Chapter 3. Shall we dance?
Peter woke up that morning to find himself sore all over, he glanced at his alarm and it read 9 o'clock. Apparently everyone had woken up earlier and left him to sleep. Someone had also deactivated his alarm for 7. He looked to his side and on the table was a letter with the word "Peter" on it. Peter reached for it and began to read it aloud to himself.
"Dear Peter,
I don't know what time you'll wake up, but you had a horrid fever earlier this morning so we decided it'd be best to let you sleep for now. Just in case we aren't back by the time you wake up, I better tell you now that tomorrow night we will be hosting a dinner party for the prince of Wales. Imagine Peter! The Prince of Wales! That means that Prince William will be there too and Cedric tells me he's been trying to get Celeste to go out with him for quite some time. Just thought you should know…
Anyway I mentioned this as early as now because we all require dates and we are all required to dance with them. We'll be back late in the afternoon, we went into town to buy Edmund some formal wear.
Love you and miss you already."
Lucy
"Oh great what am I supposed to do now?"
"Well for starters you could go back to sleep and get some more rest."
Celeste said appearing in the room with what seemed to be two cups of hot chocolate.
"Oh..no..I meant.. I thought I was all alone."
"Sorry for disappointing you." she moved closer.
"No! No! I just…I was surprised to see you that's all."
"Peter, don't screw up!" He thought, he was now sweating.
"I know I was just kidding, you really have to relax more." She said as she handed him his chocolate and moved a bit closer again.
"I…erm..well.."
She moved even closer to him and put down her hot chocolate.
"Relax Peter! I won't bite!" she said smiling, moveing closer still.
"I know.. I'm just not ready for this…"
She moved closer."I can't!"
Peter yelled as she placed her hand on his forehead and she took it away instantly.
"You cant let me take you're temperature!"
Celeste seemed confused.
"Err… no.. well..I thought that…"
"You thought what?"
"Nothing. I'm sorry I was so stupid"
"That's alright…"
But they both knew it wasn't. Peter knew what he had just done was just too awkward. He had to make up for it.
"Er.. Celeste.. I was just wondering…Do you know how to dance?
"This is about the party isn't it?"
"Yes.. Well.. You see.. dancing is my least favorite thing really…"
"I can teach you if you'd like."
"This is quite embarrassing, but yes, I'd like that"
Peter said, bothsmiling and blushing.
"Trust me you'll be fine, when would you like to learn"
"The sooner the better, actually because I'll need all the help I can get."
"Alright how about I take your temperature first then if you're doing better I'll teach you right now."
"Alright. And Celeste, thank you."
Peter saidthisrather sheepishly, remembering what had happened last time she had tried.
"Trust me the pleasure is mine." She said very shyly, smiling and blushing too.
Celeste takes Peter's temperature and it appears to be normal again so she sets up some music downstairs in the hallway and proceeds to teach Peter the basics of dance.
"Shall we dance then?" Peter asked.
"Okay let's start with a classic waltz, do you know the position?"
"I think so.. is it like this?"
Peter places one of his arms around Celeste's back and one around her waist.
"Is that right?"
"Perfect…I mean yes."
She said it blushing. Peter couldn't take it. She was even more beautiful when she blushed.
"Look, Celeste there's something I have to do before anything else."
"What?"
Peter cupped his hands around her face and closed his eyes and kissed her.
After what seemed like an eternity, they parted. Peter opened his eyes and let go of Celeste, whom seemed close to tears now.
"Peter…" She said.
"I can't!"
Celeste ran all the way up the grand staircase and into her room. Peter followed yelling after her.
"Celeste wait! I'm sorry!"
Before Celeste entered her room she turned around.
"Why are do you have to be so nice? I can't Peter, I'm sorry I just can't!"
And she walked into her room and locked the door.
"great, even when I try I still screw up somehow!" Peter said to himself angrily. He started walking back to his room, which when he entered, he saw Cedric and everybody else, already home.
"Peter, and everyone, I think it's about time you learned the truth about me, Celeste, Argentina and Henry. Take a seat." Cedric said.
Peter sat, quite unsure of himself. "What is this all about?" he thought silently. Cedric pulled up a chair and said:
"Let me start from the beginning."
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