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Buttercup's POV

The ball will be next week and already, the towns...maybe the entire Kingdom was bustling. I was helping Bubbles buying more of her fabrics. In a single day, the entire estate knew about our family's connections to the Morbucks and the other serfs felt sorry for us. One of the Miller's kids even thought I would make a better mistress of the land. There were even rumors spreading that if Duchess or Princess married the Prince, the family could leave the estate to me. That didn't sound like a totally bD idea except...The fact about Duchess marrying the Prince...since she was the oldest, Lady Morbucks puts a little more faith in her to catch the Prince's attention. Princess was allowed to go after any of the other Princes or the Duke. Princess has been admiring the Duke and Brianna was about ready to strangle Princess. We had to practically dragged Brianna out for some fresh air.

I spun around, I love being outside...and it was Spring...beautiful day, with a gentle breeze blowing. This would be the best day for some soccer or Wood Bat Ball. Maybe I could get all the children around and play. That would ease my mind a little about the Prince. I just had to endure for one week, the Princes and Duke would have their Brides and Butch would deserve someone better. Not a liar like me.

But...I kinda...wanted to to to the ball...no one will ever know that...but kinda just to see him again...or at least thank him for the Knight Constable Bardock. Already there has been rumors, about several of the nobles trying to bribe him for a chance to over look some...things but he refused. In fact, he came to Lord Morbucks once...I had my head down.

Flashback

After I let him in and escorted him into Lord Morbucks' study, even with the doors closed I could hear everything as I was dusting (Cousin Lilac thought I should have more chores after my little outburst and calling her cousin). Lady Morbucks was there already, talking to him.

"I haven't came here for a social call. The fact is, I've been going over some of the math and not to mention, the estate and I'm shocked. After the Tax Reduction Act from the King himself, you continue to have high taxes on the serfs despite the fact of how wealthy you are. In fact you are the wealthiest Lord in the whole Kingdom."

"Sir Bardock, you forget yourself." Lady Morbucks said, I could practically imagine the anger on her face.

"Calm down my dear, what she is trying to say-"

"With all due respect Lady Morbucks, you've forgotten yourself. Fought for this country...for this Kingdom before you were even born, fighting for the rights of both Nobles and the lower class, so I find it a little hard to swallow when I saw and heard about these countless taxes. Even a tax for each child parents have. Further more, I was hired not to be polite, I was hired by the Princes and the King himself, to make sure that the Laws in this area is being upheld by all classes. Now, if you don't-"

"Sir Bardock, I believe we could come to some agreement, you understand?" Lord Morbucks asked.

"No, we can't. Now, if I don't see some improvements, I shall report this to the King himself...and to the Princes. You understand?" There was suddenly heavy footprints, and I scurried dusting the vase further down the hall.

He walked right past me and Lady Morbucks scoffed, "Cinderella," she called me and looked down at me, "Don't you have anything else better to do. My husband's study needs a good dusting."

Bubbles came out of the room and grabbed me, "I'm sorry Mommy, but I need Cousin Buttercup really bad, she's the only one strong enough to carry my things." We were standing right by Princess' room when...

"BITCH!" That was Brianna screaming. Brianna was about ready to kill Princess but I was able to grab her and Bubbles smiled.

" Oh yes and Brianna as well...may I burrow a carriage?"

"But my dear, we are going to the Queen's Tea Party."

"Oh, I'll be back...and if not...you can go ahead and leave. I do have some more needle work to do." Bubbles said.

"Very well, but I hope you be back soon." Lady Morbucks walked down the hall.

End of Flashback

"Cousin Lilac was really nice to you. I'm surprised." I said to Bubbles.

"Mommy does have her moments, plus...I think she wants me to help them act very kind, so that Duchess and Princess will know how to act. And she wants me to try and capture a Prince too. But...I don't want to...really."

Brianna was in a foul mood, "If Princess thinks she can just flutter her eye lashes and go after Blitz then she has a punch with her name on it and a Flesh eating spell too. If I can just get the ingredients."

"Why do you care so much?" I asked and saw her blushing.

"I DON'T! He's an annoying pain in the ass and a perv who won't stop groping me."

Bubbles giggles, "But Brianna, I hear he's very honest and sweet too. But...I think it would be great to be a Princess and all, but...I have a sweet Lord, who thinks I'm a Princess already. What more could I want?" Bubbles sighed lovingly.

"Of course." I sighed, but I still don't know what to do, "I guess, After the Ball, we'll be nothing but a memory." I wanted to cry as my heart just ached and my chest just hurt.

"But...But...you guys don't get it," Brianna stopped and we turned around to face her, her eyes were dazzling, "I know it's hopeless...but I kinda don't want him to forget about me...but I know damn well that...that...I can never be anything to him...maybe...maybe his whore or something but...but..."

I knew what she was trying to say...Brianna would never do that though but...

Bubbles finally got it and hugged Brianna, she wipe away her tears.

"Oh Bree, maybe...he doesn't think of you like that. No I'm sure."

"It doesn't matter, I'm a servant girl...*whispered* and a witch. I scared guys away with just a look...but he...he kept coming after me. He knew I was a servant girl and he tried to free me or in a way he kept his word. And then the kiss or should I say the kissing...before I found out who he really was and now there's...no chance...I'm a Serf, lowest of the low. Yesterday, when I saw Princess around him, I was ready to tear her apart...but I just had to get out of there. Knowing him, he would have kissed me right in front of everyone." Brianna pulled her braided ponytail letting it drape over her left shoulder as she was playing around with it, "I haven't even be able to cut my hair, I'be been just so...out of it...letting myself go. I just can't wait until this ball is over with. So we can go our separate ways."

I didn't know what to say, she was feeling the exact same way I was feeling.

"Yes. I can relate." I just said.

"What about Belle and Blossom?" Bubbles asked, "They're not part of Nobility and they don't care and the Princes like them. And Buttercup, your mother was a Quell and your Cousin to us."

"Belle is in a class all on her own, thank god she didn't hear what Princess said about Prince Beast."

Brianna laughed, "Yeah, there's no way we could hold her back...hmmm...I'm gonna tell her."

"Oh man...no...not even Princess deserves punishment from Belle...I'm saving that for a special...special occasion." Bubbles laughed, surprising us, "What? If Princess calls my dressed tacky, I'll have no chose."

"But seriously...Belle and Blossom are in the rare middle class. They're also Wicca and Healing Maiden, that overlooks their social class. Belle works for you but as a worker...Laborer...Not a servant. And who wouldn't want a Healing Maiden and a Wicca has daughter in laws especially with the plague about." Brianna sighed.

"We should get going." Bubbles smiled at us, "I'll be done with your mother's dress soon."

Normal POV

Lady Morbucks was squeezing Princess into her girdle, as they were getting excited about the tea party with the Queen.

"Can you imagine? You've already met the Princes and the Duke before this tea party and now...just think afterwards...an engagement can't be too far behind. Now then Girls, we must be perfect, our future depends on it." Lady Morbucks pulled the girdle tighter, Duchess sighed frustratingly as she threw down another dress onto the bed.

"Mother, this is horrible, I have nothing to wear!" Duchess for once, yelled, nervous about the hope of entertaining her future step mother in law.

"But my darling, you have the finest clothes." Lady Morbucks picked up a white and purple dress, "You know, Purple is the color of royalty."

"Mommy, could you loosen the girdle a bit?" Princess asked.

"Plus...maybe this Queen knows about this Countess woman who the Crown Prince seems to be looking for."

"Mother, could you please focus. What if the Crown Prince shows up at the tea party?" Duchess begged.

"Well it would help if I knew what you were looking for."

"Something fit for a Princess...so that way the Queen sees me and knows that I'm the one."

Lady Morbucks had this smile that just appeared, "I think I have an idea, come...not a word of this to anyone." Lady Morbucks quickly walked out of the room and the girls followed her and into Bubbles' room, she opened a chest that was in front of Bubbles' bed and wrapped and folded in a white clean cloth, "Well...what do you of this?" Lady Morbucks gently pulled up this elegant and regal green dress.

Duchess and Princess gasped at the beauty of the dress, with its decoration of small silver flowers, weird lace flaps in the back that shimmered, long widened arm sleeves...

"It's perfect...oh mommy, I must have it...where did you get it?"

"Oh it's Buttercup's...for when she marries." Lady Morbucks laughed and Duchess was looking closely at the dress.

"Cinderella, married...to what...a chimney sweeper. She doesn't deserve such a fine dress for that." Duchess sighed in frustration, "But it has a nasty tear...Mommy, I can't possibly wear this today."

"Oh no, I thought Countess mixed it by now, but you know, it would be perfect for the Ball next week." Lady Morbucks put the dress on Duchess's chest to measure and see how it would look when...Bubbles came in.

"What are you doing?" She asked, surprising her sisters and mother with a jump.

"Oh...well...we were just..."That was when Buttercup came in, her eyes widened.

"What are you doing with my dress?"

Lady Morbucks spoke, "This is your dress...I had no idea, oh my...Well...we were wondering what sort of dresses my Countess makes. You know for the Tea Party and...then I saw this...this was Cousin Magnolia...I mean Rose Lily's dress...it took me a second to recognize it." Lady Morbucks smiled again.

"Now that you know she has a dress...can Buttercup come to the Ball?"

"Bubbles...no." Buttercup whispered.

"Oh Buttercup honestly, you can't tell me that you haven't thought of going. Well...it hurts me that you don't think of us as part of the family...and since you are...provided that her dress is finished by then, Buttercup can come."

Bubbles covered Buttercup's mouth before she can say something," We accept."

"Good, now only if your dress is finished and you have are good and finished all of your chores."

Bubbles made Buttercup nod.

As the three left, Bubbles was jumping in excitement, she whispered, "And since Brianna is a Lady's maid, they'll bring her along as well."

Duchess and Princess were outrage by this as they entered into the carriage ready to go, and waiting on Bubbles who at first didn't even want to go, and Brianna because Maggie was still working in the garden, and because Brianna was the Lady's maid and holding a gift for the Queen."Mother, that's not fair, you're allowing her to come along."

"Now, Now, Girls. Remember what I said...I said if...if Countess finishes the dress or if Buttercup is on good behavior...remember...a lot of things could happen before then."