The Top 20

Another chapter, another elimination! I'm going on holiday for a week so don't be expecting a chapter next week sorry! Please I really need reviews, there were a few PMs that helped me send people home this week so keep em' coming, that's all for now see you again in two weeks.

Madison Warren adjusted the camera to fit perfectly with the top of her dress and her piano. "Aimee could you check if I look okay and make sure the camera angle is perfect! You've heard me rehearsing do you think my song is okay? Do you think Damon would like it! Oh I hope he does, I've worked so hard on it and a week isn't a very long time to write a song. Sorry I'm babbling! Please just tell me if it's okay." She looked nervously at her maid.

"Relax Maddy. Oh...I uh I mean Madison. Please forgive me it's ju-" the maid looked flustered and began biting her lip, her nervous habit.

"Aimee its fine, you can call me Maddy if you want, it's what all my friends call me at home. You sort of remind me of home."

"Okay, well your camera looks fine and you look beautiful. Jaime really did a good job on your make-up" from the other side of the room another maid blushed and looked up smiling.

With that Aimee ushered the other maids out of the room to let Madison record her project. It really had been a hurry to write the song, and she knew that some girls still hadn't thought of anything to do. But it was due tomorrow and it was the best she had at this short notice. She turned on the camera and sat down in front of her piano.

"Damon, I wrote this for you. Hope you like it." With that she turned from the camera and began playing. When she played music or when she sang is when she really felt at home. The lyrics came to her as though it was the only thing she knew how to say.

You barely know that I exist
But I want you to know this
Every time I look at you
Oh baby I feel brand new

Through the walls of the palace Madisons three maids stared at each other in shock. They had heard her practising, but that had only been small lines from the song and humming of the tune. They had no idea she was this good, her voice was like velvet smooth and soft, and the piano was better than any palace musician that they had ever heard. Once she began the chorus was when they really heard how powerful her voice could be, it was as though she was shouting but she sounded beautiful.

When the lightning strikes
And the thunder hits your heart
When the storm breaks
We'll be tearing love apart

As the song began to end she trailed off ending on a flourish of the piano. She took a few seconds to re-group and once again turned to the camera.

"So uh, so that's it. I hope you got to know a little more about me. I guess that's all, we should uh… we should do this again sometime" Madison gave the camera a shy smile and tuned it off.

In other areas of the palace girls were struggling, while others flourished under the pressure. Allay Vema worked together with Riley Williams to pull off a dramatic and very difficult dance routine. Rosie Shuster had already finished 3 days prior to the due date, simply making him a scrapbook filled with photos and memories from her childhood. Others did very similar things, writing poems and making posters were the two most popular ways of presenting themselves, although nobody else wrote their own song and performed it.

Maya Wells filled a whole 5 minute video with facts all about her and her family.

"Hey Damon! So like I reeeeeaaaalllllyyy didn't know what to do for this. I'm not creative enough to write or draw anything, I don't particularly have any talents that I can express myself through. So I'm making a video, just me talking to you. It's what I do best, talking…"

Damons reaction was as expected. He loved every girls project, he didn't want to send any of them home. But the King was getting restless, in his eyes Damon should already be down to the top 15. Instead he chose to send home yet another four girls, narrowing it down to the top 20.

The day they found out was a windy Saturday, they were all in the womens room when a maid came in carrying a tray with four names to be sent to his study. The girls were Allay Vema, Riley Williams, Rosie Shuster and Madison Warren. But much to the other girls excitement those girls returned beaming and chattering excitedly among them.

"He said we were the best! We were the standouts among all 24 girls" Riley said impersonating the prince.

The rest of the girls looked crestfallen, all of them wondering what they did or didn't do to be a favourite of Damons.

"Also he wanted uhhh Renee, Grace, Melina and April to go see him, I think the maids waiting outside to show you the way!"

The second four left down heartened, they knew why they were going there. And they were all quite right because the news Prince Damon had was not good news. He told them not to be disappointed. That they were still great girls, it was just that they were not right for him. As they began to cry, the room became more and more uncomfortable until Damon could not stand it any longer. "That's all girls, please say your goodbyes and go home. I will miss you all"