Disclaimer: You know the drill, don't own 'em, anyone ever read these things?? I own Marie though, and Dorian too...so..hah!

Tear Drop Masquerade
Chapter Two
By:
Vale (Saturn Angels)

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"NO!" Sarah cried loudly bolting up from her slumber, waking up everyone who was sleeping and receiving many stares as the PA system came on, "Everyone! Please fasten your seatbelts as shone in the screens above your seat; we will be landing in Boston Airport in a short while. No one should be out of their seats or walking up or down the aisles. Thank you"

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Sarah ignored the many stares she received as the plane landed, she ignored the whispering, and most of all ignored the questions Dorian was asking.

The plane landed and Sarah hurriedly picked her bag up from the floor and walked off the plane and into the airport, she found her bag that couldn't fit into carry-on and once again walked quickly away from the crowd. She hailed a taxi and told the man driving to take her to Harvard. The man complied and all was silent until the man tried to start a conversation in hopes of getting a tip, "So yer goin' to Harvard are ye? Well....They say that Dorm #134 is haunted...if you get that dorm number...you best be renting an apartment..."

"...Yeah, that's great...I'm not paying ya to talk! Just drive the bloody car!" Sarah shouted annoyed.

The driver nodded looking at her strangely, in half an hour they were at Harvard, and Sarah more then relieved paid the driver and walked to the sign-in desk carrying her bags.

"Name?" A girl with black hair tied in a high bun wearing glasses asked with a list of all the students enrolled.

"Sarah Williams," she said while glancing around her for any familiar faces.

"Williams...Williams...oh there you are. You're sharing a dorm with Ms. Bransford who hasn't arrived yet, the dorm number is..." she checked her list again, "134, good luck in finding it," the girl highlighted Sarah's name and continued the check-in of other students.

"...Great...what an old hag. Not even having the decency to assign someone to help me find my dorm," She began walking around, "125........122....wrong way...122....125...128...130...132...134....136...passed it...134," before she opened the door one thing made itself clear in her mind. The taxi cab driver said that this exact room was haunted...then again what did he know? "Probably dropped out of high school," Sarah muttered as she opened the door to the dorm. It was silent, and dark...she switched on the light, "Well that's one problem solved..." she grumbled as she pulled her bags into her room and put them into their respective drawers and set up all her stuff animals, etc. on the furniture there.

Once she had put her stuff into all the right places she heard the door open, and expecting it to be her new roommate she fixed a smile on her face and walked over to the door, "Hello Ms...Bransford?" She looked around her, the door was wide open and no one was inside, or outside in the halls or anywhere. She looked around warily then slammed the door, and ran, jumped onto her bed hugging one of her teddy bears tightly to her chest.

"My...haven't you changed..." she heard an English voice beside her, a feminine English voice beside her.

She turned and couldn't believe who she saw, "Marie??" she asked with a smile as she eyed her best friend, who was 5'3 dyed black hair and faded blue eyes with a dark blue ring around the iris.

Marie grinned and nodded, "Well who'dya think Ms. Bransford was? Didn't even recognize my name...I'll be damned!" Marie said her arms folded across her chest in an annoyed fashion, "Well...I wasn't expectin' to see ya here, but when I went to the sign-in that old hag at the counter told me that Ms. Williams was my roommate and she was already here. So, of course I ran here as quick as I could," She wore black leather pants, a blue tank top with blue fire surrounding it.

Sarah continued to stare, "Where's all your stuff?"

"Put away, I had it sent before I got here. The moving people put it away for me"

Sarah nodded, "Was that you who opened the door a few moments ago??"

Marie raised an eyebrow, "Ah...I see, you believe that little story about this dorm being haunted?"

Sarah looked down scratching the back of her head in embarrassment, "...sort of...it's just no one was in the halls..."

Marie furrowed her eyebrows, "...Actually I didn't open the door...I heard you slam it...then I walked in and found you with your stuffed animal cuddled against you, and you looked afraid...and...I say...we go out and have some fun!! I know a really great bar, where you can dance and stuff. So, let's go!"

Sarah grinned and nodded, "Sure thing, you have a car?"

"Of course, but remember, if I get drunk...you have to drive, alright? I don't trust myself...you never know what can happen!"

Sarah nodded a bit and they both laughed as they ran out and headed to Marie's car, a black Spyder.

"Nice, though I usually don't like Spyders..."

Marie shrugged, "I've grown attached to my baby," Sarah and Marie laughed as they jumped into the car and drove off.

~^BAR~^

Sarah looked around at the large bar around her, in the center was a dance floor complete with music and of course, a spinning disco ball, "Hey, this place is really cool...What's it called?"

"Well, it's sort of new, it's only been around for a year, but already it's a huge hit. It's called Labyrinth, mainly because the owner had a feeling it would be a really big hit so he just thought of a name that would make people come, you know...a maze and stuff. Anyway, bartender! Get me a screwdriver," moments later she got her drink and began to sip it, "Aren't you gonna order anything?"

"Well, if I'm gonna be the designated driver here I don't think I should, maybe next time when you or someone else agrees not to drink. So for now, go drink somewhere else and stop tempting me!"

Marie rolled her eyes and put her drink on the table, "Fine then, I'll go search out men to dance with"

Sarah laughed then nodded, "Alright...I'll wait right here..."

A few minutes later Marie came back and Sarah couldn't, and wouldn't believe who she saw standing before her...he was normally dressed though she could still recognize him...there standing before her beside Marie...was the Goblin King.

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TO BE CONTINUED....