She was sitting on her bed with her casual everyday dress on and her tiara. She was little anxious about her parents coming in and she didn't know what to do or even talk about. Amy scratched her nose and sniffed. Her knee was jumping up and down; she just had to wait for her parents talk. Being an eighteen year old makes her feel that all the pressure was on her shoulders. She didn't want to meet all these different people at the gathering of the kingdoms. Especially with different kingdoms, meaning princes from around. Since that because her parents can't really get her to marry what they want for her. Amy was always an indecisive girl and it made things a lot harder for her parents. Don't get her wrong she really appreciated what her parents do for her but she just really can't decide.

Rubbing her eyes, she sighed and stretched. She kept looking back and forth at her clock and the ticking sound made her sweat on her temples. Amy's palms sweated under the white fingerless gloves that her mother gave her. She clenched and unclenched her fists every now and then. Honestly, it felt like this was all a dream. Amy didn't want to talk with her parents and how the royal dance was going to happen. It just made her feel uneasy. She tried to keep herself calm and nothing work. Amy tried counting to ten and slowing down her breaths. Shaking her head at those terrible ideas, she just closed her eyes for a moment.

"Everything is going to be okay…." she whispered to herself.

Feeling her shoulders tense, she stretched out again. Opening up her eyes, she didn't know what else hit her until the talk. Amy didn't want to go through it and it made her feel a lot worse. Her jaw was clenching and she just felt like everything was her fault. Amy just wanted it over. Getting up, she walked around her rather large room. Her bed was all laced and smelt of roses, the windows open and the sound of birds twittering in the early morning. Taking a deep breath, she headed for the window and felt somewhat decent that nature could always calm her down. When she was a young child she was always excited getting out and playing around in the garden. It just felt like she was just a child yesterday and she just dearly missed it. Amy missed being a care free child; it was her everything.

Blinking a couple of times, she sighed through her nose and was in her own daze. She just wanted to be left alone and indulge all the nature and calmness. Amy didn't want her vibe to be killed or disturbed by anything. She just wanted to clear her mind about her parents talking to her about the royal dance. She even wanted to know just why today. It made no sense to her but that wasn't going to stop her parents or anything. She shook her head at that thought and just wanted to get rid of it for now. Sighing dreamily, she leaned on her palm and just continued to stare out the window. She was actually quite envy that she couldn't be part of nature. She did enjoy the royal life but except the thing when you turn eighteen. Her birthday was only last week and it bothered her, a lot.

Right before she was going to think about something else, she heard a knocking sound and her anxious mood came back in a heartbeat; literally. Blinking again, her jade eyes dilated and she turned around. She knew it was her parents. Quickly, she closed the laced curtains and made it to her bed in time.

"Amy, it's your mother. Your father is with me also, may we come in?"

Clearing her throat, she fixed her tiara, she said, "Yes."

With that said, both of them came in and they grinned brightly at their only daughter and child. Amy grinned back for respect. Although her palms began to sweat again and she didn't want to deal with her parents talk with her choosing the future prince.

"Good morning, Amy," her father said.

"Good morning back to you, Father."

Ania settled in on the chairs that were there by Amy and she smiled sweetly. Ania was rather excited to tell their daughter about the prince. She couldn't hold down the excitement and Axel raised a brow in curiosity at his wife. Chuckling, he shook his head and pressed a kiss on his daughter's forehead. Amy pouted but grinned after.

Amy sighed and watches her father take a seat next to Ania. Clearing his throat, he took hold of his wife's hand and she grinned at him.

"So, Amy, you're now a grown hedgehog and now a true princess! Your mother and I were talking to each other and we've been getting your royal dance ready. Wondering why, well, because your future prince is coming soon, your mother is so excited for both of you to meet each other. She made plans with his kingdom and oh gee, he's such a gentleman. Even handsome in your taste, you're going to have hearts in your eyes."

Both of them chuckled and just couldn't wait for their daughter to meet him. Amy wanted to keep herself calm she chuckled along with them; she was faking of course. Sniffing the air, she tried to keep calm. Again, her parents didn't mention about meeting a different kingdom without her consent. She found it a little unfair. Sighing, she grinned lightly and places both her palms on her knees. She didn't know what to expect anymore. Shaking her head mentally, she faked another grin. When she heard her mother cleared her throat, she knew that she had to say something else along with her father's.

"Amy, you don't know how glad that your father and I are! We were in so much joy when he said he'll come to the royal dance. He'll even be your first royal dance; we're so excited for you, Amy! If your grandparents were alive they would love to see you dance at you first. The prince from Emerald is a true blessing for you. You two are so perfect to rule both of the kingdoms."

When Amy heard that she felt like running out the room. She didn't want to deal with this much pressure. She actually found it really unfair; it seems like this was for her parents' greed. They probably gave her a lot of choices to choose her prince but she's just an indecisive girl. Most of the time she really doesn't understands about her own thoughts.

"Th-That's awesome, mother and father… I'm glad you're excited about this."

Amy sighed and shook her head slightly, feeling her toes clenched for being actually angry. She even felt the tears forming behind her eyes. Sniffing up again, she continued to give the fake smile.

Don't cry, Amy…

She thought to herself.

Axel and Ania resumed smiling about this and they patted Amy's knees. They both thought this was the best for Amy; Amy didn't think so.

Amy rubbed her eyes and calmly tried to clear her thoughts. Feeling about this, she wanted to ask questions. Cracking her knuckles, she cleared her throat so it wouldn't crack one bit.

"So, mother and father, what does the prince look like? How would you in even know he's my certain 'taste' of men?"

Axel was a bit caught off guard with her question and so was Ania. Looking both at each other, they chuckled half-heartily. They both sighed, especially Ania, she thought he was dreamy looking. She wanted to tell Amy and her husband allowed it.

"First of all, Amy, he's the perfect man. No offense to the other princes you met, he's the best looking one at all. He has a deep, azure fur color and his eyes are the ones that make him really sharp and so good looking. His body is going to make your hormones go in frenzy, believe it or not. Amy, he's perfect for you. You both are going to rule his kingdom and ours soon. You need him and he's going to be the best. You'll know it."

Amy really couldn't believe that her mother answered it like that. She wanted to know more but she decided against to ask more questions. Amy nodded her head slowly and she just sighed through her nose. She didn't know what to expect from that answer. Grinning slightly, she nodded her head fully.

"Thank you, mother for answering. I'll just think about it, alright?" Amy gave the fake grin.

Her parents were still smiling and they just wanted to talk more about it, but they had to get everything set for the royal dance. They both got up and were about to head out for the door; Amy was getting a bit better since they were going to leave her alone. She just wanted to let them leave her alone for the rest of the day and she knows it'll happen.

"Well, your mother and I are going to get everything organize for the dance. If you're hungry, you can just snack on something that the royal chefs made. They already know your favorites and such. Also, make sure you get all freshen up for the prince. He'll be coming to impress us. Alright, we'll be going now."

Amy waved at them and closed the door when they left. After that, she pressed her ear against the door so she would know they'd left. When the footsteps were finally gone, she sighed and pressed her back against the door. Sliding mid way on it, she wiped her brow and took a deep breath and sighed.

"Thank gosh they're gone… this is really mind consuming and too much to handle. Why me?" she questions herself.

Shaking her head, she pushed herself off the door and began heading for her bed. Plopping on it, she laid her arms out and sighed. She could even feel a headache coming soon and she didn't want to deal with it. Amy really wanted to talk to someone about this and thought it wasn't fair. She wanted to get outside and relax fully. Sadly, she couldn't since the garden and party grounds were being set for tonight. Shaking her head at the thought, she rubbed her eyes and temples. She didn't know what to do for tonight.

"Ugh, what am I going to do…" she groaned.

Sighing miserably, she didn't know what to do. Her head was in all knots and jumbled up with things she wanted to say to her parents. Pushing herself up with her hands, she sat up and combed her long quills with her fingers. Amy really didn't realize how much her body mature. Looking at herself in the mirror, she didn't know what to say. She always thought she looked the same, especially when she was twelve.

Her face was in a heart shape that she inherits from her mother. The jade eyes were obviously from Axel and the structure was mostly her mother. It was rare that a princess looked almost like their mother. She was tall for a girl and her chest was something that all the young men wanted to ogle at. She made sure that wasn't going to happen. She had the perfect curves in the right places and her body was rather petite. She had the thigh gaps and her quills were past her hips by a few inches. Altogether, she was the dream girl that any man wanted. Even her father wanted to make sure she had the manners of a lady, not a whore.

Amy was thinking the whole time, she was wondering what was going to happen soon with herself at the dance. It was a true headache but she'll do anything in her power to get rid of the negative thoughts. When she was thinking about the prince, her eyes soon widen. She forgot to ask the most important question, even her parents didn't bring up which was surprisingly.

"What's his name?"

I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter and it took a lot of patience for me to write. So I hope you review and do all that! I would appreciate it. Thanks!

~Germanium – FF TKZ