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New Moore 103rd Homecoming Ball

Who: Everyone.
What: The fancy anniversary/homecoming ball.
When: Saturday evening, November 9th.
Where: Four Saison's Ballroom.

[ You made it to the ball. Presumably, you will have an awesome time and/or be completely miserable.

Through the doors is a giant dancefloor, with a small orchestra on stage. They're playing beautiful music and later in the evening they'll be replaced with a DJ who will then pump up some sick beats. You can be like hot damn that's my jam.

This ball is full of fancy decorations, fine dining, dancing of all sorts, alcohol??, tears, everyone trying to look their best, and Dinkerton wearing a golden crown and high-fiving a crowned Coulson. The tables are circling the dance floor if you're going to sit down the entire time or you need to eat that food. ]

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[Dinner was great and she was glad to have split the bill with him. He had done a lot for her already, paying for her was the least she could do. Looking over the ballroom she shakes her head.]

No, nothing like back home. It's more akin to Cinderella's ball, minus it being in a castle, but it's certainly grand.

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[Koizumi nods, then takes no time in stepping out in front of her and formally offering her his hand.] Well then, Aqua-san - would you care to dance?

[Aqua blinks her eyes, trying to figure out what he was doing until he asks her. She does know how to dance, in a fighting sort of way. But social dancing is a different story. Did she dare tell him, or were her cheeks turning pink giving her away?]

I..okay. [The word is whispered in a shy manner, placing her hand in his.]

I must warn you, I don't know how to dance with a partner.

[The blush was endearing, and he gave her a gentle smile, quietly stepping in closer to her.] That's all right. I can teach you, if you like.

This song is a waltz, that's fairly easy to begin with. First, place your hand on my shoulder. [He puts his other hand softly at her waist, and leads her through the dance.] The step itself is simple; for you, it goes back - side - close, then forward - side - close. I do the opposite, and then we repeat.

Have you got that so far?

[Please don't tell her she has a blush, otherwise it'll only deepen.

She relaxes in his hold, paying attention to what Koizumi is teaching her. There's a nod of her head, going over the steps in her mind.]

I think I do and ready to try it out. [With a soft smile, she waits for him to make the first move. Once he does, she follows his lead, faltering at first but easily picks it up.]

This is nice.

[He wouldn't dream of it, though that doesn't make it any less cute. He leads her - slowly for the first couple squares, but after only a couple missteps they start to get up to speed, in time with the music.] Yep, just like that. You're a natural at this.

[He doesn't reply, but smiles freely, clearly having fun - and more than glad that she is too.] All right, now, the next step is to start turning, a quarter turn with each set of steps. We turn to the left, and most of the turn happens on the second step. Ready?

[They're both having fun, much more fun than she's had in the past few days that doesn't involve drinking blood.] Ahh, thank you. When you fight or battle someone, it's something of a dance. Trying to gauge which step to take next and anticipating the next step. [Plus she does have a move where she does spin very quickly.]

Mm, okay. [She waits for his lead and follows through. There's a misstep on the first try, but the second time she's got it! By George she's got it!]

It's pretty simple after a while.

Ah, of course. [He had experience with that himself, though his battles were usually in three dimensions. His own movements were smooth and flowing, graceful.] There we are, you've got it!

It is simple, and yet no less fun for all that. If you like, we can try some harder dances later.

Sure, we could try those later. Though, I don't want to steal all your time. If you see another friend here, go ahead and dance with them. You certainly make for an excellent partner.

[He laughs openly.] Of course, I wasn't intending to hoard you the entire time. But if you'd like, we could learn another dance or two first - the simpler ones - that way you can dance with your other friends too.

You were going to hoard me? [There's a light tease in her voice as she starts to laugh as well.]

Sure, i would love that. You make for an excellent teacher.

[He grins mischievously.] Perhaps~

Ah, thank you. [They dance through the next few songs, and he teaches her both the foxtrot and swing dancing. The last song kept speeding up and speeding up, but they managed to keep up with it. The music just ended, and they are a little sweaty and a little out of breath, but are both happy and smiling.] My, that was a workout.

[Still breathing hard, he unthinkingly puts a hand a little possessively on her shoulder.] You are very good at this, you know, precious. With just a little practice, you might already be getting better than me!

Perhaps? [More teasing with her letting her guard down to enjoy a night of fun.

She follows his lead, taking the steps he's shown her and applying them. The last song was an interesting one. She was used to moving quickly, but to those steps, it's a bit difficult. By the time the song is over she's out of breath too.] Yeah it was, but still fun.

[She doesn't think much of his hand being on her shoulder. Focused on taking in the compliment until she hears the word 'precious'. Her eyes widen ever so slightly, trying to figure out if his memories are returning or if she was hearing things. Aqua looks away, letting her bangs cover her eyes before she pushes them back.]

I don't know about that, but...I think I'm gonna sit the next dance out. Maybe get some water. Thank you for the lesson, I'll have to return the favor.

[He nods and takes his hand away - not even seeming to notice that anything was amiss.] Of course, Aqua-san, and it was my pleasure.

[He glances up through the crowd, expression a little more serious.] Will you be all right if I go check up on a few friends for a while? I think I see Lin-sama leaning over against the other wall, and not having nearly enough fun.

No, go ahead. [She starts to pull away, keeping her expression calm even as he mentions Lin. It was the same person he went to check on the last time she saw him. After that, he wound up missing part of his memory. Did she dare bring it up? Wasn't he better off not knowing?]

Have fun. [A small, polite smile before nodding her head. She pulls away from him, taking one step away and then another. She soon seats herself at a table that has a good view of the crowd.

Why was it the mention of his sire was enough to make her feel possessive? You're over thinking it. You're sabotaging yourself from having a good time. Don't worry and just enjoy the time.]

[Koizumi is away for about an hour, checking up on a number of friends - Lin, Haruhi, Kyon, Sheska, and Rogue, to name just a few. Sometimes he was dancing, in the middle of the crowd. Sometimes he simply stayed along the edge of the celebration and talked quietly with them.

However, it would be rude to ignore his date forever. He comes up behind her as she's sitting at the table, fingers gently brushing her shoulder to get her attention. When she turned to him, he took her hand and kissed it, bowing in a dramatic and overly formal fashion. It even included flourishes.] Fair maiden, might I ask the favor of another dance?

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[In the time Koizumi is gone it's allowed Aqua to reflect and think. Maybe she was truly worrying over nothing. If she was, it would be easy to read on her face. Still, she couldn't help but continue to reflect on how the night was going. Occasionally she got up to get something to drink. Her eyes scanned the crowd to look for Koizumi, making sure he was alright.

By the time her date went looking for her, she was back at her table, still reflecting. When she feels someone's fingers brush against her shoulder she nearly stiffens. Her magic raising up to her aid when she turns her head to see its Koizumi. Did he have any idea how close he was to recreating a certain night?

She pushed the thought aside, watching him as he picked up her hand to kiss it. He was for the dramatics, wasn't he? She lets out a light chuckle, holding his hand while she gets up to her feet.]

I was hoping you'd ask. Though I'm surprised you came back this quickly. I thought you had more people to see and talk to.

[He leads her by the hand back onto the dance floor, still gesturing and speaking in an overdramatic and formal way, as if he were on stage performing Shakespeare.] So did I, milady, but alas, 'twas all for naught - I was drawn irrevocably back to you, by the pow'r and the call of your beauty.

[Then he ruins the moment, his suitably mournful expression changing as he grins at her, speaking in a more normal manner.] Really, though, it would be rude of me to ignore you for too long. And I certainly don't have to see everyone at once - the night is yet young.

[The more over dramatic he speaks, the more laughs and chuckles it gets out of Aqua. The words are comforting, funny but at the same time eerie.] I'm not sure if it's my beauty that called to you, but my power? Perhaps.

[The moment ends with them on the dance floor and her placing her hand on his shoulder.] It would've been fine with me if you wanted to talk to your friends more. [The music starts, but she doesn't know what style he was going to go with]

Well, there's still time - and I don't know about you, but I certainly won't be able to dance forever. [He places his other hand at her waist, the song begins, and he proceeds to teach her how to tango. It's harder than the other dances, but he somehow manages to lead while taking the women's part, at least at first, to give her a better chance at learning it so quickly.

However, it quickly becomes obvious that he doesn't know it as well as he thought he did, or as well as the other dances - by the end of the song, they're tripping over each other's feet and just laughing, nearly helplessly, clinging to each other to remain standing.

Eventually they picked themselves up, but by then the beginning of the next song was starting - a slow, meandering piece, with the vocalist crooning about love. He doesn't say anything as he looks at her, but simply moves both his hands to her waist, smiling gently.]

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I doubt either of us could. [Dance forever that is. For how they were dancing now, it was fine. Though perhaps Koizumi should've brushed up on the tango before trying to teach her. The beats and counts are different, along with how the foot work should be. It's not long they're both tripping over one another, with Aqua nearly stepping on him. All the while they were laughing and enjoying themselves.

She nearly tripped over her own heel, clinging to Koizumi to keep herself from falling over. Thank goodness they give up on learning and opted for laughing, giggling and having fun.

The lyrics of the music don't filter into her mind. She's clinging to Koizumi, trying to catch her breath and placed her head on his shoulder.]

How can we be able to trip so many times and not fall down?

Ah, I really couldn't say. My apologies, I did think I knew this dance better. I suppose it's been a while since I practiced. [Koizumi starts swaying, slowly and comfortably, to the music. It's been a good while since he's laughed that loud and that genuinely, having fun without acting, or worrying about the fate of the world. Dancing here, with Aqua in his arms, is.... nice. Uncomplicated.

He closes his eyes, still swaying, a pure and happy smile on his face.]

I would say it's been some time...but still much fun. [Aqua sways with him, relaxing into his hold. Her eyelids flutter close as she listens to the lure of the music and breathing in his scent.

It's nice to be here with him. Even nicer to smile, laugh and feel like her old self. How she used to be before the Mark of Mastery Exams.]

I'm really enjoying this, Itsuki.

[The words are murmured as she turns her face to the other side to have her nose brush against his neck.

It hasn't registered in her mind she's called him by name and not surname.]

[He opens his eyes again, looking down at her happily. He did notice the change of address, but it felt natural to him, felt right.] I'm glad. I'm really enjoying this too, Aqua.

[He stands there swaying, just breathing her in. It's so nice to hear her laugh like that. Before this, he's really only seen her when she's her most down, in need of comfort. He's glad he was able to be there for her then - but seeing her smile brightly and so freely is a gift in itself, one he doesn't take for granted.]

[She lets out a soft giggle, letting her warmth breath tickle his skin. She slowly lifts her head and opens her eyes to look him. There's a soft, tender look in her eyes while a sweet smile dances on her lips.]

Thank you for tonight.

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