13 Home Sweet Home!

Before their arrival, the guard at the main gate had just informed Ms. Denise Williams, the headmistress, through a walkie-talkie that the King and Queen of Stonasia had arrived and had just passed the main entrance. When she heard this, she quickly finished what she was doing and headed to the front door.

When Ms. Williams arrived at the front door, she saw that Prince Edmund was already there anxiously waiting. She only shook her head, and with a smile on her lips, she greeted the young man as she approached him.

"Ahem!" She cleared her throat to let him know she had arrived. "Good morning, your highness!"

Prince Edmund, who had been there waiting for almost half an hour already, turned around to look behind him. When he saw that it was the headmistress, he nodded before responding.

"Good morning to you as well, Ms. Williams." He said before turning his attention to the long driveway, anxiously looking for a sign of an approaching vehicle.

Suddenly his eyes widened, and a smile procured on his handsome young face. He straightened his uniform and dusted off a speck of imaginary dust from his pants and jacket. Then he turned to his assistant, who was standing a little distance away.

The assistant lifted his hands and showed a thumbs up towards the young prince. That's all Prince Edmund needed; he turned and focused on the coming vehicles.

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One by one, the drivers of the vehicles lined up in front of the Royal Academy's main building. The Royal bodyguards and secret service were all standing guards on the sidelines. The security was tightened around the area, ensuring the safety of the first family and the Royals.

The drivers each came out of the cars and opened the passenger doors. The first one to come out was King Alexander, followed by Queen Alexa. Next was President Daniel Grant, then First Lady Andrea. Then last were the mothers'-- Ann and Ashley, who stepped out of the vehicle looking as regal as the Royal and the first family.

Once they exited the vehicle, one by one, the three girls emerged. Pearl was the first to come out, then Akira, followed by Ava. All looking pretty in their own ways.

Prince Edmund's eyes were bulging out of the socket once he saw them. A wide grin was plastered on his handsome young face.

Lastly, the primadonna Lady Crystal who chose to ride separately on her own came out of the other vehicle regally and acted high and mighty.

Prince Edmund first paid his respects to the King and Queen, then to the parents, before rushing towards the three girls with the sweetest smile plastered on his face.

"Good morning, ladies! Are you excited?" He asked as he approached them.

Ava has been acting as the leader of this new gang. Thus she's the one who spoke up first. "Hmmm, so-so! We'll soon find out once we see our dorm and schoolroom." She said nonchalantly.

Akira and Pearl glanced at Prince Edmund before going towards their parents. Ava and Prince Edmund followed along.

"Welcome! Welcome! Everyone!" Greeted Ms. Williams as she approached the king and queen of Stonasia. After paying curtsying to them, she ushered them towards the auditorium where everyone was waiting.

While they walked towards the auditorium, Ms. Williams, with her prim and proper demeanor, spoke with a mild tone of voice for everyone to hear.

"I hope you had a chance to read through the agenda of the day. We will have a luncheon after the event in the Azalea room. It's only a light luncheon for everyone to enjoy." she proudly said with perfect poise and with her back straight as they walked.

King Alexander and Queen Alexa didn't say a word, while the parents only nodded as they continued walking through a long hallway.

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Inside the auditorium, they allowed only a handful of reporters to attend the event. They didn't want to publicize the event too much for the children's security.

The reporters were strictly instructed to only release to the masses--certain parts of the event, such as the king and queen of stonasia, paid a visit to the Royal Academy to officially start the new school year.

They made sure that the new attending students' names would not be announced to the public—especially the first daughter, Pearl Grant. But also with the rigorous instructions from the fathers of the two girls Akira and Ava.

After the event, King Alexander and Queen Alexa bid them goodbyes with the excuse that they have another engagement to attend. They had done this to give the parents a chance to tour the facility and get to know the faculty members where their children would be residing and studying for the next four years.

President Daniel Grant was satisfied with the whole Royal Academy, it's a top-notch school, and the security was very tight. However, one secret service was to stay with Pearl, while unknown to them that Jeff and Tanaga had already arranged for bodyguards for the other two girls.

The girls were issued a villa separated from everyone, just like all the Royal families that attended the school. The villa had 4 bedrooms, one for each of the girls and one for the secret service and bodyguards that would be watching over the girls.

Besides their living quarters, the girls were to have their meals in the main dining hall along with the other students. They were also responsible for cleaning their rooms, washing clothes, and doing other chores. The Royal Academy wanted all its students to experience the life of commoners.

The bodyguards and secret services were free to roam and follow their charges wherever they went.

The other students and faculty members were all used to this, and they treated them like shadows for the peace and harmony of the academy.

Ann and Ashley were satisfied with the whole school, and the entire time they were walking around touring every inch of the academy, they were video chatting with their spouses.

Jeff and Tanaga insisted on seeing what they were seeing, the two fathers were satisfied with what they saw and felt at ease that their girls would be safe and sound.