(I'm aware of the lyrics, I just like the song and it has the same name as the chapter-

Sokka with his hair down should've been the avatar and killed everyone who tried to hurt Yue.)

The ball was uneventful. Shinya met at least a hundred obnoxious women. The only two people he saw having real fun was Reiko and Prince Hitoshi. They didn't know how to dance that well so they were just messing with Momo. Momo was trying to read.

A young lady with blonde hair and one of the most hideous dresses walked up to him. She looked extremely young and it made him uncomfortable. Especially because she kept trying to show cleavage, her ankles, and things like that. It was weird especially because she looked fifteen. Was she eligible?

"I'm sorry, how are you tonight?" He tried to be polite. She just smiled innocently and gave a quite weird response.

"I'm amazing, how bout you?" Her language and way of talking was weird. It made Shinya uncomfortable.

"Oh, well, I am honored to be here right now. It's been a pleasure to meet you..."

"Himiko."

"Ah. It's been a pleasure to meet you Himiko. I must speak to the other guests but maybe we can talk more later."

Himiko left him alone and Shinya was crowded by more ladies. He had to push past them just to find Keigo. It was a bit rude but he didn't care. Keigo wasn't anywhere to be seen though. Was he not in the ballroom?

Shinya walked out of ballroom and went searching for his best friend. He had gone missing when the night started but the prince had been summoned to the ball so he couldn't go searching. Since he wasn't in the ballroom, Shinya decided to go upstairs and search. Of course the ladies wouldn't be too happy but there were other men there. They could dance with those lovely men until he returned.

He made his way onto a balcony where he finally found Keigo. He was looking at the sky.

"Why're you here? Shouldn't you be dancing with the ladies?" Keigo asked before the prince could say a word.

(YALL IM HAVING A WHOLE ASS CRY OVER YUE- LIKE SOKKA ITS NOT YOUR FAULT!)

"I needed someone to talk to that wasn't hitting on me. Though, you may need someone to talk to. What's on your mind? If you're ok with sharing that is. Don't do anything you're not comfortable with."

"Well, your little thing about dead people becoming stars... There were shooting stars today. What do you call those? Revivals and witchcraft?" Keigo asked.

"Mother says shooting stars are spirits returning to visit the ones that they lost."

"Damn. Well, I just decided to believe tonight since it was so clear and I could see all the stars. That's... that's a lot of dead people." He sighed.

"Yeah. But look how gorgeous those stars look. I bet that ones Rumi. Look how gorgeous it is." Shinya pointed at a large white star. He smiled. "I must get going but if you need me, just pull me from the crowd."

Shinya left and walked back into the ballroom.

He began talking with a young lady with deep purple hair and blue eyes. She was very sweet and beautiful but not his type. She was like one of the women in Reiko's book. He still kept up a conversation with her as she was quite wide and was good at keeping a conversation.

"Your highness, do you like wine?" Nemuri asked.

"Umm... no not really. My apologies." Shinya said. He gave her an awkward smile. He was a bit nervous talking to everyone.

The orchestra soon stopped in the middle of the conversation. Shinya was confused and looked away from his conversation. His eyes widened when he saw what the orchestra stopped to look at.

Princess.

He hadn't seen her for several days. He expected the princess to be someone he knew if she was royalty. But it was a nice nickname for her.

The princess was wearing a gorgeous cobalt blue dress. Her small body looked like a bell with the size of her dress. She was probably struggling just to walk. Maybe not.

"Again, my apologies Ms.Nemuri."

"No worries. I understand." She winked.

Shinya walked to the center of the ballroom, where the stairs centered as well. When the princess curtseyed, the dress sank low. It looked stunning. It seemed like it belonged in a museum instead of on her. Not that he wanted to see her naked if his thoughts implied that...

She walked down the stairs, her crystal heels being shown. They were gorgeous.

As she descended down the stairs, her hands held her dress. She was obviously scared of tripping. The gorgeous diamond tiara on her head sparkled like the chandeliers as she finally got to the bottom of the stairs.

"Mr.Shinya."

"Your highness." He joked around with her. "Would you like to dance?"

"I- I would love to." She stuttered. He took her hand into his, taking her waist. She let out a gasp and the orchestra started again. They began a waltz, simple and easy. The entire ballroom circled around them so the prince and the mysterious princess had enough room to dance.

"You're very good at this." She whispered, now facing the crowd. His hand still on her waist. Her dress got twisted every time he spun her around, making her laugh quite a bit. He let go of her for a split second for her to twirl around, only for her to cling back to his body. Her grip became tighter when she came back.

They were facing each other once more, her smile looking like she was about to laugh as they passed Himiko and her mother.

In front of the staircase, he used both of his hands to grab her waist. She looked slightly confused as he picked her up. Her hands on both of her shoulders to keep her balanced. She laughed while she was lifted only to be put back down.

"I just got here and I'm having the time of my life Mr.Shinya." She said. Her smile was quite beautiful.

"I'm glad."

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"Would you like to dance?" A woman asked. She had a nice voice but Keigo was too busy looking at the sky.

"Sorry, I'm not looking for company tonight."

"Such a shame. I've wasted my time. Well, thanks Songbird." She teased. Keigo turned around and just stood there shocked. His dead wife was standing there. She looked like a goddess.

"Rumi?"

He ran up to her and lifted her up. He just needed to hold her. She was glowing.

"You're real?! You're real!" He cried out, spinning her around. She laughed in his arms like Ryuko laughed in Shinya's arms.

"I love you baby. I missed you so much."

"God I love you too."

(I thought of Sokka and Yue while writing Rumi and Hawks' reunion. Shinya and Ryuko finally met each other again, so yay! Anyways, I know the song is really dark but it's also the Cinderella story so I used it.)