Ch.2
"your tied togther with a smile but your coming undone
ohhhh
goodbye baby when you smile, baby, baby
smile"
and I'm done with the song I'm performing on the report. I think it'll be good. stayed up all night finishing it and skipped breakfast. Now I'm going to go find Syliva to tell her what I'm doing.
I find her yet again in the women's room, looking over papers.
"Hi, uh Syliva I know what im coding for the report, Friday." I say smiling nervously at her.
"What oh ok, Lady America nice to see you. So what would that be?" She said
"I'm going to sing." I reply
"not a suprise miss singer, so what will you be singing dear? And what will you need?" She asks
"I'm singing a song I write called "Tied Together with a Smile" and all I'll need is a piano and someone to back me up with guitar." I say as she quickly writes it all down, I'm assuming which she will give to Gravil and the producers.
"Perfect sweetie, now anything else or just that? No smoke or back up singers?"
"Oh no! Not at all, just me and the guitar player!" I say
"well then that's so far the simplest, some of the others dont seem to understand the amount of time they have." She say sighing
"really?"
"yes" she sighs again "one wanted to do a full on 30 minute play! She didn't take it very well when I said she has 5 minutes" she says with a laugh. I can only assume she's talking about Celeste.
"well it sounds much more hard to put it together then actually perform." i say with an Encouraging smile.
"Yes it very much is, well lady america I should get going, see you around dear" she says before getting up and walking away.
About an hour later, I meat up with the other 5 girls to start preparing for the ball.
"So should we have red or white decorations?" Ask Natalie
"I say both, do a lot of red accented with white, or the other way. Plus add a little gold or silver here and there for a little bling" I say not really caring.
"Oh my god America that's perfect! Not to mention it's close to Christmas, so it would go perfect with the seasons!" Marlee screeches. The other girls look at me with encouraging smiles. It was nice getting along without worrying to much about the competition.
"Ok so red table clothes and white flowers?" Celeste asks
"Yea, I think that'll be beautiful." Elise adds
"Same so what about music?" I say
"We can hire a band and some famous singers?" Kriss says
"Ya, I can help choose some singers" Celeste says
"Ok and for food..." Marlee says
"I say something light then have lots of desserts!" Natalie says.
"Ya like chicken and salad or something and make sure we have strawberry tarts for dessert too!" I add, so far this was going great
"Well I think that's good I'll finish the guest list and inventations, Marlee and America you two can make sure decorating goes all right and you two (Elise and Natalie) can be in charge of the food, while Celeste has music. I think this will work, let's have it done and set by Thursday when they arrive. Ok good." Kriss says. Finishing our meeting for today. Thank god this is more simple than I thought.
I head up stairs to begin working on another song I'd been thinking about when I'm stopped by none other than King Clarkson.
"Your highness how may I help you?" I say curtsying
"Oh get up and shut you trap!" He says. Oh god this is not going to go good I can feel it.
" I'm sorry?" I say
"America, I want to talk to you about my son. I want him to make a wise descion. And you are not it! I will not allow him to choose you! I don't see why your still here, you are not worthy of him nor the throne. I tried to have you eliminated but he just wouldn't do it! God damn it I will not let some little nobody come in and ruin the country I've taken so much care of for years!" He says every word stinging. Who does he think he is to make his son's choices?! I will not crumble before him, my anger is rising and I know I should just walk away, but I can't, because before I can he begins again
"Oh silly girl my words hurting? They should you wanna know why? Cause the truth hurts. Why don't you just leave...,"
I cut him off before he can say anything else not willing to know the consequences.
"Actually it doesn't hurt. Wanna know why? Oh ya cause it's not the truth." I spit back at him.
"You stupid girl he doesn't love you, he's not going to choose you, and I do not like you."
He says harshly.
I just look at him before falling Into a light laugh, and looking down at the floor smiling before looking back up at him straight in the eye and saying
"Well your highness, I don't give a damn what you think." I say before turning on my heel walking away, and feeling his shocked expression then evil gaze stare through my back.
I yell out in frustration before falling onto my bed. "This is pointless" I mutter
"Tell me why!" I scream throwing a random book against the wall. "Why is everyone out to get me because I took a chance!"
Wow wow wow wait a minute... I say feeling a song coming on.
"Took a chance, took a shot, you might think I'm bulletproof but I'm not." I hum
I get the first part of the lyrics done, realizing its time for lunch I make my way down to the dining room. Only to be stopped by the noise of giggling, then kissing. No, no, no please no I thought. I round the corner to find no other than Kriss and Maxon having a heated make out sesh. Oh my god, her why her? I try spin around but I ungracefully fall into a wall, but that didn't stop me from running out of there. Out of the corner of my eye I see Him notice me and then scream my name, asking me to stop, but I can't and I won't. When I get to my door my maids see I'm upset and automatically leave without a word. Once there gone I slam the door and lock it.
No longer than 2 minutes do I hear Maxon slamming on my door, demanding me to open it. I don't, but he doesn't stop.
"Go away" I scream
"Not until you open this door!" He screams right back.
" you can't make me!" I scream in reply
"Fine I can find my own way in!" He screams frustrated.
"Good luck" I mumble
"Hey you! Uh officer Leger give me your keys. Now." Maxon says
Shoot I forgot they can open the doors with the keys.
"Uh why?" Aspen questions back.
"Because I said so." He answers and I hear the keys jingle as aspen hands them over. Soon enough my door is open.
"America," he starts "I'm so sorry."
"Mmhm" I answer. Feeling the salty tears fall down my face. Who ever came up with this competition I messed up.
"I am, please believe me." He says
"Maxon what happened? What happened to you?" I say
"What do you mean?" He asks
"What happened to the Maxon I used to know!"
"I don't know what your talking about! What happened to you?! I can't even trust you anymore?"
'Can' t trust me?! " I scream "what the hell have I done to you? You know, I can't believe you! atleast I don't say oh America your the one than go kiss some other girl! Oh and if we're being 100 percent honest know that guard out there ya that's Aspen! And I haven't said two words to him! Cause I wanted you, but know I don't know!" I scream at his face
"You've got to be kidding me America, that's him the douchebag that broke your heart?!"
"He's more of a man than you" I mumble
"Ya right atleast I haven't broken you heart"
" I'd rethink that if I were you." I say
It's like I see his heart break right in front of me for saying that, and as much as it pained me to do, it was true.
"I didn't know America, I'm sorry"
"Ok" I say "I think you should leave now" I say breaking my own heart.
"What?" He says
"Please. Good bye." I say before shutting him out.
I instantly crumble to the floor crying. I barley make it to my piano before I start singing.
"Why, would you wanna break a perfectly good heart? Why you wanna take our love and tear it all apart? Why would you wanna make the very first scar?"
I wake up to find out I had fallen asleep on my piano. Today is also the day the royal family from England arrives. Well I'm going to have to be happy so just act it, I say to myself. I decide to take breakfast in my room so I can get ready with my maids.
We do my makeup very pretty. I have some mascara on and a little silver eyeshadow, also some bright red lip gloss. My hair look really amazing today. They decided to keep it down. It's wavy and then falls into beautiful curls at the bottom. They then get me dressed. Today it's a gorgeous red dress that falls right above my knees. It clings to my upper body in al, the right places and flares out right above my belly button. It also has lace sleeves gently going down my arms. It's finished with a gold belt and heels.
"I look absolutely beautiful, thank you girls" I say before walking out the door, to the great hall where we are going to great the Royal family.
I'm the last one there, I catch Maxon's and I see him staring at me. He then suddenly tugs his ear. Shoot. What do I do? I act as if nothing's wrong. When I realize theRoyal Faimly is here.
The king and queen are absolutely beautiful, with blonde hair and piercing green eyes. They were the first to enter. Then I see their daughter who also shares both their characteristics, with gorgeous blonde hair but blue eyes. She looks about May's age.
Then that's when the last part of the Royal Family comes in. Their son. My god he's defitally not hard on the eyes at all. I knew they had a son but not like this. His hair is also blonde and he too has piercing green eyes, as if taking characteristics of both Aspen and Maxon that I Love.
He walks over to me. Damn I must have been staring but I couldn't help it. When he reaches me he says "lady America, correct?" He's about my age.
"Uh yea that's me. Who would you happen to be?" I ask
"Oh I'm josh" he says. Wow he's breath taking. Phew.
"Lovely to meet you." I say beginning to curtsy
"No, no please, I hate that kind of stuff." He says
"Wow, me too!" I say I little to relieved
"Haha your a cute one aren't you" he says while laughing. "I should probably get back to my faimily, see you around?" He says taking my hand
"Of course" I say then he kisses my hand and walks away. I glance over a t Maxon just in time to see the jealousy all over his face. He catches me staring and I finally give him a kind smile and tug my ear back
A/n
Hope you enjoyed! Wow that took a long time to write! Sorry for any misspellings or anything! Anyways please no hate! (Haters will be blocked) and I really hope you like it! I have a lot of ideas panned lets see if I can make this story work! I'll try and update tomorrow! Btw if anyone knows any good selection stories in here, please tell me! (I like the finished ones a lot but I don't care that much!) well that's all
Bye
~Brooke~
DISCLAIMER: all rights go to Kiera Cass most characters are hers from her amazing book. And also to Taylor Swift for the songs/song lyrics I used!!