Fan ChengCheng, the castle's head of guards. A powerful, trained guard and well-known for his strength, intelligence and authority. He is obligated to not fall in love in order to do his duties right, although, that was his decision. The castle allo...
"You look wonderful I must admit" he smiled as he looked at her. "Why thank you" she smiled back. She wore a white puffy gown, with tulle loose sleeves and golden decorations, it was perfect. It was as if the dress was made just for her.
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"Are you sure it's not too... extravagant?" she asked as she looked at her dress. "It's the palace we're talking about, why are you even asking about your dress when we're going to a masquerade ball at the palace?" he questionned and she shrugged as she fixed a little bit of her make-up.
"For once I'm scared of failing. I've never really encountered such mission and although I've been to so many it just feels like it would likely be failed" she said. "Even if we fail, like you said, we will find the head guard of the kingdom and ask for help, it's only human to do so. Ask for help when you know that you're going to fail something" he said.
"I suppose so" she said fixing her hair a little so that it would look neater. Time passed and it was time for them to go to the palace. Everyone is invited to the ball so they would have no problem entering. The problem was whether Yanjun could find M or not, they are in a masquerade ball after all.
"Ready?" he asked putting on his golden mask. "Ready as I'll ever be" she said doing the same.
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They went inside the palace and the first few things they saw was how people all dressed up in lavish gowns and suits when most are the people in the kingdom. They didn't expect any of that as the shops and houses looked old but then again, never judge a book by its cover.
"Remember, give me a signal when you find him anywhere in the crowd" she whispered and he nodded stiffly. Suddenly, the crowd's gaze all shifted towards her and murmurs started erupting everywhere. Who she was, who he was, why they have never seem to see her before, all those kinds of questions were all heard.
She was once again the center of attention, the celebrity of the evening, the star of the night. She was used to it, she had to admit. Everyone outside the kingdom had given her stares everywhere she went. But receiving attention here, especially when this is a palace made her nervous, it made her somehow feel self-conscious.
Was it her gown? Her mask? Her hair? Her make-up? Her heels? Her hands? Her gestures? She didn't know and a million possibilities appeared in her head all at once, nearly splitting her mind in half at the process. "You okay there?" he whispered and she nodded as she exhaled a shaky breath. "Just... nervous" she said. "Don't be, we won't get caught or imprisoned, we can do this" he said.
She smiled and nodded as they continued inside the palace, roaming around the place for quite a bit before getting a drink or two. The Queen stepped in the ballroom soon after and everyone bowed. "Greetings, my dear people. Tonight, I have invited you all on this masquerade ball to celebrate our advances in technology while still holding our culture tight. Please, give yourselves a round of applause" she said and everyone clapped, gracefully that is.
"A-" the Queen hasn't finished speaking yet before gunshots rang through the ballroom, making everyone scream and panic, running all over the place. J and Yanjun immediately looked at each other and nodded, sprinting off to protect the Queen. The guards were busy finding out who did that, only the head guard remains beside the Queen.
"Who are you?!" the head guard yelled as he saw the two of us approach them. "We want to help, we can help protect Her Majesty" he said. He contemplated for a while before nodding. "The doors are blocked, can you lend me a hand in busting them open?" he asked and J nodded. She ran to the doors, made sure that everyone was clear.
She took out her gun and took off the grip from the gun as she slipped it on the handle. A loud resounding explosion sound erupted and the door was taken down immediately. The head guard rushed the Queen inside as the two followed as well. The noises died down after a while and she faced them.
"I thank the both of you, very much. We'd like to offer you a place to stay for a few nights. However you need help us find whoever did this" the Queen said. "Of course, it's an honor" Yanjun said as the two bowed. "This is HQ, the head guard if the palace. Whatever you will be discussing about the culprit goes through him" she said and he nodded.
"Very well then, 3SN here will assist you to your rooms. We will meet again tomorrow morning" she said and they bowed for the last time before she left. "Follow me" 3SN said and they did, following him through every aisle and corner. "I will come and pick the two of you up from your rooms as you may not be familiar with the surroundings. We don't want the two of you lost now do we?" he said and they nodded.
"But honestly, thank you for helping Her Majesty. If it weren't for the two of you, I doubt HQ would be able to bust the door down and protect her at the same time. So I would like to express my gratitude towards the both of you. Not everyone would be as bold to jump into action and help anyone in need" he said. "It's our pleasure to help anyone in need" J said and he nodded.
His face was slightly tinted red, captivated in her as has always attracted people around her even without them. "Here are your rooms, any clothing in the wardrobe may be used and please, don't hesitate to call me or any of the maids and guards for help" he said and left.
J and Yanjun bid each other goodnight before entering their respective rooms. J opened the wardrobe and it was like the wardrobe she had when her step-parents took her in. She just took a night dress, got ready for bed and called it a night.
She knew that it was going to be quite a long time until she can get back to her home, she might as well get a good night's rest.
