Hey there, my fellow readers and writers. :) OK, I was watching a scene at the beginning of part 2 of the Full House episode The House Meets the Mouse where Michelle is showing off her dancing skills, and I got to wondering...
What would've happened if she had met Esmeralda from The Hunchback of Notre Dame? Well, this is my take on it. Hope you like it! :)
Disclaimer: Genius Jeff Franklin owns Full House, and the geniuses of Walt Disney Pictures own the 1996 film The Hunchback of Notre Dame (based on the novel of the same name that was written by Victor Hugo, who was also a genius). I own the songfics, oneshots, stories, novellas, drabbles, ficlets and poems I cook up from time to time.
Dance
It takes a bit of practice, as well as a few mistakes, on the part of Michelle Tanner, six, but soon, with a little help from Esmeralda, she is dancing like a gypsy. The scarf feels like silk in Michelle's hands as she waves it around while she dances, and Esmeralda looks on, a look of pride on her face, as Michelle moves her feet and her whole body to the beat of the Middle Eastern music.
"Remember," Michelle hears Esmeralda's voice tell her in her mind, "become one with the music itself. Become the drums, the oboe, and – here's my personal favorite – the tambourine. But most important, don't think. That's the biggest mistake a dancer can make. I should know; it's happened to me sometimes."
"You're learning," says Esmeralda. "I'm very proud of you."
In her mind, she also thinks that, a long time ago, Michelle would've made an awesome part of a gypsy family. Dancing beside a fire while waving a scarf – pink, purple or blue – through the air. Reading the palms of travelers and telling them their fortunes.
Back home, Michelle, lying in her bed asleep, thinks of the dancing she did at Disney World, and smiles as she dreams of dancing like a gypsy.
Well, I hope you liked reading this crossover oneshot as much as I liked writing it. :) Nice feedback is appreciated, of course; it helps me to write more.