Hi! I'm sorry for taking so long to update. I finally got over my writer's block. So please enjoy the following chapter!
Disclaimer: I do not own any of these characters, merely the plot they are in.
Mira looked down shyly at the floor as the other students filed out of the room, whispering. She hated being the center of attention though she knew that Draco loved it. Her cousin Blaise was one of the last ones to leave the room pausing to pat Draco on the back and give Mira a kiss on the cheek saying "Good luck" as he left the studio.
After only a few minutes, Draco and Mira were the only ones left in the studio. Draco stood impassively, waiting for Miss. Layla to speak. Mira stood nervously, twisting her fingers until Draco caught them in his hand and shushing her with a look. Mira blushed and looked down. She had liked Draco for ages but thought he just saw her as his best friend's cousin.
But back to the matter at hand. Miss Layla flicked her wand again at the stereo and the music turned off. Then the diminutive teacher marched over to her waiting students.
"So. You two obviously already know each other, and dance with each other. How long have you been dancing?"
Mira glanced and Draco, and taking her hint, he started talking for the pair.
"Mira has been dancing since she could walk, and I have been dancing since the age of 6. We have been dancing together since we were 8. We as a couple are proficient in all kinds of ballroom and couple dancing though besides that we are both ballet dancers. Mira can dance just about anything. Jazz, tap, hip hop, lyrical, ballet, ballroom, Latin. Anything. I can dance only ballroom, Latin, and ballet."
Mira blushed and looked down while Miss Layla glanced at the pair appraisingly.
"Well. You two certainly know what you are doing on the dance floor. That routine looked practiced."
"Yes Miss. Our families are very close, we spend most of the summers together."
"That's a bonus Mira. Do you two have any other routines I can see?"
Draco looked at Mira with a question in his eyes. Mira nodded slowly and spoke up.
"Yes. We have a waltz, rumba, salsa, and the beginnings of a ballet duet. I also, well, uh…" Mira trailed off, embarrassed.
Draco chuckled at her modesty. "What she's trying to say is that that is all we have as a couple, but she has 3 other dances in her own right as a soloist."
"Well. That's very impressive. You two will probably make the team with any of those dances I'm sure. I wish I had time to see them now but I'm afraid it is now dinnertime. But I would like to see the other ballroom and Latin dances tomorrow at 1 pm sharp in here. The 6th year auditions aren't until 4 so we will have plenty of time. Is that alright?"
Mira looked at Draco for confirmation. Upon seeing it, she answered.
"That sounds fine Miss Layla. We'll be ready tomorrow at 1 o'clock."
"Good. Dismissed." And with that, Miss Layla left the studio.
Mira turned to go as well, but was pulled back roughly by Draco. "If we're performing tomorrow, then we'd better practice now. Come on." With a laugh and a flick of his wand, salsa music came on and Draco and Mira flew into the realms of dance.
The next day, Blaise pounced on his cousin as she walked out of the Gryffindor common room. "Well cuz? How'd it go?"
Mira laughed at Blaise's predictability and waved off his questions.
"Come on Mira! Spill!"
"Are you sure you're alright? You're sounding strangely feminine."
Blaise shook his head impatiently. "Whatever. Tell!" He grabbed her arm to stop her.
"Blaise, Blaise, Blaise." Drawled a masculine voice from around the corner. "I must say I agree with your lovely cousin." Remarked Draco as he walked in front of the Zambini pair. Mira blushed red at his comment and looked down.
"Yup, definitely a Gryffindor. Look at those red cheeks." Draco laughed and turned to walk beside Blaise.
Mira turned even redder, though this time in mock rage. "Don't you mock me Malfoy! I am part Slytherin too you know!"
"Malfoy? You must be a Gryffindor. Since when have I been Malfoy?"
"Since you started acting like him!" Mira replied heatedly. Blaise merely cackled in the background.
Now Draco got confused. "But Mira. I am Malfoy."
"No. You're Draco. Malfoy is for when you're being a prat." Huffed Mira as she marched into the Great Hall for lunch.
Draco looked back at Blaise with a frown. "What did I do?" he asked, bewildered.
"Who knows?" his best friend answered. "Who can ever know what goes on in a woman's head?"
The two Slytherin males shrugged and walked in to get some food.
At noon precisely, Mira said goodbye to her Gryffindor friends and walked out of the Hall, heading to the dance studio. Draco, who had been watching her, attempted to follow, only to be pulled down by Blaise.
"Where do you think you're going? You haven't been listening all lunch! If I didn't know you any better, I 'd say you were daydreaming."
This caught Draco's attention. "What?"
"Yeah! You were staring at Mira like you loved her or something."
"Don't be stupid. I don't love her like that…" Draco trailed off. Do I? He asked himself. Is that why I smile when she holds my hand and feel like I'm floating when we dance? No. It can't be. I just like dancing. Right. Yes. That's all. With that little debate settled, he marched out of the Hall into the dance studio.
Inside, he smiled when he saw Mira practicing her ballet solo.
"Looking good Mira. Is that a new sequence you added?"
Mira turned around and smiled happily at Draco's entrance and comment.
"Yeah! I didn't think you'd notice. I thought the pas de boure into the balancé wasn't working so I added a double and then a pas de chat in place of the relive after the tour jeté."
"Ah. You're right. It does look much better. The pas de boure always seemed slightly rushed. Did you already warm up?"
"Of course! I wouldn't be practicing if I hadn't!"
"No. I meant for ballroom."
"Oh. No."
"Then come here." He grabbed her waist and proceeded to whip her into their tango routine from yesterday.
They finished quickly, flushed and happy as they always were after dancing. They looked around startled when they heard clapping.
"Very good. Very, very good. I'll leave you to your practicing. On Monday, when the team is announced, each couple will be asked to perform a small piece. Please put together a short waltz to show. You two will go last. Do not show off anything too difficult, save that for the final showcase."
Mira squealed with glee and jumped up and down. "Thank you so much! Thank you thank you! We'll start right away and we'll be out and done by 3:30 so you can do your auditions. Come on Drake! We've got loads to do!" She dropped his hand and ran to the corner of the studio to change out of her high tango shoes, and into her more comfortable waltzing ones.
Draco chuckled at her enthusiasm and went to the stereo to find some suitable music. Miss Layla smiled and walked out, leaving her prize students to their dancing.
Thanks for reading! Please review, I will be attempting to get the next few chapters up pretty quickly.