Dancing In the Moonlight
By: Bem3373
Summary: Buffy is a poor dancer who works too hard. Angel is a famous dancer looking for a new assistant dancer. What will happen when the two cross paths?
Buffy rubs her swollen legs tenderly. The bruises come up to her thighs. She needs this job. If she doesn't get it, then she will lose her apartment. She almost couldn't even try out because she just barely made the age requirement, she had turned 18 just two months before the try-outs. She pulls her bag up onto her shoulder and pushes through the double doors. Her legs protest, but she ignores the pain. She walks forward and finds her place on the giant blue mat. She is in a sort of completion between dancers. This completion is watched by many famous dancers looking for back up and/or partners. The famous people watch through those weird mirror/window things so they can see the dancers, but the dancers don't even know that they are watching. If they like you then after the competition they come and talk to you about a possible job placement. Buffy pulls off her blue jacket, showing a blue tank top and green short shorts. They started with thousands of people, but had narrowed it down to 50. Now each person had been given a dance coach. Her coach was hard on her, but he knew his stuff and taught her well. He walks up to her and gives her a list of commands. "Stretch, then work on your solo, then your duet and finally go through every dance we've worked on and do them all" He tells her. Buffy nods and turns toward her boom box. She puts in her bright red C.D and starts warming up.
Angel looks out the window/mirror. He was the most famous person in the room, and everyone's eyes seemed to linger on him. He sighs and turns towards the dancers. One sticks out to him. It's a small girl who is too thin with blond hair. She's beautiful, but the way she holds herself tells him that she doesn't know that. She's just warming up, but he can see the potential in her. Her legs are red and bruised though, the showing that she practices too long and hard. She finishes warming up and turns on a song. She starts moving in such a fluid way, that he sees other eyes watching her. Someone taps his shoulder and he turns around. It's the man that he saw talking to her. "Hello." The man says "You are Angel Lewis, correct?" Angel smiles and says "Yes sir. How can I help you?" "I noticed you looking at my dancer, Buffy" "Buffy? Is that her name? A little unusual." "No more than Angel." Angel laughs "that's true" He says to the man. "What is your name?" The man looks surprised. "Oh my, I'm sorry. I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Pete Henshaw." "Good to meet you Pete. Now, that girl, she has potential. I'd like to consider her as my new dance partner." Pete smiles. Close by, a professional looking woman with a tight bun watches them. She frowns and looks towards her dancer. She isn't a dance coach, but an agent. Her dancer has great skill, but he doesn't even look at her. She will have to change that. She looks at Buffy, and smiles when an idea comes into her head. She will make sure that the only dancing Buffy will be doing is out the door once she's through with her.