Wow, it's been forever since I updated this….I'm so very sorry. I promise that I will try to keep this updated more often.

Blumiere

The day had arrived. What felt like years had only been a week. I had waited all week for this day, yet the day before I felt nothing but nervousness. Should I really go? Will anyone see me? Will my father catch me? Questions danced throughout my mind, making me feel terribly doubtful. But I decided to go on. Besides, I promised her.

When no one was around, I slipped out of the door, rushing so none would see my departure. My heart raced as doubt filled my soul, and I tried to push them away. I had to.

You should turn back, a voice in my head replied. She's just a human.

Those words echoed in my mind.

Should I really do this?

Timpani

I couldn't wait to see Blumiere! It had been a week since I had previously seen him, yet it felt like years.

"And why are you getting fixed-up and pretty?"

Talli's voice startled me, and I paused while combing my hair.

"Oh…" I replied, "I…I'm just-"

"Are you going to see him again?"

I sighed.

"Timpani!" my older sister snarled, "I've told you already, you cannot see that man again! Yet, you are trying to disobey me!"

"I have told you, Talli!" I remarked, "I'm nineteen, I believe that I should be able to make decisions for myself now. I can do whatever I want! And if I want to be with Blumiere than I shall be with him!"

Talli glanced at me. She didn't say a word. She just glided back into her room and slammed the door. I could tell that she was angry, upset… or both. Whatever the reason, I walked out the door, slowly shutting it behind me.

I walked to Flipside in complete silence, a bit ashamed of myself. I knew that all Talli was trying to do was protect me…but did she have to be that protective? She says that something about Blumiere is dangerous (other than the fact that he's from the Tribe of Darkness). But I wonder what? He is very nice and calm, or at least those are my impressions of him. I suppose I really haven't gotten to fully know him yet.

I soon arrived in Flipside, anxious to see him again. I suddenly spotted him and raced over toward him.

"Hello Lady Timpani," he said calmly.

"Greetings Lord Blumiere," I responded.

I let out a light cough.

"Come quickly," he demanded, "let's get you out of this cold October air."

We entered Saffron's restaurant, Sweet Smiles and took a seat as a waitress immediately approached us.

"Welcome to Sweet Smiles!" she greeted, "what would y'all like to order?"

"What do you want?" I asked Blumiere.

"You go first, I'm trying to decide."

"No, you go first!"

"Please, Timpani, I insist that you order first.."

The waitress grinned and said, "Okay, you love-birds decide what you want and I'll be back in a few."

"Love-birds!?" Blumiere exclaimed, "that's absurd!"

We sat there in silence for a few moments.

Shortly after the waitress returned and we ordered our food.

"Hey Timpani," Blumiere asked while we were waiting on our food, "why did you want to meet me in Flipside, anyway?"

"To be honest, I thought that perhaps… perhaps you could be my friend."

"Your friend?" he asked, puzzled. "You're so… pretty that I thought that you might have friends."

"I'm… pretty?"

"Did I say that? I'm sorry.."

"Don't be sorry. And no, I really never had any. I'm always been the awkward girl of the tribe, and Talli was never really social, either. I guess that many ignored us because we were never social."

"I never add any friends, either," he replied. "Our tribe lives in a large castle together, so we were sorta forced to be social with one another."

"Did you say a castle?" I asked. "You mean the huge dark one in the forest?"

"Yes," he said.

"Really?" I said, "I've always wondered what it's like in there."

"Well, it's not that grand."

"And why do you guys live in one castle?""Because my father, Lord Kronos, believes that we should all live together to prevent the dilution of our tribe's power… also known as marrying someone who is only in our tribe."

"What's your father like?" I asked, trying to change the subject.

"He's a bit cruel," Blumiere responded. "He constantly yells at me and gets upset. He hates me."

"Why is that?"

"When I wasn't born yet, my mother got terribly ill. And when I was born she grew so weak that she died while in labor. Father says that he lost her because of me…"

"I never knew my parents, either," I replied. "Something happened to them and Talli's never told me what happened. All I know is that she's practically raised me since she was six or seven. That's why she's very mature and very, VERY overprotective of me."

Then, the waitress arrived with our food. I quickly wolfed mine down; I was hungry.

After that, we walked out and I shot a glance at the sky. It was very dark out, and the moon seemed to look down upon us.

"I must go," Blumiere spat, "my father will kill me if he finds out where I am…"

"HELLO!" exclaimed a very insane voice.

We spun around and I saw a very strange figure. It was purple, black, and yellow. It looked like a jester.

"Oh Blumiere, who is this?!" the jester said while facing Blumiere.

"Get away from him, you creeper!" I hissed at the jester.

"You're a feisty Ancient, huh?" the jester grinned.

"Don't mind him," sighed Blumiere, "it's just Dimentio, my and my father's jester."

"We grew up together, Blumiere and I.." Dimentio smiled.

"So," Dimentio continued, "is this the girl that you've been thinking about constantly?"

Blumiere was speechless.

He's been thinking…about me? I thought.

"Dimmy, why are you even here?" Blumiere asked.

"I came to find you, 'cause your father is very angry with your disappearance."

"Can I at least walk Timpani home?"

"No, Blumiere," I said sternly, "I'm sure Talli is getting worried as well. If I go home alone then she won't think I was with you."

"Wait!" he said. "Before you go.."

He leaned over and slightly kissed me on the cheek.

"Please get home safely," he said softly.

Dimentio, who was covering his eyes from where we kissed, said, "ciao, human!"

Without saying anything else, I bolted toward home. I had to get there quickly.

When I arrived home, Talli was sitting in the living room reading a book beside the lamp.

"Where you with him?" she muttered darkly.

"No," I replied, "I'm sorry, sis. I got mad that you were so overprotective and I decided to let off some steam by taking a walk and going to eat. I.. I hope that you'll forgive me."

"I'm sorry, too," she said.

For once my lying worked!

I ran to my room, thinking about the day.

He.. He kissed me! I thought happily.

I glanced out the window and saw Blumiere and Dimentio on their way back to the castle. I wished so badly to go outside and say goodbye, but I knew I could not.

Oh dear Grambi, please don't let his father punish him over me..