Met You at the Masquerade Ball

Chapter 4

Everyone rushed out of the palace. As soon as Robin reached out, he started searching for his sister all among the crowd. He searched for her with all his heart but couldn't find her. His heart raced at the thought of losing his precious little sister. Robin was all-around checking every rock and stone to see if she was there. But no. No matter where ever he looked he just couldn't find Jazmine anywhere. Robin started getting tensed when he heard a familiar scream. "Jazmine!" Robin called out. He rushed to get in the fire but, Ophelia stopped him. "What are you doing?" she asked confused. "She's in the fire, JAZMINE'S in the fire!" Robin shouted and tears ran down his cheeks. Everyone stared at him amazed at what he had said. "Robin, what are you talking about?" Ariel asked walking up to her son to comfort him. Arthur put his hand on Robin's shoulder but he didn't lookup. All of a sudden another scream was heard, but this time, it was louder and after that, everything went silent. Robin pulled back from his parents and walked away, found a rock, and sat on it silently. Ophelia went inside the fire to extinguish it with her magic. On the way, she stumbled on Jazmine's necklace. She picked it up and held it close to her chest when she noticed something on the ground. She cleared the smoke around it and saw the little princess lying on the ground protected by Robin's shield. Ophelia smiled and picked her up and was just on her way out when she remembered Robin's birth. The people treated him like that just for the sake of fake news. But for Jazmine, people would murderer her thinking that she was back from the dead. Ophelia looked down at Jazmine. She sighed and got out of the palace through the roof. Ophelia teleported herself to the other side of the world and in front of a rich house. She laid the unconscious princess on the doorstep kissed her cheek and hung the pretty purple around her necklace and left.

Back in Sparks, the fire was finally out thanks to the hard work of Ophelia and the firefighting team. As soon as Ophelia repaired the palace with her magic, Robin walked to his room and shut his door. He walked to his window and sat down next to it looking at the sky with eyes full of tears. He started crying non-stop. What could he do now? Nothing. He kept on mumbling his sister's name under his breath. His parents entered the room. "Listen," His mother began. "I don't want to hear it," Robin whispered in a low voice. The king and queen of Domino and Ophelia entered as well. They all tried to comfort him but to no avail. Ophelia felt sorry for him and badly wanted to tell him but she knew that would cause harm to the whole family. The adults did all their best, but Robin wouldn't budge. They gave up and left his room after hours of trying. After a while, Alan, Matt, Jino, and Elijah walked up to him and gave him a huge hug. Robin cried his heart out and hugged them back.

Later, Robin couldn't sleep that night, he got up from bed and went to his room balcony. The very thought of Jazmine brought tears to his eyes. Robin grabbed his ring from his hand and threw it into his room. "I AM STUPID!" he shouted with anger, grieve and sadness. While on the other side of the world, the rich couple brought Jazmine inside their home. After minutes of excited waiting, she opened her eyes and saw the couple staring at her. "Sweetie, what's your name?" the woman asked. "My name is...." Jazmine stopped. She thought for a moment. "I don't remember," she said confused. "Do you know how old you are?" The man who was next to the woman asked. Jazmine nodded and answered, "Five." It was the law of that country that if you want to adopt a child, then the policy needs to have a look at it. The police arrived the next day. The couple had to go through tons of interviews and exams to make sure that they could look after Jazmine. Finally, the Police walked up to the couple in the evening and made the announcement. "Mr. and Mrs. Waller, you are fully qualified to take care of the child," he said looking down at Jazmine sweetly. When they got home, the first thing the couple wanted to do was to name Jazmine. "What about Iris?" Mrs. Waller suggested. "From now on, your name is Iris," she said.One day, on Jazmine's 9th birthday, she received a birthday from her Foster parents. A book on a boy who had a loving sister that he always swore to protect. She found this character very familiar. On the other hand, Robin had grown up, always wearing a black hooded cloak. His parents gifted him a movie of the same character Jazmine had got the book on. After Robin finished watching the movie, he got an idea. It wasn't going to help, but he could try. "All I need to do is find that stupid ring of mine. For crying out loud, where did I even put it?" Robin thought as she checked every nook and corner of his room. At last, he had found it, that is if he could get it. "C'mon Robin, you're 16! Getting a ring from under a cupboard can't be so hard." He thought as he tried t get his ring, finally grabbing a hold of it. He put it on his finger and tried to communicate with his little sister. "Hello?" he thought. "Hello!" came the warm reply.