Freddie's POV

It had only been a week since we managed to capture the dark element which had been living in Pete for years. But somehow, it felt as though years have passed since I last saw Sam. I really want to see her ocean blue eyes, which melt my heart everytime, that hair of hers that seems to sparkle brighter than the evening sky. Even though my heart yearns to meet her, I have to help my friend Gibby to prepare for his wedding with Carly.

"Fredster," Gibby called for me as I stared into blank space. "You okay?"

I nodded, "I'm fine. Just, thinking about some stuff."

"Don't worry about Sam," he smiled. "No matter how soft and weak women look, they always have this tough exterior around them that keeps them going."

"Thanks, Gib," my face brightens up as I reads the time on my watch. "It's time to pay a little visit to your beloved bride. Come on, let's go."

Since Pete was still new to the environment, we thought we would ask him to tag along with us. We wouldn't want people to get lost in the palace.

"Freddie," Pete noticed the bright smile on my face. "You mentioned once that Miss Samantha has a twin sister, Melanie, right?"

"Yeah," I smirked when I remembered the time when I found it hard to believe it when Sam told me she had a twin sister. "You... interested in her?"

"No, no..." Pete blushed as he pretended to laugh, trying as hard as he could to hide his feelings. "That's ridiculous! How can I like someone so..."

"Beautiful?" I looked at his face as it softens at the mention of her.

"Not just that," he calmed down a little. "She's smart, she's wonderful, she's talented, I mean, she can speak ten different languages and dance like a princess! She's all I can never have..."

I grinned, placing a hand on his shoulder. "How can you be so sure of that?"

"Did you see her face when she looked at me that night?" he became anxious again. "She looked at me as though I was a monster!"

"That's because she still had the impression that you were under the dark element's control," I tried to comfort him. "Don't worry too much about it. Everything's going to be fine! Just tell her that you like her and ask her out to the masquerade ball tomorrow night."

He smiled, still looking upset though.

As I looked out the window of the carriage, a thought came to me – Maybe I can ask Sam to be my date for the masquerade ball tomorrow? Since the ball will be celebrating Carly and Gibson's wedding, she can't say no to going, right? But there's still one thing I'll be worrying about. What if she doesn't want to go with me?

Sam's POV

"Sam!" I heard a voice from behind the door. "Freddie's come to look for you!"

"No," I said. "Prince Gibson and the guys are coming to bring you to their castle for the wedding tomorrow, not coming here for me."

"But Sam," Carly pleaded. "Please, for me?"

"No!" I yelled as I pulled my pillow over my ears, muting any sounds from 'the outside world'.

All I heard from then on were muffled voices, both soft and loud as well as a few shuffling sounds from people walking behind the door. Just as I was about to give my final warning when I turned around, a familiar face was looking down at me.

"Freddie," I was speechless. How did he get in here? I looked behind him where Carly was holding the keys to the door. She must have duplicated my room keys when I let her in my room!

"Sam," the prince looked at me as he sat on my bed. "Why didn't you open the door?"

I looked away from him, "I didn't want anything to do with you."

Freddie's expression changed from a caring one to a disappointed look. I didn't mean to hurt his feelings, but I had to, so that I wouldn't get hurt again.

"But I thought Melanie already explained everything to you. It was because of..." I interrupted him as he tried to ask.

"I said," I continued with my statement. "I don't want anything to do with you!"

"But Sam," Freddie held my arms as I was about to throw my pillow at him. "What did I do wrong?"

I looked at him, tears welling up my eyes as I remembered the time when he left me for my twin sister. Though he had no choice, but my heart had already been broken. "You broke my heart, and there's no way you can reverse it."

He was shocked at my statement. I could tell when he looked me in the eyes and saw my fear of being hurt again. "Sam... Can you, give me another chance?"

"No," I replied as I looked away once again. "The damage has been done." My arms struggled to be free from his grasp, wiping the tears away from my eyes and returning to lying on my side away from him, pretending not to hear anything as my hands were covering my ears.

"Please," Freddie pleaded. "Please let me have another chance. I'll do anything."

As Freddie looked at my back with desperate eyes, I decided to give him one more chance. "It's the last chance."

"Yes," his eyes were full of hope.

"If you fail this, you will never come find me ever again," I stated the rules.

"Okay," he was totally confident. "But if I win, we'll be together again, right?"

I sighed. "Yes."

"So..." he motioned for me to continue.

"Carly and Gibby's masquerade ball is tomorrow night," I stated the deal. "Since it's a masquerade, everyone gets to wear masks so that others don't recognize them. However, if you manage to find me within the mass of people..."

"Piece of cake," he said confidently. "I'll just have to find you at the ball tomorrow night, right?"

I continued with my instructions. "But it's not that easy. You'll have until midnight to find me."

"Sure thing," he replied. "So, I'll see you tomorrow night?"

"We'll see..." I mumbled to myself as he left my room, smiling confidently.

Somehow, half of my heart wishes that he would be able to find me in that crowd. The other half of me doesn't want to be found. Is it because I don't want to risk getting hurt again? Or that I don't want to lose him?

A/N: Hey all! Thanks to all who reviewed on my previous chapter! You guys are just so amazing and rocking awesome! Oh, and there's only three more weeks before the end of November, where I will officially delete 'iGet Starstruck'. If anyone wants to take over the story, PM me. The offer is still on! Thanks!