Dancing Memories
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A/N: here is another chapter! I actually did update pretty quickly and I am proud of myself! Thank you for all the reviews. Well here it is!
Rehearsal finally ended around two. Patricia clapped her hands to get everyone's attention. "Okay! Now, you have tomorrow off but remember Wednesday, rehearsal starts at twelve! Orchestra, the music should be in tomorrow so if you could drop by around three to pick it up, that would be great. Take it home, look at it and Mr. Kang should be here Wednesday to go through it with you. Everyone got it? Dismissed!"
Everyone ran around and gathered all their belongings and left. Nicol was still talking with Emma and Leery. Then they had to sprint to the music building because they had forgotten an audition that started in ten minutes. Nicol laughed as they argued over whose fault it was while they got their things and ran.
"You always forget!" Emma cried out.
"It's not my job to remind you!" Leery shot back.
"Bye Nicol!" they said together and disappeared through the doors.
"Hey Nicol." A voice called to him from behind
Hey Emilie. You know, you have to stop surprising me like this." He joked.
She giggled. "So what'd you think of the recital? It'll be loads better with the music."
"I liked it. It was really cool. You're amazing." He complimented her.
She blushed. "Thanks, I try. Well I gotta go, I got a long walk ahead of me."
"Need some company?" he asked unsure.
" Sure! That would be great!" she answered happily.
They left and when they were in the parking lot, they encountered Emilie's best friend and next door neighbor, Konami Shimura. Konami was sixteen years old, five foot two, long waist length hair which was wavy, had golden eyes and had the same figure as Emilie's except very curvy. She wore a dark blue tank top, long black dance pants, black jazz pants, and a dark blue bandanna. She was really pretty.
"Hey Emi! Who is this?" she greeted them.
" Hey, this is my new friend Nicol. He's the new piano player and he's walking me home." Emilie told her.
"Oh got it. Hi!" Konami waved to Nicol. He waved back. Then she turned back to Emilie. "Just wanted to warn you that my step monster is off her meds for a week so I staying with you or else I might shoot her!"
Emilie laughed. "Alright. Bye!"
"Bye! Nice meeting you Nicol!" she ran back inside.
"Nice meeting you too!" he called to her before she went into the building. "Who was that? I don't remember seeing her at rehearsal." Nicol asked Emilie.
She laughed lightly." No you wouldn't. Konami does hip hop and jazz. She's my best friend and my next door neighbor. She doesn't do ballet. She says it's not her thing."
"I see."
"So how are you a ZAFT pilot? You seem more like the type that would be attending the most prestigious music academy and writing your own piano concertos."
Nicol laughed. "Well, that was the plan but after everything that's happened with Junius seven and the war escalating to where it is now, I decided that it was time that I join the war and do my part. Actually more my father's then mine." He told her.
"Oh, I see. You really don't want to take part in this do you?" she asked him.
"No. I just want peace like everyone else does. I never wanted there to be bloodshed."
"I don't think I could handle it. I would be scared out of my wits."
"It is scary, but then it's like something takes over and it's adrenaline. It's this one big adrenaline rush. Then it turns into this instinct to survive. It's kind of hard to explain."
"I understand what you mean."
"Yeah, amazingly I do. It's sort of the same thing with dancing. You get out there and let's say that you have this big solo and it's all you out there and no one else. The audience is just waiting for you amaze them or fail and fall flat on your face. It's just this big rush. Of course I don't have people shooting at me when I dance."
"Unless you are incredibly horrible and they throw tomatoes at you for you to get off the stage." Nicol added joking.
"Yeah, then the survival instinct kicks in and I run my butt off that stage. That or I'd cry. I think I probably cry though." She said laughing lightly.
"Nah. I've seen you dance and they would be completely insane to throw tomatoes at you." He complimented her. He was nervous about saying that to her but he hid it.
"Thanks." She smiled at him.
"You know, this is the first time that someone's really understood."
"Well you never know until you look."
"Huh?"
"I dunno. Just seemed like a good thing to say." She shrugged.
They laughed. It was a nice day in the park. They passed by the fountain in the middle of the park. Emilie stopped and admired it. Nicol stopped beside her.
"I love this fountain. It's so beautiful." She said softly.
"It is beautiful." He agreed and quickly looked down at her and then back at the fountain.
They continued walking and the wind suddenly picked up. Nicol saw Emilie visibly shiver. The tank top that she was wearing was helping her keep warm. Even though the Plant's were a somewhat controlled environment, the temperature always dropped in the fall and rose a little in the summer. He took off his jacket and draped it around her shoulders.
It fit her big but she was very warm. Plus it smelled like him and he smelled really good, she couldn't tell what it was though. She smiled.
"Thanks Nicol. You didn't have to. Aren't you cold?"
"No. Don't worry about it." He smiled back at her.
Emilie felt her knees go weak. They talked all the way through the park and then arrived at Emilie's house. Emilie unlocked the gate that surrounded the house and before she went in, she turned to him.
"Thanks for walking me home Nicol." She told him. "It was fun."
"No problem. Um…Emilie?"
"Yeah?"
"Are you doing anything tomorrow?"
"No. Why?"
"I was wondering if you wanted to do something tomorrow maybe?"
"Like a date?"
"Well, only if you want to. I mean we can just do something else or you know what? I'm going to shut up now." He said quickly and embarrassed. "So what do you say?"
"I'd love to go on a date with you." She smiled. He was so cute when he was all flustered.
"You…uh…really?" he said.
"Yes." Emilie said laughing.
"Oh…okay. Cool. Can I pick you up around seven tomorrow night?"
"Yeah. Absolutely. I guess I'll see you tomorrow. Bye Nicol."
"Bye Emilie. See you tomorrow."
They both went their separate ways and waited for the next day.
A/N: Hey guys, Hope you liked that chapter. The next one should be up soon. I want to try and update every Friday that way y'all can have all weekend to read. Lol. Thanks to all my reviewers! You guys make it all worth writing.
