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Author's Note: Companion to 23 - Flirt.


15 - Dancing

Words: 277

"May I have this dance, Princess?" For the sake of appearance, she agreed.

Her right hand moulded into his left. Her other arm was around his neck while his right hand secured her waist. Her posture was stiff but she gave him the courtesy of leading her around the dance floor.

"You are angry," it wasn't a question.

"How perceptive." Their beat was off, 1-2-3, 2-3-4, the movement was there but the fluidity was lost.

"Are we going to talk about this?" He asked as her heels clicked against the marble and her dress swirled in iridescent white.

"I don't want to."

He dipped her in the middle of waltz, eliciting a small squeal. The members of the court turned at the sound, but seeing the source, they simply smiled knowingly. The couple resumed their dance. Her face was flushed from the sudden rush of blood to her brain when her prince dipped her. He waited.

"You were being childish," she scolded mildly.

"I know and I apologize."

"Courtship is a dance, both intricate and beautiful, but it takes the commitment of two partners. I trust that when I am in your arms, you will never let me fall. Yet, you must extend to me the same right and confidence when we are apart."

"I love you, Serenity."

"I know that, Endy, which is why I think you should apologize to Jadeite." The sharp nails which dug into his skin prompted the appropriate answer.

Satisfied by his response, she said, "After all, I was only trying to get Rei-chan jealous."

He started but recovered quickly, as he realized that they were more synchronous than he previously thought.


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Author's Note: An aside for the scene in 15 - Dancing.

17 - Cuddle

Words: 100

She followed them with a sorrowful eyes. Her companion sat next to her, but he wasn't focussed on the dance floor. "Our princess is growing up," he said.

"I know. To take up the crown, that is her destiny. Soon, I will lose her."

"You don't lose the ones you love."

She continued to watch with unwavering eyes. "I'm here by your side as I always will be, Luna," he implored.

"Oh Artemis," she cried into his neck and there she stayed for the rest of the night, cuddled close to the rhythmic rise and fall of his warm body.