Set in film Universe
"My, my. Doesn't Gilbert look dashing tonight?" Diana teased Anne knowing she had spotted their handsome friend.
"Gilbert? I hadn't noticed him." She said nonchalantly.
'Yeah right I'm sure.' Diana thought to herself. "It's too bad you've been so awful to him—" Diana counted "he might of asked you to dance."
Unbeknown to them Gilbert could hear every word and heard Anne's retort. "If I wanted him to ask me, which I don't, he certainly would." Something akin to anger rose in him. "Gilbert Blythe would stand on his head for me if I asked him to."
'I would now would I Anne Shirley?' he thought looking directly at her.
"Ah! He looked right at you again, Anne! I bet you couldn't get him to dance with you." Diana said to Anne.
He felt a little angry at Diana, he expected it from Anne but he thought Diana a little more lady like to say such a thing!
"Alright, Diana. If you insist." She replied.
'Right! Fine you asked for it Miss Shirley.' He thought to himself. He wanted to dance with her, absolutely! He wasn't going to let her know that! "Good evening, Mr. Blythe."
...
He'd watched her from afar all night. He wished he could dance with her... if only there was a way to dance with her without her knowing it was him! Then two girls walked past with masks on... and it clicked. He went to the entrance knowing there would be spares... Some people preferred to be masked at balls. He picked out a plain black mask which hid the most part of his face. He ran to the men's room and took off his cravat taking his spare plain black one out his pocket. He swapped them over. He took some oil he was intending on sporting through his hair and spread it through his locks. It didn't look his chocolate brown colour instead it looked a jet black colour and no longer were there curls but his hair straighten under the weight of the oil. lastly put the mask on. He looked different enough. Enough to fool Anne a little.
She was looking out at the stars in the balcony. The dark night sky above her she barely felt the chill, she was surprised when a deep soft voice came from behind her. " You'll catch pneumonia out here." He told her.
She turned and saw the masked man behind her. She felt her heart quicken but dismissed the feeling and would do this stranger. "Then perhaps you should go in." She whispered. "I prefer it out here gazing among stars." She expected him to leave but was surprised when she felt his jacket around her shoulders. "Then perhaps we can gaze on them together." He whispered.
She looked to the stranger "won't you catch pneumonia without your jacket?" she asked him.
He grinned slightly "I'll take the chance, to be out here with a beautiful lady." He told her.
She blushed and smiled looking up at the stars again. "when I was a little girl the orphanage told us that naughty children never got to heaven and so were destined to become a star in the night, neither home on earth or in heaven." She said sadly.
He sighed. "That's too bad, my pap always told me stars were like friends who had passed on, those we know and loved. They love us so much they leave their light behind to help us through the darkest night."
Anne looked at the stranger. "That's beautiful." She told him. "do you think they might become constellations? If they could be stars?"
He grinned again. "I don't see why not." He commented.
"Then I think my parents must be Gemini, have you ever noticed they are holding hands?" she asked him.
"I thought they were twin brothers?" He asked her. "but I suppose, I can imagine they were lovers, much more romantic ."
Anne laughed. "Yes I suppose it is." She looked at the stranger. "Sorry, I don't even know you and I'm just chattering on."
He smiled. "I don't mind." He told her honestly. "perhaps we can talk and dance at the same time we can hear the music just fine from here." He offered.
" I'm afraid I've lost my dance card." She admitted.
"Then you have no fear of those you are obliged to dance with interrupting." He said offering her his hand.
She smiled and took his hand. Quite to her surprise they remained on the balcony and danced under the stars and the moon. She shyly looked into his eyes which were already fixed on her gazing on her.
"What are you thinking?" he asked her.
She hesitated for a moment. Then blushed. "I was thinking how romantic this is." She whispered.
He smiled. "Yes, I suppose it is."
She hesitated then asked him "I feel as though I've known you forever, do I know you?" she questioned him.
" I think you would know if you knew me." He said shyly.
They talked a little in the two dances they danced on the balcony. Anne found the stranger was making her heart flutter. She suggested going inside giving him back his jacket, she wanted now to be seen with her stranger. He agreed took back the jacket and escorted her inside.
"Anne there you are!" Diana exclaimed "where have you been? I've been looking everywhere for you."
"I just went out for some fresh air Diana, we ended up dancing under the stars." She told her.
"we?" Diana questioned.
Anne for the first time turned round to see, her mysterious partner had gone.