Realistic or Modern Christmas Masquerade

[lassassin]

Maybelline reached into her pouch, pulled out multiple invitations to her annual Masquerade Ball and starts giving them to random people. Even you. This one will be my greatest one yet, she thinks.


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The ballroom was bathed in a honey glow. The band was tuning in the far end wall and tables were set around, behind the pillars. Maybelline wore a headset and held a clipboard. Checking every last detail before the guests arrived.


"Okay," she mumbled. "The silverware are gleaming and set on the tables, the food is prepared. The napkin- ah where are they!? Nico!" Maybelline yelled to the headset.


"Er- yes?" A crackly male voice came through the device.


"Where are the folded napkins and centerpiece?"


"Oh," the line goes silent and Maybelline passes about. "They are on there way."


"Good, if anything goes wrong handle it. I'm going to get ready."


"The control freak gives me control. That's a first. Righty-o, boss."


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The guest start to stream in. Maybelline is dressed in a lavender sleek dress and gloves. Her hair was swept in a bun and a Venetian mask. The mask covered her whole face, leaving no traces of her features.

 

[Chexxx]

A young man around the age of twenty, perhaps a bit older, strides into the grand ballroom wearing a classic tuxedo with red accents. His green eyes widen at the details or the decor. Everything down to the napkin folds seemed so precise and, well, perfect. The male smiles to himself and grows slightly embarrassed that he has yet to thank the host. Although the invite may have been random, he feels a proper greeting to the young woman in necessary. He looks about for the host, but he unable to spot her among the room full of masked guests.

Spoiler

 

[shygirl3]

Abigail wasn't one to attend parties, which was why she way being pulled into the entrance by her friend. "Come on Abby" her friend insisted as she pulled her. Abby looked around at the hall in awe, she wasn't all that familiar with parties but she knew this one was done really well. Abby sat down at a table and her friend tried dragging her to the dance floor, but Abby stayed seated. She liked to dance, in fact she was really good, just not in front of people. Her friend gave up and left Abby to be alone at the table.


She glanced down at what she was wearing, nothing was hers, everything was borrowed from her friend. Her red dress, gold mask, black gloves, everything down to the shoes. She stared at her relfection on her phone, and thought to herself "wow thats alot of makeup" This wasn't Abby at all. Abby was the shy person nobody ever really knew existed. Abby wanted to dance, but couldn't, not around this many people.

Spoiler

 

[lassassin]

Maybelline watched her guests dance at a pillar, unaware that her best friend was creeping up to her. She jumped when Tatiana put a hand on her shoulder and turn her around.


"Whoa, it's me." Her friend explained while lifting off her snowflake mask.


"I got to tell you this is like your best work."


"Thanks, 'Tiana." A smile grazed her features but with the mask it was not returned. "Just wait. At the end of the night, it'll snow. Which will go with your outfit." Maybelline gestures with the hand, admiring the pale blue and white ball gown.


"Ha, props. Man, the skirt was a pain to do. But what are you doing over here? Go and mingle." She pushes Maybelline a bit which she laughs.


"In a minute, I want to just... take it in."


"Fine, but you're missing out." Tatiana taunts and surveys the place and sees a mysterious man with half a mask on.


'Ooh, May IS missing out.' Tatiana thought and approached him, pulling down her mask.


"Heya handsome."


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Daniel entered the ballroom, not so much impressed by his little sisters execution of the place. He scanned to find her but found it hard with everyone wearing a mask. He wore no mask and wore a navy blue tuxedo. Passing a few tables, he pauses and looked at the table where Abigail is. 'Maybe she'll know.' He thought and walked to her.


"Excuse me, do you know who the host is?" Daniel asked upon approaching Abigail.


Daniel





Tatiana


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[Chexxx]

The young man grins kindly as a woman approaches him.


"Oh, Hello."


He laughs at her compliment and bends in a small bow towards her. He laughs again, as the formal atmosphere of the party has suddenly made him nervous.


"Are we allowed to say names here? If not, I want to be called the Black Knight."


He tries to look serious and stare into the woman's eyes, but he can only hold his stern face for a moment before a smile fight through.

 

[shygirl3]

Abigail was pretty zoned out, but then snapped back into reality when she heard someone's voice. She glanced up and saw a guy who wasn't wearing a mask. She was sort of surprised someone was talking to her. Abby looked up shyly to where the voice was coming from. She shook her head in response to his question.


"No, sorry" she responded quietly.

 

[lassassin]

Tatiana laughs, loving the way he acted. 'He is pretty chill' she


"Sure, I'll humor you. Though I do enjoy my nickname for you but Black Knight it is. Call me Nieve." She says and winks. "Means snow in Spanish. Wanna dance?"


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Daniel cursed inwardly at his stupidity. 'She probably is some random person she invited. May is reckless and anyone of these could be a murderer. Though this girl doesn't seem like one. What now? I am here and-' He stops his rant when the last notes of music ends. 'Maybe if I go to dance, I could find her.'


"Excuse me, would you like to dance?" He asks and extends a hand to her.

 

[Chexxx]

'Black Knight' nods without breaking his grin. He takes the young woman's hand and walks her closer to the band's area. He starts to sway to the music, but does not want to cause an awkward silence.


"Have you ever seen a home this grand before?"

 

[shygirl3]

Abby stares at him slightly surprised.


"I-I..." She started quietly. She really wanted to dance, but she didn't think she could in front of them.


"I- uh...I'm not that good, but okay" she said softly giving him a small smile. She she stood up and looked over towards the dance floor, she all of a sudden got really nervous. She hoped nobody would notice her.

 

[lassassin]

"Great," he said in a distracted manner.


Daniel grabbed her hand and led her to the center of the ballroom, completely passing his sister. Once they were in the middle, he twirls her and puts her in front of him.


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Tatiana puts her hands on his shoulders and sways with him, she looks around and nods.


"I have, my best friend is a wedding planner. The best of the best so I'm not surprised that she can afford this place. What about you? Have you seen a place like this?"

 

[Chexxx]

The young man slightly gasps, with more dramatic flare than he meant.


"You know the host?!"


He realizes he had stopped dancing, and laughs at himself.


"I mean... yeah know... I've seen places like this...I pictures."


He shrugs and spins 'Nieve' around, hoping she doesn't thing he is a loser.

 

[shygirl3]

Abby followed him, she saw he was leading them to the middle of the dance floor. Abby began to panic a little, but held it together. She felt him spin her, as she finished twirling she placed a hand on his shoulder and one in his hand. Abby tried to keep her dancing sub-par, but it was clear she could dance. She looked down slightly staying quiet.

 

[lassassin]

Daniel looks from side to side. He gives up when he surveys the room the third time. He looks down to see Abigail head lowered. He clears his throat.


"You're quite the dancer, I might say."


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"Huh? Oh yeah, May? If you mean her then yeah, I know the host." She replies while twirling.


"You pictures?" Tatiana questions. "What does that mean?"

 

[shygirl3]

She glances up when he clears her throat. Hearing his compliment she smiled, and was glad that she was wearing a mask because her cheeks were probably a slight shade of pink.


"Thanks, you're not too bad yourself" she says. She tries to make some conversation to fill the silence


"So how do you know the host?" she asked curiously.

 

[lassassin]

"I should be good. My mother made me and my sister take dancing lessons." He turns her around to her back, puts a hand on her waist and extends his and her other hand out.


"The host is my sister." He explains.

 

[shygirl3]

"Well your dance lessons show" she commented quietly as she was being turned away. Abby looked around and was pleased to see that no one was really paying attention to them.


She glanced back at him "oh so you got an invite by default" she said smirking a little. She didn't even know his name, but Abby found herself becoming less shy. This wasn't like her at all but she kind of liked it.

 

[Chexxx]

((Sorry I did not reply yesterday))


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'Black Knight' ponders on his on words, before realizing his mistake.


"Oh... I mean I take pictures. This may sound strange, but I always find the most interesting part of any home to be its kitchen."


The male smiles and shakes his head away from his thoughts.


"Perhaps, later on, you can introduce me to May. I would love to thank her for my invite. I mean, if that is okay. I wholeheartedly respect her wishes."

 

[lassassin]

"Why the kitchen? Yes," Tatiana chuckles. "I'll introduce you two as soon as this song is over."


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Daniel gives her a brief nod, taking the silent compliment.


"No well yes and no. I came hear to talk to my sister about something. Very important but I can't seem to find her."

 

[Chexxx]

The male grins, once again.


"Because it is a room that truly represents the owner. It is not focused on impressing others, but rather to allow the owner to access what they need with ease."


He chuckles at his reasoning and nods in agreement to her offer of meeting the host.

 

[shygirl3]

Abby gave him a small smile.


"Well that's going to be tough seeing that everyone is wearing a mask....but you."


She stopped dancing, "well if its important then maybe you should be looking for her instead of dancing with me." she commented quitely as she dropped her arms from his.

 

[lassassin]

"I don't think I will be able to find her with everyone wearing a mask. I didn't wear one because I only found out about her party yesterday and I didn't know what party she was having." Daniel explained and reached for Abby again.


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"Oh, I never knew that." Tatiana responded, she thought of her tiny kitchen with many magnets on the fridge door and microwavable food lying about.


"What's your kitchen like?"

 

[shygirl3]

"Well she'd probably be making a grand entrance or something...I mean usually people who throw parties make those, right?" Abby felt his hands and continued dancing with him "It would be easy to find her that way, and then you could tell her whatever is so important"

 

[lassassin]

"That's a bit unlikely since the party has been going on for a while." He explains and twirls her another time.


"She likes the color purple. It's a high probability that she is wearing something with that color." He whispers to her, when Abigail returns and is flush against him.

 

[Birch]

(I'd like to join, but is it too late? I wrote up an intro paragraph.)