I awoke to find myself not in my room or even in my home. It took me several moments to recognise where I was. I was lying out across the couch in Bernard's living room. I moved slightly but was surprised to find what I was lying on moved behind me. I sharply looked over my shoulder in surprise to see Bernard smiling slightly at my shocked expression.
"Um.. how long have you been awake?" I asked nervously. I looked away and looked anywhere but at Bernard.
"A while," was Bernard's reply. I blushed slight, 'how was long was 'a while'?' I wondered. His hand came to my chin and laughed as he forced me to look up at him.
"Why didn't you wake me or get up yourself?" I asked him. He just shrugged and said, "I was quite comfy, actually."
With that we both got up off the couch. We both knew the drill. We both went had a shower, got dressed and then met up for breakfast. I didn't even need to say goodbye as we would be seeing each other in around an hour anyway.
My house was quite different to Bernard's. Mine had more pictures, paintings and more colour. Everyone always said my house was very homey and suited me. I even had a dance studio and a music room. The same as Bernard's house there were three floors. My room along with my studio's, private study (that only Bernard and I had access to) and my private bathroom were on the top floor. On the second floor was guest rooms, another sitting room, the library and two bathrooms. On the first floor was the main living room, the kitchen and dining room, a bathroom and a games room (that Toby and Will set up for me).
I went up the winding wooden staircase to my bedroom. I stumbled towards my walk in wardrobe and began looking to my clothes. I had many gorgeous medieval dresses. Most here wore old age kind of clothes so it wasn't out of place to wear them but no matter what I wore I always stood out as I was Wood Elf, being taller and looked older made you stand out quite a bit. I pulled a beautiful white dress from one of the rails. It reached to the ground and sleeves also almost reached that far and were a light grey colour. It had a white, grey and silver designed belt that fell down the front.
After a long, warm shower, I got dressed, slipping on the dress and putting on a pair of knee high white boots, a blue and white cloak. I added a bit of makeup and pulled my hair back into a pony tail and shuck it out a bit, causing it go even more wavey then usual, then I placed a blue feather ring on my hand. Once I was satisfied that I was ready for spending Christmas day with Bernard, I left my room and headed over to my study which had a hidden door behind a bookcase that led into Bernard's own study.
I was surprised to find him already in there, bent over many pages of writing and work. He looked even more tired than he had last night. How much sleep did he even get last night? He didn't hear me come through the passage so I came up behind him and placed my hands on his shoulders. It didn't make him jump as he was long used to me or someone sneaking up behind him. He was even more used to me coming up behind him to help him with his work in here.
I leaned over his shoulder and saw him filling out the paper work for the new Santa and filing the past Santa's file. I gave a sigh and wrapped my arms tightly around his shoulders, he didn't mind in the slightest as he dropped his quill and placed his hands over mine and just leaned against the back of the chair. I pushed his green hat aside and kissed his hair.
"Much more to do?" I asked sadly. He shuck his head, smiling up at me with the same sadness.
"I'll be done soon, promise" he said. I nodded and after placing a kiss on his check I headed down to the kitchen to make him some coffee. He hardly ever was able to work properly without coffee in the mornings.
Once the coffee was just right, I headed back upstairs to deliever it to him. It had only been a few minutes but it had been long enough as when I got up their he was fast asleep on his desk his head in his arms. I smiled fondly at him and placed his coffee a bit infront of him and out of his reach from his position, aware that he could spill it if he moved in his sleep.
I removed his necklace and his hat and left them on a nearby table. I ran my fingers through his curls before leaving once again.
I made my way across the town square towards the workshops. It was very quiet, very few elves stayed at the Pole this year, I think actually that the only ones here were Bernard and I. I didn't let the silence bother me as I went to check on the shops.
As I expected, it was as we had left it. Some toys were still in the middle of being made and some just finished or just being started. I made my way to the kitchens to make sure everything was off. It was thankfully or else I would have to have reported it to Isabella and she wouldn't have been pleased.
I fed the Reindeer who were happy to see someone around other than each other. They were all happy to see me and all greeted me kindly and affectionately. Once fed they returned to resting and conversing between each other.
I slipped on a pair of skates that I retrieved from one of the ice sheds and put them on and began skate across on the ice rink. I did a few tricks that I had perfected over the years, after a couple of minutes of being lost in my leaps and twirls, jumps and spins I became aware of someone watching me.
There stood Bernard.
I checked my watch as I stopped skating around, it had been over three hours since I left the house. He was looking at me expectantly, most likely for an explanation.
"You needed some rest" I told him, if he hadn't then he most likely would have just fallen asleep at some later point in the day. He nodded and helped me off the ice and take off my skates and together we put them back.
Several weeks had passed and everyone was home and once again back at work. The music department had lost several members as one had got married and left, another discovered one of their family to be sick and went home to help. This made work a lot harder as there had already been very few workers in that workshop.
I along with Isabella and Rae were setting up in the main music studio. Rae was tuning her guitar and Isabella was warming up on the piano. I was hooking up the mic and double checking the sound systems before we took our first take.
Valentine's Day was coming up and we had to record some new CD's that Cupid had requested for the up coming ball. Everyone was greatly looking forward to it as it was quite a big celebration here. Rae, Isabella and I were all planning on getting ready at my place before heading up there. It was a sort of tradition and then normally Rae would go off with Will and Isabella with Toby. I often felt a bit left out at these occassions but they were still alot of fun.
"Okay, all set!" I called as I jumped to my feet and ran into the large booth where Rae and Isabella were ready and waiting to begin. I grabbed the mic and the Rae and Isabella began to play, there were also several other elves by the names of Colm, Pat and Adrian who also were playing instruments.
"Elevator buttons and morning air,
stranger silence makes me wanna take the stairs.
If you were here, we'd laugh about their faccent stares,
but right now,
my time is theirs.
Seems like theres always someone who disapproves,
they'll judge it like they know about me and you,
and the verdict comes from those with nothing else to do,
the jurys out but my choice is you.
So don't you worry your pretty little mind,
people throw rocks at things that shine,
and life makes love look hard,
the stacks are high, the waters rough,
but this love is ours.
You never know what people have up their sleeves,
ghost from your past gonna jump out at me,
lurrcing in the shadows with their lip-gloss smiles,
but I don't care cause right now you're mine.
And you'll say, don't you worry your pretty little mind,
people throw rocks at things that shine,
and life makes love look hard,
the stacks are high, the waters rough,
but this love is ours.
And its not theirs to speculate,
if its wrong and
your hands are tough but they are ware,
might be long and,
I'll fight their doubt and give you faith,
with this song for you.
Cause I love the gap between your teeth,
and I love the riddles that you speak,
and any smart remarks from my father about your tattoos,
will be ignored, cause my heart is yours
And don't you worry your pretty little mind,
people throw rocks at things that shine,
and live makes love look hard.
And don't you worry your pretty little mind,
people throw rocks at things that shine,
but they can't take whats ours.
They can't take whats ours.
The stacks are high, the waters rough,
but this love is ours."
As the song finished, I looked around and everyone began to clap, "another song well done, guys!" I said to them. They were all beaming, first take and perfect. It was then I noticed Will and Toby in the other room and were all ready messing around with the computers to finalize and give it the finishing touches. Several moments later the two lads gave us the thumbs up and once again cheers broke out throughout the room. "Everyone go have lunch before we do a run of 'Shakespeare'" I told them and with that everyone except Isabella, Rae, Toby and Will left. The three of us wondered into the large main studio where the boys were waiting on a large couch. We all floped down next to them.
"You guys know your parts?" I asked the girls. They nodded and as they did the door opened and in walked Bernard. He came and sat on the arm of the chair that I was sitting on. "Need me for anything?" he asked cheerfully. I beamed up at him, "you're in a good mood," I stated. He winked down at me and I blushed a little causing both Rae and Isa to start giggling away to each other only stopping when I sent them one of my evil glares that terrified them.
The three lads sitting with us laughed and Rae then said, "we're just going to do Shakespeare but how about after we do 'I'm the One' just the six of us." We all shared a few satisfied looks before all agreeing that it was a good idea. "We could put it on the valentine's album as a bonus track!" added Toby. I smiled at this, "great idea!" We had a long list of songs to do, we had about half done.
1. Beauty and the Beast from DisneyX
2. About You now by Sugarbabes X
3. Just the way you are by Bruno Mars X
4. You belong with me b Taylor SwiftX
5. Love Story by Taylor Swift X
6. Crazier be Taylor Swift X
7. The Sweetest Sound from Cinderella
8. Do I love you Because you're beautiful from Cinderella X
9. Ours by Taylor Swift X
10. Shakespeare by Miranda Cosgrave
11. Two in a million by S Club 7
12. Song 2 You by Victoria Justice & Leon Thomas III
13. Tell me that you love me by Victoria Justice & Leon Thomas III
14. All I ask of you from the 'Phantom of the Opera' X
15. Marry You by Bruno Mars
16. A Year without Rain by Selena Gomez
17. Battlefield by Jordan Sparks
18. Counting on you by Big time Rush & Jordan Sparks X
19. Today was a fairytale by Taylor Swift X
20. Speak Now b Taylor Swift
21. Mine by Taylor Swift X
22. See the Light from Tangled
23. Somewhere in Brooklyn by Bruno Mars X
24. Time of my life from Dirty Dancing
25. Don't forget about me from The Breakfeast Club X
26. She will be loved by Marron 5
27. Remind me by Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley X
28. Beautiful by Christina Aguilera X
29. Crashed the Wedding by Busted X
30. I Wouldn't Mind y He is We X
It was almost as though the list kept getting longer. The only reason I allowed this extra track was because we all already knew our parts and pieces and I wouldn't have to go looking for or write up any music sheets. We all just sat around, relaxing and talking, having some lunch that we had grabbed from the kitchen the was next door. In the end Bernard had gotten uncomfortable sitting on the arm of the chair and so pushed me off my seat and sat down smirking at me before pulling me down on his lap. I hadn't been able to get rid of my blush until the rest of our musicians came back from their lunch break.
I jumped up off Bernard when I noticed Colm, Pat and Adrian were watching us amused and curious. I gave Adrian a hard shove when he started asking about Bernard and I. He went quiet as we walked into the booth and everyone started setting up. I sharply looked back at Adrian. "Shut up!" Adrian looked up surprised, "I wasn't saying anything." I rolled my eyes, "You were thinking, it was annoying." Isabella and I shared a high-five before we took a take.
Colm counted us in with his drumsticks and then the others began to play along with him. I waited for my que and began to sing.
"I saw you there, so beautiful,
You stopped and stared, so magical,
Then you asked for my name,
And we took an up-town train,
before you leave, get up to go,
I wanna know,
Do you like Shakespeare?
Jeff Bruckly?
Watching movies on Sunday?
Do you like kissin' when its rainin'?
Maken faces in the station?
Do you like?
I need to know!
What Do You like?
Before you go!"
I look up and my eyes meet Bernard's and he is smiling and his eyes are twinkling. He's watching me and only me and it makes me feel amazing. This song had always reminded me of Bernard not that I had ever said that out loud to anyone but it had. I push the though out of my mind and concentrate on the song and its lyrics.
"You walk me home, so wonderful!
It starts to snow, its incredible!
Now we're walking up my street,
And you slowly turn to me,
You're three inches from my lips,
but before we do this,
Do you like Shakespeare?
Jeff Bruckly?
Watching movies on Sunday?
Do you like kissin' when its rainin'?
Makin' faces in the station?
Do you like?
I need to know!
What Do You like?
Before you go!
Oh, Oh
Show me the place where you come from,
and the places you dream of,
I wanna know everything you are,
but before we get that far...
Do you like?
I need to know..
Do you li-ke, before you go.
Do you like shakespeare, Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Just you and me on Sundays, (watchin' movies on Sunday)
(Makin' faces in the station)
Oh, ohh
Cause I like Shakespeare! Yeah!
Ohh, yeah, yeah, yeah
Do you like?!
Yeah, yeah, yeah, Yeahh!" Once again everyone cheered as soon as the music ended. "Good work everyone, have a good day!" I called out as I put my microphone back on the stand and went to help Toby with finishing the song. By the time we were done, everyone had left. Toby added it to the CD list, we were almost done, we could hopefully have the rest done by the end of the week just before ball. Of course they would play other music but this would be the main track CD to fall back on and they might even call us up to preform several of them.
Just at that moment an elf that I recognised as a new elf, named Andy. He was pretty young and was still very nervous when talking to anyone in authority, such as Bernard or even me. I just wonder what he would be like if he ever met Santa. "Um.." he began quietly, not knowing where to look, " there is some trouble in the ballroom and the kitchens setting up for the party." Isabella was out the door like a shot. If there was even one thing out of place in her kitchens there would be hell to pay. Bernard also quickly left in the direction of the main building where the ballroom was being set up, Toby also went with him so he could make sure it wasn't any technical difficulties that were the problem.
I shared a look with Rae and Will who were the only ones still there. Rae shrugged, "guess the song will have to wait." I nodded sadly. It had been a while since we had all sang together as a group. I guess you could say, I missed it. I think we all did. Its just every year seemed to be busier then the last one.
I was just leaving the studios when someone calling my name reached my ears. Spinning on the spot, I saw my friend, Nadia making her way towards me. She was also a wood elf and she worked in the fashion and design workshop. So many people asked for clothes, shoes, accessaries and jewellery and all this was done by Nadia and her team. Nadia, like me, loved dance. She was a quiet elf, similar to Isabella but very friendly and cheerful. One of the most polite people you could ever meet. She had long dark hair and warm, kind brown eyes. There was a wide and excited smile split across her face.
"Nadia? Whats got you all excited?" I asked with a laugh. "Your outfit is ready. Same with Rae's and Isa's!" Nadia was designing and making our costumes for the Valentine Ball. Without another word, Nadia grabbed me by the hand and dragged me along with such strength that I hadn't known she possessed.
Elves stopped what they were doing and watched after us as we zoomed past them. All the elves working in the F & D workshop were all hard at work, either sitting at drawing tables, picking out fabrics, sitting at sewing machines, knitting or crafting. They all looked up as we entered and all sent us wide inviting smiles. Nadia gave a childish wave to them in greeting before proceeding to drag me over to her station where she had a clothes rack set up beside it holding four dress covers. She took the one at the end and turned it around back to face me, practically bouncing on the balls of her feet.
"You are going to look great," she exclaimed, her smile not falling an inch. "You are going to eat his heart out in this." I sent her a glare, "I have no idea what you are talking about!" She just rolled her eyes and gave me a doubtful look before shooing me hurridly out of the room.
I folded the outfit over me arm and made my way through the halls, smiling and greeting all the elves I met there. Everyone was in wonderful spirits today and I was loving it. I noticed as I strolled past the stables that the Reindeer were also in a wonderful mood. Valentine's Day never failed to raise peoples' spirits every year.
The Valentine's Track was finally finished as we had ended up adding atleast 10 more songs onto it and I was almost certain that we would never get it completed in time.
It was about half past 5 and the celebrations began at 7 and the ball began at 8 this evening. At 7 o'clock, Cupid along with his helpers would travel across the Pole delivering Valentine's Day gifts to everyone. Every year I got one blood red rose with no note or name.
I was already late for getting to Nadia's as we were all supposed to be getting ready together and I was supposed to be there by 5 but I got held up with plans for the ball and the music.
I was finally strolling up the front garden of Nadia's cottage. She had a house to herself, it was quite small but beautiful and cozy. We all loved it there. There were hundreds of different flowers in a ray of colours and sizes. I always wondered why she decided to come work here in the North Pole (obviously with spells cast over her garden so plants wouldn't die of the cold) when she, as a wood elf, could simply go work with Mother Nature, where her boyfriend Lucas happened to work.
I strolled up the front path towards the front door and knocked loudly on the wood. Thankfully (I think anyway) I only had to wait a few seconds before the door was swung wide. If I didn't know any better I would have thought it was about to be riped off its hindges.
It was Rae and she was making a break for it! Catching sight of me she froze in her position. Her face full of horror.
"RORY!" Rae grabbed me in a tight and desprate hug, burrying her face into my neck, though she had to bend down to so as I was shorter than her.
I patted her head softly as though she were a child, I was so confused.
"There, there," I soothed her. She stepped away from me and made a poutty face and fake cried, "they were trying to put make up on me!" I rolled my eyes at her over dramatics.
"How about I do your make up, you know I won't over do it, or use stuff you don't like?" I offered. Rae gave a sigh of relief, "better than... them!"
At that moment, Nadia and Isa appeared at the door, both wearing dressing gowns with their hair wrapped in towels.
"Rory, you are late! You were supposed be here ages ago!" cried Isa in exasperation.
Nadia just shuck her head fondly before looking to me, "she just wants you to do her make up. She trusts me with a red hot piece of metal near her head and neck but small brushes near her eyes and she freaks!" I laughed, I had the weirdest friends.
"I'm doing Rae's aswell so why not Isa's too, want me to do your's?"
Nadia's face lit up like a christmas tree, "would you?"
I nodded, "if you'll do mine?" Nadia beamed, "deal!"
Nadia and Isa ran out quickly joining Rae and I and gripped our arms and dragged us inside the house with such strength I wasn't even going to question.
Isa and Rae went back into Nadia's dressing room where we were all getting ready, while Nadia and I went to get more towels so I could have a shower aswell.
"So, Rae already got to you with her 'their putting make up on me' sob story?" I laughed and nodded at Nadia's impersonation of Rae (which was surprisingly acurate).
"Oh, yeah! She didn't waste a minute before getting it out!"
Nadia gave a loud laugh as she placed a bundle of fluffy purple towels in my arms.
"Be quick! We all still need to get ready!"
After a nice relaxing shower, or as relaxing as it can be when Rae is yelling in every few minutes saying that the others were being mean to her, I strolled into the room to find Nadia with all our clothes laid out in suit bags around the room, along with shoes and accessaries. Always prepared that one.
"You out did yourself this time, Adi!" complimented Isa from where she was looking over her outfit, though being discrete so as not to let any of us to see.
"I placed a robe next to each of them so once you are dressed put it on, so we don't mess up our clothes when doing hair and make up and we can have a fashion show later," exclaimed Nadia sternly. She loved fashion shows.
"Aren't you planning a fashion show for halloween?" asked Rae as she slumped back in an armchair next to where her outfit was layen.
"Yes, I am. And you are all in it!"
Rae groaned, while Isa and I beamed. "Can't wait!" We all said though one of us said it with sarcasm (three guesses who and the first two don't count!)
Once we were all dressed we got to work. Nadia was on hair, while I was on make up.
First I was working on Rae while Nadia did Isa's hair. Rae's favourite colour was blue and apperantly there was blue in her outfit so I was going with it.
I brushed on some blue eyeshadow and painted her nails a matching dark blue and also painted on one of the teen wolf symbols, this one was the one associated with the Hale pack. It wasn't hard to tell that she was extactic when I did it. I had also earlier on in the month when Nadia was doing the clues sent her an image of the symbol and asked her to put it on her clothes which she had done. Lastly I brushed on some mascara and a light coat of lipgloss and she was done.
She then went to Nadia who styled her hair simply as her hair was short and you couldn't do much as of the length.
Isabella came to me for her make up and I got to work. I used pink and orange on her eyes aswell as a bit of brownish purple to blend the two colours together. I added some mascara and some light pink lipstick before doing her nails. I did simply little black bows on each nail just where the nail became white, I then placed a clear coat over it to give it a nice shine.
Her hair was already styled in several curls around her neck. She also now had a blond streak down one side of her hair.
Next Nadia did my hair and make up. I was just purple everything (even the lipstick) my mascara was even a dark purple. My hair was pulled back into many curls and waves down my back. Looking at myself in the mirror I could tell it was missing something but I couldn't think what.
I then did Nadia. I used a black sparkly eyeshadow and gave it a smokey look which made her look hot! If Lucas showed he was going to be knocked off his feet at the sight of her. I painted her lips a blood red and did her nails a similar shade of glittery red colour. Lastly I braided and twisted her hair back into a high bun slightly to the side of the back of her head.
"Everyone ready?!" asked Nadia excited. We all were (even Rae). We all gave egger nods.
"Great! I'm going first!" cried Nadia as she bounced off into the small room off to the side so we wouldn't see her until she was ready.
I, of course was prepared and put on some music. 'Ladies Night' blared out of Nadia's large sound system and we all cheered as we awaited her grand entrance.
Nadia strut into the room, posing and beaming as she went and she had every right to as she looked flawless.
She was wearing a bright red dress that came to just above her knee and seemed to float around her as she walked. There was a line of jewels on the left side of the dress and it was strapless. With it she wore gorgeous patterned tights and a pair of sexy strappy heels that I recognised right away.
"Nadia were you in my shoe closet again?!"
Nadia smirked playfully at me, "what? You have the best shoes in all of the Pole and the biggest collection of them!" Rae and Isa looked at me and nodded, "shes right."
I nodded in understanding, "I know but it would help of you just asked?"
Nadia nodded as she shrugged on a cropped black suit jacket, "I'll remember that for next time!" I shuck my head as I said, "you won't!" Nadia smiled innocently at me, "I know!"
She then clipped on a onyx rose choker and a matching bracelet along with an onyx and silver cable ring and earrings set. She then gave us a twirl and asked, "what do you guys think?"
"We're not going to be noticed at all tonight!" complained Isabella playfully. "Yeah, Adi are you trying to steal our guys or something?" asked Rae. I laughed, "I have to agree with them, all eyes are going to be on you tonight with how gorgeous you look!" Nadia blushed and smiled, "thanks guys, it means alot!"
"Isa! Your turn!" I called and the elf in question skipped merrily over to the room and sent us a playful wink before entering it.
"So is Lucas coming?" I asked Nadia as I changed the song to something else for Isa. Nadia shrugged, "If he can make it." 'Call Me Maybe' began to play as Isabella made her way back into the room her robe now gone to reveal her outfit for the ball.
It was a fabulous and elegant light pink dress with a black lace waist and alarge black ribbon tied into a bow. Along with it she wore a pair of pink floral and tassled ankle boots. She also wore a pair of fingerless black gloves and had a velvet black bow tie around her neck. Over her arm was a black blazer to go with the outfit. It was definatly her style, elegant, stylish with an edge but something was missing and we all knew it.
Realising what it was I rushed over to one of the side closets and rumaged through it, throwing things from it over my shoulder to the protests of my friends who were obviously getting hit by the flying fashion items. Finding what I was looking for, a pink lace fedora I rushed over to Is and jammed it on her head.
"Perfection!" I cried happily at the finished look.
"Couldn't have said it better myself!" said Nadia proudly.
Isabella studied herself in the mirror and gave a nod of approval before turning to face us all and fixing her bow tie and stating seriously, "I wear a bow tie, bow ties are cool!" We all laughed and nodded and let her craziness pass as Rae then went to have her turn on the 'catwalk'.
Isabella chose the song this time and put on 'A girl worth fighting for' from Mulan making us all laugh. Though Rae seemed pleased as she came out full attired in her outfit singing the lyrics of the song proudly causing us all to fall around the place laughing at her.
Though we were definatly not laughing at her outfit as she looked amazing. It was definatly within her comfort range but would turn heads. She wore a pair of faux leather red jeans and a blue sequin tank top along with a gorgeous red leather jacket over it. On the shin if one of the legs was the teen wolf signal I had given to Nadia. It was also on her glove and shoes. She wore one glove one the hand she used from strumming her guitar. It was a leather fingerless glove but it only half covered the middle and index finger and the thumb and didn't go up the other two at all. Her shoes were thick heeled boots, she didn't seem to mind the heel to much though.
Once we had all calmed down enough, I noticed that attached to her jacket there was a pin with a teen wolf quote of "I'm 197 pounds of pale skin & fragile bones, Sarcasm is my only defense!" I loved that line said by Stiles. Rae and I both had an obsession with Teen Wolf.
"Last but not least, Aurora!"
I sighed as I made my way to the room to finally look at the finished thing for the first time before I went out.
In the small room was a small couch, a full wall mirror and a closet where the other three had put their robes. Taking mine off I hung mine up aswell.
I finally looked at my reflection.
It was a gorgeous slim fitting, purple swirl designed tunic dress. It was perfect. Purple just also happened to be my favourite colour! It was paired with a badass black leather jacket and a pair of matching lace six inch heel booties. With my hair and makeup it looked amazing.
After a couple more seconds of studying my reflection for anything wrong with the outfit (pleased to say I found none) I heard the music playing from outside. It was 'Smile' by Avril Lavigne. I loved that song.
I proudly struted out of the room like a model, perfecting the model catwalk strut and the side-twist-pose, taking my jacket off and holding it over my shoulder. Throughout this my friends were laughing, not surprising I probably looked ridiculous!
Finished with my messing around, I skipped back over to where they were gathered by the music system and gave a small twirl. They all clapped as I smiled and curtsyed.
"Nadia you are fashion superhero!" I cried and Isa and Rae eagerly agreed with me. She blushed a bright red and mumbled something about it being 'nothing'. We just rolled our eyes as we all knew we would have to tell her otherwise throughtout the whole night before she got it through her head, which we would, she could be so stubborn!
"OH MY GOD!" cried Isa out of nowhere causing Rae to jump into a fighting stanse and staring around for any danger, Nadia to give a small shriek, while I simply shot my head around to face the distraught elf.
"What?" said Rae coming out of her stanse realising there was no danger in sight besides the curling iron that Nadia had left on, which she quickly went and switched off.
"Its almost six!"
We all realised why she was worried, Cupid would be here soon. He always came to Nadia's first as he knew we would always be here on Valentine's day as he likes to deliver ours personally as he is a very good friend of mine and Rae's. He also knows Isa and Nadia quite well aswell.
We hurridly tidied up a little and began some quick food that we would have before leaving. We wouldn't have much as there would be food tables there, we would know as we have Isabella in our group and she was constantly trying to find something, anything, that had gone wrong in the Kitchens. Thankfully nothing did, she was just paranoid as usual.
Suddenly we were drawn from whatever task we were doing by the kitchen clock chimming 6 o'clock. We looked around in excitment and suddenly the windows were thrown open along with the doors and in flew Cupid through the wide open front door.
"Hello Ladies! Another Valentine's Day has come!" greeted Cupid.
We all gave our own little greeting. Cupid didn't stall at all, he had a lot of work to do.
First was Nadia's. She was given a large bunch of colouful dasies. Most were the natural white with yellow centre but many were also in different shades of pinks, purples and oranges. She beamed at them as they were her favourite flower. Attached to the flower as was tradition, was a small note with a 'roses are red..' poem on it.
Nadia beamed, a small blush enveloping her face as she read it aloud.
"To my sweet Nadia,
Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
I may not be there with you,
but my love still remains true.
Ever yours,
Lucas."
We all couldn't help the 'aww's that came from our mouths. Lucas was always such a sweetheart and a romantic.
Next cupid handed a fluffy, adorable teddy bear holding heart to Isabella. She smiled bashfully and took it. It was obviously from Toby and of course with it came its poem.
"To my darling Isabella,
Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
At the ball tonight,
I shall save each dance for you.
Toby."
"Toby dancing. I wonder how well that will go," joked Rae causing all of us, including Cupid, to break out into light giggles.
"Now for you, Rae" remarked Cupid teasingly.
She of course went as red as Santa's hat as a large box of chocolates was given to her from Will. They were all her favourite flavours aswell.
"To my... darling Rae-"
"Oh she is a darling alright," I said causing the others to laugh and me to get shoved by the 'darling' Rae.
"Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
I hope you know,
that these chocolates shall never be as sweet as you."
We all broke out into fits of laughter at the such cheesy line that Will had ever come up with (or most likely got from a book or one of his friends.) "That was the best he could do?" cried Isabella inbetween her laughter as everyone began to calm down.
"Wait! Theres more!" called out Rae as she continued to read.
"P.S. SHUT UP! I know you are laughing at me. But you know I can't write poetry."
This just sent them into another fit of giggles.
Then, almost as though he rehearsed it, (he probably did) Cupid waved his hand in a heart shaped gesture and in his hand appeared the most beautiful rose. It wasn't the usual white or red or even blue. Each year was a different colour. It was lilac. It matched my clothes and make-up perfectly.
Cupid stretched out his hand that held the rose stem to me, completely void of thorns thankfully. I took it and brought the flower to my noise and let the beautiful rosey scent fill my senses. Roses were my most favourite of flowers and purple happened to be my most favourite colour.
"There is a note this year," exclaimed Cupid, catching all of our attention.
This surprised us all, me included. I was given a rose every year practically since my very first Valentine's Day here in the Pole and they never left a note or any inkling as to who the admirer was.
I took the note with shakey hands and read it out loud but very quietly, not that it mattered all were listening intently.
"My Love, My Rose, My Aurora,
Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
I am sorry for all the secrets,
Its time I told the truth,
I Love You.
I will find you tonight at the ball. My only hope is that our night does not end with a broken heart. Save me the last dance."
There was a silence for a while.
"There was no signature I'm guessing," said Nadia.
I shuck my head, "I have waited this long, I can wait a few more hours." I fiddled with the beautiful rose in my hand. Nadia came up beside me and took it out from between my fingers, broke the stem so it was short before slipping it perfectly into my hair and securing it tightly.
I glanced at my reflection in a nearby mirror. My outfit was now complete, it was no longer missing that one something.
Cupid bid us good night and left. We knew we couldn't ask him who sent the rose and the note. He was sworn to secrecy and it would spoil the surprise anyway.
"The ball will have started by now," said Isabella.
It was only then did I realize how much time we had spent at the house.
"Lets go then," I said as the for of us head out the door and to the Valentine's Day Dance.