Chapter 1 - Sophie

"Okay so I will come round your house around 8pm so we can get ready together!" Said Cecily Herondale

"Now I need to go and convince Tessa to come, see ya."

"Okay bye Cece."

When I heard beeping coming from my phone I decided to go and take a shower. I had about an hour before Cecily and my other best friend, Tessa, came round to get ready for the masquerade ball. I would be lying if I said I wasn't a little excited, for one night no one would know who you were. The ball was being held in our school ball room. There was a grand staircase that you would have to walk down to get to the party.

Tessa and Cecily arrived and we started to get ready. I began to dry my hair as it was still wet from my shower. After drying my hair I put a little makeup on although I didn't need much as we were wearing masks. Just a little eyeshadow, mascara and lip stick. When I put my dress on I heard Tessa and Cecily gasp. I turned to look at them, Cecily was still doing her makeup and Tessa was in a midnight blue, long dress.

"What?" I said confused

"Oh my god Soph, you look stunning."

I raised one of my eyebrows at them not really believing them. I never though I was pretty anymore, not since I got my scar. It happened when I was 15, I was at a party with my friends and everybody was quite drunk. I went outside to get some fresh air. I had a feeling someone was following in me so I turned to see Teddy smith. I don't really know how I knew him, he didn't go to our school. Anyway he was always flirting with me. I sighed wondering what he wanted now. He didn't say anything he just pushed me up against the wall and started kissing me. I was quite drunk so I just let him kiss me until his hands started to wonder, I pushed him of me and run inside the kitchen. I could hear his footsteps behind me so I turned to see he had a knife. I was so terrified I didn't know what to do, if I screamed no one would hear me as the music was to loud. He was so close to me and then he brought the knife to my face. I don't really remember the rest only the words that I will never forget 'if I can't have you no one will'

"Where did you get your dress from, it's soooo nice"

It was true, my dress was very pretty. It was blue and grey, the top of the dress was tight with the two colours kind of marbled together and then the bottom was lose and flowed out around my legs.

I laughed at Cecily, "thanks it's Channel"

When we were all ready we all looked in the mirror and if I'm honest we all looked beautiful. Tessa was so elegant and tall, she was wearing a dark blue dress that brought out the blue in her eyes when normally they looked grey. Her mask was black and only covered her eyes. She was very tall so she was not wearing high heels. Cecily was wearing a red dress that had small straps and hugged her body until her hips were it went out. She was wearing this butterfly kind of mask and her long, black hair was up.

I was wearing a grey, delicate mask that tied about my head which a ribbon. The mask also coved my scar, which I was happy for. My hair was naturally wavy so I messily put it half up half down. I was about 5 foot 7 so i decided to wear some short heels which wear black.

"I'm so excited!" Squealed Cecily

They arrived at 9:20 which surprised Sophie as it normally takes longer to get to from Brooklyn to school. Cecily went down the stairs thinking we were following her but Tessa and I were still at the top of the stairs where no one could see them.

"Maybe this is a bad idea." Whispered Tessa

"It's a masked ball, no one will know who we are. It's a secret."

"Ready S?"

"Ready T."

S, T and C were nicknames that we called each other.

When Tessa and I started to walk down the stairs the hole room fell silent and stared. Cecily wanted us to arrive later as she wanted to make a dramatic entrance but I was not expecting this. We stopped at the part in the stair case were you decide wether to go down the left or right stairs. The ball room was beautiful, the lights were dimmed and there was candles lit everywhere. The DJ was playing Lana del ray. It was perfect.

As we went down the left stair case I heard Jessie Lovelace whisper to another girl, "who are they?"

The other girl must shook her head "I don't know. They're gorgeous though."

Cecily

I had just finished dancing with a boy when I stopped Soph and Tessa standing my a wall. I waved and walked towards them.

Sophie, Tessa and I were talking about who we think I was dancing with when I heard someone say my name from behind me. I knew instantly that is was my brother, Will Herondale.

"How did you know it was me?" I questioned.

"I would recognise my little sister anywhere." he replied.

I raised an eyebrow at him.

"Okay I saw your mask in your room." Will admitted.

I saw Sophie and Tessa suddenly realise who I was talking to. Just as I looked at them, Will looked too. His eyes stopped on Tessa.

"Do you want to dance?" He put his hand out to Tessa.

"Sorry what?"

"Do you want to dance with me?" Will said again.

"Um Okay."

When Will and Tessa walked off Soph and I looked at each other. Knowing what each other were thinking.

"Seriously the hottest guy in school asked her to dance and she replied um okay." Sophie laughed.

"What are we going to do with her?" I said in a big sister voice.

We looked and each other and burst out laughing.