A/n: get ready this is gonna be a long one y'all want

Nico Pov:

     My head is actually killing me right now. I look over at Dallas, who is still holding my arm like we're an old married couple.
    " If you weren't such a prick I would say you're cute when you're sleeping," I muttered trying to get my arm back.

"Nico psssssstttttt Nico," I heard from the floor.

" Satan?"

" No you idiot it's Jordyn, where's everyone else," she whispered, grabbing the bed sheets and pulling herself off the floor.

" How am I supposed to know, I ain't their momma's," I scoffed, finally getting the blood circulation back to my arm after finally getting my arm away from that handsome idiot.

     " Jeez, I just asking, wanna go raid the kitchen," she asked finally getting up and walking towards the door.

     I nodded getting up and shaking Dallas awake and telling him the plan. We then started our long and treacherous journey to one of my favorite rooms, the kitchen.

Iris pov:

    We had finished the scones a few minutes ago and let them cool off to the side, I placed the kitchen for a while, wondering how my siblings are feeling. I don't get along with Kehlani but that doesn't mean I don't care about her feelings. For Nico, I know his secret, but I'm not going to share it quite yet, maybe later.

     " So," Vera started, " Nico told me your talking to a stable boy."

    I sighed, " Can I trust you guys, obviously I can but, can I trust you without telling Nico," they nodded, " Fine. He's not a stable boy, he's Viscount Yuta Shimizu."

I saw Ameilia visibly tense up, which caused Vera to raise a brow towards her.

" Is something wrong, Amé," Vera asked.

Ameilia cleared her throat and fixed the sleeve of her blouse, " y-yeah perfect."

I looked her deep in her eyes, I knew she was lying.
" Fine. He's actually my-," she started before rudely getting cut off by Nico.

" HOLA BITCHES."-Nico
      " Hey everyone."-Dallas
     " Everyone shut the fuck up I have a headache."- Jordyn

"What's everyone doing in our lovely lil kitchen, eyeball," Nico asked, very confused.

I brushed off the one of many odd nicknames they have given me over the years. " I made scones, boo, for everyone, INCLUDING Mamí and papí, so everyone grab JUST one."

    Jordyn and Nico infact, didn't grab just one. I rolled my eyes and put them on a fancy tray, I walked down the hall to my father's study where the Seon's and the other three members of my family were currently in. Kehlani was in a beautiful white ballgown and Jacob was in a white and blue suit with a with similar detailing and a bow to match the one included on Kehlani's dress. They both looked really good, but extremely miserable.

Kehlani's fit:

Jacob's fit:

Ameilia followed behind me, stealing glances at Jacob and smiling to herself, cute. I cleared my throat and did a cursty. " I've brought some sweet snacks for this sweet union," I said in a soft, royal like voice that I don't use very often.

Mr.Seon whispered something to his wife which lead her to nod and give me a slight embrace, " oh what a sweet girl you have Rocky, young lady may I ask your age?"

     " Oh, I am 16 years," I said nervously, nah what y'all planning.
     " Oh. If only you were a year older, you could've been my son's suitor" Mr.seon sighed.

My father noticed my uncomfortable position and shoo'd us off, I mouthed a 'thank you' to my father and left before anything else could happen. Amelila somehow was already outside with the others, wasn't she behind me? I guess we'll never know. Anyway time for a getting ready montage.

✨Montage occurs✨

" WE LOOK SO HOT," Nico screeches checking himself out in the mirror.

Nico:

" When do we not honestly," Dallas chuckled placing himself next to Nico.

Dallas:

" C'mon guys I'm obviously the hottest," Jordyn scoffed.

Jordyn's fit:

"Yup we killed this," Vera said feeling herself.
Vera's fit:

Amelia spinned In a circle admiringly her simple yet beautiful dress, not saying a word.

Ameilia's fit:

"EEEEEE," I squealed, " I feel like a princess."
"You are a princess, dumb ass."
"Shut up Nico."

Iris's fit:

     At last mintue Jacob came running in and gave us all a good look, commenting on how good we clean up. Him and Ameilia meet eyes,but he looks away from her first.

      Nico gave me the 'I ship it.' look and I nodded completely agreeing. We grabbed our masks since, oh did I forget to mention, it's a masquerade ball. As everyone left the room, I stayed back for a while, expecting a certain someone to be tapping at the window. I checked the old grandfather clock next to my closet door, he should be here in three... two...one. He wasn't there, I sighed, opening the balcony door and sitting on the patio chair I set out. He said 7:30, well it's 7:30, bitch. I'll wait for three more minutes that's all.

Nico Pov:

     IT'S PARTY TIMEEEEE. Time to get drunk and dance like an idiot. I linked my arms with Jordyn and Vera while Ameilia kept looking up the stairs for Iris, girl ain't coming, if she is it's gonna be a different way, probably through a secret portrait door or something. I greeted the various guests and family members who acknowledged my presents as the others spilt up. Kehlani was sitting at the grand table, staring at Prince Dejun from a far as he sat trying to balance a spoon on Prince Kuhang's nose. My sister's have weird taste in men, but not me, I'm in love with d-. Oh they have those strawberries and cream sandwiches I like, nice. Anyway, a few minutes later Iris made her appearance with, a boy? He's dressed too nice to be a stable boy, I strut my way over to her and yank her away from the boy whose probably using her for status.

     " Wha-Hey!"

     " Whose that," I asked in a serious manner.

     " No one, now if you excuse me, him and I were having a lovely conversation, good day brother," she huffed annoyed I took her from her boo thang or whatever.

Iris Pov:

*10 mintues ago*

     I waited another three minutes, but on my couch because those chairs ain't comfortable for a long duration of time, I got a bony ass. I heard little rocks being thrown at my window, who the fuck. I grabbed my nail bat, my beloved weapon, from under my bed and opened my french doors ready to fight a hoe. Oh it's just Yuta, I threw the bat back inside and sighed.

" Really, Yuta? You're playing Romeo now," I chuckled, I don't giggle.

     " I wanted it to be romantic, darling, but that's not a word in your vocabulary," he joked, climbing up the ladder I convenient I leave there for him.

I smiled to myself and held a hand out to help him over the edge of the balcony. He accepted it and I pulled him up and held his waist, " what I can be romantic too," I teased trying not to laugh. He pushed me away but instantly pulled me back in for a hug. This is nice, I like this, will I vocalize it? No. Is my favorite form of affection touch, yes.

I cleared my throat, " eh hem this is lame, let's go to the party." He let me go reluctantly and stood their a bit awkwardly.

" Right, uh let's go to the party."

We walked out my bed room with our masks on, once we got to the grand doors he held out his arm for me to take, obviously I took it and we walked down together. Nico saw us from across the room.

     " Shit," I muttered through my smile grabbing Yuta's arm a little too hard.

      Nico basically ran his way over to us and pulled me away. We talked for a bit before I went back to Yuta and we made our way to the dance floor.

Nico Pov:
     I sat and watched Vera dance with Jordyn, Iris dance with her mystery man, Ameilia snuck away somewhere, who knows, so it's just me and my good ol' buddy Dallas, we talked about music for a while before heading outside to a more quite and actually quite romantic spot, the rose garden.

" Are you trying to seduce me or something, because I'm not seduced I'm actually really scared," I joked trying to break our silence.

" Nico, I-im not into you like that," he stuttered, he's so cute I just wanna hold him forever.

" Aw gee I was really hoping you were," I continued winking at him.

     He took off his jacket and put it on the fountain edge looking me in the eye, his eyes were glossy, did I do something wrong? God I'm awful. I looked down at my feet not wanting to meet his eyes.

     " Hey, you didn't do anything wrong, i-its me, I shouldn't feel this way," he voiced, I was confused. What did he mean? At that exact moment when I was about to ask him a question. I heard a scream. Not just any scream.

Iris's.

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