I know this is short. I am beginning to procrastinate. Hopefully, this mood of mine will not last long….

Thank You's

**StarFire** no kiss, in this chappie, sorry :I **Angels of the Storm** erm…can't tell, sorry :[ **MagixPawn** ah…it's nice to have someone who understands, I might not kill off someone after all, but I'll have to change the original ending then….perhaps I should post 2 endings? **Squire Kali** can you believe it? I feel sorry for Tsair too… **Orange Blossom** hurrying…hurrying… **Cami of Queenscove** ah, im sorry, I noticed that you have a lot on your mind, especially fanfics! Cookie? **Keita** I know…bad guys are so irresistible sometimes, eh? Hehe… **Lady of the Shadows** no worries! It is a love triangle! :D **Snow*flake** yay! I think I got rid of the bug…but im not too sure…**check** I now dub u the Spelling Queen, um, don't mind the spelling errorz in the Thank You's Section :D **charmgirl** you'll find out……um……..sometime…….:D **MORE!!!** um…okay…here's some? ^_^

She spun slowly in front of her body-length mirror. The dress she wore had a thin inner lining of feathers that made it warm, not stifling hot. As she was used to the Scanran clothes and style, the outer part of the dress was deerskin. It was short-sleeved and made her look like a princess, well, a Scanran princess that is. A small snakeskin belt, which was tightened about her waist, revealed how thin she was. Before exiting, she patted the white tiger on the head and asked him to stay put. The tiger had answered her with a low purr, which she had assumed was a 'yes'.

Once Rei was sure everything was in their proper place, she stepped out of her room. Hurrying along the halls, she searched for the ballroom and bumped into a servant. He realized that she must've been an outsider, from the looks of her clothing and the confused expression in her eyes. Quietly, he directed the lady knight in the direction of the ballroom.

After thanking him profusely, she headed toward where he had pointed.

Just before she entered, a hand snaked out and grabbed her arm. A spidery hand slid over her mouth and the voice whispered.

"Rei."

She jerked out of his grasp and turned sharply, hissing.

"What are you doing here! If they find out-"

The man smiled thinly and muttered, "Only way of them finding out is if you speak louder, just a bit."

She glared. And he answered with a smirk.

"If you get into-"

"I won't."

A raven-haired beauty, who was about to enter the ballroom, sidled up to the mage and curtsied. Smiling mischievously, he held out his arm for her to hold and bowed to Reini before going in. Muttering disapprovingly, she went past the door and bumped into Dom.

He held her by the shoulders, stopping her fall and smiled, eyes twinkling.

"Hey."

"Oh, I'm sorry." She smiled up at him, tracing his jaw lightly with the palm of her right hand.

"Care for a dance, milady?"

"I don't know how."

"I bet your feet will."

And, before she could answer, Dom swept her off into the crowd, arms wrapped around her waist as her's were around his shoulders. If only she had been looking around her, and not staring at the sergeant in front, Rei would've noticed Tsair, eyes narrowed, watching her. And, if her eyes had turned just a bit to the right, she would've seen the mage muttering the beginnings of a spell…

To be continued~~~

HHHhhhhhheeyyyyyy……..I think I'm getting used to this cliffhanger thing, ^_^…and then, here comes the part when reviewers yell at the author to continue…….

**runs away**

I think this is the shortest chapter I've done yet…

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