by to infinity » Tue Jul 07, 2015 1:10 am
June/female/180/wish magic
My dress had been sitting out all week, I was excited for tonight rather than anxious. For me there was more to tonight than just our numbers growing. Tonight was a new start with new people and the thought excited me. I had only just finished getting dressed when the horn sounded. I jumped a mile at the noise and became suddenly glad I was living alone so no one was here to see it. People had tried to say otherwise, claiming I was too young to be on my own but no one wanted to share with me so I got my way.
A grin spread across my face, it was actually happening. As of tonight I would no longer be the youngest, I would be senior to dozens of fae and even train them. Me a trainer! It was such an elating concept. I could find friends, I could find a mate! I giggled like young girl at the thought, a kind young human who would steal my heart and change my life. It wasn't a fantasy I spent much time on but it was still an appealing one. With a squeak of excitement I ran towards the open window and flew out.
I saw Kimber flying just behind a group of four other fae, all of them I knew to be quite cynical. I called out to Kimber happily and doubled my speed to catch up with her. "Hey," I smiled, impressed by Kimber's ease at which she followed her route. "You're really getting to know this route well."
Ash/male/17/mist
"Ash!" my mum shouted from the downstairs hall, "Sweetie there's a letter for you." I groaned and rolled over to look at my clock, it wasn't that late. I rolled back over and pretended I hadn't heard her, it was a Saturday I didn't need to go anywhere. "Don't ignore me young man, this looks important!" I groaned again and grudgingly I dragged myself out of bed and into a pair of discarded jeans I had left lying on my floor before I walked, or rather trudged, down the stairs, rubbing my eyes ad wondering what was so important.
My mum handed me a delicate red envelope with my name skillfully written on the front. "What is this?" I grumbled as I unceremoniously ripping open the top. I pulled out the letter and read the note. I laughed when I got to the end, 'your dearest friend F'. Who did he think he was fooling? Frederick, one of the neighborhood kids, had been trying to prank me for months and this was his latest attempt. "Mum it's a prank, Fred's been trying to trick me for months." She looked at me with pursed lips but said nothing. She lifted the letter and read through it, "It looks much too professional for something the kids round here would do."
I was sitting in my room an hour later when my mum appeared at the door. She had a confused expression on her face when I turned round to look at her. Before I could ask what was going on she told me. "I phoned up that hotel, Ash they said there is a masquerade on tonight that is invite only," my mum informed me. My brow furrowed, it didn't make sense. Why would this F guy invite me? "Well I'm still not goin' anywhere," I told her, "I don't know who else is going and I've nothing to wear."
"Come on Ash, you might meet someone and I'm sure you can find something to wear. You can't keep locking yourself up," my mum urged. I sighed and looked at her, I couldn't disappoint her she'd wanted me to get out more for ages. "What if it does go wrong? What if this is a scam?" I asked in objection.
"No scam would be able to afford the price of hiring that ballroom."
I lost the argument and so it turned out I was going to this masquerade party. The only thing I could wear was the Halloween costume I'd been wearing for the last 3 years and so as I left the house to drive to the hotel I felt like a complete idiot. I hoped like hell no one who knew me would be there now because if they were I would never hear the end of it.
(Sorry Ash's is long, I had to catch up with everyone in a single post. Also just a reminder that I will be gone for just over a week starting tomorrow. I will probably read everything to catch up when I'm back but please be patient if it's too much for me to follow.)
True that he's no prince charming, but there's something in him that I simply didn't see.