Butch's POV

Beast was trying his best to calm me down, it was just like him, he could never stand conflict, he would melt on the spot from it.

"Please Big Brother, it was not very wise for you to go shouting at father like that."

I turned around and snapped at him, "OH SO YOU THINK I SHOULD JUST MARRY OFF SOME COMPLETE STRANGER!"

Beast blushed and shrunk down in size, and I sighed.

"I'm sorry Beast, I didn't mean to yell, all my life I've been prepared to be this great King, something I never wanted and now he wants me to marry some stranger just like that."

"Well, I didn't say you should, Father has no choice, remember Father takes what the Sages say very seriously, if they say you're the Crowned Prince than he'll not let you go."

I sighed again at the thought, I walked into my room, where Blitz was sitting on my bed waiting for me, he smiled but when he saw that look on my face, his smile widens. Blitz was the son of the Duke of Asheia, basically if we all died, he would rule of course, but he had no interest of becoming King. Just like my brothers, he saw it as nothing more but a joy kill, plus he was way too laid back for that.

"So I heard there was a fight between my uncle and my cousin. Is it true, did you finally show some balls?" Blitz asked.

"Cousin please, don't encourage this, Big Brother you must apologize."

"Or we could go out for a bit, somewhere the old man won't know, just for a little fresh air, " Blitz offered me, that sounded better than apologizing to father again.

I nodded, changing behind a screen, out of those royal stiff clothes and into some plainer clothes, and I even put on a hat, "Well it couldn't hurt."

"I have the place, let's try New Town Village, huh, that's remote as they come."

Buttercup's POV

I parked Titan right by a shop, I pulled out a coin and gave it to one eyed Willy, to watch my wagon. It wasn't Titan I was worried about, he only moved for people that he liked, I was more worried about the cart. One time a thief tried to escape on Titan, and he just wouldn't move, and that punk got the worst thrashing...by me.

I sighed as the Twins jumped down, and were holding my hand, well Sammie was, she was always a little silent, in fact, Sam would always talk for her. Fang jumps into my basket. We walked down Market street, as always the streets were as crowded.

"So what brings you here Countess?" I asked Bubbles, she removes her hooded cloak.

"I just had to get out of the house, Mommy is off talking and gossiping -"

"About the damn crown Prince as always," Brianna growled, she worked for them, "Oh Duchess you're perfect, the Prince has to love you, or Princess my sweet, just imagine Princess Princess, my girls are perfect but he have to make you more perfect," Brianna stomps, the Morbuck drove her crazy, but she had to work for them...for now.

"Well, Bree, you didn't have to give them donkey tails for a whole week." Bubbles whispered.

"No! Brianna, you spelled. Oh man, I would have paid to see that." I laughed.

"What, it was just a spell, to show them that they're as much of an ass outside as they are inside. Duchess and Princess actually made donkey sounds."

"Oh man oh man, that would have been the best birthday present ever." I shouted, I pushed some of my hair out of my face.

"Speaking of Birthday presents, I have one for you." Bubbles said, her and Brianna just had this look, and I knew it. Bubbles was a Dress Mage, she was the only one in her family that could use magic. She was trained in it, she actually had the heart as one would say, made out of pure gold. She would help Blossom and her mom at the healing clinic, they healed people who couldn't offered those expensive doctors. She would actually give the women clothes to make them feel better, especially the Lepers. Bubbles had a small allowance from her parents, but she didn't need that much, she would just gave it to the poor and would sneak food out of her own house and give it to those servants who worked on the estate.

"Oh no, not another dress, please." I begged, the twins were bothering Old Mr. Copper's fruit stall.

"Please, please, my sister wants an orange. Please." Sam was begging, he would always speak for her, I sighed again..Sammie looked up all teary eyed at Mr. Copper.

"Samuel and Samatha! Get back here and Stop bothering him!" I yelled, and they looked all teary eyed at me, and who could resist those big green eyes.

"No..no...Miss Buttercup please...it's an honor really, after what your mother did for my Mary and Martha, it's the least I could do, in fact...I just got a new product...Orange Peel Candy...your twins will have to stay healthy these days. I make my girls eat at least an orange a day, just like your mother said. An Orange a day, keeps the Plague away. Well, she would say Grim Reaper, but I can't say that to the girls."

I laughed at that, that was Mom alright, "How much for some oranges, anyway?"

"For you, ten oranges for one copper." He offered.

"Mr. Cooper, I can't-"

"I will not hear of it, these are tough times, we must help each other out while we can. I have another favor to ask, your dad could you tell him to come to me tonight. I have just what he's looking for."

I just paid him for two dozen oranges and carried the twenty oranges in my basket, it gulped them down like it was nothing, I whispered to it, "I want my oranges back you hear me." I hit the basket on the top, it was a Birthday Present from Brianna, a basket that could hold anything, food wise or material. Problem was that it had a nasty habit of not giving it back.

"I hate this basket, you know that." I snapped at Brianna and she stuck her tongue at me.

"Never accept a present from a Witch then." She walked on.

Bubbles was staring at the dresses that were hanging up at a stall, "Oh look Buttercup, it's perfect for you."

"No way, "I shook my head, walking on as fast as I can, Bubbles caught up, "Bubbles, c'mon enough, I'll never wear a dress ever again." I stomped, Fang purred, sitting on top of my basket.

"Oh but you looked so nice in your mother's dress." Bubbles said, she walked in on me at the time I tried on my mother's dress, she always wanted me to try it, it was going to be for my wedding someday, and I don't know what came over me, maybe the sadness and grief, but I put it on and Bubbles caught me, "There is a beautiful girl in there after all."

"No way, Countess, just drop it."

"Now I would pay to see you in a dress," Brianna commented.

That's when I noticed that Sam and Sammie disappeared.

"Oh no, Sam! Sammie!" I looked all around me, but they were no where to be since. Of course the new law of the protection of Fauna, which were people who were born with animal body parts, were passed, but that didn't mean that they were safe, they could be smuggled, or tortured or presucuted or even...even killed from being stoned, the law only protected them from Public execution...and it would be my fault. Everything begin to spin, my heart was hammering and my breathing was just so rapid.

"Sam! Sammie!" People just looked at me, but I didn't care.

"Buttercup, just calm down...we'll find them, I'm sure they didn't go far."

I calmed myself down, or as much as I could, "I'm ok..I'm ok...let's just spilt up..." I said, I pointed in front of me, "I'll go this way." I walked further down, asking every shop keepers.

"Hello Buttercup." I heard that irritating voice, Danny was leaning against a stall eating an apple.

"Danny, I don't have time for this." Just as I walked passed him, but he grabs my hand.