Jovian didn't see the point in all this. Particularly, as he had witnessed, there were a lot of same-sex couples being paired together. What was the meaning of that, exactly? He hoped that he wasn't paired with another boy. Hazel was the one he would ultimately marry, but he was quite sober towards the idea of dancing with another girl: particularly if they were pleasing.

When he found his link, he looked her up and down. He tried hard to suppress a look of smug delight on his face, as it happened to be that very beautiful girl who transferred earlier on in the year. Approaching her, he took her hand and raised it to his lips, pressing a light kiss just above her knuckles.

"Evening," He said, almost smiling. There was a dark sort of mischief playing about his eyes. "Nicoleta, isn't it? I'm Jovian."

@Nicoleta Miller

Nicoleta was a bit nervous about this whole thing. A part of her was worried about who she would be paired with. It was difficult to know who could be considered a friend and who was an enemy in this place. She wasn't naive enough to think that no one would be able to find her here. But she was supposed to be blending in and it seemed like most of the other students were going along with the little game, so she knew that she should as well.

A part of her hoped that she would be paired with Alessandro, though another part of her knew that wouldn't be safe. When the time finally came, she stood where she was, waiting to see if her partner would find her. Luckily, she didn't have to wait long before a guy in her own house approached her. They had been paired together. He was agreeable, at least. When he reached out to take her hand in his, she allowed him to do so, even smiling with he pressed his lips to her skin.

"That's correct. It is a pleasure to meet you, Jovian." She said, knowing that Less would be with someone else during this time, she decided to at least enjoy her dance. Dancing didn't have to be anything more than that, after all, right? "I am very much looking forward to this dance." She said in a friendly manner without being too overly gung-ho about it. In a way, she was looking forward to it. She had seen the way all of the girls in this school seemed to oggle Less all the time and he flirted with them. Maybe she wanted to give him a little taste of his own medicine. She was the jealous type, after all.

@Jovian Medina