A/N: Thank you Zuri! Thank you thank you thank you! I have inspiration
now! YAY! This means we have a chapter!
Chapter Twelve
A Ball
"There's a ball?" I asked Algy. "A ball?" As I spoke my voice got higher and higher until it reached a squeak. I was staring at an invitation to some ball and party they were holding because of nothing.
It wasn't looking good. It had been nearly a month since I had gone on my first mission. I hadn't done anything since I, uh, messed up. We, Myles and I, had decided that it was best that we don't do anything until everything cools down. All this time, I've had Adrian flirting with me, in other words, not being any help. Lucky for me, I learned how to avoid him.
"In a week," I said to the paper. "Crud. No, make that be crap. Or shit. Shit works pretty well," I said, crumpling it up. "I need a dress. I have only a week. Damn. I hate this." It wasn't that I was bad at dancing, I did hip hop and jazz back home, and I caught onto ballroom dancing pretty quickly. It's just that everyone would be there. Adrian too. And what was I supposed to do if he asked me to dance? Say, "No thank you. I don't feel like dancing?" I was supposed to be a proper lady. And wouldn't a proper noble girl actually want to dance with him? He's the freaking prince!
I opened the door and stormed out into the hallway. "Come on, Kalea," I muttered under my breath. " Can't you just deal with the fact that he's a prince and he's been practically stalking you?" I asked.
"No," I replied to myself loudly. I turned a corner quickly and ran into someone. "I'm sorry!" I said automatically. "Are you alright?" I looked up and stared into Adrian's eyes. Oh shit, I thought.
"I'm fine," he replied. "Are you alright?"
"Just peachy," I said, my voice thick with sarcasm.
"Are you going to the ball?" Adrian asked me.
"Of course I am. Why wouldn't I?" I asked. He opened his mouth to reply and I decided to cut in before we could start some semblance of a conversation. "I need to go." I said and pushed past him to go to the stables.
I was still wearing a dress, but I just wanted to visit Raven, something I hadn't done in a while. I talked to her for a while, yes. I do talk to my horses. Gave her a treat and than went to one of the gardens.
Visiting the many gardens had become almost become part of my daily routine. I simply adored the colorful flower filled gardens. Most were tropical plants, colorful and sweet smelling. I had gotten into the habit of having flowers in my room, all the time.
"I need to get some paper and some charcoal," I said absently. "Or maybe paints." I headed out of the gardens and to a library. I stayed in the library for a bit, reading and than left for dinner.
***
That night, like I had promised, I visited my parents. I stayed and talked for a bit, reassuring them that I was fine and than I went to visit Laurie. I sat on her bed and talked with her. We talked about the things we always used to talk about, boys, friends, everything. I talked about my job some and she told me about school. I didn't like it when I had to go, but there was no arguing about it. I missed Laurie so much and hated to have to go back. It wasn't something I enjoyed doing.
***
I sat in the large, magnificent ballroom, watching couples whirl around the dance floor in swirling silk and velvet. I wasn't one of the most well known ladies, luckily. It meant that most of the courtiers who were staring at me would, hopefully, keep their distance until they were sure whom I was.
I never viewed myself as pretty enough to attract the eye of some nobles, but maybe I was. Or maybe in was the gorgeous sea green silk dress, I was wearing. It actually made me feel glamorous, it was hard not to, wearing that beautiful dress. I had been asked to dance a few times, and actually, amazingly enough, danced with them. I was holding a glass of cider, the only none alcoholic drink I could find.
I sat, staring, looking as ladylike as I could, wondering when Adrian would show up. It was, I would say, close to the end of the ball before he actually found me. I raised my eyebrows thinking, what took you so long?
"Would you care to dance?" he said, almost too smugly, it seemed that he was assuming that I would just love to dance with him. I was thinking about turning him down, his smugness was annoying, but than I thought that it might be better for me to just dance with him, one dance couldn't hurt, could it? Now that I think about it, I could just laugh at how naive I was.
We twirled around the room and we talked about nothing in particular. When the music stopped he, still holding me hand led me over to a balcony, one that overlooked a river. All this time I was thinking, let go of my hand you freak!
"It's pretty, isn't it?" he asked.
"Yes, gorgeous," I replied. Than something popped into my head, I was sixteen. "You know, I turned sixteen today." This was just one of those things that pop out of my mouth.
At this point, I have no idea how, we were facing each other and he was just a little to close. I stared up into his eyes and realized how dark his eyes were. He leaned forward and kissed me. Yes, kissed me. Sometimes I wonder what made him do it. He turned around and walked away into the ballroom, leaving me on the balcony. I stood there and blinked for a few minutes, unable to comprehend what just happened.
When I realized what had just happened, I left to my rooms. Still deep in thought.
A/N: Yes! I am writing more for all of you who care. I hoped you like it. It's not very well written in my opinion, but, if you like it, tell me!
~*Sky Magic*~
Chapter Twelve
A Ball
"There's a ball?" I asked Algy. "A ball?" As I spoke my voice got higher and higher until it reached a squeak. I was staring at an invitation to some ball and party they were holding because of nothing.
It wasn't looking good. It had been nearly a month since I had gone on my first mission. I hadn't done anything since I, uh, messed up. We, Myles and I, had decided that it was best that we don't do anything until everything cools down. All this time, I've had Adrian flirting with me, in other words, not being any help. Lucky for me, I learned how to avoid him.
"In a week," I said to the paper. "Crud. No, make that be crap. Or shit. Shit works pretty well," I said, crumpling it up. "I need a dress. I have only a week. Damn. I hate this." It wasn't that I was bad at dancing, I did hip hop and jazz back home, and I caught onto ballroom dancing pretty quickly. It's just that everyone would be there. Adrian too. And what was I supposed to do if he asked me to dance? Say, "No thank you. I don't feel like dancing?" I was supposed to be a proper lady. And wouldn't a proper noble girl actually want to dance with him? He's the freaking prince!
I opened the door and stormed out into the hallway. "Come on, Kalea," I muttered under my breath. " Can't you just deal with the fact that he's a prince and he's been practically stalking you?" I asked.
"No," I replied to myself loudly. I turned a corner quickly and ran into someone. "I'm sorry!" I said automatically. "Are you alright?" I looked up and stared into Adrian's eyes. Oh shit, I thought.
"I'm fine," he replied. "Are you alright?"
"Just peachy," I said, my voice thick with sarcasm.
"Are you going to the ball?" Adrian asked me.
"Of course I am. Why wouldn't I?" I asked. He opened his mouth to reply and I decided to cut in before we could start some semblance of a conversation. "I need to go." I said and pushed past him to go to the stables.
I was still wearing a dress, but I just wanted to visit Raven, something I hadn't done in a while. I talked to her for a while, yes. I do talk to my horses. Gave her a treat and than went to one of the gardens.
Visiting the many gardens had become almost become part of my daily routine. I simply adored the colorful flower filled gardens. Most were tropical plants, colorful and sweet smelling. I had gotten into the habit of having flowers in my room, all the time.
"I need to get some paper and some charcoal," I said absently. "Or maybe paints." I headed out of the gardens and to a library. I stayed in the library for a bit, reading and than left for dinner.
***
That night, like I had promised, I visited my parents. I stayed and talked for a bit, reassuring them that I was fine and than I went to visit Laurie. I sat on her bed and talked with her. We talked about the things we always used to talk about, boys, friends, everything. I talked about my job some and she told me about school. I didn't like it when I had to go, but there was no arguing about it. I missed Laurie so much and hated to have to go back. It wasn't something I enjoyed doing.
***
I sat in the large, magnificent ballroom, watching couples whirl around the dance floor in swirling silk and velvet. I wasn't one of the most well known ladies, luckily. It meant that most of the courtiers who were staring at me would, hopefully, keep their distance until they were sure whom I was.
I never viewed myself as pretty enough to attract the eye of some nobles, but maybe I was. Or maybe in was the gorgeous sea green silk dress, I was wearing. It actually made me feel glamorous, it was hard not to, wearing that beautiful dress. I had been asked to dance a few times, and actually, amazingly enough, danced with them. I was holding a glass of cider, the only none alcoholic drink I could find.
I sat, staring, looking as ladylike as I could, wondering when Adrian would show up. It was, I would say, close to the end of the ball before he actually found me. I raised my eyebrows thinking, what took you so long?
"Would you care to dance?" he said, almost too smugly, it seemed that he was assuming that I would just love to dance with him. I was thinking about turning him down, his smugness was annoying, but than I thought that it might be better for me to just dance with him, one dance couldn't hurt, could it? Now that I think about it, I could just laugh at how naive I was.
We twirled around the room and we talked about nothing in particular. When the music stopped he, still holding me hand led me over to a balcony, one that overlooked a river. All this time I was thinking, let go of my hand you freak!
"It's pretty, isn't it?" he asked.
"Yes, gorgeous," I replied. Than something popped into my head, I was sixteen. "You know, I turned sixteen today." This was just one of those things that pop out of my mouth.
At this point, I have no idea how, we were facing each other and he was just a little to close. I stared up into his eyes and realized how dark his eyes were. He leaned forward and kissed me. Yes, kissed me. Sometimes I wonder what made him do it. He turned around and walked away into the ballroom, leaving me on the balcony. I stood there and blinked for a few minutes, unable to comprehend what just happened.
When I realized what had just happened, I left to my rooms. Still deep in thought.
A/N: Yes! I am writing more for all of you who care. I hoped you like it. It's not very well written in my opinion, but, if you like it, tell me!
~*Sky Magic*~