A/N: Hello. I'm so sorry this one took so long. But school and lack of inspiration will do it to you. I've had a writer's block that spanned longer than I thought it would. But this is part one of 'Dance of the Nocturne'. So enjoy, Our Eyes Met.
Dragonlord's Knight.

I entered my castle. The scent of the woman I saw still intoxicated me. She was absolutely beautiful; her raven hair reminded me of the blackest velvet. The thought of her made my blood rush. I entered my room and sat on the couch.
"Good to see you're home Cain." Shido said, as he entered my chambers. He kissed me and laid his head on my lap. I ran my fingers though his hair, but my thoughts continued to dwell on her. It was intriguing, a woman, whom I had never met, invited me to a gala.
"Shido. Would you like to go somewhere?" I asked.
"If you would like me to." He replied. I leaned my head against the couch and fell into a dreamless slumber, only to awaken by sunset. I kissed my Shido's cheek waking him from his peaceful slumber.
"Come Shido. We must prepare for tonight."
Shido looked at me with a raised brow. He looked like a curious cat. I smiled. Nodding he left me alone in my room. I changed into a blue suit and placed my hair into a pony tail. (A/N: I was watching interview with the vampire) Shido looked elegant in black.
"Shall we be off?" I asked. Shido took my hand and laced his fingers between mine. Together, we left. I was ecstatic, I would see the angel that occupied my thoughts.

"Giuli, Giuli. Wake up. The gala is starting." Vercuil said. I gently opened my eyes. I must not have noticed how long I was sleeping, for the sun had set. I crawled from my bed and stretched.
"Your father bade me to give this to you." He said as he handed me a gown. It was absolutely beautiful. It was a gold and red Tuscan style dress. Perfectly made to extenuate the wearer's cleavage. I dressed and tied my hair at the end. Letting most of it fall loosely.
"Well, what do you think my friend?" As asked him.
"You're beautiful as always Giuli." He replied.
"What time is it?"
"Half past eight."
"Eight! Why didn't you wake me sooner?"
"I thought..." He never finished. I grabbed his arm and yanked him out the door and down the stairs. We eventually stopped at the entrance of the ball room. I was nervous...but why? This wasn't new to me. Parties, get togethers, performances, it didn't matter, I was used to them. But for some reason, something was different. We walked in. I could feel the eyes of our guests. Watching and whispering. Many spoke of my accomplishments at my age. Others, were busy muttering about how vulgarly unacceptable my dress was. I smiled at the attention.
"GIULI!"
I turned to see my cousin Selena running towards me. She wore a plain blue dress and her hair was tightly braided into a bun. I smiled as she approached me.
"Lena! How are you?" I asked as I embraced her.
"I'm fine." She replied.
"Hope you've been practicing. You will be playing for me tonight." I said with a smile. I had been teaching my cousin to play the piano in hope that she could continue where I left off.
Selena looked at me. She smiled warily and nodded. I walked around a bit. Mingling with the guests. My cousin and Vercuil stood by me. Selena watched me, taking in everything. Learning the way to survive in high society. I laughed and smiled, but didn't seem to realize the eyes watching me from the far end of the room....

I watched her. Her movements were of pure elegance. But she didn't seem affected by her popularity. It was almost as if she was annoyed by it. There was just something about everything she did that drew me to staring at her. Had it been any other time, I would not have thought twice about just having her as a meal and being done with her. No, she was worth more than that. If nothing else, I just would have been content being near her. Never truly aware of my trance, I didn't realize that Shido had vanished with a few of the women at the gala. It was of little importance. Nothing would change my hold on him. Hearing the whispers of those around me, I concluded that it was time for me to introduce myself. Taking a much needed, yet useless breath, I approached the angel and those that surrounded her. Her laughter made me swoon. Could her voice be more beautiful? Smiling lightly, I thought of what to say. Me, think? Yes, for the first time, I had to find words to say to the woman. Finally getting what I wanted, I cleared my throat.

"Excuse me. But I couldn't help but hear about you madam." I started. She seemed almost frightened by my voice. Or maybe it was a built anticipation that was finally released. For she turned and looked at me. Her brown eyes seemed to dance circles within my own. It wasn't uncommon for me to see a woman blush. However, her blush was seemingly virgin to me. Pure.