Diamond

"Good day your majesties, this way please" said the butler.

Silently, with a bright smile on their faces, they moved graciously after him.

"My friend, its been a while" an excited King Carl greeted the moment they walked in.

"My my Carl, I was here last week, wasn't I?" said King William and they shared a warm laugh.

"My apologies Rachel, it is wonderful to see you" said King Carl as he kissed her ring. King William did the same to his wife, a formal greeting between them. Amid chatting and laughter, they took their seats and waited for their children to arrive.

King Carl and his wife, Queen Evelyn ruled the kingdom of Bartenia while Darchenland kingdom was ruled by the fun loving King William and his wife, Queen Rachel. With the kings as best friends, both kingdoms lived in peace and harmony. Each had the others back whenever it was needed. They ruled with justice and fairness, earning them the love of all their subjects.

"Your majesties, tea" the butler announced.

"Oh let that wait Sam, the princess and our son are yet to arrive" said Queen Evelyn.

Almost immediately, Prince Damian joined them.

"Well there he is, one more to go" she added

"My apologies your majesties, I had a bit of work to attend to" he said and took a bow.

"No problem at all, please sit" said King William. He took a seat next to his father.

"Um, Eve, King Carl" Rachel began,

"It'd be best if we started with tea. Diamond is a bit of a late comer"

"Its fine, we'll wait. Its been so many years, I'm very excited to see her"

"About that, um..."

"I'm here" she screamed from behind them, interrupting Rachel.

"That's princess Diamond?" asked Damian.

He stared in awe at the lady in front of him.

In front of him, stood a blonde, beautiful lady, with brown eyes, full pink lips, rosy cheeks and a very pointed nose. She was wearing tight blue jeans, a white tank top and white trainers.

"Hello everyone, its been ages" she squealed.

"I'm sorry I'm late, I had a bit of an issue to take care of"

King Carl and his wife did a good job hiding their surprise but their son couldn't. He stared at her, mouth agape.

King William cleared his throat.

"I'm sure you're all surprised" he laughed nervously,

"Well, meet our second daughter, Diamond. Its been so long, I figured I should reintroduce her"

Evelyn smiled and got up, she gave Diamond a hug.

"It is so wonderful to have you back dear, last I saw you, you were barely a teenager and now, you're a full grown woman" she laughed

"Its so nice to see you too, I missed you" Diamond smiled

"As did I"

"Welcome home Diamond, it is so good to have you back"

"Thank you your majesty, you haven't aged one bit"

"Oh I sure have" he said, they laughed.

"Princess Diamond"

"Damian" she responded with a bright smile

"Wow" he whispered, staring intensely at her.

"It is nice to see you too" she giggled.

"Sam" called Evelyn,

"You may now serve tea"

"Please excuse me your majesties, I'd like to take a walk around the garden" said Diamond after a few minutes of discussing with them.

"Sure dear"

"Damian, would you join me?"

"Um, okay" he said and followed after her.

Rachel took a deep breath

"I'm sorry about my daughter, she's a bit wild"

"What? no. She's grown into a very lovely and confident lady, I love it" said Evelyn.

"A lot of people think otherwise, they say she isn't a proper princess"

"Nonsense, let them. Watching Diamond as a child, I was a bit worried for her. So timid, easily intimidated. Who would've thought she'd turn out as the total opposite"

"I am happy about that, but my husband and I can't help but worry"

"There's nothing to worry about Rachel, its all good. If by any chance, getting her suitors worries you, we'll just fix a wedding date for she and Damian"

They laughed.