3 Victory ball

"Tell me again why am I here." I asked again to Jasper who refused to move even an inch away from me. I was wearing an all white attire, with my black hair slit back and my ocean blue eyes visible in the moon's light. The white attire drew much more attention as it was the color of the royal family. 

When I am using my ice powers and am fighting or am in my villain's persona my hairs go all snow white and my eyes lighten to a crystal blue color making it impossible for anyone to tell that Duke Mabuz and Ice king are the same person. That's why no one has ever recognized me as the ice king.

"Because you are my hidden benefactor and now you want to celebrate my victory." Answered a very happy Jas.

As we walked and argued like teenagers, we somehow arrived before the hall door. "I really don't want to do this." 

"It's fine, you look perfect and if someone says otherwise, it's their head and my sword." he said as he extended his hands.

"I am not entering holding your hands." I dismissed those hands.

"Oh if it isn't the Duke Mabuz protector of the kingdom from the Irrilan Forest and the The Surging Abyss." the King of Ravial aka Gustav Ravial, came up from behind us. He had the signature Golden hair, beard and ocean blue eyes of the royal family. He was also dressed in white and black royal attire, less formal from his actual main attire. 

"Greeting to the Sun of the Ravial Kingdom, his Majesty." I bowed to him and Jas also followed. He just watched us for a while before laughing and stroking his beard. 

"Raise your heads, the hero and benefactor are Ravial's important figures. Now why have you both not entered yet." as we raised our heads he questioned us.

"Your majesty we were just about to enter when you graced us with your appearance." Jas answered.

"Is that so? then it ought to be. Let us enter together." he said slyly.

"Oh my we can't, your Majesty. How can we walk in with the sun of the kingdom?" I say in panic.

"Oh it's just fine now lets go." he just passed my comment and walked in between us as we stood on step behind him. 

I looked at Jasper whose smile had not decreased since earlier. He looked at me and just smirked at me. 'It was on purpose dame it.' Yet again I fell into a trap. 

The guard at the door shouted loudly for the people inside, announcing our entry. "The sun of the Ravial kingdom, the hero of our pride Jasper Mort, and the hero's benefactor and head of the noble circuit Duke Kaan Mabuz, are entering the ballroom."

I take one last long breath before entering the ball room filled to the brim with Nobles and high end figures as they bow towards the king and watch me with greed and all kinds of dirty emotions. But those gazes moved from me very quickly because of Jasper's now stoic face.

As we got to the middle we stood on either side of the king as per his request and took a toast to the victory. I gulped down the vine in one fell swoop and placed the glass on the nearby table. As the crowd neared Jas and the king, I slipped out and found a corner for myself. 

'Now I have two jobs, one is to get this bracelet off and the second is to run away from here. This bracelet can be removed by anyone but myself and about escaping, no place is better than this palace. Now let's find the target.' 

I looked around the people. And found my target. Miss. Juno Veritas, she with the pink bun hair and green dress that matched her eyes caught my attention right away. I strode towards her and tapped her shoulders. She turned towards me and looked over me or should I say my body.

"Miss.Juno is as beautiful and gorgeous as ever I see." I gave her a fake smile and brought her eyes back to my face. 

"It's been so long to Duke. Are you here to chat or take me to a dance." she smirked as she played with her vine.

"To Dance actually but I have a favor. It's small I promise." I throw the boom in.

"Sure I don't mind if it's from you duke." she says while giving my body another look. 

"Just remove this bracelet, it's itching me." I showed her the sealer bracelet that I had hidden in my sleeves.

"Sure." she moved her hands and the bracelet was out without any resistance. I controlled my magic- as I feel it got back - to make sure no one sensed it, especially Jas. I extended both my hands. She places her hand on my right and the bracelet on my left. I pocket the bracelet and took Juno to the dance floor.

We started dancing slowly to the music. "you are quite a good dancer Miss.Juno." I compliment her as we take tunes and steps with the rhythm of the music and the grand orchestra. 

"You are quite good yourself." She complimented me as we continued to chat.

She was not a bad person but her little quirks about men is what makes her weird but as we chat she suddenly says something that caught me off guard "When you finally learn that a person's behavior has more to do with their own internal struggle than it ever did with you... you learn grace."

"Wow Juno, that's quite deep don't you think."

"Is it?"

I just nodded my head in response. We stared at each other and laughed. We continued to the next song and I felt a very difficult stare on me. That stare could probably put a hole in me. We turned to the music and I faced the person with that stare. 

'Jasper that imbecile, why is he staring at me like this...'