Chapter 2: The Sound of Beauty

(Kaito's POV)


My eyes have seen such a beauty, whose little boots and have skittered and glided across with a swan's grace. What's more is that this beauty was like no other. She's mine. Miku, my sweet jewel. As I approached her again, her dreaded partner has walked right in front of me and guided her forward away from my glance.

Who in sane hell was this? Does he dare touch what is mine? Does he have the right to court or mark her or take possession of what I've held a claim for for 6 years? I wanted her. I wanted to forcefully take her away from that man, sweep her off her feet, and love her for all eternity! Yet, that wouldn't be very simple. It's sad if a conundrum like that would happen, especially if he steps in.

I want him out.

I want him killed and erased and forgotten.

Well, at least from milady. How dare he touch her.

How dare he tries to sway her and seduce her.

How dare he stand in the way of our reunion. If any other haggard tried to touch, caress, seduce, or restrain her, I would have their necks chopped and bloodied by the guillotine ruthlessly!

I begin to sit and ponder about the recent incident minutes ago. Does she recognize me? Does she still hold her feelings true for me? I must know this all, but with that haggard around, I'll never get anything done.

I pulled out my dark royal blue mask, encrusted with tiny diamonds near the edges. I wanted to be her knight. I wanted to be there for her without her finding of who I really am.

For now. That's my plan.

Just like mixing together Shakespeare's Romeo and Leroux's Phantom, I'll be her shadow.

Her dreams and reality.

Her "acquaintance of the dark."

Her eternal lover.

I put my white gloves on and proceeded onto the ball room. The next song playing was a Bach masterpiece (pretend "Cantarella" was playing haha). Everyone was dancing and gliding over to the next person on their right side of the inner circle. Once the chords have played to its eighth count, we'd swap partners. It was a circle of elegance, where all were in harmony.

And then there was Miku. My shining beauty that I've yearned for years. Her body is more defined, and her teal hair cascaded down her cross-strapped back. The night black dress she was wearing was of pure silk and cotton, which shaped more of her; her breasts were full to the flowery whites of her gown, and the dress tapered off pleated and natural. It was an image of a fallen angel. I couldn't help but stare at her figure. I love her so much that I wanted to mark her as mine forever. I wanted to claim her all for myself, and eventually that day will come.

But for now, I'll admire from within the shadows.

The climaxing chord of the song was played as I moved to my right. The haggard was far from her enough to me to capture her. The melodic beauty that I've fallen for was right in front of me. The sight of her makes me want to ravish her. Sweetly yet violently. My heart pounded so much that I couldn't help but seductively smile at her. She smiled back. I felt like I couldn't breathe. Her smile brought back the many memories that have happened before and after that incident. My heart was about to burst into pure rapture, and I was quickly losing my self control from ravishing her. Love or lust, she was calling to me. My heart's euphoric sensations began coursing through my body and asked for her hand to dance. My left hand was behind me.

"Shall we dance, milady?" I asked. She tried to look into my eyes, probably trying to recognize me. But as I gazed more into her eyes, she looked away from me as her cheeks started blushing pink. I smiled. How cute.

"We shall," she said.

We were gliding and moving to the rhythm of the music and dancing elegantly across the floor. We stretched outward and then I pulled her towards me more and she looked down much to her shyness. Even her blushing face was adorable. At the final chord of the song, we spun and turned to lay upon her lips a kiss. Honestly, at that moment, I didn't know whether my heart was beating, my libido was raging, or her heart was racing as a result. But I loved every second of it. Though the dance was short, I felt myself in heaven's grasp.

When I pulled her in tighter and kissed her, Melody's mask fell from her face and revealed her widening eyes, wanton moans, and full blush. I pulled back from the kiss only to leave her expression awestruck and blissful. Those seconds of passion only made me want to do it more. I smirked back at her in victory that marked my goal in igniting her heart.

"My first kiss..." she murmured. She touched her soft lips. "Who are you?" I replied to her with a smirk and finger to my mouth to silence her. I quickly turned to leave before she followed with me.

"Wait!" she called out. She stepped on the string of her mask and picked it up. I hid away from her to manifest that feeling of desperation to discover and search for her future lover. Her chase had begun. I am what she's trying to find. Yet, I am the one who will capture her in the end and truly-

"Milady!" That haggard finally found her after that circle dance. "Where were you? I couldn't even find you in the circle after the song was over!" Miku rubbed her lips, then turned to him.

"I thought I lost you, so I went on my own," she stammered. Good girl. No need for tell others of me. And I didn't even have to tell her not to.

"Well, at least I found you. I was scared that my fiancée was kidnapped! What would I be able to do without you then?" Well, you don't deserve her.

"My apologies, Sir Len. Please escort me back to my home now. I've had a tiring night." They both exited out of the ballroom, hand clasped with hand.

"Sir Len, eh? And 'fiancée'?" That haggard is already touching what's not his. Not only that; he's engaged to her. What in sane hell is this? Is this because of love or because of family arrangement? Well whatever it is, this will come to an end. I will have her and I will claim what's mine, even if it goes to the measures of killing a haggard and locking Miku up all for me to ravish her and give pleasure to her alone.


PLEASE R&R! Told you it's going to get dark very quickly! Sorry if this chapter was a bit short.. I'll probably change the rating to M by the 3rd chapter. EXPECT SOME DISCREET (okay maybe not so discreet) LEMON. :O