You being the princess of one of the most loved kingdoms in the country were used to the monthly balls and fancy dances. Though it was the first dance after your brother passed away. He wasn't just your best friend but also your twin. After his death you had an incident trying to process his death, your parents try to ignore it and keep it in the past. The other royals call you the "Crazy Princess" or "Nut case" or your personal favorite "The insane Princess". You were used to the stares and the glares, even the mumbling from the nobles they assumed you couldn't hear. As you brushed them off and sat on your throne bored of the party, The King and Queen wanted you to mingle, maybe find your potential love interest. Scrunching your nose at the idea you grabbed another glass of champagne

You knew they were just trying to get you to talk, open up to someone, go back to being a social butterfly and smiling. You shut yourself off from everyone since everything had happened. Finding a spot on the wall and leaning against it as a sigh escaped your lips

That's when you saw her

Princess Viviana of Solstice

She was gorgeous, she was quiet, not talking to many people but she was polite enough to smile and wave. As you got lost in staring, she turned towards you and smiled, and curtsied. Color rushed to your cheeks at the sight of Vivian's smile. It had been a long while since you've felt any emotion other than ones more of the negative side

You didn't know how to handle it; you walked the other direction trying to find a new hiding spot. On your way to a little corner away from the crowd, you heard one of the noble's whispering: "She's probably the reason the late princess passed

Stopping in your tracks, your heart was beating out so hard you thought it was about to explode. Everything felt hot, your dress was feeling too tight and uncomfortable, feeling anger rush to the surface. Turning your head to where you heard the whispering, you spoke in a sharp tone

"What..did you just say.."

The noble froze, his face went white as ghost out of shock and embarrassment, he started stammering and stumbling over his words

"N-n-nothing your highness..I-I was just.."

You felt the urge to punch him in the face but you promised your parents not to cause a scene. A frown etched on your face you stormed off to the balcony, trying to breathe and not cry with the amount of make up on your face your mother convinced you to wear but you couldn't hold it anymore

As your hands braced the stone rail the tears fell, dropping onto the stone and they wouldn't stop. Soon you were able to catch your breath and calm down, wiping your tears you felt a hand rest on your lower back

As you turned your head towards the mystery person you realized it was Vivian. The crying immediately stopped out of shock. Vivan had the sweetest comforting smile on her face. You tried to clear your throat and wipe away the rest of your tears, but Vivian beat you to it. The pad of her thumb brushed your cheek, wiping away the streaks of tears

You didn't notice how stunning she looked until now. Standing there in her opened back midnight blue shimmery dress with the slight up the right side. Her voice snapped you out of your staring, your gaze caught hers

"Are you okay, princess?.."

Her tone was full of concern and sorry, it was obvious she felt bad but more worried about checking on you