As the sparkling night sky lit up my small barely stable room, I thought about my future.. what would happen to me. My family was already busy with my younger siblings, and as the oldest one of the bunch I had to do something that would earn something for us...

I suddenly realized what I was thinking off, and nodded left and right as I giggled onto the mattress on the floor. It would take a miracle I thought as I slowly drifted off to sleep.

The next day came quicker than usual. I'm usually not a heavy sleeper, but today something was off. I had woken up very late, but no one was there to wake me up. I got off the mattress quickly as I tidied up my bed. Moments later I scurried downstairs from the upstairs attic, as I saw my family staring at a peculiar little note embroidered with real gold and sealed with a red silk ribbon.

I saw my fathers mouth hanging out as if it was some sort of food item. That was quiet normal, but what was not normal was my mother. She looked as if she had seen a ghost!!

I took a peek curiously at what they were looking at to see black calligraphy saying

RedRose Woodlyn Academy

Chapter 1:RedRose Woodlyn Academy

My eyes widened as I step back suprised. My sisters and brothers sprints to me as they pull my mothers hand me down dress that I was wearing. My parents looked at me with grins plastered onto their faces. They both join my sibilings as they proudly hugged me.

After a moment of overflowing joy and affection that they had been pouring over me, I finally had enough and wanted to know why we had a letter from a luxury academy, and why they were so excited.

"What is going on... why do we have this and why are you looking at me like that..!?! ".

My parents looked at each other and then averted their attention to me. My mother then spoke up.

" 2 months ago, while we were preparing ourselves for the start of the new year there was a rumor of a competition going on in which the winner could win a scholarship to Red Rose... " She said as she rubbed her hands together.

".. And it wasn't a very popularly spread out yet and only the maids and merchants who sold things there knew of it at the time, and since we are familiar with a couple of them we were also acquainted about it, so we thought we could try entering you in for fun".

Mother sighed as she stared at my father who just stood like a rock statue. He, after a moment, saw her and continued -

"Ah- It was a test on your brilliance although it seemed like it was hard we thought you had lost, so we forgot about it until today... ".

My eyes shook with shock and discomfort.

" so that wasn't just a quiz for fun...? "I said frowning.

He sighed and nodded no.

" Autumn.. ".

I stared onto the floor, even tho it was a happy moment for them.. everything seemed too sudden for me to accept. But, this might be a chance for me to FINALLY to help my family. So, there I was, although scared, raising my head high I took the letter from their hands as I slowly opened it seeing a bit of calligraphy saying..

... **The scholarship**..

Click Clack Click Clack

I felt my nerves twisting as I heard the head mistress approaching me from upstairs.She slowly came down, with a long grin plastered onto her face.

"You might be.. "

I lifted my head proudly.

"My name is Serenrity Autumn Willows. I'm from the Willow viscount household".

She scanned me from top to bottom, then placed her bone-like hands on her hips, as she clicked her tongue. A minute went by without both of us exchanging words. I could feel the tense air rising between both of us. My eyes shook in fear, as she finally opened her mouth.

"We can't have that... commoner clothing in this academy... ms. Serenity.. " she said as she twirled her hands around.

She then got out her circle lensed glasses which looked a century old, and started to pull on my dress which mother had prepared for me.she then continued to touch and feel the rims of my dresses long hand sleeves.

"Right, this won't do. Follow me, CHOP CHOP! ".

She rushes towards the stairs, putting back her glasses into a hidden purse inside her dress. I struggled to follow her around, as it was a huge academy filled with students and teachers, as well as rooms in ever inch and corner.

Finally, after what it felt like a century had passed, she lead me into a room filled with sparkling red and blue dresses with roses imprinted onto them. Diamond and emerald gems were beautifully beaded onto the reds of the dresses giving a very royal glam to their looks.

She paused for a second, then took my hand and dragged me into one of the hundred dressing rooms filled with dozens of maids waiting for someone to come in.

She stopped in front of one maid who was wearing an outfit darker than the rest with golden stars embedded onto her outfit. The woman scrabbled some things about new student and dresses and secrets, as the maid in the peculiar outfit just listened with a straight face nodding along to it. After a moment, the woman left the room after telling me to listen to the maids. The maid with the gold took my hand and started to take of my clothing, followed by another pair of maids who took out the dresses I had seen before on the figures along with pearly red and blue shoes with black stockings, followed by thousands of beauty products and makeup. They had a rather mischievous look on their faces as they dressed me up, it was as if they were some scientists experimenting on a poor lab rat.

I closed my eyes for what seemed like a minute, to hear nothing. The shuffling of dresses and clacking of shoes had gone. And I couldn't hear any of the maids chattering or laughing anymore.

"My lady.. " said a voice of a maid.

"You may open your eyes now".

I slowly took a breath in, as I opened them to see a beautiful maiden who looks as if she had come out of a fairy tale. Red long wavy hair with white pearls and soft light plumps of her bangs covered her eyebrows. Snow White skin with pink and red blush mixed together to form a soft undertone for her cheeks. Blood shot looking lips, looking young. Delicate arms, with red finger tips pressed with each other. Her ears sparkled as her white earings shone brightly. Her dress fitted perfectly with her posture and graceful movements as her twinkling eyelashes fluttered around.

I couldn't believe what I saw seeing, my mouth shook unable to process anything. The mistress saw me and grinned lightly-

"You finally look like you are fit to be queen!!!".