The crowd suddenly applauded us as we reached the bottom and the queen's voice suddenly boomed from the top. "Everyone, this is Princess Rosalie Amber Stan. A new member of the royal family. You will all treat her with the same respect as you have of us." Said the queen. Soon, the crowd suddenly acted. The royals did a curtsy while the Dukes and Duchess bowed.

"Thanks," I whispered to him. He looked down at me and beamed. "We actually made it."

"Enjoy the night." With that, everyone parted. Some gave me smiles before heading off to friends or sitting on tables.

The other princes came down and joined us, looking at the crowd. Dan let out a whistle. "Damn, I didn't expect this many visitors."

"I agree." Said Fred. "That is why I'm asking you not to whistle since it's inappropriate, and anyone might hear you."

"Sorry." Apologized Dan. He then gave me a short glance before his gaze shifted to a few ladies standing at one corner, laughing and looking like they were having fun. Well, I actually recognize the group of girls.

I noticed Dan returning his gaze at me, and he grinned. "What do you say when we start making friends?" He gestured his head to where the girls were. The other princes followed his head and spotted what Dan was referring to. Nate smiled widely. "I don't think that's a bad idea at all. Let's go!"

Ren looked at Nate suspiciously. "Why do I have the feeling that you wanted us to go there not for the sake of Rose having friends but for something else?"

"You people are so judgmental. Why can't anyone be like Prince Fred?" Nate pointed at Fred.

"Um....thank you for the compliment, but I was thinking the same thing as Ren. Sorry." Said Fred and gave a small apologetic smile to Nate. Nate seemed a bit offended by the accusations that he let out a grunt. "Fine!" He looked at me. "It's your call, Princess. Would you like to go there?" He tilted his head towards the girls. I looked past him to where the girls were. They seemed so happy, and they all looked so beautiful. They look more like princesses than me.

But hey, if I want to live here until I can go back home, I might as well learn how to make some friends here. And the first step in doing so is by approaching them.

I looked up at Nate and nodded. "Sure. Let's go." I couldn't help but notice the massive grin on Nate's face as he took the lead in heading towards the ladies' direction. We followed him.

As we neared them, the girls stopped chattering when they noticed us. They slowly faced our direction and waited for us. When we stopped right in front of them, they lowered their heads and greeted us and caught me entirely off guard.

Oh crap. I hope they won't go all formal talking with me. I'm still crappy in that part.

"Good evening, ladies. We came by to say thank you for coming to this party." Said Fred and nodded at the girls. "If you don't mind, may we get your names?" At first, the group of girls were a bit stunned but then proceeded to introduce themselves.

One of the groups of girls was Lady Solace - an elf. You know, like a certain PRINCE we know. She was stunning and wearing a pretty piercing blue dress the same color as her eyes. Her long dark brown hair was simply gorgeous even though she only wore it in a side braid. She was tall and had a slim figure, and unlike Ace, she was always smiling. Well glad to know that not all elves are grumpy. Another female elf in the group is Lady Rebecca. Unlike Lady Solace, her hair was in a lighter shade of brown that I have always wanted and had blonde highlights. She even looked more stunning with her simple lavender-colored dress that seemed to fade to change into different colors when hit with light. With her dark blue eyes, it was almost impossible to miss her.

In the same group, I spotted three girls in the Were kingdom. One of them was Lady Kylie. She's a werecat, specifically a black panther. She was so beautiful with her short-sleeved dress that faded to green at the bottom. Her perfect medium-length brown hair was curled and almost hiding her blue eyes that you can't seem to look away from. The second one was Lady Alysha, a werewolf. She wore a royal blue long dress that seemed to flow at the bottom of her feet. Her blue eyes sparkled as she laughed at something that the others were saying. Her long dark brown curly hair swaying elegantly at her back made me envy her. The third one was Lady Honey, also a werewolf. Her peach-colored gown is simple, yet she managed to pull it off so that it competed with the other fancy dresses. But one thing that she will surely capture you aside from her flawless wavy brown hair is her purple eyes.

I also spotted a few witches. And no, not the witches like the ones we see in a movie with wrinkly faces and long noses. These witches are good. They have the same race as my Prince Fred - power and alchemy users. In their kingdom, they call the males warlocks while the women are called witches. One of the witches in the group is Lady Sabrina. Seeing her in a white dress makes you see how beautiful and different they are from the ugly witches we've seen in movies. Her long dark brown hair was curled at the end and was bouncing elegantly at her back as she walked. Her green eyes focused on the group of girls as they had their conversation. The second witch I spotted was Lady Jay. Her hair has a mixture of black and brown, a beautiful color that matches her mysterious blue eyes, and mint colored dress that has a pretty sweetheart and long sleeves made of a lighter sheer colored mint cloth. The third one was Lady Holly wearing a lime green sleeveless dress. She's so tall that her brown hair seemed a little short despite how long it was. And her eyes were the most extraordinary thing about her. Watching her closely, I can tell that her eyes change color depending on her mood.

There were also a few Fae folks - fairies. One of them was Lady Alice. A black-haired fairy with piercing blue eyes and a lovely matching blue dress hugs her slim figure perfectly, making her stand out.

"Please, no need for formalities. Treat us like we're acquaintances." Fred said, and they all raised their heads to look at us.

"Yeah." Added Dan and pointed at me. "She hates it."

"Dan!" I practically screamed at him and slapped his arm in embarrassment when the girls giggled. Great. Now they are going to make fun of me. Dan only looked at me with one of his eyebrows raised. "Um...am I supposed to feel anything?" I love Dan's jokes but right now, I want to kill him. Not only did he embarrass me, but he also gave me a wrong impression in front of the Ladies.

"I'll.Kill.You." I said to him.

"Princess, I'm a werewolf. You can't beat me."

"Maybe I could help Princess Rose." One of the girls spoke. It was Lady Honey. She regarded Dan as she spoke. Her eyes darted towards me, and she gave me a small smile. "That is...if she wants me to."

I only blinked at her in surprise while Ren roared in laughter. "You got owned by one of our kind, you stupid fool!" He then looked at Lady Honey and gave her a thumbs up. "Good job, but I don't think that that's how you treat a werewolf prince?"

In that instant, another girl spoke. It was Lady Holly. "Pardon me, but I do recall Prince Fred saying that we don't need formalities and that we should treat you like our acquaintance?"

Someone slapped me in the face because I really can't believe what's happening right now.

Nate beamed widely and pulled out a rose from his coat and presented it to Lady Holly. "Dear Lady Holly. The way you talked back at the Prince of Muttheads has earned my respect." Holly hesitantly took the flower from Nate and looked at him worriedly. "Thanks, I don't think that you should have said that here."

"Why?"

Instead of answering, Holly looked back, and Nate followed her movement to see that the other werewolf girls gave him a deadly look. Realizing his mistake, he quickly corrected himself. "It's the Prince! I meant Prince Ren and only him!"

"With all due respect, the prince that you are referring to is also our prince." Said Lady Kylie with her arms crossed over her chest as she challenged Nate with her gaze. If you think that it's worse, then think again. Lady Alysha also stepped forward to face Nate. "And if you think that calling him a mutt is funny, then how would you feel if we call you bloodsucker?" Nate starred at both of them while Ren and Dan let out an amused laugh. Dan then walked beside the two girls, placed an arm on each of their shoulders, and smiled brightly at them. "Just so you guys know. I like you! What are your names?" He asked them, and they told him their names.

Seriously, Dan? They just introduced themselves!!

Beside me, I saw Fred talking to two elf girls, so I decided to come and join him. When Fred noticed me, he smiled and beckoned for me to come. He took my hand and introduced me to the two elf girls. "Rose, I would like you to meet Lady Solace and Lady Rebecca." He said, and both the ladies curtsied at me while I nodded in acknowledgment. Well, even though I already knew their names, introductions are still necessary as well as first impressions. "Nice to meet you both," I said.

"It's an honor to meet you, Princess Rose." said Lady Solace, and she smiled at me. Her voice was soft and soothing. I cringed, not because of her voice but because she called me the 'princess’ title. Boy, I have to get used to other people calling me that from now on.

"You look beautiful." Commented Lady Rebecca that it almost made me blush because of the sincerity in her tone.

"T-Thanks. You both look lovely as well." I said. Fred released his hold from my hand and placed it around my shoulder.

"Princess Rose, they are both from the Kingdom of Tordis."

I looked at Fred for a moment because peeking at Ace, just a few behind us who hadn’t said a word since. "Oh. So they're like Ace? That explains why they look kinda like him."

At the mention of his name, I saw Ace looking in our direction and frowning at us. "No, they don't look like me. They're not my siblings and surely not my children."

My jaw dropped at his words. Seriously? Does he want to start a fight right here and right now? Well, too bad because he's not going to get it. Dan ruined 20% of my good impression of these girls. No way am I letting Ace ruin the remaining 80%. So instead of barking and spitting venom at him, I simply let out a small laugh and faced the two Ladies.

"Don't mind him. He's such a joker." I said to the girls. Yeah. And his face is also a joke.

"I wasn't joking." He said.

I spun around to face Ace. I could feel one of my eyebrows twitching in annoyance. "Of course you are!" I insisted. "You know for a fact that I was referring to your races. You know elves."

Ace let out a sigh of frustration that made me want to choke the air out of him. If anyone should be doing that, it should be me! Ace only gave me a look as he said, "So that's what you were saying. Next time, speak clearly so I won't misinterpret your words."

"Oh, but I did," I said, still plastering a fake smile on my face. "You're just stupid enough not to get it."

"If I'm stupid, then I wouldn't be standing there and plastering a fake smile on my face. Wipe it off. It's disgusting."

My fist clenched at my sides. "You know? I take it back. You guys don't look alike."

"Glad you finally notice."

"Because you're immature and scary looking, unlike these ladies here." I gestured towards Lady Solace and Lady Rebecca.

Ace rolled his eyes at me and looked away as if he was tired of me. "It's better than having a face like yours." Words simply can't describe the things that I'm feeling right now. And I badly needed to keep my temper in check. I can't lose my temper in front of these girls.

Someone gently tapped my shoulder, and I looked around to see that it was Lady Solace. "Is everything alright, Princess Rose?"

Oh yes. Everything will be alright if you could just give me a sack to throw the freak in it and toss it in the ocean. Yeah. That would make me feel better. But I didn't say it. Instead, I smile at her. "Of course. Why wouldn't I be?"

Lady Rebecca gave me a worried look. "You seem like you wanted to kill someone for a moment while you were looking at Prince Ace." She said. I stood there and stared at her for a long time. Wow, that was accurate. I was pretty sure that I kept my expression in check.

I felt someone grabbing hold of my hand. I turned my head to the side only to find Fred looking at me. "I think it's best if we separate you and Ace for a while. What do you say?" He whispered.

Heck yeah! That was what I wanted to say to him at that moment. But taking not that we still have an audience, I simply nodded and excused myself from the two girls and headed towards Nate, who was talking with the group of witches and fairies. One of the witches, Lady Jay, spotted me, and she smiled as I approached. Nate followed her gaze, and so did the other. When I arrived, Nate was beaming. "Hey there, Princess. Wanna join us?" Asked Nate.

I shrugged. "Depends. What are you guys up to?"

"Telling things about ourselves." Said Nate and gave me a quick introduction to the ladies. There was Lady Alice, Lady Sabrina, Lady Jay, Lady Holly, and Lady Honey in the group.

"Nice to meet you all." I nodded at each of them as they greeted me.

"Um...Princess Rose?" I searched for the voice that called my name. It was Lady Sabrina. I smiled at her warmly as she was a bit nervous. "Can I ask you something?" She asked, and I nodded. "May I - we - know what your race is?"