Butch's POV

I was working on something else, I had an idea...about putting some sort of Knight...constable into all the towns, someone who could review any of the claims of robbery before it got to the castle. That way, people who are innocent won't have to be taken away from their families and it would be a good way to show the Lower Class that we do care. It was the only thing I could do to keep myself distracted, from my disappointment. All last week, I've been looking for the Countess, hoping to make sure she came to the Ball. Honestly she was the only girl I could think about...that I could actually enjoy myself...most of the time. I liked how open she was and not afraid to talk back to me, of all people. But she seemed to disappeared into thin air, I just hope she didn't go back home. Princess Sophie was still here and she heard the news about the Ball and was going on a rampage.

Her father somehow agreed to the terms, I don't know how Dad did it.

That's when I heard a knock at the door.

"Come in." I sighed as I put the plans away, I'll let Dad look at them later. It was Beast.

"Big Brother," He was blushing again as he came into the room, "I have great news for you...I have found your Countess."

The words seem to take forever to travel to my brain, but my eyes widened and I fell off my bed, I stood back up and grabbed Beast, "How? Where? WHEN?"

Beast automatically shut down, he couldn't stand when someone was yelling at him, he was way too shy for yelling.

I cleared my throat, my heart was beating wildly, for once I could barely keep myself under control but if I wanted to get anything out of the Prince of Shyness, I took a deep breath and tried to control my excitement, "Sorry...tell me everything."

"Well...Big Brother, "Beast smiled shyness and shrugged his shoulders, "She was in Clint Town."

I looked out the window, Clint Town was pretty close, in my window direction at least, the Castle was surrounded by woods and beyond those woods were cities and towns and Manors of the nobles, " Maybe if I leave now-"

"I apologized but she is gone by now, but that is not the good news, I have asked her if she would like to come to the Circus-"

"And she agreed."

He nodded and my jaw just dropped.

"Just like that, she agreed to come? Maybe she finally fell for my Princely charm."

"I am sorry Big Brother, but I doubt that very much." Beast had a sweat drop on the side of his head, "She owned me a favor and she was happy to do it. She is very nice you know."

"Nice? Are you shittin' me?"

"I shit you not, big brother, she is very nice, she just doesn't want to seem weak."

I forgot about Beast's natural ability to read people, while Step Mom Sarah took a while to figure us out, Beast was about to read anyone he meets like a book. Boomer was about to say the right things to any girl, and Brick, Blitz and me just sort of fumbled with the ladies.

"What do you think about her? What else? Do you think she's the right choice or am I losing my focus...No wait, what I need to know, is if she's the one?"

Beast just smiled, "Dearest Big Brother, you know very well that I can not answer that. I believe she is not after you if that is what you mean. She was hesitate, nervous to see you again...mixed feelings...so I believe you are making a dent in your Princely Charm...which is confusing her. I believe she 'supports' her family and she is distracted and it is frustrating."

"Huh?"

"In short, she is a girl with a plan until you came and uproot the plan and now she does not know what to do. But the good news, she is trying to get you out of the way but she does not want you out of the way."

I was confused, "You got that from meeting her just once?"

Beast blushed bright pink which meant that he was holding something to himself, "Well...yes...she is quite an open person, not use to hiding her feelings and so she is terrible at it when she tries. Quite opposite of a Noble Woman, but what I am getting at Big Brother, is that she is not after you for your title...she is not. Boomer will probably have to meet her to tell you but...I like her...and she is coming in the day after tomorrow...with her I hope."

"Her? Who's her?" Brick came in, causing Beast to freeze on the spot, "Awwww, how adorable, our little Beastie has a crush, who could be the lucky lady?"

Blitz came in, "I'm guessing it's that cutie with the teddy bear and she knows my Princess too, do you think she'll come?" Blitz's eyes were beaming with excitement but then he shrinks down in size, "She wouldn't give me the time of day, she cursed me out and threatened to beat me like I steal something. She was so *beeping* cute...all fiery hot, saying she was gonna punish me. With a body like that, and that fiery temper, she can punish me anytime. I just hope she made it home before it started raining."

Normal POV

Bubbles was coming into her father's study, when she heard...

"So Rose Lily read to you, huh?"

"Well, yeah...I think it's kinda boring but the twins love it, Mom use to read them." Buttercup was holding a book as Bubbles was staring over, she watched as her father had his hands on Buttercup's shoulders as Buttercup was looking at the book, "I hate to ask but could I burrow this...book on Fairy Tales...I promise that I'll bring it back in one piece." Buttercup smiled a little and Bubbles could see the gleam in her father's eyes.

"Oh my, I forgot that your mother had four of you. Two sons and two girls, your father must be quite a lucky man with two boys."

Buttercup shrugged her shoulders, looking quite confused, "Well...yeah."

"And you...you're her splitting image, but...she had green hair. You must have a lot of admirers."

"Well no, not really...must of them get the hint that I would stomp them to the ground, except one...maybe two but I'm too busy."

"Takibg care of your family...and now mines. I only hope you take real real good care of them...especially me."

"Oh I'll try."

"In fact, I have your payment for this month right here." Lord Morbuck patted his pocket, "You wanna come and take it." He grinned and Bubbles gasped and was ready to move.

"I can wait til you can get it. But the book...plus I kinda gotta get home...I left Brianna with the twins. She may be tough but not even she can take them on for too long."

"It would be my pleasure, of course. But the money won't be there next time, until the end if the month, plus a bonus."

"A Bonus...that's cool and all but honesty I gotta get home, thanks for the book." Buttercup quickly walked away, and Bubbles sighed in relief as she waited back outside by the door. She hugged Buttercup as she was going out of the study. She had seen almost every maid fall for that trick. One of the maid brought it to her attention one time. There was a huge hole in the pockets, towards the center. In short, a maid would...

Of course Brianna was able to escape by not paying him any attention and telling a lie about breaking a man's private area with a kick.

Lord Morbucks never tried anything to Belle.

Bubbles shook her head at that awful thought, "Buttercup, you must never be alone with Daddy. Understand?" Bubbles had tears in her eyes.

"Calm down, what's wrong with you, geez Countess?"

"It's just that...that...Promise me, ok? Daddy likes you, and I don't want...I want you to be happy...we're family ok."

"Will you please calm down? My Pop told me how my mom was suppose ta marry him, and c'mon, we do look alike...so...he's just being nice and he let me burrow a book for the twins."

"Buttercup listen, the last maid-"

Bubbles was interrupted by Lady Morbucks, "Cinderella, I know I must have called you a hundred times girl, isn't time you go home? Its bad enough that you came back without the herbs...now you want to stink my beautiful home with your stench, you smell like the insides of an oven. I want you out, now!" Lady Morbucks ordered.

"See you tomorrow Bubbles." She bend over to pick Fang up, Bubbles noticed her father was looking with a blush.

Buttercup's POV

I was exhausted, Lady Morbucks really worked me today, as if I didn't have enough on my plate, now I had to go and see Butch again...but this time, I'm not wearing a dress. But...I'll get to see the Prince again, my heart is leaping...

I stopped dead on the road, lips tingling...heart racing, brain firing and my face turning...thinking about his half smile...those green eyes, he needed to workout...but I didn't mind that slender body...and he's an artist too...

"WHAT THE HELL AM I THINKING!" I wasrubbing my hair in a frenzy, trying to get those thoughts out of my head, "HE'S A *BEEPING* PRINCE! NO! NO! NO! WE'RE TOTAL OPPOSITES! IF I EVER WANTED A MAN...OR THOUGHT ABOUT THAT! I WOULD WANT ONE SPORTY, HARD WORKING...NICE...makes me laugh...caring..easy on the eyes...not to mention he's honest...and he was nice to cover me up with his cape...and caring enough to...save me from Danny and that money with that whole situ-" My eyes widened as I paused again, and screamed out loud.

"WHAT THE HELL AM I THINKING?" I put both hands on my face, I was burning up, and the plants and trees were growing like crazy...I could barely keep control of my thoughts...and my powers...the roses changed into Heart shaped. Fang was looking at me like 'what's your problem'.

"Oh knock it off." I stomped and the roses backed off, but the trees branches started to form in hearts, "Are you serious? Quit it!"

Some of the serfs were looking at me and I just waved at them," Oh...I'm...Hey...Bye."

I ran home as fast as I could, the Buttercups were rooting, my magic was getting out of control. At least home was in one place, I planted the Buttercups right on the side of the house. They started blooming right there, just from my touch.

"Alright Fang, I bet Sam and Sammie ran Brianna-" I walked through the door as Dave was in the corner, like on time out and Brianna had Sam and Sammie tied to a chair, while she was sewing something.

"We don't like this game, we said we sorry..." Sam cried.

Dave left the corner and jumped Brianna but she elbowed him in the stomach and flipped him over, she had on foot on his butt.

"Obvious you didn't learn your lesson, go back in the corner. Or you'll ruin my concentration." Brianna waved her wand as the pot and the wooden spoon was stirring itself, "Twins...ABCs...and you will not eat, sleep, or pee until you mastered them." She had her wand in her hand, "That should be enough punishment...for what you did!"

Sam and Sammie looked at the door and started crying, Sam yelled, "BB! BB IS BACK!"

Dave looked up and was about to run but one of Brianna's furious glances and he stayed put. Brianna's cough was almost gone but she looked at me sadly as she pulled something behind her back.

"This isn't what I expected...Wait! WHY IS DAVE IN THE CORNER! WHY DID YOU TIE THE TWINS UP! ONLY I CAN TIE THEM UP AND DAVE-" I stopped myself as I saw something shimmering on that green cloth, and Brianna was looking down at the ground, "And what's that behind your back."

"I'm sorry Buttercup, but I tried to mend it, It was an accident." Brianna was held up, my mother's dress, there was a big rip in the middle, "It is an enchanted dress, only a dress Mage can fix it."

"What the - SAM! SAMMIE! YOU'RE DEAD MEAT!" I was furious, I just blew up, as I pointed at the twins, "YOU...You..two...better start running!" I pulled my sleeves up, but Brianna stopped me.

"Oh calm down *cough* I had everything under control, thank you very much...the twins were fighting over this dress...as twins would fight and Dave here, was doing a horrible job of separating them and making a huge racket when I was asleep but everything has been taken care of...I can be very encouraging...isn't that right, you two...what have you learned today?"

"Never fight over again, and Sammie said never let the witch back in." Sam said, and I laughed a little as Brianna had five tick marks appear.

"Now what do you say to your sister?"

"No wait." I tried to warn her, but the twins and Fang gave his the big green eyes tear eyed looks.

"We're Sorry BB."

Fang mewed, rolled on his back, purring.

"Absolutely... adorable." Brianna said, and I sighed.

"I'm sure Bubbles can fix this." I sighed again as the twins were released and pouted as they waved me, even Dave was hugging me.

"Buttercup, DON'T LEAVE US WITH HER EVER AGAIN!" Dave cried, "SHE HAS NO SOUL!"