Day 5: Dance
"Alright everybody, I think this is a good moment to call it a day," Suyin said while clapping her hands.
The troupe mumbled a few agreeing words, and started heading for the changing rooms, even though Kuvira was feelig a little saddened by this. Her time with Su was already quite minimal, even though it was harder to hide it here than anywhere else because of the relatively minimal clothing and abundance of physical contact.
"Kuvira, have you got a moment?" Su asked, a hint of that mischievous twinkle in her eyes. "I think your swing is still a little sloppy, how about we practice it together?"
Kuvira smiled, because she obviously wasn't planning on keeping this suitable for children. She waited until she heard the door of the changing room close, and then turned to Suyin again. "Clever, have to admit."
"What are you talking about?" Su asked, her smirk growing even more and the mischievous glint in her eyes deepening. "Your swing really is a little sloppy." With that, she pulled a cable down and rode it all the way up, suspending herself right underneath the ceiling.
It made Kuvira shake her head with a smile, realizing just how much of a tease Su was. She followed her though, pulling a cable down as well, and taking a run up to push off, swinging her around the room. Kuvira then pulled herself up, but before she could catch up with Su, she was off as well.
They swung around the contraption in graceful circles, each on the precise opposite side of the other. Kuvira had eventually had enough, and called down a second cable so she could anchor herself and actually hold herself still.
Su swung round again, smiling widely at Kuvira as she did. She called down a second cable as well, only she wrapped this one around her ankle. To stop her momentum, she retracted the cables almost all the way back into the ceiling, hanging herself still not far above Kuvira, looking at her with a longing gaze.
Because Kuvira didn't have her hands free, she instead used used her legs to point up and bend the cables back onto their spools, and herself into Suyin's reach. The matriarch used her free hand to grab on to Kuvira's thigh, keeping her close enough, and in spite of them hanging upside down, they let themselves sink into a passionate kiss.
Kuvira loved this. She didn't think she'd ever feel this free again. Here she was, practically flying with the woman she loved more than anyone, and it made her heart soar. That's when she realized it. They hadn't said it yet, but it was true. "I love you..." Kuvira whispered.
Suyin looked a little surprised, but after that faded, she smiled. And it wasn't the slightly cocky smile that won Kuvira so easily, it was a very genuine one. "I love you too."