Face Behind a Mask
Chapter 3 - I Have to...WHAT?!
'To the music
Come on get up and dance to the music
Get up get up and dance
If you feel it in your bones, yeah
I suggest you get it on girl
Yeah you better not blow this chance now
Here's the music get up and dance yeah
Yeah, yeah
Move, move, move to the funky beat
And we're groovin
Groovin, grooving, groovin
Till you're hot as heat
And we're move
Move, move, move to the funky beat
And we're groovin
Groovin, grooving, groovin
Till you're hot as heat
Come on get up and dance to the music
Get up get up and dance to the music
Come on get up and dance to the music
Get up get up and dance to the music'
- Get Up and Dance - Freedom (DDR song) -
Erin woke up earlier then the others and sat on a ledge by the waterfall everyone had visited the previous day.
"Who is he really? I know I have seen him before," She pondered and she pulled out a chain with a silver ring on it. Inside the ring was engraved a small message.
It read: "I'll always be there".
Erin gripped the ring tightly as a tear fell down her face and emotions and memories cam flooding back. The ring had been given to her 3 years ago when she was 16. At the same time she was engaged to marry a person...a person by the name of Kyoji Kasshu.
At the time of the engagement Erin had not liked the idea of her father's set up. How was she supposed to marry someone she didn't even know?
Then over the next year she slowly began to accept the fact of her future with Kyoji. It was weird how her feelings could change so easy...and then again they later changed again...but for the worse. All because of the Devil Gundam...
As Erin sat holding the ring she remember when Kyoji had given it to her on her 16th birthday.
"It's not true, he's not here anymore. And even though I didn't act like it at the time, I loved him," A tear splashed to the ground below her feet.
"May I ask what you are doing up here?" asked a voice.
"Huh? Oh...hello Schwarz," She said turning around to face the speaker. "I'm really sorry if I woke you or something."
"No, I am always up at sunrise."
"Oh...okay. I'm still sorry though. I was just kinda up here thinking about the past."
"It's not the best to dwell on the past. It will make your future more miserable that way," Erin looked into his dark eyes. Hadn't she heard hat somewhere before? Like when her mother had died?
"Yes, well I can't help it. It's been my main past time for the last few years of my life," She gave a feeble laugh.
"Hey Schwarz! Where are you?" She heard Domon call.
"Don't frown so much and forget about the past. The past is what it is for a reason" With that he disappeared.
"What is this feeling...it's something I can't even describe..." Erin shrugged and walked off to see if some of the others were awake.
"When is our dance lesson again?" asked Rain as Erin approached.
"11:00 am. We have 45 minutes," Mallory replied.
"Hehe I can't wait!" Allenby said excitedly.
"Good for you," Chibodee said sarcastically. "It's not fair I don't see why we have to do this"
"It can't be that bad," replied George, 'I heard that all we are doing it learning a waltz."
"Like that's any better. You're starting to sound like the girls now."
"What do you think Argo? You haven't commented on this any," George inquired.
"If it's what we have to do then so be it," is all he said as a reply.
"Hey, isn't Natasha here? Or Bunny, Shirley and the others?" Rain joined into the guy's conversation.
"Natasha stayed behind in Neo-Russia."
"Yeah the girls stayed in the house we share in New York."
"That's what I figured," Rain said.
'I feel so left out' Erin hadn't said anything the past few minutes so instead decided to go change and head off to the class on her own. She went back to her tent, changed into some caprice and a tank top, grabbed a bag with water and other things and was on her way.
"Why are you following me?" She asked, halfway down the path to the field in which the class was held.
"You have good reflexes," Schwarz says as he jumps from a nearby tree.
"Ah...I just call it a sixth sense...but yeah, I guess you could say that," She said plainly as she continued to walk on. "What do you want from me anyways?"
"To help you. There is something you need to learn...that I need to teach you soon. A fight will begin in the near future and if you cannot learn to become closer to the others...you may not survive," Schwarz replied, his voice serious.
"I can't trust others, not after some things I've been through. You wouldn't understand."
"You're right, I probably wouldn't but still, you must try to get over your past and it's more important for you to find happiness then for myself to."
"Why?"
"Because, someone out there...wants to see your smile," And with that he was gone, faded into the shadow of a nearby tree.
"Only Kyoji could make me smile now...and he's gone."
'Maybe I'm being stubborn but still...'
Erin arrived at her first class early. The only other people besides the teacher were 2 other girls from different nations.
"Excuse me, but what will we be doing in class?"
"Basically just ballroom, unless you'd rather do ballet or jazz."
"I would, but I don't think my camping companions would be," She laughed and went to stretch out her tense muscles.
"DOMON COME BACK HERE!"
Minutes later Argo showed up carrying Domon over his shoulder, Rain and Allenby dragged Chibidee by his jacket and the others literally in stitches from laughing.
"Attention everyone! We will begin in 5 minutes, everyone find a partner!" Mallory joined with George, Allenby with Chibodee, Rain with Domon, Christina of Neo-UK with Sai, Argo with Samantha, Neo-Brazil and soon only Erin and Schwarz were left...
Erin could hear Mallory giggle as she partnered up with the masked gundam fighter.
"Oh Ra..." Erin prayed to the Egyptian sun god.
"Okay everyone, when doing a waltz you do three basic steps. Girls step back first, then side with the left and together with the right. Then they go forward on left. Side on right, together left. Guys step forward on the left, side right, left together. Then back right, side left and right together. Got it? Okay, begin!"
"Oww, Domon that was my foot!" Was the first of the many complaints that began. Basically the only couple doing it right was Argo and Samantha and Erin and Schwarz. George was trying, he really was but Mallory almost tripped and fell, nearly taking the poor Frenchman with her.
"Okay, stop! Let's try this again," The teacher sighed as she went around with each group that needed help.
"But um...excuse me but why are we learning this?" Sai asked, raising an eyebrow in question.
"Didn't anyone tell you? There is a formal dance that is being held in about a week. This may help you out later and I feel it better then making everyone try ballet with pirouettes and such."
Domon choked in surprise to that comment causing Allenby to snicker softly.
"That's what I thought your reply would be," The teacher pressed a button on her portable cd player and a waltz began to play.
"1, 2, 3, 1, 2, ready, go!" The girls placed their left hand on their partners shoulder while the guys placed their left hand on the girl's waist. Both right hands were clasped together and held at shoulder length, elbows bent.
The run though of the dance went much better, much to the teacher's relief.
"You make a pretty good partner," Erin said as class ended and everyone stretched out their arms.
'You can dance the way Kyoji did...'
Nuriko: Okay, stay tuned for the next chapter, "Accidents Happen". Thank you to Kenji and Angel123292 who have been constant reviewers of this fic and my bad writing! :D I hope you like this chapter as much. To others...come on, review! I need feedback! Tell me if you liked it, what you thought of my characters...anything! (cept flames)
Malik: ^_^ *waves happily*
Nuriko: What are you doing?
Malik: Hiding from Domon and his Gundam
Nuriko: Where is Bakura?
Malik: Being tortured by the God Finger attack.
Nuriko: Ohh...hey wait! O_O;;
Malik: ^^;
Chapter 3 - I Have to...WHAT?!
'To the music
Come on get up and dance to the music
Get up get up and dance
If you feel it in your bones, yeah
I suggest you get it on girl
Yeah you better not blow this chance now
Here's the music get up and dance yeah
Yeah, yeah
Move, move, move to the funky beat
And we're groovin
Groovin, grooving, groovin
Till you're hot as heat
And we're move
Move, move, move to the funky beat
And we're groovin
Groovin, grooving, groovin
Till you're hot as heat
Come on get up and dance to the music
Get up get up and dance to the music
Come on get up and dance to the music
Get up get up and dance to the music'
- Get Up and Dance - Freedom (DDR song) -
Erin woke up earlier then the others and sat on a ledge by the waterfall everyone had visited the previous day.
"Who is he really? I know I have seen him before," She pondered and she pulled out a chain with a silver ring on it. Inside the ring was engraved a small message.
It read: "I'll always be there".
Erin gripped the ring tightly as a tear fell down her face and emotions and memories cam flooding back. The ring had been given to her 3 years ago when she was 16. At the same time she was engaged to marry a person...a person by the name of Kyoji Kasshu.
At the time of the engagement Erin had not liked the idea of her father's set up. How was she supposed to marry someone she didn't even know?
Then over the next year she slowly began to accept the fact of her future with Kyoji. It was weird how her feelings could change so easy...and then again they later changed again...but for the worse. All because of the Devil Gundam...
As Erin sat holding the ring she remember when Kyoji had given it to her on her 16th birthday.
"It's not true, he's not here anymore. And even though I didn't act like it at the time, I loved him," A tear splashed to the ground below her feet.
"May I ask what you are doing up here?" asked a voice.
"Huh? Oh...hello Schwarz," She said turning around to face the speaker. "I'm really sorry if I woke you or something."
"No, I am always up at sunrise."
"Oh...okay. I'm still sorry though. I was just kinda up here thinking about the past."
"It's not the best to dwell on the past. It will make your future more miserable that way," Erin looked into his dark eyes. Hadn't she heard hat somewhere before? Like when her mother had died?
"Yes, well I can't help it. It's been my main past time for the last few years of my life," She gave a feeble laugh.
"Hey Schwarz! Where are you?" She heard Domon call.
"Don't frown so much and forget about the past. The past is what it is for a reason" With that he disappeared.
"What is this feeling...it's something I can't even describe..." Erin shrugged and walked off to see if some of the others were awake.
"When is our dance lesson again?" asked Rain as Erin approached.
"11:00 am. We have 45 minutes," Mallory replied.
"Hehe I can't wait!" Allenby said excitedly.
"Good for you," Chibodee said sarcastically. "It's not fair I don't see why we have to do this"
"It can't be that bad," replied George, 'I heard that all we are doing it learning a waltz."
"Like that's any better. You're starting to sound like the girls now."
"What do you think Argo? You haven't commented on this any," George inquired.
"If it's what we have to do then so be it," is all he said as a reply.
"Hey, isn't Natasha here? Or Bunny, Shirley and the others?" Rain joined into the guy's conversation.
"Natasha stayed behind in Neo-Russia."
"Yeah the girls stayed in the house we share in New York."
"That's what I figured," Rain said.
'I feel so left out' Erin hadn't said anything the past few minutes so instead decided to go change and head off to the class on her own. She went back to her tent, changed into some caprice and a tank top, grabbed a bag with water and other things and was on her way.
"Why are you following me?" She asked, halfway down the path to the field in which the class was held.
"You have good reflexes," Schwarz says as he jumps from a nearby tree.
"Ah...I just call it a sixth sense...but yeah, I guess you could say that," She said plainly as she continued to walk on. "What do you want from me anyways?"
"To help you. There is something you need to learn...that I need to teach you soon. A fight will begin in the near future and if you cannot learn to become closer to the others...you may not survive," Schwarz replied, his voice serious.
"I can't trust others, not after some things I've been through. You wouldn't understand."
"You're right, I probably wouldn't but still, you must try to get over your past and it's more important for you to find happiness then for myself to."
"Why?"
"Because, someone out there...wants to see your smile," And with that he was gone, faded into the shadow of a nearby tree.
"Only Kyoji could make me smile now...and he's gone."
'Maybe I'm being stubborn but still...'
Erin arrived at her first class early. The only other people besides the teacher were 2 other girls from different nations.
"Excuse me, but what will we be doing in class?"
"Basically just ballroom, unless you'd rather do ballet or jazz."
"I would, but I don't think my camping companions would be," She laughed and went to stretch out her tense muscles.
"DOMON COME BACK HERE!"
Minutes later Argo showed up carrying Domon over his shoulder, Rain and Allenby dragged Chibidee by his jacket and the others literally in stitches from laughing.
"Attention everyone! We will begin in 5 minutes, everyone find a partner!" Mallory joined with George, Allenby with Chibodee, Rain with Domon, Christina of Neo-UK with Sai, Argo with Samantha, Neo-Brazil and soon only Erin and Schwarz were left...
Erin could hear Mallory giggle as she partnered up with the masked gundam fighter.
"Oh Ra..." Erin prayed to the Egyptian sun god.
"Okay everyone, when doing a waltz you do three basic steps. Girls step back first, then side with the left and together with the right. Then they go forward on left. Side on right, together left. Guys step forward on the left, side right, left together. Then back right, side left and right together. Got it? Okay, begin!"
"Oww, Domon that was my foot!" Was the first of the many complaints that began. Basically the only couple doing it right was Argo and Samantha and Erin and Schwarz. George was trying, he really was but Mallory almost tripped and fell, nearly taking the poor Frenchman with her.
"Okay, stop! Let's try this again," The teacher sighed as she went around with each group that needed help.
"But um...excuse me but why are we learning this?" Sai asked, raising an eyebrow in question.
"Didn't anyone tell you? There is a formal dance that is being held in about a week. This may help you out later and I feel it better then making everyone try ballet with pirouettes and such."
Domon choked in surprise to that comment causing Allenby to snicker softly.
"That's what I thought your reply would be," The teacher pressed a button on her portable cd player and a waltz began to play.
"1, 2, 3, 1, 2, ready, go!" The girls placed their left hand on their partners shoulder while the guys placed their left hand on the girl's waist. Both right hands were clasped together and held at shoulder length, elbows bent.
The run though of the dance went much better, much to the teacher's relief.
"You make a pretty good partner," Erin said as class ended and everyone stretched out their arms.
'You can dance the way Kyoji did...'
Nuriko: Okay, stay tuned for the next chapter, "Accidents Happen". Thank you to Kenji and Angel123292 who have been constant reviewers of this fic and my bad writing! :D I hope you like this chapter as much. To others...come on, review! I need feedback! Tell me if you liked it, what you thought of my characters...anything! (cept flames)
Malik: ^_^ *waves happily*
Nuriko: What are you doing?
Malik: Hiding from Domon and his Gundam
Nuriko: Where is Bakura?
Malik: Being tortured by the God Finger attack.
Nuriko: Ohh...hey wait! O_O;;
Malik: ^^;
