‘I Don’t See No Ring On Her Finger’

The two girls returned to their dorm, where shockingly, Winnie and Courtney were nowhere to be seen.

"I bet she's cowering in fear from what we'd do when we already realized it was her who did that to you," Lily joked.

Emma snickered, knowing what Lily said had a grain of truth in it.

The two changed into the one-piece bathing suits they had both chosen for each other in case they needed to go anywhere that required it. In this case, it was ZALE's swimming pool and jacuzzi area.

Of course, when Lily had suggested that they go to the swimming pool to relax there and spend some quality time there, Emma was ecstatic and immediately agreed.

As they made sure they were dressed properly to go to the ZALE's elegant and overly fancy swimming pool and jacuzzi, what they hadn't expected was for something unexpected to happen next.

The two girls arrived at the swimming pool after a short walk, choosing some lounge chairs to sit on where they could chat to their heart's desire.

While the two girls relaxed in the jacuzzi and talked about what they wanted to do while still in ZALE, before moving on to the much more interesting topic of boys, their naturally good looks attracted the attention of other students nearby.

Hushed whispers circulated the swimming pool, mostly about how Emma had an identical resemblance to one of the most beautiful princesses of Zenovia, and how she seemed to be single at the moment.

Of course, this was the same case for Princess Madison of Zenovia, who was courted by many men in her teenage years, and continued till she turned 18, Emma was no exception.

Most guys in ZALE knew that she owned James' heart, and unless they wanted to be brutally killed by the prince of one of the world's powerful kingdom's, they'd stay away from the girl.

While most guys stayed away, some just didn't care.

One prince who happened to be sneaking around the ZALE perimeters didn't happen to know of this, and when he saw the two girls, he just had to come running to his dorm room to inform his friends of this frivolous matter.

He ran as fast as he could to his dorm, him being the epitome of speed as he ran up the stairs instead of the elevator as a way to reach his other friends as quickly as possible.

What he didn't know was that the same guy who was his roommate was the same guy who had feelings for her.

Nevertheless, he ran to his friend, flailing his arms as he reached James' dorm and ran to the bedroom, where his other roommate was busy playing the newest video game on his expensive console.

"DUDE!" He exclaimed, loud enough to grab his roommates' attention.

"Jackpot! There are two hot girls in the jacuzzi!" He exclaimed.

His friend and roommate looked up from his console, looking unamused from what his friend said.

"So what about it?" He asked.

"It's that Princess Madison look-alike and that friend of hers! They're total eye candies!" He exclaimed, loud enough for James to hear from the room nearby.

Upon hearing the words, 'Princess Madison look-alike,' and 'eye-candy', he listened in to the conversation, now no longer focused on studying.

The roommate's friend looked up from his console once more, now more interested.

"Are they single? If she's so pretty, why doesn't she have a boyfriend or something?" He asked, setting his console aside.

The guy shrugged.

"I don't see no ring on her finger. I bet her and her friend's single. Wouldn't it be perfect if we slid in with them in the jacuzzi and started some small talk?" He suggested as he rubbed his hands against each other.

His other friend's eyes widened.

"Perfect idea dude. What are we waiting for? Let's go!" He exclaimed as he leapt up from his bed, ready to go mingle with the two girls.

As soon as the two guys left their dorm room, James reacted to all of this.

If he ever wanted to make Emma his girlfriend, it'd be now, but he knew it wasn't possible. It was too fast. But in that heat of the moment, he couldn't possibly think. He was irrational, and nothing was stopping him from claiming what was his.

Connor was no different. He himself was pissed. He had a liking for Lily, and how the two guys even suggested mingling with her just because they didn't seem single and didn't have a ring upset him to his very core.

While Connor wasn't one to act, James stood up from his seat, storming to the area where the jacuzzi and swimming pool were located with one objective in mind: Rescuing his princess from the clutches of those perverted men.

Others cowered in fear as James walked past them, his eyes ablaze, and he exuded the aura of something inhuman, something that would destroy anyone in its path if it dared to stop him. He shot icy cold daggers to everyone who looked at him, as he made his way to his destination.

While the onlookers spoke about her beauty, her identity as a maid's daughter and other trivial matters, the people there didn't accept her for her, and the two men that wanted to hit on her only wanted to do so for her good looks, not for her personality.

Of course, James knew this and as he walked to the jacuzzi, purposely reaching it much faster than the two men who initially wanted to take their chances and attempt to hit on the two girls.

James took off his suit, already knowing his arrival was unexpected and would be quite a surprise for Emma.

Emma still hadn't noticed his arrival and was busy chatting to Lily, and she was in for one heck of a surprise when she was picked up by a pair of strong muscled arms.

"James!" She cried out as she called out the name of the man who could do such a thing.

"What are you doing here?" She asked curiously, as the scary aura he exuded suddenly disappeared into nowhere. Lily was confused by what just happened, but a flash of understanding glinted in her eyes as she saw James who picked Emma up into his arms, now holding her in a princess-like position.

She knew that by bringing Emma to this spot, she'd catch many of the other boy's attention, which had a slight chance of triggering James' jealousy.

She winced quietly. Something must've happened for James to react like this. She quietly wondered what was it that might've happened while she also watched how James was behaving.

James seemed fine, that testimony being when he smiled as he answered Emma's question.

"I just thought you'd get cold and make sure you were okay," he admitted, holding Emma with one hand, and his suit in the other.

He handed his suit to Emma, leaving the outlines of his perfectly chiselled body barely able to be seen from his shirt.

"Use it to cover up," he reminded her as if she'd forget if he didn't.

She covered herself with his suit, leaving all the boys and guys who even thought of approaching her and trying to get in her pants disappointed at the fact that she seemed to be taken, by the Prince of Amaris, no less.

The two seemed so happy, and it all seemed surreal and similar to scenes from most movies, only difference was, this was all real, and occurring in real life.

"And was you being scared I'd get cold and making sure I was okay the ONLY reason you came?" Emma inquired, knowing he had other motives than to just make sure she was fine.

James smirked.

"Well, it wasn't, but it seems like I scared the problems away already," he said as Emma now understood his true motives.

The sweet guy was jealous and did this all out of pure jealousy and rage.

Well, his actions seemed to have worked, as almost everyone now knew she was already taken, and that she, was his.