The Arcana: His Apprentice

Such A Beauty - Asra's POV

The sun has fallen, painting the sky with orange and purple swirls. Faust is laying down on a small magenta pillow in my room with her eyes closed and her tongue sticking out. I look out of my bedroom window to see many people in extravagant clothing heading towards the palace to attend the masquerade. I sigh in exasperation. It's such a shame we couldn't find any outfits that suited us for the masquerade. I turn around and see the gold box with the mask on my bed. I sit down onto the bed and open the lid off the box, picking up the mask and tracing its outline with my index finger. I stare at the mask, lost in thought until I hear a soft knock at my door. Looking up, I see Y/N standing there with her hands behind her back and a small smile resting on her face.

"Are you excited for tonight?" Y/N questions while still smiling.

I smile and nod slowly.

"Yes, I can't wait." I say.

"Good because I have something that will make tonight even more special." She says.

I look at her questionably until she pulls out something from behind her back. Something wrapped in white tissue paper. She hands it to me and I continue to look at her confused.

"Go on, open it." She says insistently.

I start unwrapping the tissue paper and feel soft frantic under my fingertips. I finally remove the last sheet of tissue paper to reveal some purple, silver, black and gold frantic with tassels and charms adorned on it. It's an outfit for the masquerade, for me.

I look up at Y/N in astonishment as she smiles.

"I thought it would look good on you." Y/N says, blushing slightly.

I put the clothes down beside me and stand up from the bed. I walk closer towards Y/N and hug her tightly. She hugs me back and continues smiling brightly. I let go of her and hold her by her shoulder.

"You didn't get anything for yourself?" I question.

"I did, you'll just have to wait to see." She says.

"Then we better get ready." I said eagerly as she giggled.

I finished getting dressed. I look in the mirror to see the attire Y/N bought for me and the mask I purchased from the woman earlier today.

Attire:

I smooth out the wrinkles from my attire, feeling the cool fabric. Y/N really outdid herself with choosing these clothes, I'll have to repay her somehow. I leave my room and go over to Y/N's. I knock on her door lightly and call out to her.

"You ready Y/N?" I ask.

"Give me a moment." Y/N responds through the door.

I wait a bit until I hear some shuffling inside the room and the door unlock. The door opens and I look at her, standing in awe and amazement.

Y/N's Attire:

"You are a goddess that has come down to earth from the heavens to bless me with your presence." I say, taking hold of Y/N's hand and twirling her around.

She giggles as I stop spinning her and wrap my arms around her waist.

"Such a beauty you are." I say, continuing to compliment her.

"Stop, you're making me blush." She says, smiling while blushing.

"How can I when there's such a gorgeous figure standing before me?" I say, kissing down her collarbone.

Y/N giggles and steps back into her room. She grabs her mask and walks back out into the hallway. She holds it up to her face and I take it from her hands. She looks at me confused as I smile.

"Let me." I say, turning Y/N around.

I gently place the mask over Y/N's eyes and hold it by its black silky ribbons. I tie the ribbons behind her head into a bow and fix her hair. Her hair feels soft to the touch and smells like honey and lavender. I turn her around slowly and smile, kissing her forehead.

"You are so beautiful." I say, taking hold of her hand and tucking a strand of hair behind her ear.

Y/N blushes and squeezes my hand gently. She smiles and leads me down the hallway.

"Let's go before the streets are too crowded." Y/N says and I nod.

"Give me a moment, I'll meet you downstairs." I say, letting go of her hand.

I walk back to my room and look around. I see Faust still coiled up into a ball on her pillow, still has her eyes closed, still sticking her tongue out.

"Faust we're heading out, Muriel will come by to check on you later." I say.

"Safe." She responds, reassuring me.

I smile and wave goodbye to her. I head downstairs and see Y/N waiting by the back door. I smile and walk up to Y/N, intertwining our fingers.

"Let's have the night of our lives." I say, opening the door and leading her outside into the crowd of people.

I hope tonight will be a night to remember. That makes Y/N look back on it and smile.