章節 20: Chapter 20 - The Dance
Time passed, and Nephrite was getting ready for the dance. He wore black and blue tuxedo and a pair of brown oxford shoes.
To surprise and impress many pairs, the staff prepared separate lockers where they can change their outfits. There were multiple across the entire campus and Onyx, Ren, and Nephrite were together in one.
Bunch of students had already left, and a bunch were in the locker changing themselves. Ren wore a simple all black tuxedo and black oxford shoes.
Onyx's outfit was pure white. He was the ice prince for this dance...
The boys were prepared and stepped out of the changing area.
Girls weren't far behind, and after 10 minutes they had arrived as well.
Nora wore a pink strapless dress with a white skirt. Unlike her usual bubbly appearance, she was much more tame and quiet.
She was the first to act and took Ren with him.
Blizzard soon followed. In her blue one piece dress that revealed her leg, Pyrrha inversely wore a red one piece dress, and it was gorgeous. No, she was gorgeous.
A purple replaced her usual green eyeshadow, the soft pink lips were now adorned with a glistening red lipstick. Her usual hair now housed a couple of accessories that amplified its beauty.
The dress itself almost touched the ground and, coupled with her leather high heels with a complimentary pattern, she was seductive.
Nephrite gulped down on instinct and took her hand before departing.
"You look marvellous." He said as they strolled to the dance.
"Why thank you. You look especially handsome today." She chuckled. In the past week, she was much more daring and open than ever before.
Soon after, they found themselves at the dance. Yang was taking attendance and Ruby has hid herself in a corner with Neo. Quite a lot of lone students and even those that had pairs had approached the pair before they soon returned with a downcast expression.
Yang marked Nephrite's and Pyrrha's attendance and the duo finally found themselves in the room.
The tempo of the music was pretty high when they came in, but it slowly slowed down as the songs changed.
The high tempo music to the more enjoyable and romantic songs everyone had at least one part they had enjoyed.
The first hour mark had passed, and Nephrite saw Cinder leaving and soon after Ruby vanished as well.
Nephrite promptly excused himself, leaving Pyrrha with Yang to talk with themselves. The moment he left, he swapped the tuxedo on his body with a battle uniform he usually wore.
He found out about this small trick when he was messing around a few days ago, getting ready for the dance.
When he saw the knocked out guards by 'accident', he notified Ozpin and sped up his pace. The elevator was already on its way up.
Nephrite took the stairs, and with his current strength, he was faster than the elevator. The moment he arrived, the elevator got there too.
"Hello little thief, flustered, aren't you?" He ignored Ruby. She was quite confused, but concentrated on their enemy.
Meanwhile, Cinder's plans kept falling apart, and this one wasn't much different. She had tried to use the computer. Neo had kicked her in the face and three people currently cornered her.
Cinder had no choice but to retreat when she heard that Ozpin and Ironwood left the dance in a hurry.
Nephrite slowly approached her, but what she did not notice was that he sent a couple of aura pulses in her direction and with it he enforced the floor.
Her trick to melt the floor was met with a fierce resistance. Neo took this opportunity and attacked her.
Cinder retaliated and summoned one of her swords, but her slash shattered 'Neo'.
Neo appeared behind her and almost pierced her with her hidden sword. Nephrite took his chance and slashed Cinder when her balance was at its weakest.
He forced her to unleash a bit of her Maiden's power and finally witnessed its potential. Although it only pushed him back and reduced his Aura a bit, it gave him the tiniest picture he needed to approximate with his sixth sense.
Ruby, with her heels still on, supported them from the back and applied further pressure. Ozpin and Ironwood got there in time as well.
Cinder couldn't afford to waste any time and unleashed even more of her power directly melting through Nephrite's aura.
Ozpin's eyebrows furrowed, and he told the rest to not pursue. He now knew that the hidden half maiden was somewhere in his Academy.
Ironwood interrogated Ruby and Nephrite before letting all three go. They still had a night full of excitement after all.
Ruby used this as an excuse to leave early and went to her room, and Neo had joined her, she was tired of everyone trying to hit on her with those uncomfortable stares and fake smiles.
Of course, only Nephrite knew why Neo was there first and used some random excuse. They questioned his attire too, but he just changed into his tuxedo before their eyes, and they understood.
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By the time he got back to the dance party, Pyrrha was quite worried. He summarized his encounter and quickly brushed it off.
She had questions, but Nephrite took her to the dance floor the moment the music had entered the 'romantic' territory.
The crowd already thinned out somewhat, and they slowly danced. At first, it wasn't anything marvelous, but as time passed, their moves got more and more complicated.
Their journey began with a basic foxtrot that almost every dancing couple performed and gradually got more daring.
They circled around and found a spacious area where they performed tango. It came from Mistral and it resembled Argentine tango, although it had few rules more than the latter.
Their steps flowed around each other with ease. The music perfectly matched their movement.
They were almost glued to each other. Nephrite put his leg forward and Pyrrha's foot moved in a moon like shape and stopped before Nephrite's for a brief moment as they touched before she lifted it up and crossed his.
Graceful movement combined with their looks had drawn the attention of many people. Some even noticed that it was Mistral tango, which was famous for its difficulty, only people that had a control of their balance and could keep the right tempo were capable enough.
Soon, the music ended, and the DJ put on a high tempo music. If it was only slow romantic, everyone would get bored.
This didn't stop them. The music picked up its pace and the duo that stood in one place for a while began their last dance.
This wasn't some established dance, however, but their footwork at work. Nephrite took the initiative and led her.
She wasn't about to be outdone, and with her steady movement, she slowly took over and led him. When she was close and almost took the lead, he sped up their tempo.
This had thrown her off guard for a moment, and he secured his lead. This time, she wasn't to be outdone, and when Nephrite sped up once again, she sped up a tad bit more, taking the lead.
Some first years now struggled to clearly see how they were moving, and as soon as the music hit its peak, they sped up to their maximum.
Grace and elegance were long gone, replaced by their fierce movements that battled for the leading position. When they performed the tango, they were serious, but now they were enjoying themselves as if it was a friendly spar.
At the last moment Nephrite abruptly slowed down before speeding right up. Pyrrha expected something like this and followed him with ease, winning their little battle dance.
People around them clapped and cheered. Exhaustion had caught up to them from the last dance and they excused themselves.
They strolled through the hallways right into the balcony that was empty. They talked about the dance and what they liked about it the most.
Soon their heartbeats sped up when they talked about their tango, especially when their lips were just a few centimetres apart. To calm down, they just watched the starry sky.
"Pyrrha?" Nephrite looked at her and approached her until he could feel her warm breath.
"Will you accept my love and be mine?" Her eyes widened and an invisible weight had fallen off her heart.
"Yes! Yes I will!" She didn't even close her mouth when his lips had met hers. Her small, soft lips connected with his own.
He separated his lips from hers to give her some breathing space.
"Nep-!"
He connected their lips once again, and this time used his tongue. Another had begun, and it resulted in Pyrrha's swift defeat.
"Mhmm tasty." He teased her as they once again separated. She playfully punched him and launched her own attack, alas even the element of surprise didn't help her for more than a second.
They had formed one out of many couples that day...
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