Black Robes

Jason: You're Stuck With Me.

I watched her face in amusement. It was obvious she was extremely nervous, but happy. She needs to seriously work on hiding her emotions better, or she won't last a day with when the Reporters are here. I could tell the deal for her family definitely took over any doubt she had about this.

 I was happy though, I would get to be her escort. Maybe I could win her over with my charm finally, who could resist that? I was surprised at how fast she accepted, I thought she would try to argue for a different escorter at least.  I guess she was still worried about the whole 'Royal' thing. She seemed to be scared for her life!

"Jason, why don't you show Piper her room, and give her a quick tour before lunch." I silently thanked my dad and said "Of course father" and took her by her elbow to lead her out the door. When we left out the door she groaned. I couldn't keep the smug look off my face if I tried. But I really didn't try. "Really? You're my guide for everything? Don't you have better things you can do? I can't handle you all day!"

Laughing, I said, "Well I probably do have better things to do, but they're not as fun. Plus, I can do those things later, I need to help you learn the place, and help you with a lot more if you're going to survive the reporters." She paled a little and for a minute there I was worried. "R-reporters? Like, with cameras? And people?" dear god she was cute when she freaked out. 

"Yes. People and cameras. Who are going to be following you around and trying to get as much information about you as possible. About Everything." I stressed the word everything to scare her a little more. It worked. Now, to teach her to be a lady... How is that going to work? "So, when I am escorting you, you need to put your hand on my arm, and stand straight. People are always watching, and if you're here, it means you have grown up here and you are a Lady." Such a subtle subject change, I know.

I take her hand and place it on my arm, she frowns for a minute but then smooths her features. Good, at least she can do that. "First, I'll show you your room, so you can get changed into more appropriate palace clothing." She raised her eyebrows and said "What do you mean, more appropriate clothing?" I just smiled and responded, "You'll see, kitten."

I smiled to myself, leading her down the hall to her room. I gave her brief history of things as we passed by, but I could tell neither of us were very interested in it. She kept looking around the halls and seemed a little nervous. Her grip tightened on and off on my arm as she saw people passing by.

 "Relax, just breathe slowly and hold your head high" I whisper in her ear to calm her. She shoots me a look that speaks many unkind words, but does as I said. Finally we come to her room. I open the door and lead her in. "Here is your room while you live in the palace. My room is just down the hall, and i'll show it to you later when we continue this tour. The closet is to the left, the bathroom is to the right, your outfit for the day is set on the bed. You have 5 minutes to change, please hurry."

 I walk out the room immediately so I don't land on the receiving end of her anger when she sees the outfit. I could tell she wasn't the type of girl to appreciate the fashion so much yet. She seems to be the type to have grown up around guys more than girls. But I have no doubt she will slightly become more interested in fashion after becoming friends with more of the girls. At least, I had a feeling with her around, my days are going to get a lot more interesting.