Chapter 1: First impressions

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The short woman wakes up in her bed alone. She's always alone, but she doesn't mind. The woman gets up and gets herself a cup of tea. She sits down on the couch after grabbing her food. The news is on.

"Breaking news! The princess will attend this week's Apex Games! Yes, you heard that right! The princess will also greet the winner of the games!"

Renee thinks to herself, "The princess? She'll be at the games! I must do good!" Renee prefers to be alone, but there is one person she's had her eye on. The princess of the kingdom, Natalie Paquette. Renee would do anything for the princess, so she wants- no, needs to win this seasons games.

The skirmisher takes a sip of her tea before standing up. The games are in two days; she needs to prepare.
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The day of the games rolls around. The nervous Renee grabs her gear and goes out to the car. She gives herself a pep talk on the drive,"Ok, you've got this Renee. All you have to do is win the games, meet the princess, befriend the princess, and maybe end up dating her!" Renee sighs and seems disappointed. "who am I kidding? I don't even know if she likes girls... Why would she? She's a princess! Not someone looking for another queen." Renee continues to drive In silence. She seems to have convinced herself her dream isn't possible.

The woman wearing the black scarf puts on her gear once she arrives. Elliott, better known as Mirage, knocks on the door of Renee's room. She opens to door to see him excited.

"Renee! Did you know the princess is watching today? You know what that means!?"

The serious, cold, Renee, turns soft once she sees Elliott.

"Yeah. I know she's watching."

"You're going to impress her, right?" He says, teasingly.

She blushes at the thought, then punches him in the shoulder. "Be quiet Elliot! I'll punch you harder.!" The woman, now In a stern, angered tone, does not seem to be joking. Only Elliott knows of Renees "little crush", and she doesn't want the other legends to hear Elliott

"Okay! But you should! This will probably be your only chance to meet her, so you have to win." He speaks, while believing in Renee, and Renee knows she can win, but something tells her something is going to go wrong.

"I know, I know. I'm going to win." She says this, not fully believing herself.
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Renee stands on the edge of the dropship, waiting for a good place to land. Today is a special occasion, as it is solos because of the princess being here. Renee finally finds a good spot to go. She takes a deep breath, closes her eyes, and jumps.
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2 squads left. Renee and one other person. Renee doesn't know where they are.

"Get behind cover." a voice tells her. She knows already to trust the voices, so she does as told. Suddenly a kraber shot hits where she once was sitting only seconds after hiding.

Renee peaks out and opens fire on the sniper. She cracks their shield.

Renee scoffs. She knows the person won't peak until fully healed, giving her a moment to rush. Renee gets up and runs at the person, suddenly, he jumps out from cover. Renee is stunned. This was unexpected. It's octane. Renee hears the shot ring out from the kraber. She blacks out.
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"Get up." A voice demands. One of her own voices. Renee sits up. She's in her bed. She knows exactly what happened. She lost. The now afraid woman gets up and turns on the news. "No, no, no no no..." she sees Octane shaking hands with Princess Natalie. She hates it. Renee knows she failed. Renee is mad. Mad at herself. "How. How did I fail? I should have been more focused. I failed. I failed. I failed." She continues to repeat this to herself. Renee seems very hurt by this. Meeting Natalie meant a lot to her. The news turns off, octanes visit ended, but Renee only thinks of all the horrible things that could have happened. Natalie probably fell in love with octane. Renee will never have a chance. Then Rene hears her phone ding. The broken woman stands up and walks over to see an unknown number messaged her.

The message reads,"Hello Renee Blasey. This is the princess's guard. The princess has requested your presence. Meet her at the Nessie Café in the city. Meet in an hour."

"What!? Did the princess just request me personally? This has to be a dream." The surprised and excited woman yells aloud. She pinches herself, hoping it's not a dream, but not believing it to be reality. She doesn't wake up. It's real.

Renee takes advantage of this. She quickly goes to her closet and finds a suit. The tough woman prefers suits over dresses. She puts the suit on quickly and puts the kunai in her boot. Renee doesn't really know how to dress formally, so she will wear her boots to the meet. The boots fit the outfit pretty well. Renee gets in the car. She drives away, excited.

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The woman, having her hair in a bun, sits alone at the café. She thinks to herself, "Was this a lie? Am I getting pranked? How could I be so stupid?" Just as Renee gets to her car to leave, she sees a limo arrive. Many guards step out, some in shining armour, some in suits, like bodyguards. Then Renee sees her. The princess steps out. She's wearing a beautiful blue dress. Renee can't help but think of the princesses beauty. A guard steps over to Renee.

"Are you Renee Hope Blasey?" He asks, getting straight to the point.

The skirmisher is nervous. She doesn't know what to say. This is real,"well- I am. I am Renee. Why did the princess ask for me?" She asks, trying to keep her cool. The princess notices Renee.

"Renee! It's nice to see you up close!" She says in her joyful tone. Natalie seems to always be happy, no matter the situation.

Renee can't seem to get words out. The princess is meeting her, and she's happy about it. "I-"

"Sorry, let me introduce myself." Natalie grabs Renee's hand and shakes it. Natalie's hands seem to be rough from working, as there have been rumours that princess Natalie tends to work on her electrical engineering when she can. Her hands are rough from the work, but seems soft at the same time. It's like they're perfect. "As you probably already know, I am princess Natalie, and I have come to you with a question"

Renee looks nervous. She knows she's bad at socializing, and just hopes she doesn't ruin this chance for herself. "Yeah?" The nervous woman asks.

"Would you accompany me to a simple picnic tomorrow? I need to speak with you about something, and I don't want to talk here in an alleyway" she giggles at the thought. Her giggle is adorable.

Renee nods quickly, then Natalie smiles

"Great! Is 11am a good time for you?"

Renee wants to be with Natalie anytime, which makes the question easy. She nods.

"Do you need a ride or escort home? I want to make sure you make it home safe." She gestures at her limo. Renee doesn't want to be needy, but knows her ragged old vehicle is barely working, and could leave her stranded. Natalie opens the door for Renee. They both get in.

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Arriving at Renee's house, Natalie makes sure Renee makes it inside safely.

"See you tomorrow Renee!" Natalie gets back in and leaves Renee, standing with a gaping mouth. She's astonished.

Renee thinks to herself. She only has many thoughts going on, but one shows the most "Did I just befriend the most beautiful woman in the world...?"

(I don't know how long it'll be between chapters, or how long each chapter will be, but I'll try to get the next one out within a couple days. Byeeeeeeee :D)

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