yay! 'nother chappie up, happy? Good, u should be! lol. J/pj/p well in ne case here's the chapter with the dance and some possibly not-so-startling changes. Tension changes things, creating some new and interesting feelings btwn ppl. Ok read and enjoy! Plz review!
Disclaimer: *hums here comes the bride* o hey ppl! *grin* u all kno the deal. I don't own nethin in this story but the plot, Kira, and Ghost.
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The week seemed to fly by, and sooner than planned, Saturday arrived. Kira paced around her room nervously, her clothes laid out on the bed. Every now and then se would stop and look at them, before pacing again. She would periodically look out the window at the clothes then back out the window again.
A knock sounded at her door and she looked up.
"Yes?" she called.
Kitty walked in, not bothering to open the door. "Why aren't you dressed yet? The dance is starting in like, half an hour!"
Kira shifted nervously. "I don't know if this is such a good idea..."
"Hey, you like, already agreed to come. So you're going!" Kitty said, picking up the shirt and throwing it at Kira. "I'll be back in 5 minutes. Be dress by then- or else." Kitty turned and left.
Kira sighed and looked at the clothes again before starting to get changed.
Kitty walked back in, exactly 5 minutes later. She grinned as Kira turned around, a tube of sparkly lip gloss in her hand.
"You look great!" Kitty said, grinning. "Now come on, I wanna get there early!"
Kira put the tube down and walked out after the ecstatic Kitty. As she closed her door she muttered, "Don't see what the big deal is..."
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Half an hour later Kira was leaning against the wall talking to Kitty, her eyes darting around the dance. Decorations had been set up earlier and there was a snack bar as well. Kira smiled slightly and turned back to her talk with Kitty. Kurt walked over after a few minutes and Kira politely excused herself, covering a grin.
"No really," she said to Kitty's insistence to stay, "I have things to do. I'll see you two later." She winked at Kitty when Kurt wasn't looking then turned and disappeared into the crowd.
"Swing, Swing" by the All-American Rejects began to play and Kira looked around, noticing as Kitty was led away by Kurt. Her eyes stopped and connected with Ghost's, locking each other in the gaze. Ghost slowly walked through the crowd, never breaking eye contact with her. He stopped as he reached her.
"Hey, wanna dance?" he asked, a small smile on his face.
Breathless, Kira nodded and took the offered hand, not knowing why but loving the feeling of his hand in hers as he led her out to the floor. They dropped hands as the words came on, barely listening to the song.
They lost track of time as they danced and all too soon the song ended. There was a pause in which they caught their breath, just before the new song came on.
As they listened, JLo's 'I'm Glad' began to play. They started with his hands on her hips and hers on his shoulders. She swayed her hips to the left twice, not moving her feet. She did a few more body sways, pressing against him. Ghost spun her out and then pulled her back. Kira pressed tightly to him, her chest against his and stared into his eyes deeply and seriously for a moment, Ghost returning the gaze, before she was spun back out and switched hands. This time when he pulled her back, her back was pressed against him. His arm was wrapped around her, just under her chest, and she looked over her shoulder at him, neither of their faces ever loosing their serious intensity as they both rolled their bodies together twice. He spun her out again then twirled her around three times. As she came back to him, she placed her hands on his shoulders and his hands went to her waist. Her eyes were locked to his as she rolled against him. Then she wrapped a leg around his, slowly bending over backwards. Ghost's head came down close to her chest, completely into the dance, before she looked up at him and straightened.
Working together like a practiced team, they let go of each other as she walked towards him, pushing a hand against his chest as he stopped walking backwards and spun away from him. She took two steps and he followed, grabbing her shoulder and spinning her around to him. Her body pressed against his, his hand on the small of her back, holding her to him, and hers on the back of his neck. They rolled against each other slowly again. She slowly dragged her foot up the back of his leg before pulling away and spinning around twice. She stopped, facing him her face serious and sexy as she moved her body to the music, spinning, rolling, and swaying. She bent over, dragging her hands up her legs slowly and sexily, her eyes on his. She straightened completely, placing a hand above her head and swaying slowly to the music, her eyes never leaving his.
She stalked back over to him and her hands went to his shoulders, one at a time, at the same time his went to her waist. She slowly slid one of her hands around to his neck and leaned close to him as his hands slid to her hips. Their faces were only an inch apart as the song ended.
They both breathed heavily, and not just from the dance. Another song started playing, but neither noticed, caught up in each other's serious, intense gazes. Her hand slowly slid off of his shoulder and she pulled away, his hand falling off of her back. Without saying a word, she turned and took off through the crowds. Ghost paused a moment then ran after her.
Kira ran down the hall of the first floor. Ghost paused outside the doors looking down both halls, then saw her.
"Kira!" he called. Kira simply kept running, tears coming down her face. Ghost ran after her, gaining on her despite her amazing speed. He finally grabbed her and pressed her against a wall. "Kira, listen!"
She stared into his eyes, her own frightened. He stared back into her eyes for a moment, then pressed his lips quickly to hers. She weakly hit his chest a few times before letting her hand fall limp. He was shocked as she kissed him back desperately. Her arms wrapped tightly around his neck, her tears disappearing, caught up in the passion.
Ghost's hands slid down to her waist, one going a bit farther.
"Ahem," a sarcastic voice said.
The two teens broke apart gasping. They looked over to see Wolverine with his arms crossed, an oddly amused expression on his face.
Ghost swallowed hard and stepped back from a brightly blushing Kira, a pink tint staining his own cheeks.
"Maybe you two could continue this somewhere not so public?" he asked, raising an eyebrow, "Or not at all and head back to the party?"
"Right. Sorry Wolverine," Kira muttered, slipping around him.
"Yea, sorry," Ghost said, and quickly followed Kira, not noticing the raised eyebrows Wolverine had as he turned and looked after them. Under normal circumstances neither of them would have apologized. Wolverine just shook his head and walked back to the smaller kitchen for another beer.
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"Hey Kira," Ghost called, noticing the girl standing with her back to him, staring across the lawn. The music from the party even faintly reached out here.
He slowed to a walk as she turned around, her arms wrapped around herself. He paused a few inches away, not touching her. A part of Kira was relieved, but the other part wanted him to touch her, to hold her. She shivered and looked away from him.
He hesitated a moment then placed a hand on her shoulder, squeezing lightly. "You ok?" he asked quietly.
She leaned into his hand slightly. He gently wrapped an arm around her shoulders and she leaned into his body with a sigh. He couldn't tell what kind of sigh it was, so he decided to take it as a happy sigh.
"I'm fine Ghost, just tired," she replied quietly.
"Then you should get some sleep. I think I'll turn in too," he replied, giving her shoulders a quick squeeze and turning her back towards the school.
Kira smiled slightly, "You're actually being nice jerk," she teased, using her new nickname for him.
"Because I have a reason to be princess," he retorted, but there was no malice in his voice.
Kira laughed slightly and turned around to face him. The smile left her face as she hesitantly brought a hand up to his cheek in silence. Unsure, she slowly, hesitantly, leaned forwards, finally kissing the unmoving Ghost. As they broke apart, she smiled again, wrapping her arms around him. His hands went to her waist as they leaned in and kissed again. His hands slid down to her hips before they broke the kiss. Kira laughed again.
"This is definitely a new development. A good one mind you," Kira said, half-smiling, "I'm liking it."
Ghost grinned then kissed her lightly again, just a brush of their lips. She sighed and rested her head on his shoulder. He rested his head against hers and they swayed slightly to the music, caught up in their own world.
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A/N: enjoy it ppl? rnt they such a cute couple? God I loved writing this bit! first true signs of love in the whole story. sure there was the hall thing but this is so much more… intense? lol. straightforward might describe it. Newayz, hope u enjoyed this. I would've made it longer but this seemed like a good place to stop. Well, till next time then!
Seraphim: at that point it was only to smother her in toppings. No other reasons. *wink* but as u can see there is something there.… heehee. glad u enjoyed it as much as I did!
Crazy Courtney: good to have u back sis! here's tha update u were waitin for! And I can't wait for ur update too!
Stephanie: glad ya like it steph! keep readin!
If there are other ppl out there plzplzplz review! Only two ppl reviewin, tho they're great mind u! *grins* I've g2g now but I'll try n update soon! byez!