Chapter 2: Masked Party

Scarlet woke up bright and early the next morning. With the sun pouring in the window she was amazed the baby hadn't woken up.

"What should I name you?" she asked out loud. "Ah, I know. I'll call you Fred Michael Turner. Prince Fred Michael Turner." She spent the remaining time, until the party, talking to & taking care of Freddy.

Later That Night

"Scarlet, come on! The babysitter knows what she's doing, I promise!" shouted Queen Pheobe. A few minutes later Scarlet came running down the stairs. Without a word they all walked down to the horse-drawn carriage.

As they arrived everyone took a deep breath and awaited the door to open. Slowly, it did and every reporter got ready. First, Stacy stepped out. Then, King Cole, and next Queen Pheobe. Finally, Scarlet stepped out and the reporters swarmed her.

"Is it true you and Prince Wyatt are engaged?" one shouted.

"No, not anymore," she confirmed, "My parents don't want me to be happy. At least not my Dad." AS she finished her eyes flashed back, but she continued walking on, ignoring all the other questions. She stopped right in front of the door and placed on her mask, took a deep breath and continued on in.

Once inside she sat at a table far off from everyone else. Several princes asked her to dance, but she refused. Instead she sat there thinking all to herself. For hours she sat there, until Wyatt walked over.

Threw the whole party Wyatt danced with princess after princess, but none struck his interest. Finally, he noticed a beautiful princess sitting away from everyone else. She wore a long, strapless, white dress, with sparkles. Her shoes had a few inches on them, and her mask was also white and sparkly. Now her hair was blonde and curled, but what caught his attention were her eyes when only princes asking her to dance, talked to her. They turned black for a second. He then realized she was the only one he hadn't danced with. So, he walked over and sat down at her table.

She was looking at the tablecloth until she heard someone sit at her table. When she looked up she smiled.

"Hi, Wyatt."

"Hi."

"What do you want?"

"To dance with you."

"Is that your way of asking?"

"Maybe."

"Then I don't know."

"Okay, then. Would you like to dance?"

"Sure." he grabbed her hand and pulled her to the dance floor. They made it just in time for a slow song. He pulled her close and she smiled.

"Is that way of being naughty?" she asked.

"What?" he asked.

"You know pull the girl close make her think you like her. Maybe a kiss on the cheek," she said.

"No, but what's your way of being naughty?"

"I have lots of ways."

"Oh really care to demonstrate?"

"Not here."

"O.K. then. When does your naughty side come out to play?" he asked pulling her closer. For the first time he realized she was shorter than him, barely, but she still was.

"It's always out to play," she replied seductively in his ear. Finally he couldn't take it. He kissed, extremely passionately. It took her a while, but she realized everything in the room had stopped. The bad part was he did too. When he pulled away, King Cole grabbed him and pushed him into the crowd.

"Father! How can you do that?"

"He's not meant for you. You're weird, child. Do you hear me? Weird!" King Cole shouted. Suddenly he grabbed Scarlet and started pulling her toward the door. She struggled and shouted, but he over powered her.

"Stop it, let me go, or I swear!"

"You swear what? You'll make your eyes go black and throw a toothbrush at me? Oh, I'm so scared!" he laughed.

"I can throw heavier things than that," she stated. Slowly her eyes go black. All the girls screamed and ran to their fathers except Stacy. She ran to Scar's backside.

"You know what Scar I can do that too, but I don't do it to get what I want!" Scarlet slowly turned and laughed at Stacy's half white half black eyes.

"Stacy that's pathetic."

"Mom! Dad! We have to do something! It's starting to control her!" Wyatt screamed.

"What are you talking about, that's not controlling her, that's setting her free!" yelled King Cole.

"She could kill people!" shouted Piper.

"Not to worry I'll handle it!" Cole retorted. He snapped his fingers and all kinds of demons surrounded Scarlet. She just laughed and started killing them. Slowly, her control started to slip and a whirlwind erupted. The wind blew around her messing up her hair.

"Scarlet!" screamed Wyatt, diving into the whirlwind. He reached out and she grabbed him. Forcefully she pulled him to her, and hugged him tight. He held her for close to 20 minutes before the wind started to die down. She lifted her head and smiled at him.

"What?" he asked.

"How long did it take you to realize you wanted to kiss me in front of people?"

"2 seconds after I saw you holding that baby."

"Good! Do it again, only add more closeness."

"Closeness?"

"Pull me way closer! Cause now I'm almost as tall as you."

"Yeah only now I have to make the royal announcement that I've chosen my wife."

"Oh, really? Who?"

"Who do you think?" he replied walking to where his parents sat, in their chairs. Ding. Dong. "Ahh now it is time for everyone to remove their masks," he said after the clock struck twelve. Slowly, everyone removed his or her mask. "Well, I have some good news and some bad news. Which would you like first?"

"No need Wyatt. I know both news," Stacy said happily walking up to Wyatt.

"Stacy sweety, do tell," Scarlet said, not moving an inch.

"Okay, fine! His good news is he picked me!"

"No, Stacy, god! I said the good news not the bad stuff! Sweets you really need to learn the difference."

"Scarlet!" Wyatt said.

"What?" she asked innocently.

"What you just said!"

"What'd I Just say?"

"You know I said the good news!"

"No."

"Not the bad stuff?"

She thought really hard then, "Nope nothing."

"Ugh, never mind!" Wyatt said hitting his head with his hand. "Anyway the good news is I've chosen my wife! The bad news is she's deadly. Not to mention she already has a kid!"