"Our class for this semester will be focused on Latin culture!"
Fei should've seen it coming.
"Fortunately, one of our classmates has had the privilege to live in a Latin country! Right Fei?". Sandaime asked Fei cheerily.
Fei froze as the class erupted in whispers and mutters. "Yes...uh...my mother was Mexican…..And I lived there for some time."
Fei said the last part softly, hoping nobody would hear it. He really hated being the center of attention. But his teacher had other plans.
"Tell me, did you ever learn to tango?" Sandaime's eyes sparkled and Fei got a bad feeling.
"Uhhh," he wished he was a good liar, "yes…...my grandparents taught me." Nope, he couldn't lie to save his life.
"Wonderful! Class, we are having a showcase at the end of the month! Each one of you is to pair up and come up with something to exhibit! Of course the theme has to be Latin culture!" Sandaime said cheerfully.
The class, on the other hand, wasn't too enthusiastic. Groans of complaint could be heard everywhere.
Sandaime's eyes twinkled and he looked at Fei 'Oh boy, here comes trouble.' Fei thought.
"And as a centerpiece! Your classmate Fei will be performing the traditional dance of the tango!" He exclaimed.
Fei immediately hit his head on his desk. He really should have seen this coming.
There were snickers around the class and Fei felt a blush creep onto his face. And then a light bulb went on in his head.
"But Sandaime-sama! Don't you know? It takes two to tango! And I doubt anybody else here can learn so fast!" Fei stated hopefully.
"Oh," Sandaime furrowed his brownish gray eyebrows. "You are right young one...hmmmm."
Fei smiled pleasantly, "I guess it won't be possible then."
Sandaime frowned as he looked around at the class. Then his eyes landed on a specific person and the smile appeared full force.
"Itachi!"
The whole class gasped and turned to look at the mentioned person. Fei froze and his eyes widened.
"B-but, Sandaime-sama. Itachi-San is a guy and..."
"Nonsense! Itachi has had training in the arts! Dancing being one of them! Guy or girl, no one is more qualified than Itachi!"
Fei was left gaping; he gulped and slightly turned to look at Itachi. His eyes met with Itachi's own. He mentally 'meeped' and turn back to the front. He was about to protest again when suddenly the bell rang.
"Very well everybody! That's it for today! Next class we will start on Mexico's artistic and cultural figures! And everybody start thinking on your project for the showcase! I want a written report tomorrow explaining what you're doing, why, and with whom!" Sandaime said all of this while walking out the door.
Fei's heart thumped and he sprang from his chair to try and catch him, but the halls were already filled with throngs of students. He sighed and leaned against the doorway. That is until he got pushed aside by his classmates filing out.
Fei gave an exasperated sigh and turned to grab his stuff. He stiffened as he noticed the room was now empty, except for him, and another person: Itachi.
He could feel a migraine coming on. He furrowed his eyebrows, massaged his temples, and headed to his seat for his stuff He took his time putting everything in his bag and then swung it over his shoulder. Then he turned and saw Itachi leaning against the teacher's desk.
Fei gave a defeated sigh and headed towards him. He looked at Itachi who in turn was looking back at him.
"Soooo...have you ever tangoed?" Fei asked, hoping for a negative answer so he could have an excuse for not doing anything.
"I've dabbled.". Itachi said simply.
Fei's hope shattered. Of course he had! This was Uchiha Itachi he was talking about.
Heir to the ever famous Uchiha corps, the most influential company in Japan. He was also filthy rich and had traveled to more than 58 states and countries, Latin America would have obviously been among them.
"Okay. Here's the thing. I have a part time job after school and get off at seven. That means we can only practice at night from eight to ten and on weekends." Fei said.
Itachi nodded, "I have no problems with that. I have important business this and next Thursday afternoon so that would be the only inconvenient.". Itachi said.
"Great." Fei said blandly, "now...where to do it?" Fei's mind began searching for some place private and quiet.
"I have different studios at home. I'm sure one of them is available." Itachi said.
Fei's stomach dropped. Oh great, it was bad enough he had to work with the Uchiha now he actually had to enter the famous Uchiha Manor.
Don't get him wrong, Fei had nothing against Itachi or the Uchiha. But it had been clear to Fei the first day he came, that Itachi was the most popular person in school.
Which meant that not just anybody could hang out with him, let alone go to his house. Only those from Akatsuki, rabid fan girls or important people were allowed in the presence of the Uchiha. Frankly Fei was neither of those and he was sure he would feel out of place there. No! He wouldn't stand for it.
"I prefer not to do that. I think the Flow studios downtown would be a better option. I have a friend there who could get us a studio for a couple of hours. They're private and soundproof." Fei said.
Itachi slightly raised an eyebrow at the statement but nodded in agreement.
"Very well then, I will see you later at eight sharp!"Fei quickly said and then exited the room, happy to be out of the tense atmosphere.
He got to his locker, threw his backpack in and got his work bag out. He slammed the door only to be met by two cornflower blue eyes. Fei jumped slightly at the angry look in those eyes.
"What's up Deidara?" Fei asked, not really in the mood.
"I heard you got paired with the Uchiha." Deidara said with venom in his voice.
"Well, that sure got around fast." Fei mumbled and started walking through the crowd and towards the exit with Deidara at his side
"You know anything involving the Uchiha spreads like wildfire! But that's not the point! The point is you're going to be dirty dancing in front of the whole school and with the Uchiha no less!" Deidara exclaimed.
"We are not 'dirty dancing'! It's tango! And stop calling him that! At least put the -San at the end of his name! It's rude not to..." Fei said as he finally exited, leaving behind the crowded halls.
"What's the difference? And why should I respect that bastard! He's just a stuck up creep who thinks he's better than everyone because he has money!" Deidara spat and followed Fei to the parking lot.
"So much hate," Fei said quietly and headed towards his car.
He pulled out his keys and opened the door of his small Cooper. Deidara leaned against the car, a worried look on his face.
Fei noticed this and sighed, "What's wrong?"
Deidara frowned and bit his lip. "What if you start spending more time with that bastard...and then you become friends...and then...and then you fall in love with him and then move in together and have man babies and you forget about me!". Deidara said exasperatedly.
Fei sweat dropped at his friend's imagination.
"Don't worry. That won't happen. And if it does...there definitely won't be man babies." Fei cringed at the last part.
He got into his cooper and rolled down his window. "It's okay Dei! The worst that can happen is him having two left feet!"
He said goodbye to Deidara and backed out of the parking lot and drove to work.
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Fei arrived at Flow studios half an hour early. He went up to the receptionist floor and looked for his friend.
Kakashi was a hard person to miss. He had a shock of gravity defying, silver hair, and the mask he wore on his face only attracted more attention, he was tall and muscular, and very attractive.
At the moment, Kakashi was busy instructing a pair of students, so Fei leaned against the opposite wall and waited.
He had met Kakashi in Colorado, his former hometown. His hair had been hard to miss even among the white scenery. Kakashi had needed a translator and Fei offered to help. Kakashi had been surprised he spoke Japanese and Fei told him his father was Japanese.
Fei had then found out Kakashi did contemporary dance and was here to do a performance. They hit it off from then and when Fei arrived to Japan, Kakashi had been there to greet him.
He had been busy reminiscing that he hadn't noticed Kakashi walking up to him until he felt a pair of lips over his own.
Fei's eyes widened and he pulled back, hitting his head on the wall. He winced and frowned at Kakashi's laughter, he seemed to be doing that a lot lately, frowning, that is. Fei rubbed his head and looked at Kakashi.
"Hey pup." Kakashi said and drank from his water bottle.
Fei quickly hit his water bottle so Kakashi spilled water over his shirt. Fei laughed at Kakashi's dumbstruck face, not noticing they had caught everyone's attention.
"I told you not to call me that, Kashi!" Fei said, amused.
Kakashi gave Fei a lopsided smile, "now, now. Why'd you have to go and do that? Now I have to take my shirt off." There was a gasp that came from everybody in the room except for Fei.
"Oh gosh, you show off." Fei said as Kakashi slowly pulled his shirt over his head, flexing his muscles in the process.
Kakashi threw his shirt over his shoulder and smirked at Fei. "Like what you see?"
Fei chuckled, "No. But they sure do." He pointed to the other people in the room who were now suffering blood loss. Kakashi was very well built and the fantasy of many here.
"Don't worry baby. I only have eyes for you." Kakashi said as he leaned in and gave Fei a bear hug.
Fei laughed as Kakashi started tickling him and failed to notice that a certain Uchiha had just entered the room. Kakashi was still embracing Fei when someone cleared their throat, interrupting the moment.
Fei looked up and his eyes widened as he saw Itachi standing in front of him.
"A-ah! Uchiha-San!" Fei released himself from Kakashi's grasp. He straightened his clothes and walked towards Itachi.
"Fei." Itachi said.
"Umm, I'm glad you're here. Uchiha-San this is Kakashi. Owner of Flow studios. Kakashi this is my classmate Uchiha-San." Fei didn't bother explaining Itachi's standing because Kakashi probably already knew.
"Oh. So you're the one who's gonna mate with my pup?" Kakashi said, looking Itachi over.
There was electricity in the air.
"Pardon?" Itachi raised an eyebrow, his gaze never leaving Kakashi's.
"Kakashi! Behave!" Fei said.
"Woof." Was Kakashi's only reply.
"What do you mean by 'mate'?" Itachi asked Fei.
Fei gave a slight blush and an awkward smile. "Well, it's not as bad as it sounds. The tango started off as a way for a guy to meet woman. The better his dancing was the more woman who were attracted to him. Kind of like in the animal kingdom, so that's why it can also be known as a mating dance." Fei said.
"Yeah! In other words, it's foreplay in public." Kakashi said to Itachi, a challenging look in his eyes.
"Anyways, I was thinking. Since this is going to be our grade, I'd like make a demonstration. This is the ballroom tango but I figured we could incorporate some other styles or moves since we're both guys. " Fei said.
Itachi nodded, so Fei led him over to a seat. Everyone else had already cleared the dance floor and was sitting on the sides, all eyes were on Kakashi and Fei.
Someone pushed the play button on the stereo and a violin started playing. Both Fei and Kakashi had started off at different sides of the floor but they slowly walked towards each other.
Kakashi's steps were strong and extravagant, as if trying to catch Fei's attention. Fei's steps were more of a seductive nature. He swayed his hips and strutted across the floor while Kakashi danced around him. Fei simply swaggered to the middle and didnt even look at Kakashi. Then, mentioned man, came up from behind Fei and ghosted his hands up Fei's sides in a teasing manner. Fei grabbed Kakashi's hands fiercly and then the music blasted.
The Intensity of the music matched the dancing. Kakashi and Fei were a blur of limbs. Spinning and tangling around each other.
Itachi could see why Kakashi said it was like foreplay. Though the movements were a bit fast, there was a contact each time. A hand on a back, a leg running up a thigh, a mouth to a neck. It looked like they would start grinding against each other any minute now.
Finally the music came to an abrupt stop as did Fei and Kakashi. It ended with Kakashi holding Fei tight by the torso and Fei wrapping a leg around him. Both men were panting and sweating. Then the people broke into applause.
Itachi simply looked at Fei and Kashi who were talking to each other. It was a rarely known fact that Itachi could read lips. So the two dancers were oblivious as Itachi watched them converse.
"That was amazing." Fei smiled and said in between pants.
"Fuck. I forgot what a tease you are. Look at what you do to me!" Kakashi said and pulled Fei to himself, pressing a hard bulge into his pelvis.
A red hue took over Fei's face immediately, "I-I didn't mean to..."
Kakashi gave him a smile and then a brief kiss on the lips. "I'm gonna go take care of this. You can use the blue room. There's an iPod dock in there."
Fei nodded and walked back to Itachi. He grabbed his bag and motioned for him to follow him. Itachi complied and went after Fei.
"Soooo...um...what did you think?" Fei asked Itachi, slightly curious.
Itachi contemplated his answer and then said," He likes you."
Fei tripped and caught himself on the wall. He looked to Itachi in surprise. "I meant about the dance! And no he doesn't! We're just friends!"
"Probably friends with benefits then." Itachi smirked.
Fei blushed and looked away but didn't answer.
Itachi's eyes widened in surprise at Fei's lack of response. He shook his head and sighed, "It was interesting. Just like he said, foreplay in public."
Fei gave a laugh and kept walking. He stopped at a blue door and went inside.
Fei put his bag down while Itachi examined the room. It was a simple practice room like the other one It had mirrored walls and some exercising equipment but aside from that it was empty.
Fei walked over to a shelf where a white iPod dock lay. He took out his iPod and set it on a song Itachi didn't recognize.
He then turned and smiled at Itachi.
"So are you up to doing it?"
Itachi gave another smirk, "I am but is He okay with it? After all, I'm practically playing at sex with his touch buddy."
Fei frowned, "Don't be so rude! Just because we're like that it doesn't mean you have to be disrespectful!" Fei shouted.
Then his eyes widened as he realized he had just shouted at the next Uchiha heir. Fei sputtered an apology but Itachi just shrugged.
Fei sighed and looked at his watch, it was barely 8:35.
"Okay, so before we start I want to know how much you have learned. You've been to a practica , right?" Fei said.
Itachi nodded, "I spent a couple a couple of months in Buenos Aires. I was about to pass on to leading when I had to come back."
Fei whistled, " That's great! So that means we don't have to bother with following. Since I will probably be following."
They worked for another hour, polishing Itachi's skills on corte variations and ways to incorporate leg hooks. By the end of their time, they had a half of their routine figured out.
"Wow" You are a quick learner!" Fei said with a smile at Itachi.
"You are a good teacher." Itachi said.
Fei blushed at the complement and muttered a thank you.
"Do you like to dance?" Itachi asked, looking over at Fei.
"Oh, well not really. The only kinds of dances I know are the traditional Latin dances. That's because of my grandparents. But tango I don't usually dance because finding a partner is hard." Fei said as they walked down the buildings stairs.
"What about Kakashi?" A bit of curiosity in Itachi's voice.
Fei gave a lopsided smile, "Ahh. Well Kakashi doesn't like tango. He says it's a very strict dance, that's why he prefers contemporary or modern, it gives him more freedom."
Fei took a deep breath, as they stepped into the chilly night. "Ahh, what a good workout!" He said with a satisfied look on his face.
Itachi said nothing, he simply looked at Fei.
"What's wrong?" Fei asked when he noticed Itachi staring.
"Nothing." Itachi said and started walking towards the parking lot. "Are you coming?"
"Um, I'm going to be waiting for Kakashi?" Fei said. " I guess I'll see you tomorrow morning." Fei waved and Itachi headed down the steps.
He watched as Itachi got into his black Lexus and zoomed off. Then as soon as it was gone, he felt two arms wrap themselves around his waist.
"Hey sweetheart. Are you up to the club tonight?" Kakashi said as he nibbled on Fei's ear.
Fei moaned loudly and threw his head back," I-I can't..ahh...it's...mm...a school night." Fei said in between moans.
"Oh? I guess I'll have to find Kakashi Jr. Some other company to tonight." Kakashi punctuated his statement by grinding his hard on into Fei's back.
Fei felt his body heat up, but he pushed away from Kakashi.
"I'm sorry Kashi. You know school goes first." Fei gave Kakashi a peck in the lips and then walked to his car.
"Yeah I know." Kakashi said with a pout. "So how did it go?"
Fei unwrapped himself from Kakashi's arms, " Okay. He's a very fast learner. And a good dancer."
"Careful pup. With so many compliments one would think you like him." Kakashi said with a smirk.
Fei gave a fake put and then laughed, "Haha. No thank you. I don't have time to like anyone."
Kakashi frowned for a split second but then he smiled. They walked to each other's cars and then said bye for the night.
When Kakashi drove off, Fei gave a big sigh. He furrowed his eyebrows, a pained expression in his eyes.
"I'm sorry Kakashi. I can't like you. I can't."
After all, it was critical for him to complete his goal in life, saving his sister. And falling in love wasn't going to help him.
