A/N: Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters in this chapter, only
the plot!
Soz it's kinda short, time is the last thing I've had lately.
Danielle sighed and happily looked at all the beautiful figures dancing, talking, flirting and laughing.
"Danielle," Henry asked eagerly, "Would you like to dance?"
"Why certainly kind sir" she responded, pretending that she didn't recognize him
Danielle took Henry's offered arm and they swept on to the floor, gracefully moving to the music. Danielle felt as if she could do anything when she was in Henry's arms, and Henry felt like the richest King when Danielle was in his.
"Ba-da-da-dup-ba-daaa" The King and Queen stepped on to a raised platform when the trumpets sounded and Henry and Danielle hastened to join them.
The room stilled and all eyes turned to the Royal Family and a stranger on the platform. The room was full of mutters, wondering whom the beautiful woman in the red dress and a mask fit for a Queen was. Danielle's mask was gold, in the shape of a cat, the whiskers were made up of Sapphires, whilst there was rubies and amethysts on the face, the rubies showing the cats eyes, nose and mouth and the amethysts decoratively around the facial features.
Only the Baroness, Marguerite and Jaquline knew exactly who she was, since the Baroness had never let Danielle in other nobles sight, and Danielle had been very busy at the palace, so nobody but commoners had seen her. The Baroness and Marguerite paled, wondering why she was up there, but before they could speak about it the King started talking.
"Lady's and Gentlemen" the King started "Honoured Guests especially our Artist in Residence Leonardo Da Vinci, welcome to our mask" the King paused whist people applauded. "Tonight we are here, to announce our son Prince Henry's engagement, and we gladly announce it now. Henry is to be married to a girl we fully approve of, he has chosen her himself and she is from a noble house, may we please introduce, our son's fiancée Danielle de Barbarac."
There was a huge applause and Danielle and Henry stepped forward, Danielle was blinded by tears of happiness in her eyes, that was it, now she was finally officially engaged to Henry.
The Baroness turned to Marguerite, "How can this have happened?" she said in fury, "You're supposed to be marrying him!" The Baroness dragged Marguerite and Jaquline home, all the time raving about how Marguerite was supposed to be the Princess.
Danielle had watched the de Ghent's from the stage, wondering what exactly the Baroness had been saying, she couldn't wipe the huge smile off her face.
"Danielle" Henry whispered "Would you do me the honour of this dance?"
Danielle nodded and they walked out on the floor, where they were the only people dancing. At the end of the dance there was a burst of applause by the surrounding guests, Danielle sighed with pleasure.
After what seemed like 5 minutes the mask ended and as the last guests left, so did Danielle and Henry.
"You were wonderful today" Henry murmured as they were about to part for their separate chambers, thankyou"
"Thankyou" Danielle murmured back, they shared a lingering kiss, and they parted. As Danielle shut the door, she mumbled "Pleasant dreams"
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A/N: Please review or I'll set PrincessofDarkness on you (she's one of my best friends)
Thanks HorseLuva
Soz it's kinda short, time is the last thing I've had lately.
Danielle sighed and happily looked at all the beautiful figures dancing, talking, flirting and laughing.
"Danielle," Henry asked eagerly, "Would you like to dance?"
"Why certainly kind sir" she responded, pretending that she didn't recognize him
Danielle took Henry's offered arm and they swept on to the floor, gracefully moving to the music. Danielle felt as if she could do anything when she was in Henry's arms, and Henry felt like the richest King when Danielle was in his.
"Ba-da-da-dup-ba-daaa" The King and Queen stepped on to a raised platform when the trumpets sounded and Henry and Danielle hastened to join them.
The room stilled and all eyes turned to the Royal Family and a stranger on the platform. The room was full of mutters, wondering whom the beautiful woman in the red dress and a mask fit for a Queen was. Danielle's mask was gold, in the shape of a cat, the whiskers were made up of Sapphires, whilst there was rubies and amethysts on the face, the rubies showing the cats eyes, nose and mouth and the amethysts decoratively around the facial features.
Only the Baroness, Marguerite and Jaquline knew exactly who she was, since the Baroness had never let Danielle in other nobles sight, and Danielle had been very busy at the palace, so nobody but commoners had seen her. The Baroness and Marguerite paled, wondering why she was up there, but before they could speak about it the King started talking.
"Lady's and Gentlemen" the King started "Honoured Guests especially our Artist in Residence Leonardo Da Vinci, welcome to our mask" the King paused whist people applauded. "Tonight we are here, to announce our son Prince Henry's engagement, and we gladly announce it now. Henry is to be married to a girl we fully approve of, he has chosen her himself and she is from a noble house, may we please introduce, our son's fiancée Danielle de Barbarac."
There was a huge applause and Danielle and Henry stepped forward, Danielle was blinded by tears of happiness in her eyes, that was it, now she was finally officially engaged to Henry.
The Baroness turned to Marguerite, "How can this have happened?" she said in fury, "You're supposed to be marrying him!" The Baroness dragged Marguerite and Jaquline home, all the time raving about how Marguerite was supposed to be the Princess.
Danielle had watched the de Ghent's from the stage, wondering what exactly the Baroness had been saying, she couldn't wipe the huge smile off her face.
"Danielle" Henry whispered "Would you do me the honour of this dance?"
Danielle nodded and they walked out on the floor, where they were the only people dancing. At the end of the dance there was a burst of applause by the surrounding guests, Danielle sighed with pleasure.
After what seemed like 5 minutes the mask ended and as the last guests left, so did Danielle and Henry.
"You were wonderful today" Henry murmured as they were about to part for their separate chambers, thankyou"
"Thankyou" Danielle murmured back, they shared a lingering kiss, and they parted. As Danielle shut the door, she mumbled "Pleasant dreams"
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A/N: Please review or I'll set PrincessofDarkness on you (she's one of my best friends)
Thanks HorseLuva