Although I kept to the shadows, I looked furtively around for Lady Meliara. Flauvic, Curse him, had planted a vision of her in my mind. My gray eyes landed on a lady with bright auburn hair. It's her. She was dressed in a light dress, the colors of fall leaves. Her hair and her dress fell around her ankles, reminding me of fire. I sighed, disgusted when I saw how low her neckline was. As if to make up for her low neckline, she wore gloves ending just above her elbows. Must be in fashion. I stared at my gloves, which were cut off at the wrists and shrugged the fact off. It didn't matter.
Keeping an eye on her, I began to make my way through the crowd towards Lady Meliara. I silently positioned myself behind her and cleared my throat. As she turned around I almost stepped back because of her piercing blue eyes. At first she regarded me with slight annoyance, but she smiled anyways. I held out my hand and politely asked for a dance. She laughed lightly and said, "Of coarse." While she laid her arm upon mine's, I spotted the Shevraeth staring at me through glassy grey eyes.
"Lady Meliara." I said once we stepped onto the dance floor. She looked up at me with those piercing blue eyes.
"Yes?" she asked innocently. I stared at her, lost in her eyes. When she stared at me questioningly, I shook my reverie off.
"Nothing, its nothing." We danced through the fast-paced dance without much talk. What the hell is wrong with me? Arg…The song is almost over. I have to get her alone. I smiled sweetly at her and asked just as the song ended, "I must talk to you privately. Will you accompany me to the balcony?" She smiled and nodded politely and I guided her through the crowds. Again, I saw Shevraeth staring at me with that disgusting blank face.
I stepped quietly on to the terrace, followed lightly by Lady Meliara. The night was not at all as it was before. It seemed to be a bit cloudy because none of the stars were shining through. The moon was also blurry, hiding behind a cloud. The terrace itself was lit with tiny candles. Flowers and vines wrapped around the terrace. Like that damn chain on my neck…
After closing the translucent curtains behind Lady Meliara, I turned to face her, my back to the party within. I smiled weakly at the innocent face that looked at me with questioning eyes. Her face was a lovely one, framed by flaming auburn hair. Her lips were small, but full and her sharp sapphire eyes were bordered by long thick eyelashes, who's colors were visible even from a distance. Even though her figure was petite, she held a sort of radiance that attracted others. I shook off the feeling and regarded her in a serious manner.
"Lady Meliara." I almost winced at the simplicity of my statement.
"Yes?" she eyed me with suspicion as I moved slightly closer to her. I kneeled down and looked at those cerulean eyes, almost lost for a second.
"I must…" I can't believe I'm saying this. Ah well, at least this way its easier to lure her away. "I...Ah, look, the stars seem a little dim today, don't you think so?" Coward, I thought. She looked up at the sky curiously, and a slight brow formed in her perfect face.
"Yes, I suppose so. But dear sir, what did you like to tell me?" she said with a slight tone of impatience and annoyance.
I breathed in slowly and silently, calming myself. "I love you." I quickly looked down, not wanting to see her reaction. I think she must have pitied me because she pulled me up from my kneeling position.
"I'm sorry," she whispered into my ear with a hint of laughter as she hugged me, "I'm sorry, I can't-" There. She was close enough. With a quick motion and the stilleto was in my hand. I made to strike her, but I felt someone was behind the curtains. I quickly hid the stilleto and turned towards the doorway. It was that fool, the Shevraeth. His golden hair was blazing in the firelight and his gray eyes flashed the anger that he couldn't keep in. His eyes…His eyes! They're the same as mine's…The collar sent another wave of pain that almost caused me to double over.
Lady Meliara pulled away from my embrace; she was never aware of my hidden stilleto.
"Vidanric." She turned away from me and ran into the Shevraeth's arms. I smiled, thinking inwardly. I'll have to get her later. The Shevraeth turned his glare from me and looked down at his catch. Something in his eyes shined, but it was quickly masked. I cleared my throat.
"Shevraeth," I announced as I bowed. He peeled Lady Meliara from him and put an arm around her shoulders. She giggled and pulled him closer.
"Lady Meliara, do you mind introducing us?" She laughed and slapped him playfully.
"Of coarse. Vidanric, Sir Kai. Sir Kai, Vidanric." She smiled with both her face and her eyes, completely unmasked. But the Shevraeth, on the other hand, regarded me with a blank face.
"Pleased to meet you," I said politely, my hands squeezed behind my back. He stared at my eyes for a few moments before replying.
" I'm sure." He turned from me and looked down at Lady Meliara.
"It's time," he whispered into her ear. She squeezed his arm and smiled weakly.
"Of coarse." She turned to me and said, "Come Sir Kai, Vidanric and I are going to announce something." Damn! How am I to grab her when she's announcing something? After the announcement, she will undoubtly receive too much attention for me to grab her without much commotion. I'll have to grab her during the announcement. I smiled with a blank face and quietly followed her back into the building.
A warm draft met my face as I entered the building. I left the couple and blended into the crowd, waiting patiently for their announcement. I stood in the back corner of the room and observed my surroundings. It was an enormous hall with eight columns, four on each of the two long sides. Blue ribbons and flowers were strung on the columns and walls. People danced around to the music of the musicians playing on the long side of the hall. Opposite of the musicians was a long table, in which food was placed. People who were to exhausted from dancing stood around the table, gossiping. What a waste of time, I thought as I watched the talkers by the table.
Gradually, the musicians played softer until there was no music at all. The Shevraeth and Lady Meliara stepped onto the dais at the end of the hall. I watched them with patient eyes. The Shevraeth cleared his throat and immediately, the hall became quiet.
"Lady Meliara and I would like to announce something." He turned to Lady Meliara and smiled encouragingly. She smiled back weakly and turned towards the silent audience.
"Vidanric and I are to be married on Friday next-" All the candles blew out, stifling the hall in darkness. I smiled. It is time.
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Sorry...As I was reading this over, I knew I had to re-do it. So I just edited this chapter. I'm going to write the next chapter right now...
I know, I know, it seems like Kai likes Mel, but.......You'll just have to see what happens. I know I also took quite a long time to update. I'm sorry...Wow! I didn't know how much people would review. Ah well. I'm sorry if you didn't like my story so far because I didn't copy Smith's type of writing properly. Well, the truth is that I really didn't try to. Am I supposed to put a disclaimer? Ah well. I'll put it in next time. I have no idea where this story's going. I originally thought that no one would review, so I'd eventually stop the story... But thanks to the people that are so nice and actually reviewed my story, I'm going to try my best to continue the story. So this is in thanks to the reviewers:
Ash: You really think it's interesting? I thought some people wouldn't like it because it didn't have much to do with Mel and Vidanric, but...Thank you!
A: Is this really your screenname? Ah well. As I've said, I don't really know what's going to happen next, I originally thought people wouldn't like it but...Thank you! Besides, isn't suspense a good thing?
Rosebud:I'm sorry if you were confused on the rooftops. This is basically what happened. The guy was running across the rooftops. But a girl just appeared out of nowhere. Hhe looked around, and everything had disappeared. When he looked back at the girl, she winked and everything went back to normal. does that help? Sorry for the confusion. But...Thanks for reviewing!
Felsong:Arigatou! One of the reasons I wrote this was becuase of your story, Heart Duel (which by the way, anyone else reading this, you should really read it! It's another Court Duel fanfic!). After I had read your story, I wanted to write a Court Duel fanfic too. Besides, I'm sure that we need more fanfics in this section anyways! Thanks for both the inspiration and for reviewing. I look forward to talking to you again.
Charmgirl:Hehe, does it really look interesting? Thank you! You're so nice. I know, I know, I took a long time updating...But, I can't help it! I've been busy lately, forgive me? So...Arigatou for reviewing! I hope you join Fanfiction.net later so I can read some of your stories!
Saranha de Angelo: Did you like what was going on? I hope you did. Although I think I must have disappointed a few people...But thanks!
Last few notes: If you have anything you want to comment on but don't want to review, please IM me at AIM or msn messenger. On AIM, my screen name is CCLybi and my msn messenger address thingie is CCLybi@hotmail. com ...Well, I'm sorry again if I angered some people when it seemed like Kai liked Mel or that I didn't write very much like Sherwood Smith. By the way, it might take me a while before I update again.
