RoyalHighness

Cassandra I walk in early and shield my eyes immediately. "Whoa, sorry," I say hurriedly. "Didn't realize you were still here."

Zivibelle The pale boy explains how being undead works, and I can't help but be totally fascinated. "So what's the difference between you and a zombie?" I ask in the ...

Zivibelle A guy with completely pale white skin enters the room, and I watch all the humans enter. I turn to Toni. "I think you were right about the fog-thing," ...

Ariadne The "accidental" fire that killed my parents blinded me for life. But at least I have my Seeing-Eye dog, Reggie and my foster mom to help me out. I ...

Princess Hattie I didn't know how long it's been since I'd last saw another human. I didn't know where I was anymore. I looked around. I saw the smoldering ashes ...

Ariadne I walk into another new school- the sixth in two years. I figure this won't be much different then the others. Someone will figure out I'm a freak, spread ...

Rose "Mario?" I said. I didn't realize I hadn't been talking in a while. "Did he mention his last name?"

Rose Ferdinand...Ferdinand...mafia...Suddenly, it hit me. I remembered my Uncle Mario saying something about a "get-together" in Europe. He didn't specify when or where, since such information is only

Rose I heard a muffled voice, and remembered too late that I was still talking to Sunny. "Yeah," I said, wrapping both hands around my now-cold coffee cup. "What were ...

Rose I pressed my hands against either side of my head, the way I used to when I was thinking hard. All this time, I thought. All this time, Ferdinand ...

Rose I couldn't believe what I was hearing. "What happened after that, Sunny?"

Rose Sunny might as well have been speaking Greek. "Hold on, just start over," I said, holding her shoulders. This story was beginning to sound all too familiar. Little did ...

Rose "Oh no, no, no, Sunny!" I said. "I want to know what happened! You lost someone you loved dearly. It's only right for you to talk about it. Believe ...

Rose Sunny started to say something but her voice was drowned out by a torrential downpour on her face. "What is it, Sunny?" I asked softly.

Rose My tears stood stock still on my cheeks. I held Sunny for a second before beginning my explanation. "Remember Andy? Andy Paxton?" Sunny sniffled. "Yeah," she said. "He was ...