A/N: Changed the title name because there was a story with the same name. Also, edited some typos and expanded the chapter a little.
No gentlemen in the room could take his eyes off her. She was dancing with a man that was slightly taller than her, which looked like her partner. She wore a red velvet dress which hugged hips when she swayed to the rhythm off the music. Her long chestnut brown hair was braided and tied up with a satin bow to match her dress.
'Takashi? Doesn't she look familiar?' the small figure next to him asked. He tried to analyze the face of the girl, and she did look familiar but the mask she wore made it impossible to recognize her. Takashi looked back at his cousin, 'Ah' was his only response. Mitsukuni and he were representing their family business at the yearly party of their attorney company. He wasn't a big fan of this kind of gatherings, and he thought it was one of the cons of being a family heir. This evening however was rapidly becoming more interesting. 'Mitsukuni' his voice rumbled, which resulted in big eyes looking in to his 'Yes Takashi! That's a great plan, go ask her to dance!' Takashi loved Mitsukuni, he was a man of few words but his cousin understood every spoken and unspoken one.
He took long strides towards the dancing couple and tapped the man on the shoulder. 'Ah, a new partner has arrived I see' responded the man. 'Thank you for the dance, darling' he said to the girl while he bowed. Her answer was a simple smile, for Takashi it was one of the best things he had seen today. He took hold of the girls small frame and although she only reached up to his chest it almost seemed like their bodies belonged together. It was a romantic dance, the song was simple but beautiful just like her. Takashi knew that the song was coming to an end, and he dreaded that moment, they moved so natural together that he wished that this moment would last a lifetime. The final chord played and he reluctantly stepped back. For the first time he looked in her eyes, and he knew those eyes... 'Thank you for the dance Mori-Senpai' she said while he was frozen in his spot.
He knew that voice... And suddenly it all clicked, 'Haruhi...' he whispered. Frozen to his spot he saw how the girl he dreamed of for years left the room. Seconds ticked away before he regained his composure. He was torn between running after her and returning to Mitsukuni, he chose the last. His normally big and confident steps were transformed to slow, smaller ones. How was he going to break this news to his little cousin? Takashi knew that the departure of Haruhi broke the heart of his cousin. They were like brother and sister, and although Mitsukuni understood why she left he wasn't the same since that day.
'Takashi, what happened?' Big blue orbs asked him. 'I... I... Ha-... Haruhi...' Takashi stammered. Mitsukuni's face turned hard, 'What happened with Haruhi, Takashi?' These were the moment that Takashi was well aware that his little cousin wasn't that little anymore. Although he was still small of size, his face showed that lying wasn't an option and if you did you would face Mitsukuni's wrath. 'The girl... On the dancefloor... It was...' 'Haruhi' finished Mitsukuni.