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"Mason's here!" Violet heard Henry call from downstairs.
Violet furrowed her brow, she didn't realize that he was actually coming over to their house to meet Henry. She wasn't ready.
"That'll have to do." Violet sighed, putting down her eye liner and making her way downstairs a little clumsily. She had to get used to these heels quickly.
Violet stepped into the hallway, after making her way carefully down the stairs. Henry and Mason were exchanging excitedly about each other's costumes, before Mason caught a glimpse of Violet and his jaw dropped.
"Henry, your sister- She's-"
Henry rolled his eyes and turned Mason around.
"She's an Evil Queen!"
"Princess!" Violet corrected her little brother, following them closely out of the house.
They began walking to the town hall, Regina had given the school permission to use it for the party like she did so every year. It was pretty much dark already, Violet instinctively moved closer to her brother and his friend, then her cell phone rang. Henry had it in his trouser pocket because Violet's costume had no pockets what so ever, he fumbled around for it before recognizing the number and answering it himself.
"Ah, Henry?" Violet questioned, a little irritated that he hadn't passed her cell to her.
"Hey mum! What's up?" Henry spoke into the phone, and Violet relaxed a little.
"Yeah we're fine.. Mason is with us! What time do you finish work? .. Oh okay.. What? .. Oh, we're nearly there! .. It finishes at nine, are you- .. Oh, Emma.. Okay mum.. I love you too.. Bye!"
Henry put the mobile back in his pocket. "Emma's picking us up afterwards!"
"Alright then.." Violet replied, before she had a quick glance around their surroundings, checking for Cora.. she couldn't help herself.
"There's Mary Margaret!" Mason called, beginning to run the last length of path towards the town hall, and Henry followed him.
Violet cleared her throat, looking down at her heels. "Not a chance in hell." She laughed to herself, as she contemplated speeding up her venture.
Leaning against the entrance to Mr Romano's bakery, Mr Gold and Cora watched Violet make her way to the Town Hall's entrance.
"So, what will this accomplish?" Mr Gold asked.
"I'm simply making good use of my free time." Cora replied, before gesturing her hand in a circular motion, conjuring a small batch of what looked like, dark green smoke. She then guided it in Violet's direction.
"Mary Margaret!" Violet greeted her with a friendly smile, putting her alter-ego aside. Again, what could she do? She had never met Snow White.
"Hey there Violet!" Mary Margaret replied with a similar sized smile.
Then the dark green smoke reached Violet, hitting her square in the back and sent her stumbling forward.
"Woah, hey! Are you okay?" Mary Margaret caught Violet before she fell right through the Town Hall's threshold.
"Yeah, I uh.. I'm sorry." Violet mumbled, her senses feeling rather fuzzy.
"Is your corset too tight? That's a, uh.. rather interesting costume." Mary Margaret asked.
"Ruby got it for me..." Violet regained her balance and tried to hide her blushing cheeks. "I haven't quite got a handle on the heels yet.. obviously."
"What have you done?" Mr Gold asked.
"You'll see... in about twenty minutes or so." Cora replied confidently.
"I've been meaning to ask, what significance does the young man hold?"
"Caspar, or Demetri as he goes by in our world was promised Violet's hand in marriage."
"I'm taking a wild guess, that was your doing?"
"I made the deal with him in exchange for a gift."
"And what gift might that be?"
"None of your business."
"Well it must be a magical one, so who was he exactly? If he possessed rare magic then I'd of heard of him."
"Who's to say that he's from our world?"
"Ah." Mr Gold began to chuckle.
"What?"
"He is why you can come and go as you please."
Cora rolled her eyes, she should of kept her mouth shut.
"Oh don't fret dearie, he is useless in this world. I have no interest in him."
"Well, not entirely." Cora folded her arms, and waited.
"Have you lit all the pumpkins Henry?" Mary Margaret asked.
"Yeah, Mason's just lit the last one!" Henry replied, naturally drawn to stand beside his sister, which made Violet smile.
"Come on then, let's go inside! Violet, would you help me with the drinks?" Mary Margaret asked.
"Of course I will!" Violet replied.
They all made their way inside the Town Hall and it was filled with children, their parents and residents of Storybrooke. The walls were draped in cobwebs and all sort of nasty looking creatures, the lights had been cased in fantastic shades, most of them being ghosts and pumpkins. People were chatting, dancing and drinking already. Henry and Mason ran off to find their friends.
"I thought this was the school's disco?" Violet asked, trying to communicate with Mary Margaret above the boom of the speakers that were blasting out 'Thriller'.
"Oh it is, but we treat it as a community event. Your mother funds it every year, we have a Christmas one too."
"Oh that's great, it seems good for the community spirit and all that.." Violet said, not really concentrating as her eyes scanned the room for the little brother.
Mary Margaret realized what she was doing and laughed lightly. "He's over there." She pointed towards the small stage where the DJ was set up. "Relax."
"I'm sorry, I'm just-"
"I know sweetie, but don't worry. Matthew is staying by the door, you can relax. Henry will be absolutely fine."
Mary Margaret passed Violet a drink of fruit juice, or 'Blood' as it was supposed to be for tonight. "Here, have some blood!"
Violet relaxed her body visibly, taking the cup from Mary Margaret and slowly taking a sip. "Oh that's lovely! I can't remember the last time I'd had a cup of blood." Violet laughed alongside Mary Margaret before a flock of children came up to the table for some drinks.
"Right on cue, the effects should begin to appear in a few minutes." Cora said, pleased as Caspar approached the Town Hall. "Poor thing, he's infatuated with her and he has no idea why."
"I would say that you're being cruel but.." Mr Gold began.
"I'm only magnifying what's already there." Cora confirmed.
"He was in love with her?"
"I wouldn't say that, I mean he'd never even spoken to her. He was fascinated by her..."
"I thought you said that they'd never spoken?"
"They hadn't. Whilst I kept her in slumber, I allowed him to visit her."
"Observe the goods before purchase."
"Exactly."
"I'm sure she spent her whole life wishing for a Grandmother like you."
Cora held her tongue at Gold's sarcasm, that's something she hadn't missed.
Violet and Mary Margaret had swapped pouring drinks for mingling, whilst Caspar made himself scarce, watching Violet's every move. Violet found her little brother and requested a dance, which was accepted and a few of his friends joined in too.
"Mary Margaret! MARY MARGARET!" Violet yelled above the music, finally catching her attention. "I've got minions!" She continued as she danced in the middle of Henry and his friends. Mary Margaret watched, amused.
A few songs and a kiss on the cheek later, Violet left Henry with his friends and made her way out of the crowd. It was then that she spotted Caspar, watching her. She felt her cheeks blush, but she felt like she had to go over and talk to him. Caspar smirked as Violet walked towards him, the fact that she had acknowledged him and made the decision to talk to him against her mother's will, he found that incredibly satisfying. Even though it were a costume, Caspar thought that Violet looked incredible, he would be more than happy to see her wear that everyday.
"What are you doing here Caspar?" Violet asked, trying to avoid making eye contact with him again.
"Any member of this community is welcome here Violet." Caspar replied, glancing down at more than Violet's attire. "Hello to you too."
"I can't see anything of interest here for you, and if my mother see's you here-"
"You're here, and I couldn't care less about your mother."
The atmosphere suddenly became incredibly intense and Violet felt herself becoming hotter, she felt a loss of control. She was angry at the remark, but her anger dispersed into nerves as she gathered the way Caspar was looking at her.
"Caspar, I don't think-"
"I know you like me, I can tell.. and I can't stop thinking about you. I haven't stopped thinking about you." Caspar admitted temptingly, before leaning in closer as Violet's eyes seemed to flash a darker shade at his words, like something inside her had been activated. Deep inside, Violet felt something about her change and it frightened her.
Violet turned to walk away but Caspar grasped her waist and turned her back round, before pulling her into a kiss. Violet felt her heart stop, she wanted to fight against him and pull away but a deep, tainted voice inside her head was telling her to do what he commanded. Violet began to kiss him back, Caspar felt the change in her attitude towards his kiss and he embraced her roughly, causing Violet to whimper slightly at his action.
Even though no one had noticed them, even though the shadows were concealing them, Caspar broke the kiss and looked down at Violet, she slowly opened her eyes and looked straight up into his. "Come with me?" Caspar asked.
Violet nodded, giving him a small and nervous smile. Caspar trailed his hand down Violet's neck, to her chest and stopped over her heart, which was beating rapidly, although Violet seemed incredibly tranquil. He put his hand round Violet's waist and guided her out of the Town Hall, but not before Henry spotted them.
"Stop, Henry! Where are you going?" Matthew asked, standing in front of the doors as he saw Henry sprint towards them.
"It's Violet, my sister. I- I have to go get her!" Henry exclaimed.
"She'll be back for you Henry, it didn't seem like she intended to take you with her and I can't let you out unsupervised."
"But you don't understand, she's-"
Mary Margaret had noticed Henry's attempt to leave rather quickly and came over to see what was going on. "What's wrong Henry?"
"It's Violet, that guy took her out but I think- I heard mum and Emma saying that she's not supposed to see him, he can't-"
"Okay Henry, it's okay. I'll um- I'll call Emma, go back and stay with your friends!" Mary Margaret said, guiding him away from the door before reaching into her back pocket to grab her cell phone.
Emma was filing some paper work when she heard the Sheriff station phone ring in her little office, she made her way over to it and picked it up sharpish.
"Sheriff Swan, how can I-"
"Emma! It's Mary Margaret! Could you come down to the Town Hall?"
"Oh hey! Why, do you need help with crowd control?" Emma joked.
"No, it's Henry, he's-"
"Is he okay?"
"Yes, but he's worried about Violet. She's left with some guy and he told me that yourself and Regina didn't want them to be around each other, is that right?"
Emma furrowed her brow, if it was Caspar then she couldn't understand why Violet had left with him. For one; she'd be going against Regina's wishes, and two; Emma re-called a conversation that she'd had with Violet herself over how Caspar had no sense of personal space, no manners and a complete lack of respect for Regina.
"Yeah, that's right. Um, I'll be right down!"
"Cheers Emma!"