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The icy air from the rink felt refreshing against her skin.
May had her old skating outfit on as she practiced. She bent on one leg, stuck the other one out and spun around in a circle. Her hands gripped the portion of her skate without the blade as she reveled in the sensation.
Her ears caught the sound of another pair of skates against the ice. Her tall partner was around, somewhere, practicing as well.
She inwardly preened at the thought of being accepted as his partner and not that half baked redhead who had the gall to call herself a performer. Finally, a real star was the leading lady. Things were in balance and she couldn't be happier.
Well, almost in balance...
There were times when her partner seemed to be distracted, for the lack of a better word. She wouldn't dare to suggest that out loud, especially not to the man himself. It wasn't anything major, but just little things, like how he tended to look down at the ice rink when they were up on the trapeze getting their applause at the end of the shows or how he disappeared somewhere between performances before she could come up to him.
I don't get it.
Didn't partners do things to make them more in-sync?
The only times she saw him were during practice and the performances. She was new to the partner thing, but so far, it wasn't quite what she had imagined it to be.
She smoothly moved out of her twirl and just slid along the ice. Her blue eyes caught the sight of Leon back flipping and then gliding on one leg. His poise was incredible; his composure awe inspiring.
A slight tint of pink formed on her cheeks as she made her decision. She began to skate over to him when he skated away from her. Her brows rose when he moved over to the opening border and off the rink.
"You're leaving already?"
He was now sitting on the bench as he unlaced his skates. His eyes blankly stared at her, silently questioning her audacity to be asking him such a thing.
"That was enough," he intoned.
She turned a little red at his matter-of-fact statement, making her embarrassed at having asked him that question. It distracted her long enough for him to have changed his shoes. With ice skates in hand, he stood up and walked to the exit.
"W-Wait!"
He paused.
"Ah Leon, are you busy this afternoon?"
"Yes."
She blinked at the blunt tone, a little hurt by it. She quickly shoved the feeling aside.
"Oh, alright. See you later then."
He strode out as if he hadn't paused to begin with. Her lips pursed at the aloof nature of her partner. She won the spinning challenge when Sora pathetically failed it. Even so, his eyes had narrowed when she gloated about it. Then, he had grabbed her chin and brought her face to his.
"Can you perform as brilliantly as me?" he had murmured to her.
Her face was rosy in memory of his low voice.
That's a sign, right?
That action, plus her winning the role and becoming his partner, those all added up to him liking her. She was pretty sure of it. "He's over playing the aloof role, though." She frowned at that. She didn't mind some chasing, but it was getting a little ridiculous.
Maybe I need to be more assertive?
That was probably it. A guy like him, he must be chased by a lot of girls. He must have to be so aloof for that reason. She wondered if his answer earlier had been a test and she failed it by backing down too easily.
Her head slowly nodded at her reasoning.
Yes, that must be it.
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