Cupid's POV
I was at my dorm, texting with Briar about the True Hearts Day preparation. It was going really well! The pink and red theme decorations Briar sketched were brilliant, and all there was left was picking a dress for myself… and getting a date.
I was really hoping Alistair would ask me, and I was certain he would. I mean, we are going out. There was one thing that troubled me, though. His Wonderlandian friends hated me, and I was afraid they would turn against Alistair as well if we started going out in public. Besides, he's a Royal, and I'm a Rebel… although the Huntslynn couple ended in a Happily Ever After, I wasn't sure how the other Royals would react to another couple…
Just then, I heard a knock at my door. I opened it, and there stood Alistair, tall and handsome. "Hey Cupid." He said.
"Oh, hey!" I said. "What a surprise. Come in."
Alistair walked inside, and we sat on the couch. I hugged on one of my pink pillows.
"So, um, what were you doing?" he asked. He had a box with him which he laid down on the couch next to him.
"You know, just getting ready for True Hearts Day." I said. "Briar sent me some ideas she had and I think we're going to start decorating at least in a few days."
"That's great." He said. He thought for a minute. "Now, um, how do I put it…"
I looked at him.
"Cupid, can you close your eyes for a minute?" he said.
I closed my eyes. I heard some rustling, then felt Alistair gently taking off my shoe. Good thing I had gotten a foot massage last night with Raven. Alistair then put on a new pair of shoes and tied something around my ankles. When he was done with both pairs, he said, "Ok now, open."
I opened my eyes and looked down at the shoes.
And there was a pair of the most beautiful satin ballet pump heels I had ever seen. It was baby pink, with matching satin ribbons, tied in a perfect bow ever so delicately around the ankles.
"Oh my… Alistair…"
He was still down on one knee on the floor. "Cupid, will you be my date for the True Hearts Day dance?"
I helped him up to his feet and we stood looking into each other's eyes.
"Yes. Of course."
I fell endlessly in to his deep blue eyes, as his lips met mine. He let go of my hand, and we held onto each other. It was my first kiss, and it went perfectly, just the way I had imagined. When he finally let go, I smiled at him, and we sat back down. We discussed plans for the dance and he asked me what I was going to wear. He stayed until dinnertime, when we went to the Castleteria together.
"Alistair," I asked timidly. "You know we can't keep our relationship secret forever, right?"
He nodded. "What do you think we should do?"
I sighed. Alistair took my hand. "Come on, let's do this thing."
I guess we were doing it the Huntslynn way.
