Danielle adjusted the strap of her backpack and looked at the arts school again. 'Maybe this isn't a good idea.' She thought for the 100th time and shook her head with a small sigh. 'No…I can dance and I'm gonna prove it.' She took a deep breath and started up the steps, opening the door…to be hit by some guy running down the hall.
"Ooof!" Was all she could get out as the air was rushed from her lungs and she was on her back on the steps, which were covered in snow. The runner stood up and held out a hand, helping her up.
"So sorry dude." He said and helped he get the snow off of her back.
"Yeah huh…forgiven." She fixed her bag and pushed her hair out of her eyes to look at her bulldozer. His eyes were filled with compassion as he looked over for any permanent damage.
"Anything broken or bruised?" She asked him and he looked up, his eyes sparkling with amusement now.
"Just my ego. You?" She smiled at him and shrugged.
"My ego too I guess." She held out a hand. "I'm Danielle but call me Dani." He took her hand and smiled.
"Tyler, but call me…Tyler." She giggled at his attempt at the joke and blew her bangs out of her eyes again. He followed her inside and she noticed a rag hanging from his left pocket.
"Are you uh…a student?" She asked, eyeing the rag. He looked down and chuckled, taking it out.
"Sorta. I work here to pay for the tuition." She smiled at him and took the rag.
"Windows huh?" He nodded and held his hand out for it. "Uh…no." He stared at her and smiled. 'Now this is a girl I can goof with.' He thought and when she looked down, jerked it away from her. He stuffed it into his pocket and shrugged.
"Too quick for ya huh?" She just stared at him for a second before shaking her head with a laugh. "So which 'Art' are you doing?" He made quotation in the air with his fingers when he said 'art' and she laughed again.
"Dance. You?" He smiled a broad smile and leaned against the wall.
"Dance too. My girlfriend, Nora…" He trailed off when he said girlfriend. Technically, they were on a 'Time-Out' as she called it and he was technically single now. "I mean, my friend Nora, dances too." She cocked her head to the side and smiled.
"Friend or girlfriend?" He sighed and slumped a little.
"Friend…we are on a 'Time-Out' as she says." Danielle looked at him for a minute before she started laughing. He looked at her. "What? Did I say something funny?" She kept laughing and he was starting to get a little ticked. "Alright, what the hell is so funny?"
"You're face when you said she said you guys were on a time-pout. You got a little red." He glared at her and then a smile started playing across his lips. He tried to stop it before she saw but it was too late. "Ha…got ya to smile too." He shook his head. This girl was NOT like the other girls at the school.
"Well I gotta go finish cleaning windows." He gave a small groan with a small smile and started walking backwards. "I'll see ya later."
"Yeah…see ya later." She replied and watched him back into a door. She covered a mouth to suppress her giggles and he groaned again before turning down a hall and disappearing from her view. She shook her head with another smile and walked off in the opposite direction.