Radiance and Elegance

Pairing: Ageha x Leo

Genre: Romance/Drama

Disclaimer: I do not own Senran Kagura or any of its characters.

Author's Note: Alright~! For this one, I decided to make a multi-chaptered story involving Ageha. But as you all know, this is a different pairing. This came in my mind since I first discovered Ageha, but didn't know what to write about. But now I have~!

Enjoy everyone~!

Bold = English Speaking

A crowd is seated in 20 rows. This is a perfect night to see a wonderful performance of a Spanish dancer, which is happening right now. A girl with long, beautiful dark brown hair, and wearing a pink short kimono with flowers printed on it is dancing the Flamenco. Spanish music plays during this dance. The dark brown haired girl, named Ageha, dances beautifully and elegantly. Each movement makes her hair and dress sway gracefully and everyone stares at her in awe. They are amazed by her brilliant performance and some soft applause can be heard. Ageha danced and danced like any other beautiful Spanish dancer would. The music continues for about 3 minutes until Ageha finishes it off with a twirl. The crowd applauds while standing up. The dark brown haired girl takes a bow. The applause becomes louder as Ageha takes more and more bows. This was one of the best performances she did. The people love her dancing as much as she did.

After thanking everyone, she goes backstage to change into her casual clothing, which consists of a simple white long dress. Dancing for an audience can be exhausting, but it's worth entertaining a crowd. She's been getting more and more people coming at each performance and that made her confidence level go way up. She smiles after thinking about the smiles on her audience's faces and takes her leave. However, she jumps at the feel of arms wrap around her with a cheerful cry of, "AGEHA-CHAAAAAN~!"

"WAH!" the dark brown haired girl squeaks. "Y-Yoshimitsu!?"

"Hehe~! Yep, it's me!" a blonde girl dressed in a short blue kimono says with a wink. "Are you surprised~?"

"No, it scared the heck out of me," Ageha replies, talking back with her own English in her thick Spanish accent.

Yoshimitsu giggles. "My bad! I just wanted to surprise you, that's all~!"

Ageha sighs. She and Yoshimitsu have been best friends since first day. Although they are in different grades and come from different countries, they still contact and hang out with each other after school often. They even study together at each other's houses from time to time. Yoshimitsu is often a very cheerful and loud girl, but cares for Ageha all the same. She always finds a way to cheer her best friend up whenever she has a bad day or needed someone to comfort her. Ageha cares for the blonde as well. They are like sisters when it comes to their close friendship.

"So, when is your next performance?" Yoshimitsu asks.

"In two weeks," Ageha replies. "Mother says that I have to perform the Tango next."

"But…who will you do it with? I mean, you can't do the Tango by yourself."

"I know that. I just…haven't decided yet."

Yoshimitsu nods. "Well, you've got the whole two weeks to decide. It's no biggie~!"

The dark brown haired girl nods. "Yes, you're right." She folds her kimono and puts it in her bag. "Anyways, thanks for coming."

"Anytime~!" Yoshimitsu gives her a thumbs up. "I will always support you on your performances, Ageha-chan~!"

Ageha giggles and the two best friends leave the stage. However, as they are walking, they hear a calm voice from behind them.

"Excuse me."

Ageha turns towards another girl with very long blonde hair and a beautiful face and is wearing a red dress. She gapes at her appearance as she looks up and down at the dress.

"Wow…" Ageha says, softly.

"Well, hi~!" Yoshimitsu greets with a wave. "Can we help you?"

The blonde smiles and holds out a rose. "I just want to say that you've done a fantastic performance."

The blonde girl's voice is very calm and gentle to Ageha's ears. In fact, when Yoshimitsu looks over at her best friend, she could've sworn there's a slight blush on the dark brown haired girl's face. Ageha gently takes the rose and gazes at it with a soft smile.

"Thank you…" she says softly.

The beautiful blonde smiles back and nods. "No problem. Well, take care." With that, she turns around with her long hair swaying gracefully.

Ageha stares at the girl walking away while holding the rose close to her chest. She had received some flowers that were getting tossed by some people because they loved her performance, but she never expected someone to actually give her one out of the blue.

"She must be a really big fan of yours~!" Yoshimitsu says as she gives her best friend a pat on the back.

"She might be…" Ageha says, softly.

The blonde American looks at her best friend and smirks. "Ohhhhh~! I think someone knows who she might do the tango with~!"

Ageha gasps and waves her hands back and forth. "Eh!? No, no, no! We're both girls! How can anyone see us doing the Tango like that!?"

"I'm sure they won't mind," Yoshimitsu says. "Besides, it's the 'Tango', so you can do it with practically anyone~!"

"It's not just anyone," Ageha says. "I have to dance with a man if it's going to work."

Yoshimitsu raises an eyebrow. "I just don't understand why that's a rule."

"It's tradition, that's how it is," Ageha says.

The American blonde sighs. "What if you haven't decided after two weeks is up?" She snaps her fingers. "Oh! I can be your volunteer!"

"No."

That simple word makes the blonde groan and drop to her knees. "Awwww~! I always wanted to dance with you, Ageha-chan~!"

"It's not going to work that way."

"Maybe it will! I mean, come on! People might find it more wonderful when two girls dance!"

Ageha glances at the ground. "Maybe….but…I've been told by Mother to dance with a man."

"So, why not pick one right now to get it over with?"

"I know."

Yoshimitsu can see a worried look on her best friend's face. She can clearly tell that choosing a man is a difficult task to do. She puts her hands on Ageha's shoulders with a bright smile.

"Hey, come on~!" she says, happily. "Let's forget about that for now! You have the whole two weeks to decide! Let's go somewhere special after your lovely performance! Oh! I know! How about a nice snack at the coffee shop?"

"I don't know if it runs this late," Ageha says.

"I can take you to the one I go to," Yoshimitsu says as she takes her hand. "It's open almost 24 hours a day~!"

"A-ah, I see…"

"OFF WE GOOOOOO~!"

The happy American blonde sprints off at full speed while dragging poor Ageha with her.

**At Home**

"Mamá , estoy en casa! (Mama, I'm home)," Ageha calls as soon as she walks in the door.

"Dar una buena acogida (Welcome back)," her mother comes from the living room to the front door. She has the same colored hair as Ageha's, but a few inches shorter. "How was the performance?"

"It was wonderful," Ageha replies. "The people loved it as usual."

"Ah, eso es bueno (Ah, that's good). Well, I think it's getting late. You should head to bed, Ageha," her mother says.

"That's a good idea," Ageha walks upstairs towards her room. "Buenas noches (Good night).

"Buenas noches, Ageha." Her mother says back.

The dark brown haired girl walks up to her room, closes the door behind her and plops down on her bed.

"Ahhh. "Qué noche! (What a night!)" she sighs heavily. Dancing for so many people is tiring, but for her, it's worth it. She can put her love for dancing into good use and she already is. And she's happy to entertain more and more people.

"I just…hope to find someone to dance with…"

Suddenly, an image of the beautiful blonde girl comes to her head and she shoots up, shaking her head roughly.

"No, no, no! Not that girl!" she says. "Mother told me to dance with a man and I have to pick one in two weeks. If not…I guess I'll have to pick a volunteer from the audience." That's always an option for her if she hasn't picked a man when the two weeks is up. Although…why did that girl pop in her head for some reason? Ageha sighs and rolls on her side and closes her eyes.

**At School**

"Ageha-sempai! U-um…Buenos Dias! (Good morning, good day)" one girl says with a wave.

"Si! Buenos Dias, Ageha-sempai!" another girl greets.

"Buenos Dias, chicas (Good morning, girls)," Ageha greets back. She giggles at the other girls' attempts to speak Spanish just to talk to her.

Ageha attends Maisen University High School and is a very well known girl from the entire student body, mostly from her mature appearance and behavior. The girls love her like an idol and always look up to her. They are even fans of her dancing, so they go to her performances from time to time to see her dance. Ageha is happy with her popularity, but sometimes it can get quiet annoying. Like this one time, there's this obsessed girl who is too much of a fan and had gone a bit too far with wearing her attire and trying to be like Ageha. The Spanish girl was overwhelmed by this and had to take a break for a few days. Yoshimitsu couldn't blame her either. Even though she's a likable cheerleader in her cheerleading squad, she herself gets fan girls all over the place. And being friends with Ageha had doubled up the excitement from those girls.

After walking into the building, Yoshimitsu catches up to her and walks along side her.

"Good morning, Ageha-chan~!" she greets while giving her a pat on the back.

"Morning, Yoshimitsu," Ageha greets back.

"So, what's the scoop on choosing a man? Have you found him yet?"

"Not yet," Ageha sighs. "It's only been last night since I danced."

"I see. If not, you can always pick-"

"I'm not picking a girl."

"What about that pretty girl from last night?"

Ageha grits her teeth and clenches her fists. "That's what I just said!"

Yoshimitsu puts up her hands in defense. "Easy, easy, Ageha-chan! I'm just giving you a suggestion!"

The dark brown haired girl sighs. "Listen, Mother insisted on me to pick a man to make the Tango work properly. Otherwise, there's no other way."

Yoshimitsu shrugs. "Okay, but you've been mesmerized by that beautiful girl since we were at that coffee shop." She smirks and leans close to the Spanish girl. "You've been thinking about her, weren't you~?"

Ageha blushes and shakes her head. "N-No, I wasn't!" She quickly turns and runs. "I have to go to class! See ya!"

As soon as the dark brown haired girl turns a corner, Yoshimitsu whines as she stomps her feet like a child having a tantrum.

"Awww, maaaaan!"

**Later at Home**

"Mamá , voy al supermercado (Mama, I'm going to the supermaket)", Ageha says as she heads out the door.

"Muy bien (Ok)" her mom says. "Oh! Ageha?"

"Yes?"

Her mother hands her the list from the kitchen. "You forgot this, honey."

Ageha nods. "Thanks, Mama." She turns to leave. "Te veré más tarde (I'll see you later)."

"Adiós."

With that, Ageha exits the house and closes the door behind her. School had been okay with her, but ever since Yoshimitsu mentioned the girl after the performance, her face repeatedly appeared in her mind.

"Que diablos? (What the heck?)" she says to herself. "I don't even know her and I'm already thinking about her."

She walks all the way towards the supermarket, which is about 8 blocks from her home. She usually goes there whenever her mother needs anything. Although…sometimes her mother puts in a little too much on the list. Like right now, when Ageha unfolds the paper, there were at least 20 things on the list.

Ageha sighs heavily. "How much does she really need?" she says to herself. "Maybe some stuff for the tostada or quesadilla or even the chicken or beef enchiladas she always makes for dinner. It gets kind of boring after a while, though…"

She doesn't mind the food her mom cooks, but sometimes, her mom makes her buy too much stuff. She sighs and goes by what the list says. She is able to find about 10 items that were on the list, but the other 10, she had to ask because they had moved them someplace else. Once she's all done gets to the check out line, but not before going and checking out some flowers near the check out line. She notices a bouquet in the front and picks it up with a smile. I'm sure Mama will appreciate this gift from me, she thinks to herself. Once she gets to the check out line, she digs out her wallet as the items were getting scanned. However, once she sees the total cost of all the items, she goes in to an immediate panic.

"Oh, dios mio! (Oh, my gosh!)" she thinks to herself. I forgot to ask Mama for extra money and I nearly spent it all at lunch today!

Just then, a hand reaches out, handing over some cash. "Here you go," a calm and gentle voice says. "Do you need extra money?"

Ageha looks up and gasps at the sight of the familiar girl standing in front of her. It's her! she thinks. But…what is she doing here!?

"Th-thank you…" she says as she gently takes the money and hands it to the cashier. After receiving her change, she thanks the clerk and both of them head out of the market.

Ageha blushes from looking at the girl's beautiful face. I can't believe…she would save me like that, she thinks to herself. And from looking at the cash, it looks like she's from a rich family.

"U-um…you didn't have to go through the trouble giving me some of your cash," Ageha says, quietly.

"Oh, no, I have no problem with that," the blonde says. "Besides, it looked like you were in a panic when that total came up. You have bought a lot of items, after all."

Ageha puts on a nervous laugh. "Yeah…" She stops to turn around. "Um…I also wanted…to thank you for the rose last night."

"You're welcome," the girl says. "You were wonderful out there."

"Do you always come and watch me dance?" Ageha asks.

"No," the girl replies. "Just last night, I saw you dance was when I was taking a walk. I heard some interesting music and was so curious that I had to see what it was. And sure enough, I saw you. In your beautiful kimono, dancing."

Ageha blushes. "I'm glad…you came to this performance."

The blonde nods and holds out her hand. "I think I haven't properly introduced myself. My name is Leo. What's yours?"

The dark brown haired girl gently grips it. "My name…my name is Ageha."

Leo smiles and shakes it. "Nice to meet you, Ageha. What a beautiful name for a beautiful girl like you."

Ageha blushes harder. "Nice to meet you, too…Leo-san…"

Both of them let go and stare at each other for what it seems like minutes. I finally met…the girl, Ageha thinks to herself. And she even introduced herself right after saving me.

"Well, I'm going home now," she stretches out her arms. "I'm really tired."

"Yes, same here," Ageha replies.

Leo smiles, walks over towards her and puts her hands on her shoulders. "Good luck at your next performance…Ageha. I'm here to support you all the way." She leans in and gently kisses her on the forehead, making the Spanish girl blush redder than ever.

She…she kissed…me!? Ageha thinks to herself.

After pulling away, Leo's smile remains on her face and turns to leave. "I'll see you later, Ageha." She then walks away.

Ageha stands there, frozen. There were so many things that she couldn't process in her head about what happened just now. They finally introduced themselves and already Leo is kissing her. It's surprising, but it makes her smile even more. Blushing, she puts a fist on her chest.

I think…I don't need a man after all, she thinks to herself. Yoshimitsu's right. It's time to change things up. Because…I'm going to pick Leo as a volunteer for the Tango.

A/N: What do you guys think? Yes, I had to look up translations to be able to write the Spanish phrases for Ageha. And I think it's really fun~!

Feel free to give out any suggestions, questions or concerns and don't forget to review~! ;)