Class 1: The Beginning of the End for Sora

I decided to write a fic related to dance somehow, and here it is! Going to shut up now.


"Sora!" Kairi yelled, running up to him. "Um... Here!" She handed him a ticket.

"Ooo! Is this to the movies?" He asked, grinning. Kairi was asking him on a date! He just knew it!

"Um... No... It's to a performance I'm in for my dance studio." Kairi answered.

"What role do you have?"

"Um... I'm the Fairy that gives Cinderella her dress."

"Huh?"

"Didn't you read the ticket? It says we're doing Cinderella!"

"Who are the leads?" Sora asked, grinning. "I bet the prince is played by a girl!"

"No, actually, Riku's dancing as the prince."

"WHAT!" Sora said, shocked. "Riku dances!"

"Yeah, where have you been?" Kairi asked, shaking her head.

"Um... Is that how he beats me all the time at sword fights?"

"Maybe. I don't know. I gotta get to practice. See ya!" Kairi ran off.

Sora looked down at the ticket. "Diann's Dance... That's the place her and Riku dance at...?" Sora shook his head. "I can't believe-"

"Sora!" Selphie ran up to him. "Think you could do something? Would you mind being one of the 'Ugly Step Sisters' in our Cinderella Ballet?"

"Step sister? Why me?"

"Because they're always played by men who have no dancing experience! You fit the bill perfectly!"

"Uh... Why not Tidus and Wakka? They don't have any practice either!"

"Good point... And they're uglier than you!" She smiled. "I'll ask 'em later! Bye Sora!" She ran off in the direction Kairi went.

"I'm confused..." Sora muttered, walking toward the Paupu Tree.


After Kairi's and Riku's class, they all were sitting on the tree. The 2 were talking excitedly about the performance that would take place the next day.

"Hey... Guys? I don't get what's so great about dancing..." Sora mumbled, leaning back against the tree.

"It's fun Sora! You should try it!" Riku laughed. "It might help you actually keep your balance!"

"Are you saying I'm clumsy!" Sora sat up suddenly, and fell off the tree. "Whoa!"

"Yeah..." Riku said, bursting into laughter.

Kairi laughed. "You're coming to our performance, right?"

"Of course! I have to see what Wakka and Tidus look like dressed up as girls!"

"So they're who Selphie asked!" Riku practically fell off the tree laughing. He stopped and stared at the beach.

"What're you looking at...?" Sora followed his gaze to a blonde haired girl dancing. "Who's that?"

"What's Ryo-oki doing dancing like that?" Kairi asked, staring. "Doesn't she know she shouldn't tire herself out like that?"

"What do you mean?" Sora looked up.

"Well... Ryo had to practically dance the whole practice, and that was a few hours!" Kairi gasped as the girl collapsed. "Oh no!" She started running.

Riku made it to the girl first. "Ryo! You OK?"

Sora stopped next to Riku. "What happened?"

The girl opened her crystal clear blue eyes and sat up. "I'm fine. I... just tripped. That's all." She stood up and looked down at the patterns she had made in the sand.

"Fine!" Riku yelled. "You almost fainted! I'll walk you home, alright? You should rest!"

"No! I have to get the dance perfect!" Ryo-oki took a few steps back and spun around to start dancing again.

Riku sighed and picked the girl up. "I'm taking you back to your house." He frowned. "You guys should head home too."

Kairi nodded. "Don't push yourself Ryo!" She turned toward the dock.

Sora watched Riku carry Ryo-oki like a prince carrying a damsel in distress. "Why does everyone like Riku better?" He muttered started to follow.


Back at Sora's house during dinner that night...

"Sora! We have something we want to talk about." Sora's mom smiled.

"What're those?" Sora asked, pointing to a pair of ballet shoes and a pair of tap shoes.

"Isn't it obvious?" Sora's dad asked. "We've signed you up to take dance lessons!"

"WHAT!" Sora asked, shocked.

"Just what your father said. It'll help you out a lot." His mother grinned.

"Yes. You're now going to go to Diann's Dance Studio every week for Tap and Ballet." His father handed Sora the shoes. "Try them on."

"I don't mind Tap, but Ballet too!" Sora pulled the shoes on hi feet and frowned.

"Don't they fit?"

"That's the problem! They do!"

"You'll be starting dance in 3 days." His mother smiled.

Sora finished his dinner quickly and ran upstairs.


The Performance

Sora watched the curtain go up and practically died trying not to laugh. Wakka and Tidus walked on stage in old fashion dresses with a ton of makeup on. 'They probably told them to put the makeup on themselves!' Sora thought with a laugh. ((The thought of those 2 in dresses makes me practically die!))

Ryo-oki walked on stage with her broom and started dancing and sweeping the room, avoiding Tidus and Wakka.

A woman in a cloak came in and Ryo-oki gave her some water. A ton of other unimportant stuff happened, and then the invitation came.

Ryo-oki sat by the fireside and began to cry. Suddenly the old hag came back and threw off her cloak, revealing Kairi in a pink dress and a wand. 'Whoa! Kairi looks beautiful!' Sora thought, staring as the scenery changed to a forest. Kairi led Ryo-oki to the side and Selphie jumped onstage in a light green dress and started a happy little jig. Sora glance at the program and it said that she was the spirit of spring. A few more people came out in different costumes, the spirits of the other seasons, and Ryo-oki joined in with the dancing.

Kairi smiled and walked over to the spirits, who gathered around her and wouldn't let Ryo-oki through. Then, Kairi pulled out a beautiful white dress.

Ryo-oki gasped and took the dress, curtseying in her rags and thanking them.

The curtains went down for intermission. Sora looked around for people he knew. Riku stood at the top the audience seats, looking around. "Riku! Shouldn't you be back stage?"

"Yeah. I just wanted to see if you actually showed."

"Seriously? That's it!" Sora had to keep himself from yelling and laughing at the same time. "You do know you look stupid in the prince costume, right?"

"Actually, I had a hard time getting here because fangirls kept attacking me."

Sora stared. "HOW COME ALL OF THE GIRLS LIKE YOU!"

"Because... Well... I'm single and you have Kairi and everyone knows it." Riku walked out of the room.

The second act started. It was the ballroom dance scene and Riku came out, looking slightly lonely.

The horns blew and Ryo-oki walked onto the stage. She glanced around, saw Riku and ran over to him. They started dancing, but then the clock struck, and Ryo-oki ran. They went back to the original house. Ryo-oki was back and ran off the stage as everyone else ran in.

Riku walked in, saw Ryo-oki in her costume still, and smiled. They started dancing, but then, Ryo-oki jumped high up, and looked like she almost fell.

Riku caught her as if that was supposed to happed. They smiled at each other and the curtain lowered. They came up again and everyone took their bows.


"You guys were great!" Sora cried happily.

"You think?" Riku smiled, then turned to Ryo-oki. "What happened? You almost fell!"

Ryo-oki frowned and said nothing.

"It's alright if you messed up." Kairi smiled.

"I didn't mess up!" Ryo-oki cried. "Something tried to grab my foot and I had to dodge it!"

"What?" Sora stared.

Ryo-oki lifted her pant leg up a little to reveal a badly cut ankle. "I'm lucky it happened at the end. No one noticed, but I was dodging them the whole time."

"No way! What did they look like?" Sora asked.

"Heartless, plain and simple." Ryo-oki sighed. "Don't look so surprised. I used to dance at DA."

"'DA School'?"

"Oh! The owner's name is Ansem. Ring a bell? He says DA stands for Dance Academy, but it really stands for Dark Army."

"What's the point of owning a dance school...?" Riku asked.

"To ruin Miss Diann's school of course. What he wants to do is get a large number of dancers, brainwash them, and then ask Miss Diann to have a show with his kids or vice versa. Diann's Dance is the Dance school that has the most successful dancers on all of the islands! It used to be on the mainland, but Miss Diann decided to move it here so more serious dancers would come." Ryo-oki sighed. "Truthfully, Ansem wants to ruin a show so that all of the students will be heartbroken and quit. If they're sad, their hearts become dark, and dark hearts mean more Heartless. I figured out his plan, so he's trying to shut me up."

They all stared. "Ansem's on the islands!"

"I'll crush him then!" Sora shouted.

"There's no proof of his plans except my word..." Ryo-oki looked down at her feet. "I'm sorry guys."

"It's OK!" Riku smiled. "All we need to do is keep Miss Diann from agreeing to a joint performance and to keep dodging his Heartless."

Ryo-oki smiled. "Thanks guys."

Riku knelt down and bandaged Ryo-oki's foot. "Let's go. I really don't want to hang around and have a bunch of fangirls kill me."

They all laughed and went to Riku's house for a celebration party on a successful performance.


What did you think? I wanted to do something related to dance and came up with this. I hope you like it. Can you imagine Ansem in a ballerina's outfit? (imagines it) I wish I hadn't seen that... I know this was kind of pathetic. NO FLAMING! Anywho, tell me what you think! Thanks guys!