Chapter 2 The Christmas Eve Party

Tonight, there is a big even happening inside this Castle Sadorski. The Christmas Eve party of the Hungary is the biggest event of the year. Every country in Hungary will come to different Castle of the ruler each year. For this year, they all gather in the Castle Sadorski.

A maid knocking on the door of that dim room

"Lady Catalina, it's time to go down stair," said the maid

"Lavinia, is that you ? … just come in."

Then the maid who called Lavinia, opens the door and comes into the room. She is holding a stand of candle. The light of candle brightens up the chamber a little bit.

"My dear Lady, All the guests are waiting downstairs, Lord Sadorski told me to dress you up."

Catalina just walks away from the window and sits down in front of the dresser next to the bed. Then Lavinia comes across the room, puts down the candle stand on the table and then start to brush her master's hair softly in front of the dress, the dresser without mirror.

"My dear Lady, you look beautiful. "

"Am I?"

"Yes, Lavinia don't tell lie, everyone in Hungary said that you are the Princess of Purity, made by God himself"

"But it doesn't bother me for how I look anyway! Appearance is not important, Colors are illusion, Vision lies, only …."

"Only Feeling is true, right? "

Lavinia makes the slivery hair into a bun, now Catalina looks like an angel.

"My Lady, You are ready right now!….Oh! wait..just a moment."

"What's that Lavinia?"

Then Lavinia goes to open the wardrobe of sandalwood, there is a large box inside.

"Lady Catalina, please give me your precious key"

"What to do with that, Lavinia?"

"To open the box of Magic."

Catalina just sits as usual and put off her necklace which in hold of a key as pendant. After Lavinia takes the key, she opens that box of magic….

Inside, lying a tiara of crystal.

"Wow…IT IS GOGREOUS ! Let's put it on, it must be look even more beautiful on you!"

Lavinia just carefully put on the tiara on Catalina's head. Under the comparison of her silvery hair, tiara looks even much shiny than usual.

Then there is a knock on the door….

"Yes!" Lavinia get hurry to open the door

A man in gentleman style in attire, the traditional one – The Royal one if saying.

"Lord Sadorski," Lavinia has a bow politely.

"How's Catalina, is she ready, the guests are waiting downstairs already."

"Yes, my Lord, Lady Catalina is ready to be in the party."

"Thanks Lavinia, I'll take Catalina with me."

"Yes, my Lord."

Then King Alphonse Sadorski takes Catalina's hand, and put it across his. They slowly walk across the alley and go down the dolomite spiral staircases. There are hundreds of guests in the main hall already. All are dressed up beautifully, both gentlemen and Ladies.

There is a young handsome man, wearing in black attire from top to bottom, outside in a cape with golden trim. He has a dark hair as the night, puts into a pony tail with a silver clip neatly, His eyes are so hypnotizing, that everyone looks through them will be seduced. He is gorgeous and charming. When he smiles, every lady in the room is falling in love with his charming and handsome appearance. Every lady in the room is looking forward to dance with him.

He is the Prince of Gypsies, Transylvania – Count Vladislaus Dragulia Valerious.

He is now talking to his best friend and fight mate in the Holy Order, Lord Gabriel Van Helsing. He gets nearly the same height as Vladislaus, but he gets a brown curly hair and hazelnut eyes.

"Vladislaus, I think all these parties are boring, every year we will have this Christmas eve party, nearly every year is the same boring! But it seems that you really enjoy it," said Gabriel disappointingly.

"Yes…why not. See goods from bad, Gabriel. Maybe tonight you will find a beautiful lady to share the dance with you, so that you won't feel bored anymore, who know ? "

Then Vladislaus just has a wonderful smile to his friend, but at the same time, all the ladies in the room are surprised by his dreamy charming.

Gabriel just rolls his eyes and says, "All right. Hope you're right. But it seems to me that every year only the second-class girl would come to dance. All the Best is only willing to dance with you! That makes me really angry!"

"Wait….I didn't ask them to dance with me, they just come….You know what …… I really didn't like anyone of them!"

"Do you know why I still come tonight although I think it's boring?"

"NO, why Gabriel."

"It's because……"

"King Alphonse Sadorski and Princess Catalina Sadorski" announced by the servant

All the guests are startled by the beauty of Catalina, including Vladislaus and Gabriel of course. Men are with shining eyes fixed on Catalina, and surprisingly so all the ladies. They don't get jealous with Catalina, with a face of admiration. So that's Catalina, a girl who all loves.

"Now! You see that's why," said Gabriel.

But Vladislaus doesn't answer, just keep his eyes on Catalina, like being seduced.

Gabriel just continues his sentence, secretly whispers to his mate

"She is Princess Catalina"

"I know I have heard it"

"But do you know she is also known as the Princess of Purity"

"Undoubted, she is the most beautiful lady I have ever seen" And you can see that Vladislaus's gaze is shining.

Then as the host of this Christmas Eve Party, King Sadorski starts his host dance – the Waltz, with his beloving daughter of course. Catalina, under her father guidance, dances like a fairy, smoothly wandering around the dance hall, her feet nearly touches the ground. And King Sadorski actually looks much younger than he really is. He is also handsome that you could imagine that he was attractive to most of the ladies when he was young. Catalina looks straight to her father's eye like a dream. When the Music ends, there are thousand of hand surrounded Princess Catalina.

"Thanks to you all my guest." Said King Alphonse Sadorski

"Tonight is the Christmas Eve Party as usual, it is also my beloved daughter, Catalina, 20th birthday. And this is the first time for her to join us and celebrate our greatest event of all year"

All the guests applause and says, "Happy Birthday Princess Catalina."

Catalina just smiles as reply, for that moment, time seems to be stopped. Vladislaus truly found that he is fallen in love with her at the first sight after all.

"Men please be in honor to dance with Princess Catalina Sadorkski," announced by the servant.

As for the traditional, the lady comes to 20th birthday will treat as become a woman, a party would be held for her. All men in the party would have right to dance with her.

After that, nearly all the men in the dance hall line up to look forward to dance with Catalina. They are all holding out their hands waiting for their angel to take. Catalina now get out of holding by her father and Lavinia comes across holding her master's hand. Catalina just walks across the dance hall, without even looking at the gentlemen's faces, glance through them, one by one….And all the sudden, she stopped in front of a gentleman – Man for all ladies, Count Vladislaus Dragulia Valerious.