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The antechamber, where guests are welcomed.

Wendy was wearing a royal blue dress, and had Her hair done into an elegant knot. She was happy her Mo-Queen, had given her permission to alt tend the party as a guest instead of a servent. She was looking around, when she saw a tall guy with blonde hair.

Violetta pretended to look excited. She was holding on to Thomas as if her life depended on it.

Thomas patted her shoulder gently, trying to calm himself and Violetta down, but the effort was useless. "There's her Majesty," he said, his voice quavering a little.

Violetta nodded and looked around. "Yeah.." She said.

Wendy raised an eyebrow. She decided to go and meet him, so she began walking towards him.

Violetta smiled. "Someone's walking to us."She said, then laughed as if she had said a joke.

Wendy realized Violetta was there, and mentally cringed. She had hated her since she could remember. Her perfect family, powers...The last option ng she heard of her was her being adopted by Markus, with her brother. "Violetta, my dear frined!" She said, even if she was looking at her friend.

Thomas, surprised by Wendy's words, wrapped his arm around Violetta's waist to keep her close. "You two know each other?" he asked, forcing a smile.

Violetta nodded. "Yeah..Wendy." She cringed. "This is my brothers friend, Dylan." Realizing Wendy shouldn't know much of them.

Wendy raised an eyebrow. "Hello, Dylan." She said, holding her hand out to him.

Dylan accepted her hand and shook it briefly, then dropped his hand back to his side. "So. Wendy. Do you work at the palace?"

Wendy nodded. "Oh, absolutely. I'm actually someone really important to the Queen." She said proudly.

Violetta raised an eyebrow. she remembered Wendy being a signed as a maid.

Thomas nodded, unsurprised. "So what do you do for her?" he asked.

She shrugged. "Im..well, let's say I know exactly what she does. Every little secret."She says instead of the complete true

Thomas smiled and subtly drew Violetta closed to him. They were obviously around a high-ranking official. He had to watch his words.

Wendy noticed this and pulled on his arm. "Your not leaving me, are you?"She teased.

Violetta raised an eyebrow. "No, I was just...going to get a drink." She said.

"Um, it seems we should find a place for refreshments." Thomas tried to think of something else to say. "Would you like to join us?" he asked, trying to alleviate suspicion and hoping that Wendy would decline.

Wendy waved it off. "I should be heading back." She said. "But I'll be seing you later."She said with a grin.

Violetta laughed. annoyed.

Thomas nodded, trying hard not to wince, and led Violetta away. "That was… too close," he said, moving towards the drinks section of the buffet.

She shrugged. "Yep." She said, still annoyed.

"So how do you two know each other? You're obviously not that good of a friend towards the other," Thomas asked, pouring himself and Violetta cups full a light yellow, opaque drink.

Violetta sighed. "She was horrible to me when I was younger." She said.

"I won't ask about that," Thomas said, voicing his decision. "Here. Might as well get our bearings in here. Do you think Wendy will be a problem when we try to get close to the Queen?"

She thought of it. "Well...we shouldn't tell her about the plan. She won't be much of a problem either." She said

"Alright," Thomas agreed, smiling. "Hey, relax. We're at a party, we need to fit in." Violetta looked a little uptight.

She shrugged. "Yeah, I suppose." She said, and smiled. "Better?" She asked, giving him a kiss on his cheek

"Much better," Thomas said, flashing her a smile. "Come on, let's get close to the queen."

She pulled him back. "Wait." She said. "You do realize Wendy remembered me, right?" She asked

"Yeah. So? She can't do too much about you," Thomas told her. "Not with me around."

She shook her head. "If she could remember me, everyone could." She said. "As in, they'll be curious to what I've been doing this year."

"Lie. Tell them you've taken a vacation. Or let's find a bathroom and put some more makeup on," Thomas told her.

She shrugged. "It's just I'll need time to make a good story." She said, holding his hand.

"Say you were visiting family in the outer lumber sectors. Like… your long-lost grandmother… has Lunar sickness or something, I dunno," Thomas said, mulling over the possibilities.

She nodded. "I'll just say I had to get away a bit. That...I traveled with a few friends." She said. "And I wouldn't be lying."

"Yes. That's good," Thomas agreed with a nod. "Now, let's get closer to the queen."

She nodded. "Where is she, though?" She asked, looking around

"Um… There," Thomas replied, pointing to the table at the front of the room. Levana sat there, looking like a marble statue. Seeing her made Thomas shiver. He couldn't be manipulated by the Lunar gift and he could see everything underneath the glamour.

Violetta turned to look at her. She was beautiful in the eyes of Violetta. "Shes beatiful." She told Thomas

"She's…" Thomas had a grimace on his face. "Stars above, she's…"

She faced him. "What?" She asked him, noting his grimace. "Shes ugly?" She realized

"Yes. I'm a shell, remember? I can't be manipulated. Is that scar tissue?" Thomas asked, leaning forward a little to get a closer look.

She pulled him back, pulling him towards her as if she we're kissing him. "Sony do that!She'll be suspicious." She whispered

"Sorry. She's just so…" Thomas winced, keeping his voice quiet.

((I meant don't xD))

She nodded. "It's okay, don't worry." She said, then kissed him. Might as well take advantage of the position She thought.

Thomas kissed her back, the moment pushing away the thought of Levana's true face.

She smiled and continued kissing him. "By the way, Wendy looks at you like a piece of cake. Don't like her." She teased, looking at his face

"I only have eyes for one girl," Thomas replied with a smile. "And that's Levana. Stars, she's ugly. Like-" he cut himself off before cursing. "Really ugly. It's hard not to stare."

She playfully hit his arm. "Only eyes for Levana?" She said teasingly. "What of me?"

"You're prettier. Like seriously beautiful," Thomas said, kissing her.

She giggled. "Yeah, your right." She joked, kissing him back.

"I always am," Thomas laughed. "Oh. Would you look at that…" Most of the people in the antechamber had filed out, and there seemed to be shouting outside. "Seems Eric and Seven did their job."

She nodded. "Yes, they did." She said, smiling faintly.

"I wonder what they did." Thomas smiled as he thought of the possibilities.

She shrugged. "Just hoping they didn't do anything really bad." She said