Chapter 6: A peachy dream
When they came to, they were still slumped against each other, but this time, in chairs at a table, and definitely no longer in the forest. As they gazed around, Yumiko let out a small squeak and Rip Van turned to see her staring at her new attire; both girls where wearing puffed out dresses with extremely tight bodices.
"Omg, Rip, you look …revealing." Yumiko explained, her eyes bulging at the sight of her friends' new attire. Rip Van merely blushed before stating, "You can talk, look at yours miss nun!" And as Yumiko looked down, she gave a small squeal at the poofy and low-cut dress on her. "Eeek, My boobs are showing! Don't tell Father Anderson!" She whined a little, covering the two large objects on her chest with her hands. The only difference between the dresses was Yumiko's was a dark blue, whilst Rip Van's was a peachy pink. As they were about to question their sanity, they both heard a voice through the crowds of dancers and their attentions were drawn to a tall figure, where the melodious and hypnotising voice was coming from. There jaws practically dropped in sequence as they both gazed at Herr goblin king, in his fine attire, of black breeches, a beautiful jewel encrusted jacket and a fine goblin mask held in his hand as he bared his fangs in a smile at the two female figures below him. As they stared at him, he moved ever so slightly just as a woman with a large fan blocked their view of him. When she had moved, he was gone from that spot, leading both girls to shriek and glance around the room for him.
"Ok, you go over there and I can over here!" Rip Van stated, determined to find the king, whilst Yumiko nodded and skipped off in the direction she had motioned. They occasionally caught glimpses off the Fae, but he eluded them each time, seeming to be everywhere and nowhere.
Handsome king is pulling a Schrodinger! Rip Van thought and began practically pushing people out of her way, whilst Yumiko merely bumped into people. The nun in the poofy dress was so busy trying not to hurt herself, that when a couple bumped into her, she lost her footing and shut her eyes tight preparing to fall. She felt a pair of arms capture her midway and breath so close on her neck that she gasped. When she opened her eyes, she was lost in a pair of mismatched eyes, which smiled at her and almost drowned her with seductiveness. He righted her body so she was now pressed against him, allowing her to steady herself using him for balance. The bodice had been making it slightly difficult to get a good deep breath in and now Yumiko could barely gasp at the feel of his body against hers. When she had got her balance back, he slowly pulled her into a waltz, holding her back with his arm, inadvertently pulling her even closer. She laid her head against his chest and breathed in his scent, which he noticed and smiled arrogantly to himself.
One of these I can handle, on their own they're just ordinary girls, but together… best not think about it and try to woo this one before the next girl. He gathered his thoughts and danced with the now dazed girl, who was practically falling asleep against him. He led her to a small couch and allowed her to lie down against him. As he stroked her hair for a few minutes he detached himself from the sleeping girl and placed a small blanket against her, before venturing out again to the dance floor in search of Rip Van; luckily he didn't have to look far. She was already feeling tired from running around, trying to chase after the glimpses of blue, jewelled coats that led to even more dancers, but no king. She began to feel dizzy and light-headed and close her eyes as darkness swarmed her vision, but before she lost feeling in her body, she felt a pair of arms wrap firmly around her waist. She felt a sudden burst of energy and opened her blue eyes into the gaze of royal mismatched ones. She immediately pressed herself against him and gave him a perky smile, followed by a slight blush in her cheeks, making him smile.
Now this one is a more volatile. He smiled, before waltzing with her, a little quicker than with Yumiko as Rip knew all the moves. It was a good 10 minutes before she to felt sleepy and soon he led her to over to the same couch and slept, this time with both girls' heads rested against his shoulders. He contemplated maybe waking them for another waltz, but then thought better as both girls awake and regenerated would lead to more trouble, so instead poofed off in a shower of glittery gold, allowing the dream to slowly fade and the girls drifted back down to earth, still asleep and now in a place full of old rubbish and junk.
Yumiko was the first to awaken and grabbed her friend, dragging the still sleeping vampire to a small pile of rubbish with a door, hoping to get help inside; shocked when she opened the door, revealing Rip's room at the mansion.