[b][h1][color=F74F31]Kyran[/color] and [color=AC5FFB]Risa[/color][/h1][/b]

Risa had curtsied after bidding adieu to Cadence. She turned and glanced around the room, watching as the pairs disentangled themselves and gravitated back towards their friends.  There was a rising fear in her that this seeming peace wouldn’t last long. The ball had been just an ordinary ball thus far and she knew deep in her heart that certainly was not the case. She took a deep breath, forcing herself to think as logically as she could whilst trying to ignore all the eyes on her. Kyran and Elsea would probably be worrying about her. She needed to find them.

It wasn’t long before her eyes set on the unmistakable fox ears and head of red hair. A smile stretched across her face and she gathered her skirts in her hands and hurried over to him. She gently tapped him on the back. He had been in the corner of the room. She wondered why he had not danced with anyone, but she decided against asking right away. Instead, she simply embraced him, happy to just have him alive. Risa wrapped her arms around him and gave him a tighter squeeze than usual.

Kyran held her, happy to see she was okay. All night he had stayed off to the side and watched that Elsea and Risa were safe while they danced. Now he could get to dance with Risa. He had waited for this moment for so long. [color=F74F31]“Would you like to dance with me miss Risa?”[/color] he said before he kissed her hand once they had stopped hugging.

She had buried her face in his chest a moment, taking her time letting go before she looked up at him as he kissed her hand, [color=AC5FFB]“I would love to, Mr. Kyran. “[/color] Risa smiled and let him lead.

Kyran then took her by the hand and took her on to the dance floor. [color=F74F31]“You are so truly beautiful you know that right?”[/color] He told her while slowly dancing in a circle with his hands on her hips and staring into her eyes lost in the purple sea that they created.

Risa touched his cheek and rubbed it with her thumb, [color=AC5FFB]“Only if you know that you are as well.”[/color] They continued to dance but she was as lost in his eyes as he was with her and the two ended up falling into silence. She had not really stopped and faced how she felt about Kyran before but things felt different at that moment. Dionaea was no longer here and he was all she had. 

After a few minutes, he leaned for a kiss closing his eyes before his lips touched hers. There was no promise of tomorrow anymore and he was tired of waiting. 

Risa was slightly surprised by this move she kissed him back and wasted no time pulling him closer to make the kiss last. Once they broke away, she didn’t let go of him and stared at him, letting him speak first. 

 [color=F74F31]“Risa I love you I have always felt this way. if we can make it out of this I want to be together with you.”[/color]

Risa stared at him and smiled warmly. Had she been blind this whole time and not noticed how strongly he felt? Dionaea had always joked about it but she never thought she’d hear those words. Before she could even take it in, her heart spoke for her,[color=AC5FFB] “I love you too Kyran. Me too. We will make it out of this.”[/color]She took his hands and squeezed them, [color=AC5FFB]“I have faith.” [/color]

As much as they both wanted to stay in the moment, it could not last too long as they both knew the plan was to leave early. Kyran led her to the side and began leading Risa to a side door they had been hinted to look for.