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Her hands moved over the smooth material of her dress. Shiny purple waves of fabric. Red Harrington was looking at herself in the mirror in her room. She was nervous...

Was everything looking all right? Was everything in place?

Red cast a last glance at her own reflection, before sitting down on her sofa and staring at her feet. He was late... Her date was late. Tonto was late.

Was he even still coming?

Red was startled as she suddenly felt something by her leg. It was her cat. She had been deep in thought and hadn't realised that the animal had got into her room. She chuckled and started petting the little creature.

''At least I have you...'' the cat nuzzled against her leg.

The cat sat down next to her foot, sitting up straight and staring straight ahead. It was as if he knew that there was something going to happen... Red looked at him, confused.

A knock on her backdoor made Red jump up a little...

Her cat broke free from his own trance and made his way over to the door, scratching at the old wood... Red quickly walked up to the door and opened it, trying to make her cat to stop destroying her beautiful old wooden door...

Behind the door was Tonto, he stood there wearing a nice suit, which he had borrowed from John and he awkwardly shuffled on his spot a bit.

''Tonto, why didn't you just use the normal entrance?!'' Red let him in.

''I... I don't know...'' The Indian scratched the back of his head.

Red tried not to chuckle. She could see he was nervous as well...

Silence filled the room for a couple of seconds and the two individuals looked at each other. Tonto looked smart in his suit. He still had his characteristic Indian paint on his face, but it looked better... Tonto had redone it to look his best for the Dance. Red was wearing that special purple dress... Her hair done in just one single long red braid that hung over her left shoulder.

''You look pretty...'' ''You wear that dress'' Tonto smiled.

''You look quite handsome yourself, Tonto'' Red smiled back at him.

''You ready to go?'' he asked.

Red nodded.


She's decided that it was best for them to take the backdoor way out to leave, since that was where he had come from...She followed him outside and slowly descended the stairs.

His horse stood calmly next to the wooden stairs. The animal looked up when Tonto moved to its head. Red stood there awkwardly, a bit uneasy... What was he doing?

The Indian turned back around, with three flowers in his hand. He had had put them behind the ear of his horse, to not lose them on his way over to Red's... It might look timid, but it was a lovely gesture. He shyly handed them to his date.

''Thank you!'' Red smiled.

She took her braid in hand and put the flowers in, so that they were now woven in her hair.

''Looks nice'' Tonto chuckled.

''We get on horse...'' he continued.

''Tonto, I can't get on a horse!'' Red was suddenly frightened.

How was she supposed to get on that horse in her condition?!

''Of course you can!'' he said.

''Tonto-'' he took her by the hand and dragged her over to the horse.

Tonto lifted her up by her waist and put her on on the big animal, both her legs to the right on the animal.

Red was annoyed. She hated it when people tried to make her do things that she didn't want to do, because of her leg... Then again if Tonto hadn't made her dance with him, they wouldn't being going to this Dance at all!

Tonto carefully joined her on the back of the horse, trying not to hit her or ruining his suit... He gentle kicked his horse with his heels and it slowly started to move.

''Hold on to me, I will be careful...'' he said over his shoulder.

Red put her arms around his waist and rested her cheek on his back. She was terrified, but then again she actually quite liked it. To sit on an actual horse, it had been years... And with her arms around Tonto...

The couple rode off.


The horse walked to the Colby Dance at an easy pace. Nice and slow, through the dusty street... Not before long, little lights came in view... Of course the Dance would be outside, the weather was perfect for it. They were in the desert after all...

Everything was decorated with tiny shiny lights and ribbons. Everybody looked smart, in suits and dresses. Red was amazed, she had forgotten what these Dances looked like...

Tonto guided his horse to the side and slid of its back, before helping his date to get down. He made sure one last time that the horse couldn't go anywhere and then the couple strode to the Dance...

Almost all the people looked at them... The Indian and the Brothel owner, together and at their Dance! Red almost knew everybody there... She saw clients, a lot of them... Some of the single men... Some with their wives... Yes! Colby may seem a little calm village, but it had secrets!

They walked whilst Tonto guided them through the crowd, he had spotted John and Rebecca. They greeted each other and exchanged compliments about the outfits. Now that they were standing there with another couple, the crowd became less interested and went on with dancing... Red felt relieved.

''I think you're the couple of the night!'' Rebecca smiled.

She was actually pulling for them, she wanted them to be a couple! Rebecca was the romantic type and loved for Tonto to have someone to call his own...

''Dance?'' Tonto turned his attention to his date.

Red looked around, she felt insecure... People would be staring... Then, she remembered the first time she'd danced with Tonto. Without that moment she probably wouldn't even be here right now! It had felt so great...

''I'd love to...'' Tonto almost looked relieved when she said it...

Red took his hand and they made their way over to the other dancing couple, Rebecca en John following them to dance as well...

One thing was for certain, they would be the brightest couple out there.

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So sorry it took so long!