Rue watched Mytho and Arikumi's dance with dangerously narrowed eyes. Usually Mytho was HER partner, but now he was dancing with the blasted anteater girl. Rue already had an idea of what was coming. The anteater girl had stolen her dance partner and now she wanted her spot in the advanced class as well? That was not going to happen.
While the two of them danced on, Rue looked around the room, glancing at all the other students from the corner of her eye. If what she thought was going to happen actually happened, she would need another dance partner. Her eyes traveled over the people, analyzing each one and searching for a suitable dance partner. Most of the people seemed like they would be competent enough, so it would only be natural for her to pick one of them, but then something caught her eye.
A mop of shining orange-pink hair sitting wedged in between vibrant pink and pale blonde. The girl had wide innocent eyes that were blue enough to put the sky to shame and by the way she seemed to watch the dance with such childish wonder and amazement, Rue guessed her to be a poor dancer. Rue immediately crossed her off the list. She needed a dance partner that knew what they were doing, someone that wouldn't muck this performance up for her. She needed to keep her place in the class, needed to prove herself to Mytho.
"I would just love to see your dance, Rue-chan...if you can find a partner, that is," the anteater girl laughed as she draped an arm over Mytho's shoulders and pulled him closer to her. Rue felt herself bristle, but managed to contain the rage and keep her face emotionless. She smirked slightly as she stood up with an almost unnatural gracefulness. She turned her head, unsure of who to pick.
"Would you dance with me?" she asked kindly, eyes locked on those impossibly blue orbs. Rue wanted to smack herself for picking that girl, who obviously had little to absolutely no talent in dancing whatsoever, but it was too late to take it back now. The girl looked around nervously before she pointed at herself and let out a small, nervous "Me?" in response. Rue briefly considered lying and pointing to someone else behind her, someone who could actually dance, but stopped herself from doing so as she calmly nodded at the girl. The girl started to panic, making Rue already regret her decision, and her friends only added fuel to the fire by mocking and teasing her.
Rue managed a small smile at the odd girl as she walked forward. The blue-eyed girl followed a little while after. "U-um, R-Rue-chan. I think you really made a mistake. I'm a very, very bad dancer!" the girl said nervously. Rue simply raised an eyebrow. "I'm sure you'll do fine. Just do as I say." Rue told her calmly as they finished their stretches.
The girl stood awkwardly and nervously as she face the class. Rue mentally groaned but forced herself to be calm. Rue bowed, watching from the corner of her eye as the girl did the same in a much more awkward fashion. She walked up silently behind the girl. "Don't be nervous." she smiled at the girl as she took her position next to the girl. They both moved through the dance, Rue's movements graceful and precise, the other girl's clumsy. "Jump." she told the girl just above a whisper before firmly placing her hands on the other's slender hips and lifting her up into the air as the girl jumped. Rue noted with surprise that her position and form for the jump was nearly flawless and the girl was light as a feather.
They continued the rest of the dance with Rue helping the girl with the positions. The girl wasn't terrible, but she wasn't very good either. Rue decided that with a bit of help the girl could become a rather amazing ballerina. Rue grabbed the girl's hand near the end of the dance, ready to twirl the younger girl, when she noted how amazingly soft the girl's skin was. Rue spun her around a few times before stopping her and grabbing the girl's ankle to lift it for the finishing position.
The other children clapped wildly. Rue didn't want to let go of the addictively soft skin in the palm of her hand just yet. "That was lovely." she told the girl, who seemed ecstatic. "R-Really?" she asked. Rue smiled at her before gently releasing her ankle, but keeping a firm hold on the girl's hand. "Yes." The girl beamed at the praise she was receiving, not at all seeming to mind the fact that her hand was still wrapped in Rue's slightly bigger one.