Valentine's Day Dance Chapter 2
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters except for Juniper, Merlin (not the name, just the character), Hart, and Emilio (who is actually a real person! He's my fencing coach)
I hope this chapter is better than the other!
Warm water cascaded over her muscular shoulders. She rubbed her face and sighed contentedly.
"Juniper, get out of the shower, the banquet starts in an hour!" Her father, Merlin, called from the hall.
Juniper sighed again and turned off the water. "Hai!" She stepped out onto the mat and wiped the steam off of her mirror. "At least I get my own bathroom to myself, as small as it may be. These boy's dorms are so disorganized." She began to brush out her long, wet, dark brown hair.
"Is your kimono in there?" Merlin called.
Juniper looked around. "Nope, can you hand it to me?" She finished with her hair and wrapped a towel around her slim, yet muscular body.
Merlin opened the door and handed her her cream-colored kimono that had a pattern of horses on it. A few moments later, Juniper emerged from the bathroom, all dressed and ready to go.
"You're wearing your contacts," Merlin observed. He led her down the hall and into the cold night hair. "Ugh, I hate February in Neo Japan. It's so cold and snowy and just plain blah."
They hurried as fast as Juniper could shuffle in her kimono over to the big banquet hall and went up to the high table.
"Konbanwa (good evening), Relena-sama," Merlin bowed, kissing the Queen's hand. He stepped aside and Juniper stepped forward.
"Relena-sama." Juniper bowed.
Relena smiled broadly. "Come now, you two, sit down. It's wonderful to see you."
They began to talk about school and such, for Relena was only a year ahead of Juniper.
Suddenly there was a commotion at the door. Everyone turned to see a boy with short, spiky, dark brown hair dragging another boy in. The latter was yelling and kicking and demanding for 'Heero', as the first boy was called, to let him go. Death threats included.
"Let him go, dammit," another boy with shiny black hair pulled back into a ponytail muttered. "You're causing a scene.
Duo and Quatre followed them in.
"Shut up, Trowa!" Heero yelled at the boy he was dragging. "Everybody is staring at us!"
Trowa stood up and fixed his clump of bangs. His face grew bright red. "Gomen nasai (Very sorry)."
Heero shook his head and walked away without saying anything. His sudden yell at Trowa was out of character, for he rarely spoke. He made his way over to a table close to the high table.
Juniper clapped a hand over her mouth to keep from cracking up.
Quatre rolled his eyes at Heero and followed him to the table. The blond- haired boy sat down and grinned at Trowa, Duo, and Wufei.
Wufei dragged Trowa over to the table.
By then everybody had gone back to talking. Merlin excused himself to go talk to somebody that he has spotted. Relena was staring at Heero with a dreamy look on her face. (AN: I'm pro Relena X Heero and I make their relationship seem a bit cheesy in this story :-D)
Juniper was left alone, so she turned her eyes to Duo, who was looking around the room.
~Where's Hart?~ Duo wondered, looking around again. He felt a tap on his shoulder and turned around. "Ah, Hart!"
"High table," Hart muttered through his teeth before waving to somebody and walking over to them.
Duo's eyes immediately jerked to the high table and he met eyes with Juniper. He let out a choked gasp. They stood, awestruck, for a few seconds, their eyes locked onto each other. Neither of them moved.
Juniper swallowed and finally broke the gaze, blushing.
"Is something wrong, Juniper-san?" Relena asked before motioning for everybody to take a seat.
"I'll tell you later," Juniper whispered back.
Relena nodded and stood up. "Konbanwa, minna-san!" She addressed everybody. "Thank you for coming this evening. I was hoping to give you all chances to figure out who you are going to invite to the big Valentine's Day dance on Friday." She winked in Heero's direction and he stared back at her with an emotionless expression. She said a few more words and ended with, "Itte deki masu (Roughly: Bon appetite)!"
Juniper poked at her rice half-heartedly. ~I wonder if anybody will ask ME to the dance.~
At the end of the dinner Relena stood up again. "Thank you, once again, for coming. Tonight's dinner was the courtesy of Merlin and Juniper Swift. They chose the recipes, at least. I hope you enjoyed everything!" She motioned for Juniper and Merlin to stand up and take a boy. They did so, and Juniper mouthed a quick "Arigato" to Relena.
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters except for Juniper, Merlin (not the name, just the character), Hart, and Emilio (who is actually a real person! He's my fencing coach)
I hope this chapter is better than the other!
Warm water cascaded over her muscular shoulders. She rubbed her face and sighed contentedly.
"Juniper, get out of the shower, the banquet starts in an hour!" Her father, Merlin, called from the hall.
Juniper sighed again and turned off the water. "Hai!" She stepped out onto the mat and wiped the steam off of her mirror. "At least I get my own bathroom to myself, as small as it may be. These boy's dorms are so disorganized." She began to brush out her long, wet, dark brown hair.
"Is your kimono in there?" Merlin called.
Juniper looked around. "Nope, can you hand it to me?" She finished with her hair and wrapped a towel around her slim, yet muscular body.
Merlin opened the door and handed her her cream-colored kimono that had a pattern of horses on it. A few moments later, Juniper emerged from the bathroom, all dressed and ready to go.
"You're wearing your contacts," Merlin observed. He led her down the hall and into the cold night hair. "Ugh, I hate February in Neo Japan. It's so cold and snowy and just plain blah."
They hurried as fast as Juniper could shuffle in her kimono over to the big banquet hall and went up to the high table.
"Konbanwa (good evening), Relena-sama," Merlin bowed, kissing the Queen's hand. He stepped aside and Juniper stepped forward.
"Relena-sama." Juniper bowed.
Relena smiled broadly. "Come now, you two, sit down. It's wonderful to see you."
They began to talk about school and such, for Relena was only a year ahead of Juniper.
Suddenly there was a commotion at the door. Everyone turned to see a boy with short, spiky, dark brown hair dragging another boy in. The latter was yelling and kicking and demanding for 'Heero', as the first boy was called, to let him go. Death threats included.
"Let him go, dammit," another boy with shiny black hair pulled back into a ponytail muttered. "You're causing a scene.
Duo and Quatre followed them in.
"Shut up, Trowa!" Heero yelled at the boy he was dragging. "Everybody is staring at us!"
Trowa stood up and fixed his clump of bangs. His face grew bright red. "Gomen nasai (Very sorry)."
Heero shook his head and walked away without saying anything. His sudden yell at Trowa was out of character, for he rarely spoke. He made his way over to a table close to the high table.
Juniper clapped a hand over her mouth to keep from cracking up.
Quatre rolled his eyes at Heero and followed him to the table. The blond- haired boy sat down and grinned at Trowa, Duo, and Wufei.
Wufei dragged Trowa over to the table.
By then everybody had gone back to talking. Merlin excused himself to go talk to somebody that he has spotted. Relena was staring at Heero with a dreamy look on her face. (AN: I'm pro Relena X Heero and I make their relationship seem a bit cheesy in this story :-D)
Juniper was left alone, so she turned her eyes to Duo, who was looking around the room.
~Where's Hart?~ Duo wondered, looking around again. He felt a tap on his shoulder and turned around. "Ah, Hart!"
"High table," Hart muttered through his teeth before waving to somebody and walking over to them.
Duo's eyes immediately jerked to the high table and he met eyes with Juniper. He let out a choked gasp. They stood, awestruck, for a few seconds, their eyes locked onto each other. Neither of them moved.
Juniper swallowed and finally broke the gaze, blushing.
"Is something wrong, Juniper-san?" Relena asked before motioning for everybody to take a seat.
"I'll tell you later," Juniper whispered back.
Relena nodded and stood up. "Konbanwa, minna-san!" She addressed everybody. "Thank you for coming this evening. I was hoping to give you all chances to figure out who you are going to invite to the big Valentine's Day dance on Friday." She winked in Heero's direction and he stared back at her with an emotionless expression. She said a few more words and ended with, "Itte deki masu (Roughly: Bon appetite)!"
Juniper poked at her rice half-heartedly. ~I wonder if anybody will ask ME to the dance.~
At the end of the dinner Relena stood up again. "Thank you, once again, for coming. Tonight's dinner was the courtesy of Merlin and Juniper Swift. They chose the recipes, at least. I hope you enjoyed everything!" She motioned for Juniper and Merlin to stand up and take a boy. They did so, and Juniper mouthed a quick "Arigato" to Relena.