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Chapter 5
I got to the second ball only fifteen minutes late. I was wearing the second dress I made and when I rushed down the stairs of the hall I almost tripped over my train, luckily I only stumbled but I still managed to overbalance and topple into someone thankfully they caught me. As I looked up I slowly saw the brown hair, and then I looked up into amber eyes dancing with amusement. 'We really should stop meeting like this' he said, smiling his rare smiles that I had not seen him give any of the other beautiful ladies in his presence. I still had my mask on as always, it only covered half of my face and had beads hanging down off of it. I hoped Syaoran didn't see how red I had gone…
We stood there for a couple of minutes lost in each other's gaze. I was knocked out of my trance by, a loud cough from behind me. I suddenly turned and saw the face of Meilin! I hastily made an excuse and headed off towards the seats away from where Meilin was she might recognise me!
From where I was I could see the dance floor and I could see him in the arms of that which again. God I felt like I wanted to scratch her eyes out or something like that. I scolded myself for thinking such evil thoughts; she was my family and an elder so I should respect her. I got up to get some food but Meilin holding me backstopped me. 'Excuse me, if you don't mind me asking but why do you wear a mask still?' she asked looking as if she recognised me vaguely from somewhere. 'I chose to wear it because it is my custom, when you come to a masquerade ball you wear a mask and that is what I am doing.' I replied, smirking inwardly as I said that I could see that Meilin was getting flustered, 'well I think that you should remove it in the presence of royalty and potential royalty such as me. That got me started; 'well then miss, I think that you should not think of yourself so highly and allow me to do what I want as you have no control do you?' I glared at her, she had no answer so I continued, and 'I assume that you do not know anything about me so keep your elongated nose out of my business!' And with that I turned on my heel and went to the food stand. I did not notice that I had elbowed into Syaoran on the way. Well not until he dropped the tray of food that he was carrying. Thankfully though I jumped out of the way just as it splattered everywhere and I only got a little bit wet but unfortunately Syaoran was wet but best of all Meilin was wet, but my poor dress that I had made her was wet!
I went tomato red for the second time that night and started talking gibberish and apologizing to Syaoran. It was quite funny though because Meilin was screeching about being wet and Syaoran was chuckling and drying himself off with a towel. I was trying to calm myself down I didn't notice my mask slipping but just as it was about to fall I caught it and did it back up again. Meilin stopped screeching and rushed off to the toilets and I was left with a smirking Syaoran and a wet towel.
He looked down at me smiling, my heart fluttered and I thought that I would fall over from how weak my knees were. 'Are you ok? I sorry I didn't see you there' he asked concernedly. 'No I should be saying sorry, I wasn't looking where I was going your highness' I said, bowing my head in respect. 'Don't worry about it, anyway didn't I tell you to call me Syaoran?' he grinned, just then the orchestra started up, 'accompany on this dance Feng-Hua.' At first I looked at him puzzled but then I remembered that was my name. Oops. He put his hand round my waist firmly and I held onto his shoulder and we joined hands, I hope he didn't notice how moist my hands were. We whirled around the ballroom in a quick waltz spinning and stepping at all the right times. I was on cloud nine. But then as the tenth song ended he took me by the hand to the balcony. It was amazing there were lights dotted around the gardens. We walked around the gardens and as we did I got to know him more.
I heard the clock striking midnight and I knew I would have to be getting back soon because the balls finished at 12:30 and I had to be home before that because I did not want Summie and her dogs to find out I was out when I wasn't meant to be. I turned to face Syaoran and I looked into his amber eyes, 'I'm sorry but I have to go now.' I said sadly, 'I'll be back tomorrow and I'll stay all night!' I said not caring about the consequences. 'But why do you have to go home now' Syaoran said pouting childishly. 'Because it's late and Okaasan expects me home to tell her what happened. I will tell her about how I danced with dukes and knights, and she will ask me if the Prince was handsome, and I shall reply 'Yes Okaasan, and I actually danced with him! My otoutochan will ask me if the prince had a sword and I will say he does and that if you don't go to bed now he will use it on you' I exclaimed excitedly, it was nice thinking up an imaginary family. I sat down on a bench outside the hall and looked wistfully out to the horizon. I felt someone taking my hand, the warmth familiar; I turned and saw Syaoran was still here by my side. I looked at him, our eyes locked. I leaned closer to him, he leaned closer to me I turned my head he turned his. I was lost in a trance. But then I suddenly woke up and saw Syaoran sitting in front of me with his eyes closed and his lips partially opened. I couldn't do this! Eye was just a city girl and he was the Prince of China, and I almost kissed him! What was I thinking? I hastily thanked him and I was off. Like a flash of the wind I was home. I got undressed and went straight to bed. Not worrying about washing my face just wanting to go to sleep.