What I Have Left To Give

12: White Past

Achi's POV

5 years ago...

Dad? That word seems so foreign but he had said for tonight I was to address him as so. He never let me call him anything except your majesty. Except when mama was mad at him. Then he was Sir.

"Tonight there will be a ball announcing you into the family." He had said, "you will not address me as anything other than Dad. Am I understood?"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Leave."

I looked out over the dance floor, as my mother for me ready for the ball she told me how I should act, but I was still nervous.

"Remember, keep your mask on at all times, no one is to know who you are."

"Why's that mom?"

"Because it's a masquerade, you just guess who it is and hope your right."

"Oh.... Ok.... Like a game?"

"Yes like a game."

Find the black mask my father has said. He said I had to prove to him I deserved it. The man wearing a black mask I was to kill. I had to prove I deserved it for my mom, she said she loved him. I wasn't sure what that meant, but if my mom wanted to please him I would to. She deserved to be happy even if I didn't like him.

Find the black mask... Find the black mask...

All I could see was a see of colors, not one was purely bla- there! In the back he just walked in. He...wasn't bad.

I watched him all night, He danced with every girl there. His style was soft and tender, but had a rough edge to it. Unpracticed maybe...

Shit he's coming this way.

"Hello miss." dam his voice was sweet.

"Hello sir." I curtsied to him like my father said.

"You realize if you wanted to meet me you could have approached me instead of watching me all night." uh.....

"I wasnt-"

"Yes you where, now would you like to dance?"

"I- uh- sure..." he took me hand and pulled me into the dance floor. I had his dance memorized I matched his movements perfectly.

"You have been watching me."

"Not hard to miss the guy who danced with everyone."

"I hadn't until I danced with you." good point, "well if you've already seen this dance you won't mind me changing it up."

"Not a problem," and he did, moving with speed and elegance I did not see before. "Maybe.... You wouldn't mind my input on it."

"Not at all, woman of the white mask." I rolled my eyes at him.

"Keep up blackie." soon we where going back and forth, fighting for the lead.

Remember the mission.

Once the song was over I leaned up and kissed him long and hard, pushing the pill into his mouth.

"What did you just..." I saw him getting disoriented, his eyes getting heavy, his roach slowing down." I pulled him away from the dance floor into the balcony.

"Your the one they warned me about..." I only looked at him before he flicked a needle into my forearm, and I felt my body shuting down. "You give me the antidote, and I'll give you yours."

"Not so fast Balchazar." my "father" walked out onto the balcony to us. I looked down, I had failed. He tossed the man, Balchazar, another pill, as he took it he also stuck me with another needle. As I regained feeling I looked up to my father. "I knew you would fail me. Leave." so I did.

I was in so much trouble...