The Yuletide Ball
Apparently Zeus's company hosts a ball every Christmas eve. It's called the Yuletide Ball and it's held in Calabasas at a country club. Of course Jason asked me to come. I was glad he asked me but I didn't want to admit I had two left feet. It was a black tie event so of course I had to rent something. I was dressed in an all-black dress suit with a red waistcoat and red tie. When Jason comes to pick me up he's decked the same way except in purple. And boy could he pull that color off. He was gorgeous. When I walked down the stairs Jason just stares at me then says, "Wow. You're gorgeous." I blush.
"Thank you. So are you," I say. He opens my door. When I get in Thalia's in the back in an electric blue ball gown with lightning bolts dangling from her ears and a bit of glitter on her shoulders matching her dress. I turn and say, "You look stunning." "Thanks but I hate doing this every year. It's just not me," she says bitterly. "Oh! I'm sorry," I say and look down. "Hey! It's not your fault so buck up!" she says and noogies me. Jason gets in the car and asks, "Are you two done? We need to get going?" He starts the car and we are off to the ball.
When we get there Jason gives the keys to the valet and escorts us inside. When we get to the ballroom everything is crystal glass and ice to resemble winter. "Wow," I say, "It's beautiful." "Well I'm going to get going. The only thing good about this place is the buffet," Thalia says and takes off. "She's such a glutton," Jason mutters. We mingle for a bit. There are few people there our age that are the sons and daughters of other company members. I sample the food. I make sure to stay away from the bar. They seem to not be carding people but it doesn't matter because I'm straightedge. The punch is good though.
Then the moment I dread happens. Jason turns and asks, "Do you want to dance?" I blush and admit, "I can't dance." Jason smiles and says, "Doesn't matter. As long as we're together I won't let anything bad happen." He takes my hand and leads me to the dance floor. But luck is on my side because they play a slow song. I recognize the song though. "How cliché," I say. "What is?" Jason asks with a puzzled look. "They are playing the song from the prom scene in Twilight," I say with an amused smile. "That's because I asked them to play it," Jason says with a blush.
"I didn't take you for a Twilight fan," I say while we're dancing. I lean in and say, "You just get more perfect by the minute." I kiss him and we continue to dance. For some reason the mix is all slow songs and we dance until we can't anymore. So we head outside to the gazebo and sit on the railing that looks out to the pond. It was beautiful. The water reflected the stars and it felt almost infinite. I just inch closer and reach out to hold him and he does the same. We sit there with the stars' light on the water. Then we kiss and behind us fireworks go off but we don't care. All that matters is us, in this moment at this time.