Element Fairies 11

"Where is she?" Hannah pace back and forth in front of the entrance.

"Hey nerd!" She looks up to see Shannon and her gang coming up to her.

"Where’s Jasmine the loser?"

"She’s on her way, I guarantee you."

"Or maybe she’s too busy hiding in the closet thinking that she’s hideous."

"Take a good look at yourself before you say that."

"Why you!" but her gang stop her, knowing that Hannah got a black belt in tai kwan doe.

"What is it, Shanny? Want a piece of my foot already? I got a feeling your teeth wouldn’t stay for long." Shannon did nothing but pulls her head back and majestically walks inside the mansion. Hannah mutters something and turns her attention back to the open road.

"Hey Hannah," a voice call from behind her, "the party is starting." Hannah turns around to see Feline walking up to her.

"I was just waiting for Jasmine."

"Come on in Hannah, it’s cold outside and the contest is starting." She takes a last glance at the open road before going inside. When she first enters, she saw the huge living room decorated with purple velvet sheets from the walls to the ceiling. The room was crowded with students. The guys were wearing suits while the girls wearing colorful dresses that make them attracting. A round table was set in the middle of the room with punches, cheese, crackers and many other party delegacies. At the corner of her eye, she could see Shannon and her gangs talking to an unknown guy. She looks behind her at the door.

"Where is she? She’s supposed to be here by now." Then a tap from a cup caught everybody’s attention and they all look in the middle to see Feline standing on top of the table.

"Ladies and boys, I’ll like to inform everybody that the contest of beauty has officially started." Everyone gives out an "ooo" and" ahh" as they look at her to see what she will say next.

"So girls line up in a line and the guys will choose." All the girls form a single file line and face the boys who all looks at them from head to toe.

"That one is too fat," one of them said.

"That one is too tall."

"That one is too dark," one of them said pointing at Shannon who just gives them a beast look. The guys continue to look and scribble something on their paper. Just when they were about to drop it inside the ballet box, a glimmer of light caught everybody’s attention. They all look at the doorway and their jaws drop. Jasmine enters the room slowly with her flowing yellow dress that sparkles in the light like a sun beam. Her hair is tied into a bun and her eyes let out a shine. As radiant as she look, she could feel lightning flowing through her veins, proving that there will be a problem if her powers went out of control. Hannah smiles but Shannon’s eyes shows anger and jealously and the guys all look at her, awe by her beauty and grace.

"Sorry I’m late everyone." In a sudden, all the boys started to erase the names they had wrote before and wrote her name in instead and put it inside the ballet box except for Mark Johnson who didn’t change his decision at all. Feline quickly went and open the ballet box to count out the names.

"Jasmine, Jasmine, another Jasmine, and another Jasmine…" she continues on until she counted at least twenty-five Jasmine name.

"Well, it’s official, Jasmine is the winner!" The boys all clap and Hannah lets out a cheer. Shannon and her gang got darkness in there eyes when she it was announce.

"And now all you guys know what the first grand prize is. The one who win will get to dance with the one and only, prince Mark Johnson!" Everybody cheered as Mark make his way to Jasmine who just smiles nervously. He extended his hand toward her and she gladly accepts it and walk to the middle of the room. Mark places his hand on her hips and she put her hand on his shoulder ready to dance.

"Let’s put on the music!" Feline said and puts it on. Mark moved first but stops when he realizes she is not following him.

"What’s wrong Jasmine?" he asked.

"Oh, it’s nothing."

"You’re not dancing at all, why?"

"I don’t know," she said in a nervous voice, feeling embarrassed, "I really like you and all and had always wanted to dance like this but something doesn’t feel right." He looks deep into her eyes and notices it right away.

"You like someone else do you?"

"Um…"

"It’s alright; I used to have a crush on you too."

"Really? You have?"

"Yep but now I’m feeling the way you are feeling." She smiles and breaks apart from him and Mark also did the same. Everyone got confused when they see this, including Hannah who knows that Jasmine had always liked him. Jasmine turned her attention to the crowd and runs upstairs to Hannah on the third floor.

"What are you doing Jasmine; this is your big chance."

"I’m sorry, but I just can’t dance with Mark."

"But you must Jasmine, it’s part of the deal. I mean, why wouldn’t you dance with him? He’s the hottest guy in the world."

"I don’t know? I just felt empty somehow. I mean, at first I thought it would be nice to have at least one dance with him but now I felt like I’m betraying something." Then she heard footsteps behind her and sees Shannon walking up to her.

"So what happen, he doesn’t like you."

"No, he and I simply don’t felt like dancing."

"But you do know you have to dance with some other guy for us to watch or else for Feline will have to cancel her project of filming this year’s winner."

"I’m sure Feline will understand my feelings well Shannon, and I’m not like you who would dance with anybody." Shannon’s eyes went dark but she only smile and turns around to whisper to Gloria. Her gang walks out as Shannon turns around to face her again. Then, Gloria slipped on the carpet and fell backwards, hitting Shannon who accidentally pushed her out the window. Hannah reaches for her hand but she was also dragged down. They both scream as they fell and everyone looks at their direction. Mark manages to run up to a window and grab hold Hannah’s hand before she fell to the concrete floor but Jasmine keeps on falling. She looks down and sees a pool under her.

Oh no! She thought to herself, if I fall into that pool, Richard’s power will discharge and destroy the mansion and everybody in it.

She reaches out her arm to the nearest tree branch and grabs hold of the ribbon that was tied to it.

"Hold on there Jasmine, we’ll get you," Feline shouted but her grip slipped and she continues to fall. She closes her eyes, knowing that any moment know she will be sinking in a pool of water and lets out thousands of electrical charges.

Whoosh! She heard something comes out of the bushes and catches her in midair and they both tumble on the soft grass. The people inside the mansion cheer for the save as Jasmine looks up confuse. She looks to her side and cannot believe her eyes.

"Meng?" Meng stood up and look at her.

"Hmph, lucky I came in time," he said in an irritated voice, "or this mansion would have exploded."

"Meng, you’re big and that tuxedo." He turns his back to her to hide his red face.

"So what of it?"

"You look – look great in it."

"I do?"

"Yeah, even without your fairy wings." He continues to blush and looks at his reflection in the water. Then he turns to her and looks at her in the eyes.

"Don’t get the wrong idea o.k. I’m only here in – in – disguise so that I can make sure you and Richard aren’t in any trouble."

"Sure."

"I mean it."

"Hey Jasmine, who might this guy be?" Feline asked teasingly as the girls follow to see who it is.

"He’s Meng, my – um, my –"

"I’m her cou –"

"Boyfriend."

"Oh really?"

"Yeah, he’s my boyfriend."

"Oh, no wonders you don’t want to dance with Mark, huh."

"He looks so cute in my opinion," another girl said, "I say he’s cuter than Mark."

"He is." Meng backs away a bit and hid behind Jasmine.

"You guys shouldn’t really say that, he too shy."

"Oh really," the girls giggle.

"Um – Feline, you still need to record that video right?"

"Oh yeah, I almost forgot."

"Well, I got my partner. We’re ready when you are."

"Alright, I’ll call you guys whenever I got it set. Come on girls, they need some privacy." The girls giggle again and followed Feline, except for Shannon, who looks at her with dark eyes with jealousy before she goes.

"Whoa that was close."

"Why did you tell them I’m your boyfriend?"

"What? So you don’t want to be my boyfriend?"

"No, I don’t really."

"Fine, then you’ll rather let the girls crawl over you."

"Um – no."

"Then it is settle," she said with a smile.

"Jasmine, the camera is ready."

"Come on," she said as she takes him inside the mansion.

"But I have never danced before."

"It’s just going to be fun. Just follow my lead." She enters the mansion and went to the wide open space in the middle where the groups already circle around the circle. They both stood in the middle and look at each other. She guided his hand to her hip and grasps his other hand, ready to dance. Feline turn on the music and they both begin to move. Meng stumble a bit and lost his grip but Jasmine reaches out for his hand and holds it again. The people outside the circle laugh as Meng continue to stumble. He then lost his grip again and falls on the ground, making the group laugh harder. He stood up and was about to leave the circle until Jasmine grasps his hand again and put them in position.

"Jasmine, forget it. I can’t dance."

"You can dance. Just – just look into my eyes o.k." They both look at each other in the eye as they dance. This time Meng did not stumble nor did he lose his grip. As he looks into her eyes, his heart beats slowly and softly. He didn’t notice the people around him. He only notices the music and her as they dance. Jasmine too feels the same as she feels his warm presence which make her feels safe and make her didn’t notice the world around her. Then as the music stops, they slow down and soon they stop. The people cheered and whistle and soon they are chanting the word, "Kiss, kiss, kiss, kiss…" Meng looks around him, not sure what to do but when he looks at Jasmine, she quickly kisses him in the lips. He was surprise and his heart begins to beat faster in which he can hear them. Then, Jasmine slowly retreated as the people cheered again for the kiss. She smiles and walks out of the scene leaving him there, dumbstruck.