Chapter 15:
Face To Face
Rose stood out the Great Hall, still taking in deep breaths.
Inhale...exhale...inhale...exhale. She touched the necklace that hung around her neck. Her parents had given it to her on her sixteenth birthday and it was very, very special to her. Rose glanced up at the clock that hung above the oak doors. 7:50. Well, it was now or never.
Rose slid her mask down over her eyes, adjusted her tiara and smoothed out the wrinkles in her dress. Taking in one last breath, Rose made her way into the Great Hall. It was pretty dark inside, but the candles that lit the sky gave enough light for you to see a lot of the bizarre costumes.
Rose stood, standing in front of the doors. Heads turned to look at her and the whispering began. Rose smiled a little as people complemented her costume.
Might as well make my way towards the center... ~♥~
Scorpius turned his head towards the oak doors as they swung open.
Wow this person was a little late, He thought. He cranned his neck a little to the side to see who it was, and his mouth opened slightly. In the doorway stood a rather pretty girl. She was probably even more pretty if the mask was covering part of her face.
"Uh Scorpius? Yo ho! Scorpius?" Kelly said, waving a hand in front of Scorpius's face. "It's eight o' clock." She said when Scorpius finally released that Kelly was standing in front of him, hopping up and down, trying to get his attention. "Oh, right! Thanks Kel." He said looking down at his watch. He glanced up to see if the late comer was still there, but she was gone.
~♥~
Rose walked through the crowd, thanking people as more and more compliements flew her way. And then she emerged into the center, just at the clock in the background began to chime. He was already standing there, his back turned to hers. Hmm...the back of his head looked oddly familiar....oh well. Taking in a deep breath (man she was breathing deeply today...), Rose walked over to him and tapped him on the shoulder.
He turned around slowly, as if the slow motion button on a remote had been pressed. Rose caught her breath, releasing who it was. He looked at her, smiling. Finally, they were face to face.