Once

Chapter 2

A/N: Just as promised I updated Tuesday :)
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As we pass the wide glass doors, I appreciate the beauty of the inside. The thick concrete walls are white, and the main lounge, has a marble floor and four concrete columns at its corners. It also has lights on the top, and of course it is wide.

My eyes travel, to the people dancing on top of the marble, whose bodies shift and move right on cue.

But we keep going. We pass to the next room, which looks like a living room, full of sofas, coffee tables and people talking.

Of course I can identify which are from the Tatum elite and from the Naturalis elite. Us, the Tatum, are dressed in long evening blue gowns, or in the case of man, they are dressed in a black tuxedo with a blue bow tie. The Naturalis are dressed, in green long dresses, and as well tuxedos, but instead of a blue bow tie, they wear a green one.

Most of the people in the 'living room' are families or friends from both Elites talking. They laugh, smile and talk.

At the back corner of the room is a little sliding glass door, that guides to the garden.

We keep going on. The next room and last one, is a long wide room that has several chairs covered in a comfy red cushion, and a several dark wood tables.

The tables have lilies on their middle, and a little white paper indicating who is supposed to sit in that table. They also have a cloth napkin, fork, knife and a spoon. In general, the tables are made for about five people, they're small.

The floor is of a dark red plain carpet, and the top is made of concrete with a skylight on the middle, and few color lights on the corners.

We stop abruptly at a table, with our names in it. Max Farnsworth, Venice Farnsworth, Ella Farnsworth, Matt Waler and Delia Farnsworth. My aunt Delia is attending as well, but she hasn't arrived, because the table is empty.

We take our seats, me sitting next to Matt and my mother, Venice.

I start playing with my dress cloth, because I am bored. I concentrate on the black silk start taking it between my fingers, making a tickling sensation feel at the border of my hands.

Before I can notice how many time has passed, my aunt and the food arrive.

"Ella, dear! Isn't the Ball amazing?" she asks me.

"Yeah, sure." I say, bored.

Delia emerges in conversation with my mother, father and Matt, while I concentrate in the luxurious food.

It's a delicious lamb, with a spiced rice, and little carrots. My mouth enjoys each bite I give it, and when it's over, a little strawberry cake, with vanilla ice cream arrives. I devour it before the ice cream melts.

My parents, aunt and boyfriend are still emerged in a conversation, a boring one.

"Excuse me, I will go for a walk." I say to my family, and stand up.

"Do you want me to come with you?" Asks me Matt. His eyes say everything. He doesn't want to leave me alone, but he is enjoying the conversation. And I want to be alone I thought. So I decide I should leave him here.

"No, I will be fine. Keep talking." I say before I leave.

I start walking towards the 'social' room. I find a little table with two chairs in a hidden spot, and I decide to sit in it.

I sigh. My eyes travel to the people talking in the tables. Their smiles, their laughs... How can they enjoy this? I can't find a reason.

I lean backwards in the chair I am sited in. I don't know what should I do. I start feeling bad, alone. I should have told Matt to come with me, but be was so emerged in a conversation, that I would as well feel guilty if I told him to make me company.

I stand up. I will go find the bathroom, I need to pee. My feet move insecurely, and my eyes travel from wall to wall to find it. I spot the Woman's WC. It's a little door at my right.

My pace is steady, and I reach the door, open it and close it. Of course, I lock it.

It's a single bathroom with a toilet, sink and a mirror.

After I am done in the bathroom, I walk out, but before I can start walking to where I was, I crash with someone.

"Ow." It's all I manage to say. I start losing my balance, but before I fall to the floor, a boy, around my age and the same one I crashed with, holds me and pulls me up.

"Are you okay?" He asks. I look up at his face. He is handsome. He has white skin, brown curls and green eyes full of concern.

His eyes scan my blue ones and only then I notice that his hands are still on my waist, even though I am already up. As if he could read my mind, he lets me go, but keeps locked his eyes with mine.

"Yeah." I whisper. "Sorry." My eyes travel to my feet.

"No worries. It was my fault." He says and I look at him again. He smiles, a wide smile, and I smile back. "I was to distracted."

And then, I notice he is wearing a green bow tie. He is a Naturalis. The first Naturalis elite person, I ever see and talk to, and what I was less expecting, was to meet a different Elite person by crashing with him.

"Oh." It's all I say. I notice a girl waiting to enter the bathroom and so does the boy, so we start moving. "Still I am sorry."

The boy guides me to a little table, with two sofas, hidden, in the opposite corner where I was sited. He sits and gestures me to sit in the other sofa, and I obey.

We stay silent for a few minutes, stealing glances from each other. My hands start playing with my dress, as the moment keeps getting awkward.

Minutes keep running, before I decide I should break this awkward silence.

I glance at the boy who is playing with his fingers, a thing I have never seen a boy do, and clear my throat to call his attention. The boy glances up, his green eyes look me, waiting for me to say something.

"I think I should introduce myself." I say, because it's the only thing that comes to my mind. "My name is Ella, Ella Farnsworth."

The boy smiles. "Nice to meet you, Ella, my name is Axel Hall." He says.

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Hello!

I hope you have enjoyed chapter 2 of Once!

Soooo... I have been thinking about people that will fit perfectly the characters, but still I am not sure, so I was thinking that if you imagine someone as Ella, Axel (what you've read from him), or Matt, please tell me? I would really appreciate it :).

By the way, did you expected Ella and Axel meet that way?

I really hope you have enjoyed this chapter!

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And finally, I will update again maybe Saturday (but I think I won't that day) or Sunday :),
Anna.