Hee hee hee.I'm on the brink of total mental block so tell me what I should
change in this chapter.
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"They said they'd get me back.I'd better practice." Kei mused.
"Then again, the competition's only 2 weeks away and I haven't practiced with my partner recently since he's sick - and with heart disease to boot." Debated the other part of her head
"I can go solo."
"The routine would be ruined."
"I can change the choreography that my partner made."
"He's a better choreographer and I'm bound to forget soon with my bad memory."
She shook her head furiously and started to move all of the furniture to her left telling herself over and over that she must not be defeated in the competition no matter what. She looked at her cassette player and knew the batteries would not last that long even if she has a spare set. She rummaged her bag and got a solar-powered calculator and a pair of scissors. Taping all of the used batteries together in one direction, she connected two of the wires of the solar cells to the positive and negative side of the battery line and set it to face the sun. She got her new set and placed it inside the cassette.
She straightened her long, pleated skirt, put on her toe shoes and removed her jacket which had a black leotard underneath. She made ready her player and decided to play the music on her Discman first.
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One of the elves that stood guard below wondered what was going on in one of the chambers and decided to know just that. He saw their new guest paced around the room with slender ropes, attached to two circular objects connected by an arch, covered her ear. He smirked with amusement of her strange behavior and decided to put off his watch for a while.
He watched as she rested her ankle on the top of the chair's backrest and bent her body in a lot of ways and bent her knee a low as possible. Kei went on like this for some time then transferred the disc from the Discman to player.
Hey, Fiel, you sloth! called another elf from the ground, what do you think you're doing resting from your watch?
Come up and see what you must for I detest that you call me a sloth to which I am not. There is something interesting with our new guest that I'm sure you would find something worth a shift off. called back Fiel from up the trees.
The elf below aversely climbed up the tree in time to see Kei practice her pirouette (a spin in ballet terms on one foot) which Fiel counted that she had done 15 and got a little too excited about her skirt as she did so. As a result, his companion struck him on the head to prevent further thoughts. Another elf watched the two elves on the tree and wanted to know what they were watching so eagerly.
A little while had passed and more elves became interested in what was going on. Soon at least 10 elves watched as she finally started the music without knowing their presence at all. All of the elves were awe-stricken as her player played Hareta Sora Otenki (Swollen Heaven Weather: {literal translation} Hunter X Hunter song) and she danced a contemporary ballet gracefully in which some described as a steady flowing stream.
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Kei shook her head at the end of her routine knowing that she had made more mistakes since her partner was not with her, the space was not enough and the music was turned down lower than she wanted so that no one would hear her. She turned up the volume a little bit more and repeated the track where the song is played and tapped her right foot to the beat. She tried to remember the pauses that she must make when her partner was able and tried to fill them with her own choreography in her own head so as not to look awkward.
A while later she breathed deeply ready to begin again. She looked out her window and saw nothing but the old view completely missing the elves that were watching her for they were concealed by their own elements.
====================== Legolas had been hearing the strange sounds for quite some time and was eager to find out what it was. It was soothing yet it seemed to be otherworldly. Looking up, he saw his kindred watching something intently and was curious enough to find out if the sounds he was hearing came from where the others were looking at.
He climbed the trees and looked the same direction just in time as the intro started. It was not long until he was also mesmerized as the others were because of the music and the dance. Not an elf had he known possess such grace and elegance in a succession of movements that could entice the mind. Though light-footed she was not, she surpasses any elf that had lived in her own ways.
She made fewer mistakes this time since the music had gotten louder and was surprised to hear what she had expected not to hear - applause. She turned a very deep shade of crimson and swallowed hard now that she knew and saw that the elves had been watching her without her knowledge of it. She turned around embarrassed of the situation and produced a string of English and Japanese curses for herself.
Legolas, seeing that she had not been comfortable with the situation, went up to her quarters catching Japanese curses (which he does not understand) from her mouth. "Forgive us, Kei." he apologized. "We had not known that it was not for the eyes of others. But we are greatly awed by your presentation for neither man nor elf had moved the way you have."
"Yeah, right," Kei said sarcastically, "Don't flatter me, Sir Legolas for I have made more mistakes than I should. I am sure that my partner would not want that yet I cannot perfect it since he had not practiced with me for days. I doubt that I would still dance with him for his illness is grave and without rest, he shall die. His heart is weak and I must be able to dance without him but the choreography he has made is for a pair.not for a person.
"What have you people.err, elves done that made me speak in your own fashion?"
"As for the way you speak, it is not to my knowledge." Legolas answered, "Yet I would bid you to dance with your 'boom box' at the banquet tonight. I am sure that my father would be very pleased as well as our visitors from Rivendell and Gondor."
"I'll tell you something that has no connection to what we're talking about. You make a better elf than Orlando Bloom. Don't ask who he is." Kei smiled, "Okay, as for you offer, please tell me that Aragorn is one of the guests. It's not everyday that you get to meet the important people in the trilogy."
"Yes, Elessar shall be there." Legolas answered, "May I ask how you have known of him granted that you are from another world?"
"I have ways of finding out things. All right then, I'll dance under one condition."
"Ask what your heart desires and we shall fulfill it to the extent of our strength."
"Get me someone who can fill in as my partner after the banquet, please."
"Forgive me," Legolas apologized "There is no one I know that may be able to move like you. I'm afraid that that cannot be easily granted."
"Pleeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaasssssssssseeeeeeeeeee.whoever it is will not move like I would because a man's moves are different in this routine. I also know that elves are considered the most graceful and light-footed creatures in Middle-Earth so it is possible that you can find someone who I can teach to dance."
"I will try yet I cannot guarantee."
"Yosha! Thanks a lot!" Kei thanked him with much happiness. "Oh, and please tell the others not to watch me while I practice. I can't concentrate on doing better when someone sees the mistakes that I make. Like what happened a while ago."
"I shall tell them then." Legolas said.
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"They said they'd get me back.I'd better practice." Kei mused.
"Then again, the competition's only 2 weeks away and I haven't practiced with my partner recently since he's sick - and with heart disease to boot." Debated the other part of her head
"I can go solo."
"The routine would be ruined."
"I can change the choreography that my partner made."
"He's a better choreographer and I'm bound to forget soon with my bad memory."
She shook her head furiously and started to move all of the furniture to her left telling herself over and over that she must not be defeated in the competition no matter what. She looked at her cassette player and knew the batteries would not last that long even if she has a spare set. She rummaged her bag and got a solar-powered calculator and a pair of scissors. Taping all of the used batteries together in one direction, she connected two of the wires of the solar cells to the positive and negative side of the battery line and set it to face the sun. She got her new set and placed it inside the cassette.
She straightened her long, pleated skirt, put on her toe shoes and removed her jacket which had a black leotard underneath. She made ready her player and decided to play the music on her Discman first.
======================
One of the elves that stood guard below wondered what was going on in one of the chambers and decided to know just that. He saw their new guest paced around the room with slender ropes, attached to two circular objects connected by an arch, covered her ear. He smirked with amusement of her strange behavior and decided to put off his watch for a while.
He watched as she rested her ankle on the top of the chair's backrest and bent her body in a lot of ways and bent her knee a low as possible. Kei went on like this for some time then transferred the disc from the Discman to player.
Hey, Fiel, you sloth! called another elf from the ground, what do you think you're doing resting from your watch?
Come up and see what you must for I detest that you call me a sloth to which I am not. There is something interesting with our new guest that I'm sure you would find something worth a shift off. called back Fiel from up the trees.
The elf below aversely climbed up the tree in time to see Kei practice her pirouette (a spin in ballet terms on one foot) which Fiel counted that she had done 15 and got a little too excited about her skirt as she did so. As a result, his companion struck him on the head to prevent further thoughts. Another elf watched the two elves on the tree and wanted to know what they were watching so eagerly.
A little while had passed and more elves became interested in what was going on. Soon at least 10 elves watched as she finally started the music without knowing their presence at all. All of the elves were awe-stricken as her player played Hareta Sora Otenki (Swollen Heaven Weather: {literal translation} Hunter X Hunter song) and she danced a contemporary ballet gracefully in which some described as a steady flowing stream.
======================
Kei shook her head at the end of her routine knowing that she had made more mistakes since her partner was not with her, the space was not enough and the music was turned down lower than she wanted so that no one would hear her. She turned up the volume a little bit more and repeated the track where the song is played and tapped her right foot to the beat. She tried to remember the pauses that she must make when her partner was able and tried to fill them with her own choreography in her own head so as not to look awkward.
A while later she breathed deeply ready to begin again. She looked out her window and saw nothing but the old view completely missing the elves that were watching her for they were concealed by their own elements.
====================== Legolas had been hearing the strange sounds for quite some time and was eager to find out what it was. It was soothing yet it seemed to be otherworldly. Looking up, he saw his kindred watching something intently and was curious enough to find out if the sounds he was hearing came from where the others were looking at.
He climbed the trees and looked the same direction just in time as the intro started. It was not long until he was also mesmerized as the others were because of the music and the dance. Not an elf had he known possess such grace and elegance in a succession of movements that could entice the mind. Though light-footed she was not, she surpasses any elf that had lived in her own ways.
She made fewer mistakes this time since the music had gotten louder and was surprised to hear what she had expected not to hear - applause. She turned a very deep shade of crimson and swallowed hard now that she knew and saw that the elves had been watching her without her knowledge of it. She turned around embarrassed of the situation and produced a string of English and Japanese curses for herself.
Legolas, seeing that she had not been comfortable with the situation, went up to her quarters catching Japanese curses (which he does not understand) from her mouth. "Forgive us, Kei." he apologized. "We had not known that it was not for the eyes of others. But we are greatly awed by your presentation for neither man nor elf had moved the way you have."
"Yeah, right," Kei said sarcastically, "Don't flatter me, Sir Legolas for I have made more mistakes than I should. I am sure that my partner would not want that yet I cannot perfect it since he had not practiced with me for days. I doubt that I would still dance with him for his illness is grave and without rest, he shall die. His heart is weak and I must be able to dance without him but the choreography he has made is for a pair.not for a person.
"What have you people.err, elves done that made me speak in your own fashion?"
"As for the way you speak, it is not to my knowledge." Legolas answered, "Yet I would bid you to dance with your 'boom box' at the banquet tonight. I am sure that my father would be very pleased as well as our visitors from Rivendell and Gondor."
"I'll tell you something that has no connection to what we're talking about. You make a better elf than Orlando Bloom. Don't ask who he is." Kei smiled, "Okay, as for you offer, please tell me that Aragorn is one of the guests. It's not everyday that you get to meet the important people in the trilogy."
"Yes, Elessar shall be there." Legolas answered, "May I ask how you have known of him granted that you are from another world?"
"I have ways of finding out things. All right then, I'll dance under one condition."
"Ask what your heart desires and we shall fulfill it to the extent of our strength."
"Get me someone who can fill in as my partner after the banquet, please."
"Forgive me," Legolas apologized "There is no one I know that may be able to move like you. I'm afraid that that cannot be easily granted."
"Pleeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaasssssssssseeeeeeeeeee.whoever it is will not move like I would because a man's moves are different in this routine. I also know that elves are considered the most graceful and light-footed creatures in Middle-Earth so it is possible that you can find someone who I can teach to dance."
"I will try yet I cannot guarantee."
"Yosha! Thanks a lot!" Kei thanked him with much happiness. "Oh, and please tell the others not to watch me while I practice. I can't concentrate on doing better when someone sees the mistakes that I make. Like what happened a while ago."
"I shall tell them then." Legolas said.