Before the Ball

"What's taking them so long?" Justin asked as he paced around the entrances of the ballroom impatiently.

"It's probably Adan and Delia; they really don't like each other." Natasha inquired as she frigid on her dress.

"Adan should have let me pick up the kids; it would be less time consuming." Henry stated which caused Natasha to chuckle loudly.

"That would happen over Adan's dead body." Natasha mused with both an amused and serious tone. "Wait that's not right, that will happen over your dead body."

"I know that but it would be nice to see Delia again." Henry exclaimed with a smile which earned him a hit on the back of his head. Natasha then leaned down to his ear.

"I don't know what you're planning on that head of yours but it better not involve you and Delia reuniting." Natasha said with a silent sneered.

"And what will you do if my plans involve that." Henry whispered back with a curious and daring eye.

"Then the two of you won't last long that I guarantee." Natasha retorted with a dark tone. "You two already had your chance for love and both of you screwed it up, let others have a chance." Natasha said cryptically as she stood up and walk towards Sarah and Jane.

Henry looked at Natasha curiously, questioning at what her words meant.

Lucky for him, he will know the meaning of those words this evening.

Sarah and Jane glanced at the approaching Natasha curiously. They had witness the conversation between her and there useless father and can't help but wonder one thing, did there father had some kind of past relationship with Ash's mother. It baffled their minds to a great extent.

"Hey Tasha, could I asked you something?" Sarah exclaimed curiously as she glanced at the approaching Natasha.

"Asked away Sarah," Natasha said, already knowing what the question is.

"What was the relationship between Henry and Ash's mother? You said it yourself that our parents and Ash's parents used to travel together together with you and Papa Dan, could you tell us what's the relationship between out biological father and Ash's mother." Jane inquired curiously.

Natasha merely shook her head and smile at the two curious ladies. "I can't tell you that. If you want to know that answer to that question, then you better asked Elena or Ash, the two of them knows the answer of that question." Natasha inquired further confusing Sarah but Jane quickly picked the meaning of those words.

'So the two of them already knows some vital secrets about the bastard huh, somehow that doesn't supriced me.' Jane thought with a small thoughtful look.

Sarah on the other, for the first time in her life, was totally clueless."You mean Ashy and Elena already knew of their pass relationship, since when?" Sarah asked curiously.

"I think so, Elena already knew because you know Adan, he can't keep a secret from her." Sarah and Jane both nodded at that, Adan has a big soft spot for Elena. "As for Ash knowing, let's just say that he has ways of knowing things, I should know, I met him once and I could safely say that he is one of a kind." Natasha said in a smile.

"Elena is quite lucky to have him." Natasha added softly so that no one could hear.

After those words a limo came to a halt in front of them. "There here," Natasha commented as she saw the limo opened.

"Misty, May, Dawn over here," Sarah said as she waved at her new friends.

The three girls glanced at Sarah and hurriedly approached her and Jane. The three boys on the other hand hurriedly approached Michael and Neil.

"Hey guys, what took you so long?" Michael asked as he glanced at his new friends.

"The girls took there sweet time in changing." Max answered in frustration.

Michael tapped Max's shoulder and smiled at him."I feel your pain Max, I fell your pain." Michael stated humorously.

As the two boys started a conversation about their female problems, on the other hand the three other boys start a conversation of there own.

"So where is this Ash boy, I always wanted to meet Adan's nephew." Neil stated as he glanced around.

Gary and Brock merely chuckled uneasily at that question, they had a feeling that Ash was with Elena right now but they weren't sure but they had a strong feeling about it. "He'll be here, his just a bit late." Gary answered with an unease smile.

Neil nodded as he glanced at Sarah. "I do hope that he makes it to the ball tonight, Sarah is really expecting him." Neil commented with a smile causing Brock to sobbed, knowing that Sarah had a crush on Ash.

'What can't I be that lucky?' Brock thought as anime tears fell from his eyes.