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You knocked on the doors of the mansion, the sound echoing loudly. You heard a random crash inside, followed by a large rush of noises. A cat screaming, a jar being shattered, the thunk of someone's head hitting the floor, and a panicked run.
"..." The door opened and you found yourself facing a young man, his white shirt was tucked neatly into his dress pants, he wore a simple mask, and you found yourself reminded that this was a masquerade party.
He carried a rumpled look about him and you smiled sheepishly at him.
"Oh hi!" The man was shunted aside and you found yourself gaping as a brightly colored man leapt in front of you. He was in a hoodie, a deep purple and green color that intertwined, his mask matching of course. "I'm Karl! Who are you?"
You found yourself peering after the man, but was unable to see where he disappeared to. Realizing "Karl" was waiting patiently for your answer you blushed and hurriedly stuttered out your name and a short greeting.
"That's a beautiful name, makes me think of my Grandmother, she died from being crushed by a giant banana, may she rest in peace." You were yanked rather gently into the house where you were met by the owner of the estate you were on today.
"Oh. Technoblade!" You grinned at the man, you hadn't met him before now, only communicating through a rich people messaging platform called "Discord" and you were eager to meet him.
He was tall, and the first thing you noticed about him besides that was the skin of a pig resting over his head, it was secured in place by a heavy crown, richly adorned with precious jewels and engraved metal. His hair was pink, secured in a low braid behind his back, and a smirk danced across his face. A royal red cloak lay draped across his back and closer inspection had you realizing that the clasp was of pure neatherite.
"Ah yes, the lovely Y/N. A pleasure to finally meet you my dear." He took your hand and lifted it, placing a soft kiss upon the back of it. You flushed slightly, you hadn't expected him to be so handsome or so polite.
"I-uh a pleasure to meet you too. How are you doing?" You chuckled slightly, and found yourself pulling your hand away slowly from his hold. You almost didn't want to let go and you forced yourself to examine the interior of the mansion as Technoblade hummed in answer to your question.
The main hall was finely furnished, a flight of stairs leading up to another floor, and banners and paintings lay scattered around. You could see gold gilding the quartz around you and a sense of awe was flashing through your mind. Technoblade was clearly richer than he'd made out to be, and you felt foolish just sitting in the hallway. Faintly you realized Technoblade had been talking and you forced yourself to tune into the conversation.
"only been preforming a few financial crimes here and there, it's been wonderful. I must say, that business has been rather slow, I've been rather preoccupied by other things." He turned his gaze on you and you felt your cheeks turn faintly pink. You went to reply but was stopped when Karl gave a shout.
"Look! Someone else has arrived!"
"You mean I was the first one here?" You grumbled, and Karl turned to you with a giggle.
"Asides from me yes, but don't worry about it, the others seem to be arriving now!" He winked at you and you felt less embarrassed, and even more flustered. Dammit.
"Hello there!" A dark skinned man walked through the door, his skin was unnaturally dark and you found yourself intrigued by it. You likened his skin to that of a raven, and you felt the overwhelming urge to touch him to see if he felt like a raven.
"Ahh General Kenobi..." Karl trilled and you giggled. You didn't understand the joke but something about his tone informed you it was a reference to some rich person movie.
"Ah! Bad, I was wondering when you would arrive, you normally are abnormally early so you actually showing up on time is rather odd." Technoblade patted the newcomers shoulder and you grinned at him, your flustered attitude leaving you almost immediately. This man gave you an overwhelming sense of happiness and you felt the urge to shown it. You adjusted your mask slightly, and stepped forward examining the man further.
As mentioned previously his skin was a dark color, his eyes were white but not unfriendly. He wore a dark grey suit with a red shirt underneath. He had a deep red mask on, and you found yourself appreciating his outfit choice the man clearly had taste.
"Hey, I'm Y/N, nice to meet you." You held out your hand and beamed at the man. He flushed slightly an adorable blushy haze peeking out from under his mask and he clasped your hand eagerly. You felt slightly disappointed that he was wearing gloves, but it didn't matter in the long hall.
"Thank you! I'm BadBoyHalo, but you can call me Bad, that's what my friends call me."
"If you had any." You jumped as did several other people. Another person was now there, a woman this time. She had long blonde hair and you found yourself gazing longingly at her dress. It was a pale blue, one of the palest you'd ever seen. White fur decorated the hem of it, and delicately made flowers were stitched into the dress.
Her mask was white, the pale blue lining the edges with the smallest hint of gold and you began feeling as if you were extremely undressed.
"Hi I'm Niki, nice to meet you~" She shoved past you not giving anyone the time to introduce themselves and draped herself dramatically over the piano well placed in the side of the room. "Someone get me a drink. The journey was treacherous and I am parched."
"Of course." You felt a scowl creep onto your face, what a bitch. Then again the trip here was rather rough. Especially since carriages weren't allowed into the woods and you had to drag your luggage along the path alone to get here. "Butler? Butler! BUTLER."
Technoblade clapped his voice summoning the young man who you'd seen earlier. He leapt from the banister, wincing slightly when he hit the ground and hurriedly handed Niki a water bottle. You stared after him in horror as he bowed to each of you and retreated. His pace quiet and quick.
Niki downed the water and gave you an apologetic smile. "Sorry for my rude behavior earlier, I'm sure that you understand." You shrugged at her and smiled back, before turning your attention back to Bad. Karl had taken it upon himself to go speak with Niki for a while so you didn't need to worry about leaving her out.
You and Bad found you had many similarities and had struck up a conversation. You were gesturing eagerly telling him about a childhood story. Bad was laughing and clearly looked far more comfortable then he'd been when he'd first arrived. A hand slipped around your waist and you found yourself squeaking to a stop.
Technoblade peered down at you, and vicious smirk dancing across his face and you gazed back before turning back to Bad and continuing your story.
Boys were weird.
As the story continued you could feel Techno's grip on you tighten slightly, and you didn't known what to do. Why was he acting this way, had you done something wrong? Bad hadn't seemed to realize something was wrong and had begun telling a story of his own when yours finished.
"The calvary has ARRIVED!" A bang echoed through the main hall and everyone jumped slightly. Two more guests had arrived now. More men.
One was wearing a a ruffled white shirt, with a pair of brown dress pants that matched it well. He wore a white bandanna around his head, and it was tucked under his waves of dark hair. He had a triumphant look, and his eyes were practically sparkling under his mask. His mask was a clock work machine and you decided that you wanted one. It was made up of gears that turned quietly, they turned each other so there was no need for any redstone assistance.
You turned to the other man and immediately found yourself swallowing. He was tall, at least as tall as Technoblade if not taller. He wore a black suit, and you could see a lime green tie peeking out at you. He wore a circular mask, covering his whole face, a smile placed on it. He stood proudly and you faintly could feel an aura you'd never felt before emanating from him. You didn't know what it was, nor did you want to find out.
Technoblade had released your waist at one point and had approached the pair. "SapNap? How's the wife?"
The first man, looked slightly dejected suddenly. "Divorced..." He toed the ground and Technoblade coughed.
"How's the family?"
SapNap looked up, and maintained eye contact with Technoblade as he answered. "Gone."
Technoblade coughed again, and an awkward moment of silence passed. "You are very hard to talk to." You felt the strange urge to laugh, but managed to fight it down. Why such a serious situation was amusing to you left you bewildered, but then again your sense of humor was very dark.
"And you Dream?" Everyone turned their attention to the other man in the doorway.
"Fine." His voice was smooth and you vaguely found yourself wondering why he sounded so quiet. The vibe you were getting from him displayed anything but a quiet man.
Reserved?
Maybe, but certainly not quiet, perhaps he was nervous. Yes...that had to be it.
"Lovely! Now that everyone's here I suggest we go to the Ball Room!"
"Oh! Is that where you play with your balls at?" Karl chimed in and to your bewilderment several of the young men started laughing. Technoblade didn't look amused and Bad looked exasperated. Niki looked vaguely scandalized and Dream gave off an amused vibe.
Play with your balls? What ball-
Oh.
You flushed and gave a quiet groan, you couldn't believe you had been that oblivious. Even if only for a minute.
"Howdy guys!" A voice drawled and you once again flinched in surprise. You thought everyone was here?
You turned back to the door way and immediately turned back away.
Another man was in the doorway, but this one was stripped down to only his underwear. You slapped your hands over your eyes and groaned again. Why did it have to be you?
"Uhm? Who are you?" Technoblade asked, his voice demanding and confused. Are you a peasant? Why are you here? Shouldn't you be digging a hole on a farm somewhere? Or whatever commoners do?"
"Naw. I'm here for the party!" The man drawled and you faintly registered the butler hurrying past you.
"Butler? Escort this man from the premises immediately, and I might give you dinner this week." Technoblade ordered but it was halted when the naked man barreled past you into the house.
"Oh don't worry about me, my name's Drew. Drew. P. Wiener." He said before wandering into one of the rooms and you gazed at the floor. What had you gotten yourself into?