{First of all so sorry for this super late update, I had exams anyways here is the chapter, I also intend to update more often now that my exams are finally over anyways please leave comments and enjoy!}

"Did she hurt you? Let me see... Does it hurt?"

"Aiden would you stop?" I punched him on his shoulder. "I'm fine ok, don't sound like Mom." I rolled my eyes.

Me and the girls decided to head to the pizza parlor for dinner and this guy tagged along.

"I'm just worried." He looked at my cheek. "Girls really do like to fight."

I rolled my eyes. "Just her."

"Why is she so mad at you in the first place?"

I reached out for a glass of orange juice. "Some Royal drama." I crossed my arms. "Why am I even a part of this?!"

He sighed and leaned on his seat. "You need my help?"

"No." I shook my head.

A little later, Aicko and Shari returned to our table with pizza. Eloise said she can't come for a reason I don't know of.

After we had dinner, we all went back to our dorms.

"What do you think made Kile break off the engagement?" Aicko thought while we brushed our teeth."

It's become our habit, even though we each have our own bathroom's we still like to share.

I gargled and placed my toothbrush back in it's holder. "No idea." I jumped on my bed and Aicko followed.

"Maybe because there's a royal issue?" Aicko suggested as she positioned herself on my bed.

"Or America cut ties with Rome?" I thought.

"No." Aicko shook her head. "That would be impossible."

"Why?"

"The Roman Empire is too powerful, America would be stupid to cut ties with it."

I nodded. "Yeah that'd be stupid."

I sighed and we both tried to think of possible ways of why would Kile break off his engagement.

"Or," Aicko exclaimed excitedly, I could almost see the imaginary light bulb light up on the top of her head. "What if it wasn't America that cut ties with Rome... What if it was Kile."

I frowned. "Then that would make him stupid

"But that may only mean one thing!" Another imaginary light bulb lit up on top of her head. "What if Kile likes someone else."

My forehead scrunched at what Aicko said. It would sound impossible for Kile to like someone other than Bellona. She was the prettiest among all of us at campus, she was the epitome of grace and beauty. She has everything.

My brows furrowed. "W-why would he like someone else? Wasn't he in love with Bellona?"

"Maybe? I don't know."

Was that why?

"Anyways, I'm going to sleep, we have a whole day tomorrow." Aicko stood up and headed for the door.

I suddenly felt a weak feeling in my gut. "I'm nervous of going to school tomorrow." I faced Aicko. "What if Bellona's other friends slap me next?"

Aicko shook her head. "They're princesses, they would never do that."

"Princesses, yeah right." I laughed sarcastically. "Just like Khrysie."

"Well she's a different conversation."

We both laughed before she left to her room. I lay down on my bed and sighed.

I pulled out my phone and stared at it's black screen, not yet sure of what to do. I wasn't yet sleepy and my mind wouldn't just stop working.

My eyes widened when I got a message from one of my social media accounts. I opened it and got shocked to see a verified sticker on the person's username, but my eyes got wider when I read the username.

kileastley: I'm sorry

I blinked twice, How did he know my social media username? Maybe if I didn't know him in person, I'd freak out that the Prince of the country just chatted me. I thought of a reply.

peggy: it's ok. It's not your fault

kileastley: I'll talk to Khrysie

peggy: She's not in her sound mind right now.

seen

I frowned. Why did he just seen me?! As if we weren't friends. Based on everything that's happening, he's going through a lot of problems, he might need help. I typed again.

peggy: something wrong?

That was stupid. Obviously something is wrong. Why am I so stupid?!

kileastley: No

peggy: wanna talk about it?

kileastley: No

I laughed sarcastically. He really is something. Guess that's the end of our conversation.

kileastley: you're not going to ask why I did it?

or not.

peggy: I was going to but I thought you wouldn't want to answer. Anyways, Why'd you do it?

kileastley: to make things right.

I honestly didn't know what to make up of that sentence.

peggy: wow wise words.

seen.

My brows furrowed. And that really was the end of our conversation. I sighed and looked up at my ceiling. For the second time tonight, my phone buzzed again.

From: Jerk

still up?

To: Jerk

can't sleep.

From: Jerk

helmets or seatbelts?

A smile immediately formed on my face.

To: Jerk

you know what I want.

From: Jerk

meet you in 5?

my smile widened.

To: Jerk

I'll be at the parking.

I immediately scurried out of my sheets and wore the first hoodie that I could see in my closet. I wore my shoes on and tied my hair in a bun before tip-toeing out of my room so that I wouldn't disturb Aicko.

I rushed down the dormitory and scurried through the lobby. The lady at the desk was snoring making it easier for me to leave without being noticed.

I got out of the building and a familiar engine sound echoed through the silent night. Blake took off his helmet and his eyes met mine. My forehead scrunched when he raised his brow at my sweater.

"Isn't that mine?" he chuckled.

I looked down at the sweater I was wearing. Oh shoot it was his, it was the sweater that he let me borrow when I spilled hot chocolate all over my clothes, at that time we were enemies.

"I forgot it was with me." I made an excuse.

"I thought I was never going to get it back."

I rolled my eyes. I was about to take it off and just settle for my grey loose tshirt inside when he reached for my hand and pulled me to his side.

"You could keep it." he smiled then took out another helmet and placed it on top of my head.

[Hi paige!] screech greeted me.

I looked at Blake. Wow he actually changed my nickname to Paige. I laughed, never knew that that'd be possible.

"Hold on."

I encircled my arms on his waist and we drove through the night. With no destination in mind. On a school night. We'd drive to wherever the wind takes us.

"I wanna learn how to drive this." I said to him when we stopped by a bench for a break.

"You sure?"

"Very." I said confidently.

I frowned when he chuckled.

"What's the matter?"

"You really are something else." He chuckled.

"I'm not joking." I crossed my arms.

He raised his brow at me. I maintained my serious face.

"Alright." He gave in. "We'll do it when the sun's up, it could get dangerous in the dark."

"Fine by me." I nodded and leaned on the bench. He did the same. Benches on the side of the road seems to be our thing.

I felt his hand go to the side of my head as he leaned my head on his shoulder. This felt good.

I could feel his breathing, maybe as much as he could hear mine.

"What are your plans this weekend?" He asked out of the blue.

I thought. "Nothing really." I turned to him. "Why?"

"It's Billy's birthday this Saturday." He faced me. "Come with me."

I suddenly became speechless. "Uhm is it ok with your sister?"

"She's the one who told me to bring you." He said. "But even if she didn't tell me to, I'd still bring you."

"Oh." I never thought Billy would see me that way. "Alright." I nodded. "I'll go."

I smiled at him and he gave it back.

I suddenly stood up and walked towards the bike. I held the helmet in my hands and smiled at him. "Lets ride?"

He just stared at me.

"What?"

He sighed and let out a soft chuckle before walking towards me.

I was caught off guard when he kissed me softly.

I was out of breathe when he let go.

"Lets ride." He said.

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"Stick with me." Aicko ordered as we entered the school doors. "We can't have any more hands slapping your face."

"Haha very funny." I laughed sarcastically to ease my worriedness. Bellona's got a lot of friends, and I could come up with many worst case scenarios that they could do to me.

People eyed me as I walked by. Ugh can't my life for once be normal. Well it once was, now it'll never be.

"Hey!" Shari joined us and clung her arm on mine. "I heard that Khrysie's been suspended." She whispered for only us to hear.

"Serve's her right." Aicko chuckled. "Now everyone see's her true colors."

I didn't say anything about this. Of course it's a relief that Khrysie gets her punishment but that doesn't mean I'm happy about it, about all this.

"Would that make her friends friends furious?" Shari thought.

"Maybe not, Nile and the rest are more composed but best if we still be cautious." She eyed me. "No one knows what brews inside those Royals' heads." She folded her hands. "And non of us are a match to what they're capable of." Aicko said with a serious look on her face.

At that moment I knew that she was right. Although we were in the same school, the Royals have powers a commoner like me or even an elite can't fight.

"Speaking of friends." Shari said. "Guess ours moved back to her pack."

My brows scrunched at what Shari said. "What do you mean?"

Shari pointed onto to corner of the hallway. My eyes followed where she was pointing and my mouth dropped when I realized what she meant.

"What the?" Aicko said.

There in the side of the corridor was Eloise with her old friends, Nile, Diana and Isabel. They were smiling at each other as they walked towards the first section's classroom.

"Did I just see that?" Aicko said in disbelief.

"Obviously." Shari rolled her eyes.

"How could she?" I blinked again to make sure that I wasn't hallucinating.

"Well we really mustn't be surprised." Shari crossed her arms. "She's royalty, we can't blame it if a royal wants to go with other royals."

We wanted to talk about this issue more but the bell suddenly rang making us part ways. Aicko left to section 2's room while Shari and I headed to our section's room.

I entered the room with my inside feeling heavy as I thought about Eloise. Was she really our friend in the first place?

My thoughts were disrupted when the teacher entered the room. I turned to Blake's chair, he wasn't here , he has football training today. Kile and some other royals weren't here either, the heirs they have their special class today. I just sat on my chair and listened to the discussion.

When the bell rang for break, I hurriedly walked outside because I'm definitely starving. I walked through the corridors heading to the cafeteria. My eyes lit up when I saw Aiden step out of his classroom, I was about to approach him when some girls from his section surrounded him. I rolled my eyes and approached him.

"Hi Peggy!" He smiled at me. "Wanna take a walk?" He asked not remembering that there were other girls around us.

I just nodded.

"Okay." He turned to the girls. "See you around." He smiled at them then placed his hands on my shoulders and pushed me away from them. He stopped when we were a distance from the nosy girls.

"What's with the face?" He pointed at my face. "Hungry?"

Before I could answer, he pulled out a sand which from his bag and handed it to me.

I laughed. "You really know me."

"You're quiet when you're hungry." He chuckled.

I took a bite on the sandwhich and looked up at him. "Aren't you hungry?"

He laughed. "No, I brought that for you."

"Wow." I munched on the sandwhich again.

"You should get to the cafeteria, I'm needed somewhere." He patted my shoulder before walking away.

Oh well. I continued to the cafeteria and found the seat where Aicko and Shari were seating. No Eloise. I sighed and sat beside them.

"Where's Eloise?" Aicko whispered.

"Can we not worry about that?" Shari complained.

I kept quiet and just finished my sandwhich while reading my book.

Suddenly I sensed a group of people approaching us. I looked up from my book to see Nile's pair of hazel eyes in front of us.

Beside her were Diana and Isabel, and of course, Eloise.

"What do you want?" Shari asked.

"Are you going to pick up a fight as well?"Aicko started piling her books signaling us to pick up and leave. "Coz if that's what you want then-"

"No." Nile cut her off. "That's not what we want."

"Then what is it that you want?" Shari asked.

Nile's eyes went to me. "To apologize."

My eyes widened. Did I just hear that? I looked at Shari and Aicko and they too looked taken aback.

"Paige?" Nile called my attention.

I faced her.

"We're sorry." She looked at me with sympathetic eyes. "For everything Khrysie's done and for everything that we've done. We're sorry."

I scanned Nile's eyes and so as the rest of them. I tried to find a hint of fakery but there wasn't any. Somehow I could believe that what they were saying was genuine.

"I-I don't know what to say." I said honestly.

"I'm sorry that I just watched Khrysie do her evil tricks on you even if I could've done something to stop it."

Isabel nodded, Diana looked at me. "I'm sorry for talking behind your back and for all the mean things I've said. It was so immature." She looked at me with sympathetic eyes. "I hope you could forgive me."

"And." She continued. "Sorry about how I acted when I see you and Aiden, jealousy got the best of me, so I'll change that." She sighed. "I mean I can't be Queen of England with that attitude now can I?"

We all chuckled with what she said.

"We maybe royalty." Isabel said. "But that doesn't mean that we can't make mistakes."

I smiled at them. "I never knew you guy had this in you."

They laughed. "Look." Nile took a hold of my hands. "We might've gone off with a bad start but-" She looked back at her friends. "Do you there is still a chance for us to become friends?"

My eyes widened. I looked at each of them. Isabel and Diana were smiling, Eloise was just watching us with a small smile on her face. Now I know why she left.

I looked back at Nile and clasped her hands. "Yes." I smiled at Diana and Isabel. "I'd like that very much."

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When afternoon arrived, all students were called to the auditorium for an announcement by the student council.

All of us gathered inside and took our seats. Aicko wasn't with us since she was with the student council.

"What could the announcement be." Shari wondered.

When everyone was settled in their seats the Dean came out and introduced the student council. Everyone cheered when Kile came out, behind him were the other council members including Aicko who was smiling from ear to ear. Bellona wasn't there as usual.

"Good afternoon Eresians!" Kile's voice boomed through the speakers of the auditorium. I never knew his voice would be that loud. I laughed at how cold he sounded even if his voice was loud.

Everyone cheered. Wow they're cheering and he hasn't said anything yet.

The council went on until, Aicko the council's secretary took the mic. "We called you all here to announce that since February is just around the corner. The student council will uphold the Valentines Soiree!"

Everyone cheered.

They said that a soiree is a fancy evening party or such, which will be on valentines... Well that's something to look forward to.

"Exciting isn't it?!" Aicko exclaimed as we entered her car to go back tot he square for dinner.

"Is it going to be fun?" I wondered.

Aicko eyed me as if I was joking. "Oh Paige, in Eres everything's fun." She chuckled.

She drove to the square, Eloise said that she'd meet us there.

I leaned back in my seat and turned to Shari who seemed quite silent. She silently kept her eyes on the car window and her fingers on her lap.

"Hey." I called her attention. "Anything the matter?"

Aicko tilted her head a bit to Shari as well.

"I've decided." Shari sighed. "I'm going to confess my feeling for Ram on Valentines."

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"Faster we're gonna be late!" Shari complained while she stood at the door of our dorm while waiting for me and Aicko to get ready. We all were invited to Billy's party, well of course they are since their families are well known. Till now I still have no idea why am I invited.

"Ok, ok." Aicko took her bag and took my hand dragging me out the door with Shari. The three of us went down the building and into the parking lot. "Why are we always in a hurry?" I muttered.

Aicko took opened the door to the car. "When are we not in a hurry?"