The Stunning Queen, And The Sorta Princess

ch 8 (Aspen)

"Bye, beautiful..." man number six says, blowing a kiss as he walks off. I immediately scan the dance floor for number seven. So far I've gotten Bax, some muscular guy named Fin, a man who seemed to be in his mid forties named Vladimir(hey, age is just a number, right? A win's a win), and a couple other young men. A bashful young lady comes up to me. "M-may I have this dance...?" she asks, blushing. "Of course." I say, taking her hand and guiding her to the dance floor. She seems unsure of were to put her hands. I am too. I decide to wrap her arms around my neck and put my hands on her hips. She blushes harder. I slowly lean my face in, the closer I get the harder she blushes. Our lips collide. Her rosy red cheeks warm my face. I deepen the kiss, getting so lost in it I almost forget my goal. I break away and grab her hand, guiding her down the hallway I took one through six. Her face is red like Luna's lipstick. Luna. She can get all the men she wants, but has she gotten any beautiful young women? Yeah, didn't think so! "W-where are w-we g-going?" she asks. "Sh..." I say, pressing a finger to her lips. She somehow blushes harder. "Don't worry, you're in good hands..." I give her a seductive smile and wink. I think I'm getting better at this. I take her into the guestroom I brought all the others. I lock the door and turn to her. Her face is so red I'm afraid she's gonna faint. "I d-don't k-know i-if w-we sh-should..." I grab her face. "But I do..." I engulf her mouth in mine. I push her onto the bed...

"W-wow..." she breaths, panting heavily and blushing heavier. "I know..." I say, putting my dress back on. She follows my led and does the same. "Who would've thought this would happen before I even turned seventeen. Especially me, and with someone so beautiful." she says bashfully. Wait, how old did she say she was?   I look at her. I know that expression of I hope no one finds out, wow did that really just happen, and that blush and grin you can't fight. "We should get out before people notice we're gone..." I mumble, avoiding her gaze. I'm blushing, but for a whole new reason. We go to leave the room. I don't even know her name... As we're going through the door, I put my hand on her shoulder. "Wait..." I say. "Your name...?" I ask. I just need to know. "Oh," she says, blushing. "Annie. Annie Master." she tells me. "If you for some odd reason want to see me again, I live in Amity Community." Amity Community. That's the gated community were members of the court and their families live. "K, I'll remember that. You go and have fun, I have a couple things I need to do..." "K." she gives me one last kiss before leaving. I watch as she turns a corner and is out of sight. I press my back against the closed door, sink to the ground, and start to cry. What have I done?!  My cries turn to sobs. Shame drowns me. I can't breathe! Is that painting judging me? "Aspen? There you are!" Ann comes over to me. "What's wrong? Did Luna do something again?" she asks, her voice full of concern. "Nothing, okay?!" I wipe my eyes. Ann reaches out her arm and lays her metal hand on mine. "At least you got your arms back." "Actually, arm. There was some shipping mistake, I have to wait for the other one." she tells me. She shrugs. Well, haft shrugs. "It's fine though. At least I have enough arm to hand you this..." she hands me my ukulele. "I already sorted everything out, you're on in five." she tells me. I've got nothing to lose anyway. "Okay. I'll be ready." "Really? Ya know what, not gonna question miracles. Anyway, now that I've got an arm Luna's gonna make me serve the guests. If you need anything, just ask for a crab cake." she rolls off. "I need so many crab cakes right now..." I whisper to myself.