A Best Friend is the Best Partner

Megan walked into the kitchen through the back door and announced, "Mother, here are the eggs, flour, and sugar!"

"Thank you, honey! Put it in the storage room for me" Mrs. Vinnesia said.

After putting the ingredients into the storage room, Megan came out to put on her apron, then stood next to Theodore and continue kneading dough.

"Theodore, have you heard that the royals are opening the castle for everyone to come for a ball?" Megan asked while dusting her dough for her to roll it out with a rolling pin.

"Yeah I heard of it, why? You want to go?" Theodore asked.

"... yeah, I bet the castle is very pretty..." Megan replied looking at the dough to avoid Theodore's eyes. She didn't say that she had a hunch that Victon was going to be at the ball.

Theodore paused and looked at his sister, scanning her facial expression to see if she was hiding anything. Megan is bad liar, she would avoid eye contact when she lies. Theodore knew that she was thinking about possibly meeting Victon. Megan haven't seen Victon, but Theodore did.

He saw Victon visiting in the back yard when he arrived back home from the war two weeks back. Theodore stopped Victon from meeting Megan because he didn't want his sister to fall in love with Victon's godly face and tall figure. Victon came back as a General, so he literally came back with a medal for Theodore to give him permission to woo his sister. Nevertheless, the both of them felt it wasn't the right time for Victon to appear in front of her. So they'll wait for the night of the ball as Victon informed Theodore of beforehand, to surprise Megan.

"Well... it's you want then go ahead. I found out that it's a masquerade ball and will be hosted on Saturday night, which is about a week from now." Theodore informed.

"Then I'll have to go and get a dress at the boutique. Oh! I should ask if Marie is going!" Megan remembered. Marie Hui is Megan's best friend from school. The both of them had finished school, but still stay in contact as they meet up every other day or on the weekends. Marie worked at her parent's pharmacy as her parents passed down their medicine practices onto her.

After the sunset, Megan quickly cleaned herself and left the bakery to "Hui's Pharmacy". When Megan opened the door to the pharmacy, she was attacked with the smell of medical herbs and spices.

"Good afternoon Mr. Hui! Is Marie here?" Megan asked.

"Megan! Why yes Marie is here. She's upstairs, so go on up" Mr. Hui replied cleaning the counter top.

"Thank you Mr. Hui!" Megan said as she entered the "Employees Only" door, then go up the staircase on the left side.

"Marieee!" Megan said as she knocked the last door on the right of the second floor. The door creaked opened to revealed a dirty-blonde teenage girl with golden eyes.

"Oh Megan! I was just changing my clothes, come in" said Marie.

Megan came into an average sized bedroom decorated cutely with plants and some paintings that Marie had made. Like many other young ladies, Marie is into fine arts, especially literature and paintings.

"Marie, Marie, are you going to the ball next Saturday?" Megan asked with enthusiasm.

"Oh the ball? To be honest, I don't know. The royals is opening this event to everyone, so it's going to be crowded and I don't like that. I want to go, but I don't feel like it" Marie replied lazily.

"Can you go with me? I have a feeling Victon is going to be there" Megan said.

"Victon? The guy that you said his blue eyes are the most beautiful thing you have ever seen?" Marie asked recalling her conversation with Megan on this Victon guy.

"Yes that guy" Megan said as she fiddle with her hairpin.

"If he was a teenager that can buy you ruby encrusted hairpin, I wonder what kind of thing he would buy for you the next time he sees you" Marie said looking at the beautiful rubies on the hairpin.

"I doubt these are even real Marie, it's most likely fake. There's no reason for him to buy me something expensive as rubies."

"Anyways, you should come with me. Pretty pleaseeee. I'll save you some creme puffs!!" Megan bribed with her puppy eyes.

Marie was contemplating, but since Megan seems desperate to find this guy again, she'll just help her best friend to find her long lost boyfriend.

"Alright, let's go find your boyfriend" said Marie as she stood up to find a dress that she will wear for the ball.

"He's not my boyfriend and I need to go to a boutique and get a dress... I hope I'm not too late though" Megan said as she watched her best friend looking for a dress.

"You are definitely late darling HAHAHAHA there's one week left, but you should check the boutiques just in case one of them can chime in another order" Marie laughed as she picked out a sage colored dress that compliments with her dirty-blonde hair.

"Pray for me" Megan said with a sigh.