The Annual Welcome Back Masquerade Ball

[Emilee Jonson]

Brittany was the official Event Coordinator for Rosehurst which meant she was in charge of The Annual Welcome Back Masquerade Ball. Wynter was her best friend and basically her assistant whenever they had a big event like this to plan. Since Brittany had been put in charge of the events, all of the events have been amazing. She was known for her party planning. The AWBMB was one of the biggest events of the year so this had to be good. No, it had to be great.

Damon was hanging out with Paul at the hotel where the Ball was. He didn't really go to these school sanctioned events but Brittany was making him go to this one so here he was. Damon threw a pair of socks at Paul's head mostly because he was bored. "So do you even have a date for this thing?" He asked, laying down on the bed with his hands behind his head. "Or are you a loser?"

Paul was looking at himself in the mirror tying his his tie around his neck. He rolled his eyes when Damon spoke. "Well. There's a girl... But no. I'm dateless tonight." He answered, knowing Damon would mock him. He was used to it though. He then turned to him. "What about you? You don't have a date either."

Just then, Alexis burst through the hotel room door. "Hello boys" She said. She was already dressed in a huge purple and black ball gown. Her make-up was fully done and she was holding a mask attached to a long stick in her hand. Alexis's hair were pulled halfway up. She looked amazing.

Paul had to do a double take when one of his best friends walked through the door. It didn't even look like her. "Wow." He said quietly and walked over to her. He embraced her in a hug and smiled. "You look amazing." He told her. Alexis smiled widely and spun around. "Oh I know." She said. It was always nice to be complimented.

Alexis pulled away from Paul and looked at him. She grabbed his tie and tied it around his neck expertly. Paul smiled. "Thank you." He told her. Alexis smiled warmly. "Well at least one of us knows how to tie a tie." She then turned to Damon who was on the bed. "Well are you going to get dressed? It starts in a few minutes." Damon smirked at her. "Why wanna help me?" He asked.

[Ashley Aimes]

It was six o'clock and Ashley was still in bed. She didn't want to go to the masquerade ball but Alexis she would come. She was not regretting that. Ashley's mother would throw weekly parties. She was used to the etiquette and everything but she still hated going.

Maybe if she hid in bed long enough, Alexis would just forget about her. She was probably making out with some random guy already anyway. So why did Ashley have to come? She should just stay in her room. Nobody would miss her.

Alexis would, that's who. And Alexis was Ashley's best friend. She dragged herself out of bed reluctantly and put her hair into curlers. She then got dressed in a burgundy and gold ball gown. She did her make-up dramatically even though she would be wearing a mask all night. Thirty minutes later, when she took the curlers out, She looked like a princess.

Everyone was already in town for the party and off campus so she was pretty much the only one left one campus. She got into one of the many school owned limos and rode to the hotel where the ball was to take place. When she got out, music was already playing. She assumed the party had already started. By this time it was eight o'clock.

Ashley walked in and she was directed to the ballroom. When she got to the staircase and looked down below, it was packed. She descended the staircase and literally everyone's eyes slowly but surly turned to look at her. It was like cotillion all over again. Everyone was whispering and there were even a few whistling from the guys in the room.

Ashley didn't like all eyes on her. She never commanded the spotlight but thriving in it, like now. She had put her mask up half way down the stairs so people wouldn't know who she was. It just didn't feel comfortable. Once she got to the main level of the party, she looked for Alexis.

[Emilee Jonson]

Paul had escorted Alexis down to the ball with Damon close behind making snide comments all the way down. "So are you going to take up residence in Paul's bed tonight?" He smirked. Alexis just sighed then smiled back at him down the hall to him. "Jealous? I have two arms. You could be on my other side." She sneered in the elevator. She then made it close before he could get in. "We'll see you down there!" She yelled right before the doors shut.

The pair were hanging out at their table. Alexis was on the cheer team and had an in with Brittany. Because of that, she got to pick who got to sit at her table. It was herself, Ashley, Paul, and Damon. Right now though, she couldn't figure out why she had put Damon down at her table.

Damon had walked down the stairs and put his mask on during that time. He moved through the ballroom to the bar where they were only giving out alcohol free drinks. That sucked. He watched everyone. Suddenly everyone got quiet and looked towards the staircase. He turned his head to see what all the fuss was about. When he did, he was astonished. There was a goddess descending the stairs. Her hair was in loose ringlets she was wearing a beautifully crafted dress and matching mask. He wanted to know who that was so he walked over to Alexis's table.

As soon as he got there, Alexis smiled and went over to the bottom of the staircase to hug the mystery woman. "Who's that?" He asked Paul. "I think it's...Ashley Aimes." He said stunned. Damon's jaw practically fell to the ground. That was the girl he had been studying with in the library?

Alexis was talking to Paul about her mask. It was an heirloom. Then she saw the blonde walk down the stairs and knew it was Ashley. She went over and hugged her. "Come on. You're at my table." She said, taking her hand and guiding her through the crowd.

[Ashley Aimes]

Ashley followed Alexis willingly. Most people were still staring at her. She wasn't much to look at so she didn't understand why they all stared. She kept her mask up to her face. Guys would come up to her and ask her to dance but she would always politely decline.

When they got to the table she smiled Paul and Damon. She knew Paul because Alexis. They were always hanging out. When she looked at Damon, she smiled. He looked a little shocked.

ooc - Sorry it's short.

[Emilee Jonson]

"You look absolutely stunning." Paul commented when Ashley reached their table. In all honesty, she looked like a little porcelain doll. He kissed her hand gently. "What am I, chopped liver?" Alexis commented, jealous of all the attention Ashley was getting. Paul laughed and kissed Alexis's hand as well. "You look gorgeous, as always Alexis." He reassured her.

Damon was at the other end of the table watching Ashley. She did looked gorgeous. He walked over to her and smiled a wicked smile. "Would you please honor me with a dance?" He asked, holding his hand out to her.

Brittany was watching everything from the head table with Wynter on her side. She couldn't help but resent the new girl, Ashley, for taking up everyone's attention. Nobody was even looking at her. "We need to make friends with her." She told Wynter. Ashley didn't seem like the kind of girl she could break. Easily at least. "If you can't beat 'em, Join 'em."

[Ashley Aimes]

Ashley smiled and blushed when Paul told her she looked stunning. "Aw thank you." She told him. She put her mask down and brushed a stand of blonde hair behind her ear. She laughed with Paul when Alexis wanted the comment. "Yes. You look amazing tonight." She told her.

Damon's offer was sweet but she politely declined like every other offer. "No thank you." She told him. "I don't really dance." She explained to him. She had nothing against him personally.

[Emilee Jonson]

Alexis looked at Damon, then Ashley. She pushed her towards Damon. "Go! Dance with him! Have some fun! 'Cause I know you can dance." She whispered into Ashley's ear. Alexis could tell Ashley was still hesitant so she pushed her just a little closer to Damon.

Alexis was dateless tonight and it was kind of an unspoken pact with Paul that they if both didn't have dates, they would go together. Alexis liked it better this way because she knew Paul didn't want anything from her like most guys. He was a gentleman. And they were best friends. It was never awkward for them. They could just have fun together.

Alexis then turned back to Paul and moved towards him. "Come dance with me?" She asked with her famous puppy dog eyes. "I don't dance." Paul told Alexis. They went through this every dance. Alexis would want to dance, Paul wouldn't. But somehow, they would always end up on the dance floor. Paul decided to just skip the fighting and humor Alexis. He rolled her eyes and held his arm out. "Come on." He told her, heading to the center of the room.

Damon stepped forward to Ashley. They were so close he could smell her sweet perfume. "You should listen to Alexis. Dance with me." He told her.

[Ashley Aimes]

Ashley was pushing into Damon by Alexis before she could protest. She stepped away from him a recovered a bit. He stepped closer to her and she looked down. Meanwhile, Alexis was in her ear whispering, telling her to have fun. Then Alexis left her alone to fend Damon off by herself.

She reluctantly put her arm through Damon's and walked out to the dance floor with him. It was a slow song and everyone else around them were dancing very properly, or at least trying to. She guessed it was because of the clothes they were wearing. Ball gowns weren't really an outfit you could freak dance in.

Ashley put one hand on Damon's well sculpted bicep and the other in his. She smiled as she started gliding with him across the dance floor. To her surprise, he was a good dancer, like he had done this before. He knew where to position his hands and where to move his feet. It was like they were dancing on water. Probably just another way he impressed girls.

[Emilee Jonson]

Wynter was fuming when she saw that little blonde tramp on the floor with Damon. What did she have that she didn't? Wynter was wearing a white and silver strapless dress. It wasn't traditional, but it was beautiful. Brittany was wearing a red dress with black undertones. She looked like the queen of hell. But even then, she looked seductive.

Alexis was twirling around the floor with Paul when she saw Ashley dancing with Damon. She smiled and made Paul look over. "They look so cute together!" She exclaimed. Paul continued dancing with Alexis while he watched Damon with Ashley. "You might want to warn her. You know what Damon is capable of." He warned. Alexis frowned. "Ashley can take care of herself. And she is more then aware about Damon." She told her.

Damon put his hand on Ashley's lower back then pulled her into him. They started moving across the dance floor. The way she moved was amazing. He had never seen anything like it. She had such a grace to her yet she was seductive at the same time. "I thought you said you couldn't dance." He said.

[Ashley Aimes]

Ashley smiled. "I said I don't dance, not that I can't. I can dance." She told him. In reality, she was a classically trained dancer. She had been dancing since she was a little girl. She even had a couple trophies for it. "You're not too bad yourself." She told him.

[Emilee Jonson]

Damon smirked. "Of course. " He said. Of course she knew how to dance. You can't get a body like hers without trying. The song ended but they continued to dance and Damon had no intention of stopping anytime soon. It seemed like she was falling for her. Now maybe he could have a little fun with her. Or a lot.

Alexis was busy watching Ashley and Damon but Paul was an amazing dancer. It was hard to keep up with him or stop yourself from being amazed. It looked like Damon was a pretty good dancer too. After the song ended, Paul dragged Alexis off the dance floor. "Whyyyy." Alexis whined. "I told you I don't like dancing. You got one dance. You should be happy." He told her with a smile when they got to their table.

[Ashley Aimes]

Ashley continued to dance. All night. Song after song and they kept dancing. It's like nothing else mattered. It was like no one else was in the room. As the night went on couples wpuld step off the dance floor one by one. Eventually, it was just a few other couples and Ashley and Damon.

[Emilee Jonson]

Wynter finally had enough of their closeness. She sprung up from her seat. "I can't believe he would chose her over me." She whispered into Brittany's ear before stepping onto the dance floor. She glided over to Ashley and Damon and asked to cut in. "Mind if I steal Damon away for a dance?" She asked sweetly. She didn't even wait for Ashley's answer before basically pushing her out of the way and grabbing Damon. "What are you doing?" Damon seethed at Wynter. What was she doing? Was she out of her mind?

[Ashley Aimes]

Ashley smiled and backed away. Wynter was very aggressive. It was cute. Probably just another girl with a crush on him. Or another girl he had sex with.

Ashley went over to the table and looked up at the big old clock hanging on the main wall. It was almost midnight. Wow. Talk about time flying. It only felt like a few minutes but it seemed like it was a few hours. That would explain why her tiny feet now hurt. When she looked around the ballroom, everyone had gone. Only a couple teachers and students were still there.

Ashley decided to call it a night. Brittany had rented out the rooms on the top floors for some students and Ashley had gotten a key from her. She was staying in room 610, on the top floor.

Alexis was easy enough to find. She was at the table with Paul. "I'm going to head up to my room, K?" she told Alexis then left.

[Emilee Jonson]

Wynter started grinding with Damon and Damon stepped away from her, disgusted. "Are you mentally incompetent or something?" He hissed. "You're starting to get on my nerves." He growled to her.

Wynter smirked. "Aw. Don't be too rough on me. You know you like it." She said. "I can tell you can like it." She told him quietly as she grabbed his manhood. Damon jumped a bit and was taken off guard. Wynter then kissed him.

Alexis kept hitting Paul when she saw what Damon was doing. Maybe that was why Ashley left. "I can't believe Damon!" She screeched.

Damon got lost in the moment for a second but he quickly pulled away. He walked over, fuming, to their table. "Where's Ashley?" He asked. Alexis wanted to slap him but Paul held her back. She just turned away from him. "Ha! Like I'd tell you!" She said with her nose up in the air.

Damon sighed and went over to Brittany. She would know where Ashley was. He asked her and she answered. "She's in her hotel room for the night. "And which room would that be?" Brittany smiled and handed him a key card without saying anything. "Have fun..."