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"Dancing Roses"
Recorded by Ziska Ames
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"May I have this dance?"
Serena looked up and giggled just a little as she slid her
small hand into Tuxedo Mask's larger one with a small curtsey. "Of
course." she replied in a delicate voice. Her yellow dress swished
around her as she straightened.
His firm mouth curved into a smile as he gently led her out
onto the marble dance floor and placed his other hand at an
appropriate place on her waist. Slowly, the instrumental music swelled
around them as they swirled across the floor. Serena was graceful in
her turns and Tuxedo Mask brilliant with his leads. Together they
enchanted the watching sky and the stars glittered as brightly as
possible in exchange for applause. The dark night around them seemed
to lighten slightly as if they were creating a source with their
movements.
After a few minutes, Serena felt a light tap on her shoulder.
She turned her head slightly and looked into the masked face of a tall
man wearing white. "Might I cut in?"
Serena looked from Moonlight Knight to Tuxedo Mask and nodded.
With another careful curtsey she stepped away from her former partner
to her new one. Together they spun away from Tuxedo Mask. Serena
watched over his shoulder as Tuxedo Mask turned and walked over to the
side of the dancing platform and leaned against an ivy-ridden pillar.
Her wandering attention was drawn back to Moonlight Knight as
he carefully spun her out and then back into his arms. Slowly her
dress darkened to a beautiful navy blue. She almost blended into the
background of the night.
They swayed slowly as the music twisted gentle whisperings of
love into her ears and heart. She sighed softly as his dark blue eyes
caught hers and held them while they slid effortlessly over the smooth
marble floor. Serena's blue heels clicked slightly as she twirled, her
matching blue skirt flying fully around her legs.
Halfway through the twirl, Moonlight Knight suddenly stepped
back with a bow. She wound down slowly, not even noticing as her dress
lightened to a brilliant white then faded to a gentle rose pink. The
heels lowered to become flats and at the end of her spin she found
herself in a deep curtsey, head bowed. Her eyes raised slowly to focus
on black shinguards.
The man before her bowed deeply, then offered her his hand.
She used it to steady herself as she rose to her full height and
looked up. Prince Endymion smiled at her and nodded a soft dismissal
to Moonlight Knight who bowed in return and joined Tuxedo Mask against
the pillar.
Gently, Prince Endymion used Serena's hand to draw her close
to him. He held her closer than either of her previous partners and
some how he seemed even more dashing and sure of himself than his
predecessors. The stars were dancing across the sky with them, as they
stood almost in place, swaying ever so gently, moving in tiny circles.
Serena's eyes were locked with his and nothing else was needed.
Slowly, red rose petals swirled around them. They defied
gravity as they danced on a nonexistent breeze. Carefully, one by one,
half of them faded to a pure white. Serena hardly noticed as the
number increased and they were enfolded.
Suddenly, an arm appeared through the petals. Prince Endymion
smiled and stopped dancing. Gently, he released her and stood away. He
touched her dress and it faded to a school girl's uniform. She sighed
in disappointment as her beautiful dress dissipated. Beseeching eyes
met Prince Endymion's, but he only smiled, before stepping backwards
through the petals, hardly disturbing the spiral. Serena was left in
the center, completely blocked off from the rest of the world as the
arm in front of her opened its hand and held it palm upwards, as if
waiting. For a long moment, she just looked at the hand, admiring the
strength. The long artist's fingers. The smooth skin.
With her heart in her throat she raised her own hand and
allowed it to hover over the other. She stopped. This partner would be
her last, and the most important.
This partner was her's.
A smile danced across her lips as she lowered her hand into
his. The petals parted like a curtain pulled back by invisible hands
and Darien stepped into Serena's private world.
His free hand slid around her waist, pulling her to him as his
other hand pressed her small hand to his chest. They hardly swayed as
they danced.
They stared into each other's eyes. Serena had stopped
breathing the moment she took his hand, but it didn't matter. She was
in *his* arms and that was all that mattered to her.
His own face was a pure gentle look. His smile was calm and
safe. His eyes bespoke love. The petals swirled high around them, now
all a deep, piercing red, and moved to close off the sky, creating
more than a barrier between them and the rest of the world. It served
to create their very own universe where only two things existed.
Darkness fell around them, but that was fine with Serena.
She knew him. She didn't need light to see.
A gentle brushing of lips on her forehead tilted it back so
his breath hit her own lips. With the smallest of movements, they
sealed and signed their love for each other.
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Serena sighed happily as she turned over in bed on August 2.
Perhaps he wouldn't be hers that day, but in the night, while they
both slept, he was her only dream.
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A quick little ditty that demanded to be written. Especially
since I missed Serena's b-day. *blush* Hehehe... oops... I'm still
working on her fic. ^-^
http://ziskaames.tripod.com/stories/
OpiumChicken@yahoo.com
Ja,
Ziska Ames
"Dancing Roses"
Recorded by Ziska Ames
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"May I have this dance?"
Serena looked up and giggled just a little as she slid her
small hand into Tuxedo Mask's larger one with a small curtsey. "Of
course." she replied in a delicate voice. Her yellow dress swished
around her as she straightened.
His firm mouth curved into a smile as he gently led her out
onto the marble dance floor and placed his other hand at an
appropriate place on her waist. Slowly, the instrumental music swelled
around them as they swirled across the floor. Serena was graceful in
her turns and Tuxedo Mask brilliant with his leads. Together they
enchanted the watching sky and the stars glittered as brightly as
possible in exchange for applause. The dark night around them seemed
to lighten slightly as if they were creating a source with their
movements.
After a few minutes, Serena felt a light tap on her shoulder.
She turned her head slightly and looked into the masked face of a tall
man wearing white. "Might I cut in?"
Serena looked from Moonlight Knight to Tuxedo Mask and nodded.
With another careful curtsey she stepped away from her former partner
to her new one. Together they spun away from Tuxedo Mask. Serena
watched over his shoulder as Tuxedo Mask turned and walked over to the
side of the dancing platform and leaned against an ivy-ridden pillar.
Her wandering attention was drawn back to Moonlight Knight as
he carefully spun her out and then back into his arms. Slowly her
dress darkened to a beautiful navy blue. She almost blended into the
background of the night.
They swayed slowly as the music twisted gentle whisperings of
love into her ears and heart. She sighed softly as his dark blue eyes
caught hers and held them while they slid effortlessly over the smooth
marble floor. Serena's blue heels clicked slightly as she twirled, her
matching blue skirt flying fully around her legs.
Halfway through the twirl, Moonlight Knight suddenly stepped
back with a bow. She wound down slowly, not even noticing as her dress
lightened to a brilliant white then faded to a gentle rose pink. The
heels lowered to become flats and at the end of her spin she found
herself in a deep curtsey, head bowed. Her eyes raised slowly to focus
on black shinguards.
The man before her bowed deeply, then offered her his hand.
She used it to steady herself as she rose to her full height and
looked up. Prince Endymion smiled at her and nodded a soft dismissal
to Moonlight Knight who bowed in return and joined Tuxedo Mask against
the pillar.
Gently, Prince Endymion used Serena's hand to draw her close
to him. He held her closer than either of her previous partners and
some how he seemed even more dashing and sure of himself than his
predecessors. The stars were dancing across the sky with them, as they
stood almost in place, swaying ever so gently, moving in tiny circles.
Serena's eyes were locked with his and nothing else was needed.
Slowly, red rose petals swirled around them. They defied
gravity as they danced on a nonexistent breeze. Carefully, one by one,
half of them faded to a pure white. Serena hardly noticed as the
number increased and they were enfolded.
Suddenly, an arm appeared through the petals. Prince Endymion
smiled and stopped dancing. Gently, he released her and stood away. He
touched her dress and it faded to a school girl's uniform. She sighed
in disappointment as her beautiful dress dissipated. Beseeching eyes
met Prince Endymion's, but he only smiled, before stepping backwards
through the petals, hardly disturbing the spiral. Serena was left in
the center, completely blocked off from the rest of the world as the
arm in front of her opened its hand and held it palm upwards, as if
waiting. For a long moment, she just looked at the hand, admiring the
strength. The long artist's fingers. The smooth skin.
With her heart in her throat she raised her own hand and
allowed it to hover over the other. She stopped. This partner would be
her last, and the most important.
This partner was her's.
A smile danced across her lips as she lowered her hand into
his. The petals parted like a curtain pulled back by invisible hands
and Darien stepped into Serena's private world.
His free hand slid around her waist, pulling her to him as his
other hand pressed her small hand to his chest. They hardly swayed as
they danced.
They stared into each other's eyes. Serena had stopped
breathing the moment she took his hand, but it didn't matter. She was
in *his* arms and that was all that mattered to her.
His own face was a pure gentle look. His smile was calm and
safe. His eyes bespoke love. The petals swirled high around them, now
all a deep, piercing red, and moved to close off the sky, creating
more than a barrier between them and the rest of the world. It served
to create their very own universe where only two things existed.
Darkness fell around them, but that was fine with Serena.
She knew him. She didn't need light to see.
A gentle brushing of lips on her forehead tilted it back so
his breath hit her own lips. With the smallest of movements, they
sealed and signed their love for each other.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Serena sighed happily as she turned over in bed on August 2.
Perhaps he wouldn't be hers that day, but in the night, while they
both slept, he was her only dream.
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A quick little ditty that demanded to be written. Especially
since I missed Serena's b-day. *blush* Hehehe... oops... I'm still
working on her fic. ^-^
http://ziskaames.tripod.com/stories/
OpiumChicken@yahoo.com
Ja,
Ziska Ames