Encre's POV a few days later

Okay, Felicia gave me this and I tried it on...It's cozy but why is there an arrow sewn into it? Well, she told me to come see her so I guess I'll go do that now...

The guards let me in and I glance around, seeing obvious preparations for a party. Numerous servants are running around as Suave is busy directing them on what to do. I shake my head, knowing how much Felicia loves parties. I go upstairs to find her, looking into each room curiously. I back up quickly to get out of the way of some servants running past and accidentally bumping into someone. I glance up, seeing Fallacy behind me. I turn around and see that he is wearing a sweater as well. His have the inverse colors of mine with an arrow as well.

Oh...She made us matching clothes....Why would she do that? Eh, it is sweet. So I don't mind that much.

He glances at me, then at himself, and seems to notice as well.  I smile at him.

"Bonjour, Fallacy."I say

"What brings you here, Encre?"He asks

"Felicia told me to come here and see her."I reply

He extends his arm with a smile.

"I could join you. I think I know where she is right now."He says

I nod, hugging his arm gently.

"I am glad that Suave was able to help you."I say

He nods.

"Sorry that Jasper left you with me like that."He says

"It's fine. I was just worried about you and there wasn't an explanation."I say

"Cus I looked weird?"He says

"Nah, you looked cute."I say without much thinking.

I see Felicia in a room and she waves to us.

"Bonjour Felicia!"I say, waving to her

"I see you both got the new sweaters I made! Oh! Are you alright, Brother?"She says

"Yes, they're very comfy!"I say, then glance at Fallacy.

His face is burning up a bright yellow and he's just staring at me.

"Earth to Fallacy, come in Fallacy."She says, giggling.

He blinks, looking at her now.

"Yes?"He says

"You're a yellow mess staring at Encre again. You alright?"She asks

He nods.

"You said you needed my help with something?"I ask her

"Yep! I would like your help understanding more French! I have some guests coming and I want to know it well before they come."She replies

"Oh of course I will help!"I say

"What guests? Wait, Sis. You're not seriously planning a party so soon after the-"He begins

"Oh relax, Brother! I waited longer than last time to be sure that the Moon's out of their system! They already agreed!"She says, making him groan.

She takes my hand, leading me away before he can object more. I sit with her, helping her practice speaking and understanding French. But it wasn't long before the guests arrived and she clapped her hands eagerly, warning me that the guests included other vampire kingdoms. She pulls me away into the room where they're gathering and releases my hand to start chatting away with the guests. I feel my body tense up, feeling glares burning into me and not knowing what to do. Fallacy enters behind me and gently holds my hand, leading me to Jasper and Suave with a cautious glance around.

"I don't want them to follow you back to the house...I'm sorry about my sister..."He whispers

Then he wanders away to speak with nearby circles.

"So, you called my dad cute?"Jasper asks

"He thought he looked weird when you dropped him off with me so I wanted to reassure him."I reply

"How do you know?"Suave asks

"I heard Father squealing about it to you."He says

"Well, maybe you shouldn't say it with so many willing to eavesdrop around us."Suave says

I sit with Jasper, sketching with him and tuning out the insulting whispers around us. Then Felicia sits with us, greeting us and seeming very hyper. She could hardly stay still. Then Poussiere storms over, glaring her down.

"Oh hello, Poussiere! So happy that you could make it! I-"She begins

"Are you out of your damn MIND, Felicia? Half of the guests hardly have the moon's influence out of their system and you think he should be here? And as a bonus, you stitched a target to his back!"He snaps, pointing to me.

"Oh come on, Poussiere. W-"She begins

"NO! I won't come on! What nonsense was going through your head to think that this was a good idea? Especially after how bad things went with the last party? Cipher was one pain in the ass, now you thought it was good to fill the room with assholes? Did you even consider what they may do to Encre? You know their views towards anyone who doesn't have fangs! Do you think I'm stupid or are you blissfully ignoring it? I'm not bringing Azure to this for the sake of his safety. What makes you think it's safe for Encre?"He growls at her

"We will keep things under control since we're not dealing with Cipher this time. I'll keep things under control."She says

"Oh as if you're doing such a great job at that! They're all staring him down like prey and hardly hiding their disdain for him! They aren't exactly quiet when trying to tear him apart verbally with their gossip and insults! Every bit of him they're putting down! How could you think that Encre will enjoy himself here? Heck, your brother isn't enjoying himself!"He says, pointing over to Fallacy

We glance over, seeing him surrounded by guests and clearly getting annoyed by the discussion. Reaper marches over to us with clenched fists.

"I was just stuck with a group that attempted to drag me into a shameful discussion aimed at harming Encre with insults on nearly everything possible. His appearance, clothes, eyes, voice, presence, accent, how he walks, or just the fact that he isn't a vampire. What is one of Asgore's toys doing here is how many put it. Or what is a mortal doing here? He's beneath them in their eyes. They also got annoyed seeing how close he is to Fallacy or Felicia, comfortable enough to call them by their names and not their titles. So why did you bring him here looking like that?"He growls

Then Poussiere glances at me.

"Are you comfortable here? Enjoying yourself?"He asks

"No...They try to hide their discussions in French but I know it too well. I'm able to translate and understand it...Besides time with Sir Jasper sketching, it's not good..."I say, shaking my head.

"Don't call me that! Don't let them get to you!"Jasper says

I sigh, nodding.

"And why are you still here? Is Felicia forcing you?"Poussiere asks

"No...Fallacy just doesn't want anyone to follow me to my house, though."I say as softly as I can.

Jasper takes off, running around and shouting at the groups of guests. Suave walks away to help serve guests. Poussiere starts chuckling as he does so.

"He is so passive-aggressive."He chuckles

"Yeah, switching out their drinks for sour batches and talking to them as if he is scolding children."

"If you want sweeter food, you should be sweeter. You are being so shameful right now and certainly not acting like the higher, sophisticated beings that they claim to be! You're big men and lady vampires, act like it!"Reaper mimics, chuckling by repeating what he said.

The room goes quiet, unwilling to challenge Jasper or Suave after being called out it seems. They could probably hear Poussière and Reaper complaining as well. I see Fallacy glance over to me and smile.

"I...think I'll go to the gardens...I need to calm down..."I say

They nod, letting me go as Poussière proceeds to lecture Felicia on "proper events and considerations with parties and beloved guests" or whatever. I smile, glad that I have their company. And Suave or Jasper have some very...funny methods of getting their points across.

TBC