Which Prince?

Summary: Max goes to a foreign country where someone hands her a pretty necklace. Unknowingly, Max has involved herself with warring kings, gorgeous queens, adorable princesses and finally charming princes. But, there is one major twist, and that throws everything off balance. Now, which prince will rise up to become future king?

Chapter 1

I have no idea of how I got into this crazy mess of a situation. No Idea at all.

I walked down the halls of the Vessalius and Nightray castle, staying quieter than a cat. Or even a mouse.

Well, I thought I was. Footsteps sounded behind me, and I turned to see the butler, Gerald. "Miss Ride, may I ask where you are going at this hour?" he asked in a polite tone.

Polite my butt. He ruined my plan to sneak out of this nut house.

"I'm going to the pool." I lied smoothly. "Actually the jacuzzi you guys have on the roof."

He stared before speaking. " Wouldn't you prefer the indoors one, Miss Ride?"

"Nah," I smiled. "I love the view up there."

"Should I have one of the princes go with you?" I shook my head. "One of the maids or the royal advisor?"

"Oh, no, no, no, no. It's fine." I waved my hands, causing my backpack to shift on my shoulder.

"Alright then. Have a good night, Miss Ride."

I hate 'Miss Ride'. "Ah, Gerald, call me Max!" I called to him.

He nodded and went off, leaving me standing alone in the middle of the massive hallway.

I should probably explain why and how a middle class girl like me ended up rooming with royalty.

Well the other day, I was at the airport since my mom wanted me to visit my Granny.

-FLASHBACK-

I was about to get my suitcases when some guy shoved a small black bag into my hands and whispered, "Keep this safe.".

I admit, it was creepy, and weird. I stared into the bag. There was a black choker necklace, made of a silky material. It had a small charm on it. It was one of those oval things that had the head and shoulders of a person carved into it. I can't remember the name for it, but it was really pretty.

After I got to Granny's,while I went out to get food, a was pulled into a black car, and the people told me to pack my stuff when I got home.

Of course, being me, I accused them of kidnapping, and abduction. I was telling them off so much that they even considered putting duct tape over my mouth due to my language, especially cursing.

When Granny asked, they took her into another room and told her something that made her tell me to pack up and go with them. She told me not to worry, and that if I needed any more clothes, she would send them in a flash.

Despite my protesting she made me pack everything then practically threw me into the car with my stuff.

After that, it was a car trip, a private plane trip(which I had so much fun on, since I could eat ANYTHING I wanted. They even had a T.V.!), and lastly, a limo ride. That's when I was led into this huge castle.

The men took me to a room, and made me sit still and wait for a someone to come in.

And that's when a girl burst through the door.

She was perky, but not too perky. She had long dark brown hair that was braided with blonde and pink highlights that complimented her light brown skin. She wore a black pleated skirt, and black heels, her shirt a white button up and a bright red sash hung across her body. To match, the black and red bangles on her wrist matched with a necklace with a heart charm that hung just below her collarbone.

To be truthful, she was pretty. But the problem was that she barely looked a year younger than me.

"I'm Catori, the royal advisor for the royal family." she smiled, and sat on the couch across from me. "I understand that you are Miss Ride?"

"It's Max." I corrected, eyeing her.

"Alright, Max"

Suddenly, a heavenly smell reached my nose. Hmmm.. CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES! I just love them, especially my mom's, they taste like a piece of heaven. "Is that chocolate chip cookies?" I asked.

Catori cocked her head at me.

When I got my cookies, Catori started explaining some stuff.

"The necklace you have belonged the founding queen of this kingdom. She passed it on to her daughter, and soon her daughter passed it to her child, and so on. Eventually it got passed to the current king's original wife. When she died, it went missing."

I repeated what she said, "The necklace went missing..."

"Yes," Catori nodded. "It's been a long time since we've seen it again."

I bit into a cookie, savoring the taste. "Then you found it on me. Am I in trouble?" I groaned. "Is that why I'm here?"

"Max, you are in no trouble at all. Now, would you like to unpack?"

"Wait, no, I'm not staying-"

She called a name, "Niki!" A couple of seconds later, a tall brunette came in.

"Yes, Cat?"

"Bring Max to her room, her stuff is already in there.. Oh, and after that, come find me, I need to tell you something!" At that, Catori ran out of the room.

Niki came over to me, and smiled. She had brown hair that went to her shoulders, and her brown eyes were framed with glasses. She wore a maid outfit.

Abruptly, I stood and followed her to my room.

-FLASHBACK END-

And thats how I got here, into this mess. All because of that necklace.

Reluctantly, I headed back to my room, and not to the jacuzzi on the roof. Once I got to my room, I went to sleep.