RPOV

I don't know how long I've been lying here for but I've blocked the bond so I don't feel anything of Lissa. So in the last few hours; I've been crowned princess and sang for Dimitri however I also ran out on him, yeh it's confusing. Writing music relaxes me the singing just comes naturally but think about it a guardian that can sing and loves music we aren't trained to do anything other then protect and fight.

I stood up and picked my cloak up off the floor, I needed to go get ready but I didn't want to run in to anyone. They come first but I need me time before I play the perfect little princess role. Still in my coronation dress I slipped the cloak back on and pulled the hood up, heading for Lissa room I hoped she wouldn't be in there. Unfortunately I was wrong; not only was Lissa there but also every one else, including Dimitri. I closed the door and pulled down the hood

"Shouldn't you all be getting ready again the ball starts in an hour" they all looked at me

"Yeh we were just leaving we just wanted to say congratulations to the princess " I knew that Eddie was lying but I couldn't be bothered to question it

"Ed I told you don't call me princess I'm still the same Rose and I hate titles"

I heard my mum mutter something that sounded like we know but dad guided her out of the room so I didn't catch anything else. They all left, leaving me and liss to get ready again. We didn't have Sarah and Charlotte this time because our hair and makeup was pretty much the same it just needed touching up.

"Liss was it me our did everyone seem a bit weird just"

"What do you mean?" Acting all innocent

"I don't know like they wanted to say something and they couldn't look me in the eye" she shrugged it off and went to get ready so I did the same. Unable to cope with the silence I plugged my I pod into Lissa's speakers and put it on shuffle, my dad brought me the iPod as a graduation present. Songs on there were varied but I liked them.

I went and sat down on the bed and pulled the box, that had my mask in, over to me. Gently lifting the lid I reached in and pulled out the mask it was a beautiful white half face so it would cover my eyes, red petals covered around the eyes.

"You know I never did understand the point of a masked ball, surely if you were going to have a party you would want to know who you were talking to" Lissa said leaning against the door frame in a bath robe.

"Because behind a mask you can be anyone you want to be, no one has to know it's you. It's kind of like being cinderella for the night. She laughed at that Tonight I won't be Rose Hathaway the guardian or princess I can simply be a normal person"

"Your really looking forward to this aren't you? I know you hate royal party's and all that but there's something different about this one" I smiled and looked down at the mask.

"Yeh I am. Tonight's going to be different" and with that she turned up the music and walked back into her own room to get ready. I placed the mask back in the box whilst I unzipped the dress bag; I thought the first dress was beautiful but this one blew my mind. Slipping it on it fit perfectly putting my cloak over the top I was ready. I saw liss come out of her room looking the same with her cloak over.

"It was funny when you said it's like being cinderella for the night because I got you these made" she handed me a shoe box. Peeling away the tissue paper I gasped.

"Liss are these made of glass?" They looked like it, two perfectly crafted shoes made of glittering see through material. She nodded

"Yeh I had them made from extra strong glass then charmed with all 5 elements so they will never brake" she looked happy at my expression.

"Liss I don't know what to say these, the dress, the mask everything is gorgeous thank you" I put the shoes on which were very comfy and walked over to give her a hug.

"You've spent your life protecting me so today is all about you even if you hate all the attention. You deserve it but will you do me a favour?"

"Anything" she knows I'd do anything for her no matter what

"I'm not going to tell you yet but when the time comes just do it and don't freak out and be all mad with me"

"Liss what do you mean that's very vague"

"Trust me on this" I nodded and she lead the way to the ball room,un like the coronation liss would be entering alone because no on should know it's her. I feel a little on edge that I won't know where she is because I haven't seen her dress. She cut me out of my thoughts

"What you thinking about? I still can't tell, the bond is blocked"

"Just how I won't be able to find you tonight if something goes wrong" she stopped and stood in front of me

"Nothing's going to go wrong we are safe. I am safe don't panic and enjoy yourself ok " behind her I could see people walking into the ball room they already had masks on so I slipped mine on and tied it at the back. Lissa did the same hers was lilac with butterflies flying off.

"We don't get announce tonight thank god so I'll go in first if you want then you can follow, if need be once I go in count to 10 then follow, hopefully no one will be watching so you don't have to be so nervous"

"Ok and I'll be fine. I've taken on strigoi and never lost it, some royals and dancing will be no problem... Even though I can't dance" she laughed and pulled down here hood we both stood in front of the door. Why did i feel so nervous? No one knows it's me. I took down my walls to see how liss was feeling; totally calm and relaxed. I swear we've had a personality mix she's normally nervous, on edge and hates the spot light and I'm normally calm, relaxed and always in the spot light. But then this is her thing, royals parties and socialising. I've never been apart of this, you don't train to do this it's learn as you go.

Rose when I go in turn around so you don't see inside then you won't be as nervous she sent through, so I sent one back

How do you know?

My dad told me when I was a little girl, 'just look away any you will be fine. You have to go in but if you look away for that brief moment it's only you in the world' it helps

Thanks. After that I heard the doors open and I turned around so I couldn't see them just like Lissa said. When the doors closed I took off my cloak and turned round, the guardian on the door gasped and I shot my head to look at my reflection in a piece of glass; I looked like a princess.

Guardian on the doors POV

Open, close, open, close. That's all I have to do for the next hour why people arrive, who would have thought such a simple job would be so boring. Right now there were 2 girls wearing black cloaks standing in front of me, it looked like one was freaking out while the other calmed her. The girl who was trying to calm down her friend pulled down her hood to revile perfectly curled blond hair held in place by glittery pins. She then untied the cloak and pushed it off her shoulders to revile a lilac dress that tied around her neck, around her waist was a thin silver band after that it puffed out and flowed to the floor, glitter shimmered. It was simple but elegant, who ever it was wore it with confidence. I bowed and opened the door it, before closing it I saw a few people turn to look at her but not many they were to busy in their own conversations.

Then the other girl dropped her cloak and turned round... Wow. She looked phenomenal, the dress was white and strapless with a thick red strip lined the bottom and followed round like the top but the red followed on the back and down the dress. Silver detail covered the red and also the top half of the dress it hugged her waist making it look small. Her features covered by a mask that complemented the dress.

She bowed her head slightly and took a deep breath as I opened the door for her. She was nervous but they weren't noticeable taking a step she looked up and went into the ball room.