The house became more quite than yesterday. The only noise that can be hear is from our small and old electric fan, the screams of children playing outside and the song that Cristina playing on her phone.

Cristina came here as early as she can to do my hair and make-up and also to disguise Nat as me.

We are all inside the house, in our small living room, but no one is talking. We are all nervouse. The tension inside is too heavy. It make me have difficulty in breathing.

We are all nervous, aside to my father who is outside and happily talking to the palace mens that came to fetch me.

I let out a deep sigh and once again, look at myself in the huge mirror in front of me. I am wearing a long wavy brown wig and my make-up is so perfect. I really look like a delicate and well-mannered girl in a white semi off-shoulder knee lenght dress. Seeing myself in this look, I can't help but to think that there God made a mistake making me a boy instead of a girl.

Nat on the other hand, looks exactly as me. She looks like a responsible man of the family. She looks manly and with Cristina beside her, they look a perfect couple. A man and a woman that matched made by heaven.

"Niel, let's change." Nat suddenly stand up and seriously walk towards me.

"What do you mean?" I curiously asked.

"Let me do it."

I was stunned on how serious she is. The way she look at me makes me speechless.

"What are you looking at? Stand up and remove that dress. Cristina help him." She said in a very serious look.

I laugh loud. "Seriously Nat? You will wear this dress and heels?"

"Yes."

I laugh more. I can't imagine it. She don't like to see dresses on her wardrobe nor the heels in her shoe rack, then, she will wear one?

"Nat, go to the kitchen and drink coffee or cold water okay." I said while holding my laugh.

"I'm serious Niel."

"I know, I can see it. But Nat, go to the kitchen and drink something."

"Niel."

"Nathalie Solia Cardinal."

"F*ck you Niel."

I laugh again. She really hate her full name.

"Wear one of Cristina heels and show me that you can walk with that."

Nat turned her back to me and went back to her sit. She slammed herself on our old couch and breat out loud.

I shook my head. I know her feeling. She is more nervous than the other. Her feeling is the same as me. We are going to deceive the royal family. The king. I will be her and she will be me.

I'll be Nathalie Solia Cardinal for days or months. She will be Johniel Marcus Cardinal until I came back. It will both hard for us, but we don't have a choice seens our father determination is unbreakable.

The silence again filled room. Tension get heavier than earlier.

I look at my family. They are all tensed. All of their faces are pale. They are nervous as the time get nearer.

I look at the clock. I still have 10 minutes left. I want to talk to them. I want them to know that I'll be fine. That I have my own plan on this and we will all be safe. But I don't know how.

I let out a deep sigh and stand up. All of them look at me with worries face. I smile at them. I straigthen my back and put my hand together in front my stomach. I raised my head and gathered all my confidence.

"I'll be fine. Don't worry about me. See you after a month." Then I turned my back at them and walk towards the door.

"Niel." I immediately stop as soon as I heard my mothers cracked voice. My vision got blurred as my tears filled my eyes. I looked up, preventing my tears to fall down.

"You're gorgeous son. Let your beauty haunted all of them."

We all laugh with our mother words. I turned around and run to my mothers arm. I let my tears fall and ruined my  make-up.

These past days, mother never talk to me. She will just look at me. That's it. I thought she will never speak to me.

"Of course ma, I looked like you." I said in a cracked voice.

"Make the king fall in love with your beauty Niel."

"Ma!" I carefully pushed her away from me. I was shocked of what she said.

"Go, Niel. Reigned the inner palace. Take the crown and be the king's behalf."

I looked at my mothers eyes. I can see the confidence in it like the confidence in her voice.

"If the king will fall to a guy like me." I said jokingly and hugged her again.

"He will."

I just laughed. Mama's joke today is really something, but it ease me a little.

"Smacked father's head for me Ma." I whispered to my mother making her laugh.

"Nat will do that for you."

"They will fight after I left for sure."

"Let them. I will just watched them with popcorn in my hand."

We both laughed. Mama pushed me away from her and look at me lovingly.

"Take care Niel."

"You too Ma. See you in a month."

"I'm ready to see you after the selection Niel."

I just rolled my eyes. What's with her today? Nah, never mind. She is just joking, and her joke, as usuall, is out of my range.

I walk out the house slowly. My father and the men from the palace immediately look at me. They are all in awe as I gracefully walk in our yard.

"I'm going father."I said to my old man in a cold voice. I hate him. Putting our family in this make me want to punch him.

"Take care Nat." I mentally cursed him. He dare to call me Nat.

"I will." I answered.

I walk towards the car. One of the men open the back door immediately.

"You're are gorgeous Niel."

I stop as I heard those words. "I know that. No need to for you to say it." I answered him then I went in the car.

I looked at my family once again and then let out a deep sigh. This is it.

As soon as the car move, my heart beat fast. I clinched my fist and try to calm myself.

I'm scared. There are lot of what ifs in my head that making me nervous as hell.

"Young lady." I looked at the man who is sitting at the passenger seat.

"What?"I don't know if my voice sounds rude, but I don't care if it is.

"The king want me to give you this."

As was stunned as he handed me a bouquet of sunflower and a dog stuffed toy.

"Who asked you to gave me this?" I get the bouquet and the stuffed toy.

"His majesty." He politely answered.

"Why?"

"I apologize young lady but I don't know the reason."

"Are the other ladies receive something like this also?"

"No, young lady. It is only you."

"Okay."

I looked at bouquet. It is my favorite flower. And the stuffed toy is the one that I really want. Actually I'm saving money to buy it.

I noticed the card that was put in the middle of the flowers. I picked it and open it. I fished out the small paper inside and read what is written.

See you the soonest, my queen.

I immediately got nervous. My heart beat loud as it can.

Does the king know my sister? Does the king like my sister? How?When? Why?