Hi, I'm back with an update. Please don't be mad, I've been working on my own stories as of lately and I've been putting up with my little brother who doesn't seem to understand my love reading and writing. I have more reasons, but I'd rather not go into them.

The night of the ball

Jinja and Sky walked down the hallway and stopped just short of the twin doors that lead into the ballroom. Nervous and unbalanced in her heels, Sky, leaned against the wall for few seconds. "You know what, Jinja?" she said pushing herself upright again.

"What?" Jinja asked in return to the question.

Sky gave her cute little smile before answering, "You look like Cinderella, except" she paused, "I thought Cinderella had glass slippers, not combat boots."

"Well this is one Cinderella who won't be losing her shoe tonight, though it'd be interesting to see a limo turn into a pumpkin." Both girls laughed a little after that.

Sky sighed pushing herself off the wall, "Well, should we go in without the boys, seeing as it's taking them forever to get ready."

Jinja nodded. Both girls walked through the twin doors into a dimly lit ballroom, where everyone seemed to stare at them as they descended the staircase. "Are we late?" whispered Jinja to Sky.

Sky whispered back, "I think they're staring at you". Jinja was about ask why, but the starring ceased when they reached the bottom of the stair case. Where they were greeted by X-ray and Alpha as a slow song began to play.

"Would you care to dance?" X-ray presented a gloved hand to Sky.

Sky hesitated for a second, "Sure, we're friends, so I guess it's okay". X-ray without missing a beat grabbed Sky's hand and lead her to the main floor.

Alpha then offered a hand to Jinja and asked to dance. She gave him a small friendly smile and placed her hand over his. They began dancing to the music, Alpha whispered reinto Jinja's ear.

"You know, a few days ago, when I gave Sky the invitation to the ball?"

Jinja pulled away from him and gave him a small, "Yeah".

"Well when in the forest I came across a piece of paper, with your hand writing on it." he stopped for a second to get a better look at Jinja's expression. In short she looked flushed, but he continued, "It looked like a," he stuttered, "love letter."

Jinja gently, pushed him away. "I'm so sorry. It wasn't.."

"Meant for me" he finished. A sad sigh, escaped his lips, as he realized that he would never hold the key to her heart.

"Do you still have the letter?"

"No, the wind took it from my grasp".

After a few seconds of standing there, Jinja felt a hand on her arm, before being pulled into the warm embrace of another man.

Meanwhile

Sky and X-ray had found their way back to the bottom of the staircase, where they were discussing books. By this time another slow song was playing and Mr. and Mrs. Suno danced by the two teens.

"And the award for cutest couple goes to Mr. and Mrs. Suno." Sky chuckled, which caused the two Sunos' to do the same as they danced by.

X-ray smiled, "You know I think I know an even cuter couple."

"Really, who?"

He inched a little closer to Sky before saying "Us". Before Sky had a chance to respond, X-ray kissed her on the lips.

She pulled back and exclaimed "Baka" in a hushed, but angered tone. A small whine whimpered from upstairs, pulled Sky's eyes in that direction, just in time for her to see Bren walk out the twin doors. With pain in her eyes she looked at the doors, as the only man she ever loved left. However, there was something she had to do before explaining everything to Bren.

Sky's heel found its way onto X-ray's foot with just enough force to make him yelp in pain. "Oh and Tango's been waiting for you to ask her to dance." She said before running up the stairs and out the doors.

Back with Jinja

Jinja now found herself in Dax's embrace. "Hope ya don't mind me cutting in?" he said to Alpha. The red head simply shrugs and walks away.

"If you say one thing about~"

He cut her off with a cocky smile, "I don't know what you're talking about, Princess."

She rolled her eyes, "You're never going to let me live this down."

"Well, maybe if ya tell me why ya wrote a love letter instead of telling me how ya felt."

Jinja stepped back, then slapped herself in the face and muttered under her breathe, "How many people read that letter."

I'm sorry to say,but I plan to make one more chapter. Hopefully it won't take as long as this one. Oh, and please review.