Hidden Royalties

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I WAS NOT fine.

Very much not fine.

I began to panic as the car pulled up to Elias' parents' property, the Gleyvanian gala venue.

Everything was fine up until this point. So many things were running through my head. My hair and makeup were done to accentuate my natural waves and features. I was wearing a beautiful azure blue gown finished with matching silver and blue jewels from my personal collection. I felt like I was able to walk out and be fine. But no. I'm panicking.

What if the media doesn't believe Elias and I's facade of our relationship? I remember what our parents told us. We had to fool the public. No one would want a loveless pairing ruling a country.

But how

I heard a crowd of cameras start flashing outside of the car and muffled yelling. The door beside me opened and the noise became much clearer.

Elias held his hand out to help me out of the car. I took his hand as he guided me into the eyes of the cameras obviously flashing towards me. In my head, I remembered not to make any displeasing expressions while the cameras were on me. My mother trained me enough not to.

I felt Elias hand interlock with mine as we began to walk towards the entrance. It was gross to even think about touching the same hand that has touched half the female population of Petunia.

Surrounding us were the other attendees getting themselves interviewed and photographed by the media. Elias stopped and pulled my hair aside to reveal my ear. I could feel the immense attention from the cameras clicking away as he came down to whisper in my ear.

"Maybe it's the way she walked," Elias sang into my ear with a huge grin, mouthing 'wow!' afterwards.

I chuckled to myself at the song lyrics while having a major flashback to a memory of me and the rest of the Goldens listening to the release of 'Best Song Ever' by One Direction when we were twelve while hanging out in Japan at Kaito's apartment. It was the summer we were all together before we all became busy with our lives. Morgan with his professional soccer career in the junior league, Kaito's business becoming a success, Mina hitting gold with landing a modelling contract with the most prestigious modelling agency and Elias and I being admitted into boarding school. Ah, the memories.

A thrill of joy and warmth enveloped me, making me dread this event less with the comfort of Elias. Even if he is a douche.

We walked towards the middle of the red carpet where the mass of cameras was. Photographers were yelling for us to pose towards them. I looked in a few directions before Elias and I proceeded to be interviewed by some journalist.

"Good evening to you both, Prince Elias and Princess Mary. Both of you look dazzling tonight," she said with much enthusiasm and excitement. My smile grew wider at the use of the word 'dazzling'. My father would always compliment ballroom dancers he would judge using that word. "So I take it we will be seeing you two more often nowadays. Now tell me, who are you two wearing tonight?"

Elias looked at me for guidance. He would know nothing about fashion designers. "Elias' suit and my gown were both designed by the stunning Angelo Russett. A long time designer for the House of Tudor you might've heard of," I said with confidence while showing off my gown. One of the workers ushered us to make our way towards the entrance before being interviewed any further.

The House of Tudor's main palace was much larger than Elias' puny sized manor. It was decorated with blue along the railings and a larger banner that held the emblem of the house hung against the back wall.

The ballroom was much grander than the entrance. The blue and white theme continued onto the decorations, from the curtains to the decorative flowers that looked like they were blooming from the walls and tables. A vibrant symphony was played by the National Gleyvanian Orchestra as people took to their seats.