She smiled back at him, before saying, " you look handsome. And adorable, but mostly handsome. "

"Humph," said the nurse. "I guess you can clean up when you want to, Robin."

"I try." Puck, looking very human now, crossed the room and reached for Lise's hand, slipping a white corsage onto her wrist. "You look gorgeous, Princess."

"Are we ready?" the nurse asked, suddenly appearing in her human mien, a short, stout woman in a white lab coat, with lined brown skin and the same gold glasses on the end of her nose. "And if youre wondering, yes, I am coming with you," she announced, peering at them over her glasses, "just to make sure my patient doesnt push himself so hard he collapses. So, are we done here?"

"Were still waiting for Ash."

"Not anymore," she replied, gazing over their shoulders.

She turns to look.

" thanks Puck. " Then she looks at Ash.

His tuxedo wasnt black, but a dazzling, spotless white, the open jacket showing a white vest and an icy blue tie beneath. His cuff links, the silk handkerchief in his breast pocket, and the glittering stud in his ear were the same icy color. Everything else was white, even his shoes, but instead of appearing ghostly or faded, he filled the room with presence, a royal among commoners. He stood in the doorway with his hands in his pockets, the picture of nonchalance, and even as a human, he was too gorgeous for words. His dark hair had been combed back, falling softly around his face, and his mercury eyes, though they shouldve seemed pale against all the white, glimmered more brightly than anything.

She just quietly stares at him.

Honestly he reminded Lise strongly of a fairytale prince, even if that's what he sort of was, with all of his handsomeness and royalness. She couldn't help but look away.

"Okay," Puck said a little too loudly, steering Lise away, "the gangs all here. Are we going to this party, or not?"

Ash walked up beside Isiea. He made no noise. He didnt offer his arm or make any move to touch her. There was a hint of frost and the strange, sharp smell that was uniquely him.

(lol)

" Yep. Let's go. "

She doesnt touch him either. She just stays quiet.