Before dinner, I decide that I should start to teach Lily to read and write now. 

I am wearing my underwear, so I slip on the nearest dress to me. It turns out to be a  dark blue one with sparkles on the elbow-length sleeves, and in a diagonal line across my torso. It flows down to just past my knees. So, slipping on a pair of black ballet pumps as I go, I make my way down to the servants quarters. 

To be honest, I don't see what the problem is with being down here. I mean, it's not like I'm going to catch anything.

When I reach the door, I consider knocking, but Mother once told me that 'princesses are far too dignified to ask permission to enter the room of a slave'. So I just open the door. 

It's absolutely boiling with all the ovens in use at once.

"Um, excuse me," I say, Nobody hears me, they're all too busy doing their duties. "Uhhh... hello? Hi?" Still no response. "Uhm, hello?" Finally, one of them notices me in the doorway. I smile. "Hi. Is there a little girl called Lily down here?"

"No. But you should have rung the bell instead of bothering yourself with coming down here."

"I never ring the bell," I tell him, a bit more suddenly than I am intending. "Anyway, when she gets here can you tell her to come up?"

"I'm here!" Lily's behind me. 

"Oh, OK. Thank you for your help," I say to the servant, even though he didn't actually do anything. He nods and gets back to what he was doing. "So, do you want to learn to read now?" I ask Lily.

"I'd love to!" she exclaims happily. And then her face falls, "But I've got to help with servant stuff."

"Oh. Ummm... have you got a pen and some paper? Oh, wait, this has pockets in it." I shove my hands into the hidden pockets in my dress. "Ah yes. I thought I'd left it in here." I undo my blank diary and draw 'A a' on the first page. "This is the letter A," I tell Lily. "Practice it as much as you can until next time I see you. And keep the diary."

"Really? Thank you!" Lily's face lights up again and she runs into the kitchen. I smile as I go back to my room.

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In order to ensure the safety and wellbeing of Princesses around the world, the Palace has been created.
To enter, you must be a princess of at least ten years of age.
Put your characters name at the begining of the chapter.
No powers please.
You can be from anywhere, doesn't have to be real.
You just have to be of royal birth.
Please tell how you were raised.
Such as traditional royalty or modern teen.
When you arrive, you have no idea where you are going.
You are either in a helicopter or on a ship. NO PLANES!!!!
You cannot see the island until you land....

Please don't use language or mature themes.....

PRINCESSES

Ami - 16, light brown hair to bottom of back, blue eyes - UberEvilAngel

Aletheia - 14, blond hair to ankles, summer green eyes, strongly traditional - Renee999

Helen - 12, very light brown hair, hazel eyes, dislikes formality - GoldenLilac

Morgan - 18, black hair to bottom of shoulder blades, black eyes with red flecks, tall, tan - Alis

Vonnie - 16 1/2, thick wavy black hair, vegatarian, gets sea sick - D.Daniels

Natalia - 16, flame-red hair, master seamstress - dottylotti

Peleanor - Quiet, likes music, snooty - PoetChick95

Aislinn - 13, Dark brown to waist, green eyes, Tought to be proper, doesn't like it - Em.xX

Minerva-18, dark black hair that falls to her waist when down, dark brown eyes, refined and elegant features upon her pale face. Tall and slender-ZillaGirl

PRINCES
Adalfieri Fiorello - Robbed by Morgan when they were kids

Benjamin Vandonsel - Very snooty, Dances alot, Met aislinn when she was 11 and he was 12
SERVANTS
Kohei - Grumpy, green eyes, deep brown hair, Shows you your room

Steven - About 16/17, black hair to chin, Deep blue eyes, dimples, apprentice to Kohei ( currently acting to be Ami's personal servant )

Timothi - Tall, looks about 25, transports Princesses to island, respectful, Brown eyes, black hair, crop cut

Silvia - Short, hand maiden, soft spoken

Lily - 10/9Goose girl, works in kitchen, silver hair to waist, Peircing blue eyes, can't read or write but wants to learn - Narissa

updated Jul 6 '10 by Renee999