The days passed and you still hadn't asked Raimundo to the dance. You really wanted to ask him, but you felt so nervous. It was Friday, and the dance was tomorrow night, so you thought that maybe you could ask him today. You saw him huddled together with Omi and Clay, and made your way towards him.
RAIMUNDO'S POV
"You guys! Help me!!! I wanna ask her, but I don't know how!" I said to the guys. "Well, why don't you just go up to her and ask her. You told her that you like her, and she said she liked you too. So, what's the problem?" Clay said. It was true, we both had admitted our feelings for each other, but I still had no idea how to ask her to the dance. Normally in Brazil, I had an easy time with the ladies, but Anna was different. She was really special, and now that she knows I like her, she's probably expecting me to ask her. I just didn't know what to do. "Um, Raimundo? The time to act may be sooner than you think!" Omi said and pointed to something over my shoulder. I looked behind me to see Anna coming my way. "Oh crud! Guys, what do I do?" I turn to look at Clay and Omi, but they had left. I silently curse them and turn to talk to Anna.
ANNA'S POV
You stopped in front of Rai as he turned to face you. "Hey Rai-Rai!" you say cheerfully. You flash an innocent smile and watch as he blushes and mutters something of a greeting. "Soooo," you press on. "I was wondering if you'd like to hang out with me. You know, just the two of us?" Rai just stood there for a second, then his face sort of lit up. "Yeah. What did ya have in mind?" I smiled a little and told him I wanted to go for a walk. After asking permission from Master Fung, you and Rai found a secluded path in the woods and started your walk. For a while it was just an awkward silence, but then you tried to grab at his hand. He was a little startled at first, but then he laced his fingers with yours, and you kept on walking. The silence dragged on for a while. All that was heard was the clearing of throats and the distant chirping of birds and running water. You soon reached a large rock that jutted out and reveled a waterfall nearby. "Hey," It had been a while since one of you had broken the silence that Raimundo's voice startled you. All he did was snicker at you before continuing. "Do you mind if we take a break? We can sit at the rock for a while." You nodded in agreement, and the two of you went and sat down. Silence once again fell between the two of you. 'What's going on?' you thought. 'I thought that by confessing my feelings, things would be better, but I still feel so strange around him. It's almost as if this feeling has grown stronger.' You were soon interrupted by Raimundo. "Hey, Anna?" he asked. "Hmm?" "You know, I don't have anyone to go to the dance with." You blush before replying. "Neither do I." You two smiled at each other, and began to blush. "So... uh, do you have anyone in mind that you wanna take?" Rai asked, his voice shaking with nerves. You nodded your head. "Who?" he pressed on. You wanted to say him, but you just kept on smiling, praying that he would catch on. He did eventually, and he began to blush. "Oh, you wanna go with me, don't you?" he asked sheepishly. You slowly nodded your head, and his already intense blush deepened. It really was a cute sight. The area became quiet yet again as you awaited Raimundo to say something. When he didn't, you took the liberty to speak up. "So, do you wanna go with me?" Rai looked up at you with a mixed expression. It was excited, shocked, happy and nervous all at the same time. "Well, if you don't want to-" you began downheartedly before you were interrupted. "YES!" Raimundo was now on his feet, staring down at you with a huge grin on his face. You too couldn't help but stand and smile. You walked towards him, and he followed suit. The two of you met in a warm embrace.
After dancing around like idiots for a while, you decided to make you way back to the temple. You walked along the path hand in hand, and when you returned, Kimiko, Clay, Omi and Dojo were all waiting for you and began to cheer as soon as they saw you. It was pretty obvious that you two had some how made your bond stronger, and as you looked over at Rai, you couldn't help but smile. You couldn't wait until tomorrow.
