Hidden Gold

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above is the picture of Claire and Chanel's lunch outfit. 

song of the chapter: subway car - marc e. bassy

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Waking up early that morning was a mistake. I was given the news that we would be attending the royal palace for a luncheon. I would be swapping my comfy skinny jeans for a dress and blazer. Wearing stuffy fancy clothes makes extremely uncomfortable, mostly because it's never out of free will, but more like force.

I wish I could have opted out of the luncheon, but according to the invitation it was mandatory that everyone in the family go. As much as my parents would like to exclude me, they could not go against royal orders. What a shame.

So that's why I am here in a car sent by the royal family with the rest of my oh-so loving family in a black dress with a matching black blazer and black heels. My sister is sitting next to me talking to my mother about how she hopes the luncheon will go.

"Oh, I hope the Prince will like me! Maybe it will be love at first sight," She sighs dreamily.

"I'm sure it will be sweetheart, I mean look at you!" My mother praises. Of course she would. Claire was wearing a nude dress with a yellow floral jacket and yellow heels with her hair up in a ponytail using a bow to hold it up. It was an outdated outfit and absolutely awful, she looked like a knock off Blair Waldorf, but no one could ever be her.

"Doesn't she look lovely Chanel?" My Mother asks to spite me.

"Adorable," I respond with mock enthusiasm while rolling my eyes. This ride is going to be torture.

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After a long hour of Claire incessant talking about herself we finally arrived at the royal palace. No wonder they called it the royal palace. The area was completely amazing. With amazing angel fountains, dozens of rose bushes, the grass truly is greener on the other side.

When we all got to the entrance a butler opened the door right away as if he was watching us walk up.

"Hello and welcome to the Pierce Palace," He says poshly. "I am Frederic, the head butler for the palace. Please come in." All four of us enter the palace and we are all left in awe. The palace was adorned in gold and marble everywhere. The scheme was classic and beautiful.

"Thank you for inviting us in," My mother responds.

"Queen Amelia Pierce will be here shortly. I will show you to the garden out back where we will be dining for lunch," Frederic tells us while showing us out back. There is a huge long table set up in front what looks to be a maze. The table is large enough to sit twelve people, but only six plates are set. We all took our seats and casually waited for the Queen and Prince to come.

"Why hello everybody, good afternoon," Queen Pierce says as she walks in which immediately causes me to sit up straight. Just her presence when she walks into the room causes everyone to snap into shape, she holds this aura that makes you want to prove yourself.

"Your highness, hello," Claire says as soon as she walks and curtsies for her.

"Hello dear," She smiles while moving onto my parents. They all say their pleasantries until she finally gets to me. "Chanel, sweetheart, hello!"

"Hello Queen Pierce," I smile warmly while going in for a handshake.

"How are you doing darling?" She asks me as we all sit down.

"I'm doing great and yourself?" I ask while sipping my water.

"Lovely, thank you for asking," She responds kindly.

"Uh, so your highness, where exactly is your your son?" My mother asks, interrupting our conversation.

"He shall be here--," She begins, but gets cut off.

"I'm so sorry we're late, we had a few set backs," A familiar voice says. I instantly look up to see the man that spilled cheap beer on of my favorite shirts. We both look at each other and I'm positive we both have matching expressions of shock. At least there's no doubt that he remembers me and what I did for him last night.

"Oh no worries dear, take a seat," Queen Pierce says.

"Um, yeah, I, uh, also brought Jasper and Lana," He says while clearing his throat.

"Oh well, not a problem. Frederic please tell the chef to prepare to extra plates, please," The Queen commands causing Frederic to rush inside.

The Prince comes forward and decides to seat himself next to Claire, which is conveniently right in front of me, while Lana seats herself on my left with Jasper in front of her who is on the right of the Prince.

"Everyone, this is my son Prince Nixon Blake Pierce and his friends Lana Adams and Jasper Richardson," The Queen introduces. 

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