Angewomon came out in the garden wearing the most flattering gown she could find in her wardrobe. Gene had not come to give her new gowns or shoes to wear, making his favoritism apparent to Angewomon. Nonetheless, it was all to her advantage. She was reminded of the music box she and Angemon had discovered and decided to wear a gown similar to that of the woman figurine dancing with the man. A simple mostly white flowing gown with small details of pink cloth lining the edges. She wore a diamond necklace that had the symbol of light, and it sparkled magnificently. Her hair was held back with pins, and on one side, a white lily was tucked in.
That'll show Gene. She thought as she approached the figure facing the other way. He also had long blonde hair, but it was tied in a low ponytail. She remembered Angemon and how his hair was also just like it, and how it flew in the wind as he soared the skies with her.
"Good morning, your highness." She said to the Prince's back. He turned around and she smiled at him. He did look pretty cute. His eyes were dark blue and his face seemed chiseled by angels. Strong jaw, high nose. Some of his bangs covered his forehead.
"Princess." The Prince bowed. "I am Prince Andrew." His voice sounded familiar to Angewomon.
"I am Princess Alexandra." Then Angewomon grabbed his head and whispered in his ear. She did it so as if she kissed him on the cheek, just in case Gene would see them.
"Work with me ok? Gene doesn't want us together but we can pretend that were – you know – in love. I might not like you, and you might not like me, but please, as a favor, do this, ok?" Angewomon let go of his head just as Gene came marching into view. Apparently, he must have seen that gesture. The look of shock on his face was priceless to Angewomon. The Prince gave a slight nod and Angewomon smiled in acknowledgement.
"Alright, my lord and lady. Sorry for my tardiness, I had other important matters to tend to. I assume you have already introduced yourselves. Let us begin your tasks." Gene led the couple to the ballroom and he slept as they danced.
She was beautiful. Even more than Angewomon, who had her face hidden from him. Alexandra's eyes were blue and sparkling in her performance. He tried to mirror her eyes as he played along, pretending they were already deeply in love. He began softly singing the same song he sang with Angewomon in the Digital World, only loud enough for the princess to hear.
"Anyone who's seen us,
Knows what's going on between us.
It doesn't take a genius
To read between the lines.
And it's not just wishful thinking,
Or only me who's dreaming.
I know what these are symptoms of -
We could be in love."
Alexandra looked at him. Her eyes showed pure shock but her face was expressionless, still focused on their facade, except her mouth was slightly open. They both stopped dancing.
"New challenge!" Gene yelled in an irritated tone, waking up and finding them gazing at each other. "I would like to see how each of you trusts each other. Princess Alexandra will be held in a fake hostage and Prince Andrew needs to save her, but, there are monsters guarding her. Princess, you will have a bow as your weapon, and my Prince, you get the sword and shield." Gene handed Alexandra her weapon and led them to an isolated courtyard that had very tall hedges, like a maze. Suddenly, a shadow quickly grabbed the Princess and disappeared. Alexandra did not even have time to scream.
"You may begin." Gene said, handing Prince Andrew the sword and shield. Andrew immediately ran into the hedges in chase. Gene smiled.
"Perfect."
