Chapter six: Preparations for the ball
Fuu looked at herself in the mirror, what Windam had given her as his gift for the ball was perfect, it was a low scalloped necked green silk dress, with a close filled bask, it had puffed sleeves from which there was white gauzy sleeves he her wrists, the dress flared as she moved with many white petticoats under it, she wore for once in her life green high heals. She had brushed her hair and placed the band of white flowers that Windam had also given her in her hair. Round her neck she wore the necklace and pendent Ferio had brought her, silver chain a heart of diamonds with an emerald teardrop hung in the middle of it. Fuu smiled at her refection, she then looked down at her engagement ring and grinned, it was an emerald shaped like a feather, she then applied some lip shine and ran out into the hall way where Hikaru was already waiting.
Hikaru was in a red velvet, pencil dress with a v shaped neck line, it had long gauzy sleeves that concertinaed out the further they went down her arm and covered her hand to the middle of it, the sleeves made quite a statement long a billowing. She was also wearing red high heals, as well as the phoenix pendent that Lantis had brought her on a gold chain and her ruby heart engagement ring. For once Hikaru's hair was out of the plat it was wavy and reached to just past her waist, she was wearing red lipstick, she smiled at Fuu who smiled back and then spoke. "Where is Umi?"
"Still in there."
Umi came out, her eyes firmly on the floor. The mouths of the other two women opened wide, she wore a blue dress, with a tight fitted bask, a love heart neck line round which there was a swirling pattern of sequins and a very low back, the skirt of the dress was scalped, which meant it billowed out around her when she walked, the skirt was made of may layers of shiny viscose. On her arms there were silk over elbow gloves, on her small feet there were blue high heels. Her hair had glitter in it, and then a headband made up of blue and white roses. Round her neck was a heart shaped pendent made up of four layers of sapphire and then diamond. Her eyes had blue eye shadow on them, her nails had been painted blue with rainbow coloured sparkles over the top and her lips bore gloss.
Umi looked at the others, who smiled at her. Fuu spoke: "Umi, you look beautiful."
Umi blushed, Fuu and Hikaru smiled at her and then the three of them then headed off to the ball room together smiling and wondering what the men would be wearing.
Ascot had decided to wear what he always wore, the only change he maid was to brush his fringe out of his eyes. Lafarga had stayed into the same clothes too. Eagle was in a green suite with a black waistcoat, embroidered with moons and on his lapel there was a white rose.
At this current point in time Ferio was killing himself laughing as Lantis was trying to get Clef to wear a suit.
Lantis set his eyes on Ferio. "I don't know what you're laughing for, Your Highness, you have to wear one too."
Ferio grumbled slightly and went next door, when he returned he was wearing a cream suite, a green silk shirt with flounced sleeves, a cream waist coat with green feathers embroidered on it and a green rose with two feathers on his lapel courtesy of Windam. Lantis smiled at him. "Very nice Ferio, one thing, lose the bun."
Ferio sighed he reached up and pulled out his bun realising waves of green hair, that went to his knees, he bowed mockingly to Lantis and went over to the window. Lantis shook his head and then set his eyes on Clef. "Why don't you want to wear a suit?"
"Because I'll look like a fool."
"I don't think so.But if you don't want to, we won't force you, I'm certain Umi won't mind dancing with Ascot, I'm sure he won't mind dressing up for her will you Ascot?"
Ascot smiled at Lantis catching where this was going. "Of course I wouldn't mind doing that for Umi, who wouldn't want to do that for her? After all they will get to dance with her all night holding her close."
Clef breathed in and practically growled, he grabbed the clothes off Lantis and he went straight into his room and shut the door firmly behind him.
Lantis changed whilst he was gone. He wore a black suit, a red shirt, a black waistcoat with fire embroidered on it. On his lapel there was a single red rose from Rayearth. He still wore a cloak but with a red lining, he pulled out his own bun reviling, long black wavy hair to his waist.
Ferio gave him a look of approval. "Very nice Lantis I'm shore Hikaru will be impressed."
Lantis smiled at Ferio. "I hope so."
There then came Clefs voice from just beyond the doorway. "Ok no one laugh I'm coming in."
Clef walked in, no one laughed in fact every one stared at him, their mouths open. Finally Ascot broke the amazed silence that had swept over the men at the sight of Clef. "Clef you look great!"
He wore a white suit, tight trousers, with white over the knee boots, a white shirt that had puffed sleeves and a ruffled front, this was done up with white string in a lattice work pattern, showing the muscles of his chest through it, under the scalloped bottom of the ruff he wore a lilac waist coat with white stars embroidered on it, on his lapel there was a single blue rose with two white ones. He had forsaken his headdress and wore his ringlets free. He still wore his purple stoned, ring the symbol of his office and power, Clef looked round at the others, smiling slightly. "I never felt so over dressed in my whole life. Well, we'd better get going or we will ``be late. As it is the magic knights, as they now are again, will be waiting for us when we get there."
The others nodded their agreement. As they walked along the hall way to the ballroom Clef looked at them. "So, what order are we going to enter the ball room in, gentlemen?"
Ascot looked up. "Well, I should go first, I'm the youngest and single."
Lafarga looked up. "I go next, as I'm a married man and must get to my wife's side as soon as possible."
Eagle looked up. "Then it's my turn as I'm an ambassador here."
Lantis spoke. "Then I enter as a fellow member of the guards and one of those engaged."
Then Ferio spoke. "Yes and then it's my turn as the King and the other man who is engaged to be married. Besides which, it is fitting for you to enter last, Guru Clef, you're older and more powerful than any of us here."
Clef sighed and gave in. "Fine I'll come in last. But I want you all to know that I do this on protest."
The others smiled at him, they all laughed together and then carried on to the ball room door, they talked the whole way there of the adventures with the Magic Knights and how those three women had changed all of their lives forever.
Fuu looked at herself in the mirror, what Windam had given her as his gift for the ball was perfect, it was a low scalloped necked green silk dress, with a close filled bask, it had puffed sleeves from which there was white gauzy sleeves he her wrists, the dress flared as she moved with many white petticoats under it, she wore for once in her life green high heals. She had brushed her hair and placed the band of white flowers that Windam had also given her in her hair. Round her neck she wore the necklace and pendent Ferio had brought her, silver chain a heart of diamonds with an emerald teardrop hung in the middle of it. Fuu smiled at her refection, she then looked down at her engagement ring and grinned, it was an emerald shaped like a feather, she then applied some lip shine and ran out into the hall way where Hikaru was already waiting.
Hikaru was in a red velvet, pencil dress with a v shaped neck line, it had long gauzy sleeves that concertinaed out the further they went down her arm and covered her hand to the middle of it, the sleeves made quite a statement long a billowing. She was also wearing red high heals, as well as the phoenix pendent that Lantis had brought her on a gold chain and her ruby heart engagement ring. For once Hikaru's hair was out of the plat it was wavy and reached to just past her waist, she was wearing red lipstick, she smiled at Fuu who smiled back and then spoke. "Where is Umi?"
"Still in there."
Umi came out, her eyes firmly on the floor. The mouths of the other two women opened wide, she wore a blue dress, with a tight fitted bask, a love heart neck line round which there was a swirling pattern of sequins and a very low back, the skirt of the dress was scalped, which meant it billowed out around her when she walked, the skirt was made of may layers of shiny viscose. On her arms there were silk over elbow gloves, on her small feet there were blue high heels. Her hair had glitter in it, and then a headband made up of blue and white roses. Round her neck was a heart shaped pendent made up of four layers of sapphire and then diamond. Her eyes had blue eye shadow on them, her nails had been painted blue with rainbow coloured sparkles over the top and her lips bore gloss.
Umi looked at the others, who smiled at her. Fuu spoke: "Umi, you look beautiful."
Umi blushed, Fuu and Hikaru smiled at her and then the three of them then headed off to the ball room together smiling and wondering what the men would be wearing.
Ascot had decided to wear what he always wore, the only change he maid was to brush his fringe out of his eyes. Lafarga had stayed into the same clothes too. Eagle was in a green suite with a black waistcoat, embroidered with moons and on his lapel there was a white rose.
At this current point in time Ferio was killing himself laughing as Lantis was trying to get Clef to wear a suit.
Lantis set his eyes on Ferio. "I don't know what you're laughing for, Your Highness, you have to wear one too."
Ferio grumbled slightly and went next door, when he returned he was wearing a cream suite, a green silk shirt with flounced sleeves, a cream waist coat with green feathers embroidered on it and a green rose with two feathers on his lapel courtesy of Windam. Lantis smiled at him. "Very nice Ferio, one thing, lose the bun."
Ferio sighed he reached up and pulled out his bun realising waves of green hair, that went to his knees, he bowed mockingly to Lantis and went over to the window. Lantis shook his head and then set his eyes on Clef. "Why don't you want to wear a suit?"
"Because I'll look like a fool."
"I don't think so.But if you don't want to, we won't force you, I'm certain Umi won't mind dancing with Ascot, I'm sure he won't mind dressing up for her will you Ascot?"
Ascot smiled at Lantis catching where this was going. "Of course I wouldn't mind doing that for Umi, who wouldn't want to do that for her? After all they will get to dance with her all night holding her close."
Clef breathed in and practically growled, he grabbed the clothes off Lantis and he went straight into his room and shut the door firmly behind him.
Lantis changed whilst he was gone. He wore a black suit, a red shirt, a black waistcoat with fire embroidered on it. On his lapel there was a single red rose from Rayearth. He still wore a cloak but with a red lining, he pulled out his own bun reviling, long black wavy hair to his waist.
Ferio gave him a look of approval. "Very nice Lantis I'm shore Hikaru will be impressed."
Lantis smiled at Ferio. "I hope so."
There then came Clefs voice from just beyond the doorway. "Ok no one laugh I'm coming in."
Clef walked in, no one laughed in fact every one stared at him, their mouths open. Finally Ascot broke the amazed silence that had swept over the men at the sight of Clef. "Clef you look great!"
He wore a white suit, tight trousers, with white over the knee boots, a white shirt that had puffed sleeves and a ruffled front, this was done up with white string in a lattice work pattern, showing the muscles of his chest through it, under the scalloped bottom of the ruff he wore a lilac waist coat with white stars embroidered on it, on his lapel there was a single blue rose with two white ones. He had forsaken his headdress and wore his ringlets free. He still wore his purple stoned, ring the symbol of his office and power, Clef looked round at the others, smiling slightly. "I never felt so over dressed in my whole life. Well, we'd better get going or we will ``be late. As it is the magic knights, as they now are again, will be waiting for us when we get there."
The others nodded their agreement. As they walked along the hall way to the ballroom Clef looked at them. "So, what order are we going to enter the ball room in, gentlemen?"
Ascot looked up. "Well, I should go first, I'm the youngest and single."
Lafarga looked up. "I go next, as I'm a married man and must get to my wife's side as soon as possible."
Eagle looked up. "Then it's my turn as I'm an ambassador here."
Lantis spoke. "Then I enter as a fellow member of the guards and one of those engaged."
Then Ferio spoke. "Yes and then it's my turn as the King and the other man who is engaged to be married. Besides which, it is fitting for you to enter last, Guru Clef, you're older and more powerful than any of us here."
Clef sighed and gave in. "Fine I'll come in last. But I want you all to know that I do this on protest."
The others smiled at him, they all laughed together and then carried on to the ball room door, they talked the whole way there of the adventures with the Magic Knights and how those three women had changed all of their lives forever.