Out Into The Open

Chapter Seven:

After two gruesome days of work and some nice bags of coins me and Kit stocked up, for our escape. We were so sure that we could use this ball as a diversion to escape that we both have sneakers in our bags to change out of our high heels and clothes suited for the weather and the long journey. We decided to take our suits that Lucifer has prepared for us. We're going to drop our bags off by a tree close to the ball. I shivered at the thought of having to see Lucifer, he makes my skin crawl, but also makes me want to see more of him.

She had told her allies of their plans and two of her friends from camp would meet us at midnight by the tree we put our bags at. Everything was set to go, and I was actually feeling pretty good about what lay ahead. Dangerous, maybe, but it felt like I was starting to do what I was meant to do, like how kitha said earlier, it felt like destiny.

We helped each other into our pretty dresses and heels and masks. We both don't have make up so naturally we went all natural. Who would care, who would notice? Not like anyone was gonna rip our masks off and shred us a new one about make up. No if they did rip our masks off, they would recognize me. They would freak out and who knows what would happen next.

Just calm down Bella, you've been to hundreds of balls and parties in palaces. Granted people knew you as a princess then. Now people won't even know what my name is, I'll be some random person the prince has invited to the ball. They might make wonder why it is two girls in lovely dresses were with the prince. A whole scandal might just start from this. I wonder what the prince had in mind when he invited us to his ball. What exactly had been going through his head?

My hair hung in a delicate braided bun with strips of curled hair hanging loosely in the back. In the beautifully made dress and the fine shoes I looked like royalty and my hair looked like fire. I looked like someone this prince, would definitely fight for and kill for. At this ball I bet many will look twice at me.

Kits hair was extremely black light the night sky, and she had in a long French tail, I never really thought about it... but her hair is so long. Two small pieces of her night colored hair hung around her face like a frame for her perfectly angled face. Her muscles, obviously bigger than mine looked like she were sculpted and her muscles cut with a fine knife as if the sculpture had been making a cheetah. Fast, strong and beautifully dark. Her rosy little lips an off set to her tan skin and dark hair. She was the definition of a nightly beauty.

She was designed to intimidate and kill. I was designed to rule, seduce and use politics to win wars. If she were born in my place and I in hers, would she be as beautiful as I? Would I be as deadly as her? I immediately stopped thinking about everything as someone knocked on the door. We dropped our bags and kicked them under the couch, Kit stood firmly by the doorway to her room as I opened the front door and faced... the prince.

"Why, Prince Lucifer, to what do I owe this pleasure?" I said sarcastically despite the fact that we were going to his ball soon. He looked at me with a soft grin and his eyes seemed distant for a whole of two seconds, then as if sensing his mask was down and I'd infiltrated a private moment his face like a mask became a wide grin that looked horrid like he would eat me alive.

His yellow eyes captured on his prey as he looked up and down it. His lips curled in a way that made me feel naked. His eyes pierced through me like he could feel all my flesh with his eyes. I shivered and focused on his outfit instead of his face. He was wearing a white and gold suit with sharp black boots and a golden sword at his hip made of actual real gold probably so altered that even kit probably couldn't break it in half. A long golden cape hung behind his shoulders, and no blindfold in sight. Earrings of gold were in his ears and he's blue hair was shaggy. On top sat a beautiful golden crown with a single ruby in the middle. He looked really handsome. He looked like a king.

"It's majesty now, I am officially king. I just came to make sure you ladies were coming, after all...," he looked me in the eyes yellow upon blue clashing together, "it's you're right to be there." He turned to Kit and smiles at her, making it seem like it was also about her but I knew he meant me because I should be queen of my country. Thinking back now he was the one who took Kane but he couldn't possibly be working for my father, he was a king of a country that was not our ally. But if I could make him my ally, I could win my kingdom back, I could get Kane back without unnecessary violence, I could defeat my kingdoms enemies that our attacking at our borders, I could make this happen. Thinking back at it, he said he knew my mom?

"Of course we are going, us ladies wouldn't miss it for the world, even if you are a bit mysterious and give me the creeps." I said gaining some newfound courage in determination to find out if I can trust him and be he's ally. After all he knows who I really am and he has power and a military and a kingdom. If I can get him I can interrogate him about my mother as well. "However I hope you save me a dance," I added quickly with fierce determination and my eyes sparking with something I think would be called 'a queens fierceness'.

He's mask of emotions fell from his face. He's first look was one of approval, then a bit of hurt and at my last added words, a face of understanding it what I meant, that I wanted to speak to him privately. At my eyes he's seemed to weaken and be soft, no sign of danger or cruelty only acceptance and then a hint of proudness. He's mixed emotions had me confused but maybe he thought that our countries as allies would benefit him too enough to help me so he figured he had to drop his guard a bit and let me in a bit. Hopefully that's what he was thinking.

"Of course I will, I'll dance with Kitha too. A bit of non-work related fun. As three friends I hope. But with that I must had back, I will see you guys at my ball." With that he turned to me and winked then turned on his heels and left. The king would be awaiting us at his ball tonight. The king.... of a country. Just like how I should be queen. I looked at kit who had preceded to take our bags out and was now smiling at me holding my bag out for me to grab.

Tonight was going to be a night to remember one way or another. This was going to be the start of a long journey. I need to tell kit the truth on our travels, because I want her to be my friend and my ally until the end of time. I hoped to make one of King Lucifer as well. It did however make me a bit sad to leave behind the comfort of this little treehouse because we don't know how well off we will be elsewhere. But I believe we can do anything.

I looked at my room one last time and blew out the candles. The last time I may ever enter this room. I said goodbye to the nicer looking bathroom I've seen since I was in prison. I didn't even enter the kitchen, should I remember our ribs I might cry. A princess shouldn't cry. We need to be strong and brave. I nodded to Kit and she nodded back, a nod if we are in this together and may we endure, come what may.

We exited the treehouse and had a moment of silence for the treehouse and the campsite. Then we began to walk to the stairs to go down. As we did we walked to our destiny, we walked to our adventure, to our journey and to our fate. With heads held high and determination and bravery, we would accomplish what we set our hearts too.