I was so enjoying Foundation Day so far that I didn't even realize it was the last day of the week-long celebration.
and my friends are enjoying ourselves the class 2-A's cartoon-thed cafe when Ariella finds their cookies and tea a bit to her liking. Maggie is also enjoying herself as well, given the fact that she has a sweet tooth.
I later heard she was planning on visiting the food stall where her long-ti crush Ryeo was stationed. Ahh, our friend is in love, indeed.
"I can't wait for tonight!"
I was just about to take a sip of this deliciously-brewed barley tea when I heard soone sitting near our table say those things. My curiosity was imdiately piqued upon hearing that.
"Yes. My love has already invited . How about you?" said her friend seated right next to her.
"Of course he also did! See you at the cultural hall later."
And then they both squealed in joy after that as they made an exit out of here.
With my eyebrows drawn together and with my forehead creased, I looked at my friends, saying this statent.
"Tell exactly what would happen tonight?"
In return, Maggie and Ariella looked at as if I was a person from another planet. Well, I assu then by the way they look at right now that I am the only person who doesn't know what event would happen tonight.
"Well, at the end of Foundation Day, Gilead Academy held its annual ball as the event's highlight, that is why it was put at the end in the first place. It was then a tradition ever since Prince Arthur graduated that the said event would always take place in the castle's cultural hall according to his request, since he is an alumnus of the school himself." Ariella thoroughly explained to .
"And you know what the best part is?" Maggie bead, to which I responded with a blank stare.
"It has been a legend that whoever you will be dancing with in the annual ball would also be the person that you will end up in the future. Isn't that so romantic?" she quickly added, quite dreamily I must say.
Well that is just so I don't know. Too cliche'?
"Uhuh" was the only thing that ca out of my mouth after hearing her words.
"Co on, I know it is only a legend, but just look at our dean" Maggie kept on blabbering about this so-called legend that is so absurd for , if you ask .
"He t his dazzling wife at the annual ball when they were both enrolled here. They are the living proof that the legend is indeed real." Maggie pushed through with her words. I saw Ariella gave her a nonchalant look.
"Didn't his wife just die, bless her soul," she said in a low tone but as a matter of fact.
Maggie barked a nervous laugh. "I an the dean is the living proof that it is real."
I smiled at my friend to keep her hopes up. Well, we all know why she is so hyped up with this event anyway, and it would be bad for us, as her friends, if we smashed it into tiny little pieces.
"Well, if that is the case then I wish you good luck with the guy on the food stall downstairs. What was his na again?" I smilingly said that made her face flush.
"Ryeo. Ryeo De Caprio."
"Right. Best wishes to you and Ryeo in advance."
I was still feeling a bit giddy myself for this event until we went out of the cafe and strolled for a while when I suddenly realized sothing.
Didn't Ariella say earlier that the annual ball would be held right at the castle's cultural hall?
Ohhhh I ntally smacked my forehead with my palm for that. She indeed said that it will be the venue for the ball. And that would be tonight! What should I do? And why did those three gentlen miss telling sothing about this?!
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-THIRD PERSON-
anwhile At the castle, Lancelot was comfortably seated in the lobby while playing chess with Lucas and sipping on his favorite tea when he lifted his head all of a sudden upon the approach of handmaidens.
"If you may, we would like to ask you what color would be the best the for the cultural hall for tonight's event?" one handmaiden asked while bowing her head.
Lancelot carefully placed the cup back to its saucer before paying any attention to the servant.
"Red would be nice, to give it more of a royalty the, I suppose." Then he looked at Lucas and said, "Wouldn't you agree, Lucas?"
"Why, yes." Lucas smiled at the servant, a smile that never fails to captivate a girl's heart. "Lancelot's suggestion is great indeed."
"Well, then. It would then be red for tonight's event." the servant repeated and then off they went.
After sipping his tea, Lucas returned his gaze at the archbishop seated in front of him and asked, "Remind again what would be tonight's event?"
"It is the annual ball. Held at the end of the Foundation week celebration?" Lancelot responded.
It was then when sothing had suddenly dawned upon their minds and as if on cue, their eyes went round when looking at each other.
"We forgot to ntion this to Krisella!"
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{Now back again to Krisella's POV}
I suppose all of the students of Gilead Academy would be at this annual ball thing tonight. Should I stay at Alex's house for the night? You know, just to hide from my classmates so that they won't know that I actually live in the castle for more than three months now?
"Krisella seems getting hyped up just rely thinking of the ball, I see." Ariella pointed out that made cough a nervous laugh.
"No" I imdiately responded without much thinking which surprised my friends with my sudden answer.
Then I cleared my throat and tried to think of how to get out of this awkward situation.
"No because I actually didn't know about this in the first place and so, I don't have an outfit to wear for the event." I nervously laughed once again.
"So I regret to inform you that I wouldn't make it tonight." And I ended my statent feigning my apologetic tone.
'Ah! Nonsense! Did you already forget that you have a friend who owns a tailor shop?" Ariella crossed her arms over her chest.
"And a friend who is a makeup artist?" Maggie added, doing the sa pose as what Ariella is currently doing.
I almost rolled my eyes with my own foolishness. Just when I thought I would save myself from this awkward situation, I nearly forgot that I was blessed with such supportive friends.
I don't know if I am indeed blessed or cursed in that manner.
"Haha, yes, how could I ever forget?" I said, barking another halfhearted laughter in the process.
"Trust , you don't need to spend a single penny. Just leave the rest to us." Ariella winked. I don't know if it is a good thing or not.
And so it was agreed then that I would et them at Ariella's shop, which is a few walks away from here, after I asked permission with my grandmother is what I said to them to which they all bought imdiately. They even offered to go with but of course, I imdiately refused this kind gesture even though I felt bad about it.
Later that day, I did my thing of bidding my temporary farewell to go on my way back to the castle. With haste, I run my way away from them and out of the school. But as I turned to my right to go to the route that I have always taken, it was then when I bumped into sothing or maybe soone, I am not sure at first.
Yesterday I accidentally bumped into Prince Arthur's fiancee'. Now, who is it this ti?
"Can you be a little more careful next ti?" said that masculine, arrogant voice that I imdiately recognized.
"Alex?" I said in disbelief. "What are you doing here? We could be seen by soone else, you know"
But good thing there aren't any students loitering around here for they are too busy with the activities inside the school.
"That is why you will be wearing this."
He handed a red circular cap to which he instructed to wear it imdiately. Upon placing it in my head, I could notice myself and my shadow slowly fading.
"That is an invisibility cap, invented by the prince himself for his mischief that I just recently found in our secret hideout. Now, co follow ."
I did as I was told with this cap still on . But after a few walks, I imdiately recognized where he will be taking to.
"I can't go and hide at your house now. I was specifically invited by my friends to go to the annual ball." I stated and arched my eyebrow at him, but of course, he wouldn't see it.
"Do you know about this whole thing happening tonight?"
"I am too busy to even rember it exists. Lancelot was the one who sent in here to pick you up." he imdiately responded.
"Well, lead then towards the castle to personally ask Lancelot's permission to attend this ball tonight," I said. "It would really create confusion with my friends if I suddenly go missing tonight, am I right?"
I heard him sigh before he agreed to my words.
"Fine. Follow then."
And then off we go towards the castle after our brief conversation.
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