Chapter 2:

Jenna was sleep in her bedroom and was enjoying the spring breeze that she heard her name being called repeatedly. She didn't open her eyes, not wanting to go into reality from her beautiful dream. She was again called so she pulled up the blanket only to have it being pulled away. Frustrated, she opened her eyes.

Beetle was the one pulling the blanket which was so odd that Jenna thought it to be a dream. "Good morning." his voice was real so he must be real. With that sudden conclusion Jenna jumped up.

"What are you doing here?" she was shocked to see him in her bedroom. Her actions made Beetle laugh.

"Don't worry, I came with Marcia's permission." he said that made Jenna mumble under her breath as to how Marcia is taking over her entire life. "Want to go out for breakfast?" Beetle leaned forward with a smile that made Jenna think of it as a date.

She looked out of the window and felt how good would it be to escape from her routine palace life. "Oh yes, help me escape from today's princess lessons as they are the most boring." she jumped out of bed with nonstop talking. "My poor last teacher ran away as soon as he finished his term so they decided to put a new one that apparently is very prejudices about his topic." she went into the closet and ran out wearing her red gown and placed the gold circlet on her head. "I'm ready, let's go."

The door opened and Marcia stepped in with her purple Python-skinned boots. Beetle sat up and laughed. "I see you are ready Jenna." she turned on her heel to face Beetle who was now coughing to stop laughing under Jenna's confused glance. "You got it from here, Beetle?" she inquired.

He stood straight and nodded. "Leave it to me." he voiced to reassure Marcia about his sense of responsibility. Marcia strode out with her usual long fast steps and left Beetle with the quiet Jenna. "So Princess, ready to start our lesson?"

Jenna's eyebrows flew up from understanding the situation. "You're my new teacher?" she couldn't believe that Beetle had mocked her like that. "I won't study with you. I don't need to." she said stubbornly and crashed on the couch.

Beetle dragged a chair and sat in front of her. "I'll do my job anyway." he seemed to be more stubborn than her. Jenna just extended her legs in answer. "So how much have you already read? 50 rules?" he looked up but when she didn't answer he sighed. "You really are going to keep this up?"

"I said I don't wish to study and now that you're forcing me, there shouldn't be any objections to my behavior." Jenna felt incredibly betrayed by the fact that Beetle hadn't told her beforehand. "In fact if you try to force me, I'll do every rule exact the opposite." she crossed her arms to indicate her determination.

"Suit yourself." Beetle replied indifferently and started reading the book that a grin formed on his face. "Rule No.51. A princess must never get involved in any kind of relationship with the palace staff and avoid any informal contact." he looked up playfully but Jenna just glared at him as she didn't know there were such rules. "Rule No.52. A Princess must always sit poised and well mannered." he cleared his throat and took a stick from his back while standing up.

Poking her arm, Beetle forced her into sitting position. "Tilt your head up." he pushed her chin up by the stick which Jenna forcefully obeyed. "And straighten your back, like this." he was straightening her back with placing the stick behind it that Jenna reached up and kissed his cheek. Frozen, he stood there that made Jenna smile playfully.

She enjoyed making him pay like this. "Didn't I tell you? I'll do exact the opposite." she crouched as Beetle was getting grasp of her game. He smirked at her and sat back down. Turning the pages, he laughed.

"Can't wait to see how you will defy these rules." he mocked her whose mouth fell open when seeing his amusement. The Princess lessons had never been so interesting.

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