Aurora startled easily on her best day. When the doorbell sounded, she nearly jumped out of her seat in the sitting room. It took her a brief moment to gather her wits and realize that perhaps the sound meant that Claire had arrived.
Walking the short distance to the door, Aurora pulled it open, a welcoming smile affixed on her rose-colored lips.
The differences between Aurora and Claire were noticeable immediately. Aurora stood before the shorter blonde girl wearing a full-length emerald green gown with silver detail, with her hair pinned perfectly into neat swirls across the back of her head. She looked precisely the way a princess should look. Even so, she was dreadfully out of place in her own home.
"Claire?" Aurora asked, her head inclined slightly toward the cute blonde woman. "It's a pleasure to actually meet you."