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Paris 1715

Lisette

The ball room seemed to be on fire, or maybe it was just because Elisabeth Vuillard or Lisette as she was more commonly called, to avoid confusion with her good friend Elisabeth Lillebonne. Lisette had never seen so many candles in all her fifteen years on earth. She wondered how many candles it took to light the entire palace of Versailles, Lisette then smiled to herself, feeling a giddy pleasure, the only other balls she had attended, were filled with old boring people, who only spoke of old and boring matters, Lisette barely knew anyone her age, her parents liked to keep their precious daughter under lock and key.

Even though she dwelled in one of Paris's safest districts, her parents would not let her out with at least two chaperones. But Lisette knew this was going to be different, maybe her parents were finally going to let her life for once, they did seem to be far more inclusive since her fifteenth birthday two months ago, perhaps she had finally hit the magic number. Lisette watched as the many colours of the ladies skirt twirled around in the golden ball room, she could already spot many people her age, clad in silk and velvet, with delicate and strange masks to hide their faces. T

hey were in a great house, a few miles outside the city, Lisette had hardly ever been out of Paris, and the beautiful outdoors surrounding seemed to be calling her. Lisette put her mask on her face, it was a half mask to cover only a part of her small pale face, but she found that covering a part of her face made her identity nearly unknown. It was a white mask with blue stars and painting on the porcelain. Lisette was fifteen years old, and still small for her age, with long blonde hair and bright blue eyes, she had pale flawless skin and delicate features. Lisette took a deep breath, and walked inside the ballroom.

Lisette was a very good dancer, she had been taking dance lessons her entire life, a favourite of her tutor who praised her constantly with her graceful movements and footwork. But Lisette didn't feel like dancing currently, embarrassment began to fill inside her, as she realized that everyone on the marble floor had a partner. The men didn't seem to like Lisette much, most people didn't, they didn't like her extremely dominant behavior, or her perfectionism, or her odd sense of humor no one enjoyed, or else were highly offended.

Lisette wondered off to a small corner where their were a row of chairs, it was a perfect place to observe. What happened next Lisette Vuillard did not plan. A boy come up to her, he was tall, she could tell, but she couldn't place his age, his face was covered by a simple dark mask. All Lisette knew that he was making her heart pound like it was going to burst right out of her chest "I can't think of many reasons why a lady like you would be sitting alone" Lisette had been educated in courtship, of course it bored her to death, she had found no art in it until now, but now years of lessons simply drifted away, everything she had been taught seemed so childish.

So as usual Lisette decided to take her own course, "Well you see sir, I am alone because I seemed to have misplaced my partner" Lisette waited, for his silence then his polite excuse of leave, but it didn't come, instead Lisette's heart skipped a few beats when he heard his quiet laugh. "Well that was awfully foolish of you" he said, sitting down beside her, Lisette shrugged "Well he was awfully dull, so I thought it was rather clever" "I mean no disrespect Mademoiselle but when you say misplaced" "I do mean purposely yes" "Well that means he will be looking for you" "I suppose it does" she said "Well then we must hide before he finds you" Lisette couldn't believe it, some one was actually finding her amusing?

Some one actually wanted to hide with her, she felt her self blush furiously. They ran down the long hall way which was almost deserted, save for a few couples who had grown tired of modesty. They went out into the warm night, the stars were bright and gleaming, so many of them, Lisette looked up in awe, how lonely they seemed though, so far away just shining in the darkness, Lisette felt sorry for them. "Are you still with me then?" Lisette had almost forgotten her mysterious stranger, she smiled "I'm yours for the evening" she said. Lisette couldn't quite tell, the mask covering his features, but she was almost certain that he was smiling.

He held out his hand gracefully to hers "Would you like to dance Mademoiselle" "But there is no music" she said, how could one dance without music? "As lovely as it is, music distracts on from their partner" he answered "and I do not want to be distracted from one as lovely as you" "How do you know I'm so lovely, you haven't even seen my face" she said, the mask still hid her identity from him. "I just have a feeling" I have the same feeling, Lisette wanted to say, but did not, "Very well Monsieur I will dance with you" she said. And suddenly Lisette found herself deep within the fast moving steps of the Bourre a dance her parents did not approve of, but Lisette had seen it preformed more than once and had enjoyed it very much.

Then Lisette was not in her skin, she was some how far away, across time, to a place that she had never seen before, she could smell the salty air of the ocean, the scent of unwashed flesh, the mold of wet wood, misery was the word she would use. The harsh wind whipped at her, as she breathed the filthy air, she was very cold, in her thin layers, she was shivering violently. But there was some one else there too, she was aware of, a man, Lisette knew that she cared for him very much, but she had no idea who it was, he face was pale white with sickness, the sea does not agree with John those words struck her from somewhere in the abyss, words that she knew were her own, and yet Lisette had never written them, she had never been to sea, or knew some one by the name of John.

Then Lisette was pulled back in the present, nothing had changed, except they seemed to be a little further in the dance than Lisette had remembered, did he not notice at all? Lisette thought staring at her stranger, who did not seem to notice her sudden departure of mind. "Tell me your name" he said, "Show me your face" Lisette answered, they stopped dancing for a moment, as the stranger did as Lisette had asked and removed his mask, Lisette felt her heart rushing, lying under the mask was the most beautiful face she had ever seen. With perfect pale skin, and a narrow upturned nose, sharp cheek bones and a heart shaped face. Green eyes bore into her blue ones, and his pale light hair looked like a halo of moonlight, where have I seen you before? She almost asked, because just as she was sure that her name was Lisette, she had was sure she had seen this Angel from the heavens.

"Will you tell me you're name" The angel asked her, "I am Lisette" Lisette said, still in awe of her strangers beauty. "May I see you again Lisette?" the Angel asked her, he was leaving? Sorrow sank heavy into her heart, she would much rather stay dancing with him under the stars for eternity then ever comprehend the fact that they may have to part. "Anytime you wish" Lisette answered, they went back inside the ballroom, but the heat of the bodies and brightness of candles didn't excite Lisette anymore, it could not compare to the beauty of the night she had just witnessed.

"Oh Lisette" A clear voice broke through the thick air, Lisette turned to see Jeanette Du Plat, one of the daughter of one of her parents friend, Lisette and Jeanette had grown up together, though Lisette couldn't find Jeanette's company much to her liking, she found her far to shallow to be a good friend. But Lisette smiled despite herself "Evening Jeanette" she said "Oh isn't it not just magical" Jeanette giggled, Jeanette was always one for a ball "It is" Lisette agreed "How many have you danced with then? Everyone seems to be all over me tonight-" Jeanette rambled on as Lisette turned to introduce Jeanette to her stranger. Lisette's heart sank as she realised he was gone.