Chapter Thirteen
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On Friday, the halls were buzzing with excitement. Students couldn't stop talking about the dance that evening.
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Around eight o' clock, the six met at the entrance of the school: Boiar and Kurapika, Duo and Leorio, Eilen and Brian. "Pictures first!" Eilen held up her camera. Duo in a white blouse and light blue skirt, and Leorio in black. Kurapika and Boiar both wearing dark blue.
"How about you and Brian?" Boiar took the camera from Eilen. Brian was dressed in gray, and Eilen in sky blue.
Going inside, they saw Katherine, decked out in hot pink... and no date. She frowned, spotting them. "Wallflower." Boiar murmured as she passed.
Without warning, the lights went off. Duo tripped over someone's foot. Leorio's arm snaked around her to save her from the rock hard floor. Pink hearts swirled on the floor and raced across the walls, as music came on through the sound system. The crowd cheered.
The three couples were swept up in the excitement. "Hey, Duo's dancing lessons really paid off." Boiar noted, watching the two.
"Can't say the same for Leorio." Kurapika saw Duo wince as Leorio accidentally stepped on her toe.
A few minutes later, Kurapika felt a tap on his shoulder. It was Leorio. "Would you like to switch partners? I think Duo's feet need a break."
Kurapika nodded, and went off with Duo. "Leorio," Boiar said teasingly, "It's not about dancing. You're trying to find out more about Diana, aren't you?"
Leorio blushed. "Yeah."
"Then is Kurapika...?"
"Same."
"What do you want to know about Duo?"
"What does she say about me?"
"At her tone of voice,her eyes, her words, she is totally, absolutely in love with you. Duo can go on for hours about how great you are. A few other things too, but I can't tell you."
"Please?"
"Nope."
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"He said that?"
"Head over heels."
"Y'know, Boiar said... Oh..."
"What was it?" Kurapika looked at Duo curiously.
"Never mind, I'm not supposed to tell..."
"Duo..." A warning voice came up behind her: Boiar with a mock glare. It was quickly replaced by a smile, "I'm here to return Leorio."
"Here's your Kurapika." Duo pushed him forward. Kurapika raised an eyebrow in confusion.
"Just a girl thing." Boiar informed him. A slow song came on.
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Eleven fifteen. "We should leave." Kurapika said. He and Boiar escaped the cafeteria.
"Did you bring all your stuff?" She asked, nearing the door to the tower.
"Yeah, I hid it in here," He answered, disappearing into a nearby restroom. A few minutes later, Kurapika came out, in his own clothes with his bag slung over a shoulder.
Trying the door, Goiar announced, "It's locked. Can you kick?"
"Yeah, but—"
"I know, it's bad. But desperate situations call for desperate measures. On the count of three: One, two, three!!!"
They crashed through the door. "Ouch." Kurapika rubbed his sore backside. "Okay, let's go."
Running up the spiraling stairs, ten minutes later, the two found the night air in their faces. "We have thirty minutes." said Boiar cunsulting her wathc. Strains of music floated up to them.
Grinning, Kurapika bowed, "May I have this dance?"
Boiar caught on immediately. She curtsied, "I'd be charmed."
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He kissed her on the lips. She seemed surprised. "What is it?" Kurapika asked.
"Nothing... You just didn't really seem like the romantic type."
"No?"
"Not exactly..." She smiled. "I think it's getting kind of late. Shall we call Duo and Leorio?"
+Bip+"Hello? Leorio?"
*Kurapika, is it time already?*
"Give her a kiss, then get up here."
They heard the sound of lips and a giggle. *Okay. What about Eilen and Brian?*
"What are they doing?"
*They're lost... In each other's eyes...*
"Then leave them be."
*All right, we be there in a few minutes.*+Bip+
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Duo and Leorio reached the entrance to the tower, and found it in splinters. "WHAT THE HELL?!" They both exclaimed,looking at each other. "Oh well, let's just go!"
"It's so dark outside." Duo breathed, when they reached the end. True, clouds had moved over, and the stars and moon had faded.
"Leorio, are you ready?" Kurapika asked anxiously.
"Yeah," Leorio tried to keep calm.
All of a sudden, a loud chiming interrupted the silence. "It's time." Kurapika and Leorio stood at the edge of the enormous tower. "Ready?" Leorio looked down at the long drop and gulped. The second chime came. Kurapika and Leorio leaped from the clock tower into a swirling wind, and then they were out of sight.
Duo leaned over. "Did they get there? Hello?!" She called down. "I'd better go see whether it woked." Duo dashed down the stairs, leaving Boiar at the top.
Somehow, Boiar, Eilen, Nina, and Diana knew that Kurapika and Leorio had made it.
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Princess Floréa: Well, that was a nice ending.
Voice: I'm hooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooome!!!
Princess Floréa: Floraleon's back!!! (She's the muse)
Floraleon: And look what I got! *hold up a doll* It's a Chibi-Kurapika-sama!!! With wings, too!!!
Princess Floréa: *looks at it* Wow, it's so cute!!! *gets smacked by the doll*
Floraleon: I forgot, he doesn't like to be called cute. Kurapika-sama can talk, too!!!
Kurapika-sama: Don't call me cute.
Princess Floréa: (To herself) Great. Another muse. One was enough... but another one?(To Floraleon) Okay, but what are we going to write next?
Kurapika-sama: Angels, of course!
Princess Floréa: Brilliant!!! *glomps Kurapika-sama*
Kurapika-sama: Ooof.
(A/N: Floraleon is a Unicorn.)