Jay stood next to Zane as they greeted guests at the party. The music was playing and people were dancing.

"Hey." He heard a familiar voice say.

Jay turned around to see Zoe standing behind him.

"Oh, hi!" Exclaimed Jay in surprise.

Both of them stood looking at one another, each unsure of what to do. Ask something, thought Jay.

"Uh, I was wondering if," Jay stuttered. "if you would like to dance."

"Me?" Zoe asked in disbelief.

Drat, he thought she had liked him, he was such an idiot.

"We'll, you don't have to, I just-" Jay began.

"No, I'd love to!" Said Zoe.

Jay was a terrible dancer, but luckily so was Zoe. Both of them manged to stay alive through one song, but after that they decided to quit. The two of them went to a balcony and talked for awhile, and realized they both had a lot in common.

"Zane and I were really close when we were little, but then one day, he just went to his room and stopped caring about me." Sighed Jay.

"I know that feeling, I had twelve siblings, and I don't think that they even realized that I existed! They just shut me out of their life."

Zoe looked at him, and suddenly Jay didn't feel so lonely.

"I would never shut you out." Promised Jay.

"I would never shut you out either." Zoe said.

"Can I say something crazy?" He asked.

Zoe laughed and nodded.

"All my life has been a series of doors in my face, and then suddenly I bumped into you."

Zoe gasped and started singing.

"I was thinking the same thing, cuz like, I've been searching my whole life to find my own place, and maybe it's the party talking, or the chocolate fondue."

"But with you." Jay began.

"But with you, I've found my place." Finished Zoe.

"I see your face." Said Jay.

"And it's nothing like, I've ever known before. Love is an open door!" Jay and Zoe both sang.

The two of them continued their duet, running around the palace. They even went out to the palace gardens, and that's when Jay stopped singing. He loved her so much.

"Can I say something crazy?" Jay got down on one knee. "Will you marry me?"

Zoe's face lit up with excitement and joy.

"Can I say something even crazier?" She asked.

Jay nodded.

"Yes!"

Jay and Zoe made it back to the main party. What would Zane think? Would he be exited? Jay hated the fact that he didn't know his brother well enough to guess. He and Zoe pushed their way through the crowd until they found Zane talking with Pythor. Yuck, Jay had met Pythor earlier, and he didn't like him.

"Zane, Zane!"

Zane turned to see Jay walking toward him.

"What is it brother?" Zane asked.

Zoe and Jay ran up to Zane together.

"Zane, Zoe and I have news for you!" Jay blurted out with excitement.

Zane looked alarmed.

"What?"

Zoe looked at Jay reassuringly, and Jay continued.

"We are getting married, and would like you to bless our marriage!"

"What? No!" Zane exclaimed.

Zane was shocked. After seeing Jay and Zoe's confused expressions, Zane regained his composure and started to explain.

"You can't marry someone you just met, you're too young and inexperienced."

Jay couldn't believe what he was hearing, Zane was the one without experience, Zane never left his room, Zane never cared about anyone!

"What, No! You don't know anything, all you know is how to shut people out!" Jay yelled.

"Be quiet Jay, now listen I-." Zane calmly began to reply.

"No you listen!" Jay cut Zane off. Now Jay finally had the chance to ask all the questions he had wanted to know since Zane first closed the door."All those years you shut me out, why?!"

"Please listen." Ordered Zane struggling to stay calm. Some of the guest were beginning to stare.

"NO! Why do you shut the world out?! What makes you so, so, cold?!" Jay demanded.

"That's enough." Zane said.

"Uh Jay, I think you should stop." Zoe said pulling at his sleeve.

By now everyone at the ball was staring, but Jay still wouldn't stop.

"And what is with those stupid gloves? I NEVER see you without them!" Jay reached out and grabbed one of the gloves off of Zane's hand.

Zane looked at Jay with surprise, which soon turned into a mix of fear and anger.

"The party is over, close the gates." Zane told one of the guards who was nearby. Then Zane spun around and began to walk away, clenching his fists.

"NO! You can't do this, I can't live like this anymore!" Jay left Zoe to go follow Zane. "What did I ever do to you?"

"I said ENOUGH!" Zane screamed.

As he did so he unclenched his fists, and spikes of ice formed in a semicircle around him. There was a collective gasp from the entire ball, and several people began to murmur in fear. Zane looked down at his hands, and then at Jay. They had both run up as close as they dared.

"He's a sorcerer." Declared Pythor.

"Zane?" Whispered Jay.

Zane backed up, took one last look at the horrified expressions of the crowd, and ran out the door.