A/N: So, this is for me to get out all the plot bunnies that come calling while I'm writing "Auld Lang Syne." And to write some less angst-ridden W/L.

The title of this drabble comes from a song that was cut from the musical after the Chicago preview (in which Alice gets romantic advice from Morticia). I saw it on YouTube and thought, well, it's a shame for precious UST to go to waste. ;) More like unresolved romantic tension, though, because both parties are still underage. Anyway, this picks up where the flashback in chapter two of ALS leaves off.
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"There's just one problem. Er…it's kind of embarrassing."

"What?" she snapped impatiently. Did he want to dance or not?

"I- I don't know how to tango." The sheepish smile was back; Wednesday was coming to realize that it infuriated her. The Boy seemed to use it as shorthand for, "Pity me and let the subject drop because I'm endearingly awkward."

She turned away from him, flicking one dark braid over her shoulder. "Fine, then," she replied, gazing at the quicksand with supreme nonchalance.

Come on. Use the mind I know you've got. Stop being such a puppy and say something.

"But I would if you taught me."

The sixteen-year-old stiffened. Something besides that.

The Boy's footsteps sounded behind her, rustling the autumn leaves that littered the muddy ground. She became uncomfortably aware of his presence, trying ferverently not to think about how close he was and how, if she turned around, he'd be even closer. How there would be, perhaps, only inches between their faces- inches easily eliminated…

No. She bit her lip hard, letting the sharp pain and metallic taste of blood derail her train of thought. The Boy was a friend; nothing more.

"Would you?" he asked her silent back. The question hung there, an invitation for Wednesday to let go and fall into…what, exactly?

What, indeed? It was just a simple dance lesson. Hardly a declaration of love; friends probably did this sort of thing all the time.

Of course, she had very little experience in that department.

Turning to face him, she replied, "All right."