(Thanks Noel Ardnek and Princess of Narnia 1192 for reviewing! I don't own any characters other than Ricky, August and obvious others gosh Ive been a fanfiction whore lately)

"No! I refuse" I sat on the grass next to Lucy and Susan our picnic spread out on the blanket.

"Oh please Ricky you need a date we can have all the finest Bachelors interviewed" Susan bit into her pink cupcake.

"And I will say no to all of them"

"Why not Ricky?"

"I don't love, I just don't you always end up hurt. I've done so much loving here its weird with all my new friends. Back at home I had three friends and that's it. All by choice of course" I blurted laying back on the blanket. The pair looked at me and Susan sighed.

"Fine"

"Thank you" Lucy giggled then looked to me. "What?" I asked.

"Edmond's coming for your training"

"Oh joy" I rolled my eyes and propped my head up so I could see him.

"Are you ready?" he asked.

"Are you?" I smirked; he sighed and turned to leave.

"Where are you going!" I called running after him.

"To do something better seeing as you are still playing childish games"

"No you're going to train me" I yelled spinning him around.

"Fine" He growled and handed me a sword. His brown eyes were dark as he dragged me to a flat spot away from every one. Fist we will work on stance. He kicked my feet so they were shoulder length apart and fixed my hand around the blade. "Now in order to stab, twist your hand like this" I copied his moves learning quickly.

"How did I do?"

"Fine" We practiced for at least two hours and I knew how to move with a blade now I just needed practice. I sat at the dinner table all sweaty and tired barley touching my food.

"How was training today?" Peter asked munching on his ham.

"I think it went great! I know how to move a blade now I just need to practice combat" I beamed. I Really liked Peter in that big brother way.

"Good" He smiled at me.

"I'm finished I'm going to get cleaned up" I stood from the table.

"Don't forget about the Ball Friday" Susan called to me "You have three days!"

"Yeah Yeah" I waved and headed to my room, August at my heals.

"August?"

"Yes" His deep voice answered.

"Why does Edmond hate me?"

"I don't know my Lady" I sighed and took a hot bath and climbed into bed.

The next day was filled with preparing the castle for the ball.

-Tomorrow was the ball and Edmond and I were out at the practice field for my first real combat.

"Ready?" he asked.

"Yep" I smiled standing in a defense position. He swung at me but I blocked it, I swung at him and he blocked it. It was like we could tell which way each other was going. Finlay after fifteen minutes of fighting I was up against a tree Edmond was flush against me holding his sword to my neck. His eyes searched deep in mine and all I could do was stare back. I suddenly pushed him off me and he fell on the floor on his back.

"Good job" were his first kind words to me ever.

"Yeah" I replied walking away leaving him lying on the floor. I ran around the castle a few times and practiced a little kick boxing before going into the castle met by a frazzled Susan.

"Ricky I've been looking everywhere for you!"

"Here I am" I smiled.

"Dear Aslan your filthy" she laughed.

"What did you want Susan" I followed her to my room and took a quick bath as she told me all about the ball.

"Pick a dress she ordered." My fingers ran over the different dresses stopping at one.

(Dress: UGH I HAD A PIC OF THE DRESS BUT IT DIDNT WORK! ILL REVIEW AND ASK FOR THE PIC AND ILL SEND U THE LINK OF THE MASK TOO:) )

"Wow" I smiled at the dress Susan gasped. "It's beautiful"

"Yeah it is" She agreed. "You need a mask since it's a masquerade only I am going to know its you under it"

"Not even Peter or Edmond or Caspian?"

"Nope and you wont know who they are"

"Cool" I smiled and picked out my mask, I was so excited for the ball.

FF

The castle was starting to fill with people I slipped on my dress lacing it up doing my hair half up the rest of my blond curls falling around my face. I slipped on my mask put on soft pink lip stick and walked to the ball room. It was busting at the seems. When I entered people stared I blushed under their gazes smiling and walking to the center of the room where a handsome boy walked up with me.

"You are beautiful my lady, I would ask your name but its against the rules" He smiled at me.

I giggled at him and danced with him his hand slipped a little to low and I stepped away.

"What's wrong" He stepped closer.

"Stay away" I growled and headed to the wine table. I took the glass of red wine the fawn handed me and sipped it gracefully watching the happy couples dance.

"What is a beautiful girl like you doing in the corner?" A boy asked walking up to me. He was drop dead handsome. He had dark brown hair that was tussled just perfectly and was only a bit taller than me. His mask covered most of his face much like mine.

"Trying to say away from a creeper" He laughed at me and took my hand in his kissing my knuckles.

"May I have this dance to save you from said 'creeper'"

"Please" I smiled placing my glass down and following him to the dance floor.

"You glow in that dress" The masked Man smiled flashing a row of white teeth.

"Please stop with the romantic's thank you though" I blushed as he pulled me closer for a slow song.

"You dance quite well" he commented.

"Thank you I took Ballet for 14 years, I don't tell that to a lot of people they would use it against me so it's our little secrete"

"I won't mention a thing" he winked. We danced the night away laughing and creating many inside jokes and all too soon the band left. And I was left standing next to my mystery man he placed his hand on my arm.

"When can I see you again?"

"In two days meet me on the hill top at noon" I smiled.

"I can't wait beautiful" He kissed me on the cheek and ran off. Susan ran up to me squealing.

"Who was that?" she giggled.

"I don't know but he was wonderful" I spun in a circle in pure bliss and ran to my room tearing out of my dress and walking to the kitchen in my short gym shorts from home and my tank top.

"Food!" I yelled running into the kitchen to find Edmond sitting over a ham.

"Hungry again?" he coughed.

"yes" I snapped. "Now make some room for me" I held my fork poking at the ham.

"No, find your own food"

"You!"

"I was here first!" He had me there.

"Will you just share?"

"Let me think" He paused for a moment "NO!"

"You're an ass!" I pushed him out of his chair and he fell with a thump on the floor. I grabbed the ham and ran as fast as my legs could carry me to my room I was almost at my door when Edmond had pinned me to the wall.

"Give me my ham" He growled.

"Oh this ham?" I asked waving the last piece in his face. I smirked and popped it in my mouth.

"Ugh!" He yelled slamming his fist on the wall. Lucy ran up to us and smiled.

"Ricky what did you do to make Ed mad now, you two have been bugging each other for too long now"

"She stole my ham!" Ed turned to his sister.

"Yeah and it was really good too" I smiled, he turned to hit me but stopped.

"Good you're smart I could kick your ass when you don't have a blade"

"Could not!"

"Could too!"

"Not!"

"Yes!"

"Fine you're on! Tomorrow noon training field you, me fist to fist!" He steamed.

"See ya there" I growled slamming my door followed by his door slaming shut.

"UGHH!" I screamed into my pillow.

"Another fight with Edmond?" August asked.

"Yes"

"That's six in only four days time Ricky" he scolded.

"You're counting?"

"Of course" he paused. "I'm also betting" I sat up and looked at him.

"On what!"

"Cant say" he chuckled and left me sitting there thinking what in the world could he be betting on. And with who?