Grand Gala:
(Mina's boyfriend and his half- brothers end up attending the next ball within crystal palace)
Jewel was making her usual trip to the nearest Convenience store for what was becoming her weekly trips of minor shopping. Gave her excuse to further explore her neighborhood when she pulled out her 3 Wheel Bike with basket in the back. Pedaled her way out of the driveway and in to the street with a location in mind as she nods to friendly faces in passing. Turning street corners and slowly down when she went down hill to get to her favorite corner store. Where she parked her bike near one of the bike ramps with lock chain being placed to keep her source transportation secure. Before she would make her way inside by walking in and started picking out everything out before doing a mail pickup. What she found among the countless bills and junk mail was a rather impressive envelope with a wax seal. The hand writing on the other side and the crest on the yellow colored wax that had her going wide eyed.
"I'll be drunken monkey with paintball gun!" She couldn't bring herself to open the envelope's flap.
She would hurry through check out line and race home to her family to present everyone her boys with the invite at breakfest. Derek happily squealed that he always wanted to go to a fancy party with all his brothers when he heard the news. Only be reminded that the event was past his bed time and he he was always grumpy when he didn't get enough sleep. He could go another time when older and doesn't fall asleep on his little feet after prolonged period of time. Got him to start throwing a crying fit that everyone would ignored until he stopped and a few minutes later. Bastian to remove him from his seat and take out of the room while rest of them figured out what they were going to do.
"We're so dead." Ciprian thought this was a trap.
"Maybe royal family's way of welcoming us?" Andor would guess.
"I haven't heard anything from Mina about this." Dann sat back in his chair.
"This would be perfect time to brush on classical dances native to this world." Angel was excited.
Alecjo didn't care about attending since Ben informed him that he would be unavailable leading up to this event for a few weeks. Leaving Alecjo rather lonely in a city he was still getting to know from his outings with Ben during date. He would sigh and ask if he could stay home that night to watch Derek in hopes he didn't have to watch Ben get hit on.
"That bad?" Jewel would worry why Alecjo was already coming with excuse not to go.
"I don't like watching entitled nobles flirt with my boyfriend." Alecjo mumbled.
"Kinda reminds you of how we got all here." Ciprian tried to lighten the mood.
"Not Helping." Angel and Dann warned him.
Jewel would slightly giggle at what her step- son had to say about what her friends and now husband did before the wedding. She could never be mad at Bastian for granting her wish for many sons to call their own or his sleeping around on her. Since before her one of her small dreams, table full of boys she called son despite the strange bonds they share.
"It's not, that I wasn't angried that Bastian for bedding each one of my sons' mothers." Jewel recalled the scandal. "Just happy he always came to me in the end. "
She ended with a smile before tapping Alecjo on the tip of his nose before looking to Dann and her step- sons with hope. Stating this formal gathering would best for them to attend together then not show up and at all at the wrong time. Describing the friends they could make with daughter of son of a well off family or befriend a noble after colorful conversation.
"Only friends I had back at home were my chamber maid and Bastian." Jewel hummed quietly. "Even back then, Bastian would still a gentleman."
Ciprian was hushed at by Andor when he tried to interrupt Jewel from further talking about how all of them came to be. His birth mother gave him up to his father when he was born instead of keeping him like other did her personal reason. Gifting him a a uncut fire ruby as her only gift to him before all links to her was severed when he was he just a new born. Leaving Jewel to happily accept him as her own when in middle of wedding preparations for her and her husband.
"I have never once regretted having any of you in my life." She looked among them. "My fire, My Lightening, My Ice, My heart and my magic."
She then handed the envelope and ask who wanted to make rounds to deliver batches of muffins to customers on their list. Ciprian was already backing out with excuse he was meeting Reika's brother for drinks this evening. Andor was leading a study group of high school freshman with Amelie in a few hours to some request from a former teacher. Angel was being dragged to a southern Kyushu by Mako for some kakigori as part of a research project for their AP cooking class. Left only person in the room that hadn't answer to be stared at by their step- mother as tended to Derek.
"Dann!" Jewel called to him.
"Momma is calling you." Derek informed Dann.
"Oh. Dann." Jewel spoke a little louder.
"I'll take of today's muffin delivery." Dann answered her. "As long as Ciprian learned proper etiquette for the formal event we're invited to attend."
Ciprian would have verbally reacted being reacted about being offended, if wasn't Angel and Andor agreeing with Dann. Jewel with quiet when she stared in Ciprian's direction with blank expression and unable to speak on the subject. Derek giggled before trying his little arms around Il-Seong's neck and hugging the wolf as tightly as he could.
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Grand Balle Room with ivoy marble flooring that went on for miles until hitting for differently decorated walls. One had row of large windows with sill that one could seat on to look out and see the view of the enclosed grounds. Others were daisy white with gold leafe trim on the molding that reached way up to a raised ceiling that had a centered chandler. Made completely of crystal materials with matching light fixtures that coated the room in a soft light. Doorway that was cut into one of them with scrolling frills and full figure statues of Queen and King on each side. Massive doors were propped open for red carpet guests being announced as their arrived to walk on as groups or pairs. Was a sight that made a beaded, powder white lace, off the shoulder, Aline evening dress with one inch heels. Her hair pinned into bun with curled end of a ponytail sticking out from the center as she held onto her husband's arm. His tuxedo he wore seemed was a traditional black with the bowtie that matched his wife's ball gown.
"This is spectacular." Jewel whispered to Bastian. "Reminds me of painted ceiling of Akan Palace."
"One of those time, I wish we had a home world to go back too." Bastian remembered that feature of former Palace.
Earned him a kiss on the cheek from her gloss covered lips from her after they were quietly enter without an introduction of their person. Convincing the guard nothing was special about them since they former royals of a fallen world. Left them to want to be treated by nobodies that were brought here for their children as their guests and escorts. Behind them their sons entered with the daughters of Shitennou of the King and the inner planetary guardians the Queen. Dann and Mina were the first to walk in with one securely holding other's bent arm, Mina was in a Strapless, golden yellow, satin, traling gown in opened toed pumps. Hair pulled into a jeweled barrette with matching earrings and nails simply coated in yellow polish. as Dann wore a Yellow- cream collared shirt and candlelight orange tie, along with a white coat with blue and red accents. He wears a white Military Jacket over the collared shirt, with blue pants and calf length boots.
"Get ready to be treated like a prized dog at the show." Mina whispered to him.
"I didn't dress like this to just impress your parents." Dann wiggled his eyebrows.
She ended up snuggling up to him further without a care eyes of fellow noblemen and woman were watching them. Lens belonging to cameras caught the image of matching smiles appearing on their faces before the side stepped. Making room for Andor and Amelie walk side by side without even holding hands upon making their their appearance. This Black and light blue, mandarin collar, Aline lace dress in matching flats and curled hair was on Amelie. Sapphire studded earrings in the shape of a rose within her ears with coat of gloss on her lips, that nobody could see. Since she had her head tucked to hide the blush that appeared to be growing on her face and hands folded. Andor followed in step with her in dark blue collar shirt with a black vest that has snowflake-shaped buttons, and a snow white v-neck shirt underneath, dark blue dress pants and black dress shoes.
"I think you are as beautiful as Christine Daae from The Phantom of the Opera." He whispered to her.
Got Andor quickly stared at by Amelie when she finally looked up for briefest of seconds with their eyes looking into each others. He could see anxiousness swirling around as she saw concern and calm that lay within his own. Before pulling away and walking to stand by Mina and Dann by a few feet with one clamping her eyes shut to reach one and take others hand. Got her a quiet thank you before attention was turned to next pairing that walked in. Being rather proud Ciprian with Reika by his side and hanging off his arm, She wore a red lace and satin; sleeveless; strapless sweet heart bust line; short front long back, mini dress. Her hair completely pulled into loose braid held by a ruby barrette. Ruby earrings and crimson lipstick matched the three inch heels heels with rounded toe. Matched what Ciprian wore, being a sleeveless military jacket that consisted of a white coat with red and blue accents and a Mars planetary pin. His belt had a Hikawa Shrine charm hanging off it. Also wearing white pants and covered his hands with dark red fingerless gloves.
"God! Your look really smoking in that." Ciprian looked at Reika with wiggle to his eye brows.
"Save that zeal for later." She waved her hand at him.
He ended up stopping to lift their conjoined hands into the air and announce he was in love with fiery maiden that was Reika. How he wasn't wasn't ready to let a hot piece like her go before he pulled that hand down and kissed back of her hand.
"Oh. You." Reika almost melted from this action.
He allowed her to led the way to stand beside Andor and Amelie with the last of pairing were a casually walking Angel and Mako. One wore a white overcoat, with a forest green undercoat, black sweater, a green necktie. His suit pants share the same color as his overcoat and are tucked into silver boots accented in black. Other a off the shoulder, half sleeve, green lace, mermaid dress. Her hair done up in this tight bun with 1- inch flats that matched her dress. Just a hint of lipstick on plump skin of her mouth and Emerald chandler earrings hung from her ears.
"This doesn't bother you?" Mako asked him.
"No, cooking classes I hosted at my school for teacher's TA reminds me of this."
Seeing him shrug like he did only had Mako adjusting her hold on his arm while feeling how lucky she become with him. Before asking him about escaping from this shindig to see what was happening in the kitchens for more privacy. Got her forehead touched with his as her answer when he gave her a quiet we'll see before they came to a stop. Reika did a hair flip as her acknowledgment to last pairing as Mina leaned just when Mako did the same thing to wave. To each other with a nervous Amelie being calmed by Andor since she was never one for this public events with her friends. Mumbling how she wanted to be at home watching Doctor Who reruns with her brother then be here.
" Amelie." Andor called her name while lightly squeezing her hand.
She sighed in her most calmest voice when same voice that announced the girls by their formal titles with boys they were with. Somehow found herself finding the courage to pick up her tucked head to look out at the eyes watching her ever move. One set of eyes that caught her own belonged to a brother she hadn't seen since he left years ago. To study abroad against their father's wishes in wears a charcoal grey, double-breasted tailcoat with dark blue and black accents, most notable at the cuffs and shoulder pieces. The coat is belted at the waist. Underneath, has a black collared shirt and a Ocean Blue tie. He also now wears two charcoal grey gloves. His pants are no longer tucked inside military boots but instead hang over black boots. Standing beside some a foot and half in height smaller then him. Wore a Blue- and- white satin, off the shoulder, mermaid, dress with ballet flats and styled ponytail with fake waterlilies. Shade of pale blue lipstick could barely be seen on their lips as they seemed quite familiar with her brother.
Stuck with her way after the limelight was taken off her and her friends. Andor was the one that would fight against the crowds. To get her toward someone he figured was closed to in someway. Finding out that person was her brother with a date. When they got passed brown nosers and busy bodies with many questions for them to answer. Left to Mina and her very talkative self as Dann stood near by and acted like her attractive companion. Mako had dragged Angel to the buffet table that was hidden next one of the large windows with attendant near by. Reika pulled Ciprian to groups of daughters from wealthier and well off families to show him off for personal reasons. Left sneaking off to to come face to face with someone she hadn't seen since the big argument between her father and owner brother.
"Actinolite Mizuno and this is Ahenobarbus Christian." He went on to introduce him self and his date.
"Andor Parwiz and I already know Miss. Christian." Andor didn't need introductions. "She's my mom's cousin, twice removed."
Got Amelie laughing at the connections that already formed with her brother and his fiance being present at this moment. Led to her brother telling her a story of how he came to meet Ahenobarbus while he studying and living in The States. The two lived in the same apartment building on totally two different floors for a few month without knowing. To meet within the lobby during a city wide power outage one night with one looking for the building manger, and other was lost. One thing led another after many interactions between the two of them over a series of months. They become a couple and got serious over a few years before deciding to move to Japan to start a new life.
"You had no plans to even visit us?" Amelie felted betrayed. "Mom had been worried about you."
"My fault." Ahenobarbus lifts a gloved hand. "I've had this been helping me unpack boxes and running around on job interviews."
they would have gone on if someone in a flowing blue floor-length gown and a matching choker necklace turned heads. In click of heel colors heels on a stone floor with stomps of boot's heels trailing her beside her was heard. Stopped just a few feet away from Amelie and Actinolite with their dates looking upon faces of Ami and her husband, Zoisite. Would have greet the four of them, if wasn't for the tension that Actinolite or Amelie could slice with a knife. Andor sighed and took this task on as a challenge without much of care to his own health when taking on this challenge. Had him Making a loud enough coughing noise to clear his throat and suggestion they take this outside. All parties that weren't related to Zoisite by blood or marriage agreed to do by guiding them to the nearest exit.
Some would watch for entertainment value since their own drama just wasn't enough to be handled on their own. That being near the buffet table where a certain young girl left her date fore the evening to go greet her friends and see Reika's newest guy. That person being a formally dressed Alecjo in the middle of dobbing his mouth clean of crumbs after chewing. Pleasantly nodding his head toward the young lady that had walked away as he crumbled the napkin within his hands. To have his smile face from his face slowly fade when he ended up slowly turning to Ben a few feet away. He was dressed in a partial hooded cloak, with the hood pulled back. Sleeveless green tailcoat with silver trimming over a black, long-sleeved turtleneck and light-tan pants with black boots.
"Hey!" Both he and Ben spoke at the same time.
Both went quiet for a second with Ben taking a step forward Alecjo with his eyes shifting to crumpled napkin in Alecjo's hand. Trying process the tacky dressed thing that was hanging off a tailored tuxedo sleeve made of darken rayon.
"Thought you were on baby sitting detail?" Alecjo asked Ben noticing leer.
"Her highness personally got his highness to order Nephrite to get someone else to switch with me." Ben looked over Alecjo's shoulder.
"Your here out of uniform?" Alecjo looked over his attire.
Ben went quiet once more and with his lips pressed against each other with his eyes SLOWLY tracing the sleeve covered arm. Linked to superbly toned limb that flexed a bit within the fabric confinement that was what jacket of his tuxedo.
"I was also given a the night off." He mumbled quickly looking away.
"Huh." Alecjo was at a lack for words. "Your here with someone?"
"No, since I planned on asking you to be my plus one." Ben turned his eyes to champagne fountain.
Before the old thought about drinking his doubts away like the first night he met Alecjo in a drunk state with a heart breaking. Put to rest when Alecjo's voice loud coughing got him to look away from the 3- tiers of a sparkling liquid with sweet taste. Making him look back at set of eyes that had a single eye brow with arms about to cross over a broad chest.
"I see hints of jealousy over me and..her?" Alecjo pointed who he came with.
"..." Ben could only nod.
"You know, she and her family sponsored my citizenship." Alecjo was about to laugh. "Me beinging her date was a favor to her and she already has someone."
Ben ended up feeling like a totally idiot for the thought going through his head that Alecjo being interested in someone else. Had him reaching toward his the hood of his partial cloak to hide the blush that was started to form on the face. When one his hands were taken by Alecjo suggesting they turn in for the night since he wasn't in the mood for dancing, or any more food. He can't another offer for flute of bubbly one time for just being near the buffet table. Was stopped by when Ben taking his hand in return and already pulling him along behind him as his part of agreeing. Stating his room in the dorm was currently just him since the latest new recruit dropped out when he couldn't take further pressure. Put a smile on Alecjo's face when he hurried behind Ben to step out of the Balle Room at a hurried pace.
Waiting til they were far into the hallway to stop and hide into one of the alcoves that was formed for priceless paintings. Small space that could be found by the columns that looked like they were holding up the ceiling above their heads. Ready to get lost in the shadows when the soft moans and rustling of barriers belongings to dress pants and ball gown. Had Ben blushing and hiding his face in junction betweenAlecjo's shoulder and his neck in fear they have been caught. Got his back patted by Alecjo followed by a hearty laugh with a gentle reminder that someone else was having a good time.