Kawaii princess's Arc

Chapter 1 of 54

Kawaii Princess stepped onto the empty stage of the concert hall and faced the mirror wall. Snowy peaks watched her through tall glass windows. She wanted every city in Jadeice to choose her, to point at the screen and say yes, her. But her reflection looked like any other hopeful girl in plain practice clothes. She walked outside to the audition post and read the frosted placard again. The scouts wanted a face they could spot in one glance. A signature. Something the crowd could not look past. Kawaii Princess pressed her palm to the cold metal and felt the problem settle into her chest. In a shop window down the path, a crown caught the daylight. Tall blue spikes flared from a polished band, throwing shards of light across the snow. She counted her coins twice. She bought it without flinching. Back on the wide stage, she set the crown on her head and turned. The gems threw bright sparks across the stone walls and the glass. Her reflection was not plain anymore. She smiled at the girl in the mirror, the one the scouts would finally have to see.