"Your Highness, we have found Alexis. Would you like to have her brought here?" A guard from heaven asked the eldest princess.

"No, not yet. Let's wait but please keep an eye on her while not interfering."

"Yes your highness." he bowed, respectively before leaving her. The study room was once quiet again. The eldest walked around, studying the displays of books on shelves and paintings on walls. She stopped at a large painting that had 5 people in it. The queen, the king, and her two younger sisters. The queen was dead and the king was abusive and crazy so she started having to take up more responsibilities and work, to make up for her father and mother.

"King Albert, Queen Carol, Princess April, Princess Rose, and Princess A-" she started to read aloud the names before her younger sister ran in.

"April!!"

"Yes, Rose?"

"I heard we are going to have a ball! is that true!?" Rose asked, excitement seeping through her voice.

"Yes, it is. Now please have a little control over your emotions. Remember, you're representing the castle and the angels." April reprimanded her younger sister.

"Fine but you have to come and pick out dresses with me."

"I am sorry but I can not. I have a meeting and I am helping with the ball preparations. I have no time to help you pick out a dress." April informed her younger sister while looking straight into her blue eyes with her purple ones.

"You never seem to have any free time anymore! It's always meetings, judging, or paperwork! At least mom used to make time!!" She yelled at her older sister, which only in return, sent the blonde a glare, telling her not to bring up their mother.

"This discussion ends now. I am going to go and get ready. It would be of your best interest to do so too." She told her younger sister while walking out and to her room, leaving rose to herself.

As she walked into her room, she let out an irritated sigh. Walking past her violet sheeted bed with red pillows, she made her way across the room to her dresser which had an attached mirror. After letting her long wavy hair out of her bun, she studied her appearance, only to be displeased for she looked more like her mother, except for the differing eye color. April was never fond of her mother because she broke two of the main laws. An angel is never to fall in love with anyone else who is not an angel. And an angel cannot be associated with dark angels (fallen angels), demons, and vampires. Not only had her mother done that, she had a child with the vampire king while she was married and had two kids from the angel king. A sin that can never be forgiven by the eldest daughter. She is constantly tormented by the decision her mother made by other angels, who are reminded because she looks so much like her mother. She avoids her father by staying busy and locked away so she doesn't have to hear harsh comments or abuse. The memory of hearing her father give out the orders to have Carol killed still haunted her. Not because she felt for her mother but because of hearing her sisters cries left an open wound on her heart. Ever since then, neither one of them shed a single tear. "It's a sign of weakness." she remembered telling her younger sister.

Walking to her closet, she pulled out a long white dress with purple at the chest. It had gold trim going along the bottom and the ends of the sleeves that loosely fell to her shoulders while the bottom of the dress fell to the bottom of her feet, hiding the white heels she was wearing. After brushing her hair, she looked at herself one more time before exiting her classroom.

(TIME SKIP: THE BALL)

The ballroom was filled with angels and elves from all and over. There was classical music playing while many conversed with each other, catching up on recent events. The king sat in silence next to the eldest princess while Rose was off enjoying herself. April sighed over her sister's youth but left it be. She felt uncomfortable being around her father for she had always faced discrimination. Soon it was time for her to give a speech. It took her days to be prepared and so she was a little nervous but also excited. As she stood, the music stopped and all eyes were on her. She felt like she was drowning in fear, reaching out hoping someone would pull her up and save her from suffocation but she was alone. Masking her feelings and thoughts up, she smiled at the guests.

"Hello and welcome everyone. It is appreciated for your coming to this event. It has been tradition to hold these yearly balls from our much-appreciated alliance with the elves. To conclude this short speech, I would like for us to take a moment of silence for the recent departure of the elves' king's brother, due to the sickening."

After 3 minutes of silence, the party resumed and Princess April reseated herself. Ignoring the distractful glances she would get from her father, she watched over her sister in both protection and jealousy.