The devil's girl

Fright night with the Devil

          This is the second story in my Devil's series. Hope you enjoy it x

I was so so excited about Brax taking me out to celebrate halloween. We've been going steady for a few months now and just the sight of him makes me happy. Sadly, this halloween party is going to be a little different. Its in hell and its going to be the first time I meet his parents. Where do you start to pick a costume when you are going to hell itself. I thought that I might go as the devil as a joke for Brax but this party seems really important and I want to make a good impression. Brax said that the theme will be announced later today and that he will help me pick my outfit out so to stop worrying and kiss him.
   Its been getting a lot chillier recently though. Especially october the air is like a lone wolf biting into anything it can and the wind blows through you like shards of ice. However Brax doesn't seem to feel the cold as much as I do but he plans the sweetest dates. Tonight he's taking me ice skating. I mean it just strikes me as astonishing how quickly my life changed one day I was plain old disappointment Jemima then the next I'm the devil's soul mate Jem. I mean ice skating with the Devil who would have ever thought. Most people picture the devil as evil but in my eyes he isn't.
   Getting dressed for tonight I put on as many layers as possible so that when I fall over it won't hurt as much hopefully because I'll be all padded out. This is when Brax is amazing and I'm just barely going round. Don't get me wrong I'm not terrible at ice skating I can go round the arena on my own without falling over (touch wood) but Brax can probably do all sorts of tricks. But between you and me I really hope he falls over.
   He picked me up a few hours after dinner finished and drove me in his amazing black Ferrari to the ice skating rink. When we got there I thought it was closed there were no other cars there. "Brax, Brax I think it might be closed honey"
"Of course its closed Jem, I wasn't going to share you with the rest of the world." He laughed and jumped out of the car to open my door for me. He was always doing little things like that it was so chivalrous of him.
   It was so beautiful inside, he had rigged the whole thing out with fairy lights which all glowed pastel colours onto the ice. It was like a wonderland. My wonderland. I was wrong about him being good at ice skating. He wasn't bad but he was like me, we can skate round the rink. But I find that fun even if most people don't.  Then when it hit eleven he took me back to his private lodging off campus. He keeps talking about me moving in one day and eventually I had caved so by the end of this week I was going to be living with the Devil. I just hope he knows how to clean. He went into the kitchen whilst I had changed into pyjamas. Most of my stuff was over here already so I could stay tonight instead of having to go all the way to my dorm room. He came back out with two hot chocolates and a bunch of costume books. Apparently he got a text earlier about the theme for the party. Masquerade Magic. This sounded great, a masquerade how much fun would that be.
   Looking through the books was so much fun. I really like looking at all the beautiful gowns but then I turned the page and I saw 'it'. That was my dress for the party. It was a black and red ball gown. It had a black corset bodice going out into a blood red skirt which was covered with intricate designs and jewels. I turned the book to try and find the price. Failing to I turned to Brax and asked him. He just laughed and asked me if I had chosen my dress. I turned the book round to show him the dress I had chosen. He wrote the number down of the dress and I assumed his suit and brought out another book full of masks. We sat and went through it together and we settled on getting very similar masks. Mine was black with crimson jewels embellishing it and his was crimson with black details on it.
   The dress finally arrived the day of the masquerade. I stepped into it and my heart raced it was magnificent. I looked magnificent. And it fit perfectly which was great because we didn't have time to make adjustments. Brax was trying his suit on in another place because I wanted it to be a surprise when he saw me. Especially since he had admitted to me yesterday that he had completely forgotten what my dress looked like. Typical male.
   I'm really nervous now, the masquerade is in 3 hours and I'm just being helped into my dress. I'm going to be meeting Brax's parents which is starting to become more and more nerve-wracking each minute. Thoughts just keep whirling in my head, what if they don't like me ? What if they tell Brax to leave me ? What if he does ?  This is definitely not a healthy choice of thoughts. At least now the dress is on I feel slightly better. I have just under an hour to get ready because we have quite a long drive to get where we are going according to Brax. There was a knock on the door which surprised me Brax had text me a minute ago checking the meeting time so it can't be him. Opening the door I was looking at a complete stranger. "Excuse me, may I help you ?" I asked very politely if you ask me. "No no Mr Anderson sent me to get you made up for the masquerade" Um.. Made up that sounds bad. I stepped back from the door and she stalked in unloading makeup from her bad as if it would never end. I sat down and she wrapped a huge black sheet over me like the one at the hairdressers. Just in case of spillages she had said. I was even more nervous now but at least in the end I did look pretty. My blonde hair had been pinned back in delicate curls framing my face. While my eyes were outlined in sparkling black and my lips glittered blood red. Brax had decided to go all out for the surprise factor and had ordered two separate vehicles.
   My carriage was stunning, it was an all black carriage with 2 black horses leading it. If it weren't for the white plumes on the horses we would have blended in with the night sky. It was about an hour ride and I took the opportunity to think over everything that had happened. I still remember my first day when I met Brax. He still had that cheeky smirk which could melt a girl into a sizzling puddle of lust. The carriage drew to a stop, we had arrived. Stepping out I thanked the driver, adjusted my mask and went to enter the glorious victorian building in front of me. The two liveried servants stood outside opened the doors, I managed to find the ballroom. There were so many people here all dressed beautifully. It was like a little girls dream. A man stood next to me announced my arrival as I swept down the staircase.
   I felt like a princess, I felt so elegant and just beautiful as everyones eyes swirled to stare at me from every corner of the room. There was a boy waiting for me at the bottom. He took my hand an introduced himself as Ricky. He was hot, I know I'm taken but urgh he was damn fine. He pulled me onto the dance floor explaining that Brax wasn't here yet and that he would look after me until he turned up. I heard the orchestra begin a Viennese Waltz, it stirred memories for me I loved to waltz ever since I'd watched Dirty Dancing. It's my favourite film, it has everything I've ever wanted out of life.  Ricky's such an amazing dancer, he almost swept me off my feet as he swept me across the room but I just couldn't stop thinking about Brax. I have it so bad for him, I don't know if I could live without him. At last the waltz finished and I walked over to the refreshment table. Ricky followed and I asked him if Brax was here. "I don't know I haven't seen him yet" "Would you excuse me then I'd like to go phone him" Walking away I phoned Brax when I got outside. The weather was horrible it started raining and the wind was howling terribly. He didn't pick up both of the times I rang, leaving a message asking where he was I walked back into the masquerade. A woman drew me aside just as I entered. "Excuse me,  have you seen my fiancee ?" Turning around I told her I didn't know who her fiancee was. "Of course you do silly. You know Brax, Brax Anderson" I could feel my heart shattering into pieces as tears welled in my eyes. Composing myself I told her that I hadn't seen him this evening and could she excuse me please. Running out of the building the rain pelted me cold and harsh. I refused to get back into the carriage Brax had sent, throwing my phone into the giant water fountain decorating the lawn area. I ran as fast and as far as I could until my whole body was shaking as tears wracked my body. I fell under a tree and just cried my heart out. After a while I got so cold my body started shivering my makeup had run down my face leaving smudges. My dress clung to me soaked through as my hair was clinging on for dear life. I just sat there waiting for something, anything to happen.
   I sat there for hours and hours before I heard the voices but I couldn't reply my voice was all cracked and I didn't have the strength to answer. My whole body was frozen. I just couldn't believe that he had done this. He has a fiancee. Another fiancee. How could he make me feel so special when he didn't care at all. He didn't even love me. I feel like my whole world has turned upside down.
    The voices were getting closer but I just feel so horrible, I don't know if I want to be found. I didn't want to feel anything anymore so I just let go and fell into the darkness. Waking up I knew exactly where I was but I had no idea what I was doing here. Anger filled me as I got up and practically ran through the house, I was just about to open the door when hands wrapped around my waist and pulled me in. "You can't leave, why would you leave me ? I thought you were dead oh god I thought you were gone forever and I love you" I could hear Brax whisper into my ear. Turning in his arms I pulled out of his embrace and screamed at him. "Don't you dare pretend you love me when you have another fiancee. I loved..I love you. Was it all pretend ?" I screamed and screamed until I started trying to hit him to hurt him so he could feel the same pain I did. The tears slipped over my cheeks as he grabbed my hands and started kissing my cheeks, my face, my neck. 
   He held me in his arms until the tears stopped coming and the trembling finished wracking my body. "What do you mean I have another fiancee. I only have one and thats you. Why would you ever think that I didn't love you. I just don't know what to do I love you so much it hurts" His voice cracked at the end. He just sounded so desperate I wrapped my arms around him and clung to him as he cried. "I met a woman at the masquerade who said she was your fiancee. And after you never turned up or answered any of my calls I just felt so heartbroken. I'm so sorry I doubted you. I love you and if you'll still have me I will spend the rest of my life trying to make you happy" I whispered into his ear, I felt his body shiver as I did so. Looking down I saw his eyes looking up at me full of desire as he picked me up. Dropping me on the bed he told me he loved me just before his lips pressed against mine. I love him and he loves me. Our love will last all eternity.
   From Hell with love
         Jemima and Brax Anderson x