Author's note: I do not own Bleach or its characters. This is AU and in honor of the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Magic Dance
Jyuushiro Ukitake was a very happy man right now. He had always enjoyed his work both as a coach and as a choreographer, but he'd never had this much fun with it or had such a great team to work with. Shunsui had always been a great ice dancer, but in combination with Nanao Ise, he was fantastic. Nanao herself was amazing. For someone who had never ice danced outside of basic skating lessons, she was doing extremely well. It was hard to tell that she hadn't spent years training as an ice dancer. And the way she moved with Shunsui was nothing short of breathtaking. They looked like they had been a team for years when they danced together.
They were definitely a team that could go places, and Jyuu was going to make sure that that happened. He had decided that since these two were his, he was going to showcase their talents this year. Jyuu had completely disregarded a number of trends in ice dance this year when he had created their original and free dances. He wanted dances that Shunsui and Nanao would enjoy doing and feel at home with, not things that matched popular expectations. Playing upon the chemistry the two had, both programs were fairly romantic in theme. The original dance had Shunsui and Nanao flirting back and forth with one another while their free dance was more of a traditional courtship, save for the fact that Nanao was doing the courting.
Both pieces played to the two ice dancer's strengths. While he had yet to see either of the pieces performed in entirety by the pair, Jyuu could already see the original dance beginning to take shape in their practices. They had at least another three months before they had to start worrying about competing. By then, Jyuushiro was sure that the pair would have all of the programs down, if not completely fine tuned. They would need to start thinking about costumes soon. Thankfully, he knew someone who would be willing to design them some unique costumes. Costume design might be Retsu's hobby rather than her occupation, but she was good at what she did. And she had been looking for a new project lately.
So, really, they were in pretty good shape. Jyuushiro was looking forward to the first competitions of the year. Shunsui and Nanao were going to turn heads. They might not be the most technically proficient skaters at this point in the game, but there was something about the way they danced on the ice that caught your attention and drew you in. It was almost magical. And Jyuushiro was sure that these two were going to cast their spell on more than just himself.