The Servamp of Fear (A Servamp Spin-off Story)

Chapter 36 The Charity Ball (edited)

It was the day of the charity ball. Ririi stood in front of the long mirror that hung behind her door-admiring everything that Mikuni and Misono's maids done to her.

Her hair was delicately draped over one shoulder, little pearl hairpins were randomly placed in her hair topped off with a diamond hair beret in the shape of a butterfly. The way the maid had done Ririi's hair accented the young girl's cheeks, which had been ever so lightly dusted with a rosy blush. Ririi's smile was also enhanced by a natural plumping lip gloss and red lipstick. The natural color of her eyes was brought out by a thin line of eyeliner along with black mascara and a dusting of baby blue eyeshadow.

While the maids did Ririi's makeup Mikuni's private tailors stitched and sewed a custom-made dress just for her. The tailors had outdone themselves the dress was a royal blue gown that fit every curve of Ririi's figure just right. It was the dress that Ririi would only dream of. With every movement she made, it would catch the light and cast it back into the room. Surprisingly the dress was as light as a feather.

Ririi hardly recognized the girl staring back at her with wide blue eyes. Truthfully, she looked and felt like a princess, but when she turned to Rose she was awestruck at her friend's beauty "Rose where are your glasses? As a matter of fact, where are you? You're not the Rose that I know. It's like I'm looking at another person."

Rose blushed and looked down towards her feet. "hey what's wrong Rose? You look like you're going to get sick." Ririi gently put both hands on her Servamps shoulders as Rose smoothed the wrinkles of her dress down neatly. "honestly Ririi, Everything." Rose told her, and it was true. Rose was terrified for tonight. She was so upset that she did not have a date. Rose's anxiety was also flaring up intensely. not to mention the fact that She couldn't get the thought of Ratchet out of her mind. Why couldn't she just go to that C3 base and kill Ratchet? But she didn't want to alarm Ririi and ruin her night with Mikuni. After all, it was their official first date.

"it's just, I'm nervous. I've never been around so many people. I'm honestly surprised that you're not nervous."

"No, I'm ready. I've waited a long time to dance with my prince charming. And that's what I will do tonight." Ririi's voice became softer and so did her eyes, "Rose, it doesn't matter if your nervous or not. Everyone is there to have a good time and to listen to some classical piano music by Licht. I'm sure that you will have a good time, and besides, you're going with Tsubaki aren't you?" Rose sighed and crossed her arms "that's just it...Tsubaki never asked me. I'm going by myself tonight."

Ririi was outraged, her face light up almost as red as her hair. "how could he not ask you out to this dance. It's a special occasion for you to have fun and unwind. He should know that you really like him-" Swiftly Rose clamped her hand over Ririi's mouth, "be quiet, someone might hear you!" Annoyed at Rose's action, Ririi grabbed her Servamps wrist and tore her hand from her ruby red lips "Rose, everyone in this mansion knows you like Tsubaki. Hyde has been blabbing his mouth to everyone. I bet half of this city knows by now."

Rose groaned and hit her head against the wall "dang it Hyde..." it wasn't that she was embarrassed by everyone knowing, it was just the fact that she feared rejection from the Servamp of Melancholy. It was her biggest fear. "I did hydes little makeover for him...but all he said to me was 'you look different' and that's not really saying much." Ririi looked at Rose sincerely, she felt so bad for Rose. "What exactly do you want him to say to you?" "I've always wanted a man who truly loves me to say that I look beautiful..."

Ririi almost started to cry. Poor Rose has never had a love life and she feels as if she will never be good enough to get into a relationship. "Just because you feel ugly about yourself, doesn't mean that you are ugly." Ririi opened her arms and brought Rose in for a warm, loving hug. "Rose, you're spectacular. I don't understand why Tsubaki did not ask you to this dance. Even though he didn't ask you, that doesn't mean that he won't dance with you." "R-really? You think he would dance with me?" "oh yeah, and if he doesn't I'll make sure Hyde dances with you."

Both the girls giggled away; little did they know, the brainwashed Servamp of Joy was watching from an outside tree branch. Her beady red eyes watched every move her sister made and it sickened her. "oh, poor sister doesn't think her little Tsubaki flower loves her. Well, let's see what happens when your hopes and dreams are ripped right out of your hands~" Smirking to herself she looked into Tsubaki's room to see the said male being dressed in a tux by his subclass. "Just you wait. I'll rip him away from you in a heartbeat just like you ripped away my happiness." Without another word, the Servamp of Joy disappeared.