All right! Night of the party! Thanks for reviewing, Silver Writer 0927, Bloodylilcorpse, Glowing Insanity, Bubhh and the guest reviewers.
Heather was very depressed as she stood next to the food she'd made for Lindsay's party that night, serving people.
"Is he here yet?" the blonde squeaked. "The party's been going for an hour, and he still hasn't arrived."
"Chill." Heather said in a bored tone. "He's supposed to arrive, like, now, right?"
Lindsay started crying. "I don't think he's coming at all! What have I done wrong? Did I not wish hard enough? Why hasn't he arrived?"
"Lindsay, your mascara's running." Heather pointed out, scowling. "He isn't going to want you if you look lke a panda."
And as she spoke, a handsome figure appeared at the gates. Lindsay instantly became distracted, her eyes fixed on him. She quickly dried her eyes, checked her mascara, and moved towards the new arrival.
The man went straight to her. "I presume you are the hostess?" he said softly. "You are even more beautiful than I imagined."
Lindsay smiled up at him. "And you are my prince?"
And they began to dance, just as the men Heather had bought her new property from went to speak to her. "Heather," one of them said, "A higher bid came in for your place. I'm afraid you will lose your deposit."
Heather scowled, but on the inside, she was horrified. So close! "Can't I bid any higher?" she asked desperately.
"You've got three days." the man told her. "Get the money before then, or you lose the place." She had until midnight, the day after Lindsay's birthday.
Heather was so shocked, that when she walked away, she wasn't looking where she was going. She walked straight into her table of baked goods, and ended up toppling the display, getting flour and custard all over her clothes.
Lindsay saw it first. She made some excuse to the prince and hurried over. "Heather!" she exclaimed in concern. "What happened? Listen, I'll lend you some of my clothes. Don't worry about the catering – you just have fun, like the rest of us, all right?"
Although Heather resented her friend most of the time, she had to admit that one thing she liked about Lindsay was her generosity. Within five minutes, she was up in Lindsay's bedroom. She had discarded her stained clothes for a floor-length silvery gown that fell in soft folds and matched her eyes. She even wore a matching tiara, and the colour complemented her dark hair and tall, slim figure.
"OMG, you look gorgeous!" Lindsay exclaimed. "Come down when you're ready, okay? I better get back to my prince!" She squealed excitedly and rushed off.
Heather took a moment, going out onto Lindsay's balcony and stared up at the sky. "Wishing." she muttered bitterly. "It never works. I wished every night to rule something, and now it gets snatched away before I even get started? Why me?"
At that moment, she noticed a flash of green on the rail. She gasped, realizing it was a frog.
Then she gave a sigh. "Oh, look who it is. A frog. Guess you're looking for a kiss to become a prince, too."
"A kiss? Well, it wasn't what I expected, but from a lovely woman like you-"
The frog didn't get to finish his sentence, as Heather screamed and backed away.
"I'm sorry!" the frog exclaimed. "I didn't mean to scare you like that, I just reacted-" He had to duck as Heather started throwing things at him, anything she could find – mostly fluffy soft toys that were lying on Lindsay's bed.
The frog managed to hop onto Lindsay's dresser, but at that moment, Heather held up a heavy book. "Get out of here or I'll smash you with this!" she threatened.
"Please, give me a chance to explain." The frog said. "I'm not really a frog. I am the visiting Prince-" Heather dropped the book on him. Luckily, he'd foreseen the reaction and only got a clip on the webbed toe.
Meanwhile, Heather realized what he'd just said. "Wait? You're the prince? Alejandro, isn't it?"
The frog nodded. And now Heather noticed, she realized that the frog had a slight Spanish accent.
"But if you're the prince," she challenged fiercely, "Who was that guy that was dancing with Lindsay?"
Alejandro shrugged. "All I know is one moment I'm a prince, able to live however I want, and the next, this is what I look like." He paused, looking at the book Heather had tried to kill him with. He opened it. "Wait a second! I know this story. The Frog Prince, isn't it? That's the answer to this!"
Heather stared at him. "Wait, wait. Back up. A fairy tale is going to solve your problems?"
"I'm a prince turned into a frog." Alejandro pointed out. "If anything is going to change me back, it would be a kiss from a princess. Just one."
Heather knew where this was going. "Excuse me? What makes you think I'd do it?"
"No woman has refused my kiss before." Alejandro said, adding a teasing "Besides, you asked me on the balcony, didn't you?"
"And did I think you were going to answer?"
"Please, chica. If our positions were reversed, you can be assured I would do the same for you." He paused, and added "If you wish for an incentive, I can give you one. My family is wealthy. I could offer you a reward. Some cash, if you require it."
Heather paused. She really didn't want to kiss this frog, even if he turned out to be a prince. Something about him just made her angry. She wasn't sure what it was. But she needed money desperately.
"Just one kiss?" she said carefully.
"Of course." Alejandro said. "Unless..."
"Don't even go there!" Heather scowled. "I won't want to go any further than that. One kiss, and we're done, okay?"
Alejandro let a smirk play on his lips. "You know, you're beautiful when you're annoyed."
"Ugh!" Heather glared at him, and then did it quickly. One peck on the lips, and it was over. Heather got her money and lived happily ever after...
Wait, no, that's not what happened.
Heather found herself lost in a mass of silvery material. And when she found her way out of it, she came face to face with a hand mirror on the floor.
And screamed. For the form staring back at her wasn't the slim, dark-haired girl that she'd come to recognize, but a tiny, grass green amphibian.
Well, that's the second chapter that I ended with a transformation, but finally, we'll get to meet a few more people in the next few chapters.
Also, guys, just a quick request: I've just done a 6teen fic called "Cloning The Mind". Would you mind checking it out?
