Our Last Dance

"May I have this last dance, my queen?" Her majesty gently placed her hand into his gloved ones, in which he led her to the gazebo where they spun and laughed all night. Under the dazzling dim lights from the moon, it was as if the flowers at their feet were moving to their dance, humming small tunes and swaying in the soft night wind.

"You look stunning under the moon, your majesty." He dipped her backwards, their face so close to each other-

"May I have this dance~ You look stunning under the moon~" Mockingly, Adrianne Hecate exclaimed and crashed back onto the couch, seemingly not paying any more attention to the show she was watching nor the way she was sitting, now finding more amusement in the controller instead. "What terribly cliché lines, who would ever dance with someone who says that?"

She threw down the controller and jumped back up, smoothing out her long skirt and readjusting her blouse properly, Adrianne mimicked the queen in the show and held her left arm out as in grasping one's shoulder, while her right up high and holding an imaginary arm.

Confidently, she put her right foot out, followed by her left foot. Slowly gaining momentum, she started dancing and spinning around the room, her heel boots clicking against the marble floor. She could have gone on for hours dancing to the music in her mind, till a knock snapped her out of her fantasy.

"Miss Adrianne? It's almost time, are you prepared?" Adrianne shouted a quick "Come in" and hurriedly pat down any stray strands of her dark hair and stood still, an old man nearing his 60's walked in, his clean-cut suit and tidy hair with not even one strand out of place, gloved hands held in front of him as he bowed slightly.

"Pardon the intrusion." He looked at her and his eyes softened.

"Stunning as ever, like a mirror duplicate of Lady Hecate." He walked over to her in the middle of the room, gingerly moving her hair behind an ear, he stood back and produced a small hair pin from his pocket.

A simple yet elegant golden pin that sparkled from the sunlight given in from the tall windows, with dim pink glass flowers dawning the edges accompanied by specks of leaves, giving off a sense of a small flower crown. Carefully he slid it on, pinning her hair back and making her left earring visible.

"You spoil me too much, Mr. Wickey." Adrianne politely said. Mr. Wickey shook his head lightly. "On the contrary miss, your father is waiting at the dinner hall, best not be late. There are some important guests arriving today, Lord Hecate would be most pleased if you mingle and entertain with some of them."

"When has he never." She mumbled quietly. Mr. Wickey stood up right and adjusted his suit, holding the door open for Adrianne to leave first.

Walking through the long dark halls of the Hecate Mansion, frames of extravagant paintings lining the walls, with the occasional small table with a sculpture or flowers on it. Limited decorations without a speck of dust, making it seemed like no life walked these grounds.

The doors to the dinner hall was grand, yet the inside was more so extravagant. Lady Hecate loved architecture, the family mansion being her most prized work.

Adrianne could hear talking from behind the door. With a deep breath, she nodded to Mr. Wickey who proceeded to push open the doors for her. The chatting that was taking place inside seized when she walked in, giving a courteous bow before walking to the head to the table where her father sat.

"Evening, father." Lord Hecate looked over at her with stormy grey eyes before smiling at the rest of the guests awaiting introductions.

"This is my dear daughter Adrianne; she will be joining us for dinner." Every other head at the table nodded respectfully while some even smiled, especially one certain individual who Adrianne noticed winked at her. She mentally scoffed at that bold act before seating herself to the left of her father, unfortunately for her the seat was beside that said man. Opposite her was who she assumed to be the head of whatever organization they were from; it wouldn't surprise her if this was an alliance dinner.