The Selection (1x1 with AnnaCat17)

[EchoOfShatteredIce]

OOC: Once again, I completely forget about Karter. :3

"I really like him," Eleanor whispered. She glanced up at him nervously. "It was never my intention to hurt you, Matty. I want to see you happy. But.." She couldn't stay away from Vice. She just couldn't.

Jakob rolled his eyes, trying not to scowl at him. It was a party, after all. He would try not to let them affect him. Maisie giggled as she held his hands, swinging their arms as she bounced up and down excitedly.

Karter, dressed as a pirate, went over to Gabel with a smirk. "You're so cute," he said, reaching out to touch one of his soft horns. "The Prince will love your costume."

"Hi," Elliott said shyly. "I just..wanted to check on you. And hear your voice. Are you alright? You sound good."

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Matteo sighed and looked away from her so she wouldn't have to see his pain. "ya well I really liked him too. Ill be honest, I tried to steal him back but... Honestly Im finding out my ability to seduce anyone doesn't work on people who are in love." He glanced over at her and gave her a faint smile. "I get to be your maid of honor when you get married to him. Deal?"

Vice chuckled at his scowl. "Im just trying to help you out. I think tonight could be your night. Besides, I kind of want to see what the prince looks like when he is the one swooning and i think if you flirted with him, or even just looked at him the way you looke at a steak, you could be the one to do it."

Gabel's blush deepened as he looked up at Karter. "Thanks. Dacey said he really likes dinosaurs so she made this for me. She is really good at making clothes." He commented, feeling nervous and unsure of what exactly to say.

Romeo paused a bit on the steps. He didn't expect the thing the doctors had prepared him for to occur so quickly."Im doing good, Elliott. Im on my way home to see Eleanor right now." he said calmly, proud of himself that for the first time since Elliott came home he didn't feel the customary stab in his heart.

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Eleanor smiled faintly. In love? Was Vice in love with her? She laughed. "Only girls can be maids of honour, Matty!" She wrapped her arms around him, hugging him. "We'll make a change just for you. You can be my maid of honour, and I get to be yours when you get married."

Jakob laughed a bit, blushing. "Steak is good!" he protested, trying to defend himself. Would Matteo actually swoon if Jakob tried to flirt with him? He doubted it, but he really wanted to get Matteo's attention. Maybe he'd try.

"I bet." Karter smiled at him, watching as Maisie hugged Gabel, beaming. "Isn't he a cutie?" he teased Maisie, who stuck her tongue out at Karter as she hugged Gabel.

"That's good," she murmured, relieved for him but a stab of pain hurt her as he said it. She wasn't fine. Why did he have to be okay? "She's at the palace," Elliott told him. "There's a Halloween party tonight. Maybe you could stop by to surprise her?"

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Matteo smiled, a real smile, as he hugged her back tightly, trying his best not to crush her wings. "I promise I will wear whatever dress you want so I don't ruin whatever aesthetic you are going for." he teased and kissed her forehead. "im glad you are happy Ellie. You deserve someone good like him."

"Oh i agree, but so is kissing the prince so hurry up and join the bandwagon." He said as he laughed along with him.

Gabel couldn't keep the foolish grin off his face as Karter continued to compliment him but he focused on hugging Maisie back to try to hide it. "You look good as a pirate. Must be nice to be covered in dirt again after all the suits we have to wear."

"Thank you. I will." He said as he got into his car. It felt odd to be talking to Elliott of all people and he couldn't help but wonder what she wanted. "So how have you been?"

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Eleanor laughed, hugging him back. "I can't wait to see you in a dress," she teased, happily kissing his cheek. "Thank you, Matty. All I need is my dad to come home and it'll be perfect."

Jakob rolled his eyes, but was blushing. He really did want to kiss Matteo. "You know I can't just walk up to him and kiss him, right?" he teased.

"Actually, it is. I feel like myself now." Karter grinned at him teasingly. He poked Gabel's cheek. "Who are you going to dance with? I want a dance with the dinosaur."

Elliott hesitated for a moment. "Good. Fine," she said too quickly, and it was clear she was lying. "It'll be good to see you back. I, uh, I should go."

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"He will be home soon. In the meantime lets just try to have some fun." He kissed the tip of her nose before pulling away and heading down to the party with her which had finally begun causing music to swell in the room and spill out into the hallway with glittering light that illuminated the room. He smiled as he looked around at everyone. he had invited several important and famous figures to the party as well just to give the photographers more people to take photos of and to give the selected more people to interact with. It was nice to have a full castle again.

"I realize that but this is a group event which means there is nothing stopping you from walking up to him and making him want to kiss you." He teased before looking over as the prince and eleanor entered the room. He knew he should have been captivated by the sight of the prince but he couldn't take his eyes off of Ellie and how elegant she looked.

Gabel laughed happily. "I don't know. I dont think pirates and dinosaurs get along very well." he teased Karter as he continued to smile happily.

"Ok... I hope you have a good night, Miss Elliott." He said quietly before hanging up the phone. It felt odd to have her be the first person he talked to, but perhaps that was the best way for it to be. It proved to him that he was better and actually fit to go home. "No more girls." He muttered to himself as a reminder before driving to the castle.

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Eleanor smiled, following him down to the party. She looked around, grinning as she saw everyone in their costumes. She noticed Vice, giving him a wink.

Jakob blushed even more, swatting at Vice with his scythe. "I don't even know how to do that." He noticed Vice's expression and smirked, but then he noticed the Prince and he couldn't tear his eyes away from him. Why did he always have to look so good?

"I doubt they'd even meet." Karter smirked at him, but then he noticed Matteo enter the room and his face warmed up as he saw him. "He looks amazing," he breathed, unable to keep from staring at him.

Elliott set the phone down, biting her nails nervously. She couldn't keep from going to wait at the front for him, and the moment he stepped out of the car she ran towards him and flung her arms around him, hugging him tightly and realizing just how much she had missed him.

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Vice blushed at her wink and forced himself to look away and back at Jakob, smirking as he saw him looking at the prince. "Im sure you will figure it out. You seem like a smart guy." He turned and walked off to get another drink, trying not to look at the other selected so he wouldn't have to see which of them Ellie had captured the heart off too.

Gabel followed his gaze to the prince and smiled. "Of course. I think is impossible for him not to look good. He just has to take his shirt off and the entire room swoons." He adjusted his glasses and looked back at Karter. "i hope you get to dance with him. I like how happy you get when he is looking at you."

Matteo walked away from Ellie to go around the room and welcome his guests, a charming smile on his face as he flirted whether or not the person he was talking to was a selected, enjoying the blush that spread through the room because of him.

Romeo blinked in shock when she hugged him but slowly he hugged her back. "I missed you too, Elliott." He muttered, stifling the warmth that tried to spread through him from her.

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Eleanor went around the room and eventually made her way over to Vice after talking with a few people. She covered her hands over his eyes from behind, giggling. "Guess who?"

Karter blushed. "Um. Thank you." He trailed after Matteo, enjoying seeing his charming smile and how handsome he looked.

"Please don't leave like that. Ever again, okay?" Elliott's desperate voice was muffled as she buried her face in his hair. She hugged him tightly, letting herself relax in his arms.

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Vice couldn't help but grin. "hmmm. Now I need to think about that one." He teased happily. "Is it... The Queen?" He guessed as he reached behind him and tickled her side.

Gabel's smile faltered a bit when Karter just suddenly walked off. He shouldn't have said that. He scratched the back of his neck awkwardly but didn't like standing alone in the middle of the room so slipped away to one of the empty tables to sit and watch everyone socialize.

Matteo chuckled at he notice Karter following him and decided to put him out of his misery and give him his attention. "You look lost." he teased as he reached out and ran his fingers through Karter's hair. "Need help finding something?"

Romeo frowned a bit and pulled away from her slightly so he could look her in the eyes. "I don't know if I would count that as voluntarily leaving. You make it sound like I went on vacation. I... Elliott, did anyone tell you what actually happened?"