Third Chapter
1888 Words
The song of this chapter is 'Angel of small death and the codeine scene' by Hozier Or better if you will turn on the playlist of grisheverse like in the previous chapter.
Eveline's POV
I looked at the Greek creature and back at Reece, giving him a 'what the hell?' look.
"It's pleasure to meet a shifter from the beast academy, I never visited it but I am sure it's magnificent" come on! She can't be nice!
"Yeah, it's beautiful there, indeed" I looked anywhere except her, not wanting to continue the conversation that I don't want. "Hey, Bern, would you like to dance with me?" hearing a slow, classic melody, I offered Bern a hand like a gentleman. "Eh...No, I don't think so" he shrugged, trying to escape from here but I grabbed his forearm and pulled towards the dancefloor, not caring about decency. "Hey! You are such an abuser!" he squeaked dramatically on which I rolled my eyes and started to dance, in the rhythm of waltz music. "And you are a bad friend!" I glared at the British boy and clutched his shoulder. "Pft, you can't blame me. It was fun to watch you gaping at his grace and then glaring at prom queen, love triangle, mmm, I love, love triangles" he chuckled and looked at me mockingly.
"What love triangle? Are you joking? I just didn't want to face a girl whose mother I called old b***h" I murmured so that only aquamarine-haired boy could hear me.
"Well, Melissa is really not that bad I should say, ignoring her super-aristocratic persona like her mother's and that's quite annoying but overall she is tolerable human" Bern faked an innocent smile and leaned me back and afterward pulling me forward. "She seems perfect...like her old crow said, perfect for the young Lord," I imitated Lady Roseberry and felt disgusting goosebumps, "Yucks..." on which Bern let out a laugh, "She is a perfect bride, but Reece didn't yet make a proposal so you have a chance to charm the young Lord with your talent to drink alcohol" he licked his lip and tried his best not to laugh, that's who Bern is.
"No, I don't want to get myself into this drama. I just ran away from it and not planning to get into a new one, so Mister Willer can do a proposal anytime he wants" I said putting all the confidence into my words and I guess that worked.
"Then, the only thing has left for Reece is cry" I smiled genuinely at how Bern tried to cheer me up after seeing that my past was triggering to me.
After our small talk, Bern decided to end the dance and leave me for a while, saying that he needs to talk to someone. I stood in a crowd of different shifters, receiving diverse looks. Oh God, that would probably give anyone social anxiety. I need to find someone familiar...as fast as I can!
I swarm through the crowd of people in formal outfits and shook my head side to side trying to find any familiar face.
"Ouch!" My head went dizzy and everything went blurry for a second. I looked at the hard thing to which I bumped.
"Your grace!" I widened my eyes and tightened my lips.
See, Eveline, you searched for a familiar face...here it is!
"Miss Campbell...second meeting for the night, for what I am receiving such a pleasure?" he smiled with sides of his lips, revealing that two sweet dimples. This guy didn't do anything on purpose but how many goosebumps he give me...
"I was just passing by, don't flatter yourself, your grace" I almost spitted last words at him on which he hummed and locked his arms behind his back, hunching forward a little cause he was a lot taller than me.
"You obviously are mad at me by the way the dress...looks beautiful on you," he said not breaking eye contact and not even stuttering for once. This man showed his confidence in every move he made and that made me nervous.
"No. I am not mad. I don't have a right to be mad and what about the dress...it just fits me well but one question doesn't leave my mind," I tilted my head on the side and he synchronically repeated it, "How did you find out my size? It's literally perfect...I don't if I can choose the size myself that will fit me perfectly like this!" I exclaimed, literally showing my shock but he only smiled toothly, "I took your size" I furrowed my eyebrows and blushed for no reason. When did he take my size? "Uh...Reece, when and... how?" I stared at his green eyes and he showed his crooked teeth. "Don't freak out, Eveline. As you know I have telekinesis or more precisely, I can manipulate with objects or materials and everything that's around me"
"Uhuh...I still can't understand a thing" I made a smart look even though not understand a thing he said but I made him laugh and I swear when I hear this soft laugh of his, I feel like on a pedestal.
"Every power is...let's say, science. We can sort of upgrade it after examining it deeply. My power worked automatically because it's part of any shifter, it's like my sixth sense thus when I chose you a dress I let my telekinesis work for myself. Somehow your appearance left in my brain and when I needed to take a dress and dress is a material, I manipulated the dress comparing it to the appearance that has left in my brain" He was looking like a teacher that explained to a class a theory of beast powers. If I would have a teacher like him in school I would love this subject.
"Fascinating...is that mean that I can dig deeper into my powers?" the only thought of this makes me feel excited for what I can do in the future with my powers.
"Yes...but you will need to train of course. It's actually very is fascinating and it will be even more when you will feel the power on your daily basis," he lightly smirked and looked into my eyes for a pretty long time before I broke our staring competition.
"Sorry..." he blurted out from nothing. "For what?" I questioned in pure confusion. "For making you feel nervous and uncomfortable," I thought I misheard him but by his serious expression, I could tell that he wasn't kidding, "You shouldn't be sorry for that, that's my concern, not yours. Reece, you should immediately stop apologizing to me" I rolled my eyes and looked at him pitifully, to be honest, I don't understand this guy. He acts like a confident aristocrat and then shows his soft, caring side.
"I know I should not...but you make me want to" I completely understood these words inappropriately maybe cause I turned them into a different meaning...what are you doing to me, your grace?
"Anyways, you will stop, if you want it or not" that sounded kinda harsh but I can't show him my melting expression or say something pathetic, can I? What I told Bern was an honest truth...and I will not break it.
"Won't be a problem, I hope." he recoiled and cleared his throat on what my heart squeezed but obviously I ignored it.
We stood opposite each other and looked as if we were waiting for someone but we just stood, listening to classic music that slowly changed into fun, energetic jazz, and this music kinda gave me New Orleans memories. I looked at the sandy-haired boy on what he smirked, I guess he thought of it too.
A song of Sam Tompkins 'whole'
"Do you wanna show these old snobs how we used to rock New Orleans streets?" I asked him, while on my face was playing mischievous smile.
He looked at me from the side and fought the laugh, he exhaled and warmed up his shoulders after he removed his light-brown blazer and cracked his neck making me burst out in a laugh. "What are you doing? Going to fight?" I asked between hysteric laughs. "Well, if we will dance, we should put our everything into that dance. That's what I call 'rock the floor'" he chuckled and leaned towards my bottom, "Wh-what are you doing, stand up!" I pulled him from the armpits but he was too strong and heavy, "Poor dress, we should sacrifice it for the dance," he stared into my eyes and then with slight movement ripped the material till knees, I didn't move at all, I was excited for our little show and I didn't even care about the dress now. Reece took me by the hands and pulled me after him, he was going backwards to the middle while I was facing him.
Many people threw eye daggers at me and shocked expressions at his grace but Reece pretended that he didn't see them, his green eyes were on me and he lived the moment, enjoyed it and it was like nothing could ruin it while I was with him.
When we came to the middle of the dance floor, Reece put on the same silly smile and asked, "Ready?" I nodded, smiling like an i***t.
When the saxophone was played, Reece pulled me towards him and I collapsed with his chest when he swiftly grabbed my waist and began spinning me. After some spins, he then grabbed my one hand and swang to the side while I slid my toe on the floor and then swang it to the front. Reece caught my leg and put it on his hip, while my other leg was graciously making circles on the marble floor.
"We should do this often" he blurted out before I removed my leg and moved in sync with Reece's hands.
"Agree, you are losing the skill" after saying this, Reece widened his eyes and revealed dimples. "We will see about that" and then in a second, he removed my one arm, making me slide to the side, and then pulled me to him but instead of collapsing with his chest both of my legs went under his armpit and then he swang me behind his shoulders, soon I was in the sky, he held me with his one arm and I tried my best not to laugh and fall on my head. But this maneuver was only longing for five seconds after I graciously went the same way down.
The energetic instruments changed into classic ones and I with my partner were exhausted but we sure had a great time...he let me forget...forget my loss, even if for a moment but I felt happy.
"Lost my skill, eh?" he rose his eyebrows and took two glasses of champagne from the servant, giving one to me. I laughed at him and shook my head, "You are doing fine" we both took a sip and smiled idiotically, but soon all the fun and smiles dissolved when we saw upcoming Uncle Benedict and Missis Roseberry.
Looking at their faces I can say that they are not coming to applaud.
Too bad my power is not teleportation...
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