They just can’t come between you.

You grew up the second eldest daughter in the kingdom of Zyphoria. Thankfully, since your older brother was first in line, and the most favourite of your parents, you got pushed aside. Which meant that convincing your parents to let you go to a boarding school hundreds of miles away wasn’t hard. At all.

You loved being at the boarding school, except for the fact that you had to go home for two months over summer break and seeing any of the friends you had made there became extremely hard. Especially with your best friend, Charlie. The two of you met the first day of school and clicked instantly–forming a friendship that no one could come between.

Currently, it is midsummer in Zyphoria. Mid-summer always meant the summer ball. It was a whole fundraising event for low-income schools so they could get a grant for the following school year. Celebrities, billionaires, politicians, other royal families, everyone went to this ball. And since you're a princess at a ball–that meant you needed an escort.

Normally, your parents would find some prince that you hated to be your escort. Your parents somehow got people to find out for all of you spent the most time with. Regardless of whether or not they were royal, or were high-up in society to get an invite in the first place. You, of course, spent the most time with Charlie.

Everyone got flown out, expenses all paid, all they had to do was show up and escort you to the ball that was in a couple days. Easy.

You were standing in the living room with your siblings, listening as your parents explained it. First, everyone else's escorts came out, and then out came him. Dark curly hair, brown eyes, and a boyish grin on his face as Charlie spotted you.

“Hey you,” he smiled.