A nightmare we call reality

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      The next day the young male and lady had woken up.  The girl before her roommate soon after they had awoken the door opened to reveal an older woman in her late twenties.  She wore a  green dress shirt and a long black skirt, her face hidden by a masquerade mask. She walked towards the two and kneeled down unlocking their shackles.  They held still in order to let the woman finish quickly she then went to the chains and unlocked them as well.

"Go to your room and get presentable now. "

    The woman didn't yell or anything but the two knew to hurry so that's what they did.  They exited the room and hurried downs the halls and up the stairs to get to their shared room. Once in their room the two immediately got their clothing and grooming tools.

"Do you want to go first Mortem?"

The girl asked the boy now known as Mortem. He nodded and went into the bathroom clothes, hair supplies and towels in hand.  While Mortem went to bathe himself the girl went sat on the floor and hummed a small tune. A few tunes later Mortem walked out dressed in black dress pants and a black button up shirt, his once messy hair now combed and clinging to his skin as it was still damp.

"Vita it's your turn.." He said his voice groggy from refusing to talk. She stood up and went to take her shower only to stop and remember to get her things. Once equipped to shower Vita went in and took her shower. Mortem sighed and went to the desk where two matching masquerade masks lay, one black and one white both with golden designs in them and lace over the eyes.  He sat in the chair and picked up the hair dryer that was laying close by and plugged it in starting to dry his hair completely. Once he was finished Vita had gotten out of the shower.

  Vita was dressed in a white long long-sleeved dress with a black and gold belt tied around her waist. Her hair combed out as well as damp an needing to be dried. Vita walked over to Mortem as he stood and she took the seat he was in as he started to dry and style her hair without being told. It was a common ritual for the two to style each others hair. He did a quick fishtail braid with her brown hair leaving out the bangs to frame her face.

They had switched after he finished and Vita braided half of his hair to the scalp placing a rubber band on the end to keep it there. Mortem stood holding the white mask in his hand a Vita took it motioning for him to turn around. Once he did as told she started to place the mask on his face Mortem adjusting it as she tied the strings just above his ears. They switched places as Mortem placed an tied the black mask on Vita.

Just as they had finished the door swung open and  two males stood there. Both clad in black and silver outfits similar to Mortem's, silver masquerade masks with blue designs hiding their faces from the world. Their lavender hair half braided on different sides.

"It's time..." The one with the left braid said.

"They are waiting." Said the other with the right braid.

Mortem and Vita instantly knew which was which. The one with the right braid was Matthew and the one with the left braid was Alexander. Vita nodded to the older pair of twins and started to walk toward them Mortem following. Alexander and Matthew led the younger pair through the house and into a large ballroom.The room wasn't full but it had people littered everywhere. The four walked through the space people stopping to look an whisper. All of them were used to this happening as their 'parents' hosted parties three times a month. At the beginning middle and end of the month. Once they reached the other side of the room they were met with a couple. Both in their late-twenties or early-thirties, dressed to impress in matching black, and green dress, and suit.

" Finally you get here I thought you would never arrive." A deep voice sounded from behind a black with green designs masquerade mask.