A/N: Wow, thank you guys for your great reviews. I guess you guys want to see more of this story. I would also like to point out that Sofia is fifteen and Amber is sixteen, well so is James being Amber's twin and all. Well, I won't keep you waiting anymore. Let the story continue.

Chapter 2

Sofia spent most of the night thinking of her feelings for Amber and what she was going to do about them. Her thoughts started to drift to how these feelings came about in the first place. She knew it all started when Amber was teaching Sofia to dance for her Welcoming Ball all those years ago. She was fifteen now, but she could still remember it as if it happened yesterday. When Amber took Sofia's hands in her own, she could feel how soft Amber's hands were, even through the gloves. And when she looked into the blonde princess's eyes, her heart started to race.

Another moment was during the Flying Derby, when Prince Hugo had pulled a dirty trick by knocking Sofia off her Pegasus. After that, Amber dropped Hugo like a bad habit and became Sofia's number one fan, even giving Sofia her Derby tiara. It was a heartfelt moment that Sofia would never forget. There were so many other times where Sofia and Amber had become close over the years and she kept replaying them all in her head until she had fallen asleep.

Her dreams were filled with happiness. She was dancing in the Ballroom with beautiful music playing. She looked around and saw the smiling faces of everyone who had come to the castle. She could even see the happy faces of her Mother, Father, and James. Only one thing was amiss. Amber wasn't with them. She also realized that she was the only one dancing in the whole room, well save for her partner. She then looked in front of her at the person she was dancing with and was greatly surprised. It wasn't a handsome prince or any other noble she was dancing with. It was Amber, and she was looking as beautiful as she always did in her Night Blue gown. To top it all off, Amber was smiling lovingly down at her. She had her left hand on her waist and the other hand had Sofia's left. It took a moment for the shock to wear off, but once it did, Sofia was smiling brighter than the sun and was laughing to her heart's content.

They continued to dance all around the Ballroom as everyone else watched them with joy. Sofia didn't care that all eyes were on her. As long as she had Amber with her she couldn't be happier. Amber twirled Sofia around as she led the dance, which Sofia didn't complain about in the slightest. The music soon came to an end, and so did their dance, as everyone applauded. Both Sofia and Amber curtsied to one another before taking each other's hands again. Sofia just stared into Amber's eyes and her heart was filled with so much love. She continued to stare at her beloved princess, until she noticed Amber's face getting closer to hers. Amber continued to close the distance between them and Sofia could feel her breath on her cheeks. Sofia slowly closed her eyes and waited for what she hoped was to come. Then a voice came.

"Sofia, wake up!"

Sofia's eyes gently opened to the sound of her best friend Clover's voice. But once the blinding sun hit her eyes, she recoiled away and covered her head with her blanket, trying to get back to sleep.

"Oh no you don't," Clover said as he pulled the blanket off Sofia, much to her dismay. "Come on girl, we got to get going. Breakfast isn't going to eat itself."

Sofia sat up on her bed and yawned as she stretched her drowsiness away.

"Good morning Clover," she said tiredly, though with a smile, before getting up from her bed and into her dressing room. "You're in such a hurry this morning."

"How can I not be?" Clover said excitingly. "They're serving carrot pancakes downstairs, and you just have to get me some of that." Sofia giggled at her rabbit friend as she came back into the room in her usual purple dress.

"Of course Clover," She said warmly and exited her bedroom with Clover following close behind. They wandered the hall in silence for a minute or so before Clover spoke up.

"So what were you dreaming about?" he asked. Sofia looked down at her friend with a raised eyebrow.

"What do you mean?" she asked. Clover hopped ahead of her and started jumping higher to be eye level with her.

"When I saw you this morning, you had a dreamy look on your face as you slept, like you were the happiest you could ever be. So What did you dream about?" Sofia couldn't really look Clover in the eye after hearing what he said as her cheeks began to fire up. Did she really have that look on her face for anyone to see? Part of her felt embarrassed.

"Umm... well," she started but Clover cut her off.

"Oh! Oh! You were dreaming about food weren't you. I bet you were. Food always makes me happy." Sofia giggled once again.

"No Clover," she said, "I wasn't dreaming about food." Clover thought for a moment before a sly grin appeared on his face and he stopped hopping.

"Oooohohoho. Then you must have been dreaming about someone special." This caused Sofia to stop in her tracks.

"S-someone special?" she asked nervously without turning around. Clover hopped on until he was in front of Sofia again and looked up at her, still keeping that sly grin on his face.

"Oh yeah. The only time I see that look on a girl while she's sleeping is when she's dreaming about someone she has a crush on." Sofia's face turned red again.

"Really?" she asked while refusing to make eye contact with Clover. "Is that right?"

"Mmhmm," Clover nodded. "So who you crushing on?" Sofia's eyes widened as she waved her hands in front of her.

"N-no one," she said unconvincingly. Clover raised an eyebrow.

"I know when you're lying Sofia," he said. "Now come on, out with it. Who's the lucky prince you're crushing on?" Sofia relaxed a little and smiled down at the rabbit.

"Trust me Clover, I'm not crushing on any prince." She then walked past the little rabbit and continued on down to the Dining Hall. Clover rubbed his chin for a bit before an idea came to his head. He quickly hopped to catch up with Sofia.

"I know! He's got to be some sort of noble right? Let me see... " Clover thought for a moment. "Oh! He's a Duke Right"? Sofia giggled.

"Nope."

"Okay. Uhh... a Count!" Sofia shook her head.

"No."

"A Baron?"

"Uh-uh"

"A knight?"

"Wrong again."

"Oh come Sofia, just tell me who it is." Sofia giggled at her little rabbit again.

"Sorry Clover, but I'm not telling." The little rabbit let out a huff.

"Well can you at least give me a hint?" Sofia placed a finger to her chin in a mock thinking gesture.

"Umm... no, sorry," she said. Clover let out an annoyed groan.

"Not cool Sofia," he complained. "Not cool." Sofia rolled her eyes as she giggled once more at her friend.

"Sorry Clover, but I really don't feel comfortable talking about it just yet." Clover let out a defeated sigh.

"Alright," he said. "But when you do, you'll tell me right?"

"You'll be the first." By the time they had finished their little conversation, they had arrived at the Dining hall where, once again, everyone else was waiting, including the girl that haunted her dreams. Sofia shook away that thought as she walked into the room towards her usual seat next to her mother.

"Good morning Sofia," her parents greeted. Sofia stopped to curtsy before taking her seat, with Clover sitting just below her chair.

"Good morning everyone," she said with a warm smile, taking a piece of carrot pancake and placing it down on the floor for Clover to eat. "How did everyone sleep?"

"Very well, thank you," Her mother said.

"Yes, very well," her father agreed.

"Great, thanks," James said with a mouth full of food, still forgetting his manners for a sixteen year old. Amber looked at her twin brother with a bit of disgust at his mannerism before turning to Sofia with a warm smile.

"I slept wonderfully," Amber said. "And what about you? Are you feeling better?" Sofia's smile widened at Amber's concern and did everything she could to keep herself from blushing.

"Very much, thank you."

"What happened?" Queen Miranda asked with concern.

"Oh, Sofia was feeling a bit under the weather last night," Amber answered.

"But I'm fine now," Sofia said quickly. Amber smiled.

"That you are. I told you a little rest would help."

Though it didn't help solve all my problems, Sofia thought to herself but nodded nonetheless.

"Yup, you were right. As always," she said happily. Amber chuckled a bit.

"Of course I am."

"So Sofia," James said after he finished with what he had in his mouth. "Are you ready for the Derby race tomorrow?" Sofia suddenly got very excited when she remembered about the Derby race.

"Oh yeah," she nearly squealed. "I've been looking forward to it all month. Minimus and I have been practicing everyday for it."

"And I'm sure you'll do excellent, Sofia," King Roland II said. "You and Minimus have won every race so far. It's like you too understand one another."

You don't know the half of it, Sofia thought to herself, still a bit grateful that her family doesn't know that she can talk to animals. She then looked towards Amber.

"Will you be coming to watch me in the Derby tomorrow?" Amber placed her hand that was holding a fork to her chin and looked up towards the ceiling in thought.

"Oh, I don't know Sofia," she said in a low tone. "I have something really important to do tomorrow." Sofia was crushed to know that her step sister wasn't going to be there to watch her. She really wanted her to be there. But if Amber had other matters to attend to,Sofia wasn't going to force her. She looked down at the table in disappointment.

"Oh," Sofia said sadly. "I understand. What do you need to do tomorrow?" Amber then suddenly looked at Sofia with a sly grin.

"Why, cheering for my favorite Derby racer of course!" Sofia quickly looked up at Amber as her heart soared and a wide smile grew upon her face. "I mean, I am her biggest fan after all." Sofia couldn't contain herself as she stood up from her chair and ran to the other side of the table and embraced Amber in a tight hug, which Amber happily returned.

"Oh Amber!" Sofia squealed. "I'm so happy you're going to be there!"

"I wouldn't miss it for the world," Amber replied. Sofia held on to Amber for a moment longer before letting go from the warm embrace and headed back to her seat to finish her breakfast.

"So Children," Roland said. "Are you all excited for the Royal Ball that's coming in a few days?" Sofia, James and Amber looked up at their father with wide smiles.

"I am for sure," James said, standing up with a fist in the air.

"I certainly am," Sofia said happily.

"Oh, I just can't wait to walk onto the dance floor looking more beautiful than everyone else," Amber said. James looked down at his sister with a judgmental look.

"You're so full of yourself," he said. Amber glared at her twin.

"And you're so full of junk," she shot back. "I mean, really. Don't you ever stop eating. It's so disgusting."

"Are you saying I'm fat?!"

"Now, now children, be nice," Roland said, giving his children a stern look.

"But he started it," Amber complained, pointing at her brother.

"Nonetheless, behave yourselves." He then looked over to Sofia, who had been giggling at the whole ordeal. "Sofia, isn't it time you and James left to train for the Flying Derby?" Sofia's eyes widened as she looked at the time and realized they were running late.

"That's right! James, we need to leave right away!" James looked at the clock as well and nodded.

"Right." They both stood up from their chairs and rushed towards the doors, almost stepping on Clover in the process. But before exiting, Sofia turned around to wave at everyone .

"Bye everyone! We'll see you after practice!" The King and Queen bid their children farewell.

"Bye Sofia! Good luck!" Amber shouted as Sofia and James left the room. As She and James headed towards the front of the castle where their couch was waiting, Sofia had a warm fuzzy feeling in her stomach. She loved it when Amber called herself Sofia's number one fan. It filled her heart with so much joy. Her thoughts were almost entirely on the blonde princess as they entered the couch and even all the way to the race track. She almost forgot about her previous fears as she thought about her. Sofia's thoughts then shifted towards the dream she had last night. How happy she was to be dancing with the girl of her dreams. How beautiful Amber looked and how much she loved the smile she had on her face. She didn't even notice she had been daydreaming until James broke her train of thought.

"What are you thinking about?" he asked. Sofia shook her head, coming out of her dreamlike state, and turned to her brother.

"What?"

"I was asking what are you thinking about? You looked like you were in such deep thought." Sofia blushed.

"Oh," she said nervously. "I-I was just thinking about the race tomorrow. I'm just really excited about it, and nervous at the same time." James smiled confidently at his step-sister.

"I know how you feel. But we're going to win tomorrow, don't you worry about that." Sofia smiled at her brother before looking out to the side of the couch. She crossed her arms on the side and rested her head down on them. It was true that she was a little nervous about the race tomorrow. But she was even more nervous about doing something embarrassing in front of Amber during it. Although, those thoughts went away as she thought about how Amber would be cheering her on from the sidelines. It was something she had been waiting for all month. Not just the crowds cheering and applauding for her and her brother, but just Amber herself cheering for her. It was a selfish thought and part of her felt bad for it, but she couldn't help it. It was just something that she had wanted above everything else. It was that thought alone that made her excited for the race, and made her more determined to win.

(OLD)A/N: Well, that's it for this chapter. I hope you guys enjoyed it. Please leave a review and tell me your thought. I look forward to reading them.

(NEW)A/N: Not much has really changed in these chapters so far. Just a little tweaking here and there. But I hope you guys are enjoying this story as much as I love writing it. And once again, I really want to be writing stories for you guys full time. So if you wish to support me and my work, I have a P4TR3ON account on my profile. Any support you guys can give would be wonderful. And it is completely voluntary. Again thank you guys very much and I will see you guys again soon.