The Daughter Of Illéa

Chapter 28

"Calm down, you'll be fine mistress!" Wanda assures me, as she adjusts the last bit of touches of Princess Aria's 3D design on me.

Since there was no sense of catwalk in the palace, the constructed their own in the gardens.

Every female in the fashion show, or all the selected and the Princess, seized the dressing rooms earlier this afternoon to get ready. I however, feel different than all the dazzled girls. I feel all insecure about myself, prodding myself out there for their entertainment.

Due to Princess Aria, I'm wearing what looks like a dress and a robe had a child.
It's long and slices the floor with it's silky and lace like fabric. The torso is transformed into a strong, isolated, lace top that hugs my hips and curves, obeying the laws my food set years ago.
Then, matching the rich evergreen dress, is a see-threw robe that dangles it self around my body loosely.
My hair is in sexy curls, as my makeup a done professionally.

"Miss, please at least step into the hall with the others."
I hesitate at Tinsley's comment, but eventually give in, stepping out into the hall where all the girls stand along with our alien friends.

Jack appears from a bench, and confronts me quickly in a black suit with a nice evergreen bow tie.
"You look so cute, Jack!" I say, stunned from his change of appearance.
"You do to, Ms. Delilah!" He grins, his white teeth flashing.

I glance up, and see many of the girls bidding their eyes at me, darting bullets by the second. Though three people in particular are still carrying on a conversation.

Forgetting my insecurities, I stand broadly, watching Charleston, her young girl, and Augustus chatting along.

In a way, I'm happy for her. If she's going to hate me, the least she can do is still respect him. Though the other half is enriched in complete jealousy.

"You really look ravishing, my lady..."
I stand back at a distance, witnessing him win her over.
She curtsies, and laughs as their "cute" conversation continues.

After a couple of moments of them flirting, he whirls his head around the room, probably talking about the palace, and that's when he looks right past me, and back at Charleston. Then it's a double take, as his golden blonde hair turns with his head, as he turns towards me and smiles, locking eyes for a sincere moment.

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After nearly five minutes, he bids her farewell, and struts my way, and stops a foot in front of me.

"You look gorgeous, Delilah." He says, making sure to keep our comments below the average whisper.

"Please, I feel like I'm wearing lingerie." I joke, as he smirks, "What's wrong with that?"

I slap his rather masculine arm as we laugh at his perverted joke.

"Anyways, I just came to say two things. For starters," he squat down towards young Jack's height, "don't be playing any moves on my woman."

I try my best to laugh, but my heart skips a beat at the thought of being "his woman."

Jack laughs and blushes, as Augustus pokes his arm and stands up to his 6 foot height. "I also came, to tell you that evergreen is an adoring color on you..." At the comment, my face flushes with a red, resembling me to a Christmas tree.
"...that is after all my favorite color."
This however, makes my eyes grow out of my skull. He must've think I've done this on purpose, so maybe I should just play it off like amnesia hit.

I wince a small smile, "Oh it is? I forgot." I avoid his gorgeous Caribbean like eyes as the next words are spoken, he says "Delilah Primar doesn't just forgot."

I don't know how, but to save me from that awkward moment, Cornelia rushed down the hall, fortunately interrupting.
"PLACES! PLACES! Remember what we went over yesterday. Get in line!"

I obeyed, and left Augustus waiting for a reply as I took my place in the back of the line, right in front of Princess Aria, who was last in gorgeous cream colored gown.

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The palace doors that led to the garden, only opened every couple seconds, leaving me absolutely panicked.

Then finally, it came to me.
I gripped Jacks hand in mine, and I stepped out the garden doors.

The lights blinded me, as the darkness cocooned itself around the bulbs.
I'm frozen.
I feel a jerk of Jack's hand, and we begin strutting. I see many rows of seats on both sides of me belonging to celebrity and wealthy guests. Cameras found itself in every direction, no matter where I glared.

While strutting, the heels slips on my dress and I stumble forward. Jack intwines his black hand around my forearm, catching me from my fall.
The audience gasps.

I stare up, and my look of shame forces it's self into a raging burst of laughter as my eyes find Augustus, rolling with laughter into King Everette's grasp.

I push myself up, brush off my dress and serious photogenic glare, and strut down the long runway, with an appearance of pure happiness at my interesting collapse.

The crowd bursts into applause at my positivity of the situation, as we stop and pose. I squat to his level and give Jack a peck on the cheek for the cameras, and he smiles.

Like rehearsed, I pardon myself to the side of the catwalk as all the other girls and their partners strut out, forming two isles.

Then like every finale of the show, they saved the best for last, as Princess Aria does the "kick step" method...the method that totally flew out the other ear when told what to do.
She puts on a huge smile for the public, as the twin girls based beside her grin over their primary accomplishments.

She stops at the end of the run way, and smiles broadly, intwining a microphone placed before her into her manicured hands to speak...

"I'd like to thank all of you for coming out tonight! These girls did a spectacular job, even though some of us tripped up a bit..." Every glares at me, as she giggles.

"Though on more important notes...my new line will be out in province stores soon!"
The crowd roars for Aria's news vogue line.

"And to end off tonight, I'd just like to announce that this benefit raised 93.7 thousand dollars for the African Educational Program!" Her chocolate eyes get glossy at her speech.
"These young kids have inspired me many times before this, and hopefully many times after...thanks for coming everybody."

Unlike rehearsal, nobody stands to walk to the exit, or even move a finger.
Slow music rises on the speakers that once played fast beats, as the classical tune brings a romantic vibe.
Then erupting from the audience is Prince Marsh, of Ireland, in a nice tux with a choir of singing and acoustic band of violinists.

In his hands is a bouquet of dark navy blue roses, and one in the center is a neon yellow. He steps up to her, and she grins widely as he places the bouquet in her hands.

"The dark roses symbolize the world. The yellow rose symbolize you, and how you manage to stick out and enlighten it."

Every unisons in "Awes" and sudden gasps, as he drops on one knee, and brings out a case concealing the most enriching ring in the world.

"Will you enlighten my world, Aria?"

She's shocked for a minute or two, tears of joy soaking her gorgeous porcelain face as she shrieks like she practiced in the mirror many times,

"Yes!!!"

Everyone in the local area, or in Illéa in general, burst into laughter or tears of the future marriage.

In the middle of clapping and congratulating, I turn my attention to all the other girls. Anticipation and eagerness are in majority of their eyes, and it's not for the marriage.

It's because if Princess Aria is getting married to the Prince of Ireland, she'll be the Queen of Ireland.
Leaving Augustus to be the heir of the crown, and one of us to be his future lover and Queen of Illéa.
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A/N
I'm listening to my friends screaming to see who can do it longer...wow.
Anyways, I like this chapter, I've been wanting to do this one for a while.
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QOTC: If you could imagine Delilah as actress, who would you say?
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