Met You at the Masquerade Ball

Chapter 12

After talking to his sister, Robin went downstairs with a bounce in his walk. "Layla, prepare me a suit and customize my mask, please." He said as he handed over his black mask to his designer. Layla examined it and nodded her head. "Sure, your highness." She gave a bow and walked off with it in her hand and looking forward to adding something creative to the plain black mask.

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After lots and lots of thinking Jazmine finally, build up the courage to ask Sarah. Rosie and Lily had helped her though she hadn't told anything about who had brought up this request. She knocked on the door with Rosy and Lily right beside her. "Who the hell is knocking on the door when I am drinking my coffee?!" Sarah answered, seemingly annoyed. "Can I come in?" The three of them waiting outside heard a deep groan. "Yes, come in, Miss Flower. As soon as Jazmine walked in, her subconsciousness gave her a little warning about her chances. Sarah was sitting on her cozy leather chair with coffee spilled all over her designer dress.

"Sarah," Jazmine began. "If I do everything that you tell me to do then, will you let me go?" Jazmine stared into Sarah's eyes to see if there were any change of expression. But Sarah stared at her coldly. "Even if you did everything that I told you to do, will not go!" she answered. "And who are you to control my life, my mother?" Jazmine snapped back. "I AM YOUR BOSS! AND WHEN I SAY YOU WILL NOT GO, I MEAN IT!!" "But Sarah.." Jazmine wailed. Sarah sighed. She took and deep breath and exhaled. Then she answered calmly. "It's either that or your fired." Sarah gave Jazmine a horrifying evil grin.

Jazmine walked out and closed the door shut. She was beginning to worry. What if Sarah didn't let her go on the day of the ball or if she could never meet her brother? What if they would never reunite again? All these questions flooded in her head. She had to come up with a plan. She couldn't miss this lifetime opportunity, never in a million years! The ball was in three days, and Robin was preparing for the ball only for her. Or he would have sulked all year and even canceled the ball. Besides, Robin had arranged the ball because he knew Jazmine was in Sparks.

Even if she was going, what could she wear? Jazmine thought about it all day. Her friends gave her some suggestions, but Sarah was like a detective. One of their suggestions was to borrow a dress from a neighbor. She knew that wasn't going to work since Sarah knew her neighbors very well. If she did borrow anything from the people, Sarah would persuade them with money. Finally, Lily came upon an idea. "What if you make the dress?" She suggested. Jazmine shook her head. "Not 'you' 'we' " she corrected. "I'm not gonna leave my friends in the dust." "Aww..!" Rosie exclaimed, and the two of them gave Jazmine a big hug. "At my place?" Jazmine asked. "Of course!" Lilly ran back home. "Meet ya' " Rosie walked off.

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Robin was in his room when Layla entered with his suit and mask. It was a black mohair suit with a black silk tie. The black mask had a very obvious marking of a dragon inside a crown representing Robin's power within him and, his rank as a prince, or rather king.

Robin couldn't sleep that night so, he stood up and went to the big window. The night sky was mesmerizing, the stars were twinkling and, there was a pinkish glow in the galaxy. Jazmine couldn't sleep either. She was also at her little apartment window staring at the beautiful sky. A shooting star flashed across their eyes. Both of them saw it.

When they were kids, while their mum was reading them fairytales as their bedtime story, Robin had spotted one. "Jazmine, look out the window, quick!" he urged. Jazmine hurried to the window just in time. "Make a wish.." Ariel reminded.

Both of them remembered the exact moment and made the exact wish. "I wanna meet my sibling at the masquerade."