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She awoke that morning knowing what the date was. She was to meet the man she was arranged to be with. She was going to be having to leave her kingdom. Some place she never wanted to leave.

She got out of bed and changed into a dress. Just wanting to go out. She ran down the stairs and told her parents she was taking a walk in the gardens but she wasn't. She ran out the gates and walked down to the town. She went to the town and smiled at the little children in the street.

She played with them all morning and talked through the entire afternoon that she realized it was almost six o'clock. Only two more hours to the ball. She needed to get home and prepare. She said goodbye and ran back to the castle. Reaching the castle and out of breath she snuck upstairs and went to her bedroom where a maid was waiting. The maid bowed and smiled.

"Miss, its time to get ready." She changed out of her clothes and watched as the maid tied her corset tighter then the loose one she wore during the day. She sighed once it was finished being tied. She grabbed a dress and changed into it.

She then did her curly hair and let it loose down. And the maid placed her small tiara on her head. She smiled to the maid. "Thank you."
Being finished she walked out of the room and walked down to the ballroom and stood beside her parents in the front. Where she would wait to meet her prince.

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Belinda woke up with a smile. She didn't have much planned for the day. She wasn't doing much and so that seemed like a good start to the day. She got up and changed into a dress and walked down the hallway and then down the steps to the lobby.

And then she went out the door. The castle had big grounds and was very beautiful. She walked through the garden humming to herself. Just being with herself.

After she had completed her walk. She walked back into the house and went into the kitchen. If her mother or father saw her helping in the kitchen they would freak. She sat down besides one of the cooks and smiled. "I will help peel." She said grabbing the knife and began to scrape the potatoes.

Once she was finished she wondered why the maids were running around the kitchen cooking a lot. Maybe there was a feast? "What's tonight a feast?" She asked with a questioning smile.

"Miss we will be getting ready for the arrangement ball." A maid named Consuela said. She totally forgot that she was arranged to be married.

She ran out of the kitchen and too her bedroom. She began searching through her dresses quickly. Which would look perfect? Even though she hated the idea of being married at least at this age. She quickly found one. She wanted to look her best even though she didn't want to marry.

She watched as the maid Constance came into the room. "Here to get you ready miss." She said with a smile. She took off her clothes and the maid began to tie up her corset. As it was finally finished she placed the dress on. She looked at herself in the long mirror.

She looked beautiful. They strung her long wavy hair into a small pony tail. And the rest loose. She looked at Constance. "Thank you Constance." Hugging the maid then placing her tiara on she ran down the steps and walked like a respectable young lady into the ball room and went to the front near her parents and her sisters.

((Just wanted to get this post in))