Chapter 3
The Big Performance
Finally, the two weeks go by and the big performance has finally arrived. Ageha, dressed in her kimono, peeks behind the curtains and sees that there are a lot more people than before. Not only is she more nervous, but also feeling what other people might think. But, like Yoshimitsu told her, maybe they would find it amazing if two girls were dancing. She softly slaps her cheeks to gain her composure and peeks behind the curtains again. Her mother is in the front row for sure, so she is happy about that. But where is Leo? She quickly closes the curtains and paces back and forth in a panic. The performance starts in less than 5 minutes and her partner is still not here yet.
"¿Que debería hacer? Que debería hacer? (What should I do? What should I do!?)" she panics.
However, she hears some footsteps coming toward her. She looks up and her eyes widen at the sight of someone familiar. There stands Leo with a red long dress with a large V on the side, exposing her long, beautiful legs, with black high heels and a white shawl wrapped around her with a rose attached to it. Ageha blushes as she looks up and down at Leo's appearance.
"Hello, Ageha," she says, softly. Her voice is so soothing that it leaves the Spaniard really speechless. "Is this okay for the Tango?"
Ageha just nods, still speechless about her amazing appearance. Leo just gives a soft lyrical giggle.
"I'm surprised that you're so impressed about my dress," she teases.
Ageha gasps and waves her hands back and forth. "N-n-no! It's fine! I, um, was just about to say...you look...stunning..."
"Why thank you~!" Leo says. She turns around to notice the curtain opening and is greeted by a surprised audience.
Ageha gasps softly at their reactions. It seems they are looking back and forth at both of them for a moment, murmuring things to each other.
"Is that a girl I'm looking at? She's so beautiful!"
"I thought a handsome guy would dance the Tango with Ageha-san."
"I did not expect this. Can two girls really dance the Tango?"
"Who cares!? That blonde girl is hot!"
"Same here, bro! Let's all watch them dance!"
Ageha is stunned by their comments, but quickly snaps out of it when she sees Leo extend her hand out towards the Spaniard.
"May I have this dance...Ageha?" Leo says, softly.
Ageha swallows hard as she blushes heavily. The way she speaks and how elegant she is is making the Spaniard's hear beat a million miles an hour. She just nods as she takes her hand and Leo gently pulls her toward her and takes Ageha's other hand. The music starts and the two begin the Tango. Both take some steps back and forth, and side to side. Ageha is surprised that Leo is getting the hang of it on her first try. She is not even accidentally stomping on Ageha's foot. She is amazed by Leo's effort. She takes a few steps backward with Leo following. Then, the blonde raises her arm to let Ageha spin around, making her long wavy dark green tresses sway gracefully and then Leo pulls her toward her again and their eyes meet.
The audience let out lots of "Ohs" and "Ahs" at their breathtaking dance performance between two beautiful girls. Yoshimitsu and Ageha's mother, who are in the front row are stunned as well. But they are really happy about Ageha's chosen partner. Yoshimitsu can see a bit of happy tears coming from Ageha's mother's eyes. She can't help but smile as well. She knew that the people would absolutely be thrilled to see two girls dancing and she is proud to be right.
Ageha twirls again when Leo lifts her arm again, signaling her to do this and the two then face each other while taking steps back and forth again. Ageha blushes when she stares at Leo's violet eyes again and slightly looks away.
"This is fun, Ageha," the blonde says softly. "I'm very glad I'm doing this with you."
"Oh, m-me, too!" Ageha replies.
"Then, shall we finish the dance?"
"Sure...the music is almost over anyways."
The blonde give the Spaniard one last twist and then after pulling her close, she has her bend back and Ageha puts her arm on her forehead, almost like both of them are performing someone passing out and the other person catches them. And then, Leo pulls her up again and takes both her hands, gazing at her when the music stops. The two face the audience right after that.
The crowd goes into a thunderous applause and cheering loudly at this outstanding performance these two beautiful girls did. Most of them threw red roses at the two as reward for their awesome effort. Leo catches one of them and faces the Spaniard. With a gentle smile, she walks over and outs the rose on Ageha's hair on the side, causing her to blush heavily.
**Later**
After getting changed, Ageha steps out of the stage and looks around to find her mother when all of a sudden, someone tackle hugs her from behind.
"YOU DID IT, AGEHA-CHAAAAN~!" Yoshimitsu squeals. "That was the BEST performance you two did together!"
"Th-thank you, Yoshimitsu..."
The American blonde chuckles as she pulls away. "See? I told you the audience would love it! And get this: people are going nuts about Leo-san! She's just so attractive!"
Attractive, huh? Ageha thinks. Now that I think about it...she IS rich after all. So of course she's going to get a lot of attention.
"Ageha..." a soft voice snaps Ageha out of her thoughts.
The Spaniard turns around and sees Leo standing before her, not in her red dress, but in a white sundress. She also has a rose on the side of her head.
"Leo-san..." Ageha gasps.
"Congrats on the performance, Leo-san!" Yoshimitsu says. "Both of you were really great!"
"Thank you very much," Leo says as she bows and then turns to the Spaniard. "I'm glad to have danced with you, Ageha. It was a lot of fun."
"Thanks, it was fun, too," Ageha says.
"Well, I'll see you later." With that, Leo turns and walks away with her long hair swaying at every movement.
Ageha just stares at the blonde beauty while blushing. Yoshimitsu wraps an arm around her best friend, winking.
"Is that a blush I see~?" She teases.
"Y-you're just seeing things." Ageha protests.
"I can clearly see a blush on your face~! There's no denying that! Remember I told you two weeks ago? You are SO in love with Leo-san!"
Ageha's face gets redder as she looks away. "Is...is that true?"
"Of course!" The American blonde says. "If you weren't blushing like that constantly, you wouldn't have a crush on her, would you~?"
The Spaniard nods slowly. Yoshimitsu really does have a point. Ageha is clearly in loce with Leo. However...does Leo feel the same way about her?
