Woah woah woah what? Princess who now? Yeah my name is Kamaria, but I have absolutely nothing to do with any princess!

"Oh I'm sorry I think you've got me mixed up with another girl, I'm just plain old Kamaria" I insist, letting out a nervous laugh.

Ray's eyebrows furrow in confusion and he looks down at Melina with a small frown. She widens her eyes just slightly. As they're both staring into each other's eyes, she makes small almost unnoticeable movements with her head, and it's not long before I realize they're having a conversation through their thoughts.

"Hey um na-no, none of that telepathy stuff. He's got his information whacked up, correct Melina?" I urge as I step closer to them.

Melina quickly loses eye contact with Ray and gives me a big smile "oh honey, uh, would you mind speaking with Deli for a moment while Ray and I have a quick chat?" She pleads as her eyes shows that she obviously did or said something she wasn't supposed to.

She doesn't wait for my reply as she grabs Ray's hand and drags him away, leaving me standing here stunned and confused.

Surely they're acting suspicious for another reason. Surely this is just some prank.

I don't allow myself to stand here questioning something that I'll never figure out unless I do the thing I don't want to, go and ask Adelram.

"ADELRAM!" I roar as I run up the stairs two at a time. If that son of a female dog didn't tell me something as important as this, I just might chop off his shweaty balls.

Without hesitation I swing open his bedroom door to find Adelram in only his underwear (which by the way he was in the process of taking off)

My eyes widen and I let out a piercing shriek before slamming the door shut forcefully. My cheeks flare with incredible embarrassment, if I had come only seconds later...oh gosh.

I hear laughter behind me and turn around to see Cayden "need a microscope? Don't worry, mine's much larger, than again, you'll be finding out soon enough. Don't wanna ruin the surprise" Cayden jokes winking at me as a playful smirk plays on his lips.

I bury my hands in my face and groan "my gosh Cayden, I really don't need an image like that in my mind" I groan completely and utterly mortified.

"Maybe not, but we both know you want it" he claims wiggling his eyebrows at me suggestively before spinning around on his heels and walking away.

The door to Adelram's room opens and I force myself to look up at the grinning Adelram, casually leaning against the doorframe with his arms crossed.

"You know if you wanted to see me naked that bad, you could have just asked" he assures winking smugly at me.

You wanna know something that's incredibly annoying? I never was much of a blusher before Adelram, for the most part I had avoided it, but now all I do is blush, blush deeper, and somehow blush even deeper.

I scoff trying to pull of a nonchalant act "please, if I wanted to see you naked, all I'd have to do is snap my finger and you'd be naked in bed waiting to follow my every command." I claim feigning confidence. Adelram grins at me "I think I'm rubbing off on you Princess"

Princess, that one word brings me back to the reason I came roaring up here in the first place, before I saw far more than I wanted.

Anger begins surging through me as I narrow my eyes indignity at him.

"Adelram I don't know you're middle name Zayas, you better tell me the truth or so help me God you will regret it" I threaten as I step towards him. Satisfied to see a look of fear in his eyes...okay so maybe seventy percent is amusement, twenty percent is confusion, and only ten percent is fear, but still, at least I can spark some amount of fear in him, however small it may be.

"Did you get your parents to prank me?" I demand a obvious growl of annoyance in my voice.

Adelram's eyebrows pinch together as he looks at me with confusion "my parents? Dad's here?" He asks tilting his head to the right.

"Never mind about your dad! Quit avoiding the question!" I exclaim flinging my arms out dramatically.

Adelram sighs as he pinches the bridge of his nose "look princess, I have no idea what you're talking about, but you have got some serious yelling problems" he points out.

I ignore his comment purposely. "See! Right there, that whole 'princess' thing? What's up with that? Why do you call me princess?" I interrogate.

Adelram looks like a deer caught in headlights for only a nanosecond and just like that the look disappears, replaced with the calm, impassive look I've come accustomed to. "What can I say? You remind me of a damsel in distress" he shrugs looking away. I can tell he's lying though, it's obvious.

I take a step closer to him, shoving him into the room and pushing him up against the wall the way he's done to me more times than I can count. "I'm not in the mood for this Adelram, tell me why you call me Princess or I will chop it off!" I threaten a angry growl clawing in my voice.

A slow smirk rises on Adelram's sexy lips "you just want an excuse to check it out again" he claims wiggling his eyebrows at me.

My jaw drops at his stupid arrogance. That's it, the cocky bastard.

I look deeply into his eyes and muster up every ounce of anger and hate I have inside me "how about I use my new found power to dissolve Adelram jr" I threaten. This time my voice deep, the hatred and anger is undoubtable with every single word I speak. "There's nothing junior about my-" he stops mid-sentence when he sees the look of pure anger shinning in my eyes. His eyes widen and for a split second, I think he's going to pee his pants, sadly he doesn't. He quickly raises his hands up in surrender "okay okay, calm down, God. I'll tell you what you want to know" he finally gives in fearfully.

I instantly back off and smile kindly at him "great, how about we start with why you call me Princess" I chirp feigning innocence.

His mouth falls slighty agape as he stares at me as though I'm completely and utterly insane.

I sit down on his bed and wait for him to follow suit. At first he just stands here, staring at me with bewilderedness, but soon he's shaking his head as he walks to me "why can't I read your mind?" He asks frowning. "Ah ah ah, it's my turn to ask questions remember?" I remind him happily. "Now seriously, what's with the whole 'princess' nickname?" I interrogate.

He scowls at me sitting down next to me on the bed.

"Because, your mom Elina and Brenda used to be princesses of the Eribiss world. When they left, they were both shunned and disclaimed. But because you were just a baby, and there is no other daughter of Queen Rosanna and King Chandresh, you became the automatic princess of Eribiss...well you would be if anyone knew you were here" Adelram explains.

All I can do is sit here and gape at him. Me? A princess? I can't even eat a freaking salad without making a mess, I've tripped on my own feet more times than I can remember, and I know basically nothing of elegancy, and yet I'm a mother fudging princess?

Adelram smirks at me as he slips his index finger under my chin and lifts it, forcing my mouth shut. "don't look so surprised, you could pull of being a princess" he pauses for a moment "after all, you've always reminded me of Merida" he says smirking at me.

Oh ha-ha, Merida as in the ugly, sloppy princess from Brave...real cute.

I narrow my eyes at him scowling "very funny" I mutter sarcastically.

I'm a princess...a real live actual princess...this is so much to process..me...a princess.

I have a queen for a grandmother and a king for a grandfather...woah.

"What are they like?" I ask curiously.

"Who? Your grandparents? I've never actually met them" he admits shrugging.

"I wanna meet them" I declare after thinking it through in my head quite thoroughly. Adelram laughs at this "you can't just meet the king and queen of Eribiss" He laughs again. I fold my arms at him and raise my chin defiantly "I'm their granddaughter, I'm sure they'll make an exception" I argue surely. Adelram shakes his head "no princess, you don't understand. They can't know you're here, if they know you're here, then you won't be able to leave" he explains. I poke my bottom lip out and stomp my foot like a little kid "but I wanna meet them! I've never had grandparents before" I whine.

Adelram rolls his eyes at my childish behavior "now, now Princess, you need to remember what's more important to you, meeting your most likely stuck up, rude grandparents, or saving your best friend?" He asks using a voice I've only ever heard being used on little disobeying children. I sigh deeply giving in reluctantly. I seriously hate when he's right.

"You suck" I mutter scowling at him. "And you choke" he winks. I narrow my eyes at him and punch him hard in the arm "do you have to be such a perv?" I growl. "Perv-fect?" Adelram questions smirking at me. I roll my eyes but can't help the small smile tugging at my lips.

"So that's why you call me princess? Because I'm literally a princess?" I inquire finally realizing the meaning behind his nickname. Adelram smirks at me "at first I only meant to use it for mocking you, but then...I don't know, it kinda stuck" he admits. "Ugh, if only it hadn't" I groan but the truth is, the nickname kinda grew on me, it doesn't sound right when Adelram calls me Kamaria, it sounds foreign, unknown.

"Oh come on, you know you lo-ove it" he claims in a singsong voice. I scoff at him "as if" I lie.

For a while, Adelram and I just look at each other, unsure of what to say or do, we begin falling back into a uncomfortable silence, but thankfully he interrupts it. "But seriously though, why can't I read your mind?" He questions, his face masked in confusion. "It's like...it's like you have no thoughts" he explains, his voice distant in concentration.

I smirk at him "you can thank your mom for that. She taught me how to block out mind readers so ha!" I exclaim sticking my tongue out childishly at him. His eyes narrow into thin slits "that son of a b-" I interrupt before he can finish that horrible sentence about his fantastic mom "butterfly!" I interject. He quirks an eyebrow at me "sure, son of a butterfly" Adelram confirms shaking his head as he gives me a look I can't quite describe.

We begin to fall into a uncomfortable silence yet again. Before, we never had these awkward pauses, yet it seems every time we don't talk, uncomfortable awkwardness surrounds us. I know that I should probably leave at that, that I should get up and get some rest, so that I can finish my training and go save Abigail. But something stops me, I'm not even sure what, all I know is, i don't want to leave. I want to stay here, for whatever reason I want to remain here, inches away from Adelram. I want to talk to him, it doesn't even matter what about, just as long as I'm talking to him.

I clear my throat and ask the first question that comes to mind "so all of your names mean something here in Eribiss right?" I ask, Adelram nods in confirmation. "What does Adelram mean?" I question.

"It means beautiful God, women fall at his feet, for he is greater than any man or women on earth" Adelram brags smirking at me.

I roll my eyes "yeah right" is all I can think of to say back. "For real though, what does it really mean?" I ask.

Adelram sighs in disappointment, rolling his piercing blue eyes at me. "God, why do you have to be so serious? It's all true, might as well be what my name means" he whines.

I give him a look that says 'yeah, sure it does' "It means dark and noble" Adelram concedes. I tilt my head to the right slightly "what do you mean by dark?" I ask curiously. Adelram simply shrugs "don't know" he answers shortly.

"What about all of your other family memebers? What does Melina mean?" I inquire.

"Melina means love, grace, and warmth." Adelram informs me. "See that name actually goes with your mom, dark and noble? Not really" I say. "Hey!" Adelram exclaims, putting a hand to his heart "I am very noble" he claims. I know it's true, but I'm not gonna tell him that.

Adelram and I end up staying up most of the night talking about anything and everything. I actually learned a lot about him and his family, including the meaning behind each name; Zayas-their last name-means Guardian.

Cayden means charming warrior. Apparently he has pyrokineses, which is the ability to produce fire from his hands.

Lanna means Lions strength, and she has-you guessed it-super strength.

Avalynn means honest being. They have yet to learn her abilities.

Everette means strong and patient, meaning he doesn't forget easily. He also has great strength, and he can see through stuff...including clothes. Now this, this gave me creeps, especially when I thought back to that day at breakfast.

Ray means wise protecter, he has photographic memory, he forgets nothing, ever.

Rosanna (my grandmother) means Graceful Rose, and that's all I learned about her.

Chandresh (my grandfather) means moon leader, and that's all I learned about him.

I found all of this incredibly interesting, but what interested me the most, is what I learned of Adelram's powers.

He has way more abilities than any other person in his entire family, why? I don't know, when I asked he arrogantly said 'because I'm just awesome like that' (cue eye roll).

He has the ability to persuade, though he's only just beginning to learn how to do that. He has the ability to create small illusions, he's still learning on that also, and he can heal small things (like my nose for instance), but he hasn't trained enough to be able to save anything more than a minor thing like that. And then he has his strong suits, he can read others mind, he can teleport things and people, but only if he can see the person/thing, and where he's teleporting them to. And he can speak to others telepathically.

After taking about all of that, somehow we began having a very heated argument about which movie is better, Star Wars or Star Trek? (I still don't understand how this was an argument, Star Wars is, duh) and that of course led to us talking about food. Basically, our conversation never stayed in one category, we talked about stuff all the way from whether vanilla or chocolate ice cream is better (vanilla of course), down to the whole point of human existence.

I think it's safe to say that Adelram and I's friendship is not only back to normal, but even stronger. The problem is, as sure as I am that this can't be a good thing, my heart can't help but be happy.

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