RoyalHighness

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 ...

Rose I kept tears from escaping, but just barely. "You explain first," I said with a little laugh. We must have looked like total idiots sitting in a booth, crying ...

Rose I didn't want to make things awkward. I had to tell somebody. I took a deep breath. "Sunny," I said. "I ram away from home when we graduated."

Zivibelle I couldn't imagine why the fog was with Toni. I couldn't think why it would want to stick around with me. Once more, the fog swirled around me, but ...

Rose I grinned and laughed. "Astronomy? Wow," I said. I tried to think of a way out of the inevitable question but Sunny beat me to it. "What are you ...

Zivibelle I almost didn't hear the chimera's compliment. Toni's fog was doing...something weird. I watched the fog retreat behind me as the chimera called out to it. I couldn't imagine ...

Zivibelle I smiled and shook the fog-hand. "It's so cute!" I said, running my hand through it as if petting a wild animal. I looked around at the others, who ...

Zivibelle I was amazed. "It just follows you around?" The nymph nodded. I held out one tiny elf hand. "I'm Zivibelle," I said. "But you can call me Zivi or ...