The Eve of Masks and Demons {RP for SachikoChiba and me}

[Sanimei]

This story revolves around Sachiko's character, Yumma Kazuto, and mine, Alex Delattre.

I will most likely add more to the description of this later on, once we get more involved in the story.  

[Sanimei]

Alexander Delattre

It is a warm October evening, on the night of the thirty-first. And like he has been doing so for many years, Alexander has arranged for a marvelous masquerade ball. And like always, he was looking forward to the festivities. He'd spent the day finishing up preparations in the ballroom. Though there was no particular theme for this event, it still took time to set up.
Still, the evening could not come quick enough for him. And he was incredibly happy when it did. Alex was looking forward to meeting up with old acquaintances, and meeting new ones.
He'd made his appearance in the ballroom before the guests had arrived, as it seemed rude for him to not be there to greet them. But it did not take long for the guests to make their appearance, and the room quickly filled with people.
Oh how he enjoyed these events. With that thought banished, he brushed out his silk, ivory shirt, then began to walk around the room. Greeting the attendants as he went, and making some idle small talk.

 

[SachikoChiba]

Yuuma Kazuto

Yuuma honestly felt that he was too old to be attending such things as Halloween parties, but he was forcibly dragged along by his female colleague to what apparently was the most popular party that everyone looked forward to every year.

"Masquerade ball! How many times do I have to tell you, Yuu-chan, it's not a party!"
His colleague from the university, and also close friend, puffed her cheeks as she continued to drag him by the sleeve towards the entrance to the ball.

"Um, you do know how I hate being in crowds, don't you, Alex-kun? So why must you torture me by dragging me into that room swarming with people, not to mention dressed up?"
Yuuma began to dread more and more as they approached the steps to the ball.

"Hey! I know that 'kun' is how you address boys in Japanese! Hmph, I'm a very mature and elegant LADY you know. Call me Lady Alexandra~ <3"
Alexandra, whom Yuuma just called Alex for short, was dressed as a victorian-style noble woman, and she was really getting into her part. He had to admit that she looked beautiful in the expensive-looking (seriously, how much did she spend on that?) dress, and he was really disliking the additional attention it attracted to them.

"H-hey, I walked you to the ball so can I go now? I really don't think I'll like it here-"
"Oh come on! You're already this far, you might as well see what they have to offer and enjoy the party!"
"You just said it's not a party-"
"Whatever, stop picking on the little details!"
"And besides, I'm not even wearing a proper costume. H-how about I go back and change into something, okay? Then I'll come back-"
"Oh, no you don't! It's fine! You're wearing a long cape with decent clothes underneath, and all you need to top it off is-"

Alex jumped up and practically smacked Yuuma in the face.
"Oomph! Ow, that hurts you know, and- hey, what'd you put on my face?"
"That, my gentleman, is called a mask. See, now no one will know you are, so you can just go enjoy yourself! Mr. Pretty-boy won't have people hitting on him now, right?~"
Alex teased him as she pushed him through the doors.

"Eeeek! Oh my gosh, I can't believe how amazing he looks!"
"A-Alex?"
By the time Yuuma looked behind him, his small friend was already nowhere in sight, having run off after handsome men in costumes.
"Sigh, this is why I said I might as well go home. What am I gonna do here now until she takes me back?"

Yuuma was forced into Alex's car after work and as he had no idea where he was, he couldn't just walk out without her.

'Hm, well I guess it is pretty interesting to see all the intricate outfits here.. And she was right, no one really pays any attention to me since my face is covered up like a lot of the others here.'

"I guess I should go look for her and at least keep her from drinking too much."

Yuuma pushed himself off the wall he was resting against, and began calling out for his kidnapper.

"Alex! Hey, Alex, where'd you go? Alex!"  

[Sanimei]

Alexander Delattre

Meanwhile, Alex continued his venture amoung the crowd. This year's turnout were far better than the past few years. The costumes were much more elegant, and period accurate. The masks were much more detailed, and styled than last year's drab and plain Phantom of the Opera masks. Despite how much he enjoyed pretty much everything about it, seeing the masks over and over made for a very confusing evening.

This year was much different, thankfully. Though he was surprised to see how many he recognized, by the way they sounded, and by their actions.

"Alexander! There you are. And here I was left believing you hadn't made your appearance yet." One woman called out to him. She dressed herself in a mainly black gown, with an aqua top on it. Her mask matched the aqua color of the dress, along with it's ivory trimming.

Alex gave a small smirk. "Why would I not make an appearance at my own event, Lady Melissa? If that is not the definition of dull, then please elaborate on what is, M'lady." He said, as he went over to her, and gave a graceful bow.

The woman, Melissa gave a shrug. "Ah. Too true." She said, as she adjusted her lace choker. But her attention was drawn away from Alex, as she had heard someone calling someone's name amid the chatter, and music. "Dear Alex. I believe someone is calling for you. It sounds as though there's a lost little bunny amid this crowd." She said.

Alex glanced over to the location of the voice. "Very well then. I shall go see what the problem is, and I shall be back to entertain." He said, then politely excused himself from Melissa and her small group of friends. The half demon then sought out the source of the voice, and soon fund it to be a young man. One he'd never seen before.

"Excuse me. Are you looking for someone?" He asked, as he approached the young man. As he was unsure if he was being asked for, or if the new face had simply lost track of an acquaintance.

 

[SachikoChiba]

"Man, where did she disappear to in such a short time?"
Yuuma made note to make Alex owe him one for giving him such a hard time.
"And this mask is so annoying."
Looking over the many heads, Yuuma tried adjusting the mask to make it less irritating, and sighed in surrender as he found it impossible to see such a small person in the sea of people.

Then hearing a voice next to him, Yuuma looked over in surprise as man with finely sculpted features stood beside him with a warm smile on his face.

"Oh, I'm sorry, I must've been too loud. I just lost my escort here so was trying to find her but I guess I shouldn't have been yelling so loud."

As he took another quick glance around the ball, he hefted a tired sigh and decided he'd just find a place to rest and wait for the party to end.

"Sorry for having bothered you, but it was nice to meet you. I hope you enjoy this party as well, I'll just be on my way now."

Yuuma gave a curt nod to the younger looking male and polite smile before he turned to walk out from the centre area of the ball. Despite his dislike of crowds or attention, Yuuma was always able to seem nice enough to others and although the surprise visit was rather pleasant, he could not stand being surrounded by so many people after all.

'He must be popular with women. I'm sure Alex would have loved to see him.'
He chuckled slightly as he glanced back again at the well-dressed male.  

[Sanimei]

Alexander Delattre

He raised an eyebrow, though hidden behind the mask, in confusion. Despite what the young man said, he could sense something off about him. He wasn't sure what it was, but it was odd to him. Still, he gave a curt nod. "I see. I hope you're able to find whomever you're looking for. And please enjoy yourself." He said, with a polite bow.

Alex excused himself from the young man, then returned to the rest. Mingling with crowds was something he did often, so he was quite good at it. He would walk around, an idly chit chat with some of the guests. Dance briefly with others. The whole nine yards.

Alex paused for a moment when he felt like someone was looking at him. Granted it was normal at this event, but it bothered him when he got that feeling and couldn't locate it. He looked over his shoulder to find the young man from earlier. And it didn't appear that he'd found his escort yet.

Giving a light sigh, he turned on his heel, and went over to him. "Would you like some assistance in finding your escort?" He asked politely.

 

[SachikoChiba]

"Oh, I'm sorry that you had to come over again. Um, I supposed I should ask for help if I want to find her in this huge crowd, but I really don't want to pull you away from your enjoyment."
Although he said this, when his eyes looked into the green orbs peering out from underneath the mask, he felt like he was being sucked into it and became mesmerized by their beauty. He had already noted that the man seemed quite charming and to be wanted by the women, though it had not really occurred to him until that moment that he really wanted his company.

"B-but if you would like, please feel free to help me. I do appreciate the offer."

Even though he knew that he was troubling the nice man and that he should be politely rejecting the offer, something within him told him to keep him at his side, to have him all to himself for the night. He didn't understand the reason why, but it just felt right to be with the other male and for the first time in awhile, he felt truly comfortable in the presence of another.

'Well, I did go through quite a lot myself tonight.. It couldn't hurt if I indulged a little myself too, before I went back, right?'
He scratched the tip of his nose in uncertainty, trying to work out his internal conflict.  

[Sanimei]

Alexander Delattre

Alexander chuckled a little at the young man, and shook his head a little. "It's no trouble at all. I can assure you." He said, then motioned for one of the butlers to bring them some wine.
Alex favored the dark red Losada wine. The butler offer the young man both the Losada, and Rosa white wine, for him to choose from.

Alex raised a hidden eyebrow, as he sensed what he assumed to be uncertainty. But he didn't pry on the subject, instead, he chuckled again.
"Come now. We're not getting any closer to finding your friend just sitting here. What does this person look like? I might have seen them earlier in the evening." He urged gently.

{Holy crud! I thought I replied to this! I'm REALLY sorry for the wait. sweatdrop }  

[SachikoChiba]

[Haha, that's alright]

"Oh, uh, I-I'll probably have to drive back so none for me thank you."
Yuuma knew how he became when alcohol got into his system so he thought better not to take any chances.

"Ah, she was dressed quite extravagantly, although her small stature may make her hard to find in the crowd. She wore a blond wig with thick curls, a deep purple victorian-style dress with a corset, and she is a very eccentric woman that she is.."
A sigh naturally escaped his lips as he mentioned the last part, her eccentricity always dragging him into her random fits of need for excitement.

"Actually, would you happen to know when this party ends? She was pretty excited to meet, um, 'interesting' people here, so I thought I may as well let her enjoy herself until we had to leave.."
Yuuma looked out to the crowd, wondering if the little lady was enjoying herself as much as he was bored.

"S-so, um, what's your name? You seem pretty familiar with this place, do you attend it often?"
He started making some small talk, quite enjoying the other's company and not wishing for him to leave him yet.  

[SachikoChiba]

[I'm going to assume that this isn't going to be continued, so I won't be checking back anymore. Just thought I should leave a note in case you came back to check later on ^_^ Thanks for RPing with me while we did, it was fun.]