls from his arms and jogged outside to see if the girls were still there. He was just outside when he saw a sparkle further down the steps. He went down and grabbed the object, it was a tiny slipper. He knew that this was Lena's because he had seen glimpses of her shoes all night. He picked it up and he knew that he would find her.

Just then he remembered that he was supposed to find a bride for twelve and that is was eleven now. There was only one girl he would even consider marrying and he was holding her slipper. Maybe he could tell his parents and they would help him find her. That's what he would do. With that he headed off to see his parents.

"Lisa crap! This wasn't supposed to happen! They were only supposed to get no attention. They were not supposed to know it was me who took it away. They will tell everyone who I am! God no!" tears trickled down her face when the realization came. "Derrick won't want to be my friend anymore when he realizes that I am a servant."

"Lena what happened to you? First of all you are not a slave, remember you are a Duchess and secondly I don't think the Prince cares if you are a servant or whatever. Hey Lena when did you start to care what people thought of you? When did this girl take over the strong willed, tough girl I knew?"

"You are right Lisa, like always." Lena said while wiping tears off her face.

"So, what happened between you and the Prince anyways?"

"Well I overheard him and that old lady I told you about, who took me to the first ball; they were talking about how the ball was his parent's idea. Then I realized that I misjudged him and I apologized and now we are friends."

"Just friends?"

Lena blushed when her friend said this and replied with a simple "Yes"

"So what about his proposal? Doesn't it happen tonight?"

"Oh yah I forgot." Lena's smile vanished.

"Do you want to go back?"

"Oh, no. I rather get out this dress. You don't understand how bad I want to be back in breeches." Both girls laughed and Lena came up with a good idea "Hey want me to teach you some good fighting moves? It will help you defend yourself and Compatriot will be really impressed. So what do you say?"

"Sure why not. Can we do sword fighting first?"

"Yah lets go!" the two girls changed into breeches and headed off into the forest with their weapons and supplies, forgetting for the time being all about the prince and his companion.

At the ball Derrick had successfully got his parents to agree with him about the proposal. Now all he had to do was find Lena. Those two girls knew Lena, he knew that they were probably not the best people to ask considering that she ran away from them so he would have to be sneaky. He decided that it would be a good idea to go to lunch at their house and see if they let anything slip. He walked up to them, quickly formulating a plan.

"Excuse me ladies, but are you busy tomorrow. I was wondering if I could come visit for lunch if that is alright."

"Of course we are not busy, you are always welcome" Amanda replied. "Oh how rude am I, I haven't introduced myself and my sister. I am Amanda and this is Miranda." She said giving her biggest grin and batting her eyelashes.

"Very nice to meet you, I will see you tomorrow around eleven. Alright?" the girls both nodded and he headed off. This better work he thought grimly.

After practicing both girls headed in separate directions, promising that they would meet again tomorrow for lunch. Lena headed back to the manor to face the wrath of the Evils, but they did not yell at her when she entered. She was so caught of guard that she almost tripped on the carpet. The girls had blissful smiles on their faces and they ordered her around like every other day. It was almost like they forgot about what they saw and Lena was not going to remind them.

"Lena help me pick out an outfit for tomorrow the Prince is coming for lunch and I want to look my best" Lena almost dropped the laundry she was holding. She is sure getting surprised a lot lately.

"Sure Amanda." She replied almost a second to late

"Oh right Lena, I almost forgot. You will be serving lunch tomorrow so get your best serving clothes on I don't want the Prince thinking that we are unkind" thoughts ran through Lena's head a mile a minute, there was no way she could get out of this one at all. Now the Prince will find out about her status. Tomorrow was going to be torture.

The next day, Lena woke early to prepare for the Princes arrival. She cleaned the rooms, then she washed the floors, then she cleaned the windows, then she helped cook the meal, but nothing could take her mind off Derrick. Who did he choose? She felt like she was going to cry every time she thought of him picking one of the ladies to be his wife. Her heart felt like it was going to be ripped apart into a million different pieces. How could someone else marry the man she loved? Wait… love? She loved him? When did this happen? Lena looked back at the ball and remembered all the feelings she felt when he whirled her across the dance floor. Yes she did love him, with all her heart and now it was too late. Why was she separated from everyone she loved? Circumstances pushed everyone away from her. Her parents, her friends and now the man she loved, they all are gone. She was going to be forever stuck with the Evils being bossed around as if she was a slave.

The Prince arrived at the manor at eleven o'clock on the dot. He was greeted by the most painstaking extravagant prodigious gowns he had ever seen. They looked like cupcakes with way to much topping. Did they ever learn that less is more?

The Prince walked into the dining room to begin the excruciating visit. The lunch was brought out by someone very familiar. She was wearing simple servant garb, and had soft brown hair. He couldn't see her eyes because they were lowered.

"Lena hurry up I'm hungry. Where is the cake?" Miranda asked the servant

"Miranda you have to wait for everyone else it is only polite. Plus you do not need anymore cake, trust me" Lena replied

"Lena is that you?" Derrick whispered to her.

Lena's eyes went wide "I will go get you that cake Miranda". With that said she hurried to the kitchens but when she ran Derrick saw a pair of breeches underneath the skirt and he knew that it was her. But why was she dressed as a servant?

"I have to… um… go to the bathroom. Excuse me." He said in a hurry and headed off to the kitchens after Lena.

"Lena! Wait!" he called in hope of finding her. He found her in a hallway running. "Don't run away please" he caught up to her and grabbed her arm to stop her from running.

"Why do you care?" her eyes got all watery, "What does it matter, you get to go home with your little wife while I am stuck with the wicked witch of the west times three" tears rolled down her cheeks at the thought of him with a wife.

"Don't cry. Oh Lena." Derrick gave her a heart warming hug, "Why are you stuck with them?"

"If you really want to know." Lena started, trying to compose herself "When I was younger, about eleven, I was practicing archery in the forest and a couple of soldiers took me away and I have been here ever since. I have been trying to escape for seven years. I've gotten quite good at this servant thing, too."

"You've been a servant for seven years? Who are your parents?"

"Oh… well, you should know them, the Duke and Duchess of Soron."

"Lena, you're Helena? As in Helena Isabelle Christina Emmaline Soron Duchess of Astitine? All of Matenerium has been looking for you for seven years!" Derrick exclaimed.

"Really? They have?"

"Yes, let's get you out of here! They have no right to take you away like this. Oh and by the way I didn't choose a wife."

"You didn't WHAT?" He smirked at her face.

"You cannot think that you will take our servant. She is a liar." Olga said walking up to Lena and the Prince. Derrick moved in front of Lena.

"You will never touch her again. Not while I am here." fury flashed in his eyes. Derrick would do anything to protect her. Derrick grabbed Lena and together they got in a carriage to go to the castle.

Derrick set her up in a room to rest because she looked like she hadn't slept in weeks, which she probably hadn't. She looked so peaceful lying there in the bed with her hair splayed over the pillow. She didn't deserve the treatment she got from the ladies that she was living with or the Evils as she calls them. What could such a beautiful strong willed person do to deserve such abuse? Derrick knew that this was the one girl he wanted to spend the rest of his life with, he loved her and he could only wish that she felt the same. He set the shoe in her room and went to start his first order of business.

Three hours later Lena woke to someone knocking on the door. She told them to enter and found that is was Derrick. His gorgeous curly brown hair was a mess and his warm hazel eyes were bright. He apologized about waking her up and told her that he had a surprise for her. So she got up and tidied her hair and went with Derrick. She had fallen asleep in her clothes and figured that she didn't need to change. They entered the study and she saw to kind nobles that looked very familiar.

"I know you all want to know what's happening, I just thought that since you guys haven't seen each other in a while that I should arrange this meeting. Lena I want you to meet the Duke and Duchess of Soron. And Julie and Max I want you to meet Helena the lost Duchess of Soron." Tears were brought to every eye in that room.

"Mom? Dad?" Lena ran over to them and fell into their arms. Derrick walked out of the room feeling better than he had in a while, knowing that he brought a family together again.

After a bit of getting to know each other Lena asked the question that would fulfill her wonderings for the past seven years.

"Mom, Dad, why did Olga take me? Why was I separated from you?"

"Well honey, you better sit down, this is a long story" after they all were sitting down comfortable, Max began the story "Three years before you were born and a year before I married your mother, I was betrothed to this lady, Olga of Ternarium. It was an arranged marriage your grandparents set up for me. I did not like the idea of an arranged marriage and got myself out of it, I also got out of it because I was in love with your mother. Olga liked the idea of marrying a Duke and gave a fight, for she wanted the money. I don't know what happened after I left her. But I suppose she was so angry at me marrying someone else that she stole our child. What a horrible type of revenge. I am so happy that you are here now." tears fell down the Duke's cheek.

"So am I daddy, so am I"

After three hours of further reuniting with her parents Lena decided that she would thank Derrick. She found him wandering through the gardens and ran up to him smothering him with a hug.

"I don't know how I could ever repay you. You gave me everything" she said with tears rolling freely down her cheeks.

"You don't have to repay me, you never will" he replied wiping the tears from her eyes. She gave him another hug and kissed him on the cheek. She never wanted to let him go. "I have question for you though." He said as he bent down on one knee, "Will you marry me?"

Lena was stunned and more tears leaked from her eyes. She bent down and kissed him. It was the sweetest kiss of all, filled with the love that would live forever and whispered one word that would bring them together for life "Yes".

And they all lived happily ever after.

The end.

A/N it is finished. Done. Caput. I dunno what the last one of those thingies really means but w/e.:) review . I know it had a crappy ending. Whatever. Ciao.

i just wanna thank the academy. i would also like to thank my parents for always being there for me and bringing me into this world. i would like to thank my brothers and sister for helping me through my painful struggles and my friends for making my life ... sniff... just beautiful. i would lastly like to thank my readers and reviewers for my support and love. thankyou oh thankyou. sniffle