Free The Princess Sisters (The Princess Sisters Series) by Stacy Lynn Carroll

you’ve got
bragging rights forever,” Jenny piped in.
    “Do
you want to explain this to her?” Dave asked.
    “Sorry. 
Go ahead.”
    “The
catch is you can only become a ‘True Aggie’ by kissing someone who is already
one.”
    “Except
for on Homecoming night,” Jenny said.  Dave glared at her.  “Okay, I’m done,”
she said, putting her hands up in surrender.
    “You
can also become a ‘True Aggie’ by touching someone who is on the ‘A’ . 
The ‘A’ is only big enough for one couple to stand on.  So everyone gets
in a big cluster, so they can be touching someone who is touching someone who
is touching one of the people on the ‘A’ .  Do you get it?”
    “So
it’s like a huge kissing party every time there is a full moon?” Cinderella
asked, not quite seeing the point behind it.
    “I’m
a ‘True Aggie’,” Scott said, turning in his seat.  “So if any of you lovely
ladies decide you wanna give it a try, I’m your man,” he added, winking.  Cinderella’s
stomach flipped.  Now she understood some of the motivation behind the
tradition.  This strange ritual was a good excuse to kiss the person you like. 
Or several people you like, by the sounds of it.
    The
car stopped and everyone jumped out.  They ran towards an already gathering
crowd.  Cinderella couldn’t even see the revered ‘A’ amidst all the
bodies.  But she could feel the rush of adrenaline and hormones, like a breeze
on her face, as they entered the tight circle.  Dave pulled her back a ways
from the crowd and leaned down so only she could hear what he was saying.
    “I
really want to become a ‘True Aggie’.  And I really want to kiss you.”
    “But
I’m not one, so I…” Cinderella was completely blown back.  She couldn’t even
finish the sentence.
    “I
know, but if you kissed Scott first and then me, it would work.”
    “But
I thought the kiss had to be at midnight?”
    “And
midnight lasts a full minute.  Scott said when he became one, he kissed six
different girls!”
    Cinderella
shifted from one foot to the other.  This night is just full of surprises! 
Here I have a chance to kiss two very good looking guys, but do I really want
my first kiss to be with so many people watching?
    “59! 
58!  57!”  The countdown had begun.  Cinderella looked up at Dave again.  She
looked into his amazingly blue eyes that shone even though it was dark.  She
had driven alone tonight with a boy, she lied to her mom, and she danced with
strangers…why stop now?
    “Okay!”
she said.  Cinderella had never seen Dave smile so big before.  The two of them
pushed through the crowd toward Scott and his friends.  Somehow they had
secured a spot on the ground right next to the ‘A’ .
    “34! 
33! 32!”  Dave whispered the plan in his brother’s ear and Scott froze, looking
at Cinderella in surprise.  Scott shook his head.
    Oh
great! He doesn’t even want to! Cinderella thought,
watching them.  How embarrassing!
    Then
Dave grabbed his brother’s gaze away from Cinderella and tapped his watch,
indicating time was running out.  He spoke animatedly with his hands, but
Cinderella couldn’t tell what they were saying.  As the seconds ticked closer,
Cinderella thought her stomach had taken up gymnastics.  It was somersaulting
and flipping all the way up to her throat.  Scott finally nodded and the two of
them moved closer to where Cinderella was standing.
    “12! 
11!  10!” The couple on the ‘A’ who had been quarreling suddenly jumped
down.  In one swift movement, Scott grabbed Cinderella around the waist and
lifted her onto the smooth, blue top.  The top was worn down from centuries of
kids’ shoes, polishing the blue painted stone until it shone in the moonlight.
    “2! 
1!”  Cinderella felt Scott’s lips against hers before she knew what was
happening.  Several hands grabbed her legs in an effort to be connected to the ‘A’ . 
Cinderella closed her eyes to hide from the