finally back sorry about the mess up kind of got confuzed! lol read this agen then u might get it

disclaimer: i dont own anything that you recognise but i do own my OCs nd some of the plot

Chapter 4

I don't know how long I sat there but it was a long time by the time I got up my but was numb and when I looked outside I saw the sun setting. I could just make out the red glow above the city skyline. I could hear my horrible stepfamily cluttering around in the beautiful dresses that I had made them. It was then that I decided that I was going to go to the balls weather they liked it or not. Anyway what was so important about the masks? They were going to take them off after about ten minutes of being there to show off their 'radiant' faces to the prince of china. I though would have to keep mine on so no one would recognise me.

I wore the dress that I had made for myself. I hoped that Summie had not paid too much attention to mine so that she might recognise mine. I quickly did my hair so that it looked different from how I usually wore it. I put on some delicate makeup and looked at myself in the mirror, wow I really did look different. Luckily the ball was being held at a huge hall that was only a 10-minute walk away. But to save time I hailed a rickshaw and told him wear I had to go. I got there in less than five minutes so I was happy.

As soon as I walked into the room I knew I was late but I was not the last person here because when I pulled up there were over people behind me. I decided to have a look around first and then do the meet and greet with the prince. I checked that I had my mask still in place and I went for it. As I walked down the stairs was careful not to trip over my high heels. I looked around me and I was speechless. The decorators had done an amazing job. There were elegant decorations everywhere not too tacky but not to little, it was amazing. I put one foot in front of the other and walked in a straight line to see the prince. Most of the women had discarded their masks already and were all queuing to meet the prince. I sat down for a while and declined a few offers to dance and waited until the line had gone down. From here, just ten paces from the line I could see the Prince Xiao Lang, from what I had heard and could see he had not yet smiled more laugh. I don't know why but I wanted to make him smile or laugh first, like some completion. Then I saw Meilin be greeted by the prince. She looked nice but I could see through that smile and make-up inside was an ugly person just waiting to get out. When I herd her sickeningly fake laugh I was pleased to see that the prince was not finding her funny at all. Meilin thought that she would be picked to be the prince's bride because she was so amazing. After she and Ying-Le had gone I joined the slowly decreasing queue. As it got closer to me I slowly got more nervous. I could see that the Prince was starting to get annoyed with all of the women swooning after him, some beautiful some average and some down right ugly. I was so lost in my thoughts that I did not notice that it was my turn, when Someone knocked me after they had turned to leave I was knocked out my trance with a harsh bump as I fell backwards on to my bum. Luckily I was the last person in the queue and so hopefully no one saw that apart from the prince. I looked up and could see the prince smirking at me, and my face going red. Thank goodness I still had my mask on but it only covered half of my face. He gave me a hand out and I took it, only to end up bringing him town next to me! How could I be so clumsy?

I was so embarrassed. 'I'm so sorry, are you ok? I'm sorry… your highness!' I had exclaimed with deep concern he was royalty for goodness sake! He just grunted and got back up on his feet waiting for me to get back up. I stood up on my own this time, a little bit wobbly and embarrassed but I was ok. I looked at the Prince and noticed that he had had his hair cut so that it was all around his ears, it was everywhere and I just noticed that it made him look so much softer and more handsome. I could feel myself going red again. Then when I looked at his face I could se that his eyes were dancing with amusement but his mouth was set into a frown. 'I'm so so sorry' I apologized again. 'It's ok I'll let it go this once; I just hope no one saw. So I'm meant to be polite and doing a meet and greet, I'm Prince Li Xiao Lang and you are?'

'Um… um… Kinomoto Feng-Hua' I replied stuttering but I decided to use my mother's maiden name so that no one would recognise my name. " That's a nice name, means wild flower in Chinese right?' I couldn't answer, I was amazed that he was talking to me after what just happened, 'Yeah…' I said awkwardly how did he know that? Then I mentally smacked myself of course he is the Prince of China you know. That's good now I'll only forgive you if as long as you will accompany me on this dance and call me Syaoran that's my name in Japanese, if I can call you Feng-Hua.' He replied smiling down at me. I looked down at my shoes, he was so hand some when he smiled and I was taken back by his forwardness, 'Um… ok.' Making a dolt of myself once again!

As the next song started up he took his hand in mine and put his hand around my waist and we started to move. When we danced I felt safe in his hold, I felt like I was floating. When I was dancing I missed all the dirty looks the other girls were giving me probably thinking: 'who is this masked maiden and what has she got that we haven't?' All too soon the song ended, I looked up at Syaoran and he looked down at me and as I was going to let go he held onto me tighter mouthing 'Don't abandon me now!' I smiled at this. He was full of surprises. The next song was a fast waltz and I found myself having fun for the first time in ages and I was genuinely smiling.

That was how it went for the next hour. I was having so much fun that I did not realise what time it was and that I had Syaoran all to my self for a whole hour! When I told him that I needed a drink he said that he would wait but I said that he had to dance with other people or else there would be a mutiny against him. He laughed at that. I gave him one last smile and then I was off. I had a drink and danced with a few other people but they were not as good as Syaoran. I looked for him before I left, I had to get back before them or they would be suspicious if I was not there, I saw him dancing with none other than Meilin. He looked like he was not enjoying himself too much but she looked like she would want to be anywhere else. I left after that, getting a rickshaw home. I was home with plenty of time to spare so I could get undressed and have a nice relaxing bath to rest my aching feet. I then went to bed and was asleep as my head hit the pillow dreaming of me dancing with Syaoran.