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BACK TO BASICS:

-Rose and Dimitri broke up a year after LS, Rose got in an accident and so her identity should never be revealed. The accident will not be known yet so much, but it will come in time.

-Every chapter contains a MUST HEAR song.

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~JairahSummers~

Six: Twelve Fifty-One

RPOV

I woke up to the beautiful sound of my new alarm clock.

"GET UP YOU BITCH!"

Ahh, Lissa. I wake up to your voice every morning. I smiled.

I took a quick shower and dressed in jeans cut off short, a striped tank top, and dark sunglasses. I also remembered to put on my-err- spirit charm.

I heard a few "hey"s and "Woah"s my way. Pssh. Okay, maybe I'm too conceited?

"Hey, RO—Ashhhh!" I heard Lissa squeal as she began running to me with open arms. Okay, this was not really Queen-like, but it was totally Lissa-like.

"Hey, Lissa." I said as I pulled her in for a hug.

"We have to get ready. Everyone's gonna be there!" she started rambling about the stupid ball. I just nodded and listened to her rambling and worrying, mentally laughing.

"Oh, and I forgot to give you this." She said as she handed me a black mask with a huge red rose on the side. Figures.

I smirked. "A rose?" She nodded. "Someone in there has the exact same copy of that mask. The guy will be the one you'll dance with tonight." She said excitedly. Typical. I snorted. "Really?" She raised her eyebrows. "I thought you're the one into mystery guys." I laughed. "Alright, I'll put the damn mask on later." I said. She squealed and launched herself on me again. I groaned.

She slapped me.

I looked at her, clearly shocked. "Liss. Is it the time of the month?" I mocked. "It's just.. hormones." She shrugged.

My eyes bugged out. "WHAT?" I shrieked.

She smiled widely and said, "I was gonna say it in public, but yeah. I'm pregnant."

"Oh my Gawd. Hey, Preggy." I teased. "Shut up." She muttered. I laughed outright.

After getting my clothes fixed from rolling on the floor, which ,I admit, was an exaggeration, I told her I'd come and to not worry.

"Oh, and Ash?" she said. "What?" I replied. "Take off the charm tonight." She said. "Why?" I asked curiously. She was always the one who told me to never take it off. Even in my sleep.

"I want to see who you really are tonight. You won't be on guard. Don't worry, Ash. I want this. That was an order." She said and she walked away.

Ahh hell, no.

DPOV

"Do I have to wear this thing?" I asked Niccy again, really frustrated that I have to wear a really girly mask.

"I told you. Yes." She said, clearly irritated, for probably the twentieth time today.

"Okay fine." I said. She squealed and began rambling about wondering who her partner would be. I then looked at the mask in her hands and found a completely different one from mine.

Who is my partner?

Ahh, hell, no.

RPOV

I dressed in the lust charm dress. It was something I was not happy about. I decided I'd need something red to go with the dress. I looked around and found a red clutch and a beautiful red necklace. I put on my black earrings and styled my hair. I curled it carefully yet messily and I decided to wear black heels. On the way out, I checked the mirror and I found that that wasn't me looking at the mirror.

I took off the small skin under my neck and I looked at the change in me. My hair was styled the same, but it turned brown again. The beautiful dark hair that Dimitri once loved. The hair that I treasured. I checked my bottomless chocolate eyes. They were beautiful. But they were haunted.

I put on my mask and head out the door, locking it behind me.

"Name?" the Moroi by the door asked, bored. I looked closely and saw that this was—

Mia!

I smirked. Be prepared to be—err, not bored?

"Rose Hathaway." I said. She looked like she had just jumped fifty feet in the air.

She stiffly gave me a nametag. Ahh, hell no! A nametag? I looked at it weirdly and she laughed. "Wear it, Bitch." She said. I was amused. I missed this. "Alright, whatever you say, Whore." I said as I pinned it to my dress. I could tell she missed it too. She suddenly hugged me and told me to get inside.

I looked around and saw someone wearing the exact same mask I was wearing. We were told to hide our nametags first for our mysterious dance. I smiled and said, "Hey."

"Hi." He replied. He was checking me out, alright. I could see him looking at my dress.

I crossed my arms. "How bout my dance?" He smiled, "Yeah, let's go."

"I like your hair." He commented suddenly. I looked at him. The song just ended and we had to take off our masks. He took off his, and I found those beautiful eyes that belonged to Dimitri.

He put his nametag on and he said, "Hi, I'm Dimitri."

I stared at him and I put on my nametag and took off my mask. I saw that he was looking at me weird. I smiled.

"Hi, I'm Rose." I said.

"Rose?" he asked. He looked at my nametag and he visibly fought to control himself. "Do you—do you remember me?"

I smirked internally. Better make those acting lessons work, Hathaway.

"Umm, am I supposed to?" I asked curiously. "Uh, I was your mentor in school." He said uncomfortably. I smirked. "How did I ever get my work done?"

True Rose style.

He frowned and said that he needed some air. I pretended to look understanding and he walked away.

DPOV

I went back inside and just stayed in the corner, looking everywhere for Rose.

I suddenly dozed off but was awoken by Christian. "You have to see this, bro." he said and he pointed at the stage.

There, I saw Rose holding a guitar and standing in front of a microphone. Huh? She doesn't even sing.

I'm scrolling through my cellphone for the 20th time today
I'm reading the text you sent me again
Though I memorized it anyway

It was an afternoon in December
When it reminded you of the day
When we bumped into each other
But you didn't say hi cos I looked away

And maybe that was the biggest mistake of my life
And maybe I haven't moved on since that night

Cause it's 12:51 and I thought my feelings were gone
But I'm lying on my bed thinking of you again
And the moon shines so bright but I gotta dry these tears tonight
Cause you're moving on and I'm not that strong to hold on any longer

Oh oh oh oh...

And I saw you with her
Didn't think you would find another
And my world just seemed to crush
Shouldn't have thought that this would last

And maybe that was the biggest mistake of my life
And maybe I haven't moved on since that night

Cause it's 12:51 and I thought my feelings were gone
But I'm lying on my bed thinking of you again
And the moon shines so bright but I gotta dry these tears tonight
Cause you're moving on and I'm not that strong to hold on any longer

As the sky outside gets brighter
And my eyes begin to tire
I'm slowly drowning

The memories of him
And I know it shouldn't matter
As my heart begins to shatter
I'm left to wonder
Just how it should have been yeah

[Spoken]
Hey Tony
I just wanted to say...
Thanks for showing me around
I...really had a great time and
I wished I didn't have to leave but...
I won't forget about you

12:51 and I thought my feelings were gone
But I'm lying on my bed
I'm not thinking of you again
And the moon shines so bright but I gotta dry these tears tonight
Cause you're moving on and I'm not that strong to hold on
Cause I'll prove you wrong that I can move on through this song
I'm so much stronger
Oh oh oh oh...

Her voice was melodious. But then I realized I've heard this voice before.

Her voice was very similar to someone I've met this month?

Oh right, Ashley Mazur.