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Kyou Olwen, son and heir of Lord Olwen, had not returned home in over ten years. He knew that as he grew older that amount of time would pass in the blink of an eye, but in the folly of his youth it seemed like a long time.

However he had successfully completed his training as a warrior and had been taught the finer arts of magic within the hallowed walls of the Seelie monastary. Oh, he was hardly the strongest soldier in the kings army, but he had displayed a rare talent for healing which was why his father had organised a ball to celebrate his return and his employement in the world above. No one in the Olwen Clan had been a healer before, but none of the Olwen Clan had ever been born with horns before, which puzzled the other Fae families and made them suspicious of some kind of infidelity.

He stepped through the crowd, doing his best to mingle and be polite, but truthfully the guests frightened him. But that was nothing new, Dr Miyagi had said he might have social anxiety or some condition that he couldn't remember the name of. It didn't really matter. He soon found a spot, loitering by the french windows and watching the dancers spin gracefully around the floor. His father had always believed in good manners, so the dancing was reserved and civil, unlike some of the dances he had heard of but had never been allowed to attend.

Kyou looked up quickly, the other man had startled him a little. He had not met this person before, which immediately put him on his guard. He was mortal, like his friends in the aboveworld, although he had no idea what a mortal would be doing here in this kingdom.

"Oh, nothing's wrong." he said and smiled politely. "And you should be praising my father for the current festivities, this was all his idea."

Kyou smiled weakly and nodded, his small talk skills were seriously lacking. and he certainly didn't like the idea of being guest of honour, people stared at him enough without his father drawing attention to him.

"Yes, I've been working in the human world recently, and before that I was at the monastery." he said, but it sounded a little taciturn for his liking.

Hyde was leaning against the french windows, his mask tied firmly around his face. He daintily held a glass of white wine in one hand, the other was draped across his waist. The Elf had been sent by Chai to make sure Kyou would be alright, Hyde hated the Underground--though he wasn't so bold as to utter this declaration--as he was mostly considered an outcast, having been born outside his country and never seeing his homeland.

His mixed eyes wandered over to Kyou, and a small smile flicked his features. He very much looked like a shadow phantom, dressed head to toe in black, dark of complexion with a dark moon mask on his face, hiding his identity. He didn't mingle, just blended into the background, chewing his lip in thought as he started to wonder about work and the sorts. Nothing else was interesting.

Hyde wasn't a social phobic as such, he just didn't agree with the social status standings, He and Macy were on the same level, noticed but ignored, known but not and he foudn that irked him. More for the way his friend was treated more than himself, Hyde was used to experiencing pain, pain of all sorts. He wore the arm warmers for a reason, tto hide the faint traces of his physical pain that had been inflicted upon him early in life. His eyes dulled as he snapped himself out of his thoughts, he hadn't thought like that in years. Moving to look somehwere interesting, he settled his gaze on Kyou, sipping his wine absently.

Hyde's gaze on Kyou remained unwavering and when the other looked at him, he nearly waved. But Kyou's bewildered expression caught the raising hand and stilled it, he cocked his head to the side.
Kyou didn't know it was him.

Hyde resisted a very Chai-like smirk and pushed away from the ledge, disappearing into the crowds. Kyou's look aroused a desire to tease Kyou in him. The normally placid healer-elf wanted to see if Kyou's socialising had got any better and if he could keep such a charade up. He kept his eye on Kyou, certainly, but made sure the other on caught breif glimpses of him.

Hyde smiled when he saw the departure and Kyou's pursuit of himself, he looked around and picked up another glass of wine as he retreated back into the clouds. Part of him wanted to stop and tel Kyou it was him, he felt awful for decieving him, but another argued that it would do no harm.

' at least he's gotten bolder..' Hyde noted, giving a sideways glance to a female as he past her. She batted her eyelashes at him but he ignored her, she was probably a Charming fan-girl, so she liked nobility and wealth, rather than a person for a person. Hyde tugged his arm-warmer up higher and turned to try and spot Kyou, but he had lost track of him.

Hyde caught sight of Kyou after hurriedly looking around and noted the signs, he looked around before pushing through the crowds, grabbed Kyou's hand and tugged him off of the dance floor and to the side by the bay windows. His hand resting on the others shoulder.

"are you alright?" he asked softly, catching his breath a little and composing himself. He ran a gloved hand through his crimson hair and smiled.

Hyde smiled and removed his mask, holding it in his hand with his other still firmly on Kyou's shsoulder. He studied the other and blinked at the worry lacing his tone, he sighed and shook his head.

"of coarse not, I just wanted to see if you would follow me and I must say, you've gotten bolder Kyou" Hyde answered, smiling reassuringly. He had to also admit that he had found that rather fun, though he wouldn't do it often.