"Yes! It's perfect!" exclaimed Dawn as she looked at Freya. It was true. The dark blue dress looked great on her sister. Freya smiled. 

"I just wish I could help you choose a dress too." she said with a sad smile. 

"It's okay. I don't miss the tight dresses. Pants and a plain shirt is so much more comfortable!" said Dawn. Freya nodded and tied up her hair in a bun.

"You're looking so pretty. Eli won't stop looking at you!" Dawn snickered, teasing Freya. Her sister rolled her eyes, but she was smiling. 

"Oh Freya, I'm so happy for you. I wish things were easier for me." Dawn said sighing. Freya squeezed her sister's hand. 

"It'll be alright. Wait, I have an idea!" she exclaimed. 

Dawn tilted her head, "What?"

"You can just come to the festival for a little while as Dawn. Maybe 15 min?" she suggested. 

"I don't know..." Dawn trailed off.

"Come on! Give Justin a surprise!"

Dawn nodded at last. 

"Okay," she said smiling. It might just work... she thought. 

"Wait, what will I wear?" she asked. 

"I know just the thing," Freya said, walking to her cupboard. She brought out a long mulberry red a-line dress. It fit her well and was easy to put on. Dawn decided she would wear the dress for 15 min in the middle of the festival. That way, nobody would notice her absence as Day.

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The sun was about to set when a trumpet blared. 

"Welcome, guests to the New Year's Festival! Today marks the beginning of a new and improved kingdom. The Knights of Cilane and I have decided to start daily rounds every night to better improve our security. We will try our best to keep Lidan's criminals out of out kingdom! Have a wonderful night!" King Edward exclaimed loudly, wrapping an arm around his son. The King and the Prince walked off the stage and the music began.

Day walked over to Chris. 

"How do you like it?" she asked. 

"It's not as bad as I thought!" he replied looking around. The festival had a warm and bright atmosphere in the palace garden. Since it was a festival, the King decided to have it outdoors for a change. There were all kinds of coloured decorations surrounding the fountain in the middle. The scene unfolding in front of Day's eyes mesmerised her. She smiled.

"I'm going to go get a drink." Chris said to Day. She nodded and he walked away. Immediately, Princess Evelyne appeared. She was wearing a short purple dress with black swirls on it. 

"Day, it's great to see you!" she gushed, putting a hand on Day's shoulder. 

Day shifted away and said, "You too, Evie." Thinking it would be rude not to, she ended up asking Evie to dance. 

"Of course!" Evie replied. At last, Evie thought, I thought I would have to ask him!  Day led Evie to the dance floor and they started swaying to the music. Feeling uncomfortable, Day excused herself to go get water. 

"Oh, and Evie, tell Chris he can call you Evie too. It's not fair for me to hold on to that." Day said before walking away.

"What happened? You look weird." asked Chris handing her a glass. "Ugh. It's really weird to dance with Evie. I just think of her as a sister." she replied, gulping down the water. Chris chuckled. "Yeah... She really likes you though." he admitted. Day shivered. I'm a girl Evie! she wanted to scream. But she knew she couldn't. "I'll have to explain it to her..." Day said.

She sighed. 

"Go dance with someone. Let me be alone." Day said. Chris nodded. He knew it would be hard for Day to break it down to Evie. He really cares about her. At last, Chris walked up to a pretty girl with long golden locks. Lady Rosabella, Day remembered. The advisor's daughter blushed and took Chris's hand. They both started dancing to the music. Day saw Evie walking over to her and immediately rushed away. Not again!

She found Eli dancing with Freya. "

Ooooh, Eli. Is this is pretty girl your in love with?" teased Day, winking at Freya. Both blushed beet red. 

"Day, this is Freya. Freya, Day." Eli muttered, embarrassed. Day chuckled. 

"See you," she said, walking away. Freya was blushing and Eli was looking at the floor.

Deciding it was time, she changed into her mulberry red dress and started to look for Justin. She couldn't find him, so decided to find Freya. 

"Dawn!" Freya exclaimed when she saw her, "At last!" Dawn smiled. 

"Did you have to do that! Poor Eli was so embarrassed," Freya grumbled. 

"Eli and I are good friends. And come on, your face was red too!" 

Freya blushed. 

"Did he really say that?" she whispered. Dawn nodded. 

"Do you know where Justin is?" she asked. 

"Probably with Robbie." Freya said pointing to the boy with black hair. Dawn nodded and headed off to find Justin.

Freya was right, Justin was standing next to Robbie. She tapped his shoulder and he turned. A huge smile appeared on his face. 

"Hey. I begged my mom and she's letting me dance for a while. Not too long, though." she said with a smile. 

"I'm so glad you could make it!" he beamed. 

She nodded, "Me too."

He took her hand and led her to the middle of the floor so they could dance. 

"You're looking lovely as ever, Dawn." Dawn blushed at the compliment. 

"Thank you. You're looking quite ravishing as well." she said and Justin smiled.

Dawn put a hand on Justin's shoulder and they danced. 5 min later, she heard a voice looking for her. Well, not her in particular. 

"Day!" Chris called out. Dawn immediately looked at him and almost walked over when she realised she was Dawn at the moment and was dancing with Justin.

She looked up at the clock. 

"Justin, it's getting pretty late. My mother will want me to rest now. I had a lovely time with you." she smiled and said goodbye. "Wait," said Justin. She turned around. "When will I see you again?" he asked. Dawn opened her mouth to speak, but closed it again. 

"I'm not sure." she said and left.

Walking as fast as she could, Dawn scurried across the garden. Suddenly she bumped into someone. 

"Sorry!" she said alarmed. 

"No worries." said a very familiar voice. Chris! she thought, panicked as she looked into his golden eyes. She bowed her head. He was the prince after all.

He smiled at her and asked, "Would you like to dance?" She nodded slowly. No! You're looking for me! I'm Day! she screamed inside her head. Her thoughts were all muddled up and she was getting sick and tired of being Dawn and then Day and then Dawn and then Day.

Chris took her hand in his and they began to sway. No. What about Justin?  she thought frantically, looking for the familiar blonde hair. He was nowhere to be seen. Dawn didn't know what to feel. Here she was, dancing with the boy she's been best friends with for almost a month and she's half afraid that he'll figure out the fact that she's a girl and half surprised that he hadn't already.

Tired, she sighed, letting her breathing slow. 

"I didn't catch your name." said Chris at last. "Dawn." she said, making her voice slightly higher than normal (Dawn's normal voice). 

"Are you Lady Dawn Cygnus?" he asked. She smiled and nodded. 

"Were you the one going into Day's room?" he asked. Her face immediately turned panicked as she tried to rack her brain for a reason. 

"I met him once. On a street. He was injured and I helped him." she muttered quickly. 

"Oh." he replied. 

"I need to go now, your highness. Sorry about bumping into you." she said and rushed away.

Wasn't she the one Justin asked about?  he wondered, Not bad. Not bad at all. She's a noble. And Eli 's with Lady Freya. Chris sighed, Whatever.

"Chris!" a voice said. Chris turned around to see a panting Day walk up to him. 

"You were calling me?" she asked. 

"Mhhhmm. I was just talking to another girl. Lady Dawn. The one that's sick. She didn't look too sick to me. She's rather pretty." he observed.

Day blushed, looked down and coughed, trying to hide her red cheeks. "Why do you think that?" she asked. 

"Nevermind that. Anyways, she's taken by Justin." he said. 

"What do you mean taken?" Day asked. 

"Well, they're together, I think. It would be best for you to stay away from her." he replied. Day's gaze darkened and she narrowed her eyes. "Dawn can do whatever she wants to." Day huffed. 

"You're right." he said, nodding. Her expression lightened and she eased up.

"Want to get another drink?" she asked. Chris agreed and they grabbed a cup of juice. Chris warily eyed the alcohol and kept away. Who knows what I'll tell Day when I'm drunk. He's clearly close with Dawn, Chris thought, shuddering. He had no control over himself when he was drunk.

He drank the juice and started talking to Day. The rest of the night passed in no time and Day went to her room happy. She didn't mess up or do anything to let her secret slip.

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Whooo! That took long. So sorry for the wait! I hope you liked it! The next chapter might take long because it's about... (sorry, not going to spoil it. Though you should know if you've been paying attention.) Anyways... how are you? Hope you have a great day! Thank you so much for reading! Do comment what you think and vote if you liked it! Thank you so much! All of you are amazing! Trust me, I do not lie.