CHAPTER 17- Going to the Vongola Ball
I fitted the gown that Luce-nee bought for me inside the dressing room. It is an orange sleeveless dress with a sweetheart neckline and in the waist area is a yellow sash. Some sparkles are decorated in the gown and from the waistline the gown flared and even has a small train. The neckline area was studded by crystals and beads. In the bottom the cloth was decorated with ruffles which formed into different layers. In the back, it is zippered and fits me really well. I twirled my dress which I had started to love. My hair was all down done in big waves. Some diamond studded hairclips where on the sides of my hair.
My classmates stared at me with sparkles in their eyes when they saw what I am wearing.
"Tsuna...you look so beautiful and gorgeous", Adel spoke up and the others nodded. I excused myself and walked towards another dress room wherein Rietta was waiting because she insisted to do my make-up during the ball. She squealed when she saw me dressed up and began formulating different make-up formulas that will complement my dress. She worked with my make-up in thirty minutes having only an hour to spare before the ball starts.
She pointed at a jewellery box in the side of the workroom which I got and opened. Inside was a diamond necklace with pearls, diamond earrings with pearls, and a diamond studded bracelet. It was Rietta who put them on me and before I can even go out she placed a silver tiara with an orange gem on the center, on my forehead. She gestured me to look at the mirror and the person I saw looks a lot like Sheila.
"Well Luce said that someone will pick you up here so you just wait. In the other hand, I will dress up and join the crowd"
For 10 minutes I waited inside the room until a knock sounded from the door. It opened and Skull-nii went inside and widened his eyes when he saw me.
I just giggled at his reaction and he offered a hand to me.
"Shall we go milady. Seems like it will be a long night for us Arcobalenos", Skull-nii said. And together we went out of the room to an empty hallway.
After a few minutes we were already in front of the door where the others are waiting. From outside we can already hear some bickering.
"Where is Skull anyway, if he won't come here then we can't go outside because we are not complete", the familiar shrieking voice of Ira said. I wonder what her reaction was when she knew that I was Tsuki. I can't wait to know.
"Oh I forgot Tsuna, as the Sky Protector you have to ensure that the security is safe that is why using your flames you must form a shield around the mansion. The system is inside this room, it just needs your flames", Skull-nii explained and adjusted his tie.
"Hime-sama must have been with her classmates right now. She looks beautiful earlier too. I'm a failure to not recognize her as my idol herself", Hayate said and Skull-nii and I chose that time to open the doors and went inside.
The room went silent and we went slowly to their direction. I curtsied and Skull-nii bowed.
"I'm sorry that we're late everyone", I said and looked at them. If only I brought a camera so that I can picture their reactions when they saw me. I went to the Arcobalenos direction and the others gave me a smile and complimented me with my dress. I thanked Luce-nee, Lal-nee, and Mammon-nee for buying the dress and the jewelleries.
"Hime-sama...", Hayate said and I turned around to her direction which was also where Giotto and his Guardians are.
"Yes Hayate?" I sweetly asked her.
"Nothing Hime-sama I would just like to say that you look very beautiful today", Hayate said with a noticeable blush on her face.
"Thank you", I simply said and turned my attention to the security system in the room. I placed my right hand on a scanner and waited for it to grow.
"Scanning...Tsunayuki Sawada..Sky Protector of the Arceo", a mechanical voice said. "Activate security system?"
"Yes. System operations activate to 100%", I answered.
"Please be reminded that you must input the correct password. If not then the system will self-destruct", the machine voice replied. "Password?"
I smiled and said the two words Sheila taught me at first.
"Operation...X".
"Password confirmed. Security system activated", a bright light engulfed the whole room and I felt something covering me. When the light disappeared I found myself wearing the exact replica of the cloak Giotto would always wear. And once again my eyes assumed an orange color.
I walked towards the direction of the Arceo joining the ranks. We all assembled and a butler opened the door leading towards the ballroom.
"Let's go", Giotto said and we complied.
When we entered the ballroom murmurs can be heard. I just paid them no heed and as I passed together with the others, the people with scream and shriek saying the words 'As always Tsuki is beautiful'.
We then sat on our respective tables. The Decimo and his Guardians are on one table; at their right is the Arceo's table. At their left is the Arcobaleno's table and beside the Arcobalenos are the Generals' table. When we sat down a crowd of men went into our table and each offered to have a dance with me. As always, I politely declined saying that I am busy and already promised a dance with some people. Some, depressed went to their tables and some who were brave continued to ask me for a dance. Hayate and the other Arceo are already giving them glares and that made another half of people back down still a lot of men remained.
This time it were the Arcobalenos who went to our table and glared at them, another half went away again but the bravest people still remained. I gave Reborn-nii a look of help but he can't do anything because weapons are not allowed in the ball. I was getting nervous when they got a little closer to me feeling brave enough to even touch my hair.
Suddenly a table knife was swished near the place of the said men and I looked at where it came from.
"I'm sorry I could have sworn the knife was in my hand", Elena said and asked a waiter for a set of table knives. This time another half walked away but still five of them remained. Suddenly five knives where thrown again a centimetre near each man's face.
"I'm so sorry again, but I could have sworn they were all on the table", Elena sweetly apologized once again and this time the three went away and two remained. I continued to cower nervously clutching the cloak like a shield. One man had the courage to try touching my hand then suddenly two scalpels were stricken near my hands and that made the two ran away.
I deeply sighed happy that all of them left me alone. I looked at Elena and Knuckles and gave them a smile of gratitude.
In the middle of the ball wherein some people are starting to dance I just sat at my table looking all the people who are dancing. It made me remember the time when Giotto as Ieyasu taught me to dance for our School Festival.
Flashback
It was only two days before the School Festival and a lot of people were busy preparing. Our class decided to have a Horror Booth which Ieyasu and I participated. I dressed up as a white lady and Ieyasu decided to dress up as a zombie.
Like any normal school festival it ends with a dance, in which Ieyasu asked me to be his partner just yesterday. Well I never expected him to ask me or anything because we are already a couple and it's obvious that we'd go together. But anyhow he asked me like a gentleman would.
My father bought a dress for me saying that Luce-nee suggested that I wear it. It's a pink cocktail dress. It is made up of lace and ended up below my knees. The neckline is a high collar one, decorated with white crystals. The bottom part was designed with white embroideries and some pearls.
The day Ieyasu asked me to the dance I admitted to him that I don't know how to dance. I expected him to laugh but he just smiled at me.
"I'll teach you then, how to dance", Ieyasu said and offered his hand to me which I accepted.
It's already the third day of our practice and yet I still always step on Ieyasu's foot. I started to feel humiliated because Ieyasu chose me as his partner yet I don't know how to dance. A lot of females are after him and they are all perfect.
Ieyasu would always smile at me and teach me the steps again. Right foot back- Left foot side Right foot close- Left foot forward- Right foot side-Left foot close.
However I would always forget them and step on Ieyasu's foot. Patiently, Ieyasu would teach me the steps all over again.
The Day of the School Festival arrived and as expected I never perfected the steps. Night came and I got dressed in the school dressing room together with my female classmates. When we went to the classroom the boys are already there and as always Ieyasu was there charming and handsome as usual. Sometimes I even wonder why he chose me among all the women.
Ieyasu went to me and got my right hand and kissed it making me blush.
"Yasu, what was that?" I asked my face all red.
"It's just normal for a man to do that right?" he simply answered and offered his arm for me to hold on.
We went to the venue for the dance to see a lot of couples dancing on the center already. I quickly felt nervous. Ieyasu led me to the dance floor and placed a hand on my waist, in return I placed mine on his neck.
"Yasu,what if I step on your foot again? What if I trip", I nervously asked and that made Ieyasu hold me tighter.
"Don't worry as long as I'm here I won't let you fall down", he answered I was surprised however by the fact that I never once tripped nor stepped on his foot.
By the time the dance ended, the fireworks started to pop out.
"Thank you for being here with me", I whispered on Ieyasu's ear loud enough for him to understand.
"I'll always be with you. Promise me okay, we'll just dance with other", Ieyasu said and offered his pinky I just laughed at his childish antics and curled my own pinky on his.
"I promise"
I remembered the promise we made to each other and so that I can avoid the people from inviting me to dance I decided to stroll in the garden outside.