Roman twirled in the mirror, inspecting his dress carefully. The red fabric hung around around his body surprisingly well, tight around his chest, then cascading down from his hips. The many layers of the dress made it perfect for the winter (plus, it looked marvelous when he twirled, so it was a win-win, he thought). There was an intricate golden lace decorating the sleeves and the neckline in the shape of tiny flowers Roman thought looked like roses.

"Are you done?" Janus drawled from his chair, adding a pin to the fake flower crown he was making for Roman. "Logan has been waiting for you for..." there was a small pause, which Roman suspected was Janus checking the time "an hour now."

Roman rolled his eyes. "It takes time to look this good!" he said, taking another look in the mirror, not being able to do anything but to grin (because he did look extremely good, if he could say so himself)"And I'm certain Remus is keeping his busy."

Janus raised an eyebrow at him. Roman huffed : "Yes, I'm ready."

"Marvelous" Janus got up from the chair, gingerly placing the flower crown on top of Roman's head. He stepped backwards to inspect him, and Roman suddenly felt silly.

"Put your mask on and we're good to go."

Roman nodded, grabbing his mask from the table. Janus called Logan and Remus from the other room. There were a few curses and some hurried footsteps to which Roman raised an eyebrow at, amused. Janus bit the inside of his bottom lip to keep from smiling.

Logan entered the room, opening the door loudly. His hair was tousled, a bright blush on his cheeks as he straightened his vest. Remus came in after him, looking extremely pleased with himself.

"I hope I did not make you wait for too long."

"No, you didn't" Roman pretended to wipe something from the corner of his mouth to hide his grin.

Janus pointed up to the top of his head. "Sweetheart, your hair"

Logan grew even redder, if that was possible, and smoother down his hair so it was back to the usual hairstyle.

"Right. Thank you, Janus."

Remus got the the tip of his toes, grinning and whispered something in Logan's ear, that Roman could bet was absolutely filthy by the shocked look on Logan's face( though it was mainly the blush that gave it away).

Remus gleefully skipped over to Janus, who pecked his forehead. He looked over to Roman.

"You look like you're ready to seduce your way into a rich noble's and take their money after they inevitably marry you."

Roman looked at him, absolutely scandalized. Janus seemed amused, while Logan sent him an exasperated look.

"What? I meant it as a compliment!"

"That's not how you compliment people!"

Logan shook his head with a sigh "You look...pleasant." he finally said, after a few seconds.

Roman smiled at him brightly. "Why thank you, my dear friend!"

Logan nodded, straightening his glasses. "The carriage is waiting."

The brilliant plan was to smuggle Roman in through Logan(it was later decided he would be a better choice to Janus), though Roman thought it was not too brilliant. But he supposed there were more pros than cons. He could actually enjoy himself without having people being suspicious of him, after all, he was supposed to be the royal strategist's date to the ball (Neither of them were fond of that word, but there weren't really any other alternatives to it).

As Roman took Logan's hand, he couldn't help but wonder what would come out of this night.