Nico looked up at Trent, his placid eyes wide now. "Oh. I, um, okay, um, I just need to make a call..." Trent smiled, slipping his arm around Nico'... waist. "Oh, don't worry mate, I know you're straight, you can say girlfriend. But I'm sure she can figure it out, no need to bother her. Now, we're almost there, hope you have your party face on!" They were almost there now, and the sidewalk was more crowded now, mostly gay boys out to party, so conversation would be difficult. He could see. I can never remember the calculator function for these problems,' She thought. She was fumbling through the calculator buttons when suddenly she felt… flushed. She didn’t feel sick, but she felt… hot. Her skin began to tingle slightly and it felt… good.'What the… what the hell has come over me all of a sudden?' She asked herself.------“Can you tell if it did anything?” Brad asked with his mouth full.“Not sure, she did begin to fidget a little I think. Let’s try something a little more. They demanded that Cindy Ella make them new gowns, that showed off their "charms" as they called them. On the afternoon before the ball she had to do all their hair and then apply their makeup. They chattered and argued about how the Prince would find each of them irresistible, and how no matter which of them he chose, she would make sure to insist that all the others be brought to the castle to live as well."Me too?" said Cindy Ella and then bit her lip, wishing she hadn't spoken.Gerda laughed. It's hard to remember the time before all this, when you weren't being chased by the hunters intent on putting you on an auction block. It started simply enough. Just a loan for college. The payments were a little stiff, but you could make them if you worked hard. Everything was in order, and it seemed like you had a great future. That all changed when you lost your job. The corporate bosses had decided slave labor would be cheaper in the long run, after the initial investment. You were.