A/N: If you read the latest update of Writer's Secret then this is the new story I was talking about posting. I really love ballet so I decided to write a story that incorporated ballet. I just hope I can describe everything properly.
And I don't know how familiar everyone is with ballet terminology so if you don't mind telling me once you read the prologue if you'd prefer for me to list all the terms used in the chapter at the end of the page from now on or if you think you won't need them and it would be fine for me to not list them.
Also as you probably saw in the summary, I'm undecided about the pairings in this story. Feel free to suggest?
Disclaimer: I do not own FBNFH.
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Prologue
Belle Étoile
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"Rein! I told you not to do an allegro!" Our ballet instructor, Madame Suzuko, scolded me.
"Why?" I asked.
"But it's not the move you were supposed to use for this routine!"
"But that move's more fun!" I grinned.
"…Alright, you're dismissed for the day." She turned her back on me.
"Huh? But there's still time before class ends!" I said.
"It's clear that you're not going to listen to my instruction and if that's the case then there's no use in continuing for today. I'll use my time on someone who actually cares about ballet." Madame walked away from me and went to my sister Fine who seemed totally psyched to start her lesson.
I decided to go to the locker rooms and get my things.
Madame Suzuko isn't wrong I guess. I only came to Fushigiboshi Ballet Academy because my sister came here and my parents insisted we shouldn't be separated.
We had to pass auditions in order to get in to this academy. My sister and I were said that we had "real potential" and the academy took us in because they wanted our talents to flourish.
Fine was all for it, she loved sports since she was a kid and became captivated by ballet as soon as she found out about it.
Ballet has always been debated upon whether it was art or a sport. In my sister's eyes though, it was a perfect mixture of the two and no one could persuade her otherwise.
That's partly how I ended up being persuaded into coming with her. I love the arts, but I can't stand sports. Similarly, Fine doesn't like the arts, but loves sports. With ballet she said she was finally able to find the beauty in art and insisted that this was a good way for me to find the beauty in sports too.
Our parents where listening into our conversation and said that it would be a "good way for me to be active" since I was kind of a couch potato. They said if I really loved art then I had to appreciate ballet as well then drove their point home by insisting that me and Fine shouldn't be separated because, well, the two of us have never been separated for very long before.
Going to two different schools?
We wouldn't last a day…
So I caved and went with her. I'll admit I guess I did find an appreciation with sports through ballet, but I hated being told what to do with my art so even though Madame Suzuko always made routines for me I always ended up changing a lot of the positions from routines into ones I thought were more fun and "artistic" to perform.
Of course Madame never approved of my changes, but so long as I was having fun I didn't really care.
Sometimes I wonder if I should really be here at this academy…I'm not like Fine who wants to become a prima ballerina one day and I'm not like the rest of my classmates who are working hard for their dreams of one day dancing on stage as either a great ballerina or great danseur.
After changing and grabbing my bag I waited for lessons to end so I could walk back with Fine to our shared dorm room.
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"Rein!" Fine dashed out of the room as soon as class was over and shoved two tickets in my face.
"Look what Madame Suzuko gave me! Two front row tickets for Étoile Academy's recital! It's today and starts in a couple of hours let's go!" Fine squealed.
"Why me?" I asked. I'm sure one of her friends would kill for a chance to go see it. They actually care about stuff like this.
"Come on it'll be fun I promise! Besides I want to see this with my favorite sister in the whole wide world!"
"I'm your only sister Fine."
"Details, details! I'll hurry and change out of my leotard so we can go to our dorm room!"
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We spent a lot of time choosing what outfit to wear for the recital. It was the first time I actually ever saw Fine really care about what she wore outside of a recital.
Before we knew it, it was time to go.
We arrived at the theatre where the performance would be taking place, going inside we quickly found our seats. Fine waited eagerly for the recital to begin.
I didn't really care as much though.
Well, I didn't care until he came out…
I don't know what his name is, but I can tell that the way he dances is amazing! And he looks like he's having so much fun! I don't know what it was about his performance that captivated me so much, but it did and I couldn't look away even if I tried!
The finale of the recital was a pas de deux with him and some ballerina. The performance was awe inspiring…
The two danced gracefully together and even though this performance seemed to try to make the ballerina shine more than him I never took my eyes off of him, not once. Every little move he did was positively wonderful.
Soon the performance ended and Fine and I left the theatre.
"Aren't they amazing!? Even though they're the same age as us they're on an entirely different level!" Fine gushed.
"Yeah…" I agreed, but I was mostly just thinking about that danseur.
"And to think, that some of us might get a chance to go to Étoile Academy ourselves and learn from them! Heck, we might even dance with them there!" Fine said…wait…
"What!?" I looked over to her shocked.
"What?"
"What do you mean some of us might get to go to Étoile Academy!?"
"Weren't you listening to Madame Suzuko a week ago? She said that Fushigiboshi and Étoile arranged so that the best four dancers of Fushigiboshi gets to go and study abroad in France at Étoile Academy!"
"And how are the best students determined!?" I grabbed Fine's shoulders.
"B-by whoever wins the most ballet competitions!" She said.
"Alright! From today onward I'll push myself to do the very best! I'll get to go to Étoile for sure!" I said.
"Huh!? What's gotten into you all of a sudden?" My sister looked at me perplexed.
"Fine, I've decided! I absolutely have to go to Étoile. And some day soon the ballerina dancing a pas de deux with him is going to be me!"
I'll become a prima ballerina ten times better than that other ballerina could ever be and that danseur and me will dance the greatest pas de duex this world has ever seen!
