Blessed by Night

Serana was ogling herself in the mirror and taking pictures from every conceivable angle she could. She had on an elegant sparkly grey dress with a simple coat draped over her slender shoulders, and a diamond necklace that Malachi bought her after she asked him nicely. (She threatened him by saying that she would never let him have a moment alone with her mother ever again.)

It was very clear that she was unbelievably excited to attend her first gala tonight. "I\'m glad you\'re happy but I feel like I\'m going to be fucking sick..."

Serana turned around to find Anna sitting on the couch a few feet away, looking more pale than a bottle of glue. But despite her ghostly appearance, she was nothing short of radiant. Anna initially refused when Malachi tried to invite her to the gala tonight. She was fully aware of the kind of image she had and the sort of person she was, so she didn\'t believe this kind of party was really the place for her. However, Malachi dismissed such a notion almost as quickly as she thought it up, reassuring her that anywhere he was, she also had a rightful place beside him. While she wasn\'t sure if she believed him, she had to admit that she was more than a little touched by his sincerity. As a result, she not only agreed to go, but she even let him pick out a dress for her. Hers was selected with the goal of not hiding her personality and charm, but showing it off boldly for all to see. Anna wore a sleeveless black dress with a slit in the side and the back cut out. She wanted to hide her tattoos so as to appear more professional, but with the way her dress was designed left the bulk of them on full display. The pieces on her chest, back, arms and leg were all very well done, and she was extremely grateful that she never got a silly tattoo like one from a cartoon. On her wrist, she wore a dark golden bracelet that came as a set with her ruby earrings, and a pair of dark burgundy heels on her feet. "Why are you acting like you\'re going to die? You\'re going to a super fancy party, you should be way more excited!"

"Yea but, this is the first time I\'ll be stepping out with Mal as a couple and there\'s going to be all these eyes on us and shit like that...Plus I don\'t really like being the poorest person in the room."

"I only have about twelve dollars in my account right now. Does that make you feel better?"

"Good!"

Suddenly, a small can of soda was handed to Anna and she looked up with grateful eyes at the short haired girl above her. "Ginger ale should help settle your stomach, Anna."

"Thanks, Bianca."

Just like everyone else, Bianca was also dressed to the nines. She wore a beautiful bronze colored dress with long sleeves and a deep V neck that showed off her captivating figure. She wasn\'t much for accessorizing, so her wrists and fingers were bare of any sort of jewelry, but she was wearing a small locket around her neck with a picture of her father inside. "Are you really not nervous at all?" Anna asked. "Well, some people have already taken pictures of Mal and I on our date so everyone already suspects we\'re together, so I guess I\'m not that worried about it?"

"Perfect." Anna threw her head back in exasperation as she felt her own anxiety return. "So am I going to be the only one who\'s going to faint before we walk in?" n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

"Yes, because I am surely going to pass out as soon as we get into the limo."

Sei suddenly entered the room looking almost as pale as Anna, but every bit as gorgeous. She wore a dark green dress that was both long sleeved and came up to her collar bone, but despite not showing any real skin she was egregiously sexy. In a rare change, her hair chocolate brown hair was done up in a bun, with two small strands dangling by her beautiful warm eyes. Although in this moment, her eyes contained more than a fair amount of nervousness. She took shaky footsteps to sit on the couch just beside Anna, and immediately lay her head on her shoulder. "I-I\'ve catered for a few big parties before b-but nothing like this... What if they think I\'m some kind of country bumpkin who doesn\'t know anything?!"

Anna suddenly began having her own panic attack and it seemed like she had also thought of some more equally terrifying scenarios. "W-What if they serve us food that we can\'t pronounce!?"

"W-What if they start talking to us about county clubs, beach houses, or vacations in Rome!?"

Anna and Sei\'s eyes only got wider and wider with every possible scenario they imagined and their fear finally reached a fever pitch. ""WE CHANGED OUR MINDS, WE\'RE NOT GOING!""

Serana chuckled while Bianca rubbed her temples in exhaustion. "What\'s got you two so upset?"

When Malachi exited his bedroom, the atmosphere within the apartment changed entirely. The young man hated to get dressed up more than anything, but that didn\'t mean he didn\'t know how to do it. When the girls laid eyes on him, Sei and Anna once again came to a unanimous understanding. Sei: "Nevermind, we\'re going."

Anna: "You look too good."

Sei: "We have to keep those greedy rich women away from you."

Anna: "And maybe have a quickie in the bathroom."

Sei: "I-I wasn\'t thinking about that, but I do admit that it would be nice..."

Serana, Bianca, and Malachi all had different reactions to their declarations. Serana looked like she was on the verge of throwing up after hearing her mother\'s desire to have sex in a bathroom. Coincidentally, Bianca was also thinking about having sex with Mal, but she doubted they would make it to the bathroom. Malachi was simply staring at all three girls in confusion, wondering just what had gotten into them. -

Tonight, there was only one event that firmly held the attention of the entire world. The guest list for Immortal Moon\'s gala wasn\'t terribly long, but it contained more than a few influential names and faces. Outside of the venue, a red carpet had been set up from the front door to the curb, and two velvet ropes were separating the desperate paparazzi from these behemoths of society. Almost on cue, a sleek black limousine pulled up and a frenzy erupted from the gathered crowd as they waited to see who would arrive next. A driver stepped out to open the door, and a tall and very handsome man stepped out. He was of Spanish descent, with a tanned complexion and sleek black hair that was shaved on the sides. He had a neatly shaved beard that alluded to his real age that none were quite sure of, and he wore a lavish tan suit with dark brown wingtip shoes. He wore a simple white shirt with no tie, and a prize winning smile that could enchant the hearts of women and children alike. In the entire world, there were five guilds that were considered to be the best of the best, and unshakeable in their positions. And after True Sky was removed from it\'s number two position, the rankings of everyone went up. 5. Dead Sea, led by Logan Reeves; The man blessed by Poseidon.

4. Immortal Moon, led by Luna Autumn; the woman blessed by Chang\'e.

3. Platinum Scale, led by a man known only as Ere; who is blessed by Sobek.

2. Ragnarok, led by Morgan Creed; One of only three men known to have a blessing from a primordial; Surtr.

And at number one, by the tiniest of margins, is the guild Children of The Aztecs. It is led by this man, Enzo Valentin, the one who is blessed by not only Quetzalcoatl, but Tlāloc as well.

"How are all of you people doing this fine evening!?"

His thick Spanish accent caused the women in the crowd to swoon, and his outwardly friendly nature made men incapable of hating him. And even if they did, it wasn\'t like they could beat him in a fight. "I can\'t believe he flew all the way to America for this!"

"Hey Enzo, can I get some comments on how it feels to be number 1?"

"M-My wife has you as number 1 on her list of hall passes, so maybe if you\'re not busy later tonight then you can..."

Enzo smiled and waved politely at the crowd like an expert who\'d been media trained ever since he could crawl. He moved past the red carpet swiftly, and passed through the building to enter into a one of a kind ballroom. An exquisite champagne tower, waiters traveling about bringing horderves the likes of which most people couldn\'t even pronounce, and more high fashion clothing items than money could by. There were already a great many guests that had arrived at the party, but Enzo set his sights on the one woman who didn\'t even acknowledge his entrance. Amongst the crowd, Luna Autumn was positively radiant. She could be seen wearing a dark blue dress with a long slit that exposed most of her right leg and a black and gold kimono that was draped across her shoulders. She was talking to two people, and older man wearing a black suit and a much younger woman who Enzo recognized as one of her guild members. His destination made up, Enzo smiled as he confidently started walking towards the chatting trio. Having a homeboy who hates his girl when you in a happy relationship is so crazy. 

He still be trynna get me to go out on two man missions and it\'s like bro I\'m happy just go to therapy.