From: ccimods	Date: December 10th, 2010 02:15 am (UTC)		(Link)
	7:00 - 8:00

The ball has just begun!

	From: mightbeclever	Date: December 10th, 2010 03:14 am (UTC)		(Link)
	Leon/Adelaide

Leon arrived with his date, Adelaide, on his arm dressed to the nines. He had, of course, claimed that it was just something his mother had sent him for the ball, after all, why would he have willingly shopped for new clothing? Truth was, he had, actively found the top hat and cuff links on his own. Not to mention the shoes.

"Would you like to dance," he asked, turning to smile softly at Addy. Gingerly he reached up to brush a flake of snow off her check. "You look nice, you know."

From: legaux	Date: December 10th, 2010 11:30 am (UTC)		(Link)
Leon/Adelaide

Addy smiled back, pleased with the compliment but not so far from her usual self that she didn't add, "You sound kind of surprised." Nevertheless, she leaned into his gentle touch and swung her arms around his neck. He looked extremely handsome all dressed up, and with her in flat shoes and him in a tall hat, they were a bit better matched in height.

"You hate dancing," she reminded him with the barest hint of a smirk.

	From: mightbeclever	Date: December 11th, 2010 03:45 am (UTC)		(Link)
	Leon/Adelaide

"Maybe I am?" He winked at her though, as if to say he was only teasing her before pulling her a little closer. "And I do, but you don't." He was, in some way, trying to be a good boyfriend.

"I'll give you one dance now, then another in an hour. That way I don't look like a complete scrooge, yeah?" It wasn't the worst deal, for the most part. Besides, he'd been feeling more upbeat this past week. And had been relatively sober through most of it.

	From: smella	Date: December 10th, 2010 12:09 pm (UTC)		(Link)
	Ella/Open

Despite everything that had happened lately, the monster in the woods and Janis's bits, Ella had been determind to attend tonights ball. And she was glad she had, because it looked spectacular. She stuck her tongue out and tasted a snowflake, grinning. She was looking forward to going home for break and wrapping presents with Jenny and generally being away from the school for as long as possible, this thought kept her in good spirits.

Hitching up her dress (and exposing the secret sneakers underneath, Ella walked deeper into the hall, marvelling at every little detail.

	From: samtheman	Date: December 11th, 2010 12:08 am (UTC)		(Link)
	Ella/Sam

Sam had been miserable leading up to the ball. There were tons of things weighing down on his conscious but there had been bright moments, like his shopping trip for secret santa and his few skating trips, he hoped the dance would be another one of those good times. Thinking of secret santa he spotted Ella and her sneakers. He grinned and walked over to her. "Hey Ella," he grinned.

	From: smella	Date: December 12th, 2010 04:41 pm (UTC)		(Link)
	Ella/Sam

"Hey Sam!" Ella greeted warmly, blowing her fringe out of her eyes. She still hadn't a clue who had left her secret santa, all she knew was it was awesome.

"Some party, huh?" She tried to grab one of the floating lights, but it lazily floated outof her reach. "I've never seen anything so cute."

	From: littleredd	Date: December 11th, 2010 06:07 am (UTC)		(Link)
	Brian/Meka

Brian isn't sure why he is coming to the dance, except that his mother had sent him nice clothing with the expectation that he'd go. Nervously he stood near the entrance, eyes darting back and forth around the room as he tried to assure himself that nothing was wrong. He even stared at the snow cautiously as he inched a little deeper into the party, taking slow breaths with each step.

He was so busy trying to make sure everything was alright, however, that he very nearly ran smack into Meka. Which would have been horrible, for multiple reasons.

	From: learntofly	Date: December 11th, 2010 04:09 pm (UTC)		(Link)
	Brian/Meka

Meka's reasoning for being at the dance was very similar to Brian's. Her father always had one of the ladies at his company pick out a dress and then he would send it to her with some dreadful note about "hoping she was making the best of her time while at school." She rolled her eyes every time and felt incredibly goofy while wearing something so fancy but she did it anyways and sent her father the sullen pictures he had requested. This dance was no different.

She considered making an appearance and then disappearing to go play The Force Unleashed II. She was just about to make her escape when she had a near miss with Brian Redd. "Oh, hey sorry about that," she said putting her hands up in the air. "How you doing tonight?"

	From: littleredd	Date: December 12th, 2010 04:13 am (UTC)		(Link)
	Brian/Meka

He was really grateful that she hadn't plowed right into him, given that he wasn't prepared to go wash his hands in a public place. It would undoubtably lead to something awkward, and uncomfortable with as many people coming in and out of the restrooms.

"Uh," was his first response though, a chant sounding off in his head as he stared straight at her. Don't quote something stupid, don't quote something stupid. "I humbly thank you; well, well, well." He quoted, before nearly slapping himself in the head. That was stupid. Even if she knew it was from Hamlet, she'd just wonder why he was quoting it, wouldn't she?

	From: cabotine	Date: December 12th, 2010 02:43 am (UTC)		(Link)
	Rowan/Keegan

"Oooh, the hall looks so beautiful like this!"

Rowan looked around the decorated area with real mirth on her face. It really was her favorite time of year, when everyone seemed so happy and the spirit was of giving and hope. Her Yule gifts were nearly done, and she had really looked forward to coming to this event with Keegan. Especially after the horror that was the year before.

She couldn't help it. Her excitement was such that she felt the need to spin around slowly, her dress flaring out a little, looking up at the snow and the decorations. "It's just like home, but without the cold!"

	From: howemuchtrouble	Date: December 12th, 2010 05:55 pm (UTC)		(Link)
	Rowan/Keegan

It was formal dances like this that made Keegan just a little bit uncomfortable. He didn't mind dressing up normally, but he didn't much care for dressing up to the extent that formal called for. Still, he made an effort this year. He was even wearing a tie.

Keegan laughed a little bit as his date spun around, and his eyes went momentarily to the ceiling to see more of the charmed snow falling. "Sort of. Without the cold, the wind, the slush..."

	From: cabotine	Date: December 12th, 2010 06:04 pm (UTC)		(Link)
	Rowan/Keegan

Coming full circle, she stopped the spin, and instead of looking at the falling snow, she looked at her boyfriend with a bright smile. "Well, yes. This is the highly romanticized version of what we get at home. All the beauty, none of the gross reality."

She took her eyes from him and looked around the room, noting the people who were there and the layout of the room itself. "They did a really good job here. So, should we grab a table? Or do I get to show you off on the dance floor? Or do you just want to meander for a while?"

	From: meandmyuke	Date: December 12th, 2010 06:40 am (UTC)		(Link)
	Apple/Janis

Apple was glad to go to the ball and get his head off of all the things going on around school. He was glad to be done with exams and even happier for the oncoming winter break. It had taken some effort, but he had tracked down a suit and picked up Janis at her room a little less than promptly but as close to on time as he had been in years. He was careful to make sure he placed himself between the woods and Janis at all times and went to great effort to keep her attention on how awesome the dance was going to be.

	From: alittlevague	Date: December 12th, 2010 02:11 pm (UTC)		(Link)
	Apple/Janis

Janis liked to fashion herself the kind of girl who didn't cling to an arm presented to her- but when Apple had arrived, decked out to the sevens, she had to. He just looked so adorable, and the fact that they had to go outside didn't help at all. She had been clinging to the poor 13th grader who had to escort her to classes as well. This was not classes however, and what she was wearing certainly was not her uniform.

Prancing around in her heels, still holding onto Apple, Janis' jaw dropped when they went through the door. It was all so beautiful. A kiss on the cheek and her giggles returned. "Thank you for bringing me!"

	From: meandmyuke	Date: December 12th, 2010 04:18 pm (UTC)		(Link)
	Apple/Janis

Apple couldn't help the goofy little grin that appeared on his face at the kiss. He giggled a little. "I'm glad you came," he said walking slowly as they walked through the dance together. Yes, a nice distraction from all the crazy.

"Fancy a spin around the floor?" he asked as he goofily waggled his eyebrows at her.

	From: redwritinghood	Date: December 12th, 2010 06:13 pm (UTC)		(Link)
	Sibyl/Open

Upon entering the hall, Sibyl couldn't help but to stop and take a long look around the room. It was beautiful, really, and she felt she just had to take a few moments to enjoy it. That also gave her a moment to calm down a bit before she entered among the throng of students that arrived before her. Sibyl had her trust pad and pencil in her clutch with the help of an extendable charm, and she seriously hoped she was not going to have to use it. It'd been a while since she had a spell but something happening in the middle of a school event would have just been her luck.

With a long breath, trying to expel the bit of nerves and worry, Sibyl moved further into the room. Her eyes began to scan the room, looking for someone she knew. Unfortunately, as she was so absorbed in looking for familiar faces, Sibyl wasn't exactly paying attention to where she was walking.

	From: sim	Date: December 12th, 2010 07:48 pm (UTC)		(Link)
	Sibyl/Sim

Sim arrived at the ball wearing a suit jacket Gray's dad had given him for Christmas, even if it was totally ridiculous. He was currently looking cool and nodding along to the music, when he felt a small bump to his shoulder and spun around, coming face to face with a girl he didn't think he had ever seen before.

"Alright?" He asked, grinning. "Do you make a habit of bumping into gorgeous men?"

	From: redwritinghood	Date: December 12th, 2010 08:10 pm (UTC)		(Link)
	Sibyl/Sim

She only realized she hadn't been watching where she was going when she felt herself bump into someone, and her head turned to see who it was. Well, more to see if she had accidentally knocked them over, and was happy to find out that wasn't the case.

"I'm sorry!" Sibyl immediately apologized and took a step back to give the guy some room. "I didn't mean to...I mean... No, I normally don't... Whoops?" How the hell was she supposed to answer that question?

	From: babalon	Date: December 12th, 2010 07:09 pm (UTC)		(Link)
	Emilie/Quinn

Emilie was rarely ever early to these kinds of things, but she was particularly looking forward to this night particularly. Her hand clasped in Quinn's, she seemed uncharacteristically happy-- a prelude to someone's end, no doubt.

"I need to ask you one last favor," Emilie admitted, her heels clicking on the dance floor as they entered the ball.

	From: whodoo	Date: December 12th, 2010 07:17 pm (UTC)		(Link)
	Emilie/Quinn

Quinn was also in a rather good mood, though for a different reason. She'd gotten a good Santa gift, got a great deal of joy out of giving Leon his, and even the slave-for-a-day thing had been enjoyable. Much more so than she imagined it would be.

With her free hand, Quinn fixed the top hat on her head and looked over at Emilie. "And what's that?"

	From: itsnotjessica	Date: December 12th, 2010 08:02 pm (UTC)		(Link)
	Hunter/Gray

There was no way in hell that Hunter was going to be missing this dance. She had gone off campus for Halloween, and so this was her first school event since the masquerade event. And dammit, if she was going to be spending her free time planning these damn things, she intended to enjoy them.

She and Gray had only slightly planned their outfits. She would insist that it was purely coincidental that they were dressed to the height of Christmas spirit. Hell, she didn't have much of a family life, but Hunter still loved Christmas. But that was blood family. Friends were, of course, the family you chose. And she intended to celebrate the night with them, She would rather stay at school for the whole holiday break, not just this dance, but that wasn't in the cards.

Her mother had already sent her several emails mentioning people who would be coming over for dinner, people from her father's work, to be on her best behavior if she was coming home, don't mention your weirdo school around our guests, get your sister a present, a real present, no gag gifts.. and even threatening to ground her to her room if she wasn't behaved enough. These emails didn't surprise her. It was all of the typical sort of things that her mother went on with every December. It hadn't changed a bit; she was on the cusp of eighteen, but her mother still threatened her like she was in the first year of classes.

So despite not really feeling into Christmas at home, she was into Christmas at school, and this was the last hurrah for it. Grinning, she turned to face her boyfriend. She was a little buzzed, though just barely, but she still couldn't stop grinning. "What do ya wanna do first?" she asked, removing the candy cane from her mouth to speak, and then quickly replacing it.

	From: gregoire	Date: December 12th, 2010 09:02 pm (UTC)		(Link)
	Hunter/Gray

Gray probably cared even less about Family Christmas than Hunter did. Truth be told, they hadn't even gotten a Christmas tree in the LeClair household since the disappearance of his mother. Of course, he didn't really mention this to anyone. Not really even Hunter.

Christmas meant more money thrown his way by his dad, and an empty house. Suzette might stop by and drag him out of the house, but for the most part-- he spent the holidays alone.

Essentially, this was his Christmas, and he was thrilled to be here. He could barely contain a laugh that sounded painfully close to a giggle, and wrapped an arm around his girlfriend's waist.

"Well, you know." He adjusted his tie and shrugged as if to say 'Can you blame me?' "I just think we should do other stuff in case I cum on your dress."

How considerate.

	From: drummerboy	Date: December 13th, 2010 02:03 am (UTC)		(Link)
	Shelby/AB

As the ball was just beginning Shelby was still in his room, he had lost all track of time and now was in somewhat of a frantic rush. He didn't need much time to get ready, just a few minutes was all he ever required, but he couldn't help but feel a little perhaps underdressed for the evening as he slipped on his skate shoes. Giving himself once last glance over in the mirror he quickly assured himself that bow ties were in fact formal attire and therefore he had absolutely nothing to worry about. Fuck it I look fly he grinned as he picked up a pink rose he had waiting on the table. He hoped it didn't freak his date out too much or anything, to him it just seemed like the "dately" thing to do.

Shelby stood outside AB's door and knocked and waited for her reply. He hoped she didn't leave with out him, he was looking forward to hanging out for a bit first.

	From: atotheb	Date: December 14th, 2010 01:44 am (UTC)		(Link)
	Shelby/AB

Abernathy was all set for the ball. She was decked out in a silver striped gown, her shiny kicks, with a red orchid donning her hair. She'd dyed a stripe of hair red for the holidays to match.

She was prepared in other ways too. She'd bought a bottle of cheap booze off an upperclassman and had already taken a few shots waiting for Shelby.

She opened her door with a big grin. "Shelbow!" She ushered him inside and set a glamour on her door so that it looked as if they'd already headed out to the dance and the room was unoccupied. "You look fabulous."