"Who are you kidding Alicia? Nothing will change even after this night. I can't be falling for William" I thought as I sighed.
"It looks like you are not on good terms with your stepsisters' third princess Alicia Heist Johns." a voice of a young man said.
"Who's there?" I said as I looked around searching.
A tall young man wearing a black suit with golden trimmings emerged from the dark shadows. He was wearing a mask that covered half his face. His hair was as black as the night sky and his eyes were dark blue like the deep ocean.
"And who might this gentleman be?" I asked steadily.
"I am Regaleon of Grandcest." He said as he greeted me warmly. "I give my greetings to the third princess of Ethiopia Alicia Heist Johns." He said as he bowed down. I replied with courtesy.
"Thank you very much, Sir Regaleon." I said.
He stared at me for a while. It felt a bit awkward at first, but when I noticed his eyes, I started feeling like I was drowning deep in the depths of the ocean in his eyes. It felt mesmerizing for some reason.
Regaleon walked towards me and came closer. I got so startled by his closeness that I involuntarily stepped back and tripped. But he caught me just in time and pulled me into his embrace.
"S-Sir" I said awkwardly.
"I'm sorry to startle you. I just wanted to give you this." Regaleon said.
I saw Sir Regaleon holding a blue rose in his hand.
"A blue rose?' I asked. Blues were the rarest kinds of roses. It could only be seen in remote parts of Grandcrest. It was also Grandcrest's national flower and also belonged in the crest of the royal family Grandcrest.
Regaleon puts the blue rose between my right ear and head.
"The rose's beauty always comes alive when you wear it." Regaleon said. I blushed at his compliment.
"S-Sir Regaleon..." I said. I was in his arms and I just wanted to tell him to let me go.
"Dance with me." Regaleon said.
'Huh?' I was confused. Was he asking me to dance with him? It looked like he wouldn't take no for an answer. "O-Okay" I reluctantly said. He gently pulled me to the ballroom's dance floor.
Once we entered all the eyes were upon us. The guests chattering slowly stopped and a wave of silence passed through the guests. 'And who might this young man be to make everyone here silent?' I thought to myself.
The guests stopped and gave us almost all the space on the dance floor. Once we were in the center the young man smiled. We were in a dance position.
"I believe you know the waltz princess." he said as I saw a teasing smile on his face.
Dancing was one of the things I only thought about for two weeks. Since I didn't know how to dance and didn't get any princess training I had to be trained the waltz princess for the whole two weeks just for this princess custom.
"Y-Yes. Of course." I answered.
Then the musicians started playing the waltz.
The young man was guiding me in the dance and helped me with all the mistakes I made. I had been a dumb idiot who didn't even understand a few basic steps in dancing. But with him guiding me, I felt like I had been dancing forever!
The feeling was ecstatic. Every twist and turn we did was graceful and elegant. I didn't realize that I was smiling and blushing like crazy. The young man who was guiding me smiled back. I looked at his dark deep blue eyes. I felt enchanting. I felt like they would take me into their depths at any moment. It was like we were the only ones there.
Then the music came to its climax and we started to slow down until the music stopped. A huge round of applause was heard in the ballroom.
We stared at each other for a while before the cheers of the crowd came to us. Then he bowed down in front of me. And I replied back with giving him my courtesy.