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Its not that Jay didnt want to go to the masquerade ball, was that he couldn’t. In Elestonia if you were a peasant, you were heavily looked down on, and Jay Walker was a peasant. He worked at a blacksmiths shop with his best friend Cole Brookstone. Jay is usally an optimistic, looking at the bright side of everything, but when he isnt able to do things such as dances, his mind takes a turn.

“Jay, you're not listening to me!” Cole groaned, busy restocking shelves," the ball is A celebration for the princesses return!” Jay dipped a burning slab of metal into a bucket, trying not to burn anything,"and what has that have to do with anything?” He asked, pulling the metal out of the bucket to reveal a newly made sword, "Because the king has invited the whole kingdom! Even us!" cole exclaimed, dropping a helmet on his toe, “crap!” jay sat down the sword, paying more attention his friend, "hold on, say that again?" Cole
picked up the helmet and sat it back on the shelf.
"As a celebration for hi sisters return, King Kai decided everyone is welcomed to the dance!"

Jay felt his heart flutter and his gut sucked in.
was he really allowed to the same dance as royalty? Never would he ever thought he’d be able to. He has been born into his peasant life and he could never escape it, but how her was going fo be in the same room as the king!"Cole you better be telling the truth or I swear-,” Cole threw a spare helmet his way, “you’ll what? You’ve never been able to take me in a fight!” Jay rolled his eyes at him, “but is it true?” Cole held up his hands, “ I swear the the king alright? Now do you want to go with me?” Jay smirked, “ that’s a sad way to ask someone out.” Cole narrowed his eyebrows, “you suck!” Jay stuck his tongue out at his friend. “What ever man,” Cole huffed, “are you coming or not?” Jay shrugged, “ yeah, I’ll come.” Cole patted his back, “Great! You can be my wingman!”

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Nya had looked forward to this day for two years. Ever since her parents were murdered, her brother, the new king, sent her to a boarding school for her own protection. But now that they the murderers, Nya can come home now to be with her brothers.

When she Saw her older brother Kai, she
dropped her bags and sprinted over to him. she gave him a tight hug, him returning it. When they broke apart he cupped her face in his hands, " you look so much older" he chocked. Nya placed her hands on his wrists, " So do you, King" Kai chuckled, pulling his hands away"Im never going to get used to that.”

Nya then looked over to see her younger brother. “Lloyd!” She said, giving him a hug. He returned it, “hey sis, how was boarding school?” He asked. “It was fine, but they only spoke english! my mother language is starting to get a bit rusty.” Kai Clamped his hands on his Siblings shoulders, “well, we are glad you are back Nya. We missed you very much! In fact, we are throwing a ball in your honor tomorrow night! The whole kingdom will be attending!” Nya smiled, “wow! Thanks Kai! It’ll be fun!”

“He’s also particularly doing it so he can dance with Lady Skylor.” Lloyd added. Kai gently hit Lloyd on the back of his head, “it’s not rude to have a date! Want me to send a letter to princess Harumi so she may attend as your date?” He gave a sly grin. Nya swore she saw the color drain from Lloyd’s face, “No!” Kai chuckled, “yeah, I didn’t think so,” he ruffled his hair, “by the way sis, we got Lord and Princes coming to the dance.” Nya rolled her eyes trying to suppress a bigger smile. She had missed her brothers more than anything. She was glad to be home.

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“We are not girls Jay! Why do we have to go to every shop in Elestonia to find something to wear!” Cole complained as he was being dragged into the fourth store that day. “I want to find the right outfit! You never know where you are going to meet your true love!” Jay explained, examining fabric. “I’ll find my love at the snack bar next to the cake.” Come said annoyed.

“What about a cape? I hear that King Kai started making them a trend or whatever.” Jay said, looking at a blue one. Cole scrunched his eyebrows, “what are you going to pay with? We only have so much from our job.” He pointed out. “I know, Ma and Dad gave me some extra cash. They are really exited that we get to go to the ball.” Cole bit his lip, “dang, I wish my dad cared that much. He’s still mad I’m not going to be a dancer like him. I’m surprised he still lets me live at home.”

“You always have a place with my family,” Jay assured him, picking up the cape he had seen. A soft smile grew on Coles face, “thanks blabber mouth. Are you gonna buy that cape?” Jay nodded his head, “yeah. I got a feeling about this one.”

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Her brothers weren’t the only thing Nya missed about home. She had also missed her ‘maid’ and best friend Pixal. Pixal was like a sister to Nya, her father had worked as the king da inventor. She had also gotten to meet the King’s Doctors son, Zane. Zane was now the royal chef, and happily engaged to Pixal.

“Engaged?!” Nya shreeked, holding locals hand, “no way! When did this happen?!” Pixal chuckled, “about a month ago. I’m so glad you will be here for the wedding. I want you to be my maid of honor!” Nya hugged her friend tightly, a smile plastered on her face. When they let go, Pixal walked over to Nyas closet, “Kai got you a dress for the ball tomorrow,” she said, almost struggling to get it out of the closet, “he got it in red so that you can match him and Lloyd.”

The dress was beautiful! It was a full blown ballgown, scarlet red, danced with beading and sequins. The sleeves were just like the ones from her kimonos and the dress has a small train. Nya gasped, her hands going to her mouth, “he got me that?!” Pixal nodded, “ Kai said he wanted to make sure who you were so there wouldn’t be another… uh.. incident..”

Nya helped her out the dress back because Kia had picked out the heaviest dress in all the kingdom. “So, do you have a dress?” She asked. Pixal smiled, “ I do actually. It’s silver, not as glamorous as yours. Nevertheless I still love it and I cannot wait! Kai said that princes from all over will be coming. Except from Cyania.

“Cyania,” Nya grumbled, “ No good comes from Cyania. Pixal nodded in agreement, “ I cannot believe their king threw out his first born son because his wife wanted a divorce!” Nya sighed, “yeah. And I hear princess Harumi from Ninjing also won’t be coming.” She shrugged. “Well you will hate this,” Pixal started, “about a month after you left she and Lloyd started dating. But one day she stabbed him in the back, LITERALLY! She said he shouldn’t be the prince because he’s adopted into the royal family.” Nya stood ther, gaping. She then rolled up the sleeves to her kimono, “I think I ought to giver her a piece of my mind.”

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That night Jay couldn’t sleep. He was too exited for the ball. Cole has spent the night over at Jays house, knowing his father wouldn’t want him at the ball. His father wanted him to be a professional dancer , but when Cole told him no his father forbade him from going to any kind of dance, ball, party, any thing like that. As Cole was sound asleep in bed, Jay who was laying next to him was staring at the ceiling, wide eyed. “Hey Cole?” Jay mumbled. “Yeah Jay?” Cole replied under his breath, a little annoyed that his friend would not go to sleep. “What if I meet my future wife at the ball?” Cole snickered in his sleep, trying to hold back the best that he could.

Cole turned on his back so he could look at Jay, who was sitting up, peering down at him, “ Jay, I know you believe in true love and all, but this is a masquerade ball for the entire kingdom. You will probably know most everyone there.” Jay sighed, pulling his knees to his chest and resting his head, “yeah… hey, do you think we will see the princess?” Cole shrugged, “ it is her party, but I doubt she would actually talk to us.” Jay tilted his head to look back at the ceiling, “you’re right.” Cole then shoved at his leg, yawning, “ now get some sleep zap-trap. We don’t want to be zombies at the only royal dance we will ever attend.” Jay sighed once more, agreeing with him. He layed back down and shut his eyes, hoping, praying to have the best time tomorrow.

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It was the night before her welcome home masquerade ball and Nya could not sleep. She was too exited to be home and see her brothers and her friends. Pixal was already asleep, so to pass some time and went to the one person she knew wasn’t alseep. Abs crept out of her room and down the hallways until she found herself face to face with a door. She rapped her knuckles, waiting for a response. The door opened to reveal her younger brother, Lloyd. “Hey Nya, what are you doing here?” He questioned. “I couldn’t sleep,” she replied, fiddling with her fingers, “ I know you are a night owl so I thought we could catch up for a bit.” A small smile formed on his face, “ of course,
Come on in.” Nya returned his smile and followed him.

She sat on one end of his bed while he sat on the other. “ I heard about what happened between you and Harumi.” she admitted. Lloyd’s face got a little dark, he looked down, “oh that.. did you know she’s adopted also?” Nya furrowed her eyebrows, “so why is she giving you such a hard time?” Lloyd sighed, “because she is actually the same race as her family. She doesn’t like Elestonia. She tubings of us as an outcast kingdom because centuries ago we allowed immigrants. Now what was once an all Japanese kingdom is a mix of everyone.”

“I’m so sorry Lloyd,” Nya said, “you don’t deserve some one who will treat you like dirt.” Lloyd gave her a fake smile, “thanks. How was school?” He asked, getting off topic on purpose. “Eh,” Nya replied with a shrug, “ it wasn’t bad but I missed you and Kai a lot. I’m just glad to be home.” Lloyd looked up from the bed to look at her, “ I’m glad you are home too, now I don’t have to deal with king Kai all by myself.” Nya giggled, “don’t worry, I’ll put him in his place.” Lloyd put his hands together, “thank you.”

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“Oh! Our son is going to have the best night of his life!”

“ keep it together Edna, they haven’t even left the house yet!”

“Sorry Ed.”

Jaya parents were the emotional kind, and only God knew how emotional they would get tonight. “Ma, Dad, please! It’s not that big of a deal!” Jay whined. “Not that big of a deal? You will be at the same ball as the royal family!” Edna reminded. “So will the rest of the kingdom hon.” Ed pointed out.

“Thanks again for letting me stay the night Mr and Mrs Walker.” Cole thanked, standing next to Jay. “Oh anytime dear! You are like a second son to us!” Edna said. That caused a smile to snake onto Coles face.

Jay grabbed coles arm, “well, we are going to be late if we don’t go now. We’ll see you around midnight! He dragged Cole to the door. “Okay! Have fun!” Edna called after them, but they were already gone.

It was going to be a bit of a walk, Jay didn’t mind though. He was over the moon exited for tonight. “Your parents are swell,” Cole said out of the blue, “ really caring and all.” Jay bit his lip, knowing what his friend was thinking about, “well you heard them. You are like a second son to them and a brother to me! We will help you through thick and thin.” Cold smiled again, “yeah, thanks.” A couple years ago, Coles mother died. He and his dad had both took it pretty hard. Now his dad and him don’t have a good relationship and constantly argue about the future. But Cole was a live in the present kind of guy, the thought of the future made him sick to his stomach.

Jay clapped his hand on his friends shoulder, “are you exited?” Cole shrugged, “ we’ll see.”

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The dress was perfect! It fit like a glove and Nya loved how the sequence danced in the light. She adored it! She dabbled in a bit of make up, but not much since a mask would cover her face. She placed one of her smaller tiaras on her head, her hair pulled into a high bun. She was ready. She found Pixal and Zane waiting outside in the hallway. Pixals dress was simple, but it was beautiful and for her perfectly! Nya gasped at the sight of her, “ you look stunning!” Pixal giggled, “you should take a look at yourself!” Nya looked over to see Zane linked around her arm, “ princess.” He bowed. Nya rolled her eyes with a smile, “ come on Zane, we’ve known each other! Just call me Nya.” Zane have her a breathy chuckle, “ I know, I’m just messing with you. You look great. Kai picked that out all by himself?”

Nya glanced down at her dress, “I’m kinda doubting it. I bet he had Lloyd help a bit. Although neither of them have a good sense of style.” Pixal shrugged, “first time for everything! Are you ready to dance?” Nya grinned, “ you bet.”

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At the entrance to the dance, everyone was handed a mask. Jay and Cole slipped theirs on and entered the crowded ball room. Cole fanned himself with his hand, “ thank Lord there is a couple balconies and a garden. A little too packed for me.” Jay had to agree. Everyone was here! From the princess of shintaro to the guy who polished shoes, no one was missing out!

Cole took a deep breath, “yup, they got a cake at the snack bar and punch. I’m going to go get us some. Why don’t you find a place outside? I’ll meet you out there.” Jay nodded his head, “alright. Be careful.” Cole casted hun a cocky look, “when am I not?”

Jay turned towards the balcony and down a filet of stairs. Clumsy as he could get, he tripped on the train of the lady in front of him and he fell forward, causing both of them to tumble forward. Jay rubbed his head, soon realizing what happened. He got up and extended his hand out for the the lady he had tripped, “ I am so sorry! Are you okay madame?” She got to her knees and reached for his hand, “yeah, I’m okay. Thank you. What about you?” He pulled her up to her feet and she dusted off her dress, “thank you.” The lady then looked up and saw a bit of dirt on his cheek. “Oh, let me get this for you.” She said, using her thumb to wipe away the dirt.

When she did, it felt like the whole world was set on pause as their eyes mat through their masks. The lady slowly pulled her hand away. Jay swallowed, “ th.. thank you. I’m- uh, I’m Jay.” The corner of the lady’s lips turned, “nice to meet you Jay. I’m Nya.”

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Nyas heart felt like a flutter, the whole world around her disappeared and all she could think of was the man standing in front of her. He bowed, “it’s lovely to have fallen into you.” Nya giggled, “the pleasure is all mine.” She held out her hand. He took it in his and placed a kiss on her knuckles. He then looked up to meet her eyes once more.

Usually Nya doesn’t react to kind to guys she meets. Half the time she found she is more manly than actual man; and the other half of them didn’t give her a shred of respect. Something about Jay though, felt right. As if in other universes of the multiverse, bed and Jay were soulmates.

“Care to dance?” She asked, hoping for a yes. His free hand went to his neck, “ I’m afraid I’m not that good.” Nya shook her head, “all you have to do is follow my lead.” She guided him back inside and onto the floor. She placed his hands in her waist and put her own arms around his neck. The dancing wasn’t the best to anyone looking, but to Nya and Jay, it was fantastic! They danced for what felt like years but it was only half an hour. Once they were done with dancing, they found themselves outside, sitting by the waterfall, talking for hours.

“ I’m guessing red is your favorite color?” Jaya asked. Nya snickered, with a shadow of her head, “no, my brother made me wear this so he could spit me in a crowd. My favorite color I would have to say is blue.” Jays eyes widened, “ same here! That’s what made me choose this cape.” Nya couldn’t help but allow her smile to grow. “I’m sorry but, i must see you again after tonight,” her hand reached for his, “where do you live?”

“A couple houses down from the blacksmiths shop.” Nya laughed, “funny.” Jay cocked an eyebrow, “what do you mean?” Nya. Stoped laughing, realizing he wasn’t joking, “ you’re a peasant?” Jay sighed and nodded his head, “ I guess you can put it like that. Are you middle class?”

“Worse,” Nya mumbled, pulling her mask off, “I’m Nya Simth. Princess of Elestonia.”

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Jay felt his heart stop. He was with the princess all night. He felt frozen in place as she held her mask. Jay slowly nodded his head, “wow, okay.” He said under his breath. “I’m sorry,” Nya said, looking away, “ I really do like you, but it’s forbidden for us to even think about being together.” Jays mothballs started to move, his brain not even thinking, just letting his heart talk, “have you ever heard of love conquering all?” He asked. Nya tilted her head, “ you love me?”

“ I have never felt like this till I met you. I feel like I’ve known you my whole life even though we only met not too long ago. My heart has never felt more alive. If this is love, then I never want to leave your side.” Nya hand went to her chest, “ I feel the same way, but my brother-,”

“Will never have to know.” Jay cut ins Jay reached for her hand and held it, “ if I’m shelling too far far, I’ll go right now, but I feel something between us. Don’t you?” Shouldn’t we at least give it a try?”he watched her look at him for a while now, like she was deep in thought. She shook her self out of her trance, “yes. I want to try. I’ll leave my balcony open. You can climb to it. Go through the South Gate at midnight. No guards will be there. I’ll wait every other night.” Jay smiled, “ I can’t wait.”

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Nya didn’t want to say goodbye to Jay, not yet, but she had to find one of her brothers. Before she left, Jay held her hand once more and kissed it, “parting is such sweet sorrow.” He smiled. Nyas face heated up a bit. She gave him a fond smile in return and then returned to her party.

She went to the ballroom to see Kai talking with a prince from the kingdom Genging. She returned her mask to her face and slowly made her way to the dance floor, keeping in ear shot of Kai.

“Nya just got home, I can’t agree to that at least not yet.” She heard her brother say, uncertainly stained his voice. “Come on, we’ve got the best alliance with Ninjing, and from what I’ve heard you had a falling out.” The prince said, smoothly. “Look, I know most other kingdoms do this stuff the more traditional way, but here in Elestonia we give the princess a say. I refuse to allow this to happen for at least another month.” Kai snapped. He sounded mad, his tone was strict. Whatever they were talking about bad to be serious. “But of course,” the prince hummed, “ in one month I’ll ask again, I don’t want to be disappointed. After all, you need Genging as an ally. You never know when Cyania will strike.”

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Nya broke away from the dancing and made her way over to her brother and the prince from Genging. The courtesy, “ Brother, and Sir.” The prince grinned, grabbing her hand without a warning, “My lady,” he kissed it, “ what do we owe this fine meeting?” She retracted her hand in the kindest way possible, more focused on her brother, “I was wondering if you have seen Lloyd.” Kai nodded his head, “yes, I think I saw him in the garden with the princess from Nevern.” Nya bowed her head, “thank you, and it was nice to meet you sir…”

“Nadakan,” the prince said for her, “ and it was wonderful to be in the presence of you, princess Nya.” Trying to hold back her vomit, Nya gave him a smile. She then left without a word and headed to the gardens to find her brother.

There Lloyd was, sitting in a bench with a girl a couple inches away from him. Before going to interrupt, Nya watched from behind the bushes, thinking it was cute. “How cold does it get on Nevern? I know it’s north.” The girl giggled, “when is it not cold? This, tonight in Elestonia, I’ve never felt warmer.” Lloyd tilted his head, “really? It’s only in the early 70s.” The girl shrugged, “we are lucky if it gets in the 50s. This feels nice. I wouldn’t mind staying here.”

Nya left her bushes, not wanting to hear too much or Lloyd may kill her. “Lloyd!” She called, holding her dress as she ran over to him, “I’ve been looking for you!” She the turned to the girl and held out her hand, “ hi, I’m Lloyd sister, Nya. It’s nice to meet you.” The girl smiled and softly shook her hand, “ my name is Akita. I’m the princess from Nevern. It’s nice to meet you also. Welcome home !” Nya liked her already.

“Did you need something sis?” Lloyd questioned. Nya nodded her head, “yes. Do you know anything on the prince of Genging? Prince Nadakan?” Akita shot her arm up, “ I do actually. Genging tried to attack Shintaro not too long ago. I believe Nadakan betrothed died within the last year.” Lloyd’s glanced from her to Nya, “ the only thing I know is that they have Ninging and Cyania in their pockets.” Nya chewed on her lip, “okay, thanks. You haven’t happened to see Pixal have you?” Lloyd furrowed his eyebrows, “ I think she’s inside.”

“Thanks! Have fun you two!” She winked before hurrying off, knowing Lloyd would be after her later.

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“Cole?” Jay hissed, searching the party for his friend. They had to leave soon, Jays parents were expecting them home around midnight. Finally he heard some noise coming from the room next to him. Jay held his breath, clenching his fists, hoping it wasn’t Cole. He listened for a bit only to discover, that was his friends voice behind the door. “Cole I swear.” He mumbled under his breath as he opened the door.

On the other end was Cole and some girl, sitting on buckets of a janitors closet, laughing their heads off. Cole looked up at Jay, “ Bluebell! Have you met-,” he turned back to the girl, “what’s your name darling?” The girl giggled, “Vania.” Cole nodded his head, looking back at Jay, “ Vania! She’s a blast! She gave me the best cake recipe ever! We gotta try it sometime!” Yup he had something to drink.

“That sounds great but we gotta get home. Ma and Dad will be worried.” Cole puckered his lips in a pouting way, looking back ag Vania, “ my ‘dad’ std I gotta go.” Vania sighed, “ a shame. I really enjoyed talking with you. I’ll be in town for a couple weeks if you want to meet again.” She offered. Cole grinned, “ I would absolutely love to.” Vania leaned forward and pecked his cheek. She got up, leaving the room saying : “ Laughys tomorrow at two.”

Cole held his cheek where she had kissed him, a dreamy look on his face, “ she’s something,” he stood up, walking to Jay, “ I see ‘Conia’ in the future.” Jay patted his back, “you know that sounds great, but she’s princess Vania from shintaro.”

“I beg your pardon?”

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Nya belly flopped on her bed, “why!” The groaned, hugging her pillow. “So you met a guy! What’s so wrong?” Pixal asked, taking out her earrings. Nya rolled onto her back, “he’s a peasant! I’m a Princess! We aren’t allowed to be together!” Pixal let down her hair and combed through it, “ then don’t be! Didn’t you just meet him?” Nya sighed, “I’d only it was that east,” she sat up, “ it was so weird when I looked into his eyes. It felt… right? I don’t know how to put it but I think I really like him!” Pixal drew her hair into a messy bun, joining her friend on the bed, “ I’ve never seen you like a guy before. Like ever! The last guy you gt close to was that knight, Ronin, but I never saw anything like this.” Nya covered her face with her hands, “I’m drowning in a pool of emotions!”

A knock came on the door, causing Nya to perk up, “Cole in!” Lloyd entered the room, “you.” He eyed Nya. Nya cocked an eyebrow, knowing exactly why he was mad, “ who? Me?” Lloyds head twitched, “you leave for two years then mess with the only girl who actually talked to me?!” Nya shrugged, “what can I say? Once a big sister, always a hug sister.” Lloyd scoffed, coming to join them. “I’m guessing there is more?” Pixal spoke. “Yeah, why did you ask about prince Nadakan earlier?” Nya chewed on her lip, “ he was talking to Kai during the ball. It sounded almost like a threat. It seams like Kai might have something he wants or he will send Genging, Ninjing, and Cyania on us.” Lloyd furrowed his eyebrows, “why would Ninjing attack us? I thought we were allys.” Pixal shook her head, “ Zane told me that Kai had asked the king and queen to make Harumi apologize to you it the alliance was over. He didn’t want allys with someone who would hurt his family.” Lloyd sighed, his head falling into his hands, “Oh King! I started a war!”

Nya put her arm around her brother, giving him a hug, “no you didn’t. Harumi did. All you ever were was nice to her. She’s got issues and now she will pay. We’ve got plenty of close allys! Shintaro, Nevern, Stixs, and others! We can get them easily!” Lloyd looked up at his sister with a concerned face, “ your cheer up talks are weird.” Nya ruffled his hair with a breathy laugh, “ I know.”

Pixal stood up, “I’m going to bed, I’ll see you guys tomorrow. Good night!” She said, leaving the room to Nya and Lloyd. Lloyd’s smile dropped, “ we talked enough about me last night now it’s time to talk about you tonight. And I mean about what happened tonight. Who’s the guy?”

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“ I met a princess.” Cole said.

“I tripped into a Princess.” Jay said.

“ I asked her about cake.”

“ I fell in love.”

The two love struck idiots were sitting in jays room, trying to figure out what happed that night. “Correction. We fell in love!” Cole snapped, rubbing his face, “how does that kind of crap happen to cheap guys like us?” Jay shook his head, “we are not cheap, just poor. Two poor peasants that fell in love with two rich princesses who we will never be able to date!” Cole smirked, “speak for yourself, I got a date at laughys! Let’s hope she wants another date after that.”

“Well I also got s date!” Jay said with no confidence at all. “What kind of date?” Cole asked.

Jays face grew red, “I climb into her window every other night.” Cole gave him the most confused face anyone could ever pull off, “that’s not a date! That’s breaking and entering! That’s illegal! The king would have your head if he ever caught you with his sister!” Jay sighed, “ I know,” he belly flopped on his bed, stuffing his face into his pillow, “ why does this have to happen to me!” He screamed in muffles. Cold laid on his back next to his best friend, “we can make this work,” trying to be optimistic, “ yeah! Two peasants in love with two princesses. We can make it work!”

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Nya ate her breakfast with her brothers in the dining hall, already dressed up for the day. There were still plenty of royals from other kingdoms around, so she got to go meet some today. Last night she had told Lloyd about Jay. He agreed not to tell Kai, knowing he’d have a fit about it. But Lloyd do warn if Jay were to break his sisters heart that he’d be after him. Nya googled at that, finding Lloyd’s over protectiveness cute.

“Nya, Princess Vania would love for you to take her on a tour of the kingdom today,” Kai said, reading from the scroll Zane had given him as he passed out the perfect eggs he had prepared, “I’ll allow you to go, but you must be careful. Uh.. Zane,” Kai looked as the cook was about to return to the kitchen, “ can you go with them?” Zane looked a little shocked but agreed, “yes, but why me?” Kai smiled, “because I trust you more than most of the knights I have posted around my castle.” That earned a smile from Zane, “alright then, Nya whenever you are ready, I’ll be happy to accompany you on your outing.”

“Thanks Zane, I should be ready soon, just eat me finish eating. Also, I can’t tell you how much I miss your cooking!”

“Lloyd, Princess Akita wants to see you today.” Kai read, looking at his brother with a smirk, “ I see you’ve become a ladies magnet like your best brother.” Lloyd rolled his eyes, “whatever! She’s just a friend alright!” Kai winked, “of course.” He then returned to reading the scroll, “uh Nya.. when you do get home, prince Nadakan wants to meet you..” Nya cocked an eyebrow, “prince nadaban of ninjing? Why?” She asked. Kai swallowed, just staring at the scroll, “just to meet I guess.”

He was hiding something, and Nya was going to find out.

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Jay woke up to a half asleep Cole laying across his torso. Jay groaned and pushed him off, “idiot.” He yawned. He then got out of bed and stretched. Something felt off, like he had done something. What was it?

Oh, that’s right!

HE TRIPPED THE PRINCESS THEN FELL IN LOVE!

“Ohhh king.” Jay breathed, leaning back up against his bed where Cole was dead asleep, drooling. That’s when it hit him, Cole also met a princess! They were going to have lunch today! Maybe jay could get a message across to Nya from Vania! He had to see her again, and he couldn’t wait another day!

He was going with Cole to see Vania so he could get to Nya.