Cinder's , Ember's, and Ash's

Hooded Death I

As Cinderel finished her final magic trick of lighting herself on fire, being put out with water and coming out not burned nor wet, her sisters Emberrãs and Ashter join her on the stage and take their final bows and give the "special" card deck to a child in the audience. They walk back to their modest sized home on the edge of the forest. As they arrive Ashter notices that someone has entered their house during their absence. They pull out their daggers, prep some offensive magic and open the door carefully.
     "Surprise," August cheers."Happy Birthday!"
"Mon lou! (my wolf)" Ember (short for Emberrãs) exclaimed as she runs up and gives him a hug.
"I thought you were in Paris visiting your sister? "Ashter says with excitement in her voice, for she had missed the company of her best friend and was glad to have him back and also gave him a hug.
Cinderel stood in disquietude. She knew August better than her sisters and she knew something was wrong. She could see the pain in his eyes. "August?" Cinder spoke with sorrow In her voice, " Are you ok? "
"Oh... Um... Yes, I am okay." August spoke chagrined glancing at the ground. Cinder gives August a hug whispering in his ear.
"I know something is wrong. I understand if you don't want the others to know, but please tell me." Cinder releases August from the hug and proceeds to the main living area followed by August and her sisters. Together they all sit on the large sofa.
"I come bearing gifts." August announces "they're upstairs in your bedrooms, go try them out." Immediately the three sisters rush upstairs to their bedrooms and each finds a new gown and shoes with a beautiful invite to the king and queen ball. August proceeded to walk upstairs to the girl's bedrooms, he knocks on Embers door.
"Come in," Ember spoke with a dreary tone. August enters the room and sees Ember laying on her bed back, turning to him she looks to see who it is and August finds a saddened look on her face.
"I want to go with you but I already have a date to go with Baux" Ember mumbles, tears start to rim her eyes. " If I had known you would ask I would have gone with you."
"Hey, I knew that Baux would ask you and that you would say yes," August says soft-spoken as he rubs small circles on her back. Ember sits up tears trickling down her face.
"But I wanted to go with you." she whimpered. August pulls her into a hug, stroking her head he says, " it's ok. We will both be there, we with both dance together, we just won't be announced together. Other that that it will be almost exactly the same. Now, how about you go get cleaned up and met your sisters and I downstairs for some Cerise Gâteau (Cherry Cake)." August walks down stairs to see Cinder and Ashter practicing hairstyles he assumed were for the ball.
"So will you two be my dates to the ball?" August inquires.
"Yes, absolutely!" both girls chirp as Ember finished her descent to the main level
"I will pick you two up at 7:30 tomorrow night." August said cheerily "Bye girls."
" Aren't you going to have cake?" Ash peeps.
"No, the cake is for you and your sisters, not me. It's not my birthday." August smiles.