Normal POV

Duchess and Princess sat there in complete shock...Countess (Bubbles) was still eating her breakfast.

"This can't be!" Princess screamed, in tears.

"I know my darlings, this is a tragedy." Lady Morbucks just finished telling everyone about the upcoming wedding of the Crown Prince, "But I'm sure the Prince would never go with this, when his true love is here. We must act quickly, if we parade you girls around I'm sure he'll fight for either of you." She sighed, staring at Princess who was slurping her soup and Duchess who spill one drop on her dress, "Now Princess, its not ladylike to slurp and Duchess, honestly your dress, a Crown Prince would spot this in a heart beat."

She looked at Bubbles who was reading a picture book on old fashion. Unlike her sisters, Bubbles was a real beauty, she wore plain elegant clothes (made by herself) that magnified her beauty and maybe a shiny necklace. Brianna placed a bowl of bread on the table, noticing how Brianna was almost a glow this morning. She stared at the maid, Brianna's short hair was cut like a boy's but her beauty was out of this world, even in her shabby clothes, her figure would get heads turning. She looked at her daughters, who were pretty enough.

"By the way, I heard from around the estate, about a discovery, it seems Rose Lily had a daughter, Brianna, you must know what she looks like. " The very mention of her name, got Morbucks looking from his book, "What is her name?"

"I don't know, *sigh* My Lady," Brianna answered, rolling her eyes, but Margaret was looking surprised.

"Aha, It seems good ol' Maggie knows, please tell me." Lady Morbucks insisted.

"I really don't know my Lady, this is all news to me."

"Does she look like her mother?"

"I don't know mam." Maggie lied.

"I bet she does, Rose Lily was always a rare beauty...My dear, we still need another cleaning maid...we must get the house nice and clean. Look at this, this house will be covered in filth in no time and the dust could ruin the girl's complexion...I will not have the girls be seen by the Prince at court in such a state."

"Heaven forbid." Brianna whispered.

Buttercup's POV

I had been thinking all morning about the Morbucks' offer, he would get rid of some of the taxes and I'll get paid, with that we could get out of here in...maybe two years...I wonder why dad said no, even Dave was against it. Not to mention the twins need me, I planted the seeds in the rows Dad plowed through yesterday, Dave was constructed his net over his rice paddy field and the twins were helping...and sometimes beating Dave with a stick. I looked up at the Palace that towered high so that everyone in the kingdom could catch a glimpse. I planted the final seed and went back inside, that's when I heard a knock on the door.

I went over to open it, and there was Blossom, eating some candy as always.

"Long time no see."'Blossom greeted me and I let her in. Blossom was one of my best friends, and a Healing Maiden, working with her mom and sister in the village clinic, taking care people who were too poor to afford a real doctor.

"Yeah, hey," I stretched, washing my hands.

"I brought something for the fox cuties. Belle told me about yesterday. It's been a while since we all hanged out, we should go to a Jousting Tournament...well...there's one next week...in honor of the Crown Princes' engagement. We could watch all the men in the armor...well...actually, I'll be working...*hearts in eyes* watching all the men taking off their armor." Blossom still as boy crazy as ever, I just poked my curled tongue out.

"No way but the guys...but it could be cool though...I guess."

"But you gotta leave Dave with the twins." Blossom's eyes widened, "No offense, your baby brother and sister are the cutest little things ever with those big eyes and those adorable fluffy fox eyes...but they're the children of Satan."

"Well you shouldn't have touched their ears while they were asleep. " I crossed my arms, Blossom offered me some of that Orange peel candy and good and tangy as ever.

"Oh c'mon *hearts floating above her head* who could resist touching those ears. But anyways, a jousting is violent...can you imagine I'll be scarred for life." Blossom said, just as she did, the door opened and the twins ran in.

"Got her!" Sam yelled and both tackled her to the ground.

I pulled them off of Blossom, who had swirly in her eyes, but she sat up, shaking her head. She had a bag in her hand.

"Now you two stop it, Blossom brought you candy." I smiled as I let them go, they grabbed the bag and stop chewing on a peel, "What do you say?"

"You live for now, bow lady." Sam said, pointing at Blossom, Sammie tapped him and nodded, "And thank you."

I shrugged my shoulders and they ran off, we both sit down at the table. I felt a little embarrass but I sighed, "Listen, Blossom. If someone offered you a job and to cut your taxes in half. Would you work for them, even if it made you sick?"

Blossom looked serious now, "I don't care how much money he offers, Danny's not worth shit."

"No...Gross...not that. The Morbucks, Grand Lord Morbucks offered me a job and as much as I hate it, he would take away some of the taxes and pay me..." I told her everything that happened last night.

"That is something, what about the twins?"

"That's one thing but with this new bill, we'll either starve or never leave. Dad has saved so much, and I can't help but feel that this is my fault...Girls are 'posed ta be obedient little saints and...and..."

"Well, I can't just tell you what you should do-"

"Never stopped you before."

"Don't ruin the moment, I mean this is hard...but my grandmother use to say: Life is a maze, every twist and turn brings some challenge in front of you, but as you never know what you're gonna come across."

"That makes no sense, Wasn't that the Grandmother from Belle's side?"

"That's not the point."

"If it's Belle's grandma on her mother's side, it does?"

"Ruining the moment here, She also said, that staying with your family is great, but making sure they're happy is better. Or was it the other way around?"

"You suck at this."

"I do, don't I? What I'm trying to say is that life is a bitch, it can build you up or tear you down, but it's only when tearing you down, it shows what kind of person you really are?" Blossom sighed getting up, "I do need to get going. I kinda snuck out of the clinic. But honestly Buttercup, I can't tell ya because it's not my place."

I waved good bye and soon Dad came home, but I...there was one thing I had to check. I looked under the loose floor board, and pulled out a small chest, it was the money that Dad had been saving...Dad had been saving so hard...and all this time it was only 50 gems. I sighed, placing it back under the floor board. Even if I forage in the Enchanted woods, there was still the money Problem and winter...I sighed...I couldn't let Dad work like this. I stepped out...

I knocked on the Morbucks' door.