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Jon waited nervously.
"Well isn't this the congregation?" Thom approached the door.
"What are you here for Thom?" Jon sighed, and smiled.
"Lady/Princess Thayet, how about you gentlemen?" Thom simply raised a single eyebrow.
"Cythera…" Gary was cut off, before he could go into greater detail.
"Buri." Raoul answered plainly.
Douglass and Geoffrey had left to collected their dates, which left Jon.
"Alanna." Jon looked at his feet.
Thom grinned, "It's about time!" he laughed.
"Does everyone think this is going to happen except me…?"
"Alanna doesn't either." Thom pointed out.
"…and Alanna." Jon sighed.
"Well boys, I hope you aren't causing trouble…"
Lady Cythera came out into the hall, which made Gary grin, "As long as you don't collect too many compliments, I think we'll be fine my dear." Gary retorted.
Cythera dressed in an emerald green, a striking colour that brought out her eyes and toned down Gary's chestnut hair.
"You didn't need to punch him like that." She hid a smile.
"I was merely performing my duty as your knight." Gary grinned, but then he took her hand and brushed it against his lips. With that they set off for the ballroom.
Thayet came out next, flanked by Buri. Thayet was dressed in a bright red, a gown that layered itself to make it looked like she was floating. Buri dressed in tights and a tunic, both in a maroon shade, with a gold trim.
Alanna approached last, she was dressed in a light blue, so pale it was almost white. It emphasized the natural colours of her body. Her hair stuck out against the blue, and the purple of her eyes was piercing. She noticed how well she went with Jonathan, his Sapphire eyes brought out by the blue of her dress. She smiled, thanking Cythera silently.
"You look gorgeous."
Alanna smiled prettily. Thayet had laboured over her makeup, smudging dark powder over her eyes, and putting red on her cheeks. She then added whitening powder to the rest of Alanna's face. Her lips were reddened and painted with a gloss.
"Thank you, you look dashing yourself."
He took her hand and lightly brushed it against his own, which still gave her shivers.
"Will you two love birds hurry up, I'd prefer not to be late…" Buri called.
"Thank you Buri for ruining the moment…" Alanna hissed in passing.
The hall outside of the ballroom was filled with people.
"There's Gary and Cythera!"
"Look, Myles and Mrs. Cooper, they look cozy." Alanna waved at her father a lightly kicked Thom who had said it.
"Sister, you realize that people are staring?"
"I realize, but I'm hoping that it's from Thayet." Alanna sighed.
"You wish they were staring at me." Thayet laughed.
"Fine, then I believe they're staring at Jon…" she looked up a Jon who laughed.
"If you wish to believe that, then you can believe that they're staring at me…" His voice was low, almost a rumble, that made her blush.
"Get a grip, you need to control your emotions for tonight…" she thought to herself.
Eventually Jon found his spot (last after the king and queen) and they waited. Gary and Raoul both found spots near the front of the line and Thayet was somewhere near the guests of honour.
"Are you ready for this?" Jon asked quietly.
"As ready as I can be…" Alanna replied softly.