Allison's P.O.V:
"Okay. You're four minutes late." Ms. Penelope says. "There's no surprise there." She murmurs. "Let's get you going, the Ball will starts at 10 PM sharp and it's already 6 PM. Good thing that we get you to the spa yesterday or else you're gonna be late for the ball." She says as she drags me inside a room.
Hair spray fills the air as I look around. There's a big mirror and a long table full of make-up. The $100,000 worth of dress was hanging on the wall with the $30,000 worth of pumps. Want to know how I know the price? Let's just say that Ms. Penelope rub it in my face. She said that I should take care of it even though it's gonna be mine.
"Get her ready." She says to the guy who is sitting on a chair near the table of make-up.
"VWell. Let's get started." The dude with a French accent says as he drags me by the arm and tosses me into the chair. He spins the chair which makes me dizzy yet I manage to laugh.
"Vous aimez ça?" he asks. I look at him with a confuse look. He laughs and mess my hair which makes me giggle.
"I ask if you like that?" he says in pure English.
"Like what?" I ask.
"Me spinning your chair." He says. I nod and he laughs. "VWell. As much as I love what we're doing. We need to start vworking." He says. He holds a brush before brushing it across my face. "Keep your eyes close, mademoiselle. I vwanted it as a surprise." He says. I close my eyes and let him do the trick.
"Carson. Kendall called. He asked if you're alright and I said you're fine. He sounded so worried." Ms. Penelope says as she gives me a gentle smile. I didn't know she can do that.
"He called?" I ask. Right now the lady with a lip piercing places the final touch for my hair.
"Yeah. He said that he'll be waiting for you at the mansion." She says.
"All done." The lady says. I get up and thank her before going to another room where my dress is.
"Come on. We don't have that much time." She says. I walk faster until we reach the room. I take off my clothes before Ms. Penelope tells me to turn around. She puts on the corset before pulling it really tight. I cry out of pain as she keeps on pulling tighter.
"Mademoiselle Allison. Mr. Kendall Knight called again." The maid says.
"Kendall called again?" I ask as I let out a groan.
"What did he said." I ask.
"He's looking for you." She says.
"Tell him we'll be there any minute." Ms. Penelope says as she pulls the corset tighter. "Breath in Allison. We won't finish soon if you won't inhale." She says. I nod before inhaling a lot of hair. I hear some twisting before Ms. Penelope pats my bum. "All done." She says.
"Lift your arms Madame." Another helper says. I lift my arms as she slides my dress. It's a cream with light pink color. It reaches just above my knees. Good thing Ms. Penelope gave me an appointment to Brazilian Waxing. Let me tell you it still hurt down there.
"You look beautiful, Madame." The helper says as she zips my dress. I turn around and give her a smile.
"Thank you." I say. I slip on my heels making me hold into her. She gently holds my hand before kneeling down to adjust my straps.
"Just like a princess." She murmurs. I smile and hug her which makes her freeze into her place. Soon she put her arms around me and gives me a little squeeze. I whisper a 'thank you' before pulling away.
"She does look like a princess but the question is…will she act like a princess." Ms. Penelope says as she enters the room. She wears an elegant red evening gown and her hair is style into a ballerina bun. Her make-up is mild but what stand out the most are her red lips.
"I'll try to remember your teachings." I say as I give her a small nod.
"Don't try. Do it. I don't want people to think that my knowledge about perfection is turning to a disaster." She says. She extends her hands before looking at me. "Let's go. They're waiting for us." She says. I grab her hands and we both walk out of her mansion. We slide into the limousine before the chauffeur closes the door.
"Where to Madame?" he asks Ms. Penelope.
"To my mansion." She says. The chauffeur nods before driving off. I look at her in awe.
"You have another mansion?!" I squeak as I bounce up and down to my seat. "That is so cool.' I say.
"Yes I have another mansion." She says as she looks at me. "STOP BOUNCING!" she yells. I immediately stop bouncing before looking at the window. "Don't slouch." She says. I regain my posture before looking at her and she smiles. "Good." She says.
Kendall's P.O.V:
"Oh shit." I hear Logan mumbles behind me. I turn to look at him and raise my brow. "Who's that goddess?" he asks as he points into the crowd. I turn around and follow his finger. Allison.
"Allison." I say but I remember what Ms. Penelope said. "Carson Knight." I say coldly.
"Wow. I wonder if she'll have interest in me." He says completely ignoring the 'Knight' part. I look down at my sparkling wine before I decide to walk off.
"Wait!" Logan says as he slams his hand on my chest. "She's looking at me…She's looking at me!" he says as a creepy smile appears on his face. "She's walking this way! Do I look good?" he asks me.
"You look like a butt." I say.
"That's good enough." He says. I look up to see Allison not that far away from us. She smiles at me but Logan thought she's smiling at him.
"Hi…how are you?" her angelic voice says.
"I'm doing awesome." Logan says. What an idiot.
"Oh…uh… Hi and good to know." She says as she smiles sweetly at him. Logan begins to punch my arm which earns an amused look at us.
"She likes me." He whispers but he didn't know that it's loud enough for her to hear.
"Ms. Penelope is looking for you." She says to me trying not to laugh. God, she thinks that I'm hanging out with some guy who acts like a giggly cheerleader who just saw the famous person at school.
"I'm coming." I say coldly which earns a worry and confuse look on her face. I pass my wine to Logan before Allison and I walk of. I look at Allison again who have a hurt expression now. Guilt wash over me but I manage to ignore it. When I can see Ms. Penelope look in our direction, I slip my arms into Allison's waist and pull her close to me. She looks up with shock and hope in her eyes.
"You wanted to talk to me?" I ask.
"Yes but I want to talk to you alone." She says. Allison quickly pulls away while I reluctantly remove my arms from her waist. Allison walks off disappearing into the crowd. I follow Ms. Penelope to her work room so we can have our talk.
"Did something happen in her lessons?" I ask.
"No. she did great but I'm here to let you know that your dad won't be coming." She says.
"Wow. That's shocking." I say.
"I know. Maybe the ball reminds him of how he met your mom." She says. Ms. Penelope also trained my mom before.
"I wouldn't know. He's hard to read." I say.
"Just like you." She says. I look at her with a look that says 'go on'. "You're too hard to read. You have the same expression every time but I think you're getting a little soft." She says.
"What do you mean soft?" I ask.
"Don't deny that you have an effect on Allison. I can see your worries when you saw her standing on a small coffee table. You looked like you wanted to strangle me right there." She says.
"I did not." I lie.
"Sure thing kiddo. Now go out there before someone catches your girl." She says. I nod before leaving the room.
Allison's P.O.V:
Erika Brown. She walks into the Ball room with grace that can make you think that you're in the old century where all girls are still virgins until they hit marriage. She looks elegant in her black vintage dress. The entire guys stop whenever she passes by to take a good look.
"Hello beautiful." Someone says from behind. I turn around to see James.
"What are you doing here?" I ask as I give him a small smile. He gives me a glass of white wine but I just look at him. "I don't drink." I say. Well I only drink once and I swear not to drink again even if it's a wine.
"Don't worry. It's apple cider." He says. I smile before grabbing the glass from him and I take a sip.
"Now to answer your question. I'm here to talk to the most beautiful girl in the room." He says as he smiles at me. I feel heat creeps onto my cheeks as I look down at my apple cider.
"Well she's out there." I say as I point at Erika.
"No I'm looking at her right now." He says as he lifts my chin to make me look at his face…handsome face.
"You never call me." He says as he removes his hands on my chin.
"You're Kendall's cousin." I say as I sip my drink.
"That's true but I came here because you look kind of depressed." He says. I look at him but my gaze turn directly to the other corner. James look around to follow my gaze until it stops to Kendall with some girls around him and goggling at him…including Erika.
"Jealous?" James asks.
"No. why would I be jealous?" I ask.
"Well first of all you guys are married." He says.
"I'm no-"I say but he cut me off.
"Right I forgot you told me that you don't love him." He says. "You do know that he likes you." He says.
"No he's not." I say.
"Yeah he is. Haven't you seen all the guys who glance at you and look at you dreamingly? You may not know but Kendall is giving them death glares." He says.
"You're lying and I don't like people who lies." I say.
"I'm not lying. Look around you woman!" he says. I turn around to face the crowd and about half of the dudes quickly look away.
"You're beautiful and guys around here don't want to be friends with you…they want more." He says.
"Will you stop that?" I say.
"Aww… I'm making you blush." He says as he pinches my cheeks.
"OWW!" I yelp. "Dude! Not cool." I say.
"Get away from her before I put my fist into your throat." Kendall's voice interrupts us. James let go of my cheek as I rub them to ease the pain.
"Well cousin. I'm just chatting with the most beautiful girl here in the Ball room." He says.
"Go away James. No one wants you here." Kendall says.
"Okay…geez. You make me feel so unwanted." He says as he walks away. I turn around and glare at Kendall.
"What?" he asks.
"Go to James and say you're sorry for acting like an ass." I say. Kendall looks at me for a second before he laughs.
"Yeah I won't." he says.
"Do it or I'll…I'll never forgive you." I say as I cross my arms. Kendall's laugh dies down and he gives me a soft look.
"It's not my fault that you like my cologne but fine if that's so important to you then I will." He says as he walks off.
"Hi are you Kendall's wife?" someone asks form behind me. I turn around to see an Asian girl.
"Yeah…" I slowly say.
"OMG! Is he good in bed?" she asks.
'NO! I mean I do-don't know." I say.
"Woah wait… don't tell me that you guys didn't do it yet?" she asks.
"Oh she does it. Every day." Erika's squeaking voice says. "She's like a walking strip club. Haven't you seen the way she flirted with James a while ago?" she asks the Asian girl.
"But aren't they cousin?" the Asian girl asks.
"She's such a slut. I wonder what Kendall saw in her? Maybe she threw herself at him and threatened to kill herself if Kendall rejects her. Desperate." She says as she sips on her wine.
"I don't care what you think. You're just jealous that Kendall saw me first." I say in a bitchy tone.
"Don't even go there rat. You don't know what I can do to you." She says.
"Oh I'm not afraid actually because I know how much you love your perfect manicured nails. Now if you'll excuse me, I'll be looking for my husband to make sure he doesn't do anything stupid." I say and I smile sweetly at them before bumping to Erika to add some drama on my exit.
"Oh no you don't." Erika says as she harshly grasps my right hand. She harshly turns me around before slapping me. I quickly pull out of her gasp before lifting my hand to my now aching cheek.
"Dude!" I whisper/hiss. I don't want Ms. Penelope barging here to say that I'm a disgrace.
"Make that as a warning. Is that the way your parents thought you? Oh, of course, they're poor and all they care about is to get money from the Knights." She says. The Asian girl gasps as I slap Erika.
"Make that as a warning." I say. "No one insults my family." I say as I turn around to see Ms. Penelope shaking her head in dismay.
"I don't want this kind of attitude." She says. "This is a warning girls. If I ever see you two trying to start a cat fight both of you have to go home early." She says before walking off. I can feel my tears building up on my eyes. I walk away and head towards the girls restroom.
"You shouldn't let Erika's words get into you." Someone says. I look up at the mirror to see the Asian girl.
"I know. It's just about my parents." I say.
"I don't believe in her. She looks a slut than you. In fact you look like a shy girl." She says. "I'm Toni by the way." She says as she extends her hand. I shake it before giving her a small smile.
"I have to go now." She says. "I'm just trying to make sure you're okay." She says. I nod and I watch her as she disappear from the room. I sigh as I look back at the mirror. I shake my head before washing my hands. Oh shit. The ring… it's gone!
Kendall's P.O.V:
"Hey." I say. James turns around and looks at me oddly. "What?" I ask.
"Why aren't you shouting at me like you used to?" he asks as he eyes me up and down with suspicion.
"Well I promised Allie that I won't do anything bad to you." I say. "I'm here to say sorry for being a jerk a while ago." I add.
"Are you apologizing? What happened to the cold hearted Kendall?" he asks.
"Dude just shut up and accept my apology." I say.
"Okay." He says. I look up at him and raise my brow. He forgives me that easily? Wow.
James's P.O.V:
I watch as I see Kendall turn and walk away. An evil smile appears on my face.
If Allie was the reason why Kendall came up to say sorry. Then Allie would be a good excuse to get whatever I want. But the first thing that I'll do is to make him suffer by being friends with Allie. I will make sure he'll lose everything that he cares about.
I'll make Allie mine.
So there it is… So the next chapter would be about the New Year's Eve. I know I've been doing a lot of time skip… sorry. REVIEW!
OH! I don't know how to speak French...I just google translate it so if there's a problem I'm so sorry.