Aster's p.o.v.

At early morning, the next day.

"Aster come on now, get out of bed!" said a firmly female voice, but Aster only placed the pillow over his head. He was not going anywhere today. Actually he felt like he was not going anywhere forever. He saw no use for it.

"Sarina, go away!" he shouted and tossed the pillow after her hopefully. He actually didn't look. The only thing he cared about was that she let him be. After that attempt he tossed his head down in the mattress. He felt so useless and sad.

"You didn't show for breakfast" he could hear his sister say "We got worried. Although your father doesn't know this as of yet". Aster just sighed.

"I am not hungry" he replied and sighed again. "Just let me be". He could hear Sarina sigh deeply and could feel the duvet been taking away from him.

"Aster, it was one girl" she said slowly "It might be the first girl you showed interest in, or even loved, but there will come other girls..". Aster flew up and stared angry at Sarina. She was standing beside his king sized bed and now tossed back the duvet in the bed, since Aster now finally sat up in it.

"Other girls?!" he yelled "There will not be any other girls. She was the one! The girl I want to marry. The girl of my dreams, and then I don't even know her name or where she come from. She just left and I feel terrible". Sarina comforted him with a little hug. Aster just pushed her away seconds later. Sarina sighed again.

"Aster, you meet her and was together with her for like.. 3 hours or so" she said a little puzzled "You don't even know her, how can you be sure she is the girl you will marry?". Aster snort and got on his feet. He sneered at his sister.

"Like you would understand. My heart just tells me she is the girl ok?! It is destiny! Destiny I tell you" he yelled and dotted Sarina in the chest. She looked surprised at him. She had properly never seen him so upset.

"Destiny eh?" said a new voice suddenly "That can might well be, or not. It all comes down on how you read the signs". Aster turned towards the voice and saw Sartorius standing at the doorstep and smiled at him. Aster looked puzzled at him.

"What do you mean brother?" he questioned and Sartorius shrugged.

"I meant what I just said. It can be destiny or not, it all depends on how you read the sign" He said and grinned. Then he was holding up a glass slipper. "Crowler found this glass slipper on the stairs, when your little lady ran away". Aster rushed over to him so quick that even Sartorius got a little surprised by his actions. He quickly grabbed the slipper out of his hands and looked closely at it.

"It is her's!" Aster then yelled happily "I can recognize it. It must be a sign. She is the girl I am gonna marry. I just know". Sartorius and Sarina looked puzzled at him.

"Oh, so what are you gonna do?" Sarina questioned "Gonna search every house in the whole kingdom for the girl who can fit this slipper?". Aster's eyes lit up.

"Yeah that is exactly what I am gonna do" He said determined and was on his way out of the room. However Sartorius quickly stopped him by taking the slipper back.

"Ah, no, no, no, we have lessons today" he reminded Aster "And you have responsibilities as the crown prince. You can't just go out on a sudden search for a girl who can fit this shoe". Aster looked angry at him.

"But I love her" He said coldly "You can't stop me from going out to find her".

"I didn't say that. I just reminded you that you have responsibilities Aster" Sartorius said "I will have Crowler to talk to the king about it. He will take care about it".

"If he survives telling father about it" Sarina said and chuckled "He um never were good at taking bad and good news". Sartorius chuckled.

"That is why he is going to do it. If I do it he might behead me" he said and grinned.

"Poor Crowler" Aster replied and smiled. He just hoped they would do something to find his dream girl. If not, Aster was gonna do something about it. Because he loves her.

Crowler's p.o.v.

"Your majesty, I see no point of beating around the bushes" Crowler said in a firmly voice "I regret to inform you sire, that the young lady has disappeared, leaving behind only this glass slipper". Sadly Crowler was not really talking to the king right now. He was talking, practicing to a chair, who he pretended was the king. He was right now standing outside the door of the king's bedroom. Luckily the old king Sheppard liked to snooze late in bed.

"Yes! I will do it" he said determined and turned towards the door, but when he was about to knock on it, he hesitated.

"No, I just can't do it" he said and hit his head in his hands "He will have my head". Suddenly he could hear chuckling sounds from the bedroom. He quickly looked through the keyhole. The king was lying inside in a giant king sized bed, who apparently was something all royals had. Crowler sighed deeply. He needed to tell him before the king began asking him too many questions. He lifted his head high and nod to himself and knocked on the door. He could hear sounds from inside the room. It sounded like the king actually fell out of the bed.

"Yes, well come in" the king said. He sounded a little perplex. Crowler quickly opened the door, before all courage let him and walking inside.

"Your majesty.." began Crowler but got interrupted when Sheppard suddenly rushed over and hugged him. He was dressed in only night clothes.

"So he has proposed already?" the king said, thinking that was why Crowler was here. "Tell me all about it". Crowler didn't feel so good. The king rushed over and grabbed a chair and placed Crowler in it.

"So who is she?" Sheppard asked happily.

"I didn't get a chance..".

"Well no matter" Sheppard interrupted and began smoke cigars "We've got more important things to discuss. Arrangements for the wedding, invitations, a national holiday. All that sort of things".

"But sire.." began Crowler, but Crowler stuffed a cigar in the mouth instead.

"Here have a cigar friend" he said and lit it. Crowler looked really surprised. Then the king held out a sword and Crowler, with cigar in mouth, fell down on his knees thinking the king would behead him now.

"And for you my friend, a knighthood" Sheppard proclaimed and placed the sword at Crowler's shoulders "I hereby dub you sir.. um eh by the way what title would you like?". He finally looked at Crowler and were listening. Crowler sighed deeply.

"She got away your majesty" he then said. Sheppard looked puzzled at him.

"Hmm a peculiar title, but if that is what you.." he began, but then stopped up and looked angry at Crowler "Got away! Why you.. you traitor!". Crowler slowly backed away, when the king began swinging around with the sword.

"Now, now sire remember your blood pressure" He reminded Sheppard. That did little good. The king swung the blade at Crowler and cut through the cigar in his mouth, while yelling treason. He apparently thought he was conspiring against him with the prince. They ran around in the room. The king to kill Crowler, Crowler to hang on for dear life, while he was telling how this lady just vanished in thin air and that Aster loves her. When he came to the glass slipper, the king stopped up. They were currently bouncing around in this king sized bed. Crowler sighed deeply.

"I said, Prince Aster loves her. He won't rest until he finds her, and he is determined to marry her. He believes it is destiny and proclaims that he only would marry that girl who fits the glass slipper" Crowler quickly explained.

"He.. he said that" Sheppard said happily and got out of the bed "Now we got him!".

"But sire, the slipper may fit one of any number of girls" Crowler reminded.

"That is Aster's problem" Sheppard concluded "He has given his world and we will hold him to it". Crowler looked shocked at the king.

"No your highness"He then said and snort "I will have nothing to do with it".

"You'll try the glass slipper on every maid in my kingdom" Sheppard threatened with the sword "And if the shoe fits, bring her in". Crowler nodded scared.

"Yes.. your majesty!" he stammered. The king snort.

"Good, I need to do a proclamation" Sheppard said firmly and made Crowler quickly leave the room so he could get dressed.

The Banner family's p.o.v.

A little later.

At the chateau was Banner rushing through the house. He was in a lot of distress.

"Freya! Freya!" he yelled in the main hall and was on his way up at the stairway. "Freya where is that..?". Freya walked out from the kitchen and looked up at her step father. She had of course heard him call her name.

"Yes? Here I am" she questioned. She wondered what was wrong.

"My children, where are they?" he asked in an cold tone. Freya looked puzzled.

"I think they are still in bed" she replied. She could hear Banner groan.

"Don't just stand there!" he then yelled "Bring up the breakfast trays at once. And hurry!". Freya looked puzzled when her stepfather marched up the stairs to his children's room. She knew something was off today. Jaden and Syrus was standing in the hallway as well, when Freya rushed back into the kitchen like she was ordered to.

"Wow, wonder what's the matter gotcha?" Jaden questioned puzzled.

"What is the matter with him?" Syrus asked puzzled as well.

"I don't know" Jaden said and grabbed Syrus's arm "Let's find out. Gotcha?!". They rushed through the mouse hole and up to the second floor where Banner was right now.

Banner rushed first into Atticus's room and pulled the curtains away.

"Atticus, Atticus, wake up!" he yelled "Get up quick. This instants".

"What?!" said a drowsy Atticus and rolled tired out of the room. Banner sneered.

"Get up I say" he yelled at him and pulled the blanket away "We haven't a moment to lose. Get out of bed and meet me in your sister's room. It is important". Atticus looked drowsy after his father when he rushed quickly out of the room and entered his sisters. He yawned a little and got out of bed. He was dressed in night clothes and grabbed his bed slippers and walked inside Alexis room. Banner was already trying to wake up Alexis as well.

"Alexis! Alexis!" He yelled and shook her "Get up Alexis!". Alexis yawned a little.

"What for father?" she questioned drowsy. She was as tired as Atticus right now.

"Everyone is talking about it" Banner said and pulled away the curtains as well. "The whole kingdom. Hurry now he will be here in a minute". Atticus just arrived groggy in the room and looked puzzled at his father. They didn't know they were watched bu the two little mice Syrus and Jaden.

"Who will?" said Atticus and yawned.

"The grand duke Crowler. He has been hunting all night" Banner said and was roaming around in Alexis closet. The children looked confused at their father.

"Hunting?" Alexis said. She was sitting up in the bed now, but was still sleepy.

"For that girl" He sneered and continued. Freya had just arrived at the room as well "The one who lost her slipper at the ball last night. They said he is madly in love with her". Alexis yawned a little. Atticus was sitting at his sister's bed and was sleepy too.

"The duke is?" Alexis said in a drowsy voice. Banner sneered.

"No, no, no! The prince is!" Banner said in a firm tone. Freya gasped. She got so surprised by that statement that she dropped the tray she was holding and tea pot and everything else on the tray crashed to the ground. Banner heard it and turned around and saw what mess Freya had made.

"Your clumsy little fool" he yelled angry at her and ordered "Clean that up, then help Atticus and Alexis getting dressed". Atticus yawned. He had crawled up in bed by instinct and was now sharing bed with his sister, who actually didn't mind. They were both pretty tired from the ball last night.

"What for?" Atticus then asked in a drowsy voice and Alexis continued "If he is in love with that girl, why should we even bother?". Then they both tossed over the blanket and tried getting some more sleep. Banner sneered and pulled of the blanket away from them. The two children looked perplex up at their father.

"Now, you two listen to me. There is still a chance that Alexis can marry the prince" He said which made both siblings flew up from the bed.

"Hu? What do you mean father?" Atticus asked. Alexis looked confused as well.

"Just this, no one, not even the crown prince knows who that girl is" Banner began explaining, which made Syrus jump up and down in the room yelling that he knew. Jaden quickly covered his mouth. Something was fishy here.

"The glass slipper is the only clue" Banner continued "The duke has been ordered to try it on every girl in the kingdom, and if one can be found whom the slipper fits, then by the king's command, that girl shall be the princes bride".

"His bride" mumbled Freya slowly. She had a dreamy look in her eyes.

"His bride!" yelled Alexis and flew out of the bed as fast as she could "Freya you must get my things ready". She tossed a pile of clothes into Freya's hands.

"Yes also my things ready" Atticus yelled and tossed more things in her arms. "I shall not be dressed like that when the duke comes". They ran around trying to find the right things to wear, when they suddenly stopped up because Freya hadn't moved or left the room at all.

"What is the matter with her?" pointed Alexis out. Atticus snort.

"Wake up stupid!" he yelled at her and Alexis continued scared "We gotta get dressed". By that statement Freya woke a little up and looked down at her clothes.

"Dressed, oh yes" she said in a dreamy voice and gave Alexis the pile of clothes. Then she began leaving the room and walked towards her own. They could hear her mumble 'this wouldn't do for the duke to see me like this'. The siblings and Banner looked after her in the hallway. The siblings began complaining and yelling. That until Banner made them silent. He had a feeling what was going on here and he didn't like it at all. It was easy to see she was in love and he quickly pointed two and two together. He began slowly following Freya up at the stairway to the tower. At the stairway hidden in the shadows was Jaden and Sy hiding.

"What is he gonna do?" Syrus asked puzzled.

"I don't know, but we got to find out, gotcha" Jaden replied and grabbed Syrus's hand. They climbed up to the top through the mouse hole. They just arrived up at Freya's room and tried to warn her that her stepfather had followed her. However Freya was too happy to first notice them and when she did it was too late. She saw Banner had grabbed the key to the room and now locked her inside. Freya slammed on the door.

"Oh no please" Freya yelled and tried getting the door up "You can't. You just can't. Let me out! Let me out!". However Banner completely ignored her cries. He placed the key in his pocket, and walked down the stairway once again. Jaden and Syrus got out under the door and looked at Banner walking down the tower. Jaden sneered.

"We gotta get that key, Sy, Sy. We just gonna get that key, Gotcha!".

A,N: Well this is the next last chapter. Banner is pretty mean in this chapter I think. But did love the royal castle moments hehe. Next chapter is um the mice and their plan on how getting the key. pretty funny I think. hope you think so as well.