A/N: Prompt: "Caldina and Umi are dancers?"
Umi fidgeted behind the curtain. She could hear the cheers of the audience, and she new there was an expanse of stage between her and even the first row of patrons, but it felt like they were all standing just on the other side of the curtain, ready to stare and gawk at her as if she were an exhibit at a freak show.
In another life, she figured she would've been in one.
"You doin' alright, sugar?" Caldina, her mentor and partner asked her, "You're shaking so much your bangles are jinglin' without ya!"
Umi chewed her lip as she tried to straighten her shoulders, "Yeah, yeah I'm fine, just…just nerves is all."
Caldina grinned and winked at her, "Don't worry 'bout it, darlin'. Remember, we're just the distraction while your boy nicks their wallets."
Umi smirked at Caldina before checking her position for the fifth time.
Caldina sighed, focusing on the curtain, "Look, you want honesty? The audience don't matter. What they think don't matter. What matters, is that, for a minute, you are in total control of the room. And that, darlin'," She smiled again, turning back to Umi, "is what power is all about."