Authors Note: I'm really not very good at dialog so i would really appreciate some feedback on how the speech works.
After the party Imelda was exhausted, she'd spent the whole night talking to every type of boy that existed, every one of them hoping that she would pick them. She hadn't. She hadn't picked anyone yet, and she wasn't sure she ever would. None of the men assembled at the party had been even a little bit appealing and it wasn't for lack of turn out – With her beautiful blue eyes and blonde hair she was a very desirable bride to any young bachelor - anyway she felt that a lot of them were too full of themselves for her liking.
She felt like collapsing onto her bed, but she couldn't yet, she had to ask her parents about her idea.
"Mom, Dad, can I talk to you a second?" she called through the long corridors of the castle. Their room was only a few doors down so they were sure to hear her.
"Of course darling, what is it?"Her mother arrived first a minute later with her father trailing just behind.
"I was thinking that maybe I could go on a trip, just for a month or so, you know before I get engaged and all that. " She tried to make it sound casual so that it sounded like it was no big deal.
"We don't expect you to get engaged dear, but surely you're still too young to venture out alone" Her mother's worry was clear on her face.
"Mom!" Imelda complained "I'm eighteen and it's not like it matters anyway, I'm going whether you like it or not, I just wanted to go with your blessing." She headed for the door a tear breaking from her eye. She'd only just managed to stop her voice from breaking. Why couldn't they just let her try and be herself for once, instead of the perfect princess picture they made for her?
She had nearly made it out when her father caught her wrist.
" Hunny, it's dangerous out there and we just don't want you to get hurt."
Dangerous? Yeah right .Imelda was fed up of them being over protective, all of her friends were allowed out alone, so why wasn't she?
She asked her parents this and exchanged a look that conveyed a whole conversation between them.
"I think it's time that we told you about your heritage." Her father looked worried and regretful as if he hoped he would never have to have this conversation.
"The thing is..." her mother began, searching for the words in the air around her. " I was born a star, the ones in the sky and so as such you have half of those genetics in you."
Imelda was too stunned to speak. She could hardly believe it, but she did believe it because it would explain so much and it was something she had wished for most of her life.
"it may seem like a dream come true but it's dangerous for a star in this world and some witches will do anything to get their hands on one, even one who is only half as powerful, like you."
Imelda wasn't quite sure what to say and so didn't say anything.
Her father stepped in for her "I know this is a lot to take in right now, so I'll take you to the library tomorrow and we can find out a bit more about it, okay?"
Imelda nodded excitedly, of course she wanted to know more and most importantly she wanted to know how she could get herself up in the sky , back where she belongs.