Masquerade

[Neko]

It was mid fall, the leaves were changing on the trees, the temperatures finally started to drop from the horrid summer temperatures. With fall comes fun; Innocence had heard that a new head had been assigned to Darcia and he was holding some sort of ball in celebration. She being the party girl wanted to go. Innocence decided to get permission from her sister, only to find her almost ready to leave. Thinking this was the prime opportunity she sprung the question on her sister.

“Sister… Can I come with you?” Enigma turned and looked at her sister with blank eyes. “No, you cannot… This is for pure bloods only and if you go you could get in trouble… However that doesn’t mean I wish to go… Walter is that mask done yet?” Walter coming out added the last touch to the velvet dress her sister was wearing. Walter sent her a sympathetic look, she wasn’t the only one who would enjoy going to the party but he knowing he wasn’t going to get away with sneaking in didn’t bother asking.

Innocence pouting went to her room, she then saw Damon coming into the room also dressed, and he was going to? What was this a conspiracy? Since when did he go to parties unless she forced him?! She frowned and then decided to ask him instead, maybe he would say yes. “Can I go with you?” Damon giving her a blank look sighed and shook his head. “No I came here to tell you to stay behind, this guy is not the type to throw a good party… So just stay here. I have to go though.” She pouting again watched as he left looking quite upset over having to go to a party.

Innocence however wasn’t about to give up so easily. The ball was a masquerade. She loved the chance to dress up; she decided to go with or without the support of her family and friends. She would take Sarah but she was human and would get in more trouble. Planning her escape she came across the dress she wore during the play. Gears beginning to turn in her head sent the message to grin to her lips. Changing quickly she added some make-up and went out to get Red Hare.

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Reaching the castle in a fairly good time frame she had to avoid her sister and Damon who were forced to attend the party. She figured with the make-up and change in clothes would hide her well enough, however she kept getting hit on by one of the nobles. “Hello there princess what is your name?” Innocence looking over her shoulder saw someone trying to grab at her hand. Taking them and placing them together at her chest she sent a sweet but fake smile. “My name? Oh uh… Its Grace… I need to go though… Nice meeting you.”

The man not getting the hint decided to follow her. “Oh the name fits, my name is Louis, Why must you leave so soon? And the honor is all mine…” He tried to grab her hand again but she turned on her heel and dashed into the crowd. Where she ended up running straight into Damon who looked less then pleased to see her sneaking into a private event, which he didn’t even want to go to. “What are you doing here?” He hissed as she backed away from him. Innocence didn’t answer. She simply kept an eye open for her sister.

Innocence sending him a smile for an answer saw her sister coming closer. Freaking out she did the only thing she could, or at least thought was a good idea, not wanting to run the risk of dashing into someone else she buried her face in Damon’s chest she prayed to god that her sister would ignore the two of them. Her prayer however went unanswered as Enigma tapped her shoulder and frowned. “What the hell are you doing here?”

Innocence sighing unburied her face and sent her sister a cheesy smile. “Uh… Having fun?” Enigma glared at her and watched as the new head came over to them… Oh no this was going to be bad wasn’t it? It was new ‘lord’ as he was calling himself. The man who decided to cause both people trouble coming to his horrible party when they could be sipping wine and dealing with little Innocence and her antics at home.

The lord bowed politely and kissed Enigma’s hand before doing the same thing to Innocence. Innocence not at all charmed looked at her sister who just sighed and bowed. Enigma looked at her sister and Innocence getting the hint curtsied with a cute smile. Damon waved and the man nodded his greeting. “Well aren’t you the lucky one Damon, surrounded by two lovely ladies.”

Damon sighed and nodded, Innocence looking at the man trying to figure out why everyone was so tense. “Enigma I haven’t seen this one around, do you know her?” Enigma straining for an idea settled with, “Yes I do she is my dear friend from another town.” The man looked pleased, “Oh you mean like one of those blue blooded ruin royals? I like… Hello darling my name is Demetri what is yours?” Innocence not wanting to seem like a liar used the same name as before. “Uh… Grace pleasure is all mine…”

Demetri grinned a crooked grin before taking her by the hand and almost dragged her onto the dance floor. “So Grace, are you taken yet? I’d be surprised if you weren’t but highly excited.” Innocence grinning smugly in her head made a rude remark of ‘Yeah I bet you would be…’ She however settled with, “Uh… I’m not married if that’s what you mean… I am in a way with someone though…” Demetri deciding to pry a little more kept asking questions.

“So I take it that one would be little Damon?” She blinked rapidly before looking slightly confused. “Little?” Demetri sent her a smile and a laugh that sent a creepy chill down her back. “Oh yea, I’m about 4,000 years older then him. You being from a blue blood family must be just as old… Correct?” Innocence snapping out of her trance giggled nervously and nodded. “Yeah I’m uh… 6,993 years… Didn’t your mother tell you its rude to ask a woman’s age?” She said beginning to feel a tad bit unnerved.

Damon and Enigma watched the two danced and Innocence being questioned. Enigma wishing she could do something settled on the next best thing. Elbowing Damon in the side she hissed at him, “Get your ass over there and do something before I kick your ass…” Damon sighing went over to try and break it up but saw that he didn’t really have an opening at all. Innocence yelped lightly as she was sent into a ‘romantic’ dive as the music changed up to something less classical and into something more upbeat. Innocence sending a look of desperation to Damon and then her sister continued to be assaulted by questions.

“Hmmm you have a sense of rhythm to you… Do you dance alone?” Innocence finally showing a frown tried to get out of the dance. Demetri however wouldn’t let it happen. Demetri smirked and spun her around. “So what would you say if I asked you to be my bride?” Oh that was just the final straw for Innocence. “She tensed up and sent him a deadpan expression. “I’d say I just met someone who wanted to get into my dress… I’m set thanks, may I be left alone now darling?” She strained the word darling and Demetri surprised at her change let her go.

He however just smirked as she left the dance floor and stood next to her sister with a freaked out a look on her face. “What the hell is wrong with that man…?” Enigma sent her sister a sideward glance and smirked. “I told you, now he wants you for his bride thinking you are some mature blue blooded femme fatal… Congrats. I’m sure Walter will be proud for using his age.” Innocence glaring at her sister watched as cute shy girl walked up to Damon before getting rejected.

Innocence although happy he didn’t dance with her felt bad for the girl. Storming over to him she smacked him, “Hey that wasn’t polite, what don’t you want to dance anyways?” Damon looking at her sighed, “I don’t want to dance because it’s a waste…” Innocence sent him a grin, the song changed into something like a tango and Innocence bounced on the spot. “Ooh ooh this is a good song.” Damon smirked and waved her away in a posh fashion. “Have fun.”

Innocence shrugging decided to go for it. She however turned to her sister, “Si- Uh… Enigma please come dance with me.” She gave a nervous look and saw now one noticed her near slip up. Enigma sighing handed her mask to Damon and stood next to her sister. If the idiot male wasn’t going to keep Demetri from dancing with her sister again she would. The music was annoying in Enigma’s taste but it would work well enough. She looked at her sister and Innocence at her. With a big grin Innocence started to dance.

Double dancing with her sister, when she moved her hips Enigma copied, when she twirled so did Enigma. This went on until the song ended and Enigma bowed out, not really the type to dance in front of many people. Innocence however used to it from all her gypsy dances wanted to dance more. Demetri stopping Enigma by grabbing her arm smirked. “She knows how to dance? Well you must get her to visit me sometime dear Enigma.” Enigma trying to hide the glare just nodded before standing next to Damon.

Innocence hearing a new song similar to the one she had just danced to with her sister she found her sister had decided to back out this time around… That left three options, dance alone, which was to attention grabbing, dance with Demetri which as not going to happen… And then force Damon to dance… The last one was amusing and the most fun. Walking to the beat of the song over to Damon, she tried not to laugh at the look he was giving her. The one that let her know he knew she was up to something.

It however was to late, as the woman started to sing with the music she circled around him and forced him into the dance. She laughed; as he was able to keep up with her moves, go figure he knew how to dance. Figures he was just too stubborn and spoiled to do anything with the gift. When the song ended she saw Demetri walk over. “Hmm I wish you to come work for me tomorrow, I’m holding a important meeting for some of your own people and I want to have some good entertainment.”

Innocence gave him an exasperated expression. Was he serious? She just danced like a gypsy and he still thought her as a blue-blooded woman? God he was pretty damn dense, however seeing the evil glare from her sister she agreed not taking the risk of saying she wasn’t what everyone had made her out to be to save her skin. “Show me some more dancing, alone however Damon isn’t that good of a dancer.” Innocence gave him a look of puzzlement but sighed and let go of Damon. “Fine…”

Why she was agreeing was beyond her, but maybe he would leave her alone if she did it quickly. The same type of music was played and she started to dance, the dress she was wearing was less that made for that type of dance but she some how was able to pull it off, dancing twice to the liking of the new ‘lord’ of Darcia.

The party soon with the sun rising in a few hours ended, just so anyone living far away didn’t have to bunk the night. The threesome taking the advantage of the closing party took their leave. Innocence having no intention of returning… She could claim she had a twin sister or something out there so if they ever met she wasn’t Grace but this time actually Innocence.

Leaving the party and heading home Innocence was hit twice by Damon and Enigma both angry at her rebellion. “Ow…” She muttered softly as she rubbed her head. “That party was horrible…” Damon and Enigma sighed in annoyance and together yelled, “That is what we warned you about!” Flinching at the yell she just grinned and walked ahead. “Well I still had fun, we should dance again guys, without the whole crowd thing going on.”

Innocence being followed by Enigma and Damon had enjoyed herself, she doubted her two accomplices had as much fun but that was their loss. Damon deciding to bunk with the people of Tiamorre didn’t bother splitting up when the chance came up. Instead he had fun making fun of Innocence and bickering with her as they started to go to sleep.

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A/N;; Just to help visualize look up Sakira Tango and Innocence and Damon for the first minute roughly dance like that, and look up Sakira and Beyonce’s Beautiful Liar and around 2:24 to the end is where Enigma and Innocence start to mirror the two girls dancing roughly. Sorry I just couldn’t describe it as good at the music videos =3 For an extra look up Sakira’s hips don’t lie and Sakira’s eyes like yours belly dance to see her dancing alone. =) I’ll post the links here to save time xD

Sakira Tango
Beautiful Liar
Hips Don't Lie
Eyes Like Yours

Just look at the times and if you like listen to the whole song. The Eyes like yours isn't the exact song playing but the dance works. The rest fit depending on where you watch it. I mentioned the times so hopefully you enjoy it, pardon any grammar and the like.