Word definition:

obaasan ; (Language, Japanese) - Grandmother

+

Evanora embraces both her grandmother and mother as they swarm her immediately once she walked through the front door as Michael's men carried her suitcases inside. "My baby!" Annemie cries frantically as Evanora smiles.

Her grandmother quickly leaves her granddaughter's arms as she runs to the kitchen to grab Evanora's favorite dessert that they made together for her arrival home before running back to the living room. She hands her granddaughter the dessert as she smiles cheek to cheek. "Here you go, Evie." Aimi says as Evanora takes the dessert in her hands before nodding her head at her grandmother to thank her for the dessert.

"Thank you, obaasan" Evanora says before she walks toward her old bedroom as her mother and grandmother follows behind. She turns quickly. "You don't need to follow me, Ma and Obaasan. I'll be fine. I just want to be alone for a few moments."

"Are you sure? I can always help you unpack!" Her mother says happily as Evanora makes a face.

"I am certain that it's not needed but thank you, Ma. I just need to be alone for a while. It's been nearly a month without any alone time. The Jacksons had kept me busy."

Especially with my anxiety and emotions along with Michael's anger toward me.

Evanora smiles at her mother as she steps back into her room before closing her door as she waves goodbye to her relatives. Evanora quickly stuffs down the dessert into her mouth as she wipes her hands together to remove the small bits of the dessert from her hands. She reaches into her sock as she pulled out a folded note that Samantha gave to her once she found her walking back to her bedroom. She opens it quickly as she read the instructions.

"I am sneaking back into the manor...? No fucking way.." Evanora whispers as she lowers the letter down in shock. "Michael will kill me if he saw me there..." Evanora walks toward an unfamiliar, large suitcase as she opens it slowly. Once it pops open, another letter was inside. Evanora opens it as it read:

Behind the Mask, you can control the world around you. He will never notice unless you take off the mask to reveal your face.

- Samantha A. A.

Evanora read out loud softly as she places the note on her bed before lifting the bright red gown from the large suitcase. "My dress..." Evanora coos as she smiles excitedly before the mask drops to the ground. Evanora places the dress to the side before lifting up the white mask with red jewels that surrounded the edges.

She sighs heavily.

"Here goes nothing...."

+

Michael removes his fedora and places it on his dresser as his curls dangle in front of his face as his shoulder-length hair remains in his ponytail. "Nice new look, Michael..." Darren says as he helps Eric with his tie as the other two boys polish their leather shoes for the big event. Michael smiles through the mirror as he left his tuxedo unbutton, he walks toward his bed before sitting down on it as he watches his friends finish getting ready.

"Are you excited for tonight, Eric?" Leon asks him. Eric chuckles.

"I'm excited to devour myself in the birthday cake and the dinner. How about you?" Eric replies as Leon smirks.

"I'm just ready to see Michael's cute sister dressed up." Leon says as he licks his lip as Michael glares at him.

"Again, I have three sisters. One is married, engaged and the other is waiting for Mother's approval. If I catch you messing with any of my sisters, I'll kick your ass to the curb. Take that as a threat and as a promise." Michael snaps at him. Leon's eyes widen as he looks down at the ground.

"I think we're ready now. Let's go before we get chewed out by Samantha and I really, really don't want to be chewed out by her." Darren says as he walks toward the bedroom door and held it open as the boys follow him out as they quickly place their colorful masks on. Michael picks up his black mask and puts it on carefully before walking out of his bedroom, closes the door behind him as he walks to the party's location in the center of the manor.

Michael flips his hand watch continuously as he follows behind his friends as the doors open. Music blares by the band as the entire hall was pack with crew members and family members along with family friends. Michael stuffs his watch into his pocket as his eyes look around as he admires each mask that came into his view until his eyes met another.

A woman stood against the wall as she uncomfortably stood there with her black hair in curls. Her red dress clung on her hips. Her perfectly stain red lips capture Michael's fullest attention as he casually bumps into Darren. "I'm so sorry.." Michael mumbles as he regains his composure as Darren laughs it off.

"It's okay, Mike." Darren says as he grabs two glasses of wine from a tray that a waiter carried before they step away. "Have a drink and just enjoy yourself." He adds as Michael takes the glass and brought to lips after smiling. He drinks the alcohol as he steps away as he stood across the hall while he continues to look around until he notices the same woman with Janet and Rebbie. They giggle amongst themselves. Michael's heart jumps as the woman smiles as she was enjoying the conversation. Michael sets his drink back on the tray as he walks toward his sisters and the mysterious woman.

Michael takes the woman's hand as he kisses her hand before smiling. He leans into her ear. "Do you care to dance?" He asks as he steps away. The woman smiles as she nods her head.

Michael pulls her out to the dance floor as they dance with another. Michael pulls her closer to his body as they both stare into one another's eyes while they both follow the rhythm of the music. They remain silent as Michael twirls her around as he captures her into his arms. "You're a beautiful dancer, Miss. Most women that I have danced with is not, unfortunately." Michael acknowledges as she pulls away from their embrace.

"Then I suppose you can say, I'm not like most women that you have danced with." She replies with a smile.

"How are you enjoying the party?" He asks as they continue to dance.

"It's a beautiful party. I'm enjoying it so far."

"Have you been to a party before?" He asks her as the woman shakes her head as a 'no'. Michael grins as he draws her closer to him. "Do mind if I show you one of the most beautiful places in this entire manor?" He asks another question. The woman smiles as a response. Michael grabs her hand as he guides her out of the hall and toward the third floor.

They both walk up the three floors before Michael stops at a wooden door that sat beside the stairway. "Behind this door, there is another set of stairs that leads up to the rooftop. Follow me." Michael says as he opens the door and goes up the stair quick as he can. He pushes the door open and steps outside as he looks up to the sky with a smile as the stars twinkle in the nighttime sky.

The woman looks around at the city's view before admiring the sky as she stood beside Michael. Michael smiles as he reaches over for her hand and held on to her hand as they both look upward.

The full large moon captures their eyes as the clouds move away. "This is one of the best views out of this entire house..." Michael says as they both felt a light breeze. The woman shivers. Michael's eyes widen as he quickly removes his jacket and places it over her shoulders while letting go of her hand.

"Thank you" she responds as she smiles.

"You're welcome."

Michael looks into her eyes as he leans closer as he places his hands onto her hip before placing his lips against hers as they kissed one another. They both pull away from one another.

"Do you mind if we both remove our masks?" Michael asks her.

"No, I don't mind." She replies as they both reach for their masks to remove them off their face.

Michael's mouth instantly drops as his eyes widen as he stares at her.

"Evanora....? Michael...?" A voice from behind calls out as they both turn around as Marlon stood there in complete shock as he witnesses their kiss moments before.