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Hali stepped out of a petit cafe and greeted oriana with a kiss on the cheek, "I'm glad you came sister."

Oriana smiled and took her arm, "Well, let's go... i hope this night ends soon." she grumbled as she stepped through the portal to Enthelda.

~In Enthelda.~

Oriana nearly fainted at the extreme temperature change, but Hali managed to shift her over to a chair and get her seated. they waited patiently for the gate to open to the tropic side of Aquious and entered the portal once again.

~In tropic Aquious~

Oriana was struck by a sudden heat wave and her body temperature rose dramatically. she became too weak to stand and clung to Auren with the little strength she had in her, "A-Auren... It's been so long since i've been here... I-It's so warm... like an oven."

"I... I don't know..." she mumbled as she giggled softly, "I just need to adjust my body temperature to it..." she pointed over to a bench and whispered, "Could we sit for a moment?"

Hali slid under her other arm and helped carry her over to the bench, and sat her down, "there's so many people here..." she shuttered and began wringing her hands, "I wanna go dance..." she mumbled under her breath.

Oriana smiled, "Would you take my sister up there... I'll join you two when i recover... It shouldn't be too much longer... I'm starting to feel my hands again."

After a good ten to twenty minutes Oriana slipped into the party, Unannounced and was instantly in the line of vision of Savanna. her eyes narrowed and she tensed, 'damned b***h better not pull any of her tricks tonight...', she thought as she quickly slid along the wall until she found a waiter caring wine and a nice place to sit.

Hali basically ditched Auren at the door and ran off to dance and flirt with a group of males that have had their eyes on her for quite sometime.

Oriana was lounging in a large comfortable chair with a waiter on each side refilling her wine glass whichever way she tipped it; red was to the left, white to the right. she smiled at Auren and snapped her fingers for one of them to drop a bottle and grab a chair.

the man instantly set the bottle on the nearest side table and slid a large cushioned chair over next to her.

She kissed Aurens hand and gave him a glass, "Just trying to relax... that's all. As of now I'm fine... but if i don't get tipsy soon this castle might turn to ice."

Oriana tipped her glass to the left, and took a deep breath, "I just get very stressed around large groups of very active people, and this lovely drink seems to calm me down... so long as the glass rarely empties..." she took a sip, "are you tense?" she asked as she looked over at him and smiled.

Oriana switched her glass over to the right and offered her left hand to the man next to her. he helped her from the chair and bowed slightly, "So what is the occasion for this ball?"

The man straightened and said, "Lady Savanna is looking for a husband. Similar to your circumstances, "

Oriana growled and tossed the wine into her mouth, finishing it in one swallow. she then leaned the glass over to the right again and watched as the man squirmed around Auren's chair with great haste and refilled her glass, "Is there something wrong, Lady Oriana?"

she shuttered and stepped into the main room, scouting out her sister. one of the men followed her out and asked if he should bring her male escort in, and she shook her head, then walked at a nice slow pace over to her sister.

she curtsied slightly and the group acknowledged her presence, asking about where she's been and why she's rarely seen outside of Ice Aquious. Oriana just smiled and gave short simple answers, and then stole her sister from the group, "you did this on purpose didn't you?" she hissed under her breath.

"Did what!?"

"You know damned well she's going to go after Auren!"

"What are you talking about, Oriana?" Hali growled as she turned to face her sister.

"She's throwing a ball to find a lover, and you know she's going to target me!"

Hali threw her sister's arm off of her and rolled her eyes, "Oriana, That was 30 years ago! I'd think you two could get over it by now? plus, every single man in Water Aquious is here... what makes you so sure she'll go for Auren?"

Oriana gave her sister a lazy glare and laughed, "Because i'm here..."

Hali sighed and was about to leave when she noticed that they had been standing in a large open circle, and butlers/ waiters had been clearing the dance floor.

Savanna had made her way up on a balcony that overlooked the ballroom, and waited till she had everyone's attention before she spoke, "Ladies and gentlemen, It would seem that Lady Vienna and Lord Damir are not here tonight to preform a lovely dance for us , but our two current queens are."

The violinist began playing softly, and Oriana grumbled , "I'll take the male part since i doubt you know it..."

"What?"

"I'm sure Oriana, My dearest friend, Wouldn't mind leading this beautifully intricate dance, created by your father." Savanna smiled at the look she was getting from Oriana.

Hali looked around at everyone staring at them, and noticed that when the stringed instruments began playing a tuning note, that the song must have been pretty important if they wanted to be that in tune. she looked back at her sister and smiled, "What are they gonna play?"

Oriana looked at the ground and took her sister's hand mumbled, "Dad's song..."

"OH! I love that song, and the dance is so pretty..."

Oriana twirled her sister around so they were face to face, and pulled her close, "Well, i hope you remember it well, because we're about to dance it."

Hali blushed and began fidgeting, "w-we're gonna what?!" she squeaked, and was quickly hushed by Oriana's hand, "Just relax and follow me."

The lone violinist began and Hali smiled, "I remember!" she whispered, her heart pounding in her chest from all of the excitement.

Oriana clenched her teeth tight and straightened her back, "Ready?"

The strings began and Oriana whisked her around the dance floor. the movements were brisk at first, but in such a pattern, that the crowd became mesmerized by their movements.

Hali was lost in a daze by her sister's excellent performance. not to be insulting, but she was well disciplined in both the leading position of dance, as well as the following. she felt as though the dance just flowed straight out of her, she barely had to move an inch. Oriana was such a good guide that she could just rest in her arms and close her eyes.

While the crowd was occupied with this perplexing dance, Savanna slipped through the halls in search for her target of the evening.

The dance slowed tempo and Oriana pulled Hali close. It was clear as day that Hali was flustered by the fact of being so close to her sister, but Oriana remained unfazed, and kept up her straight face and tight but fluid posture.

As Auren stepped in from the balcony a soft airy whisper swirled around him. the voice was calling his name and a soft warm breath could be felt on his neck. Phantom lips kissed along his neck as matching hands slid down his chest and tugged at the edge of his pants. they beckoned for him to follow down the hall, away from all the people.


(............................................AND RAEP!!)

The Phantom lips opened and began licking softly as the touches became more desiring. her whispers became more intense, and the lips glided around to the front of his body and everything stopped as the very tip of the tongue slid down the front of his chest, stomach and rested at his pants line where it tickled back and forth, just waiting to get inside. the hands pulled down a bit on the waist of the pesky trousers and the tongue followed, but stopped when it could go no further.

A strong shove pushed him over on a silky cushioned surface and the phantom hands were replaced by real ones. the woman's full, rouge lips wrapped around his and she kissed his neck softly, "Auren..." she whispered as she nibbled his ear.