OZ Matchers - Round 4
Title: OZ Matchers
Characters: DG/?(guess….), Cain, Glitch, Az, and some of the Tin Man crew and a random-non-interesting OC.
Timeline: Post eclipse
Rated: PG - A few bad words! o.O
Genre: Romance, Drama/Humor (fluff)
Summary: DG learns what an OZ Matcher is, and why it's sometimes better not to cross the line
Previous: Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3
A/N: You guys have been awesome! Although I’m sorry to say that this is the last Round, it has been quite a ride…Thank you so much for all of your reviews, they mean the world!
-B
PS - In case you were curious, it’s safe to assume that months pass between each of these “Rounds,” and this last stretch was a bit longer than the rest…*smiles serenely*
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It was Azkadellia’s birthday.
Which in this case, meant another ball. Another magic line. Another white dress.
This time however, DG was determined to avoid the magical line and silently cursing Az for wanting such a party. Naturally there were rumors as to why she was having an OZ Matcher, and it had been expected that Az would be announcing a relationship or possibly an engagement. DG reached up and fiddled with her necklace absentmindedly, the delicate chain disappearing under the top of her gown.
It’s about time. Glitch and Az were less than subtle lately.
She glanced over at the couple now in light green and gold, speaking with her parents, with a small smile on her face. DG was happy for her sister, she really was. It was about as good as everyone accepting that Az wasn’t evil anymore.
And Az looked radiant in her loose fitting gown, cinched under her chest and flowing around her, light green sparkled with gold. Glitch stood next to her in a simple green suit with gold trim and buttons. They really were a perfect couple.
Unfortunately her attention was drawn away by yet another suitor asking her to dance. And she responded like she had to every other suitor before him.
“Thank you, but I’m not dancing this evening. I’m letting this night belong to my sister.”
And after the last man turned away a deep voice spoke up from behind her.
“I don’t think he liked your answer.”
She straightened and glanced over her shoulder at the Tin Man also still in silvery white. “I was being as nice as I could,” she said innocently. “What would you have me do? Parade through the line and risk being matched with him?”
His mouth pressed into a firm line and gave her a disproving look.
“I’ll take that as a ‘no,’” she laughed. “Relax, Cain. All I have to do is avoid Az when a big dance number comes on so she doesn’t pull me onto the dance floor.”
“Easier said than done,” he muttered glancing past her. She spun around just in time to see her sister coming towards her with a playful gleam in her eye.
“Come on, DG,” she called. “Dance with your big sister on her birthday!” she said grabbing her arm before she could protest and pulled her towards the dance floor.
“No, Az! Please!” she glanced back towards Cain to see that he had disappeared. Damn him. Shows what good he was. She turned back to Az and said almost frantically, “Please, Az, don’t do this. I’ll dance with you, just not near the barrier!”
“Why not?” Az seemed to enjoy teasing her.
“Just trust me on this!” DG planted her feet but her stupid high heels gave her no traction whatsoever.
“Oh please.” Az had almost gotten her there and with a final tug, DG knew she had lost. She closed her eyes, bracing herself for the worst, as she stumbled over the line. “What’s the worst that could hap-” Az stopped abruptly as she caught sight of the color of DG’s dress.
Though the music still played, all talking ceased except for a few gasps and all noise seemed to fade as they stared at the younger princess. Her simple scoop necked dress that hugged her curves with off the shoulder sleeves now had a layer of gold over it, through which you could see a very distinct color. DG still had her eyes squeezed shut with a sort of grimace on her face as if bracing for some kind of impact. Someone turned down the music slightly after a moment.
DG finally opened one eye and glanced down to confirm that she did indeed, have a now dark red dress on, and gave a slight sigh. She pulled away from Az’s now weak grasp and straightened herself, smoothing the material of her dress with her hands. She glanced up at Az with a half embarrassed glare.
“I told you not to-!” she began to exclaim, but stopped herself, inhaling, when she remembered the very large audience she now had. She looked around with grimace and a smile, holding out her arms in a ‘Ta Da’ gesture, before looking back to Az. “Well. You wanted to dance,” she said pulling Az further onto the floor and motioning for them to turn the music back up.
“DG - I had no idea!” she whispered earnestly when nobody moved, causing DG to snort.
“Well, obviously,” she said motioning to her dress. “It’s called ‘secret’ for a reason. Otherwise I wouldn’t be in red, now would I?” That seemed to have cracked the tension in the room and she heard a few chuckles before the music began to get louder again.
“Wanna dance, Birthday Girl?” she asked with a lopsided grin. Az just shook her head at her younger sister’s carefree attitude.
“Yes. Yes I do.” They joined hands and placed their other on each others’ shoulder before spinning gracefully around the dance floor. Most of the people seemed to follow Az’s suit and shook their head at DG, knowing that the truth would come out sooner or later. But for now they could gossip.
“I hope you realize,” Az began after they had danced back over the barrier and DG’s dress was white again, “that you’ll have to announce your relationship before the party is over just so Mother and Father don’t have heart attacks.”
DG laughed. “I can make them sweat it out a little though, can’t I?”
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“Mr. Cain,” DG’s Mother’s voice called to him as he made his way around the buffet table, trying to sneak out of the room..
He flinched. He almost got out of the party. “Yes, Your Majesty?” he said, turning back to her.
“Would you mind terribly, escorting DG back to her room? I can imagine that she will want to leave the party soon after she and Azkadellia are done.”
He managed to hide a wince. “Certainly, Your Majesty.”
But he had already seen enough.
And he really didn’t want to be around DG. Especially since she had just announced that she was having an affair. He looked to the floor. This could not end well.
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As DG spun Az out for the last time, she had almost forgotten about the whole color debacle.
“May I cut in?” A familiar deep voice asked behind her. DG almost leapt out of her skin. What was he thinking!?
“Cain! You shouldn’t sneak up on a girl like that… Who knows how she’ll react,” she said quickly, glaring at him as she turned towards him but stepped away from him in the same movement.
“Sorry,” he said with a slight nod. “But your Mother requests that I escort you to your room soon.” He raised a hand behind her, but made no move to actually push her along with a hand on her lower back.
“What?” she whispered, thoroughly confused.
He leaned towards her slightly. “Apparently she doesn’t want you to cause any more trouble,” he muttered, sounding almost amused.
And that’s when he saw it.
There were two couples spinning towards each other and as one swung away from them, another headed straight towards DG, not seeing her where she stood.
The couple ran right into DG, knocking her forward, into him, and he caught her without a second thought. But as soon as he did, he closed his eyes, inwardly cursing himself for being so freaking noble. After the startled gasps, and immediate apologies died down from the bumbling couple, he heard other gasps emanate from the rest of the room. He cleared his throat and straightened himself, pulling DG up as well.
“Are you alright?” he asked quietly, trying to ignore how her dress was red again, and how his ears burned.
“Yeah,” she said quickly, glancing down and bit down on her lip. He could just tell that she was trying not to laugh. He bowed his head in defeat, noticing that his arms, in their red sleeves, were still around her waist.
To hell with it.
He looked up towards the Queen and her Consort and gave them a very uncharacteristic and very sheepish smile.
“Well then,” he muttered, at which point DG lost her inner battle. She burst out laughing and fell into him, burying her face in neck.
Cain was staring very intently at the floor when DG finally recovered enough and she turned his face towards hers.
“We tried,” she said with a grin before starting to laugh again. He found himself chuckling along with her at how ridiculous they must have looked. He nodded in acceptance.
“Where is it?” he whispered, and she tilted her head for a moment before her eyes widened.
“My necklace,” she said after a beat. “Are you sure?” He simply nodded and reached up to pull at the chain around her neck. With a slight tug, the gem it was hiding was finally freed and he held it out in front of her. She waved a finger through the chain, making it disappear. What was left was a simple yet elegant, silver engagement ring with a faintly peach stone resting on top.
He raised her left hand up, and with a warm smile on his face, he caught her eye before sliding it on her ring finger. More gasps and murmurs rippled through the room as their outfits changed from dark red to navy blue, starting from their sleeves and spreading around and down to their toes.
“Red just isn’t your color anyway,” he murmured with a grin.
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A/N: Remember what I said about this being the last Round? Well it is.
But you know that means I can throw in missing scenes whenever I come up with them, right? *chesire cat grin* Like the one I’m holding hostage until tomorrow?
Though for now, I’d say this fic is “Complete” b/c the main story is done. And my thanks again for reading! And a big Thank You to all of you who review(ed)!
Characters: DG/?(guess….), Cain, Glitch, Az, and some of the Tin Man crew and a random-non-interesting OC.
Timeline: Post eclipse
Rated: PG - A few bad words! o.O
Genre: Romance, Drama/Humor (fluff)
Summary: DG learns what an OZ Matcher is, and why it's sometimes better not to cross the line
Previous: Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3
A/N: You guys have been awesome! Although I’m sorry to say that this is the last Round, it has been quite a ride…Thank you so much for all of your reviews, they mean the world!
-B
PS - In case you were curious, it’s safe to assume that months pass between each of these “Rounds,” and this last stretch was a bit longer than the rest…*smiles serenely*
TMTMTMTMTMTMTMTTMTMTM
It was Azkadellia’s birthday.
Which in this case, meant another ball. Another magic line. Another white dress.
This time however, DG was determined to avoid the magical line and silently cursing Az for wanting such a party. Naturally there were rumors as to why she was having an OZ Matcher, and it had been expected that Az would be announcing a relationship or possibly an engagement. DG reached up and fiddled with her necklace absentmindedly, the delicate chain disappearing under the top of her gown.
It’s about time. Glitch and Az were less than subtle lately.
She glanced over at the couple now in light green and gold, speaking with her parents, with a small smile on her face. DG was happy for her sister, she really was. It was about as good as everyone accepting that Az wasn’t evil anymore.
And Az looked radiant in her loose fitting gown, cinched under her chest and flowing around her, light green sparkled with gold. Glitch stood next to her in a simple green suit with gold trim and buttons. They really were a perfect couple.
Unfortunately her attention was drawn away by yet another suitor asking her to dance. And she responded like she had to every other suitor before him.
“Thank you, but I’m not dancing this evening. I’m letting this night belong to my sister.”
And after the last man turned away a deep voice spoke up from behind her.
“I don’t think he liked your answer.”
She straightened and glanced over her shoulder at the Tin Man also still in silvery white. “I was being as nice as I could,” she said innocently. “What would you have me do? Parade through the line and risk being matched with him?”
His mouth pressed into a firm line and gave her a disproving look.
“I’ll take that as a ‘no,’” she laughed. “Relax, Cain. All I have to do is avoid Az when a big dance number comes on so she doesn’t pull me onto the dance floor.”
“Easier said than done,” he muttered glancing past her. She spun around just in time to see her sister coming towards her with a playful gleam in her eye.
“Come on, DG,” she called. “Dance with your big sister on her birthday!” she said grabbing her arm before she could protest and pulled her towards the dance floor.
“No, Az! Please!” she glanced back towards Cain to see that he had disappeared. Damn him. Shows what good he was. She turned back to Az and said almost frantically, “Please, Az, don’t do this. I’ll dance with you, just not near the barrier!”
“Why not?” Az seemed to enjoy teasing her.
“Just trust me on this!” DG planted her feet but her stupid high heels gave her no traction whatsoever.
“Oh please.” Az had almost gotten her there and with a final tug, DG knew she had lost. She closed her eyes, bracing herself for the worst, as she stumbled over the line. “What’s the worst that could hap-” Az stopped abruptly as she caught sight of the color of DG’s dress.
Though the music still played, all talking ceased except for a few gasps and all noise seemed to fade as they stared at the younger princess. Her simple scoop necked dress that hugged her curves with off the shoulder sleeves now had a layer of gold over it, through which you could see a very distinct color. DG still had her eyes squeezed shut with a sort of grimace on her face as if bracing for some kind of impact. Someone turned down the music slightly after a moment.
DG finally opened one eye and glanced down to confirm that she did indeed, have a now dark red dress on, and gave a slight sigh. She pulled away from Az’s now weak grasp and straightened herself, smoothing the material of her dress with her hands. She glanced up at Az with a half embarrassed glare.
“I told you not to-!” she began to exclaim, but stopped herself, inhaling, when she remembered the very large audience she now had. She looked around with grimace and a smile, holding out her arms in a ‘Ta Da’ gesture, before looking back to Az. “Well. You wanted to dance,” she said pulling Az further onto the floor and motioning for them to turn the music back up.
“DG - I had no idea!” she whispered earnestly when nobody moved, causing DG to snort.
“Well, obviously,” she said motioning to her dress. “It’s called ‘secret’ for a reason. Otherwise I wouldn’t be in red, now would I?” That seemed to have cracked the tension in the room and she heard a few chuckles before the music began to get louder again.
“Wanna dance, Birthday Girl?” she asked with a lopsided grin. Az just shook her head at her younger sister’s carefree attitude.
“Yes. Yes I do.” They joined hands and placed their other on each others’ shoulder before spinning gracefully around the dance floor. Most of the people seemed to follow Az’s suit and shook their head at DG, knowing that the truth would come out sooner or later. But for now they could gossip.
“I hope you realize,” Az began after they had danced back over the barrier and DG’s dress was white again, “that you’ll have to announce your relationship before the party is over just so Mother and Father don’t have heart attacks.”
DG laughed. “I can make them sweat it out a little though, can’t I?”
CDGCDGCDGCDGCDGCDGCDGCDGCDGCDG
“Mr. Cain,” DG’s Mother’s voice called to him as he made his way around the buffet table, trying to sneak out of the room..
He flinched. He almost got out of the party. “Yes, Your Majesty?” he said, turning back to her.
“Would you mind terribly, escorting DG back to her room? I can imagine that she will want to leave the party soon after she and Azkadellia are done.”
He managed to hide a wince. “Certainly, Your Majesty.”
But he had already seen enough.
And he really didn’t want to be around DG. Especially since she had just announced that she was having an affair. He looked to the floor. This could not end well.
CDGCDGCDGCDGCDGCDGCDGCDGCDG
As DG spun Az out for the last time, she had almost forgotten about the whole color debacle.
“May I cut in?” A familiar deep voice asked behind her. DG almost leapt out of her skin. What was he thinking!?
“Cain! You shouldn’t sneak up on a girl like that… Who knows how she’ll react,” she said quickly, glaring at him as she turned towards him but stepped away from him in the same movement.
“Sorry,” he said with a slight nod. “But your Mother requests that I escort you to your room soon.” He raised a hand behind her, but made no move to actually push her along with a hand on her lower back.
“What?” she whispered, thoroughly confused.
He leaned towards her slightly. “Apparently she doesn’t want you to cause any more trouble,” he muttered, sounding almost amused.
And that’s when he saw it.
There were two couples spinning towards each other and as one swung away from them, another headed straight towards DG, not seeing her where she stood.
The couple ran right into DG, knocking her forward, into him, and he caught her without a second thought. But as soon as he did, he closed his eyes, inwardly cursing himself for being so freaking noble. After the startled gasps, and immediate apologies died down from the bumbling couple, he heard other gasps emanate from the rest of the room. He cleared his throat and straightened himself, pulling DG up as well.
“Are you alright?” he asked quietly, trying to ignore how her dress was red again, and how his ears burned.
“Yeah,” she said quickly, glancing down and bit down on her lip. He could just tell that she was trying not to laugh. He bowed his head in defeat, noticing that his arms, in their red sleeves, were still around her waist.
To hell with it.
He looked up towards the Queen and her Consort and gave them a very uncharacteristic and very sheepish smile.
“Well then,” he muttered, at which point DG lost her inner battle. She burst out laughing and fell into him, burying her face in neck.
Cain was staring very intently at the floor when DG finally recovered enough and she turned his face towards hers.
“We tried,” she said with a grin before starting to laugh again. He found himself chuckling along with her at how ridiculous they must have looked. He nodded in acceptance.
“Where is it?” he whispered, and she tilted her head for a moment before her eyes widened.
“My necklace,” she said after a beat. “Are you sure?” He simply nodded and reached up to pull at the chain around her neck. With a slight tug, the gem it was hiding was finally freed and he held it out in front of her. She waved a finger through the chain, making it disappear. What was left was a simple yet elegant, silver engagement ring with a faintly peach stone resting on top.
He raised her left hand up, and with a warm smile on his face, he caught her eye before sliding it on her ring finger. More gasps and murmurs rippled through the room as their outfits changed from dark red to navy blue, starting from their sleeves and spreading around and down to their toes.
“Red just isn’t your color anyway,” he murmured with a grin.
TMTMTMTMTMTMTMTMTMTMTMTM
A/N: Remember what I said about this being the last Round? Well it is.
But you know that means I can throw in missing scenes whenever I come up with them, right? *chesire cat grin* Like the one I’m holding hostage until tomorrow?
Though for now, I’d say this fic is “Complete” b/c the main story is done. And my thanks again for reading! And a big Thank You to all of you who review(ed)!