Chapter 14
Elician: Cleopatra? A lovely name that… oops I mean you have a lovely name.
Cleopatra: Aww, honey thank you so much.
(Mom Interrupts)
Mom: Okay miss Clopatara… or whatever, nice to meet you. Can I help you with that?
She took Elician's fingers out of hers.
Cleopatra: Excuse me!
(She was about to insults her for making fun of her name)
"You idi…."
(She noticed the resemblance between mother and son)
Cleopatra: Um, I mean I am very glad to meet you, I am guessing you are his sister?
Mom: I am the mother.
Cleopatra was a bit unsure about it. How can such a young woman have a son? She looked like she was in her twenty's.
"But you look so young to be a mother….."
Mom: I'm beautiful , I know.
Elician was dumbstruck hearing how rude mom was.
Cleopatra feeling belittled, forced a smile on her face.
Cleopatra: So what's your name my prince?
Mom didn't like the way the lady was acting towards her son at all. If it weren't for the fact that people were staring at them, she would have pushed her away by now. Trying to act gently restricted her from her full potential. Being rich wasn't so good after all, she has to maintain a very calm demeanor all the time. Now she has to cope with that.
Elician: I'm Electric… damnit…
Cleopatra: Your name is Electric Damnit?
(Elician tried to correct her but mom barged in)
Mom: Yes, his name is Electric.
(Cleopatra noticed the rudeness mom was showing)
Cleopatra: Okay nice to meet… not you. (referring to mom)..... But you Electric.
After saying that she left with all her glory and inside the party she went.
Mom: WHAT WAS THAT ALL ABOUT?
She said directly gazing at innocent but charming Elician.
Elician was also feeling weird throughout the entire encounter.
Elician: Mom, was that all about?
Mom gave him a hard glare, Elician could feel her looking through his soul. It made him feel weaker in some way.
Mom: Well, stay away from
people like her, she looks suspicious.
Elician didn't want mom to give him life lessons so he accepted the request. Even though he had thousands of questions.
Elician: Okay mom, I will make sure I do that.
When they finally made it to the ball, Elician nearly passed out.
Elician: Mom, there's a lot of people here, I don't think I can survive this, I am leaving.
Mom: What? You came all the way here and you want to leave…Now?
Elician: It is not like I want to leave…There are just too many people.
Mom: Elician,
A smile suddenly appeared on his face.
Elician: I Love it when you pronounce my name that way. It's very soothing to hear.
Mom: Hahaha, you are funny my child.
Mom giggled breaking away her anger.
"I'm only funny for you mom, only if you knew what is going on inside my heart," He said to himself.
Mom: What? Did you say something?
Elician: Bathroom, I want the bathroom.
Mom whistled and instantly one of the servants appeared.
Mom: Lead him to the bathroom will you…
…
Once Elician got to the bathroom, he kept on checking his face, he looked at the reflection of his eye, he noticed it wasn't glowing. It had turned completely black making it blend in with his long black hair that almost touched his back.
"Wow, is that me?"
His face wasn't giving that scary aura anymore. It was just him staring back from the cascading water. It wasn't clear though but that's what rich people use as Mirrors.
"You look amazing Elician, you have the Rich kid face is only left with the rich attitude." He said to his reflection.
He started to practice how to walk in the bathroom. He began to change his walk several times.
"No. I still walk like a poor person..and I need to change that" He tried several times but whenever he looked at himself, he got discouraged.
"How do I ever get friends with this kind of walk, I need to walk like a rich man" He tried again but still he couldn't stop his hands from staying stiff.
Looking at his reflection, he noticed one thing: he was pale, skinny looking and looked a bit tall. Only if he could edit some of his looks that would be perfect.
"Speaking of rich people, how do they even walk, how do they step on the ground like it belongs to them while looking not-rude"
Just as he finished those words, something so good entered his nose and of course it wasn't food. It was a very nice perfume.
Elician couldn't stop himself from following the pineapple-watermelon flavor. One thing Elician discovered was that it was coming from the hall.
Elician: Wow, it is even coming from the hall?
When Elician entered the large hall, he was dumbstruck at what he saw. He couldn't believe his eyes! He slapped himself but still it wasn't a dream.
He could see mom dancing with some men!
"Rrrrr" he grunted. "I am going to burn them all. How can they be dancing with my mother?"
He started moving towards the stage where everyone at the ball was staring at.
Just as he could make the last step, someone interrupted him.
"Are you not the brother of that gorgeous lady dancing?"
Without looking at the person he replied. "I AM HIS SON, WHY IS THIS CONFUSING…
(When his gaze landed on the person that asked the question, he felt hopeless)
Elician: Sorry…um I mean she is my mother…
"Hahaha, Sorry for I am inexperienced in socialization….my name is Lacey Evans"
Elician was surprised why she wasn't offended. "I am Elician"
After he made the introduction, his heart started racing. "What if I mess this up like last time?" He said inwardly.
Lacey: Are you the Prince?
Elician: What? No.
Lacey: You look like the Prince, they say he is attending this party tonight and I thought you were him…not like I don't want to meet you I do but seeing you dressed up like Prince charming……
Elician: Man, you ramble a lot.
Elician felt stupid the moment those words slipped out, he had been meaning to say it to himself but it slipped out.
Lacey: Oops, sorry. I just don't talk to people much.
Elician: I am so sorry that slipped out…..damn I suck at making friends.
Lacey: haha, funny, me too.
Elician looked her straight in the eye." I mean it"
Lacey: Yeah me too.. I mean it too.
Elician: What?
(Suddenly the music increased in volume)
Lacey noticed the sudden change in the atmosphere.
Lacey: Let's go upstairs it's quite peaceful up there.
Elician: Up there?
Lacey: Yes.
Elician: Thought we are not allowed up stairs.
Lacey: This is a party, the entire house is open for the guest maybe except the master's bedroom.
Elician felt at peace finally he was about to get a girlfriend… I mean a female version of friend. He was so happy inwardly to the degree that he wasn't keeping track of where they were going.
The sky started to become brighter as the moon shines brightly and the wind was blowing peacefully like it would massage the trees any moment from now. The full moon made the sky look wonderful.
Outside the castle two familiar kids could be seen wandering around like a couple.
Elician: I thought you said upstairs, why here?
Lacey: I am sorry, I lied, I needed to go outside just for tonight, my father…
Elician: What, are you rich?
(Elician looked at her from the top to the bottom, he now noticed her dress)
She had disguised herself as a common rich daughter just to fit in among those rich- wanna be's.
Lacey: I am the daughter of Sir Augustus the richest man in the city and his strict rules kept me as a prisoner and I needed out.
Elician: You gotta be kidding me, you are the daughter of the richest person in the world?
Lacey: He is not the richest man in the world, he is just the richest in this city.
Elician: This is so cool…
Lacey: I know. But he is so overprotective about me. He doesn't even allow me to have friends, he makes me stay inside his house all my life. That's why I chose you to accompany me outside…I don't want to get into trouble.. So I picked you to keep me safe.
Elician: Wait a second, is that the reason you talked to me?
Lacey: First of all, you looked so concerned about your sister..I mean your mother. You didn't like it when you saw her dance with the other guys and second of all, you were the only rich kid with that strong looking face. It seemed weird when I saw how freakish you looked so I brought you along.
Elician felt insulted, so she only talked with him because he had a strong looking face?
Elician: So you only talked to me just because I looked weird? And strong?
Lacey finally started using her original voice.
"That's correct" Her voice was no longer sounding innocent.
Elician: You! I am going back..
Lacey: Don't leave, I need company.
Elician: Well, I am not your bodyguard.
Lacey: Come on, don't go.
Elician: Apologize and I will walk with you.
Lacey: Okay, I am so….
However, Elician suddenly felt the presence of men around the isolated area they were standing at. Within just a blink someone placed a sack around his head. It happened so fast,
Even he.. didn't see that coming.
One moment he was talking with that pretty girl and in a blink everything went dark.
Elician: Ahh, get it off me!
He tore through the sack that blinded him moments ago.
Elician: Lacey!! Where are you?
When he looked around but he didn't find Lacey. She was gone!
Lacey had been kidnapped!
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