"Come on Kai," Jiraya's voice softened. "Just one dance..." A bolt of electricity shot up Kai's arm as she lightly took hold of his hand. He looked down at where their hands were entwined and suddenly felt quite giddy. Her touch felt like... like a live power cable attached to his body, but it felt...nice? Kai looked up into the hand's owner's face. Jiraya was smiling softly. Those piercing eyes were once again penetrating his cold exterior. He couldn't stop it. It was what had caused him to ask her out in the first place. Those eyes...
"Er.. em.." Stuttering again! Get a hold of yourself Kai! He mentally scolded. Jiraya's face brightened further.
"Oh good. Come on then." She said cheerfully, and proceeded to drag Kai across to the rapidly filling dance floor.

Chapter 8.

Kai was extremely reluctant to follow Jiraya, but he couldn't look like he was being dragged so he quickly caught up with her and walked by her side.
Once the pair were in the middle of the dance floor Jiraya spun around to face Kai. Kai stood perfectly still, watching her. He may have agreed to come up to the dance floor but he sure as hell wasn't going to do anything now he was here. Jiraya began moving her hips from side to side, dancing in front of a rather awkward looking Kai. "Come on. You have to move you know. It's not actually dancing unless you move..."
She cocked her head sideways and put her hands on her hips in the manner of a teacher reprimanding a wayward child.
Kai simply stood there in his typical arms folded across the chest pose, perfectly resembling a stubborn child.
Jiraya sighed and took both of Kai's hands in hers. Once again Kai felt that electricity and was mesmerised by it. Jiraya started to gently swing Kai's hands back and forth in the way that you would teach a child to dance its first dance.

Kai was dumbstruck. His feet were still unmoving but he had lost the power of movement in his arms. Jiraya was controlling him like a puppet. He looked up from his arms into Jiraya's face who was smiling warmly, and his mouth made the smallest smile imaginable. The pair must have looked a strange sight to anyone who was watching the dance floor as an attractive young woman danced with a very wooden, reluctant-looking man, who wasn't actually moving any part of his body other than his hands which were being moved by the young woman.
The two went on like this for the entire song. Kai felt extremely odd. He felt like he was floating; like he wasn't actually there; and it was all just a dream. He started looking at Jiraya differently. Not as a stranger whom he'd come out for a drink with, but as someone he could spend time with.

The music suddenly changed to a very fast dance beat, effectively jerking Kai from his dream world. He pulled his hands away from Jiraya's sharply as if she'd suddenly become very hot. Jiraya looked almost hurt and looked at Kai oddly. She'd thought he'd been enjoying the dance.
Kai was abruptly very aware that he'd just been dancing in public with a woman, and that he'd been thinking of her in a way that he was definitely not used to, and quickly turned tail and headed towards the bar. Jiraya watched him hurry off, confused that he could act so cold after such a breakthrough in the evening.
"Double vodka, straight." Kai demanded.
"Kai?" Jiraya questioned quietly after following him off the dance floor.
"You said one dance." Kai said harshly.
Jiraya was taken aback at Kai's tone, but persevered anyway.
"It's ok you know. Dancing and enjoying it. It's nothing to be ashamed of."
Kai stared resolutely at the glass in front of him before throwing it back in one. He felt angry. Not angry at Jiraya, but angry at himself. He'd shown weakness; he'd let himself open up in front of another. He'd never admit it, but it had scared him. Jiraya placed a hand on his. Kai felt the familiar tingle.
"Kai? Are you ok?" Her voice was laced with concern and Kai couldn't stand it. It made him feel pathetic; weak. He stood up.
"I'm going." He said in a tone that wasn't to be argued with.
"What? Kai..."
Kai turned and walked out of the bar and stormed down the street. His head was screaming at him.
How could I let myself do that? I touched her. I danced. This isn't me. No. Wait. I should go back. I left her there on her own. Why did I leave? It's not right. I'm not right. I don't know what to do. How can I not know what to do? Do I... like... No...It's not possible...No. I'm right. Feeling is wrong. It's weak. And I'M NOT WEAK!

Jiraya stood at the bar. She didn't understand what had just happened. One moment they were both enjoying each other's company and then he'd suddenly gone off the deep end and stormed off. Kai was strange, that was for sure. However, despite the way he'd just treated her, she wanted to know more...

Hope you like this chapter. I really wanted to get this up before it went out of my head. Please read and review! Thanks!