Author's Note: So this is chapter two of Turning Pages and I would just like to say thank you for reading the first chapter. Also if you have any ideas for the story just message me or leave them in your review I will give you credit for your ideas. Oh, and message me if you have any question about the story as well. Also excuse any grammatical errors I promise I will edit this story later. So on with the story….
I sat there and gave a bored sigh. I hate that I have to attend these parties all the time. They are never very interesting. I will admit there are parts of me that are very Fey like and one of them is my love of excitement and danger. Just as I think of such things my brother Ash starts walking toward me. Ash much like our other two brothers is tall with dark black hair, Ash decided with a little help from me to wear a silver suit because I thought it would highlight his eyes which were a similar color. As always Ash carries his special magic sword with him as well as a straight and forever cold expression but that goes away when he sees me. He smiles and sits down beside me. "Are you having fun Princess?" he asks. I smile back at him and shake my head. "I'm not much of a party Princess," I say. I see how this whole event was supposed to be fun but I just can't get into it. I'm sitting here in this huge dress that I'm not very into while watching a bunch of people who I hate have fun. Yep, this is definitely the party of my life, I think sarcastically. "I know you aren't really into these kind of things am neither am I but I think that you should mingle some. It's good to have allies in this Court. Especially since you don't know how to use Glamour, Page," he says.
"I have you Ash and I know how to use a sword and many other weapons. Besides you know how to use Glamour and together we are unstoppable. Why would I need another ally?" He smiles as I praise him but then it fades and he realizes my trick.
"Flattery, Page gets you everywhere with Fey," he says.
"Oh I know. I'm just surprised it even works on you oh Ice Prince" I say ruffling his hair.
"Whatever I still think you should network a little. Would you like to make a deal with me Princess?" he asks.
I think for a moment and because I'd hate to resist a challenge especially one offered by my brother I nod and ask, "What kind of deal Prince?"
He grins a devilish grin and says, "If you dance with someone here and or make an ally with one or more Fey here I will teach you how to use your Glamour" he challenges.
"And if I don't dance or make an ally, what then?" I say, with Fey you must cover all of your bases.
Ash thought for a moment and said, "Let's just say you will owe me a favor"
I hate it when Fey do that because you will never know what they want until they ask for it. I sigh and I think for a moment. It's a very tempting offer nonetheless. I trust Ash, which is probably a bad idea even if he is my brother, but I will take him up on his offer. "Deal" I say and we shake hands to seal it.
"Now Princess go on and mingle you don't have much time before the party is over" he says as he walks away to join the party. I watch him for a while as he lingers around one girl in particular with silver hair and the most beautiful of eyes. I don't believe it will go anywhere though not with Ash anyway so I lose interest quickly. I stand and give a sigh as I survey the crowd. I honestly don't know who I will find in a crowd like this so I just decide to wander for a moment and maybe they will come to me. I take a moment to really take in the air of the party. It's beautiful with sparkling ice everywhere and the Winter Fey who's hearts are just as cold and even more beautiful and I am one of them. I possess no unearthly beauty like the rest of the Fey I am chubby where other Fey are slender but I do have long black hair and a sharp wit like most Fey and my skin is as brown as my fathers was. I definitely don't look like a Winter Fey. I think back to earlier when I was getting dressed and I wouldn't have thought about a pink dress for such an occasion but I liked it once I put it on and I braided my hair so it stretched around my head like a headband. I do love the dress with all its flowers and embellishments. It was one of the many fluffy and totally princess like dresses that I have been wearing since I came to this court. I wander around the party for quite some time. I begin to get worried as I realize that I am going to lose my bet with Ash. I never knew how to be sociable even when I was in the human world. I was very shy there and alone. I am not much far from that situation here in the NeverNever but at least I have Ash now. I'm trying to figure out a strategy to talk to someone when suddenly I get a tap on my shoulder. I immediately think its Ash telling me that I should hurry up but when I turn around it is not my brother but a stranger. Well not a complete stranger I have seen this boy before at many of the other parties that Mab holds and he is very sociable and has a great smile. He is tall with the dark black hair that most Winter Fey have which he lets fall into his eyes and pale skin as well. He is wearing a light blue suit which makes his dark eyes look so much more intense. Of course he is classically handsome but it's the bright look in his eyes and that smile that makes him look so normal even though I'm positive that because he is at this party he must be some high ranking Fey. I immediately I use my observations of him to see if he could make a good ally and then I realize I don't have enough information. I could just dance with him and then I get my lessons easy, I think. But to get him to dance with me I will have to be a bit more charming so I flash him a bright smile and say "Hi." He smiles back at me but his smile isn't bright or flashy nor is it small and shy but it's just right. It's sweet and simple and if he was human I would say his smile was warm. "Hello Princess, my name is Vincent Elmire would you care to dance with me," he says ever so boldly. I smile and say "Yes I would love to dance with you." He bows to me and I curtsey to him.
Then we begin to dance. The music is soft and slow at first and then it speeds up and so does our dancing as Vincent begins to spin me faster and at one point lifts me into the air. I tried my best not to enjoy myself but by the time the dance was over we were laughing together and my head was spinning but it felt good. I couldn't remember the last time I laughed since I came to the Winter Court. Vincent and I danced together for the rest of the party. We did at some point have other dance partners but in the end we found our way back to one another. Near the end of the ball he and I were dancing our last dance together and I found myself not wanting the night to end. "Princess it has been wonderful spending time with you tonight," he says smiling. "And I have had a great time with you Vincent," I say smiling back at him but this time my smile is genuine.
"Princess I would greatly love to see you again. Do you want to hang out tomorrow?" He says shyly.
"Yes that would be great. There is a library here that I love to go sit and read in meet me there ok," I say. I didn't think about what I was doing I just said it. The normal me would have said no and walked away. After all I only needed him to win a bet and that's it. Why am I bothering myself with him further? I could always just not show up since I can't take back my words. But I am interested in him. He is very peculiar for a Winter Fey. "Fantastic Princess, I will meet you there tomorrow," he says. I see his warm smile and think that maybe I will meet him. In the end, I put all those thoughts away and decide that I will cross that bridge when I get there. Soon the song ends and we stop dancing as he turns me around one more time. "Well I believe this is it for tonight for 'Parting is such sweet sorrow that I shall say goodnight till it be morrow." He says with a wink.
"Shakespeare, that's impressive sort of," I say smiling mischievously.
"Sort of impressive? Most humans don't even bother with such literature," he says mocking being offended.
"Well I am not most humans. Fortunately for you, I'm part Fey," I say winking at him.
"No wonder you're so interesting," he says grinning once more.
"Well Princess I shall be off now. I will see you tomorrow." With those final words he kisses my hand and walks away. "Goodnight Vincent" I whisper. I find myself smiling all the way to my room. When I get there I think over the events of the night. I won a bet, had a wonderful time dancing, and possibly made an ally and good friend. I change out of my dress and put on some pajamas. As I begin to fall asleep I think that for once in my entire stay here I might actually have sweet dreams.
A/N: So this is where the romance kicks in. But the question I know you must be asking is: Where is Queen Mab? Well I can tell you that she is on her way. I might have her in the next chapter if not then that chapter after that. I'm sorry I'm not giving you anything specific but my writing tends to be a little unpredictable. Again, like I said in my first authors note if you have any ideas, questions or suggestions please review or message me. Thank you for reading from Maria and Page.