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Here's the Masks and Dresses for Rhode Allena and Lenalee. Delete the spaces

Allena's Mask

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Allena's Dress

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Lenalee's mask

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Lenalee's Dress

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Rhoad's Mask

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Rhoad's Dress

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Cross went completely stiff as Allena's arms wrapped around his lower body. He had his hands raised, and with jerky movements, he attempted to return the hug. A few times his hands almost touched her, but he then moved them to a new position. Finally, he settled for putting one hand on her head right as Lavi snapped a picture.

Allena moved back and smiled at Lavi, holding the mask out to him and turning so he could put it on. Lavi gently set the mask in place, taking the two silver ribbons on either side and tying them behind Allena's head. When she turned back around to face him he took another picture, the flash making her cover her eyes.

"Ow." She said, making sure she hadn't moved the mask and blinking the spots from her vision.

"Sorry, you just look so girly!" Lavi said with a smile. It was then that Allena noticed Lavi was wearing a tux with a red bow tie.

"And you look snazzy." She said back. Kanda and Alma walked into the room then, wearing the exact same tux as Lavi save for the dark blue bowtie around Kanda's neck and popping orange on around Alma's. Kanda passed Lavi a red mask, keeping a blue one for himself as he looked Allena up and down. He didn't say anything, simply put the mask on and leaned against the wall.

"Stay close tonight, okay beansprout?" Lavi asked, putting a hand on her shoulder. Allena nod, feeling a giddy feeling inside.

She was going to her first dance!

The ballroom to the school was absolutely buzzing with conversation. Allena hadn't even know her school had a ball room till now. She felt a bit nervous because of all the stares she was receiving, but at least she knew they weren't menacing or judgmental. They only saw her, not her new scars. They didn't even know who she was.

"Let the dance begin!" The headmaster yelled from his place next to the band. Allena hadn't even noticed him and as soon as he said those words, the music began. Most people started dancing right away, grabbing their dates and bustling on to the dance floor. She watched, surprised by the fact that it was all ball room dancing instead of normal dances of the era. She then turned her attention to looking for the Noah's.

Finding Rhoad wasn't too hard, mostly because she was the only one who would ever dress the way she did. She was wearing a plumb colored strapless dress that cut low and flared out like a tutu. Black lace covered the top half, and parts of the tutu were black. Long black and orange stalking covered her legs, and large black shiny shoes covered her feet. Her mask was smooth and black with a black rose on one side, the center the same plumb as her dress. Wirey fabric branched out from the rose, drawing more attention to it then the small plump colored flower on the other side.

Oh yes, Rhoad was easy to spot.

Next to her were her brother and the school nurse, calmly watching everyone on the dance floor, their eyes flickering to the Nephlim every few seconds. Allena faintly wondered where Tyki was when she felt a light tap on her shoulder.

"Want to dance?" It was a boy Allena had never talked to before, showing a bright smile.

"Oh, I-"

"Of course she would!" Lavi but in, pushing Allena toward the dance floor. "You have fun, when we need you, we'll find you." He whispered before moving over to Lenalee and asking her to dance. Allena found herself once again staring at Lenalee. Her dress was laired with a type of lacy see through fabric, different typed of greens overlapping the other with green roses on her hip and shoulder. She had on green stilettos, matching her hair color. Her hair was pulled up into a pony tail before curled, showing her emerald earrings and complimenting her lime green mask, black lace overlapping the green with a fuzzy black accessory at the side. At first, Allena thought all the different greens would clash, but looking at it all put together, she looked perfect.

The boy took her hand and led her out to the dance floor, finding what he seemed to dub a good place before beginning to dance. Allena easily followed his movements, not really focusing on the boy.

"Hey…"

"What?" She asked, looking up at him.

"I asked if you were new here. I've never seen you around." He repeated. Allena was about to shake her head, but nodded instead, deciding it would keep him from asking questions.

After about fifteen minutes of dancing, Allena got bored; ditching the boy and making it back over to her friends. She found that only Kanda was in the same position, Lavi and Lenalee having went out to dance and Alma apparently going to get food.

"You haven't seen Tyki anywhere, have you?" Allena asked him, taking a seat by the samurai.

"Didn't know I was supposed to be looking for him." Kanda grunted, rolling his eyes. Allena pouted at him, looking up in time to see another boy approaching her to ask for a dance. She slipped a smile on her face quickly, knowing that this might be a long night.

The music changed later in the night, turning to an upbeat type of waltz music, still a bit fast, but slow at the same time. Allena had lost count to the number of guys she had danced with, spinning away from them only to get caught up by someone else. It was always the same, one hand on her waist, the other held her hand as they attempted to lead her into the dance.

Needless to say, none of them were very good.

That is, until he caught her up.

It took Allena a minute to realize Tyki was the one leading her into a waltz, perfectly matching the song. It surprised her as she looked up into his eyes, his mask much like hers. His mask had a dark purple butterfly wing on the right side, the wing looking torn with black markings Allena's recognized as spades, hearts, diamonds, and clubs covering the wing. It actually reminded Allena of the tease. She couldn't help the smirk that played on her lips as he spun her quickly away from the boy she had been dancing with, leaving him confused.

"I expected a tux." Tyki said with a playful smile, stopping his spins and stepping closer to Allena, one hand wrapping firmly around her waist while the other held her hand in the air. He led her perfectly, his eyes never leaving hers as they began to waltz.

"You're a lot better at this than a lot of the other boy's." The girl answered, ignoring his statement.

"Well of course, when you've been doing it as long as I have." Tyki's smile slipped from his face as he took a minute to really look Allena over. "Bellíssima." He said, "Absolutamente deslumbrante." He felt Allena tense, her heading slightly tilting.

"Tyki…I didn't know you spoke…" she didn't finish, realizing that if he hadn't been one hundred percent sure about her identity before, he was now.

"I need to tell you something." He said, dipping her gently before bringer her back up, pulling her close to his chest.

"Is it about Apocryphos? About why he brought us all here tonight?" Allena asked. Tyki shook his head, opening his mouth to speak but a song suddenly cut him off.

It was different then the usual music, cryptic and a bit up beat. It sounded like something Rhoad would listen to when she was torturing someone. It definitely didn't fit the mood, that is, until the lights suddenly went out, the two small chandeliers bursting to life. The light was dim and eerie now yet, surprisingly, none of the humans around them stopped dancing. Tyki and Allena both froze, slightly separating and looking around.

"Their eyes," Allena whispered. "There blank." It was true, all the young dancers' eyes were completely blank, void of emotion and luster as they continued to waltz to the off beat.

"Find your friends, somethings about to-" Tyki was cut off as Allena suddenly gasped but, as he turned to look at her, she had disappeared. He cursed, quickly looking around for the girl. He hoped one of the nephlim had taken her away, because if it was Apocryphos… that probably meant he knew she had the heart.

Allena gasped as she felt an arm wrap around her waist. A feeling of nausea hit her, making the girl screw her eyes shut. Suddenly, she was dancing again, being spun around in a circle and lead into a dance that matched the cryptic music. She tried to pull away but her body didn't seem to want to listen, following the man leading her effortlessly.

She looked up at her partner, her face scrunching up in confusion. He was tall, dressed in black with a large rosary around his neck, his hair short and bushy and small glasses rested on his nose.

"Headmaster?" She asked before quickly looking around the room she was in. Her blood ran cold in her veins when she realized she wasn't in the ball room anymore, not only that, but they had an audience.

Allena wasn't sure what they were, definitely not human, but not exactly anything else either. They had white faces, there's eyes hollow black holes and mouths either hollowed out smiles or frowns. They made her skin crawl, their heard tilting one way, then the other to match the beat of the song. They all stood near the wall, watching her.

"I grow so tired of hearing that name." The man said, slowly spinning. He began to smile then, a smile that made Allena's heart lurch. She needed to get out of here. It wasn't safe.

"My patience has grown so thin over the years, waiting patiently for the day the heart would finally return to the mountains. Those Nephlim have been searching all over the world, yet you were right under their nose the whole time. And then you were so close to me."

"Apocryphos." Allena whispered, her eyes widening.

"That's right." He said, his smile growing. "Those Dragons haven't even figured it out, after all this time, thanks to my little spell. To them, I was an outsider trying to make a school of peace. They never even thought I was their greatest enemy, hiding my own power on their mountain."

"Why am I here? I have nothing to do with the heart." Allena barked, trying to move her body.

"Are you sure about that?" The man asked.

"I don't have it! And I don't know where it is!" Allena defended herself, holding her breath as Apocryphos grew closer to her face.

"Such a naive girl. Let me tell you something, something your Nephlim friends and Dragon lover seem to have missed." Allena gasped lightly at his words. "Tell me, when did the war start?"

"the-" She hesitated ,thinking it was a trick question. "Twenty years ago." She said.

"Good, and what exactly is the importance of the Heart to the dragon race?"

"They need it to...have kids. Without it they are infertile." Apocryphos smiled again.

"And you are a half breed, part Dragon."

"Yes I am!" Allena snapped, tired of this game she seemed to be playing with him and dizzy from their spinning.

"So tell me, how old are you?"

"I'm fift-" She stopped, realizing it now. She was fifteen years of age…the war started twenty years ago. Mana shouldn't have been able to produce children unless…

"Mana had the heart?" She asked.

"Are you not familiar with the story?" Apocryphos asked, dipping Allena before bringing her back up. "Hundreds of years ago, a Nephlim race found a beautiful mountain side, filled with wildlife and food. They decided to live in this peaceful land, that is, until they found a problem.

"The Noah clan, one of the oldest clan of Dragons, had been living in these mountains for generations. To have these trespassers on their land didn't exactly settle right with them. They made a deal, the Nephlim were to stay at the base of the mountain, distance themselves from the Sanctuary and Graveyard the Dragons cherished.

"For century's they distanced themselves from one another, the tension between the two species growing with each passing day. Finally, the Dragon king couldn't take it anymore. In fear of another war, he sent his first son to make peace. The oldest was extremely handsome, and believed he could fix this turmoil.

"The Nephlim King wasn't happy about this arrangement, but in fear of loosing his daughter to a war he consented.

"Now, what neither Kings seemed to understand was that love works in strange ways and there is no way of telling when it'll happen or how it works."

"I've already heard this story." Allena growled.

"No you haven't. Not the true story." Apocryphos said as he continued.

"As soon as the Prince and Princess saw each other, they fell into a deep love, unbreakable by anyone. The Dragon Prince's younger brother realized what was happening, but could do nothing to stop his brother from what happened next. The oldest Prince asked the Nephlim king for his daughters hand in marriage.

"The Nephlim king was outraged, insisting that the Dragon had bewitched his daughter. The Dragon persisted, begging with the man to concede.

"The Nephlim King thought for a moment before agreeing to let the Dragon, with one condition.

"Now, what no one had known back then was that the Nephlim king was not himself, completely different actually, one who was under the influence of none other than Apocryphos . He wanted something the Dragons had in their possession, something that kept their race happy and fertile. Apocryphos wanted this item so badly; he was willing to start a war. So, if the Dragon king was to bring him this object, the Heart, then he would allow the marriage to his daughter."

"Now the Dragon prince had a problem. The Heart was in the Dragon Sanctuary, and it was too important to his people to just be taken. He would have to steal it, but if he did, he would be labeled a traitor and banished from his home. The Prince was torn between his family and his love, and even more, his unborn child nestled in the Nephlim princess' womb.

"The younger Dragon Prince heard about his brother's predicament and made a plan that he kept secret from his brother. That night, he broke into the Dragon Sanctuary and stole the Heart. When he gave it to the king however, something no one expected happened. The king was murdered. Of course, the second dragon prince was blamed, leading the Nephlim race to declare war on the dragons.

"The Dragon people in return looked to the second prince as a traitor. The dragon king begged for mercy on his son's life, but none was given, the ultimate punishment was given. At the hands of his own father, the second prince was beheaded. The king had no other choice you see, failure to do so would lead in the destruction of his hierarchy and possibly the death of his remaining family.

"He was distraught, his people now infertile, his youngest son dead and above all, labeled a traitor.

"Now the older Dragon Prince knew about Apocryphos' involvement in all this. In order to protect his wife and unborn child, he took the heart, and brining nothing else but the clothes on his back, he and his wife left the mountain."

"And the Dragon Prince…the one who left…" Allena was almost afraid to ask.

"His name was Mana Walker. Son to Adam, the king of the dragons, brother to Neah, brother to Odette, Father to Neah, Father to Allena. Need I continue on through the whole family?" He asked.

"So im…"

"The princess. Heir to the thrown, though, your brother is first in line. However, you seem to be missing one detail. The Heart." At that moment, the sound of a clock chiming could be heard. A rush flooded through Allena, like a blockage had been removed.

"What did you do?" She asked him.

"Oh nothing just set the spell on the school to be removed at midnight tonight." He smiled evilly. "Is it that time already?" He titled his head in thought. "I would guess all hell is breaking loose in the ball room right now…after all, the dragons and nephlim just got their powers back."

"No…" Allena whispered before narrowing her eyes.

At that moment, a shadow flickered around Allena's waist, pulling her back and out of Apocryphos's grip. She screamed before hitting the grounds and rolling, quickly gaining her footing and getting ready to fight. A boy now stood in front of Apocryphos, dressed in a tux with a large top hat perched on his head. She wasn't sure weather to run forward, or run away. The boy made up her mind, lifting his arm and pointing to a door Allena hadn't noticed before. She didn't wait, running toward it and throwing it open, hearing a loud explosion as she did.

Tyki wasn't sure what had happened. After Allena had been taken and the humans frozen, both nephlim and Dragon began preparing for a fight. Tyki on the other hand, ran for the double doors, to search for Allena. He wasn't sure where he was heading; he just knew he had to find her.

The school suddenly seemed like a never ending maze to him, hallways and doors all seeming alike. He wasn't sure where he was going.

He turned a corner and suddenly found himself on the floor, a smaller body on top of him.

"Tyki!?" A female voice exclaimed, leaning up and off of his body.

"What happened to you?" Tyki asked, standing and brining Allena with him.

"I…well I was kidnapped I think. By Apocryphos…but someone helped me get away." She took a deep breath. "Where is everyone else?"

"In the Ballroom." Tyki explained.

"You just left them there!?" The girl yelled. "Apocryphos is taking the spell down that keeps everyone's powers suppressed. It's going to be an all out war! We have to stop them!" Then she was running again, down the hallway. Tyki cursed and quickly followed her.

"How did Apocryphos get in the school without anyone noticing?" Tyki asked.

"The spell suppressed his power, he's been here the entire time. He's the headmaster."

There was a loud explosion then, rattling the whole building and almost throwing Allena off her feet. Tyki quickly scooped Allena up before unfurling his wings and flying down the hall way.

'This is just like…' Allena shook that thought from her head and urged Tyki to fly faster.

Allena had been right about war, both sides jumping into action immediately after the spell had broken. The Nephlim were careful, trying not to cause any human casualties but the dragons were ruthless, attacking as if they were the only ones in the room.

Allena's shouts went unheard as she and Tyki entered the room, the girl desperately trying to get them to stop. "We have to do something!" Allena yelled to Tyki, running forward and in between a battle between Rhoad and Lenalee. "Lenalee please stop!" She yelled, standing between the two. Rhoad growled, not liking her battle being interfered with. The pointed candles she had been using to fight Lenalee suddenly turned on Allena, flying forward with the intent to kill.

"Allen move!" Lenalee yelled, surging forward to help the girl. She wasn't quick enough, and Allena hadn't noticed Rhoads attack until the last minute.

Which was why she was surprised when none of the candles hit her. She had closed her eyes, braced for impact when she heard them hit something, but felt no pain. She opened her eyes and gasped, seeing Tyki in front of her, some of the candles sticking out of his body. His mask slowly fell from his face, landing in a forming puddle of his blood. Rhoad was frozen, eyes widened as she realized what he had done. Everyone else had also stopped to watch, all eyes on Tyki.

"This fight ends now." He growled, reaching up and pulling a candle out of his shoulder. "You were all stupid enough to fall right into Apocryphos' trap; to blinded by hate to see what was happening around you." He then pulled another candle out of his chest, dropping it to the floor. "You let him use you all as pawns." He removed the final one from his leg and threw it at Rhoad's feet, glaring at her.

"Tyki is right." The dragons all gasped, turning toward the doors leading to the balcony to see Adam, his top hat in place but a small frown creasing his face. "The only thing we will accomplish here is a massacre of innocent people. We are leaving. Nephlim, you are welcome to continue attacking at your own risk, we however, are going home." He moved his head, motioning for the dragons to follow him. Slowly, the obeyed moving forward without so much as one more look at the Nephlim.

Tyki watched them all move away before turning to Allena, looking down at her with golden eyes. She had tears in her eyes but she refused to let them fall, looking up at his face, the face she knew by heart.

"Joyed." She said, swallowing a lump in her throat. Tyki turned his gaze away from her, sighing.

"Não queria que você também descobrisse desta forma." He said in a low voice, turning his gaze back to her and watching as she backed up until she was standing by Lenalee's side. She looked down, not wanting to look at him anymore.

Tyki sighed, slowly walking over to the Earl who had waited for him, a look of understanding on his face. It made Tyki wonder how much he really knew about his situation, or if he just knew how it felt to be in this position.

He did not look back when he left.

"Beautiful. Absolutely Stunning." - "Bellíssima. Absolutamente deslumbrante.

"I didnt want you too find out this way."- "Não queria que você também descobrisse desta forma."