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have been awaiting throughout my short lifetime! And I get to experience it with my Prince Charming!’ She grins and takes another bite of sandwich.
    ‘Mm... I’m still not your Prince Charming, you know,’ Bianca says. She puts her sandwich down, suddenly not hungry.
    ‘ Why must you say that?’ Alexandra says, with a sad look. ‘You are more Prince Charming than any man could be!’
    ‘But I’m not the Prince Charming. You know that, right?’ Bianca says, reaching across and placing her hand on top of Alexandra’s. ‘I’m just the girl who rescued you by mistake.’
    The blonde’s blue-green eyes flicker down to look at her lap and she shakes her head. ‘You must be,’ she says, ‘for I was meant to be rescued by the Prince Charming...’
    ‘I’m sorry.’ Bianca swallows and wishes she still had her sandwich to concentrate on.
    Alexandra shrugs and Bianca is suddenly hit by the realisation that the blonde is barely any older than she; a young girl who spent her entire life waiting for Prince Charming to save her life, take her in her arms and marry her. Instead, she gets her bubble burst by a stupid teenage girl who doesn’t know better than to climb into holes without knowing where she’ll end up.
    ‘I’m really sorry,’ Bianca repeats. ‘I... God, I’m so sorry.’ She retracts her hand and groans.
    ‘You need not be sorry,’ Alexandra says, with a smile. ‘You quite possibly saved my life! That is nothing you must ever be sorry for.’ There’s something shining in Alexandra’s eyes and Bianca suspects it’s the desire to call her Prince Charming again.
    Bianca sighs because she doesn’t want to do more bubble bursting today. ‘Tell me... Tell me about your family. Do you have any brothers or sisters?’
    Alexandra shakes her head. ‘No, there is but me. Yourself?’
    ‘I have an idiot brother called Topher.’ Bianca shrugs and reaches for her sandwich again, despite not really having an appetite anymore. ‘I sometimes wish I was an only child.’
    ‘Why?’
    ‘Because Topher’s really annoying!’ Bianca exclaims. She laughs. ‘He drives me crazy.’
    ‘But you love him?’
    ‘Says who?’ Bianca scowls at her new friend.
    Alexandra smiles. ‘He is your brother. Of course you love him.’
    ‘Eh. I guess. I’d still rather be an only child, though. That would be so much—’ She breaks off when Alexandra places a finger on her lips and just sorta blinks at her.
    ‘It is lonely.’ Alexandra gives her a sad smile, not moving. ‘I was raised by a Fairy Godmother and the Queen... There were no others around me until I went out and found them... But you! You have never been quite alone. You do not wish to be alone.’
    Bianca sighs as the finger slips free and Alexandra goes back to sitting, contentedly, on the grass, looking around at the scenery. She doesn’t feel like any response will be appropriate, so instead she falls silent and eats pieces of her tasteless sandwich.
    ‘About that Fairy Godmother thing!’ Bianca exclaims, after a moment. ‘I want to know more about that!’
    Before Alexandra can reply, Cory appears from nowhere, dropping down to sit behind them and announcing, ‘We thought we’d come find you!’ Daisy and Scotty sit either side of him as he continues with, ‘You and your... Princess .’ He snickers.
    ‘You told them ?’ Bianca snaps at Scotty.
    Scotty throws his hands up. ‘I didn’t mean to !’ he exclaims. ‘It was just... Daisy said she acted like a total princess and I... may have slipped.’
    ‘Scotty!’ Bianca exclaims.
    ‘I’m only human!’ Scotty exclaims. ‘I’m not used to keeping secrets! And... it’s only Cor and Dais.’
    ‘It’s not true, though, right?’ Cory says, still snickering. ‘I mean; she’s a fairytale princess? Really ?’
    ‘I am Princess Alexandra of Calpaea!’ Alexandra says, smiling happily.
    ‘Oh, this is priceless !’ Cory laughs, clapping his hands together. He turns to Scotty. ‘Mate,