Chapter 3: A Normal First Day

King Trevor and Queen Wanda started making arrangements for Honey to live outside the palace. They found a nice little apartment for Honey live temporarily live, they enrolled her at a local high school, and they would send two plainly dressed bodyguards with Honey.

They wouldn't hover over Honey all the time, but simply just watch her from a distance and make sure she was safe. Honey met them, and their names were Vlad and Jerome. They were very nice, and were quite capable of protecting her.

And as a cover to the press and people, they would say that Honey was ill and had to stay in bed for a while.

"I can't believe this is finally happening." Honey said, as she got her suitcases together.

"Neither can I." replied Buzz.

"Are you sure this is a good idea?" Stinger wanted to know.

"Don't put bad thoughts in her head, Stinger." Bumble told him sternly.

"Well excuse me for trying to look out for our girl."

"Don't worry, Stinger. Things will be fine and I'm sure this'll be fun." Honey said.

"What are you going to wear?" Bumble wanted to know.

"I had one of the maids go to the store and pick out some normal looking clothes for me."

Honey picked up a shopping bag, and went behind a dressing screen. She took off her yellow gown, heels, and tiara. Then a minute later, she came from the screen wearing a red sweater, blue jeans, and white shoes.

"Well what do you think?"

"Wow, you don't look anything like a princess." observed Buzz.

"You got that right." added Stinger.

"I think you look great, Honey." Bumble told her.

"And I have an idea."

She flew over to Honey's vanity, and urged Honey to sit down. Honey did, and Bumble started to do things with her hair.

"Come on guys, give me a hand." Bumble called to the other two.

Buzz and Stinger flew over, and helped Bumble. They brushed Honey's hair, put it on a ponytail, and for a finishing touch Bumble took a black ribbon, and tied into a bow around Honey's new ponytail.

"And there. You're a whole new person." Bumble declared.

As Honey looked at herself in the mirror, she smiled. She didn't look anything like a princess.

"This is great. Thanks, guys."

The next day, very early in the morning Honey got ready to leave the palace. Her guards were loading her bags into the car, while she was saying goodbye to her parents.

"Now, you be sure to keep in touch with us, Honey. Here's a special cell phone." Wanda said, hanging her a cell phone.

"Thank you, Mom." Honey replied, taking the phone.

"And remember don't draw too much attention to yourself." Trevor added.

The one of bodyguards waved over to Trevor, and that meant that it was time for Honey to go. Honey hugged her parents tightly.

"I'll miss you guys." she told them.

"We will too, Honey. Stay safe."

"We love you."

They broke apart, and Honey went over to the car with her bees following her. After closing the door, and putting on her seat belt, the car drove off.

As they drove down the streets of Valoria, Honey and her bees looked out at the city.

"Wow, the city looks so different up close." Honey awed.

"You got that right." agreed Buzz.

"We're here Your Highness." Jerome informed.

They had pulled up to a gray colored apartment building.

"There are a several other tenants in the buildings, but luckily they shouldn't recognize you." added Vlad.

"Okay boys."

They secretly pulled up to the building, and went inside. Vlad and Jerome got the key from the super, and they escorted Honey upstairs.

"Here we are, Your Highness. Your apartment number is 845." Jerome told her.

Honey unlocked the door, and they went inside. It was a pretty descent and cozy place.

"Oh, it's nice." Honey observed.

"You got that right." said Buzz.

"I don't know. I prefer the palace." Stinger remarked.

"Stinger." hissed Bumble.

"We'll be staying in an apartment downstairs. Here's our number and a panic button." Vlad informed.

"If you ever feel threatened or in trouble, just give us a call. And if there's an emergency use the panic button." Jerome added.

"I will." Honey replied.

Then the two men left Honey and her bees alone in the apartment.

They went to the bedroom, and saw it was pretty simple and basic. Honey slid her purse off her shoulder and sat on her new bed. Her bees flew out of her bag and sat on her head.

"I don't know guys. I know I asked for this but this just doesn't feel like me. Plus this room's smaller than my old one."

"Yeah but you can make this room you, Honey, all you need to do is decorate it how you want it." Bumble told her.

"Yeah, yeah that's what I need to do, decorate, make this room my own. And was it weird I requested a gaming system? I mean what does one even play on a PlayStation or Nintendo? I only requested them really for if friends come over. And the PlayStation has a DVD and Blu-ray player built in."

"Well maybe you'll find something you like." mentioned Buzz.

"Still feels weird, living on my own. Going to a normal school. I can take care of myself sure, I know how to cook and do laundry, and Mom and Dad have the bills covered, but still, seems so quiet."

"You can always go home whenever, take the secret entrance in the tunnels. Look at the bright side, this is your place now, which means you make the rules." Stinger told her.

Honey's eyes widened at that realization.

"Hey, yeah, that's right. I can sleep in when I want on the weekends, and stay up late as I want. I can eat all the junk food I wish, and play my music without headphones, and jump on my bed, I can do whatever I want here."

"That's the spirit." encouraged Buzz.

"Now about school, gotta work on my cover story. I'm an exchange student and this is my place, paid for already. I'm being checked on weekly to see how I'm doing. I already have a uniform so don't need to worry too much about clothes. Hope they're not strict with earrings." said Honey.

"Don't forget your pearls." Bumble reminded.

"What are you crazy? I can't let the other kids see my pearls! What if they recognize me from them? They're my signature piece. And no teenage girl wears pearls everyday like I do, I see enough movies to know that. Then again, they are a reminder of my mom and dad. I know, I'll just wear them under my clothes. I'll think of some cover story later."

"You might be overreacting." replied Stinger.

"It'll be an adjustment living here, but I did ask for this. And who knows, maybe I'll make a difference learning about my subjects by living among them. Of course I won't just blurt out I'm rich and rule over everyone."

"Sure you won't, your $300 purse will tell people that." said Buzz.

"I'll get a different one."

"Just don't freak out and you'll be fine. After all, you did this to make friends too. With some luck you'll soon have friends hanging out here to watch movies and play games." said Bumble.

"And who knows, maybe you'll get a boyfriend and have some alone time here." teased Stinger.

"Yeah right, Stinger, I'm not looking to date right now." Honey replied sarcastically.

And then, Honey got back into her pajamas, and went back to bed.

That's chapter 3, plz review