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I woke up to small hands pressing on my nose. My eyes flew open, although I already knew who it was. My lips stretched into a smile.
"Hi, baby girl!" I cooed, sitting up carefully. "What a nice way to wake up!" She looked at me with her big hazel eyes, and babbled at me in her baby language. "Well, good morning to you too!" I kissed her chubby little cheek.
"Aaa Daaa!" She squealed and bounced excitedly in my arms. I look around the room, and spot Christina with her video camera behind my cracked door. I sighed, and Elyshia put her hand on my mouth. "Aaa Daa!" she said again, looking happy.
"Aaa Daa has to get ready to go to school now, babe." I set her on the floor of the room we share (the guest room is under renovation) grabbed my clothes, and headed toward the bathroom.
"Good Morning to you too!" Christina called after I passed her.
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The walk to the portal was cold and windy. I shivered, and rubbed my arms.
"Hey, girl!" Someone called from behind me. I rolled my eyes, and continued walking. "Girl!" I huffed, still ignoring the stranger. "Lady!" I snarled and turned around.
"WHAT?" The man behind me was probably 17 or 18. I felt suspicious. "Who are you?" I crossed my arms over my chest, and glared, to let him know I wasn't playing around.
"Uh," He took a step closer and I backed away. "Are you by chance going to the D-"
"Hey! Evan!" Another guy came running up to me and Evan. "There you are buddy!" He punched Evan's arm. "We've been looking all over for you." He chose this moment to notice that I was standing right in front of him. "Who's your friend?" He bent over, and ruffled my hair. "What's your name shortie!" I shoved his hand off my head, and bristled at being called 'shortie'.
"Quinn," Evan laughed nervously. "She doesn't look very happy." Unhappy is an understatement.
"Well pardon me little lady." He smiled condescendingly. "Is there anything I can do in return for finding my friend?" I glanced up at him, and smiled sweetly, thoroughly enjoying the way he was momentarily dazed.
"Of course Quinn!" I dropped my sweet-as-sugar façade and stared at him. "Drop dead." As I walked away, I could still hear Evan's loud guffaws ringing out in the cold air.
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"And when our eyes met, I swear, I could feel it all the down to my-Birdy!" Emele whirled around as soon as I walked in the class room.
"Hey, Em." I said, taking a seat. Emele had gathered quite a crowd. Crowd of swooning girls. And where swooning girls are...
"Anyways," Emele started again. "I could feel his gaze all the way down to my toes, and-" I cut her off with my suppressed laughter. Both Emele and her disciples glared at me.
"What?" I swallowed my giggles. "She sounds like one of those cheesy romance stories!" They glared harder.
"We happen to like those 'cheesy romance stories'." One girl said. I started giggling again.
"You mean the ones that go like this?" I looked amusedly at the girls in the circle and cleared my throat. "'Prince Laurent had never imagined he find love. But one day, that's exactly what happened. His parents were getting worried about him. Day after day, he would mope around, pouring himself into his Princely duties, and ignoring the social aspects of it. "Enough is enough!" The Queen shouted one day. "Laurent, my dear child, you are not happy!" The Queen's gleaming blonde hair was swept up in a bun, and it made her heart shaped face even more sad. She stared concernedly at her son with worried green eyes. "You need to live! Your father and I have decided that there will be a ball to find your true soul mate!"
Bingo. I hit the target. Apparently, my story-telling skills were greater than I thought, because now, most of the class was listening. "He protested, but his father silenced him with a single look. 'Don't ruin your mother's fun!'. On the night of the ball, Laurent was adamant. 'I won't go!' He almost whined in his tenor voice. 'I'm still not going!' He insisted as his servants dressed him for the occasion. Despite his wishes, he was soon groomed, dressed, and sent down to the Ball Room. 'Good Evening, your Highness,' His kingdom said in unison. 'Good evening to you t-oof!'" I lurched forward in my seat acting my story out. The girls jumped, and then giggled sheepishly. "Laurent walked demurely down the grand steps, and bumped into someone. 'Watch where you're going pea-' but he never finished his sentence. Before him, stood the most beautiful creature on the planet.'"
One of the girls whispered to Emele, but she just shushed them, and turned back to me attentively. I smiled. "Raven black hair tumbled down her back in gentle waves. Her eyes were a captivating cerulean color. She was tiny and pale, and her voice was softer than spring rain." I almost gagged describing this character, but the girls sighed dreamily. "'Excuse me sir-' A light pink stained her clear skin. 'I...wasn't watching where I was going.' When the girl looked up, earthy brown orbs, met bright blue. The feeling that passed between the two of them could only be described as," I paused to add in a dreamy sigh. "True Love." The class clapped. I heard Brayden beside me sniffling.
"That... was... beautiful, Adele Rae." He shook his head. "Simply beautiful." I groaned.
"It was pathetic." I said, and turned to Ms. Porter for the lesson plan.
"I think you have a best seller on your hands there, Miss Paulsen." She smiled, revealing small, pearly whites. "And the lesson plan for the day children, is-" There was a knock on the door. Ms. Porter flicked her wand at the door irately. "I know you are a Prince, Benjamin, but honestly." I feel myself freeze up. What is he doing here?
