Beastly

Strands of silver

He walked through the corridors, spotting guards at each turn ,it was well guarded and that he would give Raph credit for, taking another turn he couldn't help but notice how the maids scurried away on sighting him and for that he did not care one bit .

"Where is Raphael?" He asked.

"In the court room ,milord."Lucas said still following behind,then he stopped.

"Go find someone else to babysit ,I know the way to the court room, I'm sure you have alot of work to do Lucas, don't you?." He asked

"Yes milord."he said bowing one last time before he left to continue the preparation for the ball.

The walked in the direction of the court room,this place hadn't changed one bit,he thought scanning the place.

Reaching the court room the guards opened the door and let him in.

"Look who has decided to honour my invitation."Raphael said standing from his seat at the far end of the rectangular table occupied by people as he took precise steps towards him.

"And here I thought you wouldn't make it."he said taking his hand in he's for a shake.

"I thought it would be lovely to come, we do have business."he said while Raphael nodded towards a seat that had been reserved for him and they began their discussion and when they were done they went into the ballroom to begin to receive guests.

They walked through the corridors of the ball room, as certain guests had occupied their selves with viewing the interior of the castle and certain pictures that hung on the walls.

"I don't see your sister anywhere."the lord of Nightfalls said as his eyes searched through the ballroom as he looked at the quests.

"Aye,she travelled to the east saying something about needing the sun on her skin for sometime and apparently a break from me."Raphael said as a smile curved on his lips.

"Is that so?"he muttered as his eyes picked something or would I say someone to be precise.she was lean but not as much as many who deprived themselves of a decent meal for the sake of keeping a lean structure and even with her petite body her clothes did nothing to hide her perfectly rounded assets above , for a spare second he wondered what could be underneath her glorious black gown a thought he didn't quite believe was coming from his head,she had jade black hair and was that silver?,strands of silver by the side in the front of her hair that put her beauty on another level all together and then she smiled a smile that caught him off guard for a moment. He felt a jolt of awareness by just looking at her he had to clench his fists at such silliness. She had just finished speaking to the lady beside her and now she was alone and there was his opportunity to ask for a dance.

"Lady Martha has arrived, excuse me for a moment." Raphael said leaving his side and moving quickly towards the entrance and then she turned and bumped into Raphael but when Raphael asked her for a dance he mentally scolded himself for being such a slug, looks like Raphael was having a change of plans but then if you want something you get it and that was exactly what he was going to do.

They danced for quite some time but his eyes kept up with every single movement.

"It's been quiet some time since we've seen each other in gatherings like this ,milord."a lady said coming to stand beside him,he took his eyes off the dance floor and looked to his side to have a look at who had just spoken to him.

"Lady Chrisma, you look beautiful as always."he said ,his eyes barely glancing over her, her cheeks flamed up as she batted her eyes at his compliment.

"Thank you, you're too kind milord."she said with a bright smile on her face.

"Would you like to dance with me."he said as he turned his focus back on her and her smile grew even wider. She has light brown hair almost blonde,her lips were painted a bright red colour that drew attention when she smiled,she was a fairly beautiful lady but she could catch the attention of many but unfortunately not him.

"Well of course."she said as she took his hand. It wasn't every day lords asked for a dance and with someone of his caliber she would take the slightest chance,she wouldn't dare to refuse.

He held her hand as they stepped on the dance floor.

"Emm- you see milord,my birthday is coming up next week and I would really like it if you could honor me with your presence,it would be great if you could join the celebration."she said looking around as she wasn't able to hold his gaze pasted a second.

"I have better things to do than attend birthday parties and listen to ideal chatter." Came his blunt reply diverting his gaze from her to look at the pair who had entered the dance circle.

"Oh."she muttered as her face fell but then she wouldn't give up easily.

"I promise it would be great,I would have all your favourites prepared, anything you want and you would not be disturbed unnecessarily."

"Oh, I'm sure I wouldn't."because he wouldn't be attending.

"Get ready,we are entering the circle."he said not waiting for response as he lead her in and she twirled into another person's arms,while he caught the one person he had his eyes on since he stepped on the dance floor and her eyes widened looking at Raphael while Chrisma ended up with him and finally she looked at him ,she had green eyes- beautiful green eyes.

" Why would you do that?"she said ,her voice was like music to his ears, she furrowed her brows.

"Why would you do that?,I had a partner and I would like to believe you did as well, you just can't whisk me out of a circle you didn't lead me into."she flared as her eyes sparkled then a smile broke it's way to his lips and here he thought it was going to be a boring night, well he was wrong.